Oct. 19, 1947 – Oct. 29, 2019 Samuel Gregory Carver died peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 29 after a downturn in his health from which his body could not recover. He was born Oct. 19, 1947 to Stanley and Ruth in San Diego and attended schools in Eagle Rock, Seal Beach and Sunland-Tujunga. Sam loved the […]
On Tuesday, the U.S. House voted to pass H.Res. 296, a resolution to recognize and commemorate the Armenian Genocide. H.Res. 296, introduced by Schiff and Rep. Bilirakis (R-FL), passed with strong bipartisan consensus by a vote of 405-11. “[Tuesday] the House decisively voted to commemorate the Armenian Genocide. In so doing, the House declared that […]
In December 2008, Dr. Cynthia Livingston, at the time principal of Fremont Elementary, lost a wonderful teacher and dear friend, Laura Thornbury, to cancer. Cynthia decided a fitting way to honor the award-winning teacher and friend would be to build a memorial garden within the school grounds. And so the idea of Laura’s Literacy Garden […]
Mill Fire of 1975 – The Fire First Touches La Crescenta Last week we heard about how the Mill Fire started high up in the Angeles Forest on Saturday, Nov. 22. On Sunday, pushed by Santa Ana winds, it burned through Big Tujunga Canyon. By Sunday afternoon it was climbing the backside of Mt. […]
Winds, Power Outages and Your Water District Whether it’s storms, fires or earthquakes, there are many reasons why a power outage may occur. Recently, Southern California Edison (SCE) began what it is calling Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). When weather conditions may create the potential for elevated fire risk, power will be proactively turned […]
More than 30 preschoolers, clad in brightly-colored swimsuits, gathered on the playground of Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School (CCNS) to get to know each other while splashing around in water and playing with pumps and buckets. The gathering, called Water Play Day, was part of a series of activities for students leading up to the start […]
Christmas is not the only time of the year that brings out singers. “Scarolers” from the Hummingbird Conservatory could be found along Honolulu Avenue last weekend “singing in” the Halloween season. From left are Rosalind Verma, Annabel Dillon, Tara Wallace of Hummingbird Conservatory, Nathalia Cuesta and Sophia Dillon. As they sang their way through Montrose, […]
Celebrating Milestone Anniversary On Saturday, Nov. 3 the Valley View Education Foundation will be celebrating 20 years of excellence at the 3rd Annual Gratitude Gala. Attendees will enjoy catering from Hollywood chef Kyndra McCrary of Ooh La La Catering, music by celebrity DJ Brandi Garcia, and bidding on items in silent and live auctions. All […]
By Michael DUMANSKY Consistency, effort and the will to do what it takes to win are things that St. Francis head football coach Jim Bonds preaches to his team before every game. He tells his team to never give up on each play and always give it 100%. Before the start of the 2019 football […]
By Vincent PAGE In his inaugural season as head coach, Hudson Gossard has led the CVHS Falcons varsity football team to a Pacific League title. The 2019 season has been one of the strongest for the Falcons in team history, and that was proven last Friday night. In the biggest game of the season, the […]