Using Technology of the Future to Preserve Ideals of the Past One year ago, I wrote to you about a wonderful classroom I toured in La Crescenta, where students were learning (gasp!) how to make things with their hands – and their minds. The students were not only getting valuable, hands-on experience to prepare them […]
A Country Girl Visits Los Angeles in 1948 In the past, people kept diaries to record their thoughts and experiences, somewhat like people use Facebook or blogs today. Reading these diaries is a wonderful insight into the past. My mom recently shared her diary from 1948, when she and her brother and sister, just out […]
The new proposal for the Verdugo Hills Golf Course property presented to the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council Land Use Committee on Oct. 20 by Snowball West, the current owners, is a 221-unit small lot development. Each home, planned to range from 1700 to 2400 square feet, will have a two-car garage. The buildings would be built […]
Fun at Casino Cruise Night A big shout out to all who contributed to our Casino Cruise Night on Saturday, Oct. 25 at The Woman’s Clubhouse in La Crescenta. Our “celebrity” dealers included previous assemblymember Anthony Portantino, Republican Club President Phil Downs, CV Town Council President Robbyn Battles and CV Chamber President Steve Pierce. What […]
Hi CV! How smart are you? How do you define your smarts? How do you know if you’re a genius, street-smart or intuitive? Because, as Bob Dylan taught me, we are defined by position and place. What gets us there? The “goods” in life like family, grades, genes, luck, timing, health, humor, work ethic, friends, […]
Gender Equality in High School Sports Started Here I think parents with daughters here in CV would agree that the athletic opportunities afforded to girls are on par with those offered to boys. Today’s girls play on soccer teams, basketball teams, baseball and softball. Save for the last bastion of football, girls growing up in […]
Safe, Sound and Prepared Disasters can strike without warning and force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you to your home. What would you do if basic services – water, gas, electricity or telephone – were cut off? And what is the Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) doing to prepare for a natural disaster? […]
Time to vote – Listen to George Washington In September 1796, a beloved George Washington said good bye to a nation he had served all his life by sending an open letter to the American people. We know this open letter as his Farewell Address. In his Farewell Address he warned us against the problems […]
Hi, CV! Red Ribbon Week (Oct. 23-31) was kicked off by a well-attended event on Thursday evening at Roosevelt Middle School. The event was the idea of Glendale police and Kevin Cordova-Brookey, Glendale Council PTA member and local dad. The tone of the evening was set by two young women living at Phoenix House, a […]
San Gabriel Mountains: Huge Federal Restrictions by Presidential Edict The President, without consulting Congress, grabbed a huge swath of public lands in the San Gabriels for so-called “Federal protection.” He bowed under pressure from special interests in L.A. – a wealthy and influential group of elite environmentalist do-gooders – to restrict access to the mountains […]