By Maddy PUMILIA Making a difference in kids’ lives is the motivation behind Coach Tony Passarella’s 10-week spring basketball session that starts March 29. For the last eight years, Passarella has taught the sports to kids as young as 5 to those 12 years old. Each session starts with a warm-up and then continues with […]
By Maddy PUMILIA The Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy on Sunday led members of the Sierra Club through the proposed Rosemont Preserve, which the Conservancy is hoping to buy to ensure it stays an open space. “The Sierra Club, Crescenta Valley Group, is partnering with us to make certain that we are able to acquire this […]
By Maddy PUMILIA Foothill Car Wash is teaming up with SoCal Recycling for an electronic waste drive this Saturday, Feb. 25 that helps local organization Prom Plus as well as the environment. People can go to Foothill Car Wash at 2355 Foothill Blvd. on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and donate recyclable materials. […]
CVHS junior travels to London for popular New Year’s Day parade By Maddy PUMILIA London’s New Year’s Day parade is considered equivalent to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, touting an approximate 10,000 performers from 20 different countries. Lining the two mile parade route are about a half million people with another 20 million watching on televisions […]
By Maddy PUMILIA The La Cañada Chamber of Commerce awarded La Cañada Union 76 Gas Station owner Charlie Kamar Business Owner of the Year at the Chamber’s installation dinner on Jan. 19. “I was fortunate,” Kamar said. He said getting nominated was “awesome” and he was happy about it. Chamber President and CEO Pat Anderson […]
By Maddy PUMILIA Several foothill schools’ robotics teams are gearing up for the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) challenge, which takes place in March in the Long Beach Sports Arena. La Cañada High School, St. Francis High School and Crescenta Valley High School all have robotic teams and are working for […]
By Maddy PUMILIA The Falcon football team met at Angeles National Golf Club last Thursday to honor each player, thank coaches, reward scholarships and remember the season played and relationships formed. The team went 6-5 overall and 4-3 in Pacific League games. The team made it into the Southeast Division playoffs as the fourth seed […]
Matadores’ Dallis Shipp has three touchdown catches as La Mirada overcomes early deficit to eliminate Falcons. By Maddy PUMILIA It all came down to one touchdown and one onside kick. Down by five points after a failed two-point conversion with a minute and a half in the fourth quarter, the Crescenta Valley Falcons needed to […]
They’re in the CIF playoffs despite a 31-7 loss to Arcadia in the regular season finale, and play at La Mirada on Friday. By Maddy PUMILIA Before the season started, Crescenta Valley Head Coach Paul Schilling said Arcadia High School was the team to beat. Now, 10 games later, both teams, along with Burroughs, […]
By Maddy PUMILIA Two and a half years ago, AJ Blumenfeld graduated La Cañada High School and went to Princeton – now he’s looking to improve his alma mater’s school district by running for school board. At Princeton, Blumenfeld studied educational reform and co-founded Students for Education Reform. By spring, Students for Education Reform will […]