As part of its October service project Share a Story, local third grade Brownie Troop 2691 is asking for donations of new story books to give to homeless children of Los Angeles. Inspired by a troop mother’s story about a Peace Corps volunteer who taught in Malawi with only 10 books per 70 students, the […]
Workshop Helps College-bound Students On Saturday, Oct. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, La Cañada Presbyterian Church Parent Ed is hosting a workshop for local parents of college bound high school students. The workshop will focus on little-known ways of getting money for college, regardless of income or student’s grades. The class will include such […]
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Oct. 12 that Clark Magnet High School has won for the second time the title of National Blue Ribbon School. Clark is a school with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and the digital arts. In the years since Clark opened in 1998, the student population has increasingly […]
Another Wonder-full Week It’s been several months since I last did a “wonder” dump in this space, so batten down the hatches. I wonder … if we’ll ever again see gas sold in California for under $4 a gallon? I laugh (because I don’t want to sob) when I hear newscasters now cheerfully asking, “How […]
The Verdugo City Tribune I’ve written before about the mythical town called Verdugo City, a place most valley residents are blissfully unaware of. Today, Verdugo City officially is just the Verdugo City Post Office at La Crescenta and Honolulu avenues, with its own zip code (91046) that applies only to the PO boxes in the […]
Music to His Ears Many thanks for the heads up on the Glendale Pops Jazz Concert [Miles Mosley ‘Soulful Swing’ on Oct. 13]. We enjoyed the concert at the Alex so very much. When I saw five saxophonists in that band my thought was, “I hope they can make the music talk.” That they did! […]
In recognition of October being National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition has collaborated with its strategic partners, The CV Weekly and Red Ribbon Week organizers to deliver a message promoting healthy lifestyles. Sergeant Oscar Rodriguez Glendale Police Department Vice/Narcotics Unit Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest […]
By Ashley FILIPEK and Mary O’KEEFE What fun is going on in town on Oct. 31? Well, on Halloween night, the Montrose Shopping Park Association is rolling out the red – or perhaps the black and orange – carpet for the annual Montrose Halloween Spooktacular. The 2200, 2300 and 2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue will […]
Incumbent Offers Insight into Plans By Mary O’KEEFE With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, Congressman Adam Schiff is looking toward the future and what, if elected, he will first focus on. During the League of Women Voters-sponsored debate on Oct. 15 between Schiff and Republican candidate Phil Jennerjahn, the subject […]
The Crescenta Valley Dog Park is located at the Crescenta Valley Park at 3901 Dunsmore Avenue, La Crescenta, 91214. By Jason KUROSU On Friday, Los Angeles County’s first ever dog park opened to the public with a “leash-cutting ceremony,” a two-fold metaphor for the park’s ribbon-cutting ceremony and the intentions of the park’s creators for […]