By Brandon HENSLEY During the Crescenta Valley Town Council Meeting on July 19, some complaints were raised about Caltrans’ construction on the 210 Freeway and its still-incomplete status. On Monday, 43rd State Assemblymember Laura Friedman shared a letter on social media she wrote to Caltrans District 7 director Shirley Choate to request her attendance at […]
CV Volleyball Star, Olympian Gail Wolze By Brandon HENSLEY In the early to mid-1970s, Crescenta Valley High School received great fanfare when it came to the football and boys’ basketball teams, but Gail Malone was a volleyball star without a proper platform. P.E. teacher Jan McCreery and others within Glendale Unified School District began the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Even in down years, there’s no denying the sense of drama the Los Angeles Lakers attract. The team hasn’t made the playoffs in five years, and yet, there’s always something to talk about. In the case with the Lakers this summer, there are many things to talk about. The team is coming […]
By Brandon HENSLEY In Tibetan lore, it is believed that if you take prayer flags up a mountain, the prayers and mantras will be carried by the wind and spread good will and compassion into all available space. Mike Leum, he of good will and humble nature within the Crescenta Valley, knows this and on […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley Falcons will go for an undefeated season in the Pacific League Friday night when they take on the Arcadia Apaches for the second time this week. If they win, the Falcons will capture the League championship. The 2-1 win over Arcadia on Tuesday put CV (13-0) alone in first […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Village Christian baseball team picked up another win on Tuesday, this one a 6-3 victory at Whittier Christian. It puts the Crusaders on track to win the Olympic League, provided they get by first place Maranatha at the end of the season. Village is 18-4 overall, 7-2 in League, two games […]
By Brandon HENSLEY In the early 1990s, Mike Leum was moved to register for bone marrow donation after hearing about a little boy who was in need. In 1999, he was finally called to donate; this would be to a woman in Indiana who was a perfect match. There wasn’t any hesitation from Leum to […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Oh, the places she’ll go – but, oh! The places she’s already been. Three months ago, Crescenta Valley High junior Hanna Wright was in Europe, experiencing the fun of nights in Paris and the sobering days of Amsterdam visiting the Anne Frank House. This wasn’t the reason for her vacation, though, and, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Village Christian baseball team is 10-4 after a 6-5 win on Wednesday over Villa Park. The team will play a double header on Saturday against South Pasadena at South Pasadena High School. The Crusaders are 2-2 in the Olympics League, currently behind Heritage Christian ad Maranatha. Their next league game is […]
By Brandon HENSLEY With Rosemont Middle School having a dominant year in sports so far, it’s now up to the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams to carry on the established dominance. So far, so good. Both Spartan teams won Wednesday against Toll Middle School on Rosemont’s field. The girls won, 6-0, and the boys also […]