Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School will be hosting its annual open house on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Families wanting to learn more about the benefits of a cooperative pre-school program are invited to come and meet the teachers and parents who work together. The entire family is invited to attend. Kids will […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary School students, many of whom were evacuated from their homes last week, were still able to dance and sing their way through Camelot on Saturday, Jan. 23 as they staged a musical theatre production of “King Arthur’s Quest” in partnership with the Missoula Children’s Theatre Program. With only one week to rehearse […]
By Mary O’Keefe Photographer Ansel Adams is quoted to have said that a good photograph is made from an intuitive sense. That theory seems to hold true with young photographer Anthony Avellano. Avellano is only 12 years old but has the eye and the intuition of a seasoned photographer. “I look at the shadows, at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE About 40 Crescenta Valley High School students met in a classroom last week and began talking strategy. “OK, how do we want to play the game?” said Sam Sampson. “Do we want to shoot the ball and wait 15 seconds and shoot the other ball?” asked Julian Shur. The discussion continued about […]
The Glendale Bears Youth Football and Cheerleading organization is now accepting applications for those who would like to join the 2010 season. All returning staff members are asked to complete an application for the new season in order for organizers to find who is interested in what position. Options include board member, football head coach, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Park has been given a face-lift thanks to a Girl Scout working on her Gold Award and a Boy Scout working on his Eagle project. Girl Scout Nancy Au from troop 290 has taken on the task of creating a country garden at the entrance of the community building […]
On Sunday, Dec. 13, Tiger Cub Scouts from Pack 360 in La Crescenta opened the annual Nixon Library Hanukkah Program for an enthusiastic crowd of several hundred revelers. Together, the dens marched the California and American flags down the aisle of the East Room and performed the opening flag ceremony to kick off the holiday program. The East Room of […]
Over 100 local scouts took part in Christmas caroling around town last month.
By Celia BURSTEIN On Friday, Dec. 18, Cub Scouts from Pack 360 sang holiday tunes for the Montview Retirement and Assisted Living Community. The selection began with the “Dreidl Song” to commemorate the last night of Chanukah, then moved on to classic and modern Christmas songs. “Community service is one of the foundations of scouting, […]
By Celia BURSTEIN When Assemblyman Cameron Smyth came to Clark Magnet High School to speak to AP Government teacher Nick Doom’s students, senior Samantha Cismas was expecting to meet an evasive politician. What she realized is that Smyth is not sneaking for votes. “I think he was kind of real,” said Cismas. “He wasn’t trying […]