Hi CV! CV Alliance invites parents to Walk & Talk on Wednesday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at CV Park, parent sessions at the Y on Tuesday evenings from 7:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. that begin on Oct. 7, and learn from Dan Evans how your social media postings affect your choices on […]
The History of Foothill Boulevard, Part 2 Continuing with our history of Foothill Boulevard, we pick up again at the turn of the 20th century. 1893 had seen the completion of a bridge across the Arroyo between Pasadena and La Cañada. (The footings of this bridge are still visible just inside Devil’s Gate Dam.) This […]
Ponders 9/12/2114 Nine-twelve-fourteen! How nice that someone noticed the convergence of our zip code with the date … and that the day was given to recognize the many great advantages of our community. This won’t happen again for another hundred years, 9/12/2114. What will La Crescenta be like then? Will the Woman’s Club, which recently […]
Hi, CV! On Oct. 1, our new board president is Bill Flanders, lead pastor at First Baptist Church-La Crescenta. Vice presidents are Ana-Marie Schaefer, director, Healthy Living, YMCA of the Foothills and Sona Hovsepian, MSW, family therapist at Glendale Adventist Alcohol and Drug Services. Jean Maluccio and Susan Dubin continue as secretary and treasurer, respectively. […]
The History of Foothill Boulevard, Part 1 In a regional sense, today’s Foothill Boulevard is one of the major streets of Los Angeles, stretching 60 miles from San Bernardino to Newhall. But locally, we consider “our” Foothill Boulevard to be the portion that runs straight as an arrow from the Arroyo Seco to just beyond […]
Hi CV! Tonight, members of our Youth Alliance will be at the CV Town Council meeting to share a report from the National Youth Leadership Institute they attended in July. Our Youth Alliance is an official club at CVHS and had a table at the Club Expo. They also meet on the first and third […]
Protecting Seniors – a Top Priority Seniors are among society’s most vulnerable communities. They often have limited mobility, a fixed income and live alone or rely on others for certain aspects of care. Unfortunately, even when supportive family members are present, misinformation and fear often make seniors less likely to report when they are the […]
Notes on the Armenian American Identity By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN My great-grandfather was born in the Ottoman Empire. He had a business, a family and a community. He fled to avoid the massacre that would become known as the Armenian Genocide, which officially began on April 24, 1915. Of course he could have stayed in his […]
A Day to Celebrate Every Year? On Friday, 9/12/14, though not allowed access behind the gates, the Friends of Rockhaven set up our EZ-up and camp chairs and awaited the curious. We had a blast! People who knew about it but wanted more information stopped by. People who only knew it by its exterior asked […]