Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Jerico Gonzales from Glendale poses for a photo after being promoted to second class petty officer at Naval Support Activity West Hampton Roads. Gonzales is a 2013 Hoover High School graduate and has been serving in the Navy for six years. Gonzales is following in his father’s footsteps who served in […]
The Lanterman House will sponsor an author talk by Lyra Kilston on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at the La Cañada Flintridge Library. The talk, titled “Built for Health,” will explore how early 20th Century ideas about health impacted the evolution of architecture in sun-drenched California. Kilston’s talk will describe how sunlight was considered […]
Corey Loevinger and Sophie Champ, both from La Cañada Flintridge, earned a place on the dean’s list at Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) in fall 2019. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses. For more than 150 years, […]
By Michael LEVITSKY Coming off a three-point victory against Muir High School on Friday, Shawn Zargarian’s boys went into their final road game of the season hoping to get one step closer to that elusive Pacific League title. A 20-point victory against Tuesday’s opponents, the Hoover Tornadoes, surely helped. The last time these two […]
Crazed Murderer Captured in Turn-of-the-Century CV, Part 2 Last week we covered the story of Harry Clark, a handsome and charming young man. But he was also a man who was wildly impulsive, addicted to drugs and alcohol, and stole to support those habits. He had murdered a Chinese laundryman for a few dollars just […]
A is for Addiction, D is for Drugs I have been writing this story in my head for 10 years and yet I cannot find the right words now. There are no words from this parent who has lost her child that can make any sense of it, other than to say that sometimes love […]
91214: Get Out and Vote We have an important election coming up in March concerning our local community. I am quite concerned about the turnout of registered voters in the 91214 zip code. A reliable source advised that in a local election about 20%-22% of registered voters actually vote and, in a presidential election, about […]
By Mary O’KEEFE What could be better than a night of great music played by talented musicians and dancing to songs by Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller? How about adding a chocolate fountain and a lot of fun for all ages. That was last Friday night at Crescenta Valley High School’s Jazz Night at the […]
Gusts exceeding 55 mph tore through the Crescenta Valley, downing trees and power lines. By Mary O’KEEFE Winds whipped through the San Gabriel Mountains on Monday night/Tuesday morning, slamming into the Crescenta Valley causing damage and leaving a lot of debris on the roads. CVW readers reported fences blown down, trees toppled, broken limbs […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Parking rates and times have changed along Honolulu Avenue in Montrose. In the past, metered parking was from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. along Honolulu Avenue in the Montrose Shopping Park, and the price to park for one hour was $1. The new price for one hour is $1.50, and the times […]