When Roadways Are More Like Raceways

By Mary O’KEEFE It seems like drivers need to get to where they are going really fast. Wide, open streets, like Foothill Boulevard, sections of Honolulu Avenue and Glenoaks Boulevard, at times seem more like raceways than roadways. CVW was contacted by readers who were concerned not only about fast drivers but also those who […]

Food – Lots of Food – and Knowledge Shared at Hanukkah Event

Food – Lots of Food – and Knowledge Shared at Hanukkah Event

On late afternoon Monday, Memorial Park in La Cañada was the site of a festival of lights. The Chabad of La Crescenta invited the entire Crescenta Valley community to share and learn about the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah. Volunteers offered face painting and the chance for guests to decorate their own dessert, plus be entertained by dancing dreidels […]

Notes & Nods

This Week at LCIF  Lutheran Church in the Foothills invites the community to worship in the church’s Worship Center. Interim pastor Chuck Bunnell will lead worship on this second Sunday of Advent with a sermon entitled “On Jordan’s Banks the Baptist’s Cry” on Sunday Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. The service will also be live-streamed […]

Treasures of the Valley <<< Mike Lawler

Vietnam POW Returns Home to Montrose – Part 1 The Vietnam Memorial is a special place in the Montrose Shopping Park. It was dedicated in 1968 when the valley had already lost six local men in the war. It was the first Vietnam Memorial erected in the nation. Over the next few years the names […]

Letters to the Editor

Supports the Bioelectric Generation Project at Scholl Canyon Landfill The bioelectric generation project at Scholl Canyon Landfill is a responsible use of a renewable energy source. The methane being emitted from the landfill at Scholl Canyon for the next 30 years should be put to beneficial use. Using it to generate electricity will not result […]

Views of the Valley <<< Susan Bolan

We Need A Little Christmas Right This Very Minute It is interesting to me how holidays have changed during each stage of my life, especially in my celebration of Christmas. As a young girl, the excited anticipation of leaving milk and cookies out for Santa and the wonderment of Christmas morning was so thrilling. I […]

Celebrating PTA Reflections Winners

Celebrating PTA Reflections Winners

By Lori BODNAR “I Will Change the World By….” was the national Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Reflections theme this year. Many Mountain Avenue Elementary School students showed their creativity and artistic abilities, reflecting on the theme and creating original works of art in six different categories: visual arts, photography, film production, dance choreography, music composition, […]

SCE Power Outages

On this Thanksgiving holiday, many Southern California Edison customers are experiencing power outages that are affecting their gatherings. The map below shows where SCE has instituted outages due to high winds and also areas where the utility company is considering interrupting service due to high winds.