By Lori BODNAR, intern Nearly 200 folks came out to dance, eat chocolate and enjoy live music at the Crescenta Valley High School Jazz Night in the Café on Feb. 8. The award-winning CVHS jazz band, under the direction of Mathew Schick, performed for the crowd. Schick is also the director of the music program […]
After 39 years of dedicated service, Kevin Ryan from the Malibu team retired. Along with his work at Malibu Search And Rescue, he was on the SAR staff as the technology director. Replacing him as SAR technology director is Steve Goldsworthy. Along with being a recent SAR Person of the Year, Goldsworthy’s commitment and dedication […]
CVTC Meets Tonight The general meeting of the CV Town Council is tonight, Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at the community room of the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. At this month’s Town Council meeting will be a presentation from Clean Power Alliance, a new electricity supply provider that offers clean, renewable energy […]
“Nature … is, as it were, a continual circulation. Water is rais’d in Vapour into the Air by one Quality and precipitated down in drops by another, the Rivers run into the Sea, and the Sea again supplies them.” ~ Robert Hooke, English physicist, “Lectures and Discourses of Earthquakes” (1668) Sunday before sunset a complete […]
Where to Give When I was a kid, my mother would call the St. Vincent de Paul society to arrange for pick-up of various items she was donating – clothing mainly but I think books, toys and other household goods were also picked up. I followed suit; after Steve and I were married I […]
Statewide ‘Extravagance’ According to USA Today, May 8, 2018: “The average American household’s pretax income is $74,664. When you add up the money that is paid for goods and services or taxes, the average household spends more than 90% of their income whereas California’s income is $83,000, or 11% higher.” According to payscale.com, the cost of […]
My Report Back from D.C. In January, I joined the California State Assembly delegation to the nation’s Capitol to meet with federal leaders on a host of issues concerning our state and the country at large. This was a fantastic opportunity to meet one-on-one with House and Senate leaders including our own congressman Adam […]
Richard Nixon Comes to Montrose Yes, it’s true! In October 1962, the future President held a campaign rally in Montrose, giving a speech before 2,000 enthusiastic locals. He was running for California governor on the Republican ticket against the Democrat incumbent Governor Brown. (For the youngsters: Governor Edmund “Pat” Brown was the father of […]
The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada hosted a luncheon in January honoring 22 “Terrific Kids” chosen from the sixth grade classrooms at La Cañada, Palm Crest and Paradise Canyon elementary schools. Teachers chose the Terrific Kids based on positive attitude, good character and responsible citizenship. Prior to the luncheon, students were notified by a surprise […]
Foothill Municipal Water District (Foothill MWD) is conducting its eighth annual K-12 student art contest with the theme of competition adhering to the phrase “Water Is Life.” This fun and educational project serves to inspire student creativity about the stewardship of our precious water resources. The theme relates to the stewardship and conservation of water. […]