CV Girls Varsity cross country claims Pacific League

CV Girls Varsity cross country claims Pacific League

By Mark SHELTON The Crescenta Valley Girls Varsity cross country team came out on top during Thursday’s Pacific League finals held at Griffith Park. Somewhat nervous going into the race without their usual number one runner Claudia Pham who was not running due to a foot injury the rest of the varsity team showed they were […]

Falcons defend league title in OT

Falcons defend league title in OT

By Walsh CARVALHO With the title of Pacific League champions on the line, the Crescenta Valley Falcons      (8-0, 18-8) boys varsity water polo team managed to reclaim its title in a tough overtime win last Thursday against the Glendale Nitros (6-2, 18-6) with a final score of 14-12. The win against the Nitros […]

Falcons title aspirations get crushed

Falcons title aspirations get crushed

By Brian PARK With a chance to steal a piece of the league title, the Falcons fell short to the Burroughs Indians losing 14-12. There was no lack of effort on the Falcons part, but solid rushing by Burroughs running back Dalton Williams proved to be their demise by racking up 192 yards and two […]

Meet Ivy Hopper

Meet Ivy Hopper

Ivy Hopper is a teen columnist who talks with authors and fans of books that are currently being read by today’s youth. This week Matt Shively, Nickelodeon’s True Jackson, VP chats with Ivy about his broken heart. Matt and I talked about a breakup code that is in the novel The Heartbreakers by Pamela Wells. […]

Honoring our nation’s veterans

Honoring our nation’s veterans

This Veterans Day we paid tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of our veterans.  With over two million veterans in California alone, we have a duty to the men and women who defended our nation to ensure that they have access to the services they deserve.  That is why I recently voted to provide $76.5 […]

Getting a (sur)charge out of life

Getting a (sur)charge out of life

This is getting ridiculous. It was bad enough when the airlines started charging hefty fees for each piece of luggage. And that was after they had already figured out they could charge for meals, drinks, pillows, blankets and headsets. Sigh. I wonder how long until they realize they can charge a toll for access to […]

A Trader Joe’s with good parking?

A Trader Joe’s  with good parking?

Not likely. Parking woes seem to be a trademark of Trader Joe’s grocery stores and we’ll have to wait to see if that will be true of our new store in Montrose. I sat down recently with Mike Morgan, vice president of the Montrose/Verdugo City/Sparr Heights Neighborhood Association, to find out what the latest word […]