By Ruth SOWBY The award ceremonies were marked with truck ladders raised high with the American flag fluttering between them as a greeting to guests at the entrance to the departments’ Oak Street headquarters. Their enthusiasm sparking, dozens of firefighters, their families, friends and city VIPs including Mayor Ardy Kassakhian and city councilmembers, filled the station […]
The Museum of Neon Art has acquired a big piece of history from America’s first theme park. The neon spectacular is a double-sided capital K for Knott’s Berry Farm that features serifs and a sweeping curve. It is 20-feet tall with a base measuring 10 feet by 12 feet, and was animated to fill with […]
By Mary O’KEEFE CVW spent two days this week with California Highway Patrol officers in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County/La Crescenta-Montrose. Local residents contacted CVW regarding traffic safety around schools. Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC), Glendale Unified School District and law enforcement have all worked together to educate drivers on how to safely […]
Sept. 26, 2022 Robert “Bob” DeMont of Glendale passed away on Sept. 26 at age 95. Bob was born in Pasadena and was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years Lucille DeMont and his two sons Daniel and Donald DeMont. He is survived by his daughters Denise and Debbi and his grandchildren Jessica, […]
Oct. 18, 2022 Linda Ann Bever has crossed the final bridge into the hereafter. On Tuesday, Oct. 18 Linda was found unresponsive and deceased in her family home in La Crescenta – the very same home she grew up in and shared with her loving family. She was a true Baby Boomer, arriving in June […]
100 years ago, in 1922, a group of believers from La Crescenta traveled down to Los Angeles to attend a crusade led by evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. There they were introduced to Pentecostal teaching and were filled with the Holy Spirit. They returned home excited and wanting to share their newfound faith with others in […]
Connection To Rockhaven This story is about two independent-minded women in my family – my maternal grandmother Martha Adele and my great-aunt Margaret, her sister-in-law. During WWII when their husbands went off to war both ladies supported the effort at home. Martha worked locally at a munitions plant in a “Rosie the Riveter” type […]
LCIF News A week after celebrating Reformation Sunday, Lutheran Church in the Foothills will celebrate another important date on the church calendar: All Saints Day. On this day, congregants remember and honor their lost loved ones as well the saints celebrated throughout history. The festival originally honored those who were considered especially holy: heroic figures […]
The ‘Great White Hope’ Boxer Lived in Verdugo Canyon For those who know their history, in either boxing or race issues, the term “Great White Hope” has inflammatory meaning. It comes from a period of overt racism, 1908 to 1915, when a Black man was the world champion heavyweight boxer. His name was Jack Johnson. […]
Our Business is Your Business Honoring Those Who Make a Difference … On Thursday, Dec. 1 the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce will honor those individuals, businesses and organizations that have made a difference in our community in 2022. A gala evening featuring a dinner presentation of filet mignon will start at 6 p.m. at […]