Looking at the New Laws of 2020

Looking at the New Laws of 2020

By Mary O’KEEFE There are many laws that go into effect in 2020. In the following weeks CVW will be looking closely at some of these laws and examine bills that were authored and/or voted on by local representatives. SB 328. This law goes into effect by the 2022-23 school year, the end of the […]

Hosting a Meal for Those in Need

By Mary O’KEEFE In its continuing effort to serve the community, the Crescenta Valley Armenian Community and Youth Center, with St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church and the Crescenta Valley Lions Club, is serving a free turkey dinner on Jan. 5, the day before the Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates Christmas. The Center members are […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Dec 29 5400 block of Pineridge Drive in La Crescenta, the rear window of a door was smashed; nothing was reported stolen between 10 a.m. and 3:51 p.m.     Dec. 27 3100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a glass door was smashed and cash was stolen from a business. Surveillance footage revealed […]

Katherine Burns

Aug. 2, 1958 – Dec. 25, 2019 Our most precious Katherine Burns passed away peacefully in her sleep on Christmas morning after a four-year battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband Danny Tubbs; siblings Margaret Bannerman, R. A. van Knapp, Robert Knapp; her stepsons Michael Tubbs, Steven Tubbs, Daniel Tubbs, Noah Tubbs, Donny […]

Healthy Living Begins With Healthy Meals

By Mary O’KEEFE January is CVW’s Healthy Living month and to start the section we are looking into nutrition. The expression “You are what you eat” is easy to say but not so easy in practice. Lunch hours are almost a thing of the past as more people eat at their desk at work and […]

»Election 2020

Locals Vie for Various Seats   By Mary O’KEEFE On Dec. 26, the office of the California Secretary of State released the list of certified candidates who will be on the ballot on March 3, 2020. Below is a list of candidates running for various seats in Glendale and the unincorporated area of Los Angeles […]

Schiff Applauds Record-Level Funding for Early Earthquake Warning System

On Dec. 23, Rep. Adam Schiff issued a statement in response to the passage of appropriations funding for the ShakeAlert West Coast Earthquake Early Warning System (EEW). “We have to do everything we can to ensure we are prepared, and one critical step we can take is the development and expansion of the ShakeAlert West […]

Toys Delivered in Classic Style

Toys Delivered in Classic Style

By Mary O’KEEFE For 13 years the Early Rodders car group has donated items for the firefighters’ Spark of Love toy drive. Early Rodders members are classic and hot rod vehicle enthusiasts who are seen at a lot of events throughout Crescenta Valley including the CV Chamber of Commerce Hometown Country Fair and the Montrose […]

In Brief

Adventist Health Glendale to Celebrate Armenian Christmas  Dozens of patients, staff and community members will gather on Jan. 3 at Adventist Health Glendale to celebrate Armenian Christmas. His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, who leads the Western Diocese Armenian Church, will bless holy water and hundreds of gata bread, an Armenian sweet bread traditionally prepared at […]

Weather in the Foothills

“There is nothing in the world more beautiful than the forest clothed to its very hollows in snow. It is the still ecstasy of nature, wherein every spray, every blade of grass, every spire of reed, every intricacy of twig, is clad with radiance.” ~ William Sharp, Scottish writer, 18550-1905   Happy New Year! Winter […]