With winter weather approaching, the Glendale Fire Department encourages residents to prepare for excess rainfall, possible flooding, and potential land erosion in and around the community. To prepare for rainfall runoff, all Glendale Fire Stations have been supplied with burlap bags that are available to the public for free. Residents who require additional sandbags can […]
By Jason KUROSU he Fire House at St. Luke’s of the Mountains celebrated Thanksgiving early on Tuesday night, continuing the tradition of offering teenagers in the area a safe place to meet, as well as their tradition of serving nearly 70 kids Thanksgiving dinner each year. Volunteers delivered the full spectrum of Thanksgiving offerings, from […]
Attitude of Gratitude It is hard for me to grasp and hold onto an attitude of gratitude this Thanksgiving season when, as I write this, Ferguson, Missouri is in a state of chaos. Please understand that I am not going to use this column to vent my personal viewpoint as to whether the grand jury’s […]
“What if the Mayflower had landed on the shores of California?” The following is based on Forecast Discussion – an ongoing and present-day bulletin of the National Weather Service. Forecast Discussion America, west coast Thursday, November 1621 *** Winds calm *** Fire Danger … Synopsis … Blessings of a blue sky and […]
By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Town Council invited new and regular guests to its Thursday night meeting where they delved into how hazardous trees and signage issues could be managed in the area. Instead of the usual report from the fire department, J. Lopez, assistant chief of the Forestry Division’s Natural Resources Section and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade is just around the corner – on Dec. 6 – and all the volunteers who make the parade happen are busy getting ready for the annual event. It takes hundreds of volunteers to make the parade the hometown celebration it has been for 38 years, from those […]
By Jason KUROSU he final FIRST – For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology – LEGO League qualifying competitions for the Los Angeles region took place over the weekend at La Cañada High School. Around 60 of the area’s 332 teams competed over the two-day stretch, pitting their machines against one another in a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley residents are seeing the closure of another business – this time along Foothill Boulevard owned by a local family who was very generous to local teams and organizations. Straw Hat Pizza at 3463 Foothill Blvd. closed its doors on Monday after opening a little over a year ago. “We couldn’t […]
Trash service delayed Customers of Burrtec waste disposal are reminded that trash pick up will be delayed one day for the rest of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. CVW Office Closed The Crescenta Valley Weekly office will be closed today and tomorrow, Friday, for the Thanksgiving holiday. We wish our readers and advertisers […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Thanksgiving is a time to be with family and friends, but there are two families in the area that will have an empty place setting at the table this year. Kimberly Blum, 45, was last seen at a family home in the 2000 block of Cinco Casitas Lane in La Crescenta on […]