By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police Reserve Officer Ari Simonyan was presented with his second Medal of Valor award at a ceremony at the Glendale police station. In 2008 the Glendale Police Department honored Simonyan with the Medal of Valor, one of the highest awards that can be bestowed on a Glendale officer. On Feb. 3 […]
By Chris BLUME The Glendale Unified School District held a meeting this week at Crescenta Valley High School to discuss the budget crisis that will affect the education of children in the district. In the state of California, 40% of the state’s budget is spent on education. Due to an anemic economy the governor and […]
There was a sea of red at the Glendale Unified School District board meeting on Tuesday. In a show of solidarity, teachers attending Tuesday’s board of education meeting wore red shirts and carried signs protesting a then-proposed decision by the district to lay off teachers and eliminate class size reduction while negotiations with the teachers […]
Alert LA messages went out Thursday night forewarning residents in La Crescenta and La Cañada of mandatory evacuations to begin this afternoon (Friday) at 4 p.m. Residents are advised to be out by 6 p.m. “We have not gone door-to-door yet but will at 4 p.m.,” said Sgt. Mark Slater at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s […]
SONS OF NORWAY HOLDING FUNDRAISER On Saturday, Feb. 27, a torsk and meatball fundraiser dinner hosted by the Sons of Norway Evard Grieg Lodge #74 is being held at the American Legion Hall. Reservations requested. Happy hour is at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. The cost is adults $20, children 12 and under $10. […]
The Glendale Centre Theatre presents Pinocchio – A Children’s Musical based on the classic story continuing Saturday mornings through June 16. Directed by Patrick McMahon, produced by Brenda & Tim Dietlein, Pinocchio bursts onto the stage with all the fun and excitement theatre-goers have come to expect from the Children’s Theatre program. Join the lovable […]
By Charly SHELTON We have just over one week left until Oscar weekend. The big night is Sunday, March 7. Some nominees appear to be a shoe-in to win, while others are a complete toss up. But in the days until red carpet time, we will continue to break down the Oscars and the nominee […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The line to get into the Crescenta Valley gym was a little longer than usual Wednesday night for the Lady Falcons playoff basketball game against Ayala. As it turns out, CV fans didn’t get to see a victory, but they did get to say goodbye and congratulate the team on a successful […]
Early morning shoppers found treasure at the JROTC rummage sale this past weekend. By Mary O’KEEFE Early – really early – last Saturday morning members of Crescenta Valley High School’s JROTC began sorting and pricing the hundreds of items for their rummage sale fundraiser. “We used to have a car wash [as a fundraiser]. But […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday, after a busy weekend, the Crescenta Valley High School 2010 Falkon robot was packed into a crate and shipped to the Long Beach Arena where it will stay until it faces other robots on the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) competitive field on March 25. “I […]