“As full of spirit as the month of May, and as gorgeous as the sun in midsummer.” ~ William Shakespeare Summer is fast approaching! Once this time was referred to as “midsummer,” as in Shakespeare’s “Midsummer’s Night Dream.” The Oxford English Dictionary defines midsummer as “The middle of summer. Specifically Midsummer Day, which is June […]
The Home Stretch? So I was sitting down with my therapist (okay, a glass of cabernet) discussing the many upcoming events that I’m involved in. The Hometown Country Fair – a big one – was held at CV Park last Saturday and was it a fun day! Between the classic cars, the petting zoo, […]
By Julian MITCHELL Two Crescenta Valley High School seniors have been selected as recipients of the first-ever Amazon Future Engineer scholarship. Edan Bash and William Ozeas were two of only 100 students nationally to receive the $40,000 scholarships due in part to their commitment to computer sciences. The students have committed to programs at UC […]
Update ON INJURED FORMER Principal Former La Crescenta Elementary Principal Kimberly Bishop is at her home in Hawaii “walking and feeling great” she said on Sunday. Bishop is recovering from a shark attack. Bishop was kayaking in Hawaii on April 23 when a shark hit her kayak. She went into the water and said she […]
By Julian MITCHELL The Crescenta Valley Town Council met on Thursday, April 18 to discuss a number of key issues, primary one being the financial situation presented by Glendale Unified School District Interim Superintendent Kelly King and school board President Jennifer Freemon. GUSD stated that it has been facing financial hardship. The district recently made […]
On April 16 at a luncheon in Echo Park, Rep. Adam Schiff honored 13 inspiring women from communities in the 28th Congressional District – Atwater Village, Burbank, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Glendale, Hollywood, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Los Feliz, Pasadena, Silver Lake, Sunland-Tujunga, and West Hollywood. “Today, I met with remarkable women from my […]
Early Firefighting in the Crescenta Valley As we head into another fire season (fire season now seems to be year-round!), let’s look back at early methods of firefighting locally. In the 1800s, fires raged for months at a time through the San Gabriel Mountains, and the only firefighting efforts were to keep the fire […]
Parenting By The Seat of Your Pants My three kids are all big people now at 6, 6’4” and 6’7” tall. At 5’11”, I am now the shortest one in the family. Theoretically, I could be wrapping up my parenting job but I don’t think I am done yet. It seems that raising other human […]
By Charly SHELTON Last Saturday, the last day of Passover, a man entered Chabad of Poway and opened fire. “The evidence indicated that the defendant fired eight to 10 rounds before the rifle appeared to jam or malfunction, and the defendant was unable to clear the weapon,” San Diego County Deputy District Attorney Leonard Trinh […]
Ryan Murphy of Sunland was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Murphy is pursuing a degree in Biology at San Diego State University. Murphy is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi […]