NOTES & NODS

This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, April 22 at 10 a.m. for the fourth Sunday of Easter. Be a part of the new Children’s Gathering at 9 a.m. that coincides with youth and adult book study. Pastor Scott Peterson will preach on the topic “It’s Not […]

Celia Rueda De Leon

Sept. 7, 1931 – April 3, 2018 Celia Rueda De Leon, devoted wife, extraordinary mother, and treasured grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on April 3 surrounded by her family. She was 86 years of age. Celia was born in Mexico to Ramon and Ignacia Aguilar. She married her high school sweetheart, Manuel Rueda De […]

Lori Marlett

1961 – 2018   Lori Marlett passed away recently after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. After her diagnosis and emergency surgery in early 2017, she continued to live her life with the same enthusiasm and passion she always had enjoying and bringing joy to every minute of every day. She believed in living life […]

Drought and Its Effects on Trees

Drought and Its Effects on Trees

By Mary O’KEEFE There is a perfect balance for the Earth. From atmosphere to dirt, the cycle that makes the Earth work is a perfect dance where one false step may not be seen immediately but, if followed by more, the dance is done. One focal point of this graceful balance agreed upon by both […]

Special Olympics at CVHS

Special Olympics at CVHS

The Regional Spring Games give an opportunity to everyone, from athletes on the track to fans in the stands, to celebrate. By Charly SHELTON It’s time for cheering fans, amazing physical feats and a positive environment of support and celebration. This and more will be found on Saturday at the Special Olympics – Santa Clarita […]

Power Plant Plans Halted

By Brian CHERNICK After a nearly nine-hour-long hearing on Tuesday, Glendale City Councilmembers voted 4-to-1 to halt plans to renovate the city’s natural gas-fired power plant while they explore renewable-energy alternatives. Hundreds gathered in and outside City Hall to protest the city’s $500 million project with over 400 individual submitted requests to speak on the […]

Update on Victim of Fallen Tree

By Mary O’KEEFE Readers of Crescenta Valley Weekly have been asking for an update on the woman who was injured on March 25 when a tree fell in the Glenwood Oaks area. Patricia Kennedy, 76, was walking in the cul-de-sac in the 3900 block of El Lado Drive when a tree fell crushing her legs. […]

Plastics Revealed in Bolus Dissection

By Charly SHELTON Plastic has only been widely used since the 1950s and yet, in that time, we have produced a staggering 8.3 billion metric tons, reports a new study out of the University of Georgia. That is hard to illustrate in any knowable sense. That is 1.22 billion African elephants. Still not good enough. […]

Residents Learn Tips at Safety Seminar

On March 24, Crescenta Valley residents and community members attended a safety seminar hosted by The Mastermind Group, a group of realtors from Dilbeck Real Estate, La Cañada. Guest speakers included CV Sheriff Station Deputy Eric Matjeka, Glendale Police Dept. officers Sgt. Patrick Magtoto and Officer Minas Tsolakyan, Security Expert Joseph Perez from Metro Patrol, […]