By Mary O’KEEFE Throughout California, and around the nation, law enforcement departments have struggled with recruitment; however, their hard work has begun to pan out. From 2020 to 2022 officers left their jobs in record numbers and new recruit numbers were down as well. But it does appear the trend is turning. A survey by […]
Yummy for Your Tummy – Reinvigorating Our Recipe Section Years ago, when I first started the CV Weekly, our recipe section was part of our Between Friends and/or Just For Fun sections of the newspaper. It was great getting and sharing recipes from readers, professional chefs and others. Over the years, though, I didn’t […]
You know those beautiful sci-fi portraits of humans in space suits looking up at a huge moon as it horizons over a dry, rocky land … well this month that portrait will come to life – minus the spacesuits. On Aug. 19 not only will it be a full moon but it will also be […]
Prom Plus Meeting A planning meeting for Prom Plus parents will be tonight, Thursday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Fire House, 2563 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta (xst Rosemont). Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Girl Scout Troop #1601 celebrated its last bridging from Ambassador rank to adults in a unique and memorable way – a trip to England, a trip that was a decade in the making. The majority of the troop of seven have been in Girl Scouts since they were in kindergarten. They developed […]
By Lori BODNAR, Mary O’KEEFE and Ruth SOWBY National Night Out at the Briggs Avenue station of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. (LASD)/Crescenta Valley was attended by a variety of law enforcement and community organizations. There was a lot for kids to do including a water balloon toss that helped keep kids cool during the […]
Aug. 5, 2024 It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of James Stephens Bradly of Glendale on Aug. 5 at the age of 84 years. He passed surrounded by family. Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure, you will be dearly missed. Services in care of Crippen […]
Patty, the fifth child of DeEsta and Elden McFarland, entered the world in La Jolla one month and two days after her Feb. 14 due date. Her mother claimed that had she been born on her due date her name would have been Valentina McFarland! But a baby born on March 16 instead had to be named […]
1937-2024 Joseph “Joe” Leonard Hegenbart passed away on July 17. He and his beloved wife Rosemary made a loving and caring home for their family in La Crescenta since 1968. Joe was born to Mildred and Henry Hegenbart in Los Angeles in 1937. He was the third of seven sons. During his youth he helped […]
July 31 300 block of St. Katherine Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, deputies responded to the area regarding a burglary that had just occurred. There was aerial support searching for a potential suspect/s but none were found. An investigation found a broken sliding glass door and rooms ransacked. Nothing has yet to be reported stolen. […]