Cub Scout Troop 302 stopped by Crescenta Valley Weekly on Friday to learn how the news gets from the writers to the pages of the Thursday edition. “We are here to see the newspaper and to look at some of the pictures,” said Daniel Matthys, 7. “The newspaper gives us information.” Members of the troop […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On Friday evening, Jan. 28 the Valley View Elementary PTA Daddy/Daughter Dinner Dance committee transformed the school’s cafeteria into a winter wonderland ball for the school’s fifth annual event. By 6:30 p.m. the ceremonial blue carpet was laid out, the cafeteria was decorated with snowflakes, ice skates and glittered mittens while stars […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Fire House hosted its first art exhibit on Tuesday. Teens from Crescenta Valley High School brought their works of art that covered a variety of mediums from pencil drawings to photography. The exhibit was the idea of Keenan Shur who attends The Fire House on Tuesdays. Occasionally Shur could be found […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Rosemont Middle School students from the Lightening Green Club spent their Saturday morning saving the Earth. The students sponsored an e-waste collection in the parking lot of their school. Thanks to these environmentally conscious students there will be less electronic waste polluting local landfills. “We have been doing pretty well,” said club […]
Responding to requests by the community, LCPC Parent Education program is holding a new February night series. For this series, LCPC educators will share tips and strategies on helping families thrive in the new year. The class has been designed with busy parents in mind. Session topics include: Feb. 1 – “How to Talk So […]
Another bone marrow registry drive was held at St. Bede’s church on Sunday, Jan. 16 on behalf of Michael, a local high school student with leukemia. Among those participating were St. Bede parishioners, firefighters (including one from Station 82), PCY school parents, friends of friends, and many members from the La Cañada Presbyterian Church. The […]
Open House Slated Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School – CCNS – is hosting its annual open house on Saturday, Jan. 29th from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Families with preschool aged or soon to be preschool age children are welcome to join director Nita Imm and Michele Reilly for a tour of CCNS, ask questions and speak […]
There is a lot to do getting ready for a school open house, but when it involves two schools, there is even more things to do. St. James/Holy Redeemer Catholic School is opening the doors on both campuses and inviting the community to come see what is happening in the Crescenta Valley. Principal Susan Romero […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently a reader of Crescenta Valley Weekly generously donated books to Mike Lawler, president of the Historical Society of Crescenta Valley, they had purchased at an estate sale. The books followed the history of Montrose and La Crescenta from the mid to late 1930s. Among the pages of pictures and writings was […]