By Mary O’KEEFE Recently the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation invited kids from the Fire House Youth Center and Prom Plus Club on a paintball trip to SC Village in Chino. The group of about 20 boarded a school bus early on a Saturday morning. The parks and rec department have worked closely with […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Children are inspired by a variety of sources. It could be a teacher who handed them a special book or meeting someone larger than life or just peering into the night’s sky and thinking, “I wonder what’s out there.” The latter has been inspirational, not only to those whose imagination has taken […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, the American Heroes Air Show will again be flying onto the field near Hansen Dam. About 20 years ago, the show was held in Santa Monica. It has grown in popularity over the years and found a welcome home at Hansen Dam. The show is different from most air shows […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The ewaste collection that has been advertised via banners around town (above) has been canceled due to filing issues with the state of California. The green banners seen around Crescenta Valley, including La Cañada Flintridge, invited the community to bring any electronic waste like computers, televisions or anything with a circuit board […]
Crescenta Valley High School will welcome its new principal on July 1. By Mary O’KEEFE Linda Gubler Junge is ready to take the helm as the new principal at Crescenta Valley High School. Junge has had an impressive career in the field of education for 16 years. She has been a teacher, a school administrator […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This week it was announced that Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH) filed for Chapter 11. On Wednesday, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved all of the first day motions related to the filing, according to a prepared statement. The approved motions will allow the company to continue to meet […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Whether or not you are a basketball star, the Crescenta Valley Youth Town Council wants you to show you BB skills at Verdugo Hills YMCA on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The first CVYTC “3 On 3” was an idea first brought to the council by member Owen Solis. “We […]
With a fire season that is year-round, officials are requesting help from residents to cut back nearby brush and vegetation from their homes. By Mary O’KEEFE There is no debate that Crescenta Valley, in fact all of California, is dry. Rainfall is down, vegetation is drying out and summer is ramping up. A reminder of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two principal candidates have been announced for Monte Vista Elementary and Crescenta Valley High schools. Dr. Linda Gubler Junge has been announced as the candidate for the principal’s position at Crescenta Valley High. Junge has been the principal for Muir Elementary in Glendale. Prior to that, she served as GUSD’s director of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Usually Robin Goldsworthy begins each week at the Crescenta Valley Weekly with a staff meeting, endless email correspondence and arranging stories for that week’s paper; however, this Monday was a little different – to say the least. CVW publisher/editor Goldsworthy spent her Monday at a luncheon at the Sacramento Convention Center where […]