Gazpacho recipe

Gazpacho recipe

1/2 watermelon 5 roasted bell peppers 4 cups of orange juice 1 litre of tomato juice 4 cucumbers (peeled and seeded) 1/2 red onion 1/4 cup of sherry wine vinegar 12 oz. of any regular bread (no crust ) Salt & pepper to taste Place all the ingredients together. Let them sit for 10 minutes […]

Helping our local forest land

Helping our local forest land

Kathleen Parenteau, a past president of the La Crescenta Woman’s Club, holds pine seedlings similar to those which will be used to re-establish local forests following the Station Fire. Members of the public who are interested helping in this effort can sponsor an acre of forest land for a donation of $68. This amount can fund up to 350 trees. […]

CV Park site of picnic, car show

CV Park site of picnic, car show

The Eagle Rock Trompers Car Club held its annual picnic and car show at Crescenta Valley Park on Saturday, Sept. 12. The club boasts a varied membership that includes residents of Crescenta Valley. An estimated 100-plus members and invited guests came to the park to view the many antique and collectible automobiles. The Trompers were […]

movies at the park

movies at the park

It was a Looney nighT » Laughter echoed from Two Strike Park on Saturday night as classic Looney Tunes cartoons filled the screen during Movie in the Park. The event is sponsored by the Historical Society of Crescenta Valley and Crescenta Valley Town Council.  After the cartoons came “The Long, Long Trailer” starring Lucille Ball […]

“An Evening of Entertainment” raises over $1,000

Over 100 of La Cañada and surrounding communities enjoyed an evening of fun and entertainment on Saturday, Sept. 19 while generously donating to the LCF Station Fire Thank You Fund.The firefighter fundraiser event, “An Evening of Entertainment” held in Memorial Park in La Cañada, resulted in over $1,000 being raised for the fund.The event featured […]

“Zal & Rudabeh” comes to the Alex

“Zal & Rudabeh” comes to the Alex

The premiere of the full-length ballet “Zal & Rudabeh” is created and directed by  choreographer Anna Djanbazian and performed by dancers from the Djanbazian Dance Company.The ballet is based on an epic tale “Shah-nameh,” the Book of Kings by Ferdowsi, an11th century Persian poet. It is a timeless tale of forbidden romance, war, triumph and […]

They came, they saw, they laughed

They came, they saw, they laughed

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Parents and children filled the seats at the Laughing Loudly for Literacy on Monday evening at the MacDonald Auditorium at Crescenta Valley High School. Hosted by Once Upon A time bookstore, the event hosted four children’s book authors and illustrators who shared their secrets on how they came up with the crazy […]

Staub/Barnes Invitational

Staub/Barnes Invitational

By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Park will be filled with runners this weekend all competing in the Kenny Staub/John Barnes Invitational hosted by Crescenta Valley High School. Crescenta Valley Cross Country teams will be well versed on the terrain of the park at Saturday’s race.  They start their practice after school at the park where […]

Falcons take Spartans with seconds on the clock

Falcons take Spartans with seconds on the clock

checking his options »Falcon Dai Dai McFadden dazzled despite a fumble on the kick off. By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Despite it raining – raining ref’s flags that is – onto the field on Friday evening, the CV Falcons were able to mark a notch on the ‘win’ side of their helmet after taking on the La […]

Youth Notes

Youth Notes

Boy Scout annual recruitment meeting The Second Year Webelos Scouts, Den 6, of Pack 302 extends an invitation to its first pack meeting of the year at 6:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2 at 6:45 p.m. in the Monte Vista Elementary School auditorium. First through fourth grade elementary school boys interested in learning more about […]