Wes Seastrom, chairman of the board Development Committee for YMCA of the Foothills, introduced three new members to the board of directors on Thursday, Oct. 28 at the monthly meeting held at the Verdugo Hills Family YMCA. Austin Park is a father of two children (Elaine, 18, and William, 16) and married 20 years to […]
By Seth AMITIN If its previous week’s loss to Pasadena was tough, the Crescenta Valley High football team’s second consecutive 21-14 loss, this time to Burroughs, was tougher. Sporting a 14-0 lead early on, the Falcons gave up 21 unanswered points to the league-leading Indians to lose again, falling to fifth place in the Pacific […]
CITY COUNCIL HEARD AND RESPONDS In a recent edition of the CV Weekly, I read with interest Scott Ziegler’s letter to the editor titled “Flirting With Disaster In Montrose” [Viewpoints, Oct. 21] and thought that his observations and comments deserved a response. The issue of speeding in the Montrose Shopping Park is not new. Vehicles […]
Bullying is in the news a lot these days. It’s the subject of national news exposés, of town hall meetings, of school board initiatives and considerable public debate as it should be. We live in a culture that is increasingly crass, crude and overtly aggressive and many good people wonder how we got to this […]
As much as I am passionate about our community’s past, I am more passionate about its future. For those of us that live in the unincorporated county section of La Crescenta, the key to our future is in the hands of the Crescenta Valley Town Council, an elected group of volunteers that is our only […]
Gordon Eldridge Thompson July 20, 1925 – Oct. 13, 2010 Retired Gordon E Thompson & Assoc Insurance Inc. Gordon Eldridge Thompson of Montrose, Ca. passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 13th at the age of 85 after a short but difficult struggle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary B. Thompson, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Businesses in La Crescenta are being warned about two suspects who are distracting employees and stealing items from stores. On Oct. 19 between 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. a man and woman entered Crescenta Valley Flower Mart in the 2900 block of Foothill Boulevard. They distracted the employee by asking for a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A woman was arrested for burglary and false imprisonment on Tuesday after she allegedly entered a La Cañada home and threatened former roommates. Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station received a call at 8:22 a.m. for help from two women who had reportedly locked themselves in the bathroom of their home in the 4800 […]
By Jason KUROSU In March 2009, Glendale entered into a Sister City agreement with Goseong-City, South Korea. As a way of building on this agreement, Glendale Community College has allowed for around 20 high school students from Goseong-City to enroll at GCC each semester. This education-focused portion of the agreement was finalized in a welcome […]
By Bruce GIBSON Thanks to a break in the weather, sponsorship from local businesses and the largest turnout of volunteers in its history, the 17th annual Foothill Community Cleanup Day on Oct. 23 turned out to be an overwhelming success. Over 300 participants from throughout the community – some even from as far as San […]