By Celia BURSTEIN When Assemblyman Cameron Smyth came to Clark Magnet High School to speak to AP Government teacher Nick Doom’s students, senior Samantha Cismas was expecting to meet an evasive politician. What she realized is that Smyth is not sneaking for votes. “I think he was kind of real,” said Cismas. “He wasn’t trying […]
Troop 626 at St. James has now been named the “Singing Elves” by the teachers. Before leaving for Christmas vacation, the sixth grade girls of Girl Scout troop 625 at St. James journeyed from classroom to classroom singing Christmas songs and collecting new and gently used books for the school library. Troop 626 started working […]
By Mike Lawler An ongoing saga of a small development gone bad is currently playing out on the 2700 block of Frances Street, much to the annoyance of neighbors on this quiet street. A neighbor behind the proposed development called to fill me in on the details, so I made plans to meet her at […]
By Robin Goldsworthy Well, today is the last day of 2009. You have less than 24 hours to complete this past year’s resolutions, so you’d better start moving. Did you lose those unwanted pounds? Spend more time with the family? Use that gym membership? If you didn’t, no worries: you’re in good company. Statistically speaking, […]
No. 18 – Published 12.31.09 My Thoughts, Exactly By Jim Chase To be painfully honest, I’ve never been so happy to see the end of any given year as I am the one that ends at midnight tonight. On a scale of one-to-ten, 2009 was a big, fat, zero. The year should’ve had Hoover, Dyson, […]
By Walsh CARVALHO As 2009 ends it is an opportunity to reflect on the stellar performances by many local athletes and athletic programs. Crescenta Valley High School boasted a few teams that made it to the CIF Southern Section championship brackets. Boys’ basketball made it to the first round of the Division IA championships Girls’ […]
By Walsh CARVALHO The Crescenta Valley Falcons Baseball Organization, led by 14-year veteran CV head coach Phil Torres and assistant coach/CV boys’ athletic director Dave Mendoza, held its annual baseball camp Dec. 21 and Dec. 22 at Stengel field. Torres was in good company at his annual camp, which is targeted for third to eighth […]
Obituary Harold Dowell Scott Jr., 62, of Sunland passed away on Dec. 25. Harold is survived by his wife Maria. Harold was an Army veteran and was a plumber for 20 years. Private Inurnment; Crippen Mortuary Directors (818) 249-6131.
Glendale’s parking and transportation commission is tackling an effort to deal with the city’s perennial parking problems in multi-family residential areas. Two commissioners, one of them Crescenta Valley resident Bill Weisman, have been working with staff in a subcommittee to draft a plan. Weisman said he was generally satisfied with the draft document, but was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE La Cañada Flintridge’s “Scsssored Wizard” really was a cut above the rest as it won the Fantasy Trophy at the 121st Tournament of Roses Parade. All traffic headed to Pasadena this morning as thousands of people lined Colorado Boulevard for a chance to see how cut flowers come to life again with […]