Seeing the Green, Tasting the Red I am a fortunate woman. Last week I was ready to get away for the weekend and was lucky to have friends – generous friends – who loaned me the keys to their home in Cambria (or as I say, Cambriahhhh). The ahhhh part of the weekend began shortly […]
“The fog is rising” ~ Emily Dickinson’s last words” “Brigadoon” is set in a magical Scottish village that rises out of the Highland mists – for one day – every hundred years. As I drove north on the 2 Freeway last week, one of our recent storms was just beginning to clear. Misty air […]
CORRECTION In the Feb. 9 issue of the CV Weekly, we misspelled Escott Norton’s name in the Vintage Valentine article. We apologize for the error.
CVTC General Meeting The community is invited to the general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council tonight, Thursday, Feb. 16 beginning at 7 p.m. in the La Crescenta Library community room. Among the items on the agenda will be discussion regarding ongoing concerns about the I-210 construction and the impact on Foothill Boulevard and […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The first letter came from the United States government dated April 12, 1945: My Dear Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, a brief report has been received that your son, private first class Samuel L. Anderson Jr, United States Marine Corps Reserve, was wounded in action against the enemy on 11, March 1945 at […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Thursday, Feb. 9, more than 100 parents and members of the Crescenta Valley community attended a lively, informative seminar at Crescenta Valley High School titled “The Turbulent Teens: Finding Calm in the Storms of Anxiety,” presented by psychotherapist Pamela Erdman in coordination with the school and the school district. Erdman has […]
At Tuesday’s LA County Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Kathryn Barger introduced a motion directing county agencies to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine any potential threats to public safety in the county’s system of dams, spillways and other water collection and diversion assets. Barger, who represents the district with highest number of dams and […]
By Charly SHELTON “Did you know that dragons love tacos? They love beef tacos and chicken tacos. They love really big gigantic tacos and tiny little baby tacos as well.” So read the opening lines of the children’s storybook, “Dragons Love Tacos,” by Adam Rubin and illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. The hit storybook has spawned […]
By Pat KRAMER Presidents’ Day is a state and federal holiday to honor the birthday of our nation’s founder George Washington. This year it is celebrated on Monday, Feb. 20. The holiday goes way back to 1885 and is still referred to as “Washington’s birthday.” Although his birthday was actually Feb. 22, it is always […]
By Susan STEFUN Those who live locally no doubt have driven along Tujunga Canyon Boulevard a time or two. And chances are they have noticed a strip of land along that route a bit northeast of the golf course with cairns of piled stones placed curiously about. These cairns began cropping up about nine years […]