By Ted AYALA If there is anything tougher than buying Christmas presents for your nearest and dearest, it’s buying Christmas CDs. Amidst the morass of “Jingle Cats,” “Jingle Dogs,” and whatever other jingling beasts known to man lie in wait at your local record store aisle, finding a good classical Christmas CD can be tough. […]
On Wednesday Nov. 18, members of Crescenta Valley Armenian Community Center, Armenian National Committee-Crescenta Valley and Armenian Cultural Foundation-Crescenta Valley board members attended the CV Town Council meeting held in the La Crescenta Library and presented President Cheryl Davis and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Captain David Silversparre with certificates of excellence. This was an […]
By Eli LOCKE It is common practice among high school sports teams to have an alumni game once a year. On Wednesday, Nov. 24, the Crescenta Valley High School girl’s basketball team played a game against some of their best alumni, among them CVHS counselor and former Lady Falcons basketball great Sarah Hagman-Rosas who attended […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CIF State Cross Country finals were held at Woodward Park in Fresno last weekend. The best runners from both northern and southern sections took the course, ready to duke it out, and spectators came from all over California expecting to witness record-breaking times. The early morning weather, in the low 40s, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Falcon football team is holding its 20th Annual Christmas Tree fundraiser. The deadline for orders is Dec. 5 and the trees will arrive on Dec. 11. The money goes to support the football players for their equipment and the awards for all three level banquets, said Bob Fletcher, president of Falcon […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The JROTC Annual Rummage Sale will be held on Dec. 11 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crescenta Valley High School cafeteria. Seventy-six families have cleaned out their closets, garages and attics to gather treasures to sell in support of their program. Funds raised goes to support JROTC. Most in […]
The annual Feast of Lights choral concert will be presented by the Crescenta Valley High School Choral Department on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 2 – 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the CVHS MacDonald Auditorium. This will be the debut concert by CV’s new choral director (Mr.) Shannon Mack. The program will include music by U.S. […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On Nov. 22-23, Dunsmore Elementary hosted its annual MSI (Math Science Investigation) Day. MSI Day is a fun and unique way for students to learn new facts about subjects such as: chemistry, geometry, math, probability, statistics and music in an analytical way. The event takes place during the last days before the […]
I’ve written before about our two younger sons who left at the end of summer for different colleges – one to the south of here in San Diego and the other far to the north in Missoula, Montana. The difference in their respective choice of colleges and environments mirrors perfectly the distinction in the two […]
For those that have been following this story, here’s some of what we know about the much fought over Moreton Bay Fig Tree on Foothill Boulevard and the cool old house it fronts. Let’s go back to the original attraction for Easterners to the Crescenta Valley – the air. The clean dry air of the […]