Memories of Jack Laughrey The Laughrey family were early residents of the valley, opening a hardware store on La Crescenta Avenue in the 1920s. They moved the store to Foothill Boulevard and lived beneath the store. Later they were early residents of Mountain Oaks. A news article was written about Jack Laughrey back in […]
Lincoln Elementary School is privileged to have professional musicians Traci Green and Alan Bernhoft as musical educators who introduce music from all over the world to TK-third graders at Lincoln Elementary School. The pair has been taking Lincoln students on a melodic journey for the past three years. Through a variety of innovative approaches, they […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The smiles of students at Cerritos Elementary School are a little brighter after a visit from a mobile dental unit. This was the first time a Glendale Unified School District School (GUSD) school hosted the free on-site mobile dental care program. The event was hosted by Glendale Unified Community Schools Initiative, […]
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Four decades strong, the community continues to turn out to celebrate the holidays. By Mary O’KEEFE Dec. 2 marks the 45th year of the Montrose Christmas Parade, a family tradition that has kept its small town roots throughout the decades. Although several miles away, the Montrose Christmas Parade has Hollywood to thank for its beginning. […]
Glendale City Councilman Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian at a special meeting of the Glendale City Council on Tuesday requested that the Council discuss the possibility of filing a lawsuit against Citibank after it was revealed that the banking institution discriminated against Armenian Americans. Glendale is home to the largest concentration of Armenians in the nation and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council election was held last weekend. There were six seats open, three regular seats and three alternates with four candidates running. Unfortunately two additional candidates were found not eligible because they did not live within the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County Montrose/La Crescenta. Kerri Lewin Brautigam took […]
Holiday Calendar Is Filling Up As we approach Thanksgiving, I see my calendar filling up with events. The fun started on Thursday night with the Salvation Army’s Kettle Kick Off show. Most people really only think about the Salvation Army during the holidays when they hear the ringing of the bell outside stores soliciting […]
By Mary O’KEEFE I began writing as a journalist because of science. As I have stated multiple times in the past I love science fiction; the reason I do is because it takes science and pairs it with imagination that goes beyond. When we moved to the Crescenta Valley and discovered the Jet Propulsion […]
Rummage Sale Rescheduled Due to expected inclement weather the rummage sale scheduled for Nov. 18 at St. Luke’s of the Mountains, 2563 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta benefitting the CV Chamber of Commerce has been rescheduled to Saturday, Dec. 16. For more information, email Mary@cvweekly.com. Rosemont Preserve Events On Saturday, Nov. 18 from 9 […]