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Fireworks Tickets Available Tickets are on sale for the annual 4th of July fireworks celebration at Crescenta Valley High School. Pre-sale tickets are $7 and available through July 3 at CV Insurance, CV Weekly, J’s Maintenance and Bob Smith Toyota. Kids 7 and under and active military are always free. Tickets on July 4th are […]

People Making News

The following local students graduated from the University of San Diego on May 28. Emma Angold of La Cañada earned a bachelor’s degree in visual arts. Angold graduated cum laude. Kevin Ernst of La Crescenta earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Margaret Guinnip of Tujunga earned a bachelor’s degree in biology. Guinnip graduated cum […]

Ham Operators Reach Across the Miles

By Mary O’KEEFE Local ham radio operators spent the night at Verdugo Park over the weekend as they participated in the annual Field Day. As reported in the June 15 issue of CV Weekly, Field Day is a 24-hour time period when hams, as amateur radio operators are commonly known, from across North America contact […]

CALENDAR This

CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP All are invited for an art discussion and a hands-on calligraphy workshop tonight, Thursday, June 29 at 7 p.m. at Brand Library and Art Center. Light refreshments. Exhibiting artist Wakana Kimura leads an exciting calligraphy workshop inspired by her work for the exhibition Natural Selections. Experiment with inks, paper and brushes to create […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

The War of the Black Widow Spiders Our valley has a near-perfect climate and, as such, attracts newcomers from all over the world. Besides the human newcomers, foreign plant and animal life also do well here, so-called “invasive species.” In past columns, I’ve described several local “wars” involving the displacement of native species by non-native […]

»Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce

Independence Day On Tuesday, July 4 we will be celebrating Independence Day and the birth of our nation. In America, we live in a free and open society full of limitless possibilities. That is why over the centuries many people have come to America, the “land of opportunity,” to have a better life than they […]

Ambassador to the Solar System

By Mary O’KEEFE “Pathfinder was the first successful mission to the surface [of Mars],” said John Callus, project manager for MER at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Now landing on Mars seems easy, right? With each successful landing, rovers have become larger and have more equipment. It seems like a walk in the park – well, it’s […]

ALG Presents Scholarships

Earlier this month the Assistance League of Glendale held its scholarship distribution. Pictured are ALG scholarship chair Tamara Hughes with recipients Arlet Markarian who re-entered Glendale Community College, Eunice Ramilo from Clark Magnet High School, Kristen Laulette from Glendale High School, Kristen Dermenjian who transferred to Glendale Community College, Emily Wang from Hoover High School, […]

New Wheels for MSAR

By Mary O’KEEFE From July 31 to Aug. 31 last year, the Montrose Search and Rescue team searched for three teens from Fontana who were reported missing after they told family and friends they drove to “the mountains.” The team searched for two days before finding a vehicle over the side and, unfortunately, the three […]

Scene in LA – July

LA THEATRE BEAT   BY   STEVE ZALL AND SID FISH   July 2017   The Fourth of July is not the only thing exploding this month – so is the local theatre scene! Just look at all these:   “The Cake” Della, a baker who makes cakes, has her life turned upside down when […]