Republican kick-off party and a meet and greet with a Democratic senator highlight the week. By Jason KUROSU “Hickory dickory dock, in 2012 we’ll be rid of Barack” read signs which lined the path outside the Jeffers Estate in La Cañada, site of the local Republican Campaign Kickoff Party on Sunday. Despite the shade the […]
The second and final round of the inaugural Glendale City Golf Championship presented by the Local Trusted Choice Agents took place on Aug. 27 at the Oakmont Country Club. The field of 88 players from the first day of play on Aug. 22 at Scholl Canyon Country Club was reduced to 40 golfers that competed […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There was a new bear in town this weekend. “Rosie” the bear decided to take a stroll through the neighborhoods of La Crescenta early Sunday morning. California Department of Fish and Game officers named her Rosie since she spent so much time on Rosemont Avenue. It was early morning when calls began […]
Oct. 26, 1918 – Sept. 10, 2012 Nevin Schulz was born in Santa Maria, Calif. on Oct. 26, 1918 and passed away on Sept. 10, 2012. He was 93 years old. Nevin loved his family. He is survived by his three sons Paul, William, and James and two daughters Mary and Barbara; six grandsons and […]
Artwalk this Saturday in Montrose The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the third Artwalk of the year this Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We have many new artists who will be displaying their work this weekend plus many of your favorites who you have come to know and […]
1916 – 2012 Paul F. Miller, longtime resident of La Crescenta, made his transition at 2 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1 while in the VA Hospital in West Los Angeles. Paul was 96 years old and had lived a long and independent life with many accomplishments. Paul was born in Hamilton, Ohio in 1916, the […]
Webber Wins King-of-the-Hill, Ochoa Next Terry Webber, the current CV Weekly Fantasy Football II defending champion, defeated superintendent Dick Sheehan 79 – 63 in the first week of the King-of-the-hill competition. Terry will take on Glendale City Manager Scott Ochoa this week. Scott, an Azusa High School grad, started his football career in the Azusa […]
“You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, ‘I really like your tie.” ~ Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Safe conversation topic and a column in the Crescenta Valley Weekly. Is there a connection? Yes, the weather (what else could it […]
March 21, 1920 – Sept. 2, 2012 Gene was born March 21, 1920 in Colfax, Ind. He passed away Sept. 2 in Glendale. Gene served in the Marines in WW II from 1944 through 1945 and was awarded many commendations including a Purple Heart. Gene worked as a carpenter building homes in Indianapolis, Ind. He […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Firefighters at Glendale Fire Station 29 joined fellow firefighters and police officers throughout the country that took time early Tuesday morning to remember the attacks on American soil on Sept. 11, 2001. “On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial U.S. jetliners, deliberately crashing two of the planes into […]