By Brandon HENSLEY With one last gentle strike of the gavel, Aimee Yeghiayan said goodbye to her presidency of the Crescenta Valley Youth Council on July 26, giving way to new board members ready to usher in the council’s second year. Inside the community room of the CV Sheriff’s Station, present board members Yeghiayan, James […]
Shawn Zargarian’s Falcon Basketball Camp invites youngsters to learn the game and have fun By Brandon HENSLEY When he took over the Falcons boys’ basketball program in the middle of the last decade, Shawn Zargarian said he was too overwhelmed to hold a summer basketball camp his first year. But Zargarian seems to be […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Concerns over the solar panels that the Glendale Unified School District is constructing this summer were a hot topic again at the Crescenta Valley Town Council last week. Residents Melody McCormick, Herb Poppe and Bill Ryburn used their public comments time to address their dissatisfaction with the way GUSD has gone about […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The youth of La Crescenta made their voice heard Tuesday night, and now seven officers have been chosen for Crescenta Valley Town Council Youth Board. The winners are Benjamin Campos, Cooper Iven, Joy McCreary, Julie Jarian, Kiana Tom, Lori Mandjikian and Owen Solis. Ballots were cast at St. Luke’s of the Mountains, […]
CV girls’ basketball star expected to miss next season due to knee injury. By Brandon HENSLEY Talk about tough breaks. There’s a good chance members of the Lady Falcons basketball team are enjoying their summer less now that they are without star player Ella Stepanian, who injured her right knee and will most likely miss […]
By Brandon HENSLEY When you play for the CV Crush Little League team, big things can happen. Things much bigger than, say, winning games with teamwork and commitment. Because when you play for the CV Crush, Dee Gordon will sign your face. At least, that’s what happened to one Crush player recently at Dodger Stadium […]
Girl Scout Gold Award focuses on the community youth center. By Brandon HENSLEY Perhaps it’s not worthy of being featured on “Extreme Makeover,” but the Fire House youth center in the 2500 block of Foothill Boulevard is looking much improved thanks to the efforts led by a local Girl Scout. Mithra Bhadha recently completed her […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Jonathan Young is only 30 years old, and yet he’s accomplished so much, all in the name of providing a fun basketball experience for the community’s youth. Young started the Foothill Hoops Basketball League in 2003. He took his experience from being a referee and coach at places like the Crescenta-Cañada Y […]
Lady Falcons are winning games, though not impressively, says coach and players. By Brandon HENSLEY The first minute of Tuesday night’s girls’ summer league game between the Crescenta Valley Falcons and Hart Indians didn’t go so well for junior Ella Stepanian. In a span of 40 seconds she was called travelling, and then committed sloppy […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Today on the main floor of the Verdugo Hills Hospital, ASTER will continue its speaker series, this one designed to help seniors mentally, physically and emotionally. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., ASTER (Assisting Seniors Through Enhanced Resources) will have three guest speakers talk to seniors, and then there will be a […]