Enjoying Their Time as Principal for a Day

By Brandon HENSLEY and Jason KUROSU Spencer Walch, who usually spends his time as a “tax attorney, or wrangling my kids,” was placed in a decidedly different role for one particular Wednesday, along with around 30 other members of the community. This was because Feb.16 was the 19th Annual Principal for a Day, an event […]

Teenagers and The Law Workshop Tonight

By Mary O’KEEFE Tonight at 7 p.m. the Crescenta Valley Armenian Community and Youth Center will be hosting a free workshop titled, “Teenagers and the Law.” The workshop is part of an educational series developed by the center to help community members in areas that specifically pertain to teenagers including the law, taxes, immigration laws […]

Saturday in the Park

Growing up just south of Montrose, Saturday usually meant getting together with friends and heading north to spend the afternoon in the Montrose Shopping Park. Heading north on Verdugo Road we’d first pass by a lot full of shiny new Mercedes and Volvo automobiles. Do you remember Colonial Imports auto sales? Next we’d stop to […]

Untimely Deaths in the ’34 Flood

I recently had the chance to be a Principal for the Day at Monte Vista Elementary School. The school is beautiful, well run and high achieving, but that’s a story for a future column. While I was there, I was put to work telling the kids in three different third grade classes about local history. […]

Girl Scouts Host 27th Annual International Tasting Bee

By Misty DUPLESSIS Once a year, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts encourages Scouts to participate in World Thinking Day that celebrates the cultures of troops around the world. To that end, the CV/Glendale Girl Scouts took the community for a trip around the world on Sunday, Feb. 20 for the 27th […]

Valley View Outing Hits High Note

Third grader students of Valley View Elementary School had a touch of “class” outside the schoolroom when they attended a matinee recently at the Los Angeles Opera. This was the second year the students visited the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Eighty-six third graders and SDC (Special Day Class) won admission to the performance after teachers submitted […]

High Flying at Lincoln Elementary School

On Friday, Feb. 11, Lincoln Elementary students weren’t found in the classrooms but on the playground. The Lincoln PTA sponsored a BMX assembly for the entire school bringing the student body onto the blacktop as they settled in for ramp tricks by Dustin McCarty and flatland tricks by Robert Castillo of BMX Pros Trick Team. […]

CV Wins One Goal to Nil in a Temper Flared Match

By Alan DER OHANNESSIAN The Crescenta Valley Falcons beat North Saxons in Torrance 1-0 in a temper flared match to advance to quarterfinals. Having barely won their last match in overtime, the Falcons faced a tougher challenge against North (12-5-8 overall, 8-0-2 league) who had finished the season at the top of their division. Both […]