By Mary O’KEEFE California is no stranger to wildfires. Each year, thousands of acres burn across the state with crews battling to save homes and wildlife in arduous conditions. But California has never seen anything to the extent of the wildfires currently ravaging Australia. The total burned area in the Australian wildfires would stretch from […]
“There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” ~ Fred Rogers By Mary O’KEEFE Leading with this philosophy of Fred Rogers’, a dinner hosted on Sunday by the Crescenta Valley Armenian Community and Youth Center […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two neighboring Eagle Rock restaurants were burglarized on Tuesday night at about 11:45 p.m. The suspect broke the bottom half of the front glass door at the Penny Oven restaurant and Relentless Brewing and Spirits in the 2100 block of Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock. The suspect was seen on surveillance footage […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It is time again for the Crescenta Valley High School Falkons 589 robotics team to start working on their robot for the FIRST [For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology] competition. The CVHS team got its FIRST competition assignment on Jan. 4 and now the clock is ticking as they have […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There are many laws that go into effect in 2020. In the following weeks CVW will be looking closely at some of these laws and examine bills that were authored and/or voted on by local representatives. SB 328. This law goes into effect by the 2022-23 school year, the end of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In its continuing effort to serve the community, the Crescenta Valley Armenian Community and Youth Center, with St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church and the Crescenta Valley Lions Club, is serving a free turkey dinner on Jan. 5, the day before the Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates Christmas. The Center members are […]
By Mary O’KEEFE January is CVW’s Healthy Living month and to start the section we are looking into nutrition. The expression “You are what you eat” is easy to say but not so easy in practice. Lunch hours are almost a thing of the past as more people eat at their desk at work and […]
Locals Vie for Various Seats By Mary O’KEEFE On Dec. 26, the office of the California Secretary of State released the list of certified candidates who will be on the ballot on March 3, 2020. Below is a list of candidates running for various seats in Glendale and the unincorporated area of Los Angeles […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For 13 years the Early Rodders car group has donated items for the firefighters’ Spark of Love toy drive. Early Rodders members are classic and hot rod vehicle enthusiasts who are seen at a lot of events throughout Crescenta Valley including the CV Chamber of Commerce Hometown Country Fair and the Montrose […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Connor Choi is a 16-year-old student attending Clark Magnet High School and a Boy Scout with Troop 502, based out of La Cañada Flintridge. He has been working on his Eagle Scout project that will help those in need see life a little clearer. Choi has been a Boy Scout since he […]