Tag – you’re it at The Zone

By Odalis A. SUAREZ Cost: 1 Game – $8 per person Tuesday thru Thursday – Two  games for $10 per person Four hours of laser tag (certain times) – $23 per person Contact: (818) 241-2900 www.lasertagzone.com Lions, tigers, and laser tag are what participants find after entering the doors of The Zone located on Glendale […]

Local studio wins national dance competition

By Odalis A. SUAREZ Students from Revolution Dance Center (RDC) in Montrose leaped and twirled their way to victory, earning the title of national champions after competing in Las Vegas this past June. The Encore Performing Arts National Competition took place at the Alexis Park Resort Hotel from June 21 – 24 when the local […]

Lady Falcons hold fundraiser

By Hyung Seok LEE CV Weekly Intern With hopes of raising at least $1,000, the Lady Falcons Basketball Team of Crescenta Valley High School hosted a car wash on July 10. With temperatures climbing over 85 degrees, more than 40 team members pitched in to wash and dry cars. The Chevron gas station on the […]

School benefits from Scout project

Dunsmore Elementary School has a new botanical garden thanks in part to Andrew Hart, 13.  Working with landscape designer Alice Bolstad, Andrew and his team of 64 volunteers contributed over 170 hours to install about 100 plants and trees transforming the weedy lot. Vegetation that was native and drought tolerant was chosen to fill the […]

Saluting Our Scouts

Eric Boyd Eric Travis Boyd was born on May 12, 1992 to Dawn and Walt Boyd. He attended La Crescenta Elementary School where he learned about scouting from the Farrington family. He became a Cub Scout in Pack 302, led by Kym Jarnot, and was joined by his preschool buddies Sean Jarnot and Keith Sugimura. […]

Local Beach Bus Provides Easy Access to Fun in the Sun

By Odalis A. SUAREZ Cost: All Children and Adults- $3.00 Senior Citizens (60 and up)- $1.50 Persons with Disabilities- $1.50 Contact: 888-769-1122 www.lagobus.info This summer the wheels on the bus are going round and round as the Beach Bus provides an effortless way for La Crescenta residents to go to the beach. “It started in […]

Youth Notes:

YMCA offers Cheer, Tumble & Dance Camp The Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA is offering a camp for anyone between the ages of 7-13 interested in cheerleading, dance or gymnastics. The camp is good for beginners as well as enhancing more experienced skill sets.  There is no experience necessary to participate. The camp hours are from 2:00-5:00 […]

Saluting our Scouts

Harold Kast Harold Martin Kast was born in Leiden, The Netherlands on June 2, 1995 the third child of Sylvia and Martin Kast. He moved with his parents to Chicago, Ill. in 1996 and to La Cañada in 2003. In Chicago he attended Gower West Elementary school but also the Tul(i)p, The First Dutch Language […]

Saluting our Scouts

Austin Drake Austin was born on May 30, 1992 in Pasadena. His 11-year scouting adventure began with Cub Scout Pack 302 where he met other eager boys willing to tackle Cub Scout advancement. After rising in ranks, Austin earned Cub Scouting’s highest award, the Arrow of Light, and bridged to Boy Scout Troop 509 in […]

Operation Chill brings positivity to law enforcement

By Odalis A. SUAREZ It was twelve o’clock in the afternoon when Sergeant Mark Slater of the Crescenta Valley Sheriffs Station drove down Foothill Boulevard to begin his workday. As he headed toward La Cañada, he turned his head left and right looking down the side streets that passed by him in search of one […]