By Mary O’KEEFE The International Institute of Los Angeles (IILA) satellite office in far north Glendale recently sorted donated bags and cases of groceries, along with other items, that are being given to refugees from Afghanistan who are being processed through their agency. These families and individuals were resettled in hotels and temporary housing rentals […]
By Justin HAGER With elections less than a month away, the Crescenta Valley Town Council hosted a forum Thursday night for candidates to share their perspectives on various community topics. The Town Council, a private, non-governmental organization, serves as an advisory body to local government officials such as County Supervisor Kathleen Barger and the […]
Life’s Too Short Over these past few weeks I’ve had the chance to share my thoughts on the brevity of life and how we spend it. In my opinion there are two ways at looking at it: 1) life is too short to spend time around people who don’t bring you joy and 2) life […]
“When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.” ~ Chief Tecumseh (Crouching Tiger) Shawnee Nation 1768-1813 None of the pilgrims were practicing meteorologists. However, clues to their experiences lie in the […]
By Bethany BROWN Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will hold a blood drive on Dec. 1 at Surface Fitness, 3470 Ocean View Blvd. The blood drive will be in honor of Crescenta Valley resident Kean Ryder and will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kean, a sophomore at CVHS, was diagnosed with severe aplastic […]
CV Weekly Offices Closed for Holidays The offices of CV Weekly will be closed today, Thursday, Thanksgiving, Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov. 26 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. CVWD Holding Canned Food Drive CVWD will be conducting a canned food drive through the holidays to help those in need by replenishing stock at […]
By Justin HAGER Hundreds of children, parents, neighbors, clergy, law enforcement and elected officials gathered Monday night at Pasadena’s Villa-Parke Community Center in Pasadena to mourn the loss of an innocent child killed in the epidemic of violence sweeping the nation. Iran Moreno Balvaneda was playing video games in his bedroom on Saturday when a […]
Folks looked skyward on Nov. 18-19 to catch the partial lunar eclipse, the longest partial moon eclipse in 580 years. The eclipse, which lasted three hours and 28 minutes, occurred when the moon passed through the Earth’s shadow. This photo was taken from the balcony of a house in Santa Clarita.
By Mary O’KEEFE The holiday season means family, food … and scams. From “Amazon” contacting folks with orders that were not made to scammers saying they are law enforcement and accusing individuals of having outstanding warrants, the community needs to be aware that scammers are working hard to fool citizens and if people are suspicious […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As a result of low blood donor turnout in recent months, the American Red Cross is heading into the holidays with its lowest blood supply in more than a decade at this time of year. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 and a summer spike in delta variant cases significantly challenged the nation’s […]