Possible Suicide Attempt in La Crescenta/Glendale

Correction in bold: On Monday, Jan. 25 at approximately 12:39 p.m., officers responded to an unknown problem at a residence on the 3400 block of Santa Carlotta Street in La Crescenta/Glendale. The call had information that a male suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was transported to the hospital. Detectives responded to the […]

LA County Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers – Jan. 22

Note local numbers are listed below in bold. The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 256 new deaths and 9,277 new cases of confirmed COVID-19 today, Friday. To date, Public Health has identified 1,054,802 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County and a total of 14,894 deaths.  […]

Notes & Nods

This Week at LCIF  Lutheran Church in the Foothills invites local residents to this Sunday’s for Couch Church at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24, on the church’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Those who miss the live presentation can watch the videos on the church website, Facebook page and YouTube channel. This week, Pastor […]

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital << Adria Navarro

Planning and Peace of Mind How about some serenity in the midst of the chaos, confusion and dissent? I found myself remembering the old Seinfeld episode … “Serenity now!” Levity is always good as is focusing on what we can control. The Serenity Prayer calls for wisdom with courage to change the things we are […]

Treasures of the Valley << Mike Lawler

Grayson’s Tune Town – Part 2 Last week former CV resident Mike McClish wrote a beautiful history of the beginnings of Montrose’s iconic Grayson’s Tune Town. Here is what he wrote about their later years: “The years 1960-1985 were the years that Grayson’s Tune Town evolved the most from selling only records, then moving into […]

In brief

CVTC Holding General Meeting The Crescenta Valley Town Council will be having its general meeting virtually tonight, Thursday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting ID is 956 9812 8070 and the password is 750226. In addition to general community announcements and council business, on the agenda is a farewell to outgoing town […]

Regaining the Body, Calming the Mind and Restoring the Spirit

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Sabrina SHELTON   The term COVID fatigue, unfamiliar a year ago, is now something that people are not only familiar with but eager to combat. In an article published by UC Davis-Health, COVID fatigue results from people being cooped up, tired of being careful and tired of being scared. To maintain […]

SAAC Members Elect Stephen Ropfogel, MAS as New Board President

The Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC), the regional voice of the promotional products industry in California for more than 60 years, announced that Stephen Ropfogel of HALO Branded Solutions has been elected to serve as president of the board of directors. Ropfogel succeeds Tara Villanueva, MAS, of Geiger who will continue to serve on […]