By Mary O’KEEFE Readers of Crescenta Valley Weekly have been asking for an update on the woman who was injured on March 25 when a tree fell in the Glenwood Oaks area. Patricia Kennedy, 76, was walking in the cul-de-sac in the 3900 block of El Lado Drive when a tree fell crushing her legs. […]
By Charly SHELTON Plastic has only been widely used since the 1950s and yet, in that time, we have produced a staggering 8.3 billion metric tons, reports a new study out of the University of Georgia. That is hard to illustrate in any knowable sense. That is 1.22 billion African elephants. Still not good enough. […]
On March 24, Crescenta Valley residents and community members attended a safety seminar hosted by The Mastermind Group, a group of realtors from Dilbeck Real Estate, La Cañada. Guest speakers included CV Sheriff Station Deputy Eric Matjeka, Glendale Police Dept. officers Sgt. Patrick Magtoto and Officer Minas Tsolakyan, Security Expert Joseph Perez from Metro Patrol, […]
The board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted on Wednesday to provide the additional financing necessary to allow for the construction of the full California WaterFix project. The board authorized $10.8 billion for the project to modernize the state’s aging water delivery system, making Metropolitan the primary investor in the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley loves bingo. There are bingo games throughout the year that not only benefit those who love the game but nonprofits that use these events as fundraisers. This weekend the Crescenta Valley High School U.S. Air Force JROTC will hold its third annual bingo event at the Verdugo Hills Memorial Hall […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Nearly a thousand people poured (pun intended) onto Honolulu Avenue for the Montrose Food and Craft Beer Fest on Sunday afternoon. An estimated 35 vendors provided samples of their wares, with the primary offering being beer from a variety of Southern California-based breweries. Among those on the avenue was Wolf Creek Brewery […]
Follow Up Report First, thank you to those who offered their concern regarding my tackling another apparent onset of the flu. I am happy to report that medication and rest allowed me to quickly nix it and by the weekend I was feeling pretty good. That was a good thing because it was a […]
“On cable TV, they have a weather channel – 24 hours of weather. We had something like that where I grew up. We called it a window.” ~ Dan Spencer, Washington State University baseball coach The weather prediction for Monday fell short as temperatures soared past the 100-degree mark. This was unexpected and not what […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When Girl Scout Allison Smith (above) from Troop 5511 chose her Gold Award project she wasn’t sure how intense her research would be. But she soon found there was much more to her subject than she thought. “I was focusing on the stigma of mental health throughout history and focusing it through […]
Tickets on Sale for M.A.C.K. Night Out Tickets are on sale for M.A.C.K. (Mountain Avenue Committed to Kids) Night Out, a fundraiser benefitting Mountain Avenue Elementary School including supporting Art in STEAM programming. Tickets are $50 per person, $35 per person for new families, and features catering by Sake Restaurant in Montrose, a full bar, […]