Teacher and Her Class Celebrated

Teacher and Her Class Celebrated

By Mary O’KEEFE It was a pizza party with Rosemont Middle School seventh graders and Glendale police on Wednesday at their school – a celebration of generosity and a teacher’s example of caring. “We had just finished teaching ‘A Christmas Carol’ [by Charles Dickens] and had heard about Angelique,” said Shannon Kracker, Rosemont English teacher. […]

Learning About the Civil War

Learning About the Civil War

By Mary O’KEEFE The Civil War, also known as the “War Between the States,” was fought between 1861 and 1865. The United States was torn apart, with one side fighting for the North wearing blue uniforms while the South was outfitted in gray. From the first shot fired at Fort Sumter to the South’s surrender […]

A Sad Farewell to a Beloved Rosemont Teacher

A Sad Farewell to a Beloved Rosemont Teacher

By Mary O’KEEFE The families of Rosemont Middle School are dealing with the loss of a beloved teacher who passed away on Friday after paramedics transported him to the hospital. “This is Dr. Livingston with some very sad news,” said Principal Cynthia Livingston as she shared the news with her Rosemont families in a phone […]

Drug Take Back Planned

By Mary O’KEEFE Saturday is the eighth nationwide Drug Take Back Day that will provide locations throughout the Crescenta Valley for those who want to drop off unwanted and expired prescription in a safe manner. The YMCA of the Foothills is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Agency, Glendale Police Dept. and Los Angeles County Sheriffs […]

A Saturday Gathering of Faith

A Saturday Gathering of Faith

By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday church members and community members from around Crescenta Valley gathered in an exercise of interfaith understanding by finding commonalities instead of highlighting differences. The event was the annual CV Prayer Breakfast held at The Church of Latter-day Saints in La Crescenta. Over 200 people enjoyed breakfast as the Rosemont Middle […]

Accident on Honolulu

By Mary O’KEEFE An accident occurred on Wednesday morning on Honolulu and Pennsylvania avenues. A truck described as a “work truck” was traveling eastbound on Honolulu Avenue when it struck the side of a school bus. “There was a prior collision in the area that created some congestion,” said California Highway Patrol Officer Fan. “The […]

Juvenile Arrested

By Mary O’KEEFE A juvenile was arrested on Monday after he refused to follow instructions from a deputy, according to Lt. Sauter, Los Angeles Sheriff Dept. – Crescenta Valley Station. The incident began when several LASD patrol units responded to a silent alarm call at Citibank in the 2600 block of Foothill Blvd. on Monday […]

Field Trip for Vision 20/20

By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. business community went on a field trip on Monday as part of the discussion for Montrose Vision 20/20. From its conception, Montrose Vision 20/20 has been on a fact-finding mission. The merchants had requested the city’s help in creating more business in Montrose, but not […]

101 Years of Remembering

By Mary O’KEEFE “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”  ~ Martin Luther King Jr. The past is part of society and what society does with that knowledge is what defines it. Descendants of the Armenian community are keeping a piece of their tragic past alive, not only to remember and […]

Everyone Had Fun at the Hometown Country Fair

By Mary O’KEEFE Saturday’s Hometown Country Fair experienced some winds but no rain or high temperatures so all and all it was a great day for a fair. “I think this year’s Hometown Country Fair was one of the best attended,” said Calvin “Kaipo” Chock, president of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of […]