By Mary O’KEEFE Last week Congressman Adam Schiff visited Daily High School in Glendale. To prepare for the Congressman’s visit, over 50% of the students submitted questions they wanted the congressman to address. The questions were reviewed and several students were chosen to be the ones who asked Schiff their questions. The topics ranged from […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern Most local elementary schools and Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) have already hosted their annual Back-to-School Nights. Rosemont Middle School will hold its Back to School Night from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on tonight, Sept. 6. La Crescenta Elementary and Valley View Elementary will have Back to School Nights on […]
CV’s First Inhabitants – What Did They Look Like? I’ve been writing about the Tongva people and their likely village in the Crescenta Valley, the village of Wiqangna (Wi-Kong-Na). Imagine a group of Wiqangna villagers chattering cheerfully as they walked down the dusty trail that is today Honolulu Avenue, heading east to visit their […]
How Full is Your Cup? Have you ever been sitting in a meeting and one of the attendees indignantly complains about an issue saying, “Someone should do something about this” but when asked if they could help with the problem, they have 101 excuses why they can’t? Fortunately for the rest of us, there are […]
Note of Appreciation Dear citizens of the Crescenta Valley, On behalf of my family, I would like to thank you all for being the most compassionate, considerate and authentic people with whom we have ever met. During the month of July and part of August, my family and I were stationed at Verdugo Hills […]
Sport Clips Hello, Crescenta Valley Weekly readers! Matt Allen, executive director of the CV Chamber of Commerce, here. I want to begin this month by taking some time to shine a spotlight on a local business and the wonderful couple behind it. Sport Clips is located at 890 Town Center Drive in unit A […]
Let’s Celebrate Bavarian Style! Oktoberfest is the celebration of an important part of Bavarian culture. The Munich Oktoberfest dates back to 1810. Here in Montrose, we have been bringing you the festival for 41 years. On Saturday, Oct. 6 we continue to offer the Oktoberfest you know and love including bringing traditional Bavarian sausages […]
The Erickson family had a surprise guest in their backyard on the evening of Aug. 27. They were sitting at their kitchen table with the glass patio door open and only a screen between them and the yard. Though they did not notice the yard light go on, their camera did and captured this mature […]
Aug. 31 4600 block of Dyer Street in La Crescenta, the front window of a home was broken, several rooms were ransacked and numerous items of jewelry were stolen between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. 1000 block of White Deer Drive in La Cañada, a 2018 blue Audi Q5 was stolen from a residence. […]
By Julian MITCHELL, intern The Walk for Water charity event is coming to Montrose for the fourth consecutive year. The event, which is hosted by Glendale Sunrise Rotary Club, will be taking place on Sept. 15 at Montrose Community Park. The walk will benefit the Aid Africa program, which does charitable work for African people, […]