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 […]
Troop 626 at St. James has now been named the “Singing Elves” by the teachers. Before leaving for Christmas vacation, the sixth grade girls of Girl Scout troop 625 at St. James journeyed from classroom to classroom singing Christmas songs and collecting new and gently used books for the school library. Troop 626 started working […]
By Hyung Seok LEE CV Weekly Intern Crescenta Valley High School held its annual canned food, toys, and money drive. From Dec. 12 through Dec. 15, the Associative Student Body (ASB), with the help of the local Sheriff’s Department, organized this event encouraging all second period classrooms to participate. “I feel that this drive is […]
Instrumental groups from around the foothills, including Mountain Avenue and Dunsmore elementary schools and Rosemont Middle School launched the holiday season performing throughout the area.
Dear Santa I don’t remember doing anything good but I’ve tried stoping my friens from starting a fight. But could I pleese have another N.D.S. game. Could I also have a C.D. Player and a phone. Pleese don’t think I’m greety. Yours Truly Katherine H. Dear Santa Id love to have a couple presents for […]