Robin GOLDSWORTHY Preparing for the winter wind and rain by reviewing past fire and flood events in the Crescenta Valley was the topic of the Oct. 19 meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley. “We dodged a bullet but the gun is still loaded and cocked,” said society president Mike Lawler to the record-breaking […]
Red Cross hosts night of fun The Glendale-CV Red Cross is hosting its annual Comedy Night emceed by Fritz Coleman on Nov. 1. Coleman and other talented stand-up comics will put on two shows for the benefit of the Red Cross Chapter. Show times are 6:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. at the Glendale Centre Theatre. […]
In our town, the eerie, witchy world of Halloween turns whacky and wonderful at the La Crescenta Woman’s Club. At least that was true last Saturday night at the club’s Hallooo-weeen party where black cats cavorted with cows, Santa sashayed with Zorro, pirates pirouetted with prisoners, and a bevy of witches were sexy instead of […]
CVHS cross country teams competed this past weekend, Oct. 23-24, in the Mt. SAC invitational meet where over 300 teams ran in the largest cross country contest in the country. Teams from California, Arizona and Nevada ran in over 118 individual races for the varsity, JV, soph and frosh categories for both boys and girls. Fifty eight of the 100 California state ranked teams were competing in sweepstakes races. Nine […]
By Brian PARK CV Weekly intern The Falcons got off to an early start on a Thursday night game to win their third straight, beating the Muir Mustangs 21-14. After several losses to the Mustangs in earlier seasons, the Crescenta Valley Falcons held on to take the win. The Falcons received the ball to start […]
By Mary O’KEEFE CV High School students from the cinematography class were busy filming around campus the last few weeks preparing for Red Ribbon Week. Teacher Peter Kim set the stage with a few questions that centered on the positive side of not doing drugs. Kim and principal Linda Evans decided to take a positive approach to Red Ribbon Week, empowering students to […]
By Shana LiVIGNI “We are celebrating back-toschool night and our silver anniversary – 25 years of our school becoming a school,” boasted College View school principal Ms. Jay Schwartz at the jubilee last Friday night. “In 1970, it started as a program to educate children with special needs. Then it became the Glendale Developmental Center […]
The Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy basketball players teamed up to beat breast cancer by holding a bake sale which raised over $750 for breast cancer research. The girls sold homemade cookies, cakes and brownies. Shown here are (back row from left) Kate Russell, Ivy Fitzgerald, Juliet Hook, Savanna Willliams, Bridget Fitzgerald, Melene Agakanian, Amber Casillas, […]
For many, cookies and crafts are all that come to mind when we see a Girl Scout, an image that Carol M. Dedrich, the chief external relations officer of the Greater Los Angeles Girl Scout Council, has been trying to dispel. As Dedrich explained, the Girl Scout program is about promoting l e a d […]
Last month, I attended the Laughing Out Loud For Literacy program at Crescenta Valley High, and I did laugh out loud (much to the annoyance of those around me). The show was put on by Once Upon A Time bookstore, a Montrose icon, and, just like the store’s selections, was geared to both kids and their parents. On my way out I spotted Jane and Bob Humphrey, who back in […]