Home Town Country Fair 2023 and a New Dynamic Duo Take Their Places at Chamber Office Last month the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce (CVCOC) installed the new 2023 Board of Directors, this month the Chamber welcomes two new smiling faces to our office. With Steve Pierce trying on a new hat of semi-retirement […]
The Big Snow of 1949 Last weekend we had a taste of snow here in the Crescenta Valley. But when we talk about real snow in the history of the valley, the date of January 10,1949 always comes up. That was the famous 3-day snowfall that blanketed not just La Crescenta, but Greater LA […]
Weather In The Foothills By far, the biggest showstopper of the week was the incredible weather we had in the foothills. The torrential rains resulted in flooding and road closures, wind gusts caused power outages, and amazing snowstorms brought us all together for fun and frolic. How heartwarming to see people helping each other […]
By Charly SHELTON For anyone who has ever wished they could travel down a Warp Pipe and into the fantastical world of Super Mario, Universal Studios Hollywood has a new experience for you. A new land, a new ride and a new restaurant bring this dream to life in Super Nintendo World, which opened recently […]
The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada hosted 22 local sixth graders, recognizing them as the most recently inducted “Terrific Kids” recipients. With almost 100 in attendance, the students and their families were treated to a luncheon by Kiwanis members at the La Cañada Congregational Church. The students were selected by their classrooms at La Cañada, […]
On March 5, the Glendale Youth Orchestra (GYO) will be performing in a concert entitled “Exploring the Cosmos,” featuring works inspired by outer space and the greater universe. Works will include Gustav Holst’s “Mars, the Bringer of War” and “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity” from The Planets, Op. 32, Haydn’s overture to his opera “Il […]
Ask Phyllis! Trustee Not Acting As A Fiduciary? Dear Phyllis, My aunt never had children, and her trust named her five nieces and nephews as beneficiaries. The eldest nephew was the trustee. Her home was on a flag lot, and the trustee lived next door. There was poor communication from the trustee from […]
Coping with the Death of a Loved One Grieving the death of a loved one can be an isolating and lonely experience after the initial rallying and support of friends and family wanes and life slowly returns to “normal.” Everyday life without that person can be hard to bear. While it is a natural and […]
By Ruth SOWBY Soft guitar music greeted guests arriving at Glendale’s Oakmont Country Club for the Glendale Latino Association (GLA) Award Luncheon. On Feb. 23 more than 200 supporters filled the Club’s main banquet room to honor GLA’s awardees. Back after a two-year pandemic hiatus, guests were in the mood to mingle before the award […]
Greg Sanchez from Home Instead presented a check for $20,000 to Deborah Weirick, director of community and donor relations for USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, in continued support of the senior care monthly program, Caregiver’s Night Off held at the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA. The program launched in April 2022 and has since impacted 133 lives within […]