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 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two Strike Park and Crescenta Valley Park are having a play equipment facelift. The play equipment is surrounded by fencing at present but that is scheduled to change by the end of the year, said Cheryl Davis, president of the Crescenta Valley Town Council. “At CV Park there will be two new […]
By Jason KUROSU The charitable values of Thanksgiving were accentuated for foothill residents this holiday season as they started off their Thanksgiving day with a run for charity. That morning marked the 17th annual Thanksgiving Day Run and Food Drive Event, a 5K run organized by the Community Center of La Cañada-Flintridge (CCLCF). Residents were […]
I write this with a comfortably full tummy. For us, the Thanksgiving celebration lasted four days and was definitely a time to be thankful. We hosted family and friends not only for the grand dinner on Thursday, but again on Sunday to celebrate the 18th birthday of our youngest. Yes, time does fly by. On […]