The first Crescenta Valley Community Association meeting of 2018 was lightly attended. We were expecting some of those who have been commenting on social media about the Welcome to Glendale monument signs to attend but only one newcomer came. Glendale has added a Facts vs. Rumors entry to its website regarding the project, http://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/management-services/communications-community-relations/rumor-page. Tom […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Ice Rescues Last week I wrote about the treacherous “ice chutes” that sometimes trap unwary visitors to our snowy mountains each winter. These slick, nearly vertical toboggan runs form in the turnouts along Angeles Crest Highway. Motorists sometimes stray too near to the edges and slide into the ice […]
Finding Bipartisan Consensus It is easy to hate Washington right now. On the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President, the government shut down. It was another completely unavoidable black eye for the Administration and Congress. It is worth examining how we got to this point. Several months ago, the new fiscal year was […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Little Girl’s Parents Disappear Down an Ice Chute Our San Gabriel Mountains are treacherous enough with their steep mountainsides of slippery broken granite but in the winter, a whole new range of dangers introduces iteslf. A very deadly one is the phenomenon of “ice chutes.” After each of our […]
Finding Bipartisan Consensus It is easy to hate Washington right now. On the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President, the government shut down. It was another completely unavoidable black eye for the Administration and Congress. It is worth examining how we got to this point. Several months ago, the new fiscal year was […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Little Girl’s Parents Disappear Down an Ice Chute Our San Gabriel Mountains are treacherous enough with their steep mountainsides of slippery broken granite but in the winter, a whole new range of dangers introduces iteslf. A very deadly one is the phenomenon of “ice chutes.” After each of our […]
The Importance of Being Prudent It’s January, which means the legislature has reconvened for a new year of Session, new laws have come into effect, and a brand new budget proposal has arrived on all of our desks from the governor’s office. The arrival of the initial draft of the year’s budget sets the stage […]
Rockhaven Sanitarium’s 95th Birthday – Realizing A Dream in Verdugo City In January 1923, a young nurse named Agnes Richards came to the Crescenta Valley following a dream. She dreamed of a sanctuary for women with mental illness. She had worked her way up in some of the toughest mental hospitals around, from a […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Saving Nearly 600 People Trapped on Mt. Wilson It was a gorgeous Easter Sunday in April 1965. Snow covered the San Gabriel Mountains but the springtime sun pushed the temps into the 70s. Scores of motorists made the drive up Angeles Crest Highway, turning onto the narrow twisting road that […]
Wishing You the Very Best for 2018! Happy New Year! After a well-deserved break in December, the Crescenta Valley Town Council resumes its monthly general meetings on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the La Crescenta Library at 2809 Foothill Blvd. 2018 is already shaping up to be an exciting year. […]