Pioneer Memories: Emily Lanterman I’ve often said that it were not for our old local newspaper, The Ledger, we would know little about CV’s history. Grace Carpenter, the paper’s publisher, had a great love for our history and she spent a lot of the newspaper’s ink on printing the memories of our local “old-timers.” I […]
Gifts From My Ancestors Today I honor two women in my family, Mary and Betty. They each had significant influence on me and probably neither one ever knew it. Mary was married to my great uncle, Charles; she was my great aunt by marriage. My mother always said that Charles and Mary were the kindest […]
It’s Time to Reinvest in America Nearly a century ago, the Great Depression plunged the nation into despair, leaving tens of millions of Americans unemployed and unable to put food on the table amid the worst financial crisis in history. In that difficult moment, President Franklin D. Roosevelt chose to invest in our nation’s infrastructure, […]
Civil War Icon is Buried Next Door in Altadena Few realize that right on our doorstep, on the border between La Cañada and Altadena, is the gravesite of Owen Brown, the son of Civil War firebrand John Brown, and a participant in the famous Harpers Ferry Raid. How Owen Brown ended up being buried in […]
The Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association sincerely appreciates the outpouring of support and donations from the community for this year’s 4th of July fireworks show. We’re getting close to our goal but we still need your donations to cover the expense of providing this amazing fireworks display to the thousands of viewers in the Crescenta Valley, […]
An Update on EDD As of this week, nearly 50% of Californians have been fully vaccinated with another 15% having received at least one shot. We’re starting to see a gentle rollback of the public safety measures we’ve all had to endure for the last year. It feels good. No, we’re not out of the […]
‘Gun Crazy’ – A Movie Filmed in Montrose in 1950 One of the most famous scenes in cinematography, a filmed robbery of a Montrose bank, comes from an obscure “film-noir” piece released in 1950. It is a three and a half minute long “single take” inside a moving car, a significant feat in those days. […]
Offers Corrections in Article I watched the [Glendale] City Council hearing on Tuesday, May 4 that handled the appeal of the proposed multi-family project at 534 N. Kenwood. I would like to correct a few errors in the article [CV Weekly, “Council Reviews Housing Project,” May 6]. Most importantly, the article states, “By right, the […]
The Hostetter Graphite Mine in the Verdugos I’ve written several times in the past about the legendary “mystery mine” of the Verdugo Mountains. Many remnants of this old mine exist, scattered over the mountainside just south of the 210 Freeway, across from the Verdugo Hills Golf Course, giving us vague clues to an interesting past. […]
Land Use Issues and Tier Level Expansions May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Crescenta Valley Town Council acknowledges the contributions to our community and the country by these citizens and the CVTC continues to stand together in solidarity against hate. LA County announced it will reopen an additional 30 of its 85 […]