Duck and Cover – The 1955 A-bomb Drill For a scant four years after WWII, the U.S. was the only nation with “the bomb.” That all changed in 1949 when the Soviet Union detonated its first nuclear device. We were shocked that they had caught up with us so quickly, and we raced ahead […]
Confronting the Threat of Deepfake Disinformation – in 2020 and Beyond For as long as recorded media has existed – whether print, photographs, or videos ¬¬– people have figured out ways to manipulate content to change its meaning. Sometimes changes are made for reasons that are perfectly benign: an artist modifying photos of public […]
Looking for our Flag I read with much interest the letter from Ms. Grace Chase published in the June 12 issue of the CV Weekly [Viewpoints]. Grace outlined in her letter how our Montrose-La Crescenta community, led by her father Vito Cannella, Bill Bailey and others, worked to establish Flag Week. Through their efforts we […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern Hundreds of girls gathered at Crescenta Valley Park last week to learn knot tying, fire safety, knife safety and various ways to cook outdoors as part of the annual Girl Scout Twilight Camp. The theme of Twilight Camp this year was “Back to the Basics.” For nearly three decades, girls have […]
Dunsmore Elementary School sixth grade parent volunteers Adrianne Allen and Hannah Greenberg were awarded the Character and Ethics Award on May 16 during the school board’s community awards ceremony. Both parents demonstrated a commitment to the guiding principles of cooperation, citizenship and compassion as they worked together to paint the handball court walls at Dunsmore. […]
(review) “Past Perfect Life” Scientists and students alike have studied for many centuries why humans lie. Some scientists claim that most people’s instinct to lie is when faced with an uncertain situation while others say that people only lie when the truth becomes troublesome to admit. Either way, some people lie often and, when they […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Fifty-two golfers came out in the rain and fog to play in the Annual Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament at Scholl Canyon Golf Course on Friday. At the end of their game they enjoyed a lunch catered by Zeke’s Smokehouse. The dedicated golfers were there to support the Chamber and […]
For the first time in its history, Crescenta Valley United Softball qualified two teams for the USA Softball Southern California State Championship. The 12U All-Star team, managed by Charles Choe, and the 8U All-Star team, managed by Naveen Reddy, placed second and fourth, respectively, in the USA Softball Western District Championship held from June 14 […]
CV Weekly traveled to Wurzburg, Germany with the Duncan and Emma Lestina as part of 15-day Viking cruise traveling from Budapest to Amsterdam on The Danube, The Main, and The Rhine rivers. The occasion was celebrating the retirement of Duncan! CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip and send us […]
Last summer, YMCA of the Foothills and the Gorvetzian family provided swim lessons to the community at no cost, teaching essential water safety and drowning prevention. This summer the Y will continue to provide free swim lessons as part of the Y’s Safety Around Water Inititiave. Lessons will take place in two-week sessions at the […]