CV’s Drive-in Dairy In 1960, an apparently new concept was unveiled to our valley – the drive-in dairy. The drive-in concept was popular for all sorts of businesses after WWII, particularly in car-centric Southern California. We had drive-in movies, drive-in dry cleaners, drive-in banks and, starting in the late 1950s, drive-in dairies. In December 1960, […]
Twelve Oaks Lodge – A Tale of Charity, Betrayal and Resurrection Twelve Oaks Lodge, a retirement home located at 2820 Sycamore Ave., has a dynamic story that started way back in the 1930s. It all started with James and Effie Fifield. James was a successful attorney, businessman and publisher in Minneapolis, and his wife […]
Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) serves about 33,000 people in an area of approximately four-square miles. Distribution mains (pipes) are used to convey water to homes, businesses and fire hydrants in local neighborhoods. The District has just under 100 miles of pipe. The water entering distribution mains is of very high quality; however, water quality […]
Shutdown and The Wall The editorial by publisher Robin Goldsworthy (From the Desk of the Publisher, Jan. 24) about the government shutdown is very balanced. That is not the case with Rep. Adam Schiff’s report that placed the blame on the President. The hardship for the people was not only caused by President Trump; it […]
She Clarifies the Issue I am a resident of La Crescenta. I am also an immigrant. I am responding to editor Robin Goldsworthy’s column titled: “Opening Your Doors Though Ignorant Of Who Might Be Knocking.” The issue she is raising is not about watching “too many scary movies.” It is about a humanitarian crisis at […]
edited on 1/24/19 – see bold below. End the Shutdown, Mr. President The government shutdown has now been going on for over a month – it’s officially the longest in U.S. history. The negative economic effects are mounting and working families are suffering. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contractors in California and across […]
A Week of Crime in 1955 Reading old newspapers is a great way to get interesting perspectives on the past. We often imagine that things were better in the past [with] less crime. But sometimes newspapers from the past remind us that there was just as much crime, perhaps even more, when one considers that […]
Happy New Year! First off, Happy New Year! May 2019 bring you joy and prosperity. We are the community that cares and it is my hope that we live up to these words. As we look back at 2018, the completion of the medians on Foothill Boulevard in the unincorporated area is one major […]
Palm Trees – The Oddest ‘Trees’ in CV Most of the trees we view as typical Southern California trees, such as pepper trees and eucalyptus, are not natives. Another non-native tree that is viewed as a typical California tree is the palm tree. The image of the palm tree has become an icon of […]
VIEWS FROM THE VALLEY SUSAN BOLAN My Endo Story At age 58, I never thought I would still be battling endometriosis, a debilitating disease that affects women. Yet here I am, just having had another surgery because of it. It has been a long road. What is endometriosis? Endometrial cells normally grow inside the uterus […]