By Mary O’KEEFE On Nov. 15, the Crescenta Valley Town Youth Council held its monthly meeting at the La Crescenta Library where the main topics were Rosemont Middle School, Ralphs Market and the recent ATS [Alternative to Suspension] notices that were given to 101 students at CVHS. Council President Cooper Iven opened the discussion with […]
Throughout Glendale and the Crescenta Valley home tours and boutiques kick off the holiday season. The Crescenta Valley Heritage Home Tour “Sites with a Story” will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This self-guided tour of seven valley structures built between 1875 and 1934 features homes with a story […]
Organizers of the 36th annual Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade will have a “star-studded” affair celebrating the Curiosity Rover and JPL Mars Science Laboratory team. By Michael J. ARVIZU Geeks rejoice! This year’s Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade will boldly go where no parade has gone before as personalities from the worlds of science fiction and real […]
International Princess™ Project (IPP) executive director Julie Wood spoke to LCPC’s Parent Education classes Nov. 6 through Nov. 8 on the human trafficking crisis while offering participants the chance to support IPP’s mission through purchasing unique Punjammies™. IPP is a non-profit organization that helps to restore the broken lives of women enslaved in prostitution by […]
Turning the Key to Happiness I’ve heard it said that, “The key to happiness is forged from gratitude.” Okay – so, I actually made that one up. But the philosophy behind it comes from years of profound counsel from wise folks like nationally syndicated talk show host (and fellow Crescenta Valley resident) Dennis Prager, who […]
Tuna Camp and Charlie Chaplin’s Chauffeur Tuna Camp, now the site of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course, was a detention center during WWII for Japanese, Germans and Italians. It held enemy aliens for interrogation before they were released or sent to larger prisons inland. One Japanese man who spent time there on a charge of […]
Glendale Community College held its annual Patrons Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Castaway Restaurant in Burbank on Nov 2. Ellie Pipes, longtime Patrons member, invited her friends from the La Crescenta Woman’s Club to support the scholarship efforts of the Patrons Club. This past year, the Patrons gave over $23,000 to aid deserving students. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Millions of households without power, lines of communication spotty at best, people trapped in homes, weather taking a turn for the worse. These were the headlines that followed Hurricane Sandy that slammed into the east coast on Oct. 29. The late-season storm left a path of destruction as it made landfall in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The annual Scouting for Food event concluded on Saturday with Boy Scout Troop 288 setting up a drop-off drive through so drivers could stay in their vehicle and out of the rain while giving their food donations. The drop-off was at the American Legion Hall on La Crescenta Avenue that sponsors Troop […]
Annual Drive-Thru Nativity For the 12th year, Community Christian Church of the Foothills is presenting its Drive-thru Nativity Scenes for the public. Cars are directed to slowly drive through a path that showcases various scenes of the nativity story, including live actors portraying Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, the angel, and wise men. Each year […]