Update on the Coronavirus

By Mary O’KEEFE As of April 1, the California Dept. of Education State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and Governor Gavin Newsom have not ordered but suggested that students may not be able to return to school campuses before the end of the school year. Glendale Unified School District announced that it will not be reopening schools […]

Local Student Places High in Historic Fair

Local Student Places High in Historic Fair

By Lori BODNAR, intern The 70th annual LA County Science and Engineering Fair (LACSEF) was conducted remotely in virtual format for the first time in its 70-year history due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Nearly 700 students from over 100 public, parochial and private schools in Los Angeles County participated in the county science and […]

Paying it Forward

Paying it Forward

By Violet FREDERICKS In the “before time” – before the spread of COVID-19 when people were free to roam and play throughout the Crescenta Valley – Rob Tyler would spend his free time playing disc golf. He and his friend would head out to Oak Grove Park to play the course and get some peaceful […]

NOTES & NODS

This Week at LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills continues to offer “Couch Church” for the foreseeable future. It will livestream Sundays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. on their Facebook page – facebook.com/Lcifoothills/. People don’t have to have a Facebook account to watch the service but by having it they can offer comments and prayer […]

In Brief

Markets Shut Down In an abundance of caution regarding the expected April surge in COVID-19 reports, the Montrose Harvest Market is closed through the end of April.     Messages of Support Welcome Those who would like to send a message of encouragement to the medical caregivers at USC-VHH are invited to do so. Send […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: We believe in complying with the request from our leaders to stay home and away from others. We have three children, ages 7, 9 and 12. We’re all set up with their education and have created an “at-home schedule.” Even though this has been a great inconvenience because our jobs are now telecommunicating, we […]

Lincoln Elementary Irish Welcome

Dan D. Lion, Lincoln Elementary School Principal Barbie Fariss, and bagpipe player John McDonald welcomed students to school on Friday, March 13 on the last day before spring break. This has become a Lincoln tradition before St. Patrick’s Day for the past 10 years at Lincoln. Photo courtesy of Nicolas JAMES

Pet of the Week

Our rescue Flame point Siamese cat Dusty, enjoys munching on pineapple leaves .. he’s one happy cat! And we are happy too! CV Weekly loves to hear about your pets! Send a pic and small cap to steve@cvweekly.com, to share your lovable pets with the community!

»Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce

Bringing Business Back to Your Door in 2020   Okay, we’re each going through a very difficult time. Our businesses are closed, many of us are either laid off or out of work, we’re “trapped” in our homes and/or apartments, and the medical experts are telling us it’s going to get even worse. So what […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

CV Street Name Origins – Part 6   Last week we were naming the streets of La Cañada. We were moving east to west across the top of the valley and were just approaching Angeles Crest Highway. Wiladonda Drive – According to a local historian: “Wiladonda Drive was a combination of four names, Wilbur & […]