I’ve written before about our two younger sons who left at the end of summer for different colleges – one to the south of here in San Diego and the other far to the north in Missoula, Montana. The difference in their respective choice of colleges and environments mirrors perfectly the distinction in the two […]
Doesn’t appreciate being saluted [Regarding the battle over the Morton Bay Fig tree, the new property owners] have given us, the local community, the proverbial one finger salute! This action by the new owner shows nothing but bad faith, in my opinion, by yet another development company. Clearly they were in search of a written […]
Before I’m as stuffed as the turkey on our table and people start calling me “butterball” (as if they don’t already), I want to take this opportunity to give thanks of my own. Having always thought that a so-called “attitude of gratitude” is one of the most valuable and redeeming character traits in a person, […]
We all know about the deal that went down last weekend. A new owner, Jenny Nam, head of New Star Realty, bought the historic blue house on Foothill west of Rosemont, which included our much fought-over Morton Bay Fig Tree, and immediately proposed to cut down every tree on her property. There was a lot […]
The nationally syndicated Zack Hill has been a regular comic strip in these pages since this paper started, but how many of you knew the strip is locally produced? The strip is written by CV historian John Newcombe, who produced the very popular local history film “Rancho La Cañada.” Last week one of the “Letters […]
On the rare occasion that our semi-bucolic Crescenta Valley is featured on the evening news – for either good or bad news reasons – I’m often left staring at the superimposed type identifying the location of the (Live! On-The-Scene! Eyewitless News Exclusive!) talking-head reporter. Expecting to see a familiar name like La Crescenta, Montrose, or […]
I realize columns about golfing are usually published during the spring or summer months, not early winter. Then again, as evidenced by our recent string of near-one-hundred-degree days, winter in Southern California is all too often more a state of mind than a condition of the weather. It was one of those mid-summer articles that […]
Our community recently lost one of its pioneer citizens, Charles Bausback. But fortunately, part of Charles will live on, as he left us a huge legacy in his personal memories. When first I met Charles years ago, he seemed to have nearly every day of his past on the tip of his tongue, and each […]
Today, Veterans Day, gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the sacrifices that have been made for America by our citizens. Whether that sacrifice results in the completion of a time commitment to serve a minimum of two years or ends with the ultimate sacrifice, these soldiers go where they are told in […]
CITY COUNCIL HEARD AND RESPONDS In a recent edition of the CV Weekly, I read with interest Scott Ziegler’s letter to the editor titled “Flirting With Disaster In Montrose” [Viewpoints, Oct. 21] and thought that his observations and comments deserved a response. The issue of speeding in the Montrose Shopping Park is not new. Vehicles […]