Dina Michele Nardoni Dina Michele Nardoni passed away suddenly from a blood clot at the age of 48 in Atlanta, Ga. on March 9. Born on Dec. 4, 1962, she was raised in La Crescenta and graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1981 where she was on the varsity tennis team. Dina was a […]
If you’re a fan of scary movies, you’ve likely hunkered down in your seat as a familiar scene plays out on the screen. You know the one – where unsuspecting merchant seamen or long-haul truckers are transporting a huge and not nearly secure-enough enclosure with some unknown “thing” inside. They only know that something live […]
Besides this column, I also do the “CV Then and Now” piece that has appeared in this paper since its beginning, and that ran in the previous CV Sun. I obtain old photos, match them to their current locations with a new photo, and then write some accompanying text. I can often be seen lurking […]
By Eli LOCKE Last month the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA held its annual summer camp sign up carnival. Camp sign up day used to be a very time consuming affair, but in recent years camp sign ups have been available on the Internet as well as at the carnival, with around 25% of camp signups taking place […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Upon first inspection, the quad at CV High School on March 19 may have looked like any other during a fundraiser: There was music, food, a special performance by a Taekwondo group, and many raffle prizes to award. But a closer look revealed something else, something more than just skin-deep. “This day’s […]
By Alan Der OHANNESSIAN The Falcons varsity baseball team continued its winning ways at the Babe Herman Tournament as it routed the Torrance North Saxons 9-0 Tuesday night at Stengel Field. The Falcons have been on an offensive tear defeating Oak Park 15-2 on Monday. CV was 12-1 overall heading into Wednesday night’s game against […]
By Alan Der OHANNESSIAN The Falcons boys volleyball team played catch up most of the match on last Friday, failing to sustain a lead against the Bishop Alemany Warriors. The Warriors jumped on the Falcons right from the start and never let go. CV kept the deficit manageable for most of the first set as […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Falcons track team faced the Burbank Bulldogs March 31 on Burbank’s new all season track. Facing a strong field of competitors, the Falcons boys and girls team overcame the Bulldogs. The boys won 83-53 and the girls won 79-57. Stepping up was junior Josh Straschewski who had a day winning a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Pet Hospital at 2444 Honolulu Ave. is celebrating its grand opening on April 10. The new pet hospital is owned and operated by local resident Dr. Kym Mitchell. Some may know Mitchell from her work at the Rosemont Pet Hospital and others from room mom duties at Valley View Elementary. She […]
Volunteers for the American Cancer Society (ACS) are urging residents in the Sunland, Tujunga, Shadow Hills and Lakeview Terrace areas to join the second annual “Relay For Life” on April 9 and April 10 at Verdugo Hills High School. Relay is the ACS’s signature fundraiser event. Folks can form their own teams or join an […]