Happy Thanksgiving, CV! Ahead with Horses provides therapy, education and recreation through horses and related experiences to disabled, disadvantaged, at-risk and special-needs children. Through vaulting (gymnastics on a moving horse), even severely disabled children may learn to lead more independent and productive lives. At November’s Healthy Start Collaborative meeting, we found out that teens in […]
Caring for Our Nation’s Veterans Earlier this month, we took time to pause and thank our nation’s veterans for their service and the brave sacrifices they have made for this country. At the same time, we reflected on how much remains to be done to support our service members when they leave the Armed Forces. […]
When A Hollywood Star Was Our Mayor Dennis Morgan is a movie star mostly forgotten today, but in the biggest years of his career, the 1940s, he was one of the top stars. He was born as Stanley Morner in a small town in Wisconsin, where he married his high school sweetheart. He had the […]
Requests Promise be Kept I would like to clarify my position regarding Rockhaven. My first understanding of the Rockhaven situation occurred when I attended the meeting at the La Crescenta Library recently. At that time I had not visited the actual site; I’d only seen it from the street. I’ve since had a tour and […]
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Oct. 22 Crescenta Valley Community Association meeting, especially Jo Ann Stupakis and Mike Morgan from Friends of Rockhaven for presenting the history of the facility. They also briefly explained a proposal to create an “anti-mall” via adaptive reuse of the historic buildings plus housing on the undeveloped […]
Hi, CV! An initiative to legalize marijuana was just filed with the Secretary of State’s Office. How this proposal differs from the 17 other proposals currently submitted are its supporters: the Drug Policy Alliance, Marijuana Policy Project, California Cannabis Industry Association, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sean Parker, philanthropist and political activist, who will provide […]
Will Glendale Sell Rockhaven to a Developer? Incredibly, that’s being currently considered. Many of you remember that in 2006, Rockhaven Sanitarium had closed and the owners had put it up for sale as raw land for apartment and condo development. Rockhaven had been built in 1923 as a haven for women with mental illnesses, a […]
Hi, CV! My best friend’s daughter is a college junior and a sorority leader. She told me that today’s co-eds drink flavored vodka. I immediately made the leap to all of the kid-friendly e-liquids and vape juices inhaled through e-cigarettes and vaporizers. Fruits, spices, confections and sours are popular flavors for both. Kids are vulnerable […]
CALPERS’ Captives In 1999, one of the most irresponsible political acts occurred when the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CALPERS) convinced our state legislature that generous salary and pension increases for state union workers could be financed from investment earnings and would have no effect on the taxpayers’ wallets. CALPERS actuaries were manipulated and full […]
The Death of a Young Mother – Part 2 Last week I wrote about the unfolding tragedy that Lambert and Rose Vandenberg faced in 1924. They were a young family, just starting out, with 3-year-old daughter Margie and newborn Beverly, when Rose was diagnosed with tuberculosis. She was extremely infectious. Fearing she would infect her […]