Village Girls Basketball Reaches Regional Final

Village Girls Basketball Reaches Regional Final

By Brandon HENSLEY The Crusaders aren’t ready to call it a season. After a comeback win on Saturday, and another great fourth quarter Tuesday night against Sierra Pacific, the Village Christian girls’ basketball team is on to the regional finals of the CIF state tournament for Division 4AA. Tuesday’s 57-45 victory at Kendall Pavilion gave […]

CVHS Speech and Debate Team Coaches Rosemont Students to Success

CVHS Speech and Debate Team Coaches Rosemont Students to Success

By Nicole MOORE On March 4, members of the newly founded Rosemont speech and debate team placed at the 2017 Mustang Invitational Speech and Debate tournament. The 12-hour event was held at Maple Elementary School in Fullerton with 17 schools and 256 students participating. Twenty-three Rosemont students, including Avery Anderson, Jonathan Aydin, Isabella Aydin, Adarsh […]

‘Walk For Water’ to Help Poor Villagers in Uganda

‘Walk For Water’ to Help Poor Villagers in Uganda

By Pat KRAMER If you were a woman or child living in northern Uganda, chances are that you would be walking two miles or more to the nearest well, every day, with a five-pound jerry can on your head weighing about 40 pounds when full. Sadly, this is the life in many parts of Africa […]

Fashion Show and Luncheon Benefits Las Candelas

Fashion Show and Luncheon Benefits Las Candelas

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Guests at the biennial fashion show and luncheon benefitting Las Candelas enjoyed an afternoon reminiscent of all things Hollywood. The event, titled “Love is a Many Splendored Thing,” was held on March 6 at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel. The theme, according to Las Candelas president Ellyn Semler, “is a […]

Ireland Coming

By Charly SHELTON The Leisure section of the Crescenta Valley Weekly is about to undergo a metamorphosis. Starting this week, it has been renamed as the Travel and Leisure section. What that means to the average reader is … more travel stories! This change is due, in part, to the popularity that our travel articles […]

La Crescenta Girl Still Missing Now Over 40 Days

La Crescenta Girl Still Missing Now Over 40 Days

By Mary O’KEEFE “I feel guilty if I smile.” That is how Susan Park has felt for 44 days. That is how long her daughter Elaine has been missing. Her normal routine has changed; now every morning she wakes up and her first thought is of Elaine and that maybe this will be the day […]

Thoughts and Impressions of Nintendo’s Switch Preview Tour

Thoughts and Impressions of Nintendo’s Switch Preview Tour

By Brandon HENSLEY After touring select cities in North America this winter, Nintendo held the last leg of its Switch Preview Tour in LA on March 4 and March 5, offering players a chance to sit down (or stand) and demo some of the games currently on shelves, and most that are planned for 2017. […]

Reading Night at VV

Reading Night at VV

Valley View Elementary School held its annual reading night on March 2 to celebrate Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Students and families were treated to a pancake and sausage dinner, sponsored by the Valley View Foundation. Reading night followed and readers, such as Principal Dr. Brook Reynolds, school librarian Maribel Sibulo and […]

Date Correction for Glendale Elks Charity Car Show

Date Correction for Glendale Elks Charity Car Show

Glendale Elks #1289 is hosting its annual charity car show on Sunday, March 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The public is welcome to come inspect an array of cars ranging from a 1914 Ford Model T to custom modified cars of many descriptions. Breakfast and lunch may be purchased throughout the day plus […]

Falcons Score Big on First League Meet

Falcons Score Big on First League Meet

By Leonard COUTIN The CVHS Falcons rolled out the red carpet when they hosted their first scoring Pacific League track and field meet against Hoover and Pasadena on Thursday. Scoring the tri meet as a dual meet resulted in a strong varsity win for the Falcon boys’ and girls’ teams. Like previous years, the Tornadoes […]