Treasures of the Valley –Mike Lawler This Saturday, March 13 at 1 p.m. there will be a free screening of John Newcombe’s latest film, “Winnetka Story,” the history of Chicago’s North Shore, at the La Crescenta Library. John’s previous film, the award-winning “Rancho La Cañada”, is about the history of the Crescenta-Cañada Valley. I’d like […]
Robin GOLDSWORTHY These past couple of weeks the nation has mourned with the families who have lost their beloved daughters. Chelsea King, 17, and Amber Dubois, 14, were active in their community, strong students and socially connected. These were not “troublemakers.” This week, Mary O’Keefe writes about the importance of we parents talking to our […]
By Jim Chase One of the few things that comes close to my love of watching stormy, rainy weather is watching the Olympics – specifically, the Winter Olympics. With the closing ceremonies taking place this weekend (has it been two weeks already?) I thought I’d take the occasion to unplug my eyeballs from NBC and […]
letters to the editor Appreciates the call to action Jim Chase’s articles are always on-point and much appreciated. His column of Feb. 11 (“A storm of accusations”) was quite compelling with the “call to take responsibility” much needed. Thank you, Jim, for taking time to write each week, whether it’s humorous or serious. Your use […]
By Jim Chase I may have been overexposed to the Winter Olympics. As thrilling and fun to watch as these Vancouver games were, as I watched the NBC credit crawl at the end of the closing ceremonies I was left with acute post-event let down (similar to the melancholy I feel waking up every Dec. […]
By Mike Lawler Our history is punctuated by disaster – fire and flood, followed by bigger fires and bigger floods. The cobbles and boulders we dig up in our gardens were deposited there by debris flows that have crossed the Crescenta Valley in the past, and the undulations in our roads are channels and levees […]
By Robin Goldsworthy Like most of you, I feel fortunate to live here. We enjoy award winning schools, beautiful foothills and a caring community. This is particularly evident by the support for the family of Joo Lee who was killed by a hit and run driver on New Year’s Day. Not only was Mr. Lee’s […]
Historic stone barn is the valley’s latest gem in the making: –Mike Lawler Crescenta Valley residents have recently been favored with the choices that Glendale and L.A. County have made on our behalf. The city’s purchase of Rockhaven Sanitarium shows potential as an art-oriented community center. The new library just completed by the county is […]
By Robin Goldsworthy The Crescenta Valley is in a state of discovery this month. Many of our local elementary schools plus Rosemont Middle School, Crescenta Valley and Clark Magnet high schools held their annual Founders Day celebrations this month. According to its website, each year in February, PTA honors the three organization founders as well […]
Jim Chase The hills are alive with the sound of … dump trucks. Honestly, did you have any idea there were so many of the dirt-hauling, diesel drinking heavyweights around town before they all started cruising the streets of the Crescenta Valley? I didn’t. But ever since the ongoing efforts to empty out the debris […]