By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Glendale Educational Foundation – GEF – held its eighth annual State of Schools Breakfast on Oct. 4. The main address, delivered by Supt. of Schools Richard Sheehan (at left), touched briefly on the dismal budget that the district is working with. Sheehan reminded the audience of upcoming public meetings that would […]
By Ted AYALA The Glendale City Council agreed to reexamine the smoking ordinance passed at the Oct. 2 meeting. At that meeting, city council voted in favor of loosening smoking restrictions on outdoor dining areas. The three-tier system allowed outdoor dining areas with less than 2,000 feet to allot 25% of their space to smoking […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Seven young women were selected to the 2013 Tournament of Roses Royal Court in Pasadena on Monday morning. The seven princesses were selected out of a group of 33 who vied for an opportunity to ride on the royal float during the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day. The […]
Good Fences Make … For Exhaustion When we moved into our house, the property came with an aging wooden fence along one side of the backyard. It was dry, splintered and cracked, with missing pieces here and there, knotholes had become portholes, and the entire fence was in general need of serious renovation or […]
Chris Waldheim took CV Weekly along for a hike to the top of Half Dome looking across to Clouds Rest, the spectacular valley below and the mountains behind. CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip and send us a photo. You may find yourselves on the pages of the community’s […]
“There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and The Great Pumpkin.” ~ Charles Schulz, 1966 Weather is typically considered a safe topic. Linus van Pelt, of the Peanuts Gang, would agree. But speaking of The Great Pumpkin is strictly off limits. In doing so, it’s yearly appearance […]
The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station will be holding its open house on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event has become a favorite annual tradition in the community. Visitors can tour the local station and meet deputies, detectives and Montrose Search and Rescue team members. In the station’s back courtyard, there will be […]
By Ashley FILIPEK The Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition has partnered with the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA to offer free parenting sessions. These Tuesday evening seminars continue through Dec. 4 and will focus on helping parents with strengthening their teens and pre-teens by understanding how to better strengthen their whole families. Each week’s session […]
Black Work Crews Rejected by CV In the pre-WWII years, racially exclusive Crescenta Valley soundly rejected the establishment of an all-black CCC camp locally not once but twice, in 1935 and again in 1941. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was part of President Roosevelt’s “New Deal,” designed to lift America out of the Great […]
Oct. 8 2900 block of Community Avenue in La Crescenta, someone entered a locked gym locker at Crescenta Valley High School and stole a backpack between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Oct. 7 4600 block of Dyer Street in La Crescenta, a resident reported he had received a billing statement fro Macy’s department store in […]