A Family Connection to Bob’s Big Boy Cindy Redden, owner of the Montrose gift store Twigs and Things, has a two-generation memory of our beloved Montrose Bob’s Big Boy. For atmosphere, I got the story from her over a classic Big Boy Combo at the Burbank Bob’s. Cindy was born here in the valley. She […]
Happy 99th Birthday American Legion Post 288 In 1919, the American Legion was created by American veterans of “The Great War.” As the servicemen returned home they enthusiastically embraced the concept of the American Legion, and American Legion Posts sprang up across the nation. Here in the Crescenta Valley we had a fair number of […]
We Must Act to Stop Azerbaijan’s Assault on Artsakh and Armenia This week, we marked a solemn anniversary. One hundred and eight years ago, the Ottoman Empire began a systematic effort to destroy the Armenian people. More than 1.5 million men, women and children lost their lives in the first genocide of the 20th century. […]
To Protect Wildlife It’s Time to End the Use of Dangerous Rodenticides The use of rodenticides to control rodents has injured and killed hundreds or thousands of wild animals and pets throughout California. Many of us have seen the impact first-hand. While rodenticides are used to target rodents like rats and mice, predatory and scavenging […]
Cell Towers On CVWD Properties … Again! At the April 11 board meeting of the Crescenta Valley Water District, board members approved revised policy and procedures to permit cellular site leases, specifically cell towers, on CVWD water tanks. CVWD has immediately begun marketing to telecommunication companies – at least one company has already expressed interest. […]
Rockhaven Sanitarium – The History of the Lawsuit Demolition by neglect. That’s the only way to describe what the City has been doing to Rockhaven. Leaking roofs, flaking paint, caved in ceilings. The buildings are so wet and moldy that they are in danger of melting into the landscape. How did things get to this […]
As most of the rainy season is behind us and we move into spring, your Crescenta Valley Town Council is hard at work serving the community. Last week, our Outreach Committee hosted a town hall meeting to discuss the new brush clearance guidelines being proposed by the County. This issue disproportionality impacts the Crescenta Valley […]
The Freeway Rodeo We recently finished reading about the local Montrose Rodeo series of 1945, ’46, ’47 and ’48. They were held in horse rings at working stables and on undeveloped vacant land. Half of the fun of these events was the participation of Montrose merchants in various cowboy-themed high jinks, and a celebrity-studded pre-event […]
To CVHS Concert Band and Symphony Orchestra I cannot tell you how touched I was by the story of your memorable performance at Carnegie Hall in New York (“CVIM Returns from Carnegie Hall Performance,” News, March 16). In 1991, I joined the Granada Hills Chorale for a perform of the “Requiem” by Gabriel Fauré and […]
Legendary CV High Basketball Coach Ed Goorjian Recently CVHS grad Mike Schermerhorn (Class of ’71) sent me a heartfelt tribute to one of the coaching greats of our local high school who passed away a few months ago. I’ll let Mike take the helm of this column by copying extensively from his letter. Ed Goorjian, […]