As each week rolls around, the Crescenta Valley Youth Town Council finds more and more ways to bring this community together. For starters, our Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow event was a huge hit! The only downside was the downpour. However, it will be back (due to popular demand)! In addition, sixth graders will now be eligible […]
The Foothill SELPA [Special Education Local Plan Area] held its Family Transition Forum on March 31 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at John Burroughs High School. The forum is designed to provide students with disabilities ages 14 to 21 and their families an opportunity visit exhibitor tables, meet with vendors and agencies, listen to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Youth Town Council again invites the public to come to the Harvest Market on Sunday to meet some of the Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow. Kids from all ages will share their business savvy and creative skills at Montrose’s Harvest Market. Everything from jewelry to carved wooden bowls and vases will be […]
Speech and Debate Follies Night The CVHS speech and debate team will be holding a showcase of their events at their annual Follies Night. Follies Night will be held on Saturday, May 2 at CVHS. Dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the main quad, and the showcase of the talents […]
The Morning After the 1934 New Years Flood As New Year’s Day broke through a drizzle, scenes of devastation were revealed. The flashflood of the night before had bulldozed straight across the valley from the canyons – Hall-Beckley, Pickens, Goss, Shields, Ward, Dunsmore and Cook – clearing hundred-yard wide paths through neighborhoods. Those in houses […]
Saving Water, But Paying More Clean, reliable water is a basic human need and fundamental to our way of life. Most people do a good job conserving this precious resource, but still see their water bills going up – why? The short answer is that rate increases are driven by the need to replace old […]
Carry ID At All Times An elderly man collapsed in the street in front of my house at 7 a.m. [last week]. He went down hard, hit his head on the pavement, was bleeding from the impact and was unresponsive. A neighbor was walking her dog, saw the man fall and shouted for help. I […]
Hi, CV! To summarize last week’s talks: Hi, my name is Dan* and I’m an alcoholic. Hi, my name is Tina and I love the teenage brain. A grant due date and moving have me behind the 8 ball. Here’s an assignment written by my daughter; she got 22/25: I volunteered for CV Alliance, a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It’s prom season! It’s a night of music and dance when boys and girls walk onto the dance floor as the music takes them away. That magical feeling of prom was never more present than on the night of April 22 at Scholl Canyon Estates. Lusine Khachikyan, activity coordinator at Scholl Canyon […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It might sound strange, but a man who has been a part of the Montrose Shopping Park Association for 14 years and who owns a business on Honolulu Avenue will be experiencing the Sunday’s Kids ‘n’ Kritters and Wags ‘n’ Whiskers for the first time. But that’s Dale Dawson, who is coordinating […]