By Mary O’KEEFE Less than a year after fundraising officially began, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station Memorial is now days from completion. The memorial is located in the grassy area of the CV Sheriff’s Station parking lot entrance at 4554 Briggs Ave. in La Crescenta. The memorial is dedicated to two fallen CV Sheriff deputies […]
I’m probably going to ruffle some local feathers with my comments this week, because the subject of this column took considerable effort by some of my fellow Foothills residents to make happen. As an avid cyclist, I’m thrilled that we now have bike lanes on Foothill. I thank the CV Town Council from the bottom […]
Last week I wrote about Spike Jones Market that was located on the southeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and La Crescenta Avenue through the ’50s and ’60s. That brought in several emails from former customers that fondly remembered the little community market. Floyd Farrar grew up in the valley, but now lives in Orange County. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY There was a young adults book series in the ’90s called “The Reel Kids Adventures,” where a group of teenagers would trek across different countries and tape their (mis)adventures. Ryon Tanara, Graham Freeman and Amy Chan are now taking that concept to the extreme. Freshly out of college, the three of them […]
By Maddy PUMILA A Paradise Canyon Elementary student placed sixth in the 2011 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championship. The competition was held in San Diego from Aug. 13 to 14. Twenty-seven different countries were represented with more than 400 players attending this year’s world championship. Players played 10 rounds, totaling more than 16 hours […]
By Aimee YEGHIAYAN For over four days last week, teen gamers throughout the community, nicknamed the KNIGHTS, joined forces to raise money for Child’s Play, an organization that raises money to give children in hospitals entertainment. KNIGHTS is a club at Crescenta Valley High School dedicated to integrating gaming and charity. An acronym for Kind […]
The 2011 Falcon cross-country team completed its annual Mammoth camp returning Aug. 13 after eight days of training. Coach Mark Evans took 48 runners up north. The training camp began in 1991 with seven boys, one girl and three adults. It has steadily grown over the years with 2011 being the largest camp with about […]
Crescenta Valley Little League is currently accepting sign-ups for the 2011 fall ball baseball season. Tryouts are on Sept. 11 (note date change) and open to kids ages 6 to 16. Players from all areas are welcome. Visit CVLittleLeague.com for online registration.
GAMES WINS LOSES TIES 35 23 9 3 Coaches and parents celebrated CSA La Crescenta Thunder’s 14U performances in seven tournaments, having finished third in both single elimination tournaments in Alisa Viejo and Sylmar and second in both district and state competitions. The team did not lose until […]
By Maddy PUMILIA La Cañada merchants were found Saturday taking their business to the street and offering big discounts for the entire community. Although the turnout wasn’t quite what the merchants wanted, they still had a chance to showcase their products ranging from purses, flip-flops, clothes, jewelry, memo pads, juice and more. Most of the […]