Wallace Celebrates Eagle Scout Achievement

Ryan Wallace of Troop #509 achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He was born on May 9, 1995 to Roger and Veronica Wallace. He has one older brother, Adam, who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout last year. Wallace has grown up in the foothills above Sunland and began his scouting adventure at the age […]

Chinese New Year Celebrated at Lincoln

Lincoln parent Amy Taylor shouts out “Gung Hay Fat Choy” as she walked into Miss Bakamjian second grade class at Lincoln Elementary. It is Chinese New Year and Miss B’s class was going to get a lesson on customs and tradtions of Chinese New Year. Taylor explained the Chinese zodiac signs and read the children […]

Monte Vista Students Welcome Lunar New Year

By Jason KUROSU On a particular Thursday at Monte Vista Elementary, parents, as they would every school day, scrambled to get their kids ready for school. The difference on this day was that the parents of the children in Monte Vista’s Korean Immersion class made their preparations at school, getting their kids dressed in traditional […]

Terrific Kids from Palm Crest School Honored by Kiwanis Club

The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada honored five outstanding sixth graders at its weekly meeting held at Descanso Gardens recently. Students are selected by their teachers on academic achievements and extra curricular activities. The students and their parents were treated to lunch and individually honored by the Club. Terrific Kids is a long standing program […]

Falcon Soccer Conquers Arcadia for Pacific League Title

By Alan DER OHANNESSIAN The Falcons cruised past Arcadia 3-0 on Thursday, Feb. 10 in the last match of the season securing their place as Pacific League champions as they enter CIF play. Having won their last eight games and beating Arcadia 4-0 on Jan. 18, the Falcons looked confident heading into the match. However […]

Local YMCA Swimmers Record Times in the Top 10 in the Nation

The Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA Swim Team has three members who recorded times fast enough to earn spots in the national top 10 rankings. Samuel Jo, 12, Harrison Thai, 15, and Fred Abramyan, 16, all have their names inked in the USA Swimming National Magazine for their 2010 record times. Samuel Jo recorded a time of […]

Program Answers “Whatever Happened to Rancho Tujunga?”

By Jackie HOUCHIN This question was addressed by Marlene Hitt, author of the book, “Sunland and Tujunga, From Village to City,” in a program hosted by the Little Landers Historical Society last Saturday at the Bolton Hall Museum in Tujunga. More than 60 people crowded the old meeting hall to listen and learn. Using slides […]

Getting to Know Our Neighbors

By Reverend Beverly CRAIG An interest in people and their stories accounts for my often brazen questions to complete strangers. Such was the case with Rebecca and Peter Moen, the perfect couple to introduce to our community during Valentine’s week. I can hear the strains of “Strangers in the Night” when I think of them. […]

Day at the Races Approaching

The Crescenta Valley Sheriff Support Group and the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce have teamed up again for the 3rd Annual Crescenta Valley Day at the Races. The event will take place at the Santa Anita Race Track on Sunday, March 20. The cost to participate in the event is $25 for adults (18 and […]

Cinematography Steals The Scene In ‘The Eagle’

By Susan JAMES Scottish scenery dominates director Kevin Macdonald’s Roman adventure film “The Eagle,” and this, as it turns out, is a good thing. Based on a book by Rosemary Sutcliffe, the story follows the legend of the 9th Roman Legion that vanished into the wilds of northern Britain about 120 AD. The film was […]