By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley recognized Patriot Day on Monday, Sept. 11 in two separate ceremonies. The first was a motorcade that wound its way through the La Crescenta and La Cañada areas, ending up at Camp 6 near Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The motorcade focused on the recognition of community and emergency responders. The classic […]
Crowds turn out for historic final flight of space shuttle Endeavour. By Charly SHELTON Stardate 9.21.2012. Mission 26. Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its 26th and final flight, coming for a touchdown at Los Angeles International Airport. But unlike the other 25 missions when Endeavour flew into space, orbiting the Earth 4,671 times and logging 122,883,151 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two-story buildings may soon replace bungalows at 11 Glendale Unified School District schools with help from a state grant program and Measure S. The grant will match close to half of what the district will pay for the removal of aging portable buildings, like bungalows, said Alan Reising, director of Facility and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a pit bull Monday morning after it attacked a small dog in a La Crescenta neighborhood. The incident occurred about 9:30 a.m. when a resident was walking his two small dogs near Mountain Pine Drive and Ramsdell Avenue. “As I approached Ramsdell and Markridge […]
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 Jason KUROSU Saturday marked the fourth nationwide Drug Take Back Day, an event which prompts regular citizens to bring in their unused and/or expired medications to certain drop off sites. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., members of the DEA, as well as various law enforcement agencies and the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley and Clark Magnet high schools advanced to the semi-finals of the FIRST – For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology – Regional Competition in Long Beach over the weekend. Clark and CVHS, along with La Cañada and St. Francis high schools, all traveled to the Long Beach Arena with […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When you are in high school, your yearbook is about getting your friends to sign and look through to share memories of the past year. When you get in college, the high school yearbook is the place you go when you are homesick for a simpler life. And when you are older, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The North Glendale community has a new model for its community planning, as City Council adopted the North Glendale Community Plan this month. Effective Jan. 5, the area will see new regulations and guidelines for incoming projects. Council adopted a draft of the plan on Nov. 29 and also introduced new zone […]
CV WINS FALCON CLASSIC TOURNAMENT Falcons Win ‘Classic,’ Dragovich MVP Senior forward leads balanced attack all week as CV starts the season off on the right note. Brandon HENSLEY This could be the start of something big for the Falcons’ basketball team. A beginning that can turn into another 20-win season, a Pacific League title […]