The Assistance League of Glendale (ALG) recently welcomed this year’s scholarship winners to a luncheon at their clubhouse at 314 E Harvard St. in Glendale. Each recipient will receive $2500 toward their college education when they send in proof of registration for classes in 2026. The League earns its funds from the Thrift Alley where […]
The Mysterious Vietnam MIA of Verdugo Hills Hospital When you turn off Verdugo Road to enter the lower parking lot of Verdugo Hills Hospital, you probably won’t notice a small, planted area marking off one end of the parking lot. In among the low bushes is a directional sign and a flagpole. If you park […]
Proclamation by the President of the U.S. On June 14, 1777, the delegates of the Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution declaring “that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.” In the 250th year of […]
Counting Votes Is Not Cheating Although Election Day is finally over, the campaigns and bitter fights seem to be never-ending. California has once again become a favorite punching bag for President Donald Trump and many of his allies and supporters. Apparently, the latest assertion is that our elections are corrupt because it takes us a […]
Reflecting on the Previous School Year, Preparing for the New School Year As the school year winds down and the summer heat rolls into the foothills, the Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC) has been busy reflecting on a fantastic academic year, advocating for local safety and preparing for a vibrant summer season. Here is an […]
Four More Stops on the America 250 The Sunland-Tujunga Bicentennial Trail, developed in 1976, is now the America 250 Trail. In the past weeks, we’ve visited 18 of the 25 locations highlighted on this journey into the past. Today I focus on the next four sites on the tour: Bolton Hall at 10110 Commerce Ave., […]
Divided We Fall On July 2, 2020, the CV Weekly published an article that I had written titled, “United We Stand?” that contained my thoughts about the state of the country as we approached the Independence Day holiday. Earlier that year, I had lost my son from an overdose of fentanyl, we were in the […]
Are Our Local Bears True Natives? Well, yes and no. It’s complicated! Here’s the very unusual story of the history of bears in our area. Going back to pre-history, we locally had the short-faced bear. It was a real monster, weighing a ton, as tall as a man while on all fours and up to […]
It All Started in Montrose! The Congress of the United States on June 9, 1966 by joint resolution approved H.J. Resolution 763 proclaiming the week in which June 14th occurs as National Flag Week, and the same resolution requested that the President is to issue every year a proclamation and also to call upon citizens […]
The Sunland-Tujunga Bicentennial Trail, developed in 1976, is now the America 250 Trail. In the past weeks, we’ve visited 15 of the 25 locations highlighted on this journey into the past. This week’s stops on the trail are Figmaka’s Market at 9960 Tujunga Canyon Blvd., the American Legion Hall at 10039 Pinewood Ave., and the […]