By Shari EMAMI Ahead With Horses Inc. is hosting its annual children’s demonstration known as Fun Day this Sunday, June 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Started in 1969 by Liz Helms, Ahead With Horses maximizes the potential of disabled, disadvantaged and special needs children by providing developmental therapy, education and recreation through horses […]
Talent from Pasadena, Burbank and Arcadia proved their mettle at the two day CIF State Track and Field Championships held June 4-5 in Clovis. Congratulations to: Alexis Walker from Pasadena who tied second in the high jump at a height of 5’ 8”. Greg Dotson from Burbank who took second place in the 800 meter […]
The Falcon Water Polo Club in its first year of competition is headed to the National Junior Olympics after finishing fourth in the Coastal Zone Junior Olympics qualifying tournament June 5-6. The Falcon girls, coached by Heather McGlaughlin, ended the weekend with a 3-2 record. The team of Grace Alegro, Devin Grab, Sabrina Pierce, Savannah […]
The U6 Baseball Tournament Team for Crescenta Sports Association competed in the Newbury Park Memorial Classic Tournament recently finishing second in its pool. It was able to advance to the semifinals after overcoming an 11-17 deficit by scoring nine runs and getting three outs with only 20 minutes remaining in the game. Team leaders Nathan […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The CV Falcons faced Valencia’s West Ranch Wildcats (3-7-0 league) on Tuesday night in Burbank. The Wildcats hit the boards hard, displaying an aggressive stance that drew first blood, nailing two points less than a minute into the game quickly followed by a three-pointer. They expertly moved the ball across the court, […]
By Hyung Seok LEE CV Weekly Intern Dunsmore Elementary School concluded the academic year with its annual carnival on the afternoon of Friday, June 5 on the school campus. The theme for the carnival was Hawaiian, bringing dancers, food, games, and anything reminiscent of a tropical theme. Everything about the day set a perfect scene […]
By Celia BURSTEIN In commemoration of San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in California, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a bill last October, designating March 22 as Harvey Milk Day. The bill, signed more than 30 years after the politician’s assassination by a political rival, encourages all educational institutions […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A local Girl Scout troop continues to think of those in Haiti who have been injured and left homeless after the 7.0 earthquake left the country in ruins. In January Brownie Troop 143-1 decided to donate some of their cookie money to those in need. They donated $500 to the Hospital Sacre […]
Eric Boyd, a senior at Crescenta Valley High School, received this year’s Falcon Award. Boyd is an Eagle Scout and an accomplished student ranking 34 in a class of 729. At the inaugural Character and Ethics Project ACE awards held recently Boyd was named Male Athlete of the Year and is also varsity volleyball captain […]
Dear President Obama: The Congress of the United States, by Joint Resolution on June 9, 1966 approved H.J. Resolution 763 proclaiming the week in which the 14th occurs as National Flag Week, and the same Resolution requested that the President is to issue every year a proclamation and also to call upon citizens of the […]