Falcons are 3-0 in league, including a win at Muir and a tough one vs. Burbank on Wednesday By Brandon HENSLEY If pressure over time creates diamonds, then this was certainly a jewel of a win for Crescenta Valley basketball. The Falcons were overmatched in the opening half Wednesday night against the Burbank Bulldogs; outmuscled, […]
Sheriffs respond to the site of a possible grave and the discovery of a missing Santa Clarita teen. By Mary O’KEEFE Authorities have identified the body found in the Angeles National Forest on Wednesday as that of missing 19-year-old Sarah Alarid. Early Wednesday morning, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Air Bureau reported finding a silver car […]
Memories were shared and a birthday celebrated on the retro diner’s final night in business. By Brandon HENSLEY One night 17 years ago, Lucy DiMino had the late shift at Rocky Cola Café. As she was still closing up around 1:30 a.m. she heard a knock on the window. It was one of her two […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Jorge Valdivia knows this is important, because he grew up on the other side. When Valdivia was 9, his father passed away and his five siblings were raised by their mother in East L.A. Suffice to say, the Christmas tree every year was lonely beneath. Valdivia said his mother bought just one […]
Falcons open Pacific League play at Muir on Friday with a much different look than last season. By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School Falcons boys’ basketball team kicks off its Pacific League schedule on Friday, and what a test it will be. The Falcons will travel to Muir for a 7 p.m. date […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Performers from Aloha Allure came to say “Mele Kalikimaka” to the Twelve Oaks Senior Lodge last week, but it was one of the center’s own members that stole the show. Barbara Dempsey, owner of Aloha Allure that teaches Polynesian and Hawaiian dance fitness, came with a group of six to treat Twelve […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Before it was time to eat the holiday treats on the back tables of the Community Room at the La Crescenta Library, business had to be handled for the Crescenta Valley Town Council on Dec. 20, and that meant re-electing Cheryl Davis as council president and swearing in the new councilmembers. Davis […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It rained during the first quarter of last Friday’s basketball game between the Crescenta Valley Falcons and Westlake Warriors. No, the gym didn’t need its ceiling patched up, but rather the rain came from within, specifically from the guys wearing orange jerseys. By the end of the first quarter, Westlake had drained […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Tis the season – to admire Will Richards’ home. For six years now, the house that sits at 3500 Santa Carlotta Ave. in La Crescenta has been a beacon of holiday joy to Crescenta Valley residents. Taking it all in from the sidewalk, it’s practically impossible to not be impressed with everything […]
CV basketball is in the middle of hosting the Falcon Classic, a tournament they won last year. By Brandon HENSLEY This is going to get pretty redundant for the next few months, so it’s best to get used to it early: Cole Currie shined for the Falcons’ basketball team this week. Notice that sentence didn’t […]