LCWC Juniors hold annual tea party

Photo and story contributed by Debbie TAYLOR The La Crescenta Woman’s Club held its annual Spring Tea on Saturday May 8. The ladies dressed in their spring best to support the Junior club in one of the biggest fundraisers of the year. All the monies raised will benefit local charities including Operation Smile. According to […]

Ribbon cutting for Seward Real Estate & Financial

Seward Real Estate and Financial, Inc. officially opened this month with a ribbon cutting. Shown here are members of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce including president Jean Maluccio (far right), honorary mayor Steve Pierce (with scissors) and from Supervisor Michael Antonovich’s office Rita Hadjimanoukian (in floral jacket).

Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic planned

The Insurance Brokers and Agents of Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena announce the local qualifying tournament for the Trusted Choice Big I Junior Classic. The event will be held at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale on June 1. The cost of the event is $30 per player and will include 18 holes of golf and […]

Historical Society to host archivist

The San Fernando Valley area that became the modern city of Encino has gone through a surprisingly international sequence of ownership, beginning with Native American tribes, then the Spanish and Californios, followed by the French, Basques and Americans. In the post–World War II boom, Encino became an affluent enclave of those who portrayed all of […]

CV High swim team dominates league

By Seth AMITIN Two Crescenta Valley High swimmers set league records as the Falcons boys’ and girls’ swim teams dominated the Pacific League at the league finals at Burbank on Thursday. The Crescenta Valley boys’ team dominated to the tune of 592 points (Arcadia was second place with 352). Likewise, the girls’ team scored 534 […]

GUSD Composite Cycling Team completes successful second season

The Glendale Unified Composite Team finished an impressive second season on May 2 at the final race of the 2010 SoCal race series. Competing in a field of 19 teams from high schools throughout Southern California, GUSD Composite finished an sixth overall in the team competition. The four race series included contests in Vail Lake, […]

Short distance, field athletes take league titles for CV

By Seth AMITIN In all the years Crescenta Valley High dominated the Pacific League, their success was predicated on long distance.  But it was the short distance and field teams that carried the Falcons in the Pacific League Finals at Glendale High on Friday. “We’re ready to run today,” said Crescenta Valley Head Coach Mark […]

FSHA seniors recognized for their service

Two seniors at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy were chosen to receive medals from the Los Angeles Archdiocese for outstanding Christian service over the course of their high school careers. Amarisa Robison and Stephanie Wetzel received their medals from Cardinal Roger Mahony at a ceremony at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angeles on March […]

Youth notes

EPIC COMES TO CVHS The theme for this year’s pops concert by the Crescenta Valley High School Instrumental Music Department is “Epic.” On Thursday, May 27 at 7 p.m. audiences will be transported with music from epic movies such as “Star Trek,” “The A Team,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “James Bond,” “Titanic” and more, […]