Ruth Anne Nardoni Dec. 20, 2020 passed away peacefully on Dec. 20. She is survived by her son Daniel Nardoni and daughter Ronda Nardoni. Ruth Anne was a longtime leader in the La Crescenta community. She was a PTA president at Dunsmore Elementary, a Girl Scout Troop leader and piano teacher. She loved music and her Shelties. She […]
On Jan. 17 just before 3 a.m., officers responded to the 500 block of Glenwood Road regarding a resident reporting two subjects using a loud tool to cut through metal on a truck parked near the location. As officers were arriving, they observed a vehicle that appeared to be fleeing the area with its lights […]
Virginia “Chickie” Dudley Bengtsson Jan. 12, 2021 Virginia “Chickie” Dudley Bengtsson passed away from complications of COVID-19 on Jan. 12. She was 94 years old. Born in Glendale, Chickie graduated from Hoover High School and attended Glendale College. In 1950 she married and settled down in Glenoaks Canyon to begin a wonderful life with her […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Jan. 21 Crescenta Valley Town Council Meeting, held virtually on Zoom, saw a request made to council regarding property that was formerly the site of Leo’s All-Star Bar and Grill. Grant Michals, from the Crescenta Valley Community Association, spoke to council and said he would like support in opposition to the […]
The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station community this week remembered the anniversary of the death of Reserve Deputy Charles Dudley Rea. On Jan. 26, 1969, during an El Niño storm, Rea drowned in Big Tujunga Creek. Rea served as a member of the Montrose Search and Rescue team working out of Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. He […]
On Friday, Jan. 15 just after 8 p.m., patrol officers were dispatched to a residential subterranean parking structure on the 3900 block of San Fernando Road regarding a grand theft auto in progress. Officers were advised that two suspects were at the location and had just been interrupted as they were in the process of […]
CVCA Welcomes 2021 The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its first meeting of the year tonight, Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. The meeting will include discussion on local issues as well as an opportunity for Foothill area residents to bring their own concerns. For those who live in Glendale between Lowell and Pennsylvania avenues, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In September 2020 CVW reported on a reader who had received over 150 fraudulent letters from EDD – the California Employment Development Department – at his residence. The letters were addressed to different names but all had the reader’s address. This scam occurred in areas throughout California and the EDD was not […]
Angelo D. Chiarot May 16, 1923 – Jan. 22, 2021 Beloved patriarch, veteran and friend, Angelo Domenico Chiarot, 97, passed into the loving arms of Our Savior on Jan. 22. Born in Winnipeg, Canada to Italian immigrants Guiseppe and Antonietta (nee Sellan) on May 16, 1923, Angelo spent the bulk of his life in Los […]
“And guide me on the long, dim trail ahead that stretches upward toward the Great Divide.” – ‘A Cowboy Prayer’ by Cowboy Poet Badger Clark By Mary O’KEEFE Angelo Chiarot didn’t speak much about his service in World War II, according to his grandson Robert Wollenwebber. He was typical of those of the “Greatest […]