“To do more for the world than the world does for you – that is success.” Henry Ford The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome a new member, the Crescenta Valley Weekly newspaper. The CV Weekly is truly our foothills community newspaper. If there is anything you want to know about what […]
By Ted Ayala Life in the chamber can be pretty fun sometimes. While I’m out performing the paparazzi duties or that of an autograph hound, I get to enjoy the ribbon cuttings, grand openings, special events and all the other perks that come with the job. Such was the case last week when I enjoyed […]
CV St. Luke’s Anglican extends invitation Crescenta Valley St. Luke’s Anglican Church welcomes all to its weekly Wednesday Eucharist service at 11:30 a.m. at Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 1700 Foothill Blvd. Sunday worship service is at 10:00 a.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church Chapel, 300 Vallejo Dr., Glendale. St. Luke’s new office location […]
By Shana LiVIGNI On March 15, Reverend Rudolph van Graan accepted the duties of pastor of the First Congregational Church of Glendale, performing his second service this past Sunday, March 28. Born and raised in South Africa, his journey to the U.S. included a stay in Florida before finally landing Glendale. His early years were […]
By Charly SHELTON This week, we are going to be looking at two films, “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Hot Tub Time Machine.” First up is “Dragon.” Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a pet dragon? One that flies faster and shoots fire better than any other dragon. This […]
By Shana LiVIGNI The La Crescenta Woman’s Club held its Annual Luncheon and American Beauty Fashion Show last Saturday at their clubhouse, hosting a sold-out crowd of members and guests that numbered about 170. It was a busy afternoon highlighted by a warm welcome from President Rita Even then lunch, auctions and an impressive fashion […]
Photo and story contributed by Tricia FLYNN On March 17, the St. James students competed in the school’s annual Survivor Challenge fundraiser overseen by trainers with Taix Extreme Bootcamp. Tug-O-War was the most popular event of the day with the rope being yanked back and forth between teachers and students, parents and students, trainers and […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The CV varsity baseball team came to Hoover High School on Tuesday looking to take advantage of a struggling Tornadoes team and wrap up an early season, top-heavy road schedule on a high note. Mission accomplished. The Falcons scored early and often and starting pitcher Elliot Surrey was dominant as CV beat […]
Crescenta Valley Little League held its opening ceremonies on March 19 at Montrose Park. Local dignitaries, including Glendale City Councilman Ara Najarian, threw out the first pitches for the softball and baseball games. Najarian tossed the first pitch to 10-year-old catcher Robert Giese of the 2009 league champions Landry’s Sporting Goods team. La Cañada resident […]
CRIME BLOTTER March 29 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a laptop computer was stolen from an unlocked vehicle that was parked in the Office Depot parking lot between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. March 28 1500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, according to the report a deputy witnessed a […]