By Justin HAGER Several dozen people gathered via telephone and Zoom on Tuesday night for a presentation and public hearing on proposed rate increases by the Crescenta Valley Water District. Following the theme “A Reliable Tomorrow Starts Today,” the meeting began with a presentation by manager Nem Ochoa on the need to upgrade or replace […]
May 31, 1933 – Sept. 5, 2021 Jackie Stembridge passed away late in the day on Sunday, Sept. 5 after a long and difficult battle with Alzheimer’s, comforted by the loving care of her family in Walnut Creek, California. Jackie was born in El Paso, Texas and raised by her delightfully spunky Mississippi-born mother Hattie […]
March 2,1931 – Sept. 2, 2021 Vince Dundee Jr., visionary restaurateur, businessman and first mayor of La Crescenta and La Cañada passed away earlier this month at the age of 90. Dundee is best known for owning and operating several themed restaurants and liquor stores in the Crescenta Valley foothills and Glendale during the 1950s, […]
Aug. 30, 2021 It saddens us to report that Geoffrey Minturn Taylor passed away on Aug. 30. He had been battling heart disease and did not survive open-heart surgery. Those who knew Geoff knew him as a brother, husband, cousin, uncle, great-uncle and friend. He had many sides to his personality. Geoff grew up in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A motorcycle versus car traffic collision occurred on Friday, Sept. 17 at about 6:12 p.m. at the intersection of Honolulu and La Crescenta avenues. The impact was so intense that pieces of the motorcycle were thrown several feet away. The driver of the motorcycle is looking for anyone who may have been […]
Male with Prior Felony Conviction Arrested for Carrying a Concealed Firearm On Sept. 15 at approximately 7:45 a.m., an officer assigned to Glendale Police Dept.’s patrol bureau located a vehicle in a parking lot on the 5000 block of San Fernando Road that had been reported stolen earlier that morning. The vehicle was unoccupied and […]
Applauds Observations Kudos to Sara Quan for identifying deficiencies in the existing trail system at Two Strike Park (CV Weekly article “New Ramp Not Useful For Everyone,” Sept. 16). These are exactly the types of suggestions that should be made in the context of overall improvements to the Eagle Channel at the Town Council’s upcoming […]
We Must Restore The People’s Faith In Our Democracy America’s commitment to democracy has been a cherished part of our legacy for generations. It has also been a work in progress, an ideal that we struggle to uphold. As we have so painfully witnessed during the last Presidential administration, the rule of law is not […]
The Rainmaker Visits La Crescenta A few years ago, a local historian discovered and wrote the story of a local visit by one of the most famous “rainmakers” of the early 20th century. In Jo Anne Sadler’s book “Frontier Days in Crescenta Valley,” she writes of Professor Charles Hatfield’s time in La Crescenta attempting to […]
The Verdugo Hills Council is inviting the community to Celebrate the Roaring ’20s at the 46th Annual Big Strike Auction on Oct. 8. This event is an elegant evening of fellowship that begins at 6 p.m. with an outdoor gathering reception that features craft cocktails, wine, close-in magic and hors d’ oeuvres. Guests will then move indoors […]