It all started in Montrose! The Congress of the United States, by Joint Resolution on June 9, 1966, approved H.J. Resolution 763 proclaiming the week in which June 14 occurs as National Flag Week, and the same Resolution requested that the President is to issue every year a proclamation and also to call upon citizens […]
Norma’s Mom in the 1934 New Year’s Flood – Part 1 Norma Quinn Potter has been such a treasure-trove of info. These past few weeks I’ve related her memories and last week some memories of Norma’s daughter. This week we’ll hear some of what Norma’s mother went through in the New Year’s Flood of 1934. […]
Why, Oh Why? There has been a lot on my mind lately. I encourage everyone to participate in the primary election this week. Review your voting materials and statements from candidates and know your voting districts. Many of the district lines have been redrawn through the recent redistricting process, thereby changing some of our representatives. […]
Polio Memories From Norma Quinn Potter’s Daughter Last week we relived Norma’s brush with polio as a young woman in 1952. Norma’s daughter Neddy was profoundly affected by her mom’s illness. She was only 6, but she remembers it perfectly. Here are her memories: “My mother was hospitalized in the days when no children were […]
Responds to ‘Senator Portantino Response to Gun Violence’ In all due respect, Senator, everyone agrees that the recent mass shooting was indeed a tragedy [May 26, News]. It is unfortunate when the media publishes incidents such as this so that it encourages mentally deranged individuals to follow suit. The media is as much to blame […]
Polio Strikes Norma Quinn Potter I’m very encouraged by the great reader response I’m getting from Norma’s memories. They are truly delightful. But there’s a dark lining to every silver cloud and, for Norma, it was a bout with polio as a young adult. Just like today’s COVID epidemic, the polio epidemic of the 1940s […]
We Must Raise Teacher Pay to Ensure California Public School Students Don’t Fall Behind Growing up, my parents often emphasized how important it was for me to get a good education. As the descendants of Jewish immigrants who left Eastern Europe in the early part of the last century, our family recognized how fortunate we […]
The Memories of Norma Quinn Potter – Part 4 A few weeks ago I began a series on the memories of Norma Quinn Potter, who moved to the valley as a kid in 1931. She wrote about her childhood in an essay she titled, “It’s All About Me!” and I’m quoting directly from that. Last […]
Strengthening the Safety Net for Vulnerable Youth It’s graduation season for high schools and colleges across our region, marking the transition for thousands of young people to adulthood and all that it entails. It can be deeply disorienting, isolating and lonely for young people making their way to independence; but the passage is even more unforgiving […]
Happy Mother’s Day! It was brought to the attention of the Council that an anti-Semitic symbol was discovered within our community. The Council located the graffiti and advised Los Angeles County Public Works, which removed the graffiti. The Town Council, working closely with 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s office and the Crescenta Valley Sheriffs’ Station, […]