By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars 1614 honored Vito Cannella for his work on keeping Flag Week alive. Flag Day was originally established in 1916 with a proclamation from President Woodrow Wilson. But a single day was not enough for Cannella and fellow Montrose leaders, including businessman […]
Onondarka Ranch Becomes the Community of Oakmont Woods In my last two columns, we’ve followed the evolution of Onondarka Ranch – from a wild canyon tamed by one of the first Americans to settle here in 1875, through its “cowboy” years as a horse ranch in the 1930s and ’40s, and right up to its […]
“Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.” Kin Hubbard, American cartoonist Wow! We can really “start a conversation” as the weather did really change. In fact, the last two weekends had temperatures that differed by a little over 40 degrees. The first […]
By Charly SHELTON The Valley used to be boring. It was a place where you went if you had to, but with everything we have in Glendale and in Pasadena, there was really no huge draw. Over the last five years or so, that has changed. Case in point – Claudine. A beautifully decorated, quaint […]
Scholarships and Flags One thing among many I enjoy about living in the Crescenta Valley is the generosity of our residents and businesses. This was demonstrated earlier this year when CV Weekly extended an invitation to our readers to become premium subscribers, offering various tiers of subscription that provided various “perks.” This was an opportunity […]
With the high cost of college tuition, whether high school graduates plan to attend a community college or Ivy League university, scholarships can go a long way to offset paying for higher education. Many service clubs and civic organizations offer financial acknowledgment for the hard work of a soon-to-be-graduating high school student. CV Weekly congratulates […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At Tuesday night’s special Glendale City Council meeting the discussion concerned expanding the RFP (Request for Proposal) description for the property Rockhaven Sanitarium at 2713 Honolulu Ave. The most recent RFP, prior to the motion made on Tuesday, limited the development to a medical/mental-health related facility and/or boutique lifestyle commercial center. Councilmember […]
By Pat KRAMER Retired food scientist Ron Gabel of Parr Avenue in Sunland has an interesting hobby. For several years now, he has been creating new varieties of plants from seeds and cuttings, then giving them away to his neighbors. “If you look at a neighborhood where there are no plants growing,” said Gabel, “it […]
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Annual Free Pet Adoption Day The Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA will hold its 3rd Annual Free Adoption Day on June 23. Adoption fees will be waived for all available animals – including dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, pocket pets and reptiles – for the entire day. All dog and cat adoptions include spay or neuter […]