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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Charly SHELTON Los Angeles, 30,000 years ago, was much like the Los Angeles of today – it was crowded with traffic. Well, relatively speaking. The LA basin was a lush area of little streams and low-lying plants with clusters of shade trees, and the basin and valleys made for easy travel. This encouraged […]
Alex Okafor is a defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs, former Texas Longhorn and native of East Texas. His girlfriend is CV High School graduate Kaylee Lumsden. Okafor wrote the following, which was originally published in the Kansas City Star and Fort Worth Star-Telegram. After an injury in Week 15 of the 2019 season, […]
Many people in La Crescenta call USC Verdugo Hills Hospital their community hospital. The hospital is where many local students were born, parents work and, from time-to-time, an injury or sickness leads to their hallways. The second and third grade teachers at Monte Vista Elementary School thought gratitude would be a positive way to begin […]