CVWD is Calling all Science Fiction Young Writers

CVWD is Calling all Science Fiction Young Writers

By Mary O’KEEFE   Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) is calling on all middle and high school students to stretch their imaginations and encompass a science fiction future that has no water. “Life Without Water” is the basis of the essay contest CVWD has created for students. The first place winner will receive $100 and […]

District Holds Community Schools Resource Fair

By Eliza PARTIKA On Aug. 21, GUSD hosted its first Community Schools Resource Fair. Over 450 students from community schools Mann, Marshall, Jefferson, Columbus and Cerritos elementary schools enjoyed an afternoon filled with resources and school supplies, all with the goals of helping them start off the school year right. Glendale Police Dept. gave away […]

Basket of Goodies from Don Francisco’s Coffee

Basket of Goodies from Don Francisco’s Coffee

“Papa” Bill Shively enjoys his box of goodies from Don Francisco’s Coffee. Shively was the winner of the recent CV Weekly contest that invited readers to send in a photo of them enjoying the CV Weekly with a cup of coffee. To see this month’s coffee recipe from Don Francisco’s Coffee visit the Between Friends […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Sept. 6 4500 block of Cypress Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. 4600 block of Glenwood Avenue in La Crescenta, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle at 4:19 a.m.   Sept. 3 600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada […]

WACs Holding Bingo Night

WACs Holding Bingo Night

WAC – Women’s Athletic Club – is having a bingo night on Saturday, Sept. 21. Doors open at 5 p.m., the first game is at 6 p.m. Each winning bingo game pays $100 cash! The final blackout game pays $250. WAC was established in 1924. It is a dedicated non-profit organization committed to promoting health, […]

Celebrating 100 Years with a Gala

Celebrating 100 Years with a Gala

A cornerstone in the community, St. Luke’s of the Mountains will hold a party to celebrate 100 years in the Crescenta Valley.   By Mary O’KEEFE   All are invited to the gala for St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church that has been 100 years in the making. St. Luke’s of the Mountains, best […]

Portantino’s Opioid Epidemic Bill Passes Senate

Senate Bill 997, authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino, passed the senate floor and is headed to governor’s desk for signature. The bill helps tackle the opioid epidemic and drug-related overdoses among youth by allowing students to carry both fentanyl test strips and opioid antagonists. The bill had its genesis during the Senator’s summer […]

PART 1 <<< Traffic Talk, Possible Improvements … and a Lot of Frustration

PART 1  <<< Traffic Talk, Possible Improvements … and a Lot of Frustration

By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Crescenta Valley Town Council hosted a traffic talk at the La Crescenta Library Community Room. Julian Garcia, principal engineer, Los Angeles County Public Works, began the meeting by sharing updates on some of the concerns expressed by the public. But before he shared information he said that the […]

FROM THE DESK OF THE PUBLISHER <<< ROBIN GOLDSWORTHY

Battered and Bruised   I love my car. It’s a 2000 Toyota Solara – convertible – and I would get compliments on it when I drove it around town. Then somebody hit it (then ran) when it was parked at CV Park last year. I was preparing to have it repaired when a “gypsy” (that’s […]

WEATHER WATCH <<< TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW

By Mary O’KEEFE The news for Rancho Palos Verdes just keeps getting worse as Southern California Edison (SCE) cut off electricity on Sunday. I can’t imagine the fear residents must be feeling as the ground moves beneath their homes and one by one utility companies disconnect and begin to move away. This ground movement in […]