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 […]
NASA released an independent review report Tuesday indicating the agency is well positioned for its Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign to bring pristine samples from Mars to Earth for scientific study. The agency established the MSR Independent Review Board (IRB) to evaluate its early concepts for a groundbreaking, international partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Members of American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 took part in assembling and distributing care packages for veterans living throughout Los Angeles County. Chapter Companions completed the deliveries last Thursday and Tuesday. This was done in partnership with Operation Gratitude, which this year observed Veterans Day […]
Nov. 8 1100 Olive Lane in La Cañada Flintridge, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle overnight. Nov. 5 1700 block of Bonita Vista Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident reported hearing her car alarm then observed, on surveillance footage, a suspect enter her locked vehicle activating the alarm. The suspect immediately exited […]