By Michael J. ARVIZU Community Christian Church of the Foothills in Tujunga touts this year’s Drive-Thru Nativity Scene as one of its most successful, after an estimated 900 visitors attended the two-day weekend event on Dec. 13 and 14. Visitors to the Drive-Thru Nativity Scene included residents from the cities of Sunland and Tujunga and […]
The AM La Cañada Kiwanis Club donated 40 bags of toys and clothes plus 80 bags of groceries to their Needy Families Project to help bring families in the Tujunga/Sunland Head Start project a wonderful holiday season. The club has provided this service for the past three years and collects items all year. Submitted by […]
Reader Audri Ferguson took the CV Weekly along with her when she traveled to New York City for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. Audri was overseeing the Papa Smurf balloon at the end of the parade. CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip and send us a photo. You may find […]
This holiday season, Crescenta Valley Adventist School’s third through sixth graders took their giving to the streets, providing gifts and song to the men and women at the Eagle Rock SDA Church soup kitchen. The children passed out gifts of toiletries, receiving “oohhs!” and “aahhs!” from those in attendance. While talking with the men […]
Fifty Girl Scouts representing Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (GSGLA) ushered in the new year on Jan. 1 by marching in the 2014 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade as part of the event’s prestigious Tournament Troop. The young women are the 30th group of gold award Girl Scouts to be a part of the […]
Life … in Review As you look across to page 3, you’ll see that we have prepared our annual year in review. This is one of my favorite issues because it gives Crescenta Valley Weekly readers (including me) a snapshot of some of the major events that occurred over the past 365 days. These include […]
Tuesday Table Talk On Tuesday, Jan. 7, Bethel Church in Sun Valley, (818) 767-4488 will show the film “Cry, the Beloved Country.” Shot in the aftermath of Nelson Mandela’s election, this film tells the story of two men – one black, one white – who must cope with family tragedy in the apartheid era […]
Get in Shape in the Montrose Shopping Park this Year! Are you ready to start that New Year’s resolution in style? Did you know local Amy Sowers Jordan launched WundaBar Pilates (2303 Honolulu Ave.), the revolutionary Pilates studio chain, right here in the Montrose Shopping Park? Amy says, “It’s simple really. I aimed to create […]
Someone told me long ago “There’s a calm before the storm” I know. It’s been comin’ for some time. When it’s over, so they say, It’ll rain on a sunny day… …I want to know, have you ever seen the rain Comin’ down on a sunny day? ~ Written by John Fogerty, performed by Creedence […]
“Rock” Crescenta I took my family on a hike today and as we were traversing the mountains my kids would gather and examine the many rocks on our trail. Rocks of many sizes were everywhere and, if we let them, the kids would have wanted to take them all home to join the many in […]