Brandon HENSLEY When a regular season game on a Tuesday night in January feels like a Friday night playoff game in February, it usually means the big dogs are in town. More specifically, the Pasadena Bulldogs, the team that wins Pacific League championships the way Meryl Streep racks up Oscar nominations. But something happened on […]
By Michael LEVITSKY The CV boys’ soccer match against Pasadena High School ended in a 2-2 draw Tuesday afternoon in a game that saw the hosts erase a two-goal halftime deficit. The visitors from the other side of the 210 freeway, who currently sit in first place in the Pacific League, have only suffered one […]
Falcon Youth Night All are invited to the Falcon Youth Night on Friday, Jan. 24 when Crescenta Valley takes on Burbank. The girls’ soph/frosh game is in the north gym at 3:30 p.m.; the girls JV game is at 3:30 p.m. in the main gym; and the girls’ varsity game is at 5 p.m. in […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern Nearly 300 people gathered on Jan. 11 at Rosemont Middle School to watch the funny and entertaining play “Johnny Appleseed” performed by Mountain Avenue Elementary School students. In the play, Johnny and his little “apple seed buddies” travel across the land and make friends with everyone – people and animals. As […]
In addition to scholarships available via CAP (see story on this page), the La Crescenta Woman’s Club is offering three types of scholarships to graduating seniors planning on attending a four-year college or university. Students must reside within the Glendale Unified School District. Four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students planning on studying in […]
Big numbers for the local rescue team that is always at-the-ready. By Sabrina SHELTON 2019 was a big year for the Montrose Search and Rescue team. With it came new accomplishments, new records, and new obstacles. MSR saw its biggest number of rescue calls in 2019 – 147. This beat out 2016’s 127 calls […]
The La Crescenta Hotel Disaster of 1887, Part 3 Last week we heard of the collapse of the Crescenta Hotel just after midnight during a fierce windstorm in December 1887. Residents nearby heard the crash, saw the lights go out and came running with lanterns. Lantern light revealed the sight of a confused pile […]
The House is Taking Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Americans pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world, and it’s not even close. Millions of Americans who rely on prescription drugs to stay healthy, or even to stay alive, struggle to afford the life-saving drugs they need. One in four Americans report […]
Grateful for Operation Christmas Child Participants I am writing to thank La Crescenta residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in La Crescenta and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.9 […]