By Alan DER OHANNESSIAN Having suffered a one goal loss to Pasadena in their previous soccer match, the Falcons were eager to redeem themselves at the contest held on the CVHS field on Dec. 3. However, it was the Spartans that came out aggressive at the beginning of the game. Forward Marc Kaesler got a […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Summer may be long gone, but kids all over the Southland are still having fun in the water thanks to the Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena’s aquatics program. On a recent Saturday, the club held a swim meet between Pasadena’s Blue Rays and the Stingrays of Sylmar. The meet involved kids […]
By Leonard COUTIN The prelims for the Western Region Foot Locker National Cross Country meet were held at Mount San Antonio College last weekend. The top 10 runners of the seeded boys and girl races move on to compete in San Diego for the Foot Locker National Finals on Dec. 11. Competitors came from the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School kids have talent and on Friday they invite the community to see what they can do. Crescenta Valley High School Advance and Intermediate Dance programs have reached out to the student body to help celebrate the arts. CV’s Got Dance is this Friday at 7 p.m. at the […]
Second grade Brownie Troop #14991 from Monte Vista Elementary School toured Petco in La Cañada to earn their “Animals” badge. Shown here are (in back from left) Troop leaders Denise Spinoglio and Shauna Lehmann with Petco tour guide. In the middle are Kimberly Blood, Lauren Johnson, Chloe Lehmann, Katie Ward and Elizabeth Doubrovsky. In front […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Treasures are being gathered and readied for the JROTC Annual Rummage Sale this Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crescenta Valley High School cafeteria. The funds from the rummage sale go to support the Crescenta Valley High School JROTC program. Members of JROTC can been seen at special events […]
WARNING TO BE VIGILANT The catastrophic mutilation of the prized Moreton Bay Fig tree in La Crescenta is the latest in a series of debacles that have given rise to a reawakening in our community – a renewed and blistering realization that our heritage and aesthetic values remain completely vulnerable within unincorporated L.A. County. On […]
Had enough of gift catalogs yet? Does your kitchen table sag under the weight of them? Does your mail carrier glare malevolently at your house as he crams another 86 pounds of glossy, full-color catalogs into your mailbox? Mine does. In fact, I refuse to be anywhere near our mailbox when he arrives – there’s […]
We just went through a very divisive national election. But historically, we here in the Crescenta Valley are no strangers to divisive politics of national impact. As a matter of fact, our little community hosted one of the initial battles of Cold War domestic politics in the form of a minor face-off between members of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Driving down Verdugo Road motorists will notice a crashed vehicle near the Oakmont Country Club turn off and an overturned vehicle just past Glendale Community College. The vehicles are not waiting for a tow truck but are part of the Glendale Police Department’s Driven 2 Distraction campaign. Throughout the city of Glendale […]