Graduating List of 2016

Dunsmore Elementary Christian Abella Bryan Abrahamian Anna Agakhanyan Renee Andonian Ari Bakshi Gabriella Barsegian Monteh Biglari Alyssa Bojenkova Ryan Boyajian Evan Boyle Neil Breckow David Brown Mariella Cady Olivia Capgras Castellanos Carson Center Eric Chang Ryan Cho Tatyana Chorbajian Matthew Cueto Sofia Demirdjian-Lara Silas Earnhardt Michael Eck Anaia Elbaz Melvin Fitzgerald Zachary Garcia Alexandros Georgiou […]

Air Show Set to Educate, Entertain

Air Show Set to Educate, Entertain

This free – yes, free – show brings together all types of helicopters for the public to learn about – and appreciate. By Brandon HENSLEY lthough they took different career paths, Jim Paules and Chuck Street grew up loving aviation, especially helicopters, and all those aircraft and their crews do for people. It’s why both […]

A Time of Reflection – Ramadan

A Time of Reflection – Ramadan

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 […]

Fun and Learning Found at VBS

By McKenna MIDDLETON Churches all over the country will take part in the long-standing tradition of Vacation Bible School (VBS) this month, and the foothills community is no exception. Children attend VBS for about three hours a day for a week in the summer, but the memories and experiences of the event make VBS a […]

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy

    On Sunday, June 5, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy held its annual graduation ceremony. Guests gathered on Crane Field to celebrate the 99 graduates of the class of 2016. The graduates wore white flowing gowns and carried red roses, a tradition since the earliest FSHA graduation in 1933. Valedictorian Kelly Fradet urged her classmates […]

‘Freedom Beyond Paralysis’ – LRO

‘Freedom Beyond Paralysis’ – LRO

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 […]

Knott’s Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary

by Charly Shelton Eighty-two years ago, Cordelia Knott had a restaurant. It started as a roadside stop for tea and biscuits, and maybe a slice of boysenberry pie. Ever the courteous hostess, Mrs. Knott whipped up some fried chicken for guests when biscuits and pie weren’t enough. The restaurant evolved, soon drawing massive crowds from […]

E3 2016 – Game On!

  By Charly SHELTON The Electronic Entertainment Expo, E3, is the biggest video games show in North America. It is an Expo only for those who create video games and those who work with videogames, including retailers and press. As such, gamers from around the world clamber to get into the show. Most have to […]

Proposed AT&T Tower Met with Opposition

Proposed AT&T Tower Met with Opposition

By Charly SHELTON AT&T, one of the big four cell carriers, has proposed a site for a new cell tower – Dunsmore Park. On Wednesday, the planning commission of Glendale held a public hearing to gather public comments on the issue. According to a public notice from the city of Glendale planning commission, Jerry Ambrose […]

Falcon Graduates Still Running With Pride

Falcon Graduates Still Running With Pride

By Leonard COUTIN Each year Crescenta Valley High School says goodbye to graduates who have successfully made their mark on the school and its community. Good teachers and good coaches helped shape and steer these young athletes in achieving their dreams and all can be proud of the caliber of students who have passed through […]