As the century mark approaches for the Armenian Genocide, local students present music and dance to commemorate the occasion. By Jason KUROSU Nearly a century after the Ottoman government initiated events leading to the deaths of over 1.5 million Armenians, multiple generations of Armenian Americans gathered under one roof Tuesday night to remember the Armenian […]
By Jason KUROSU The Foothill Municipal Water District has officially changed its water alert level from yellow to orange, signaling the latest in state conservation efforts amidst drought conditions and historic conservation mandates. Water agencies statewide are taking measures to comply with Gov. Jerry Brown’s mandatory reductions, which call for a statewide water use reduction […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The community is reminded that the Hometown Country Fair is this Saturday. Each year the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts this event which celebrates the area’s small town feel in the middle of an urban setting. The parking lot at CV Park will be full of carnival rides and games. There […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “We are happy to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached between CNA (California Nurses Association) nurses at USC VHH (Verdugo Hills Hospital) and the University of Southern California for a first contract at VHH,” announced Dinorah Williams, CNA labor representative. That tentative agreement was made on Friday and concluded after […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Special Olympics athletes from the tri-valley area came to Crescenta Valley High School on Saturday competing in track and field events and hoping to qualify for the Summer Games. Six delegations comprising 155 athletes competed in events including the 100-meter race, relays, softball throw, disc throw and long jump. The morning began […]
Welcomed Home After spending just over two weeks in New Hampshire, I have to say how wonderful it is to be back home in La Crescenta. Not only did I miss a couple of really great community events – Relay For Life, of which I was co-chairperson with Mary O’Keefe, and the Special Olympics qualifying […]
By Jason KUROSU A proposal to develop a dedicated communications system for emergency responders throughout Los Angeles County has not gone without opposition, but plans for the construction of cell towers are still ongoing, including a potential cell tower erected at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. The program known as the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Residents may have noticed that the sign which once read “be.group” on the former property of the Twelve Oaks assisted living facility is gone. Some readers have contacted CVW asking what this means. The answer? Not much. “We removed the be.group [sign] from the monument signs,” confirmed Dan Hutson, be.group vice president […]
“The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primal wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach. I have heard them all…” ~Henry Beston, 1928 writer and naturalist, from “The Outermost House” With wet weather in the forecast, I began this week’s column. […]
By Jason KUROSU The 2014 film “Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain” was the subject of the 7th Kat Kramer’s Films That Change the World, an annual series dedicated to films highlighting major social issues, in this case, the Dec. 3, 1984 Bhopal disaster. Starring Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton and Kal Penn, the film delivers a […]