Red Ribbon Week – Its History and Future

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 […]

It’s a ‘Spooktacular’ Halloween Planned

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 […]

» Getting to Know the Candidates

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 […]

Dog Park Unleashed!

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 […]

IN Brief

Clean Up Day is Saturday The community is encouraged to participate in Foothill Community Clean Up Day on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to noon at Dunsmore Park. This is a free event. Group photo will be taken at 9:15 a.m. Help walk foothill neighborhoods picking up debris at this annual event. Breakfast and […]

The Ducks Splashed and the Dogs Ran

By Mary O’KEEFE The Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash – KIDS – hosted by the Glendale Kiwanis Club was held at Verdugo Park on Oct 13 when industrious volunteers created Lake Glendale where about 17,000 rubber ducks raced to the finish line throughout the day. Those that visited the race not only were able to see […]

CV Sheriffs Host Annual Open House

By Misty DUPLESSIS On Oct. 13, an open house banner hung on the gate that usually opens for Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s patrol cars only. For the last 30 years, the CV Sheriff’s Station has opened its doors to welcome the community to get a glimpse into what is normally closed off to the public. There […]

Lucille G. Lescher

June 16, 1936 – Oct. 12, 2012 Lucille G. Lescher was born in Los Angeles on June 16, 1936. She was the fourth of five children born to Theodore and Ventura G. Gaytan. She was raised in Glendale and attended Roosevelt Middle School, and graduated from Sacred Heart Los Angeles in 1955. After graduation, she […]

Michael Evan Schalla

April 7, 1952 – Oct. 14, 2012 Michael Evan Schalla was born on April 7, 1952 in Glendale and passed away Oct. 14 in Veterans Administration Hospital in Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife Carol; his two sons Eric and Donald; his mother Ruth; three sisters Roberta, Karen and Marlene; several nieces and […]

Marjorie Youngs Nelson

Sept.  24, 1926 – Oct. 17, 2012 Margie, as she was known to most of her friends, was born in Washington, DC. At an early age, she moved to Berkeley, Calif. As a young child, she was entrusted with many of the responsibilities of caring for her younger sisters, Helen and Anne. When Margie was […]