Successful Armenian American Museum Inaugural Gala

More than 1,000 donors, supporters, clergy, public officials and community leaders attended the Armenian American Museum Inaugural Gala on Dec. 9 in Hollywood. The Museum’s highly anticipated event was held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood. The inaugural gala honored the Glendale City Council for securing premier land for the landmark project as well […]

Sports Notes

Crescenta Valley High School is hosting Falcon Basketball Youth Night on Friday, Jan. 11 when CV takes on Arcadia at home. The girls’ soph/frosh team plays in the north gym at 3:30 p.m., girls’ JV plays in the main gym at 3:30 p.m., girls’ varsity plays in the main gym at 5 p.m. and the […]

CV Basketball Bounces Back

By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High boys’ basketball team suffered another big loss to Pasadena High School last week, but rebounded in beating Glendale High on Tuesday, setting up the big showdown on Friday vs. Arcadia. That game will surely draw a large crowd, like Falcons/Apaches games always do, and it’s one that CV […]

NEWS FROM THE CVTC » Harry LEON

Happy New Year!   First off, Happy New Year! May 2019 bring you joy and prosperity. We are the community that cares and it is my hope that we live up to these words. As we look back at 2018, the completion of the medians on Foothill Boulevard in the unincorporated area is one major […]

In Brief

New Year, New Adventure Start off the New Year with a new adventure. Join volunteers as they drive up the Hostetter Fire Road to reach the Experimental Forest on Saturday, Jan. 12. There they will spend three hours in the Forest (including travel time) working on planting new trees, watering and weeding around established trees. […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

Palm Trees – The Oddest ‘Trees’ in CV   Most of the trees we view as typical Southern California trees, such as pepper trees and eucalyptus, are not natives. Another non-native tree that is viewed as a typical California tree is the palm tree. The image of the palm tree has become an icon of […]

Veteran Runs … With Passion

Veteran Runs … With Passion

By Julian MITCHELL Running across Death Valley – not the everyday man’s version of fun. Even for John Radich, an Army veteran and seasoned ultra-marathon runner, the 135-mile trek is still one of the most “challenging places in the world to run.” He’s only made the run 10 times, after all. Radich, 64, developed a […]

Schiff Sworn into Congress, Named Chair of Intelligence Committee

On Jan. 3, Rep. Adam Schiff was sworn into Congress for his 10th term, serving California’s 28th Congressional District. “I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to continue to represent California’s 28th in Washington for the next two years. A great deal of work lies ahead of us, but I am motivated by the trust […]

Bye-bye, Paper Plates

By Charly SHELTON Steve Jobs didn’t have a license plate on his car. It was a well-known aspect of his day-to-day life that he didn’t want to have a series of numbers and letters associated with his silver Mercedes SL55 AMG. Over the years, it was speculated that he just paid the fine when he […]

Covered California Deadline Approaches

By Mary O’KEEFE Jan. 15 is the deadline for those interested in Covered California health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In data released from the U.S. Census Bureau, California’s uninsured health rate dropped to 7.2% in 2017. That represents about a 60% drop since the Affordable Care Act was launched in […]