Weather in the Foothills

“There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds … There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter …” Rachel Carson 1907-1964  ~ Writer, scientist, and marine biologist This time of year is one […]

Heat and Humidity Can’t Keep Crowds Away from Oktoberfest

By Ted AYALA Not even high humidity and temperatures inching their way towards triple digits could keep the throngs of people from across the region from visiting the Montrose Oktoberfest on Saturday. Locals and visitors alike crowded Honolulu Avenue and its side streets in search of food, fun, and, of course, beer. “Everywhere else, summer […]

Film Offers Sobering Look into Students’ Academic Life

By Jason KUROSU On Monday night, the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition held a special screening of “Race to Nowhere,” a documentary examining the prevalence and consequences of stress for students of all ages. Parents, teachers, administrators and students gathered in the Crescenta Valley High Auditorium to view the film, which fostered some […]

Joseph Walter Stockemer

April 27, 1925 – Sept. 30, 2011 Joseph Walter Stockemer, 86, of La Crescenta passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on Sept. 30. Joe was born to Joseph J. and Rose C. Stockemer on April 27, 1925 at their home in Hollywood, Calif. As a child, he was blessed with an incredible voice, […]

Richard Verna

Sept. 1, 1923 – Sept. 18, 2011 Montrose resident Richard Verna died Sept. 18 due to lung and heart disease. He was 89. Born to Italian parents on Sept. 1, 1923, Verna spent most of his life in Montrose where he kept busy as a cabinetmaker. “It wasn’t just building cabinets, he was a handy […]

Margaret Elizabeth Nelson

Margaret Elizabeth Nelson, age 95, passed away on Sept. 28. She has been a long time resident of Sunland/Tujunga and a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Tujunga. She is survived by daughter Judith Crown (Bert Bogash) of Shadow Hills, sister Jean Faller of Naples, Fla. and brother James Bohrer of Tennessee. […]

Subscriber Rewards Cards Being Distributed

By Charly SHELTON So you love CV Weekly but are still debating about subscribing? Well, we have a new feature to help sway your decision. Introducing the Subscriber Rewards Card. Starting this week, all subscribers will receive the CV Weekly Subscriber Rewards Card, which can be used in various shops and restaurants around our area.  […]

Man Who Shot at GPD Officers Identified

By Mary O’KEEFE The man who engaged in a gun battle with Glendale police on Friday has been identified. Antonio Tafolla Diaz, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene by Glendale Fire Department paramedics after multiple shots were exchanged. At about 2:30 a.m. on Friday morning Glendale police received a call concerning shots fired in […]

Second Burglary Suspect Surrenders to GPD

By Mary O’KEEFE Brian Gonzalez, 25, walked into the Glendale courthouse on Tuesday and surrendered to authorities after police contacted him concerning a recent attempted burglary. On the morning of Sept. 28 a neighbor in Sparr Heights contacted police to report two men behaving suspiciously in the 3400 block of Las Palmas Avenue. When a […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Oct. 2 3800 block of Park Place in Montrose, an iPhone, phone charger and other personal items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle that was parked in an assigned spot in a carport overnight. 5200 block of Castle Road in La Cañada Flintridge, sunglasses and headphones were stolen from an unlocked vehicle sometime between Sept. […]