Blood Leaves for Mission

Community members are invited to attend the mission farewell address of Annie Blood on Sunday, Jan. 14 at 11 a.m. at the La Crescenta LDS church. Stake Center (4550 Raymond Ave.). Annie will be serving in the Mexico Merida Mission for 18 months. She will teach people about Jesus Christ and will perform numerous acts […]

St. Luke’s Vicar Announces Departure

By Charly SHELTON After three years with St Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church, the Rev. Kirby Smith will be moving on, taking a position in San Diego with the Episcopal Diocese. “It’s actually coming up pretty quickly. I’m going to start at the Episcopal Diocese in San Diego on the 16th, which is next […]

NOTES & NODS

This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. when Pastor Scott Peterson continues the Epiphany Series. This week, Pastor Peterson leads with a sermon entitled “Where Did You Get to Know Me?” Stay for a time of fellowship with coffee, donut, juice, and […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

Montrose Search and Rescue – Saving Nearly 600 People Trapped on Mt. Wilson It was a gorgeous Easter Sunday in April 1965. Snow covered the San Gabriel Mountains but the springtime sun pushed the temps into the 70s. Scores of motorists made the drive up Angeles Crest Highway, turning onto the narrow twisting road that […]

News From The CVTC » Harry LEON

Wishing You the Very Best for 2018! Happy New Year! After a well-deserved break in December, the Crescenta Valley Town Council resumes its monthly general meetings on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the La Crescenta Library at 2809 Foothill Blvd. 2018 is already shaping up to be an exciting year. […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Prop 64 is a smoke screen Last week (Jan. 7) the CV Weekly reported that state officials project that about one-third of marijuana users will buy their drug illegally from an estimated $2 billion black market this year. It is well known that teenagers buy their marijuana off the black market. This week state officials […]

Everything is Rosy at Ladurée

Everything is Rosy at Ladurée

By Charly SHELTON Shopping can be tough. The crowds, the hustle and bustle, and carrying those packages and bags all over. Don’t get me wrong; it’s a good problem to have, but after a day of hitting the mall hard it’s nice to have a little respite, a place to recharge, set the bags down […]

Pop-Up Museums: 29 Rooms

Pop-Up Museums: 29 Rooms

By Charly SHELTON In 2017, pop-up museums were all the rage. Museum of Ice Cream. Museum of Failure. Happy Place. 29 Rooms. All these places that you see on Instagram only to find that tickets sold out three months before the doors opened. These limited time traveling museums and art installations are only for those […]

CALENDAR this

SCREENING PLANNED Gather, Inspire and Act and the Montrose Peace Vigil present “The Armor of Light” on Friday, Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church. “The Armor of Light” introduces Rob Schenck, a conservative pastor with a history in the volatile anti abortion movement of the 1990s, as he explains his […]

Powerhouse Pezeshkian Pushing Falcons Forward

Powerhouse Pezeshkian Pushing Falcons Forward

By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School boys’ basketball team isn’t blowing away the competition in the Pacific League, but so far, so good, as the Falcons were 3-0 in league heading into Wednesday’s game against the Muir Mustangs. CV surprised many when it won its first league game Jan. 3, downing the Bulldogs […]