By Brandon HENSLEY There will be no victory parade down Honolulu Avenue this year, no sold out Moyse Field celebrating another unforgettable season. The defending CIF champions are not defending their championship anymore, because the Cathedral Phantoms came into the first round of the Southeast Division playoffs and blasted the Crescenta Valley Falcons 58-19 to […]
James Fishback Boreham, 85, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 20 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena following a brief illness. The youngest of three brothers, Jim was born to Roland and Anita Boreham on an extended business trip in Ohio. Soon afterwards, the family moved back to their home in Beverly Hills. After graduating from Beverly […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY All were welcomed to share an evening of stories, music and soup at the eighth annual Empty Bowls event held on Nov. 7 at CV United Methodist Church. Empty Bowls is an international effort to help end hunger. At CV United Methodist Church, the theme of the evening was “Hope, Not Hunger” […]
A Generous Spirit Just one week away is Thanksgiving, the start of the holiday season (despite Christmas music already playing on some radio stations!). While many are eager to leap frog over the Thanksgiving holiday, I raise a hand and say, “Wait! Slow down! Christmas will be here before you know it! Let’s take a […]
By Jason KUROSU A petition to repeal the city of Glendale’s Utility Users Tax has received the requisite number of signatures to be considered for approval or placement on a municipal ballot measure, city officials said Tuesday. The issue came before the Glendale City Council Tuesday night when the petition was certified, having received more […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CIF Southern Section cross-country prelims were held Saturday at the Riverside City Cross Country Course. Although the CIF committee intended this to be a first class experience, the course and facilities needed a lot of fine-tuning. Problems began early on with traffic backing up coming into the parking lot, and it […]
Hi, CV! My best friend’s daughter is a college junior and a sorority leader. She told me that today’s co-eds drink flavored vodka. I immediately made the leap to all of the kid-friendly e-liquids and vape juices inhaled through e-cigarettes and vaporizers. Fruits, spices, confections and sours are popular flavors for both. Kids are vulnerable […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Fan” has had some negative connotations over the years, from obsessive to lonely and, of course, “living in your parents’ basement.” But there is another side of “fan” or “fandom” which those on the outside rarely credit – it is the feeling of belonging, of being part of a huge family. If […]
“We can never have enough of nature. We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, vast and titanic features, the sea-coast with its wrecks, the wilderness with its living and decaying trees, the thunder-cloud and the rain.” ~ Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862 Waiting for the rain. My rain gauge remains at exactly 4.96 […]
CVTC Meets Tonight The monthly meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council is tonight, Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library. In addition to reports from first responders, CV Youth Town Council and community organizations, on the agenda are the Friends of Rockhaven and the doctors group, potential Rockhaven investors, of […]