Gray Berg 1926- 2010 Gray Berg died at home on Feb. 4 after a long fought battle with cancer. Born in Pontiac, Mich. on Sept. 20, 1926, his family moved to California in 1944. Gray enlisted in the Army Air Corps on D-Day and hoped to become a pilot. He was in cadet training at […]
The History of JPL subject of next meeting The Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley will be presenting a history of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at its next meeting. JPL’s roots go back to the ‘30s when a group of Caltech students, dubbed the Suicide Squad, were using the vacant land of the Arroyo Seco […]
Evacuations ordered By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has issued evacuation notices via the reverse 911-phone system for homes in La Cañada and La Crescenta. The decision to evacuate was made at the executive level by the incident unified command, said Sgt. John Caffrey. The evacuation orders, according to the Los Angeles Public Works […]
Ivy Hopper is a teen columnist who talks with authors and fans of books that are currently being read by today’s youth. Hey girls! What a treat I have for you this week! This week I sat down with author Daniel Kirk who wrote Elf Realm. When Matt and his family move to a new […]
By Hyung SEOK LEE Fathers and daughters danced their hearts out at Valley View Elementary School’s annual Father – Daughter Dance. On Friday night, Jan. 29, more than 180 fathers and daughters dressed formally for a Mysterious Mystical Night held in the Valley View Elementary auditorium. The popularity of the annual event was apparent as […]
FOND OF THE CV WEEKLY I just wanted you to know how much I look forward to receiving the CV Weekly. It is always interesting and quite readable. You have put together a great staff that is doing a terrific job of helping you to grow the paper and I look forward to subscribing for […]
By Jim CHASE Due to an ongoing problem with motor vehicles in our family (too many drivers, not enough vehicles) the past couple of months, I’ve had the somewhat regular pleasure of driving my wife to her workplace in La Cañada. In addition to the opportunity to spend some uninterrupted minutes with each other at […]
Feb. 1 1500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a 24-year-old La Cañada man was arrested for taking a can of beer out of the La Cañada Liquor store. According to the sheriff’s report, an employee witnessed a man taking the can of beer from the refrigerated compartment in the store. He walked […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A car chase that began with an armed robbery in Burbank raced through Sunland, Crescenta Valley and ended at the Americana in Glendale. The saga began at a liquor store in the 2000 block of North Glenoaks, Burbank. The employee of the store noticed a suspicious man, later identified as Alexander Moya, […]
By Chris BLUME Mark Pastrella, the deputy director of the L.A. County Flood Control, addressed the members of the CV Town Council and audience at the council’s monthly meeting held on Jan. 21. The main area of discussion centered on the area’s debris basins. In the Valley, rain basins caught 500,000 cubic yards of debris […]