By Mary O’KEEFE A child’s birthday, no matter the age, is a time to celebrate. It’s a time for family to be together; however, for Rosalie Blum it is another of her daughter’s birthdays that is filled with dread mixed with an ever-present hope. Today Kimberly Blum will be 47 years old and today marks […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the Orlando shootings was held in the courtyard of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church on Sunday night. Holly Cardone organized the event after having a conversation with her friend Dawn Duran. “My friend Dawn approached me Saturday morning and we immediately started […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A soft opening is planned for the Crescenta Valley Park skate park either the end of this week or early next week. The grand opening had been planned for June 22 but was postponed due to an unavoidable issue with scheduling. The Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Dept. is working […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This week the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) 770 union voted overwhelmingly to strike if contract negotiations break down. “The companies basically gave bonuses rather than [pay] increases,” said Rick Icaza, president of Local 770 in an interview with CVW. “They won’t fund our health and welfare program, won’t fund our […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For the past 10 years the Islamic Congregation of La Cañada Flintridge has held its Ramadan Interfaith Potluck Iftar, inviting the public and especially members of churches in the area. Each year the Islamic Congregation members share with those outside their religion what the time of Ramadan means to them as a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On June 4, several Crescenta Valley community members joined hundreds of others at Santa Monica Beach to participate in Life Rolls On, They Will Surf Again. Jesse Billauer, who in 1996 at the age of 17 had a promising professional surfing career, founded the organization Life Rolls On in 2002. When a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars 1614 honored Vito Cannella for his work on keeping Flag Week alive. Flag Day was originally established in 1916 with a proclamation from President Woodrow Wilson. But a single day was not enough for Cannella and fellow Montrose leaders, including businessman […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At Tuesday night’s special Glendale City Council meeting the discussion concerned expanding the RFP (Request for Proposal) description for the property Rockhaven Sanitarium at 2713 Honolulu Ave. The most recent RFP, prior to the motion made on Tuesday, limited the development to a medical/mental-health related facility and/or boutique lifestyle commercial center. Councilmember […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently JPLers (Jet Propulsion Laboratory employees) gathered in the courtyard at the lab to honor their retiring leader, Charles Elachi. For 15 years Elachi was the leader of this world-renowned laboratory that not only explores space but earth science as well. Elachi will leave as director of JPL but will not go […]
From the pages of history, literature and the humanities, Crescenta Valley High School students created projects that made the world a better place. By Mary O’KEEFE or years classrooms have been mobile. As early as elementary school, students go on field trips to science museums and aquariums. But it is rare to find students combining […]