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White Friday and Small Business Saturday in the Foothills
By Bethany BROWN The Montrose Shopping Park will celebrate its traditional White Friday the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, Nov. 26. While many are familiar with the nationwide Black Friday, participation in Montrose’s White Friday doesn’t require waking up at the crack of dawn or standing in hours-long lines and fighting off hordes of people […]
Supporting Afghan Refugees
By Mary O’KEEFE The International Institute of Los Angeles (IILA) satellite office in far north Glendale recently sorted donated bags and cases of groceries, along with other items, that are being given to refugees from Afghanistan who are being processed through their agency. These families and individuals were resettled in hotels and temporary housing rentals […]
Town Council Election Forum Shows Questionable Application of Bylaws
By Justin HAGER With elections less than a month away, the Crescenta Valley Town Council hosted a forum Thursday night for candidates to share their perspectives on various community topics. The Town Council, a private, non-governmental organization, serves as an advisory body to local government officials such as County Supervisor Kathleen Barger and the […]
From the Desk of the Publisher <<< Robin Goldsworthy
Life’s Too Short Over these past few weeks I’ve had the chance to share my thoughts on the brevity of life and how we spend it. In my opinion there are two ways at looking at it: 1) life is too short to spend time around people who don’t bring you joy and 2) life […]
Weather in the Foothills <<< Sue Kilpatrick
“When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.” ~ Chief Tecumseh (Crouching Tiger) Shawnee Nation 1768-1813 None of the pilgrims were practicing meteorologists. However, clues to their experiences lie in the […]
Blood Drive Scheduled in Honor of Kean Ryder
By Bethany BROWN Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will hold a blood drive on Dec. 1 at Surface Fitness, 3470 Ocean View Blvd. The blood drive will be in honor of Crescenta Valley resident Kean Ryder and will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kean, a sophomore at CVHS, was diagnosed with severe aplastic […]
In brief
CV Weekly Offices Closed for Holidays The offices of CV Weekly will be closed today, Thursday, Thanksgiving, Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov. 26 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. CVWD Holding Canned Food Drive CVWD will be conducting a canned food drive through the holidays to help those in need by replenishing stock at […]
Classmates and Neighbors Gather to Mourn 13-Year-Old Shooting Victim
By Justin HAGER Hundreds of children, parents, neighbors, clergy, law enforcement and elected officials gathered Monday night at Pasadena’s Villa-Parke Community Center in Pasadena to mourn the loss of an innocent child killed in the epidemic of violence sweeping the nation. Iran Moreno Balvaneda was playing video games in his bedroom on Saturday when a […]