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 school club supporters to deliver a message promoting healthy lifestyles. By Lynn Repath-Martos Adult mentor for the CVHS Robotics program How do we know it’s fall […]
Just Wants to Say ‘Thanks’ Thank you to the young man who helped me in the parking lot at Ralphs [on Oct. 9]. When I got to my car he was waiting to alert me to a flat tire, then had me follow him across the street to the gas station, put air in the […]
“The preparations are what they are. We’re here. The storm is coming. We are as best prepared as we can be as the eye of the storm approaches.” ~ Lieutenant General Russel Honore, Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina A week ago, Ralphs’ parking lot could have been mistaken for one along the Gulf States […]
The Scarecrows of Cambria Several years ago – back in the late ’90s – I discovered Cambria. Perhaps you’ve seen the license plate frames: Cambria – Where the pines meet the sea. And indeed the pines do meet the sea, a wonderful combination. Think Malibu butting up to Big Bear. Incongruous? Definitely … yet it […]
By Jason KUROSU and Mary O’KEEFE The first ever Los Angeles County dog park will have its “leash-cutting” ceremony on Friday at 11 a.m. Located at the west end of the Crescenta Valley Park parking lot at 3901 Dunsmore Ave. in La Crescenta, the dog park is the culmination of several years of petitioning and […]
By Jason KUROSU Proposition 32, titled the Stop Special Interest Money Now Act, would place new limits on campaign finance rules and the current avenues for making campaign contributions. Specifically, payroll deductions for political purposes would be prohibited, corporations and labor unions would be forbidden from making direct contributions to candidates and government contractors would […]
By Ashley FILIPEK The City of Glendale’s Commission on the Status of Women and the YWCA of Glendale will be holding their annual candlelight vigil for those affected by domestic violence on Thursday, Oct. 18 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the vigil is an effort to honor […]
As of Oct. 6, Meatball continues to be in the quarantine area of Lions, Tigers and Bears animal habitat in Alpine, Calif. This is the standard procedure for any new animal according to LTB officials. The outside enclosure is surrounded by trees and shrubs and is protected from the elements. It includes a large water […]
Oct. 16 5400 block of Rock Castle Road in La Cañada Flintridge, several pieces of jewelry were reported stolen form a home. The male resident, 81, reported that he was inside his home when he heard a knock at the front door. He answered and found a man described as Hispanic in his 20s. He […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Vanessa Manjarrez, 17, a senior at Mayfield Senior School, was selected as the 95th Tournament of Roses Queen in a ceremony at Tournament House in Pasadena on Tuesday morning. The queen and her court will reign over the 124th Tournament of Roses Parade and 99th Rose Bowl Game on New Year’s […]