‘We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.’ We ended May with a beautiful remembrance of our fallen heroes on Memorial Day. Our observance at the Montrose Vietnam War Memorial (on the corner of Honolulu Avenue and Oceanview Boulevard) had to be kept private this year due to the city’s current guidelines on […]
Gifts From My Ancestors Today I honor two women in my family, Mary and Betty. They each had significant influence on me and probably neither one ever knew it. Mary was married to my great uncle, Charles; she was my great aunt by marriage. My mother always said that Charles and Mary were the kindest […]
Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued the following statement regarding the potential release of a sexually violent predator into the La Crescenta community. “I am disgusted and gravely concerned that the Los Angeles Superior Court is considering the placement of sexually violent predator Calvin Grassmier into La Crescenta. The Crescenta Valley community cannot be an option. […]
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Reflecting on those military lives lost. By Mary O’KEEFE Of all the days set aside to honor veterans, Memorial Day is the most somber and the most focused on the cost of service to the country. “For veterans from [American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1614] and many other veterans […]
Powerful Memorial Day Observances Memorial Day has always been special to me. First, my birthday is on May 30 – the true Memorial Day before Congress declared that the last Monday in May would be commemorated as Memorial Day. My son, Danny, is in the Air Force and thankfully is not a “remembered” soldier on […]
By Justin HAGER The CVHS girls’ soccer team looked unstoppable heading into Saturday’s CIF Southern Section semifinal match against Alta Loma. The Falcons had won 11 in a row including a 3-0 rout of U.S. top 500 La Cañada. But despite the dozens of fans who made the hour-long drive to watch the match […]
“Green is the spring-time and blushing with bloom; Bring we an offering to each soldier’s tomb” ~Sara L. Vickers Oberholtzer, “Under the Flowers” (A Decoration Ode), Come for Arbutus, and Other Wild Bloom, 1882 Memorial Day, as the name implies, was established to create a day of remembrance to honor soldiers who fought and lost […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early in its Tuesday evening meeting, the Glendale City Council discussed the amounts of fines issued for violations of its now official ordinance banning the sale of flavored tobacco products. Mayor Paula Devine advocated for a “higher fine to really deter businesses from selling these products. This is a very serious ordinance. […]
CVCA to Meet The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, May 27, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting will include discussion on local issues as well as an opportunity for foothill area residents to share their concerns. Contact the CVCA at crescentavalleycommunityassn@gmail.com with questions and for Zoom meeting information. All are welcome. STNC […]