By Mary O’KEEFE For athletes in football, soccer, and many other sports, getting banged around is just part of the game, but in recent years the toll some of these injuries take on these players have presented itself in pretty frightening ways. Concussions, specifically for football players, were brought to the general public’s attention in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Hometown Country Fair on Saturday, hosted by the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, was a big success according to organizers. There was not an official count of how many people attended the event at Crescenta Valley Park, but it did seem like it was one of the best-attended Fairs in its […]
Food trucks, pups on parade, karaoke and a parade of cars are just some of the fun found at the fair. By Mary O’KEEFE For the 13th year the Hometown Country Fair will be held at Crescenta Valley Park. This year’s event is on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “It’s like a big […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “The records of the State Department are replete with detailed reports from American Consular officers in Asia Minor, which give harrowing tales of the treatment of the Armenian Christians by the Turks and the Kurds. These reports have not been made public. They indicate that the Turks has undertaken a war of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The sidewalks, nearby yards and street were filled with supporters as the Armenian Community and Youth Center was rededicated as the Meher and Satig Der Ohanessian Youth Center on April 8. The youth center located at 2633 Honolulu Ave. has been home to countless community and youth events. The center had been […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is a perfect balance for the Earth. From atmosphere to dirt, the cycle that makes the Earth work is a perfect dance where one false step may not be seen immediately but, if followed by more, the dance is done. One focal point of this graceful balance agreed upon by both […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Readers of Crescenta Valley Weekly have been asking for an update on the woman who was injured on March 25 when a tree fell in the Glenwood Oaks area. Patricia Kennedy, 76, was walking in the cul-de-sac in the 3900 block of El Lado Drive when a tree fell crushing her legs. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley loves bingo. There are bingo games throughout the year that not only benefit those who love the game but nonprofits that use these events as fundraisers. This weekend the Crescenta Valley High School U.S. Air Force JROTC will hold its third annual bingo event at the Verdugo Hills Memorial Hall […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Nearly a thousand people poured (pun intended) onto Honolulu Avenue for the Montrose Food and Craft Beer Fest on Sunday afternoon. An estimated 35 vendors provided samples of their wares, with the primary offering being beer from a variety of Southern California-based breweries. Among those on the avenue was Wolf Creek Brewery […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When Girl Scout Allison Smith (above) from Troop 5511 chose her Gold Award project she wasn’t sure how intense her research would be. But she soon found there was much more to her subject than she thought. “I was focusing on the stigma of mental health throughout history and focusing it through […]