By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Celebrating Halloween was definitely different this year. After guidelines were released by state health officials discouraging door-to-door trick-or-treating, some thought that the holiday – a favorite of many – was lost. Crescenta Valley Weekly immediately kicked into high gear to counter these restrictions with a fun way to celebrate Halloween while observing […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Local WWII veteran Don Norbut recalls his time in the U.S. Navy. In observance of Veterans Day, CVW reached out to two World War II veterans to learn more about their service and to find out how they see the world […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It has been an election season that seemed to last far longer than any other election season to date. And it is still not over as the ballot counting continues in several states including, as of press time, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Nevada. Lawyers from both sides of the aisle […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council adjourned its shortest meeting of 2020, just before the polls closed on Election Day in California, having taken formal action on items pending, honoring the memory of former mayor Dr. James Perkins, who died on Oct. 10, days before his 96th birthday, and the 100th birthday of Paul […]
Along for the Ride On Saturday night I had the chance to be the navigator in the car that took our Halloween judges around the Crescenta Valley. They were tasked with checking out the more than 40 places that submitted their addresses for the Fun and Frights in the Foothills Halloween self-driving tour. They then […]
“Peering from some high window; at the gold of November sunset (and feeling that if day has to become night this is a beautiful way).” ~e.e. cummings Autumn has its sunsets as the sunlight cuts through the atmosphere at day’s end. Living in Southern California, it’s one of the few signs of autumn we are […]
Mini-Grants Offered to Teachers The Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma is offering grants of up to $500 to public school teachers to be used to purchase teaching resources, equipment, classroom projects or conference attendance. The mission of Delta Kappa Gamma is to promote professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Warm temperatures and live music greeted those who gathered on Sunday evening in the courtyard of Christ Armenian Church, which shares a campus with Community Life Church, in La Crescenta. Nearly 100 people, mostly Armenian, joined together to take part in a candlelight vigil to pray for the troops fighting for Artsakh […]
Community Life/First Baptist Church at 4441 La Crescenta Ave. is hosting a free E-Waste Collection Day on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enter the parking lot from Mary Street or from Community Avenue. The Arion Global Inc. (323) 418-2266 is accepting: battery backups, cable TV converter equipment, CB radio equipment, CD/DVD […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 3 at approximately 4 a.m., a patrol officer was driving eastbound on Bel Aire Drive approaching Raymond Avenue when s/he observed a subject rummaging through the trunk of a parked vehicle. The officer contacted the subject and noticed a male, later identified as 42-year-old Vigen Mushigian of North Hollywood, seated in the […]