Politically Unsavvy I’m not a politico – there have been few candidates that I have endorsed or even supported over the years though I do make sure and cast my ballot. However, this year could be the closest I come to skipping the entire voting process. In my opinion, the choices for President are downright […]
Recovering from a Food Coma I don’t know if you are familiar with the term “food coma.” According to Google, it refers to the condition of someone who eats so much that they enter “a state of sleep or extreme lethargy induced by the consumption of a large amount of food.” I think that most […]
Pull Out a Fork – It’s Taste of Montrose Time As most of you know, in addition to being the publisher of the Crescenta Valley Weekly I am the president of CVHS Prom Plus. During the year we raise over $20,000 in order to host a post-prom event for our Crescenta Valley High School seniors […]
Hometown Fun Well, the cold that I earned at the 24-hour, rainy Relay for Life April 9-10 arrived full steam. I am stuffy-headed and feeling bleh – but I carry on. Thankfully I wasn’t too pooped on Saturday not to take part in the 11th Annual Hometown Country Fair. I’ve been at just about every […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Saturday’s Hometown Country Fair experienced some winds but no rain or high temperatures so all and all it was a great day for a fair. “I think this year’s Hometown Country Fair was one of the best attended,” said Calvin “Kaipo” Chock, president of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of […]
Relaying in the Rain You’ve heard the song, “Singing in the Rain” made famous by Gene Kelly? Remember how happy he was singing and dancing in the rain? Well, I didn’t see a lot of singing and dancing but there sure were some happy faces on the folks walking in the rain at Clark Magnet […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Members of the Crescenta Valley High School JROTC benefited from hearing the word, “Bingo!” on Saturday night when the American Legion Hall hosted a bingo benefit for the cadets. “SMSgt. Billie Smith and I were blown away by the tremendous turnout for Saturday’s bingo event and the off-the-charts generosity of the entire […]
Not a Welcoming Sign … to Some Much attention has been given to the Welcome to Hindenburg Park sign that was recently installed at the German section of Crescenta Valley Park in February. The sign, which is partly written in German, has raised the ire of some who find the sign offensive. This is in […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Glendale Chamber of Commerce held its annual State of the City Awards Luncheon on Thursday when it recognized local citizens and businesses for contributions made to the city. The Walt Disney Company was honored as project of the year for its restoration of the Grand Central Air Terminal, the Glendale Fire […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY It was an “egg-stravaganza” at Two Strike Park on Saturday morning when CV Church hosted its fifth annual Easter egg hunt. An estimated 1,450 people swarmed the park eager to claim their share of 26,697 plastic eggs filled with candy and toy bunnies among other goodies. “We’re very happy with the turnout,” […]