My New Year’s Wish For Rockhaven Sanitarium It’s been over 10 years since the City of Glendale bought Rockhaven Sanitarium, the last intact sanitarium in a community whose founding industry was sanitariums. Here’s a brief recap of events since then. In 2008, Glendale bought the historic property with the stated intention of creating a […]
Sept. 30, 1928 – Dec. 20, 2018 Ona Zukas Norkus passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 20 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 90. Ona was born in Lithuania on Sept. 30, 1928 to Ona and Juozas Juodišius. During World War II, when she was only 14, she had to flee her native […]
June 15, 1917 – Dec. 26, 2018 Beloved by all who knew her, she passed away gracefully at 101½ years old. In her lifetime she left a legacy of love, kindness and beautiful memories. She was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania to Caroline and Worrie Swingle. After graduation from Benjamin Franklin High School in Carbondale she […]
Television news anchor Chris Burrous unexpectedly died at a hospital on the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 27, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner announced. In the early afternoon of Dec. 27, paramedics responded to a call regarding an unresponsive male at a hotel in the 400 block of Pioneer Drive in Glendale. The male, later […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As a kid there is nothing like waking up Christmas morning and finding toys under the tree, but for some families toys are a luxury they just can’t afford. Thanks to toy drives like Spark of Love, many kids get that toy-filled holiday morning. It takes the generosity of many to help […]
AT&T Hearing Scheduled A hearing for AT&T regarding the small cell placement on a utility pole just north of 4704 Briggs Ave. has been rescheduled to Jan. 30 at 9 a.m. It will be held at the County of Los Angeles, Dept. of Regional Planning, Zoning Permits East Section, 320 W. Temple St., Room 1346 […]
“Year’s end comes on the wings of a chattering jay and a cawing crow, and a wind that rustles the sere oak leaves in the star-glimmered night. The jay chatters of short Winter days, and the crow caws of the long Winter nights. And the wind’s song is the song of time, of the years, […]
CVLL Registration Crescenta Valley High School is hosting Falcon Basketball Youth Night on Friday, Jan. 11 when CV takes on Arcadia at home. The girls’ soph/frosh team plays in the north gym at 3:30 p.m., girls’ JV plays in the main gym at 3:30 p.m., girls’ varsity plays in the main gym at 5 p.m. […]
More to Love in 2019 Well, Happy New Year, CV Weekly readers! Though the New Year was officially ushered in at midnight on Jan. 1, I carry with me (or should I say on me) remnants of the holidays. Yes, I am talking about poundage, that extra holiday weight that is an unwanted gift […]
FMWD Announces New Division 5 Director Frank Colcord was named the new director of Foothill Municipal Water District’s Division 5 succeeding Kathy Ross who had served since 2014. Division 5 is primarily composed of La Crescenta. Colcord is currently working as a senior environmental specialist responsible for compliance with state and federal climate regulations. Prior […]