Conserving Water, Drop by Drop and Dollar by Dollar Conserving water has long been a goal of California policymakers, especially those who represent communities like the Crescenta Valley, that live under a constant threat from wildfires. With the state in the midst of a disastrous drought, conserving precious water resources has never been more important. […]
Letter of Thanks to the Community I have a very important job to do, but fear that without proper, able assistance, I may never finish writing and sending all the “thank you” notes that are more than warranted and now terribly overdue. Would you, please, help me in this effort? My family and I moved […]
Hi, CV! When we decided we wanted to have a daytime program for those parents who couldn’t make a nighttime meeting, we thought about having a book club. Our target audience was elementary school parents who weren’t necessarily thinking about drugs and alcohol but who wanted to talk about issues facing them. After discussion, we […]
The Beginnings of the CV Town Council The Crescenta Valley never really got serious about becoming its own city. There were a couple of half-hearted attempts in the first half of the 20th century, but nothing stuck. When a big drought hit in the late ’40s, our valley was left waterless and at the mercy […]
Hi, CV! I read that 90% of employers report looking at candidates’ LinkedIn profiles, which makes sense to me. But prospective employers also check blogs, Facebook and social media sites, in addition to asking potential employees for passwords to things thought to be private; they are, in fact, fair game. Unless you’re never going to […]
These Standards Are Subpar It’s scary to see how schools are viewing students these days. Before high school, kids used to be kids. Kids used to be people with names, talents, thoughts and creativity. Now, kids are just numbers. This is all because of standardized testing. Parents and teachers have relied heavily on this form […]
Urges Trash Awareness For the past 12 years, I have made a weekly walk through the 2300, 2400, 2500, 2600 and 2700 blocks of Honolulu Avenue in Montrose picking up the sidewalks and street gutters along the way. Thanks to those visitors who just don’t care, my business will always be “picking up.” My weekly […]
Some Dates To Remember If you are reading this today, Thursday, Oct. 9 before 11:59 p.m. then you still have time. Time for what you may ask? Time to submit your application to run for CV Town Council. All of the requirements and details can be found on our website under the election tab. So […]
The Saga of Tujunga’s Weatherwolde Castle Both Crescenta-Cañada Valley and neighboring Sunland-Tujunga have long traditions of castle building. There were several built here in our early years, about half of which still survive, notably La Cañada’s Pink Castle and Tujunga’s Blarney Castle. But the most compelling story comes from Tujunga’s Weatherwolde Castle on Commerce Avenue, […]
Introducing the CVCA CV Weekly welcomes its newest columnist Sharon Weisman to the Viewpoints section. She can be read the first issue of every month. For nearly 10 years an offshoot group of the Historical Society of Crescenta Valley, first called Crescenta Valley Heritage and then Crescenta Valley Community Association (CVCA) since 2007, has promoted […]