By Charly SHELTON It’s that time of year for gingerbread everything, holiday lights and the gentle hiss of a “snoap” machine giving SoCal a white Christmas. That’s right; it’s time for the holidays at the local theme parks. From Universal Studios Hollywood to the Queen Mary in Long Beach, and everywhere in between, the holiday […]
By Charly SHELTON I know already “Frozen” is a musical. The 2013 movie is prolific and has inundated all aspects of life. How can someone have lived through 2014-16 without hearing “Let It Go” at least six trillion times? Though “Frozen” was already a musical it’s now a stage musical from Broadway, so somehow it’s […]
LCVRWF HOSTS HOLIDAY EVENT All are invited for Christmas music, member recognition, luncheon and installation of officers at the Dec. 12 meeting of the La Crescenta Valley Republican Women Federated. The meeting is at the Oakmont Country Club; social and sign in is at 11 a.m.; holiday lunch and program begins at 11:30 a.m. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley residents are used to seeing snow on the mountaintops in nearby Angeles National Forest. To play in snow it usually takes a trip up the mountain and, oftentimes, chains are needed for car tires. But for families on Saturday at Two Strike Park all it took was a sled and […]
Glendale Police Dept. responded this morning to a single vehicle accident. The driver and her dog report no injury. She was heading southbound in the 3900 block of Markridge Road and lost control of her vehicle. The street is closed while a tow truck clears the scene.
By Vincent PAGE Throughout the 2019 Falcon football season, the team has relied on phenomenal defensive play and a dominant rushing attack on offense. That got it to the CIF championship game on Friday night where it was business as usual for Crescenta Valley. The scene was straight out of a film. As CVHS prepared […]
By Brandon HENSLEY With football fever gripping the Falcon community this season, it might have been easy to overlook the unofficial start to basketball season last week. The annual alumni game between former Falcon greats and the current varsity squad went head-to-head on Nov. 27 inside the main gym at Crescenta Valley High and, as […]
By Leonard COUTIN On Saturday, the CIF state cross-county championship finals held its 33rd annual competition in Fresno at picturesque Woodward Park. The Division II girls’ races started at 8:30 a.m. and the boys’ Division I race was the last race of the day starting at 1 p.m. The anxiety of waiting to […]
On Nov. 22, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Glendale honored the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept.’s Montrose Search and Rescue team. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. has maintained a group of experts trained in emergency preparedness, response and rescue since 1946 in the Crescenta Valley Station area. Responding at a moment’s […]
Ask Phyllis! Inexpensive Home Renovations That Pay Off Dear Phyllis, We plan on moving my mother next summer to be nearer her sister in S. Carolina. As her home is her largest asset, we need to maximize its value. Which inexpensive home renovations pay off the most? Gigi Dear Gigi, Obviously, […]