NOTES & NODS

This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 9 a.m. for a time of education for all ages. Family worship time begins at 10 a.m. Pastor Scott Peterson will lead the service with a sermon titled “For God’s Glory.” All are welcome! Join Pastor Scott […]

Korean Comfort Women Peace Monument Vandalized

On Monday, Sept. 16, the Korean Comfort Women Peace Monument located on the Glendale Central Park grounds was vandalized. The monument was written on by a black marker and several potted plants around the monument were knocked over. The Glendale Police Dept. is investigating the incident, including reviewing surveillance footage of the incident. The monument […]

Coming Together to Fight Veteran Suicide

Coming Together to Fight Veteran Suicide

By Ani GASPARYAN Veterans and supporters were seen patrolling Cañada Boulverad for three days and two nights to bring attention to the high number of veterans who commit suicide every day in the United States. Not On My Watch, a three-day vigil to raise awareness about veteran suicide, had its opening ceremony on Friday afternoon, […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

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 […]

In Brief

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 […]

News from SACRAMENTO » Laura FRIEDMAN

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 […]

Who – or What – Cracked Under the Pressure of Lincoln Egg Drop

Who – or What – Cracked Under the Pressure of Lincoln Egg Drop

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 […]

Youth Notes

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 […]

Falcons Take Home A Win in Gritty Game

Falcons Take Home A Win in Gritty Game

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 […]

Falcon Cross-Country Team Travels to El Segundo

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 […]