In Memory of Reserve Deputy Charles D. Rea

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 […]

Male Arrested for Burglary and Vehicle Theft

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 […]

In brief

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, […]

An EDD Update

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

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 […]

Taking the Trail Ahead: Saying Goodbye to Angelo Chiarot

Taking the Trail Ahead: Saying Goodbye to Angelo Chiarot

  “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 […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Grab a Menu … Fast: Restaurants are Ready for Diners After nine weeks of head scratching – since Nov. 25 – why restaurants, which were already hurting due to COVID-19 restrictions, were closed to outdoor diners, the powers-that-be at the state level decided that voila! Diners are welcomed back to dine outside. In late November, […]

Treasures of the Valley << Mike Lawler

More Local Movie Filming Locations I’ve written several columns about the many films that have been shot in our community over the years, most of which were in Montrose or at the La Crescenta Motel. But recently I was introduced to a short video by Sunland-Tujunga based filmmaker Craig Durst. He presents scenes from famous […]

Veterans Corner: January 2021

Note: This article is copied from an email sent out recently to members of the VFW Post 1614 and American Legion Post 288 in La Crescenta by Dick Clubb, the assistant adjutant. The primary focus is for U.S. Amy veterans. The article is from the National Museum of the United Stats Army newsletter named “Call […]

Calendar This

USC-VHH WOMEN’S COUNCIL OFFERS HARMONIES FOR THE HEART The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Women’s Council presents Harmonies for the Heart, a free online concert with The Mary Dyer Band. The concert is on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m. To take part, ESVP to bit.ly/HarmoniesUSCVHH; Zoom log-in information will be sent. Admission is free, but […]