The Crescenta Valley Weekly posed questions to the seven candidates vying for six seats on the Crescenta Valley Town Council. Their answers are below. The election is being held on Friday, Nov. 16 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Luke’s of the Mountains […]
Celebrating its small town charm – and whiting out the sales tax– the Montrose Shopping Park is ready for the holidays. By Mary O’KEEFE Most businesses across the country will look toward Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving, as the kickoff to the holiday season. Montrose has a slight twist on that: it’s White Friday, […]
By Charly SHELTON Fire is part of California life. Fire is destructive, but makes rebirth possible. A consequence of not allowing anything to burn as part of a natural cycle is having large fires, like the ones we see now ravaging the state. But despite the President’s view expressed on Twitter that it is due […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As is their tradition, members of American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 honored veterans at a ceremony at Two Strike Park on Monday. Although for these veterans focusing on those who served in the military is not just a one-day event, Veterans Day allows all to thank […]
Nov. 11 2900 block of El Caminito Street in La Crescenta, a digital camera, laptop computer and sunglasses were stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. Nov. 10 4700 block of Vineta Avenue in La Cañada, the front passenger window was shattered and a wallet was stolen overnight. 4700 block of Vineta Avenue in […]
Nov. 11 2900 block of El Caminito Street in La Crescenta, a digital camera, laptop computer and sunglasses were stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. Nov. 10 4700 block of Vineta Avenue in La Cañada, the front passenger window was shattered and a wallet was stolen overnight. 4700 block of Vineta Avenue in […]
Approaching the Holiday with Thanks Can you believe that it is one week until Thanksgiving? Yikes! Not only do I prepare a table for friends and family, I try to make time to prepare my heart for the spirit of the holiday by remembering those many people who make my life complete. For example, […]
Holiday Hours Crescenta Valley Weekly will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23. Delivery of the newspaper will not be interrupted. Candidate Forum at CVTC Meeting A candidates’ forum is scheduled for the general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting that takes place tonight, […]
“When brush is burned, on a windy day It’s bound to spread and get away, And burn his neighbor’s fence and trees. Use your head, will you please?” ~ From a 1943 handbook for forest firefighters All hell broke loose last Thursday as Santa Ana winds – often referred to as devil winds – […]
»On a personal note By Charly SHELTON We all knew this was coming, but it doesn’t make it any easier. Comic book writer, editor, and publisher Stan Lee was 95 when he died on Monday. In recent interviews he sounded less like our old Generalissimo and more like a doddering old guy. According to his […]