By Jason KUROSU It was a carnival-like atmosphere that greeted Monte Vista Elementary supporters on Saturday, April 16 when the campus was transformed into a fairground for the annual PTA carnival. In the midst of a sweltering afternoon, the PTA, students and other volunteers set up food and game booths throughout the playground area. Carnival […]
Paulina Antaplyan, a junior at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, has been elected ASB president for 2011-12. The Glendale resident served as junior class president this year and is also one of the top cross country and track distance runners for the Tologs. Joining her on the ASB board are vice president Emily Katz, secretary Carly […]
By Leonard COUTIN The 53rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays Invitational was held April 14 to 16 on the Walnut campus. Taking to the field were college and high school athletes competing in traditional contests including hurdles, high jump, shot put, pole vault, triple jump, long hump and relay. On Friday night it was a win […]
By Alan der OHANNESSIAN Falcons boys tennis got crushed for the second time on Tuesday by Burroughs, 15-3. Having lost their previous series 14-4, the Falcons unfortunately repeated that performance. In doubles, the Falcons’ number two double of Chris Kim and Justin Chong lost to the Indians’ number three Ryan Hoang and Eric Lee, 6-2. […]
Contributed by Liz Arnold Crescenta Valley’s Falcon Water Polo Club 16U and 18U girls both took home the first place plaque in the Gold Division of the Mikasa Cup Tournament held in Irvine April 16-17. The ladies, coached by Pete Loporchio and Heather McLaughlin, were undefeated in their divisions. The 16U team, consisting of Elissa […]
By Jason KUROSU The 23rd annual Smart-A-Thon, held at the Verdugo Hills Hospital Council Room recently, provided participants with an afternoon of food, entertainment and prizes. Hosted by civic leader Mary Pinola and the CV Chamber of Commerce, the event is a fundraiser for The Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Educational Endowment Fund. The […]
The 1926 Lincoln (at left), owned by local father and son Thomas and Robert Russell, has taken home the grandest trophy of all – “Best in Show” – from the La Jolla Motor Car Classic on Sunday, April 3. A judges’ favorite, the gorgeous limousine has received awards at The Concours d’ Elegance in Pebble […]
Glendale Adventist Medical Center presented 7-year-old La Crescenta resident Gavin Dinger with a special award at his elementary school, St. Bede’s School in La Cañada, on Friday, April 8. Dinger suffered a stroke in his mother’s womb before he was born and has been the hospital’s top fundraiser for Glendale’s Downtown Dash. Proceeds from the […]
By Ted AYALA John Cage, for all the controversy this towering figure of 20th Century music left in his wake, was at heart a quiet man. In his still audacious reinterpretation of what music is and can be, one will search in vain for the self conscious pose of the enfant terrible. With self effacing […]
By Ted AYALA The atrocities of the Armenian Genocide perpetuated by the Ottoman Turks continue to resonate powerfully nearly a century after the fact. Systematically targeted for annihilation by the Ottoman Empire, the Genocide was the single keystone event in modern Armenian history, triggering the Armenian diaspora that led the community to flee to various […]