Arroyo Seco

Glendale and Pasadena have received federal approval for a water reuse project and Arroyo Seco restoration study. The Energy and Water Subcommittee of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee has approved $675,000 in funding for a joint water reclamation project between the two cities and $100,000 for the Arroyo Seco study. The joint water reclamation project would generate and direct reclaimed water to parks in Pasadena with funding through the Water Reclamation and Reuse program of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Local historian Rick Thomas will present slides at the next meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley. The slides will show CV’s local history from a unique perspective, including rare historical images and stories of the Arroyo Seco and surrounding communities. Thomas is known for his fascinating history presentations in which he blends little known historical facts with rare and sometimes controversial images. He has authored four books in the “Images of America” series: South Pasadena, South Pasadena’s Ostrich Farm, The Raymond Hotel, and The Arroyo Seco.

ARCADIA — Everything came together at a perfect time. For the members of the San Gabriel Valley 16- to 18-year-old Babe Ruth All-Star team, plenty of good things happened with their bats and arms. San Gabriel Valley banged out 15 hits and three pitchers combined on a no-hitter Thursday night to give San Gabriel Valley a 19-0 victory against Riverton, Utah, in a second-round game of the Pacific Southwest Regional Tournament at Arcadia High. The game was called in the middle of the fifth inning because of the 10-run mercy rule.

A Jet Propulsion Laboratory employee took this photo of a mountain lion on Jan.16, looking down into the Arroyo Seco from a bridge that spans from the parking lot to the JPL campus. Rowena Emmett, a Realtor from Dilbeck Reality, sent the picture to the Valley Sun. ?This is not the first time a mountain lion has been seen in this area,? Emmett said. ?I just want people to be aware and we all walk in these areas.? Emmett said she heard a mountain lion in the Flintridge area when she was recently showing a home.

Karen S. Kim BURBANK -- Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Glendale) will visit Burbank's Stough Canyon Nature Center today to discuss legislation supporting the expansion of protected open space in the Verdugo Mountains. The legislation would call for a study of expanding the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor -- an area including the mountains above the San Fernando, La Crescenta, Santa Clarita, Simi and Conejo valleys and the Arroyo Seco.

COMPTON - As runs piled up, it appeared the Arroyo Seco Saints baseball team was on its way to coasting to another victory. They've done that to the tune of a 31-4-1 season, and Sunday's performance seemed to be going that way again. But the Saints found themselves in a bind when they relinquished a five-run lead and trailed by one in the fifth inning of the West Zone Palomino Tournament. So, with its back against the wall and its season on the brink, Arroyo Seco found inspiration and used it to rally to a 9-7 win in the semifinals of the tournament against Team Urban Youth Academy.

Congressman Adam Schiff is reviving his proposed bill to study a nature conservancy zone around the Rim of the Valley trail, which stretches in concept from the Arroyo Seco to the Conejo Valley. Schiff said he has hopes for more success with the bill this session. "This is our third or fourth time around," he said. "It passed the Senate before, and one time got through committee." The legislation directs the secretary of the interior to study the feasibility of expanding the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the mountains and canyons in Southern California that are part of the Rim of the Valley Corridor, as designated by the State of California.

Josh Kleinbaum Flint Canyon Trail, meet the rest of the world. The city of Pasadena will build a 150-foot bridge that will connect La Canada Flintridge's trail system to trails to the east, including the Rim of the Valley Corridor, trails that lead up to Angeles National Forest and trails that drop down to the southern reaches of Arroyo Seco, as far south as Los Angeles. "It's a missing link, a gap in the trail system in this area," said Rosa Laveaga, the Arroyo Seco supervisor for Pasadena's Public Works Department.

California Institute of Technology and City of Pasadena working together to find a site for plant.LA CA—ADA FLINTRIDGE -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has finalized an agreement with the city of Pasadena to build a water treatment plant that will help clear the area's contaminated groundwater supply. Pasadena and the California Institute of Technology, which manages JPL, are working together to find a site for the plant on the east side of the Arroyo Seco, near Windsor Reservoir.

Hundreds of area Little Leaguers took to various baseball and softball fields around Glendale, Montrose and La Crescenta this summer. A handful of local teams competed outside the area in their quest for championship glory. There were more memorable home runs and outstanding pitching performances from a number of players en route to helping their respective teams win Tri-Cities and District 16 tournaments. The Crescenta Valley-Foothill Junior softball and Arroyo Seco Saints baseball squads extended their respective seasons into August.