Happy Birthday, La Crescenta! This weekend the Crescenta Valley Town Council and the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley will be celebrating the 135th anniversary of the community of La Crescenta – 1884 to 2019. Have we ever celebrated this birthday before? Not that I am aware of. So how did this event come […]
Town Council Meets Tonight The monthly general meeting of the CV Town Council is tonight, Thursday, Sept. 19 at the La Crescenta Library community room. The meeting is at 7 p.m.; La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. LAcoFD will make a presentation and Steve Goldsworthy of the Vector Commission will offer an update on mosquitoes […]
The Lifeblood of Our Democracy There is something special about my editorial today. Last week’s edition of the Crescenta Valley Weekly marked its 10th anniversary of being our community’s local newspaper. This is a significant achievement, not just for this paper, but for something even greater, something that is at the core of our […]
By Ani GASPARYAN A red bucket filled to the brim with projects wrapped in varying craft supplies was hoisted by a rope 100 feet into the air. Children squinted up at the bright sky to watch as a firefighter, standing at the top of the ladder, chose a packaged box from the tub then dropped it […]
Hawaiian Barbecue Supports CV Instrumental Music Foundation The CV High School Instrumental Music Foundation is hosting a Hawaiian barbecue on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the school quad. There will be authentic Hawaiian food, hula dancing, ukulele music plus performances by the award-winning CVHS jazz band and more. Tickets are […]
By Vincent PAGE For the first time in Hudson Gossard’s career as head coach of the Crescenta Valley Falcons, his team went into a matchup as underdogs. The Falcons traveled to Redondo Union High School to face off against the Sea Hawks and came out victorious 21-7 after a gritty, hard fought game. According to […]
By Leonard COUTIN For the second year, the Eagle Invitational was sponsored by El Segundo High School at the Lakes Golf Course. The course offered a variety of terrain: for the start, a large green off the golf course, a significant amount of up and down terrain, an off-road dirt trail through the electric power […]
By Michael DUMANSKY On a cool night at Friedman Field the Golden Knights (2-1) entered one of their toughest games this season when they faced Westlake High School (1-3). The Warriors came into the game after facing experienced teams such as Sierra Canyon and Oxnard. How well the Golden Knights and the Warriors were matched […]
Crescenta Valley Weekly hosted its first-ever business mixer, a dual event with the CV and Montrose-Verdugo City chambers of commerce, on Sept. 12, which coincided with the celebration of the newspaper’s 10th anniversary. “What a joy for all of us to celebrate and honor [publisher] Robin Goldsworthy and the CV Weekly for 10 years of […]
Shelby Comstock of La Cañada was named to the dean’s list at Ashland University for the summer 2019 semester. Comstock is majoring in nursing. Ashland University is a mid-sized, comprehensive private university located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Religiously affiliated with the Brethren Church, Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) deeply values the individual […]