Merry what-mas?

On the Friday before the last Saturday of any given April, the northbound freeways out of southern California are choked with SUVs and pickup trucks towing boat trailers and loaded to the gills with work-weary fishermen headed for the same general destination – the streams, reservoirs and lakes of California’s Eastern Sierra mountains. If you […]

Crescenta Valley in the arena

Teddy Roosevelt in his famous “Man in the Arena” speech comments on the duties of citizens in a democracy: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who […]

3 Piggy Opera at Monte Vista

Contributed by Lisa MARRIOTT Monte Vista Elementary School first grade students of Shirley Sycamore performed “Three Piggy Opera” on Thursday, April 22. The first graders worked hard to memorize their lines, make their costumes and prepare for the arrivial of the Big Bad Wolf. Sycamore, who announced her retirement this year, has done a spring […]

KIIS and Prom Plus at CVHS

By Mary O’KEEFE KIIS FM rocked the Crescenta Valley High School campus on Tuesday during break and lunch. Dom and Johnny B. from the FM radio station rolled onto the quad in their KIIS-mobile a little after 10 a.m. “We are here in support of Prom Plus,” announced Johnny B. The duo kept the music […]

Arcadia crushes CV to grab league title

By Seth AMITIN Last year, or two years ago, this might have been a solid match. But turnovers in Crescenta Valley High’s track and field roster and the emergence of Arcadia’s top talent have changed the landscape in the Pacific League. Arcadia boys’ and girls’ track and field squads took it to Crescenta Valley on […]

Veggin Out at the Y

Over 60 moms, dads and kids enjoyed the sunshine, story telling, gardening and demonstrations on making healthy snacks at the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA. “Veggin Out at The Y” featured La Cañada resident Sonia Chung who demonstrated how to make healthy snacks with goods provided by Whole Foods. Healthy and easy honey banana wraps were especially […]

Fiesta Days at Mountain Avenue

By Mary O’KEEFE Everyone was in the fiesta spirit at Mountain Avenue Elementary’s flag ceremony on April 16. The courtyard burst with color when Marylou Matheu’s first graders began their performance of the Jarabe Tapatio or Mexican hat dance. Before the dance the first graders went to the microphone and announced their ancestry. From Ireland […]

CV softball massacres Muir

Crescenta Valley Lady Falcons softball continued their winning streak by pounding the Muir Mustangs 25-0 on Tuesday at home. The game was the third win in a row for the Falcons in league play with another two wins captured over the weekend at the Loara Tournament in Anaheim. On Tuesday, CV senior Alyssa Sovereign hit […]

Falcon 13U Basketball Team

Over April 10-11 the C.V. Falcon 13U Basketball Team competed in the Great American Bash Basketball Tournament. The Falcons conquered the Moreno Valley Shockers, Lake Elsinore and finally the Glendale Panthers, 47-36 to win the tournament.

Goings on around the town

What a great time we had last week! The MVCC held its annual Golf Classic last Thursday at the Verdugo Hills Golf Course to raise scholarships for gifted students at Crescenta Valley High School. We enjoyed a great turnout; a wonderful afternoon was enjoyed by everyone. I was a little disappointed that this course didn’t […]