By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN The first meeting of the new year of the Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club was held at the home of Anthony and Ellen Portantino in La Cañada Flintridge on Jan. 26. The guest speakers were Patrick Gomez, a candidate for Los Angeles County Sheriff, and Peter Dreier, a professor of politics at Occidental […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Approximately 10 homeowners residing near the Crescenta Valley Water District’s two water tanks at 5041 Cloud Ave. in La Crescenta came out to look at the property that is the proposed site of a 70-foot cellphone tower. At noon on Feb. 7, Ursula Moran, a representative for AT&T, and Jerry Ambrose, a […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Issa Al Hadeed, a 12th grade student at Clark Magnet High School and member of the Enviros team, described teacher Dominique Evans-Bye’s class as being “different.” “It’s one of those special classes,” he said. “It’s very different from a high school class, so [that] is why I joined it.” Evans-Bye’s display of […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN and Mary O’KEEFE Guests to Saturday night’s dance at Crescenta Valley High School, featuring the award winning jazz band, will come out swinging – but in a good way. The annual swing dance is a unique opportunity to support the school’s Music Department, listen to tunes made popular by Tommy Dorsey and […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN A set of presentations at the Glendale Unified School District meeting on Feb. 4 showcased the many accomplishments of the talented students and teachers in the district, as well as some of the issues dear to district parents. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Daniel Gamboa, a fifth […]
Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson visit school with Congressman Schiff and shares stories of space. By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN “Which one of you is going to be the first person on Mars?” asked Congressman Adam Schiff on Jan. 23 to a group of highly enthusiastic third and fifth grade students in his introduction of NASA astronaut Dr. […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Crescenta Valley High School’s library was the site of the first of four talks about teen trials and tribulations hosted by CV Alliance, formerly the Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Coalition, a community organization that works to prevent drug and alcohol abuse, especially in teenagers, in the Crescenta Valley. On Jan. 23, […]
FTC and IRS agents provide advice on simple steps individuals can take to reduce possibility of ID theft. By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN The Federal Trade Commission in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service held an informational meeting on tax identity theft on Jan. 15 at the Sparr Heights Community Center. Adrian Yepez, an IRS special agent, […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN The coming changes in curriculum and funding for K-12 public education has left many questions unanswered. The first in a series of three presentations this month by the Glendale Unified School District superintendent and staff sought to answer some of those questions. On Jan. 15, GUSD members visited Crescenta Valley High School […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Well wishes were extended to the community at the first meeting of 2014 of the La Cañada Unified School District board of education on Jan. 7. This is the school board’s second meeting since the November 2013 election when David Sagal, a Warner Bros. executive, Dan Jeffries, a prosecutor at the L.A. […]