Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy announced that it has been awarded a $50,000 challenge grant by the highly regarded Edward E. Ford Foundation. The grant will support the research, development and implementation of an Innovation Lab, a dedicated, cross-disciplinary learning environment specifically designed to support collaboration, design thinking, and project-based learning. “Receiving a grant from the […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The community was invited to a once-in-a-lifetime event held Sunday – the celebration of the historic Alex Theatre turning 91. The evening included a self-guided tour of the theatre that highlighted significant spots for people to see. Not to be missed was the history of the iconic spire that was relit in […]
GLENDALE ART ASSOCIATION NEWS The Glendale Art Association September meeting is at the CitiBank community service room today, Thursday, Sept. 8 at from 6:45 p.m. until 9 p.m. Seung-Yeon Oh, an oriental ink art painter, will give a brief history of ink painting and will demonstrate the technique at the meeting. Her award-winning paintings have […]
Don Birchall took CV Weekly to the ghost town of Bodie. He is standing in front of the Boone General Store. Harvey Boone was a descendant of Daniel Boone. At one time, population-wise, Bodie was the second largest city in California. Only San Francisco was larger. CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on […]
The First Wedding in the Valley On a May morning in 1887, high up among the sagebrush and rocks on the upper slopes of the Crescenta Valley, two young people from Indiana pledged their lives to each other in the first marriage ceremony in La Crescenta. The groom was Fred Foster, a young man from […]
By Charly SHELTON Yesterday morning, several stakeholders in the Sagebrush territory transfer option were on hand at the Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization meeting at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Parent group UniteLCF has backed a petition and gathered 724 verified signatures to transfer the Sagebrush territory from Glendale Unified […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Rosemont Preserve came to life early Sunday morning – without a single animal being seen. A small group of local residents joined animal tracker Johanna Turner at the Preserve for a lesson in identifying animals by studying their tracks and scat. Turner is a self-taught tracker who introduced the group to […]
Before the official start of school, Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School held a water play day to welcome new and returning students and families. Incoming Darling Ducklings (3 year olds) and Busy Bears (4 year olds) and their siblings played with water pumps and buckets, built sand castles, played on the playground equipment, and had a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Sometimes it is just a comfort to know that you are not alone in your struggles. Sometimes it is just important to talk to someone who can relate. And sometimes, when lost on a path, a guiding hand is all that is needed. For over a decade Crescenta Valley Church has been […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Falcon varsity boys claimed a strong victory when they hosted the first non-scoring tri-meet at CV Park on Thursday. Each year running against Newbury Park and Camarillo high schools proves to be a very competitive meet for the Falcons in the early season. From the beginning of the race, CV junior […]