Hi, CV! For those of you who love statistics, here are a few from this past week. Ninety percent of cigarette smokers started as teens. Ninety percent of kids who purchase e-cigs and vapes do so online. Seventy five percent of people who comply with prescribed treatment, whether for diabetes or addiction, are successful. Sixty […]
A Ghostly Wife Leads a Grieving Husband to Her Lost Corpse As we delve into the records of the Ananda Ashrama, we find yet another tale of the supernatural. This one involves Phillip and Ruth Reihl, a La Crescenta couple in their 30s who were followers of Swami Paramananda. They had both been involved in […]
Hi, CV! We’ve had some terrific presentations lately, and since many of you were unable to attend, here are the salient points that I took away from both Arsineh Ararat and John Howell for your consideration: Food is really important. Eat dinner together at least twice a week. It’s really important for the family to […]
I want to thank Paula Devine, Edith Fuentes, Vartan Gharpetian, Erik Yesayan and Dave Weaver for participating in the Crescenta Valley Community Association’s Glendale City Council candidate forum on Feb. 26. Unfortunately, candidates Evelyne Poghosyan and Chahe Keuroghelian were not able to make it. Also thanks to those who came to hear the candidates’ positions […]
Robotics Team Cheers on Their Mentor [Clark Magnet High School] robotics team 696, the Circuit Breakers, congratulates their teacher and head mentor, David Black. This Friday, March 6, Mr. Black will be receiving the Diamond Award for Distinguished Achievement in Science and Technology from the Glendale Education Foundation. This award is given to individuals who […]
The Miracle of La Crescenta – Fireproof Ananda Ashrama Nov. 21, 1933 It was a quiet Tuesday evening at the Ananda Ashrama after a long hot summer. In the cool solitude of the 120-acre spiritual retreat at the top of Pennsylvania Avenue, the Ashrama sisters read, sewed or meditated. A mile away in Pickens Canyon […]
Planetary Science and the Great Adventure In December, NASA launched its first unmanned test flight of the Orion spacecraft, which will eventually take astronauts to an asteroid and Mars. Think about that for a second – what was only dreamt about in science fiction novels and films will become a reality within the lifetime of […]
Mike Lawler’s recent column about the proposed Verdugo Wash Bike Path (PVWBP) sounds like a commercial – all glowing promises, but I am sure residents can look at the wash for themselves and see it is not clear cut. One reader recently compared the PVWBP to the Chandler Bike Path in Burbank. The Burbank path […]
Hi, CV! We have the most diligent experts teaching our kids, like TUPE instructor Violet Mesrkhani, PhD. I may have confused you when sharing what a student said to her in one of the Tobacco Use Prevention Education classes, and she set the record straight. Violet warns that “the word ‘vaping’ or ‘vapor’ is usually […]
A Common Sense Solution for Midday and Late-Night Traffic It has happened to anyone who lives in Southern California. A late-night accident or mysterious slowing clogs the rightmost freeway lanes, while the carpool lane sits empty − a situation that seems to defy common sense. There is no reason why drivers should have to continue […]