La Crescenta residents Jim and Alice Turner made sure to bring the CV Weekly along when they celebrated their 50th anniversary at Big Bear Lake with family and friends. CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip and send us a photo. You may find yourselves on the pages of the […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Though the temperatures outside encouraged barbecue rather than soup, CV United Methodist Church welcomed about 250 guests to its annual Empty Bowls event on Saturday night. Diners paid $20 to choose a handmade ceramic bowl then have it filled with one of the premium soups donated by local restaurants. Keeping in the […]
No Vote for Marijuana Legalization As the election is coming up soon, I wanted to put forth some information regarding the issue of legalizing marijuana in our state. Bad idea and here is why. Several months ago I attended a talk in Glendale in which raw, hard statistical facts were given on what happened in […]
July 13, 1944 – Oct. 15, 2016 Rudolph J. Ramirez, 72, passed away Saturday, Oct. 15 in Sun Valley, California. Rudy was born July 13, 1944 to Rudolph and Carmen (Carmona) Ramirez in Los Angeles. He grew up in La Crescenta and was part of the first graduating class of Crescenta Valley High School in […]
The Chamber was happy to help again with this year’s Foothill Clean Up last Saturday, Oct. 22. Foothill Clean Up was a project that was started in the early 1990s by the CV Chamber. About 15 years ago the City of Glendale joined in and three years ago Glendale Clean & Beautiful came aboard. The […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Mary O’KEEFE Lisa Woung from the Programs Development Division of the County of Los Angeles Dept. of Public Works gave an update on the progress of medians along Foothill Boulevard at the monthly meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council. A traffic study concluded in July and, based on the results […]
By Andy GERO When the VA Wants Its Money Back Taking any type of payment from the VA means that at any time it can ask for the money back. If that happens, you’re at risk of having all your benefits canceled until the debt is paid. A veteran went through the process of the […]
By Nicole MOORE On Oct. 16, Lincoln Elementary School held its annual Mother-Son Olympian event for its 12th year. The event took place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the school’s auditorium and courtyard. Volunteering for the Olympian were members of the Dad’s Club, which is a PTA-esque organization where fathers of students meet […]
A Truly Frightening Halloween Halloween is almost here as is Election Day, which will mark the end of a particularly contentious political season. I’m curious to see what costumes will reflect the elections this year. Will we see a lot of scowling Donald Trumps and pant-suited Hillary Clintons? Will there be an opportunity to once […]
Local Elections 2016 It is less than two weeks from the United States Presidential Election and the California State General Election. On Nov. 8 here in Montrose/Glendale we will not only be voting for the President, we will also be voting for our state senator District 25, state assembly member District 43 and representative for […]