Car Race Track for Kids Proposed in 1958 We’ve seen a lot of uses of Crescenta Valley Park over the years. The 32-acre oak-covered oasis regularly hosts huge community fairs, Scout camp-outs, cross-country races and birthday parties. The huge community building provides space for community meetings and classes, and two baseball diamonds have hosted generations […]
Thanks from the PPC The Crescenta Valley High School Prom Plus Club kids can be seen at many events; they are the first to come, the last to leave and they carry all the tables. After all, that is our club motto. This year we have done some pretty memorable things. We dressed up as […]
Holiday Joy from Glendale Unified Healthy Start This year the annual toy drive of the Glendale Unified Healthy Start Office spread holiday joy to 47 foster youth, 44 homeless youth, and another 381 students in need within the Glendale Unified School District. Donations came from Glendale PTA, Glendale Management team (GMSA), Sandy Russell, Joanne Brown […]
Yay for Snow Day What a great community event held at Two Strike Park on Dec. 5! The “Frozen” themed Snow in the Park was put on by Los Angeles County Parks & Recreation. There was riding down the snow in sleds, several jumpers, musical entertainment by CV Park After School Camp and Tiny Tots, […]
By Adam Schiff As this year draws to a close, I wanted to update you on some of the issues and legislation I have worked to advance this year. First, for a long time I have worked to protect the “Rim of the Valley” corridor, passing legislation to authorize the Dept. of Interior to study […]
Waiting For The Rain While Remembering a Flood From Our Past Waiting for the predicted El Niño rains has everyone in the valley on the edge of their seats. The deluge so far has only been a deluge of media outlets predicting disaster in the form of massive precipitation. A few naysayers have already begun […]
Hi, CV! Is marijuana more dangerous to the developing brain than lead? One researcher thinks so and is working to prove it. Scary, right? I’ll keep you informed. Because marijuana is a medicine prescribed by doctors (air quotes implied) in 23 states and DC, young people think it’s safe. Because adult recreational use of marijuana […]
Tying Up Loose Ends and Saying Goodbye On Dec. 17 the new CV Town Council will be sworn in and several of us will say goodbye. I have had the privilege of serving on the Council for seven years. The last two years I had the honor of serving as president. Leaving the Council with […]
America’s Forgotten Anniversary On Dec. 15, lost in the middle of the Christmas shopping hysteria, is the anniversary of a very important event in American history. It will be the 224th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights added 20 specific individual rights to the Constitution. Thirty-nine of […]
John Steinbeck’s Letters from Montrose In previous columns I’ve covered John Steinbeck’s brief residence in Montrose, approximately seven months in the fall/winter of 1932 into the early part of 1933, before he had any success as a writer. Carol Steinbeck, John’s wife, had just been laid off from her job in Monterey working for marine […]