I’m catching up on some old business and letting you know about a few new things in town. As with several of my past articles, this may read a bit like a calendar of community notices events and invitations. Update on last month article asking our community to consider some options with regard to our […]
Twelve Oaks – Back Where It Belongs My family is thrilled that Twelve Oaks is back where it belongs. Sadly it is a little bittersweet; my father Ed Henry was one of the residents who had to quickly move to Mountview. He had been a resident at Twelve Oaks since my mother’s death in 2002, […]
Devil’s Gate Dam – Portal To Hell? That’s what several sites on the Internet say (so it must be true?). Devil’s Gate is a deep, narrow spot in the Arroyo Seco separating La Cañada from Altadena, spanned now by a dam and a couple of bridges. It used to be called Devil’s Gate Gorge until […]
Cities In Decline Recently, Glendale City Council announced the acceptance of a $155,000 grant from Los Angeles County for our park maintenance. For many years, grants from federal, state and county governments have financed 90% of our city parks. Today, barely 10% of the general fund is being used for park maintenance. […]
Hi, CV! Monday morning was Howdy Day at Rosemont signaling the start of another school year. We stood near the Korean-American PTA, Prom Plus, the Teen Scene After-school Program (I think) and Camp Fireworks. From the looks on everyone’s faces, this year is going to rock! If you don’t know about Prom Plus, it is […]
Attendees at our July 23 meeting had the pleasure of hearing from John Monsen about completing the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. He is a consultant working for San Gabriel Mountains Forever, a non-profit whose mission is to protect the San Gabriel Mountains and the rivers that run through them (for details see http://sangabrielmountains.org/). Mr. […]
A Camping Trip to La Cañada, July 1882 Local history author and researcher Jo Anne Sadler found a wonderful newspaper article from 1882 describing a family’s month-long camping adventure in the wilds of today’s La Cañada. Mysteriously the author (from Pasadena) never gave his name in the article, only his initials: W.O.F. Who knows, maybe […]
Jubilant over Jubilee Kudos to Charly Shelton for his three-part series on the diamond jubilee festivities at Disneyland (“Disneyland 60th Celebration,” June 11-25, 2015). “The 60th anniversary is all about looking back where Disneyland came from,” he wrote. “It is really nice to see the nostalgia brought to vivid life with the new technologies available […]
Hi, CV! Two board members, Sona Hovsepian and Ana-Marie Schaefer, will attend the 2015 Mid-Year Training Institute to learn new strategies to prevent and reduce underage substance use. “Mission Possible: Agents of Change,” is sponsored by CADCA, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. I’ve attended CADCA three times and always come away with new ideas, a […]
The Crescenta Valley Water District’s (CVWD) mission is to provide dependable and high quality water service to customers in La Crescenta, Montrose, and portions of Glendale and La Cañada Flintridge. CVWD has two supplies of water, local and imported. About 60% of our demands are satisfied by local supplies with the balance made up by […]