By Lori BODNAR, intern “I Matter Because …” was the theme this year for the 2020-21 National PTA Reflections Art Program contest. Students were invited to submit art reflecting that theme that fell within various categories including visual arts, photography, music composition, dance choreography, film production and literature. Various age categories are established for […]
Local Elections, Increased Graffiti Tackled by Town Council November is a busy month. Everyone is looking forward to spending time with immediate family celebrating Thanksgiving. We can now breathe a sigh of relief that the country’s elections are over and we can look forward to a new year as our country comes together. It’s important […]
UFOs over Crescenta Valley – Part 1 Many years ago, I wrote about one of the earliest modern alien abduction stories recorded. It took place in 1953 in Big Tujunga Canyon. I got the story from a book on the subject “The Tujunga Canyon Contacts” by Ann Druffel and D. Scott Rogo. The majority of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On the heels of a contentious national election, in a much calmer manner local residents throw their hats into the ring for a seat on the town council. All registered voters who live within the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County/La Crescenta are urged to vote in the upcoming Crescenta Valley […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Election results in Los Angeles County continue to be reported. As of Wednesday the estimated number of outstanding ballots to be counted were 142,715, according to the LA County Registrar’s Office. Below are the results of LA County as of Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.: In the race for the United States […]
Glendale Water & Power is extending its temporary bill relief program ¬– GWP Cares – to Dec. 31 to help mitigate the economic impact that COVID-19 has had on many of its electric residential and business customers. The GWP Cares program provides eligible customers that meet the program’s guidelines a: • One-time bill credit of […]
Operation Gratitude Yesterday was Veterans Day, commemorated unlike any other time in our history. In years past, veterans from our local American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 would host a ceremony at the Two Strike Park to recognize local veterans. The community would turn out to honor those who served […]
Despite all I have seen and experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the same urge to climb towards it. ~ Edmund Hillary, first person confirmed to climb Mt. Everest Last week, a time period of 200 days […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In recognition of Veterans Day, CVW visited with WWII veteran Baker “Joe” Shelton. Full disclosure: Shelton is my father-in-law. He is 97-years-old and will turn 98 next month. He can trace his family history to the Revolutionary War as a descendent of Patrick Henry. Shelton was born in Buffalo Lithia Springs, […]
CVW Office Closes Early On Friday, Nov. 13, the offices of CV Weekly will be closing at 1 p.m. Estate Planning Webinar The Community Foundation of the Verdugos is hosting an educational webinar today, Thursday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. that will offer insight on estate planning and the upcoming post-election market outlook featuring Vanessa […]