Goodbye, Old Friend

Saturday was the last day Orchard Hardware Supply (OSH) on Foothill was open for business. It was a shock to the community in August when OSH’s parent company, Lowe’s, announced that all OSH stores would be closed. Lowe’s rescued OSH by purchasing the company in 2013 after it filed for Chapter 11; however, after five […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: I have a cousin who left his wife and two teenage children. They didn’t divorce. He moved to another state and, a few months later, married someone else. Another cousin told me the wedding was expensive and elaborate. This is bigamy and quite disturbing because he is not financially supporting his first family. Should […]

Election Season Isn’t Yet Over – CVTC Elections Coming

By Mary O’KEEFE Town councils have been established in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County for over five decades; however, it wasn’t until the 1980s, with the support of former LA County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, that they seemed to flourish. Town councils in the unincorporated areas of LA County act as advisory boards that […]

Community Comes Out for Annual Barbecue

By Lori Bodnar, intern There was plenty of music and food to be found at the annual Hawaiian BBQ held in October at Crescenta Valley High School. Crescenta Valley High School’s Instrumental Music Foundation (CVIM) hosted the annual event in the quad at the high school. There was an abundance of yummy food consisting of […]

Halloween in the Foothills

Halloween in the Foothills

Ghoulies and ghosties were in abundance throughout the Crescenta Valley on Halloween night. There were plenty of spots for hair-raising and it wasn’t hard to find those who were in the spirit of the holiday.

Local Pediatrician Honored as a Hero

Local Pediatrician Honored as a Hero

By Mary O’KEEFE The Council on Community Pediatrics annually recognizes community pediatricians with the Community Pediatrics Local Hero Award. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Community, the award is presented to individuals who epitomize the “community pediatrician.” The award is presented to two pediatricians annually. This year one of the recipients of […]

YOUTH NOTES

Tree Lighting Ceremony Planned 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 to […]

IN Brief

  Prom Plus Holiday Boutique The community is invited to head to Crescenta Valley Park community room and courtyard on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Prom Plus Holiday Boutique. The boutique features over 30 vendors offering a wide variety of items for sale. Opportunity drawing and bake sale, too. […]

Students See Pink

The Glendale Police Dept. stopped by Rosemont Middle School recently with its pink patrol vehicles and motorcycles to bring attention to October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. GPD was at the school during lunch and was a perfect companionship event with Girl Scout Troop 1591 and its Silver Award project. Girl Scouts, and eighth graders, Sooji […]

Madison McWilliams Performs at Clark Magnet High

By Arpa BONYADIAN Clark Magnet H.S. students and teachers cheered as 16-year-old singer/songwriter Madison McWilliams entered the stage in the school cafeteria during lunch on Oct. 15. The room was packed – all the chairs taken ¬– and students and teachers were forced to stand for the performance. The teenage singer, along with two dancers, […]