CV Town Council <<< President Chris Kilpatrick

At our January meeting, I was nominated and confirmed as president of Crescenta Valley Town Council for 2023. This is my great honor and I look forward to leading this very important body. In addition, five winning candidates of the most recent election and our new slate of officers were seated. We congratulate them and […]

La Tuna Canyon’s Belmont Country Club – Part 1

As a history addict, I’m always on the lookout for clues to the past. Whenever I pass an empty lot, I look for old foundations. Whenever I pass a freshly dug hole, I examine the hole and the excavated dirt for old junk. Sometimes what I see leads to a forgotten story of our past. […]

Notes & Nods

LCIF News Lutheran Church in the Foothills will mark its 75th anniversary on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. As part of the celebration this month, LCIF will recognize the pastors who have served the congregation since its inception: 18, 1948 – Rev. John P Stump (1957-1959 assisted by Rev. Stanley N. Califf) 1, 1959 […]

Local Recipients of Prestigious BSA Awards

Local Recipients of Prestigious BSA Awards

  The Verdugo Hills Council of Boy Scouts of America held its annual recognition dinner at Homenetmen Ararat Chapter Hall on Feb. 2. Among the awards presented was the North Star Award presented to local civic leader Steve Pierce. Chris Waldheim, last year’s recipient, presented the prestigious award to Pierce. The North Star Award is […]

California Credit Union Looking to Fund Innovative Teacher Projects

California Credit Union, which has branches in Glendale and North Hollywood, invites all Los Angeles County teachers who have a dream class project idea to apply for a credit union grant through its bi-annual teacher grant program. The California Credit Union spring grant program is available to full-time teachers in Los Angeles and Orange County, […]

Scholarships Available

La Crescenta Woman’s Club is offering scholarships to all graduating seniors who live or attend high school in the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD). Visit the LCWC Website for application forms: https://lacrescentawomansclub.org/scholarships-programs/scholarships/. There are scholarships for graduating seniors going to four-year colleges but also to trade schools and community colleges. There is a Roberta Kurtz […]

Trespasser Taken into Custody

According to Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station Captain Robert Hahnlein, the man who trespassed onto the campus of Crescenta  Valley High School on Wednesday, Brandon Santora, 41, of Torrance, was taken into custody on Friday on unrelated crimes.  The sheriff’s station released the following statement on Friday: Since the arrest of the suspect who trespassed on Crescenta […]

Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis!

Is Hiring A Trust Sale Specialist Important? Dear Phyllis, I am the executor of my grandmother’s estate. She lived in North Hollywood and I will be selling her house. Each of her eight grandchildren is a beneficiary. Thus, I am getting a lot of “advice” from most of them. One of my cousins wants me […]