»Elections 2020

By Mary O’KEEFE Last week, CV Weekly introduced three candidates – Jennifer Freemon, Joy McCreary and Jeremy Spurley – who are running for the board of education. We gave a glimpse into their history and how they will address some of the issues facing the district. This week we introduce two candidates running for the […]

NOTES & NODS

This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Feb. 9. Children, youth, and adults are welcome at 9 a.m. for Bible study followed by the sermon at 10 a.m. Stay after the service for refreshments and conversation. All are welcome! Lutheran Church in the Foothills, the “touchdown” church, is […]

Blood Drive to Benefit Cedars-Sinai

Blood Drive to Benefit Cedars-Sinai

By Charly SHELTON Every two seconds in America, somebody needs a blood transfusion. The blood donated at donation centers and mobile blood drives is sourced to hospitals where it can go to someone who is in need of fresh blood. It could go to a patient with iron deficiency who needs red blood cells to […]

In Briefs

Riverwalk Workday Join the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk volunteers on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 8 a.m. to noon for the Riverwalk Workday. Help is needed to weed and maintain the landscaped areas and clean the paved bike trail. Tasks are available for all ages and abilities. This is a great event for families, individuals, groups, clubs, […]

Weather in the Foothills

“I don’t know, I don’t feel right unless I’ve got the sea and mountains nearby. People are mostly a product of where they were born and raised. How you think and feel is always linked to the lay of the land, the temperature. The prevailing winds, even.” ~ Haruki Murakami, Japanese author, novelist & translator […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Out … With a Cold   I know that sometimes when we feel uninformed we say we’re “out in the cold.” But I’m struggling with being out with a cold. Since last Thursday I’ve been fighting – hard – a darn cold. I must admit that until Thursday I was rather smug because it appeared […]

Critical Alert: Missing Juveniles

Updated 1:43 p.m. Two missing juveniles reported missing have been found, according to Glendale police. ————-   Glendale police are asking for the public’s help in locating Annasophia Castano, female, age 12, dark complected, dark hair, partially bleached bangs, has a blue backpack and often wears a green hoodie, 5′, 62 lbs., and Daniel Castano, […]

DUI Checkpoint on Friday Night, Jan. 31

Glendale Police Dept. will be conducting a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint on Jan. 31  at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. DUI checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Officers will be looking for signs of […]

Ten Years and Counting for La Crescenta Library

Ten Years and Counting for La Crescenta Library

On its tin/aluminum anniversary, the La Crescenta Library hosts a day of festivities. By Sabrina SHELTON For those who have lived in the Crescenta Valley for a few decades, it might be hard to remember how the corner of Foothill Boulevard and La Crescenta Avenue used to look. There once was a modest library that, […]