Spooky Nights in the Crescenta Valley It’s funny how things change as time passes. It was last week when I told you about the days when I decorated my house in Sun Valley for Halloween, even buying dry ice from Conwin Carbonics to create fog. Our boys were also Halloween-philes (I don’t know if that’s […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY It started with a walk around the block for David Blasucci and Mandy Williams. The local residents and musicians, like just about everyone else during the early days of the pandemic, kept away from friends and neighbors as they grappled with the uncertainty of COVID-19. But even a pandemic couldn’t keep […]
Lions Club Holding Food Drive On Saturday, Nov. 5, the Crescenta Valley Lions Club is hosting a food donation drive to support the Bailey Center of Tujunga. The Bailey Center, which serves over 1,000 individuals weekly, is in desperate need of non-perishable food items. The food drive will take place from 10 a.m. to noon […]
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 […]