Celeb Baseball Games Funded Two Strike Park The Crescenta Valley, due to its proximity to Hollywood, had always had its share of famous film-star residents, but there was one that stood out. La Cañada resident Dennis Morgan was one of the top leading men of the ’40s and ’50s, and during the height of his […]
Drug Take Back Event on Saturday The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration, will sponsor a prescription drug take back event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at three local collection points: CVS Pharmacy in Montrose, Rite-Aid Pharmacy in La Crescenta and the CV Sheriff’s […]
Getting Soaked at SeaWorld On a recent Saturday, my wife and I drove to visit our son and his girlfriend down at the small college they attend just north of San Diego. After a relaxed al fresco breakfast with a side of great conversation, the four of us headed out to spend the unseasonably warm, […]
Easy Job I have the easiest job in LCF. I am the campaign treasurer for Ernest Koeppen, the man who is seeking to be elected to the La Cañada school board, but is not seeking contributions to fund his campaign. Ernest believes that local school board campaigns should not be a political campaign, but a […]
The San Gabriels – Our Mother Mountains I wrote recently about the historical name change of the peak above us, Mt. Lukens, and its former life as Sister Elsie Peak. My friend Art Cobery suggested I let readers know that the entire San Gabriel Mountain range above us also went through a similar name change. […]
A Little Rain, A Lot of Trouble With the unexpectedly heavy rains of last week, we’ve had our first official taste of, well, something other than summer. Granted, our true winter season, for what it’s worth, is likely to still be at least two or three months off and may not bring with it another […]
CV’s Oil Boom of 1927 In the 1920s, Los Angeles was in the grip of oil fever. Oil had always been a part of the natural landscape of Southern California, had been used by the Indians to waterproof their boats and by the Spanish to seal their roofs. It wasn’t until the 1890s that oil […]
No Problem with Starbucks I am mystified why people would be against Starbucks in the Montrose Shopping Area. It is my understanding this company is something of the American Dream story – a man who took a chance on an idea and was successful. I am seeing articles opining against Starbucks in Montrose at the […]
High Flying Fun One of the cool things about living here in the Crescenta Valley – at least for an adrenaline-addict like me – is our close proximity to many private airports. Growing up here, my siblings and I were some of the very lucky few of our friends and schoolmates who had the regular […]
How Deukmejian Wilderness Park Got Its Name I recently had the honor to sit down with Nello Iacono who was the head of the Glendale Parks Department from 1988 to 2003, to get the story behind the purchase and development of Deukmejian Wilderness Park. Nello was intimately involved in its purchase and oversaw the park […]