YOUTH Notes

ALG Holding Authors & Illustrators at Keppel Assistance League® of Glendale is presenting Authors and Illustrators Day at Mark Keppel Elementary School on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Presenters will be Naomi Howland for kindergarten, Ann Whitford-Paul for first grade, Mary Ann Fraser for second grade, Joe Cepada for third grade, Tim Egan for fourth grade and […]

My Thoughts, Exactly » Jim Chase

Doggone Few Options The last thing I want to be is “that guy” who corners innocent bystanders and forces them to look at 32 gigs worth of iPhone photos of his kids or grandkids. Or new puppy. That said, if you can stand one more column about our new dog, I promise it will be […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike lawler

Abandoned Missile Sites Around Us Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember it as a time of fear of attack at any moment. Russia had its guns loaded, pointed at us, and fingers twitching on the trigger, and we had our guns trained on them. In the ’50s, before the advent of […]

» CVDAPC NEWS

What Makes Kids Thrive? Most people would agree that raising kids is one of the most challenging roles we will face in our lifetime. Jackie Kennedy Onassis once said, “If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do matters very much.” As parents, we need all the resources and help that […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

CVW Keeps Her Informed Thank you to Robin and CV Weekly for keeping your readers informed about the happenings in our area. Because of the early notice in your paper, I was one of the lucky 200 that bought our books early and was able to meet Julie Andrews and have her autograph her new […]

IN Brief

CV Town Council Agenda On the agenda of the Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting tonight, Feb. 21, is a presentation by Paul Rabinov and Frank Colcord from the Friends of Rosemont Preserve, news from the Youth Council, an update on the council’s R1-Survey, a reminder of the Feb. 27 community meeting on the 710 tunnel […]

Volunteers Work to Restore Trails and Keep Them Safe

By Maddy PUMILA Volunteers from the community are joining together to keep local trails safe and restoring damaged trails. The Community Services & Parks Dept. of Glendale is working with Glendale police and fire personnel to launch the volunteer Glendale Trail Safety Patrol. The patrol will assist the City of Glendale, which owns about 5,000 […]

Weather in the Foothills

“And how fascinating history is – the long, variegated pageant of man’s still continuing evolution of this strange planet, so much the most interesting of all the myriads of spinners through space.” ~ George Macaulay Trevelyan, English writer and historian (1876-1962) An asteroid, a meteor, President George Washington’s birthday and celebrating Montrose’s centennial. Whether scientific […]

from the desk of the publisher

Montrose and Menopause Along with many of our local residents and businesses, I’m anticipating an exciting weekend celebrating the birth of Montrose that occurred 100 years ago. Organizers have planned a two-day celebration that includes everything from carnival rides to a barbecue – a nod to founders J. Frank Walters and Robert Walton who hosted […]

Calendar This

SONS OF NORWAY The Sons of Norway Edvard Grieg Lodge is hosting a Norwegian cultural evening at Lutheran Church of the Foothills on Saturday, Feb. 23. Social is at 6 p.m., potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. with program to follow. This is a free event. Questions can be directed to P. Hamilton at (818) 247-9042. […]