Celebrating Accomplishments of CV Cares My name is Leah Jucksch and I am a youth ambassador with Crescenta Valley’s CV Cares. The month of May was packed with meaningful events centered around mental health and community connection. We began with a lunchtime tabling event at Crescenta Valley High School in partnership with the CVHS Cares […]
Edgar’s Sunland Plunge Edgar’s “ahooga” horn sounded as he passed the children he encountered. Rounding the corner on Sherman Grove toward the canning factory he was almost home. After an extended auto journey through the Yosemite Valley and northern California, Edgar Fremont Lancaster had returned to Sunland with new ideas. Born in Corydon, Iowa in […]
Reflecting on Origins My parents moved to the foothills in the 1980s. When I look at old photos of La Crescenta from that era it’s striking how familiar everything still feels. Montrose had already been built out. Nearly all the housing we see today was already in place. But if you rewind another 50 years […]
New Train Conductor at Descanso Gardens . . . Thank you to Ruth Sowby and CVW for the nice article on my becoming an “official” conductor on the Descanso Gardens Railroad. It’s true: “I’m a big kid who loves trains.” Joining the ranks of conductors at Descanso Gardens is already a fun experience. I’m looking forward […]
Swastikas in Montrose? The Crescenta Valley unfortunately is no stranger to controversy over swastikas. We had a few pre-WWII American Nazi rallies in Crescenta Valley Park, then known as Hindenburg Park. Those rallies featured a 10-foot-tall swastika sculpture and faux-Nazi uniforms were worn by participants. As well, all the German cultural festivals that took place […]
It’s all up the the CVWD Board of Directors First, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the CVWD District and board of directors for hosting a highly professional public meeting on June 10. Customers expressed concerns about multiple rate increases and the difficulty in understanding the impact on their bills. They inquired […]
Violating Basic Rights, Eroding Public Trust In communities across California over the past two weeks, immigration enforcement operations are being carried out in ways that violate basic rights and erode public trust. The federal government is targeting immigrants in ways that are not only cruel – they’re unconstitutional. ICE’s aggressive tactics are tearing families apart, […]
In the Words of the Colonel Six men stood around the large stone, which lay upon the ground. Chiseled into the rock face, all in capitals, were the words BOLTON HALL and, below that, APRIL 1913. Many hands were placed about the small boulder when designer and builder George Harris could be heard counting loudly, […]
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. The same Resolution requested that the President is to issue every year a proclamation and also to call upon citizens […]
Working on Community Issues The Crescenta Valley Town Council is actively addressing issues pertinent to our community. This month the council, alongside the Land Use Committee (LUC), drafted a letter to local and state officials urging them to examine legislation that affects density and light, particularly in light of the recent fires in the Palisades […]