By Mary O’KEEFE It is the season of giving and no one takes that to heart better than those in Crescenta Valley. Here are three ways to help others: • Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. and CV Station volunteers are collecting for their annual Food and Toy Drive. Barrels have already been placed throughout CV […]
By Mary O’KEEFE How to sum up a life of service in a few words is a most difficult task … especially when that life has taken so many paths and has affected so many people. The City of Glendale stated in a release late last week that Tom Lorenz would be retiring. In fact, […]
By Charly SHELTON InSight is the newest lander to touch down on the Martian surface after a successful EDL (Entry-Descent-Landing) event on Monday. InSight is only the eighth mission to successfully reach the surface of the planet out of 19 total attempts by humans to get a rover or lander to the Red Planet. Getting […]
Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning All are invited to the first of two monthly “open gates” at the Rosemont Preserve on Sunday morning, Dec. 2. This is a chance for guests to visit the Preserve and wander the trail at their own pace, enjoying the tranquil setting, the wildlife and the natural beauty. Photographers: Bring […]
“Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer when they complained about the heat.” Unknown Author I have often wondered, “A home with an interior temperature of 74 degrees can feel vastly different to those living there depending on the season. Why?” As […]
Busy Day in the Neighborhood Tuesday was crazy in the Crescenta Valley. First, there was robbery in the afternoon at the Montrose Wells Fargo Bank that, after a brief search by Glendale police, resulted in the apprehension of a 31-year-old transient. While Mary O’Keefe was on the phone with me making her report, she […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Cañada YMCA tree lot is open for business. The lot is located in the east parking lot at the Y at 1930 Foothill Blvd. The tree lot is more than a way for people to buy their Christmas tree; it supports two of the Y’s youth programs: the Y Camp […]
Plan for Tree Lighting Ceremony La Cañada Girl Scouts will be hosting the 23rd Annual Glenola Tree Lighting ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 6. The event will begin at 6:15 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. and will feature various Girl Scout troops singing holiday carols emceed by the La Cañada City mayor and leading up […]
CV’s First Inhabitants – Life After the Mission The plan the Spanish missionaries had first laid out for California was to establish the missions, Christianize the natives and, after 10 years, hand the missions and their lands over to the natives. That would free the missionaries to move further north and east and establish more […]
Saving Cents … and Making Sense … of Your Monthly Water Bill All right, so you’ve just received your most recent water bill from CVWD and it’s a bit higher than what you normally pay. This may indicate that there is a water-related issue, either inside or outside your property. The good news is that […]