Photo Shoot for a Cause, organized by La Cañada resident Michelle Kimme, takes place at Gallery 1018 this Friday, Oct. 16 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. The event is a photography art show and auction with the proceeds being donated to the families of the two fallen Station fire fighters Captain Tedmund Hall and […]
THEN This is the view looking up Pinecone Road from the intersection of Markridge in late February of 1978. This is the route the debris flow of the Pinecrest flood took after it unexpectedly overflowed its channel. It swept Pinecone Road clean of a dozen or more parked cars. NOW As Los Angeles County Flood […]
By Charly SHELTON This year, as every year, southern California theme parks are pulling out all the stops for their Halloween promotions. Disneyland has brought back its Halloweentime Celebration for both parks at the resort. Universal Studios Hollywood is inviting guests into the worlds created on screen by its horror films, and Knott’s and Six […]
HSCV to host The Pinecrest Flood of ’78 In 1975, the front range of the San Gabriel Mountains above La Crescenta burned off, setting the stage for several mudslides in the years immediately after. In 1978, a massive debris flow came out of Shields Canyon and tore through the new subdivision of Pinecrest, damaging several […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The breakfast bell rang out across the Crescenta Valley last Saturday and the crowds responded. For the second year, the Crescenta Valley Town Council hosted its annual pancake breakfast to an almost sell out crowd on the quad at CV High School. Though figures are still being calculated, organizer Frank Beyt said […]
By Mark SHELTON The Crescenta Valley High School Falcons cross country teams got to go out of town and show ’em how it’s done in the big city. On Saturday, Oct. 10 at Woodward Park in Fresno (the sight of the California State cross country championships), the 2009 meeting of the Asics/Clovis Invitational cross country […]
By Brian PARK CV Weekly Intern After a devastating loss to Burbank, the Falcons rebounded to spur their playoff hopes by beating Glendale 56-14 on Friday night. Both sidelines were filled with emotion in this game because it was the first game in which the Falcons faced former Crescenta Valley coach Alan Eberhart, currently the […]
Clark Magnet High School seniors were positioned for their perfect panoramic picture for the Class of 2010. After posing, the 253 students in the senior class were treated to a traditional senior barbeque. The theme was Mardi Gras with colorful streamers transforming the lunch room quad into a celebration of their senior year. The students […]
By Olivia KIM CV Weekly intern It was limousines and party buses last Saturday night as Crescenta Valley High School students arrived at Los Angeles Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for the school’s homecoming dance. Most arrived by 7 p.m. which was good since the door closed at 9 p.m. leaving latecomers out […]
By Hyung Seok LEE CV Weekly intern On Saturday, Oct. 10, the 3-and 4-year old students of Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School proudly presented their grandparents at their pre-school. As the children held the hands of their grandparents, a look of pride and excitement could be seen in the eyes of both the children and the […]