This article first appeared in the online Dec. 30 issue of True Believer (true-believer.net). By Mary O’KEEFE Those in the sci-fi world are still nursing broken hearts from the loss of Mr. Spock last year and now the galaxy is in shock again over the sudden death of Princess Leia … and of her mother […]
QUESTION: Our son is home from an East Coast college for the holidays and now he doesn’t want to go back to school after completing two-and-a-half years with a year-and-a-half to graduate with a degree. We’ve always allowed our two children to make their own decisions and, up until now, there haven’t been any major […]
By Pat KRAMER It was standing room only at The Back Door Bakery for the first annual Hanukkah celebration in Sunland-Tujunga, held on Wednesday, Dec. 28. “I felt there needed to be this kind of an event for people who are unfamiliar with Jewish traditions and celebrations to learn what Hanukkah is all about,” said […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The first week of the New Year means the start of Pacific League action for high school basketball, and the renewal of it in soccer. The defending CIF Southern Section Division 1A champion Crescenta Valley Lady Falcons, who now play in Division 1AA, opened their league schedule with a 41-33 victory over […]
CVHS Falcon Basketball Youth Night The Falcon basketball youth night is Friday, Jan. 6 when CV takes on Pasadena in the Crescenta Valley High School main gym in the 4400 block of Ramsdell Avenue. Girls play at 5 p.m., boys at 7 p.m. Students eighth grade and under are free when with paid adults! Wear […]
Rosemont Middle School students dominated this year’s GUSD Invention Convention ceremony held at Glendale High School. The convention promotes creative thinking and problem solving skills to help resolve everyday challenges. First place winners were Mathew Apostol and Alexander James, second place winner was Alex Davis and third place winner was Amanda Li. The four Rosemont […]
On Dec. 11, Monte Vista’s Girls on the Run team participated in a 5K run at Dockweiler State Beach. Nearly 2,000 people participated from all corners of LA County to celebrate the end of the fall season of Girls on the Run, a nationwide program that uses the power of running to inspire girls to […]
Second semester for LCPC Parent Education’s 15 classes for parents of children 0-18 begins the week of Jan. 10. In addition to the classes already in session, LCPC Parent Education introduces its New Babies class. The New Babies class (for babies born after Aug. 1, 2016) will begin the week of Wednesday, Jan. 25 from […]
Information and Applications Coming Available for Clark Magnet HS Information is available for private school students residing in Glendale interested in enrolling at Clark Magnet High School in August. Information can be found at www.gusdmagnetandflag.com, at the Clark Magnet High School office at 4747 New York Ave. in La Crescenta and at any of the […]
By Charly SHELTON A lonely man. An unlocked car door. A bank heist gone right. And a mistaken identity. Crescenta Valley High School’s Cinematography 5-6 class will take these plot points and craft a short film comedy, with the community’s help. “‘The Driver’ is about a lonely, desperate young man named Trevor who unexpectedly finds […]