By Charly SHELTON The Glendale Unified School District and the Parent Teacher Student Association has established an LGBTQ task force to educate and protect students from bullying for their sexual orientation. In response, members of the Gay-Straight Alliance Club at Crescenta Valley High School and the Rainbow Gems Club at Rosemont Middle School came to […]
By Charly SHELTON If an earthquake hit right now, where would you go? Under a doorway? In the bathtub? Under a table? What could fall on you? And after it’s over, do you have enough resources to last a week while utilities are restored? Who do you call if the L.A. phone lines are down? […]
By Mary O’Keefe According to the Mayo Clinic, a daily walk can help maintain a healthy weight, prevent or manage various conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, strengthen bones and muscles, improve mood and improve balance and coordination. On Wednesday it did a little more than that when students, many […]
By Charly SHELTON The Halloween season starts earlier each year and it’s already time for Halloween spooky-time fun at the local theme parks. Last week, CV Weekly looked at Knott’s Scary Farm in Buena Park, and the week before was Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in L.A. This week, for the last official haunt, […]
By Charly SHELTON Last Sunday, churches around the Crescenta Valley celebrated the Blessing of the Animals, an annual tradition for many. Pets were invited to come to church and bring their owners to celebrate the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi. St. Francis, born Giovanni “Francesco” di Pietro di Bernardone in 1182, is the […]
By Charly SHELTON AT&T proposed a new cell service tower in June to be installed in Dunsmore Park. Jerry Ambrose of the Eukon Group, on behalf of AT&T Mobility, submitted the application for a Wireless Telecommunication Facility permit to install a “60-foot high support structure disguised as a pine tree with 12 eight-foot antennas, split […]
By Charly SHELTON Another Oktoberfest has come and gone in Montrose. The crowds seemed to be enjoying itself with brats and sauerkraut, pretzels and beer being served all afternoon and into the evening. The carnival rides were busy with the longest lines at the Ferris wheel. Last year’s $1 charge for an ID wristband, indicating […]
By Charly SHELTON Tuesday is the feast of Saint Francis, celebrating the 12th century founder of the First Order, or the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscan monks. Francis is also the Christian patron saint of the environment and animals. To commemorate the feast day, many churches hold a blessing of the […]
By Charly SHELTON The Halloween season starts earlier each year and it’s already time for Halloween spooky-time fun at the local theme parks. Last week, CV Weekly took an in-depth look at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights and next week will check out Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor. This week we delve into the haunted […]
Grab your lederhosen and your stein! It is almost time for Oktoberfest! By Charly SHELTON Oktoberfest – the annual festival hosted by the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce – celebrates German heritage and is one of the biggest events of the year in the Montrose Shopping Park. This year the street fair is on Oct. […]