Every month Crescenta Valley High School student Thalia Miller gives her perspective on some of today’s most popular and upcoming YA titles. (review) “Girls with Sharp Sticks” In the past few centuries, women’s rights have been increasingly talked about in society. Movements, such as the Me Too Movement and the movement for pay equity for […]
GLENDALE KIWANIS DARK At the April 26 meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Glendale Maureen Palacios, owner of Once Upon A Time bookstore in Montrose, will be the guest speaker. Guests are welcome at the lunch meeting. The cost to attend, which includes lunch, is $15. Meeting starts at noon. The Club meets Friday afternoons […]
About 70 students from the Crescenta Valley High School Instrumental Music Dept. took full advantage of spring break by flying to Orlando, Florida. Staying at a Disney World resort, they enjoyed a busy week of activity beginning with a visit to the Magic Kingdom where fireworks and animation lit up the Cinderella Castle at night. […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Falcons track and field team forged a strong attack against the very solid Arcadia team on April 11 on Arcadia’s all-weather track. This was the final dual meet of the League season; the Pacific League prelims (April 17) were also held at Arcadia as are today’s (Thursday, April 25) finals. At […]
Each year students and staff at St. James-Holy Redeemer School celebrate Desi Geestman Day. Desi was an alumna of the school. Cards are made for sick children, the staff organizes fun games, and a yummy hotdog lunch is served. But perhaps the best part of the day is the popular soak a teacher! Thanks to […]
The La Crescenta Elementary School Foundation and PTA are hosting the annual Pancake Breakfast & Spring Campus Beautification on Saturday, April 27. The fun begins with breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. then beautification of the campus from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Come for breakfast and stay to help make the school beautiful. […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Surviving a Plane Crash This tale chronicles an unusual event – a plane crash in the San Gabriel Mountains in which everyone survived! In June 1991, four young men in their 20s decided on a fun weekend in Laughlin, Nevada. One of the friends, Michael, was a good pilot. […]
We Will Not Remain Silent On April 24, we marked the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the systematic murder of 1.5 million innocent Armenians, and millions more who were raped, starved, tortured and displaced. Despite the horrific crimes perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923, the United States Congress has failed to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When Kimberly Bishop retired from her role as principal of La Crescenta Elementary School in 2014, she was looking forward to new adventures. Those adventures included enjoying time with her husband at their vacation home in Hawaii until Tuesday when a normal day in the beautiful South Seas ended with her being […]
Disappointing Demolition Imagine my dismay when I looked at the before and after photographs of a picturesque, Craftsman-era home, demolished to make way for a residential complex (Then and Now, March 28). The obituary for the 96-year-old decedent at 1912 Waltonia Drive paid tribute to its lost charm and grace. “Architecture like this with its […]