Falcon Girls Bring Home Gold, Boys Tip Their Hats To Dynamiters
By Leonard COUTIN On Thursday, March 7, Glendale Dynamiters hosted the CV Falcons on Moyse Field in a dual Pacific League competition of track and field rivalry that celebrated over 50 years of legendary contests. It was a disappointing showing by Crescenta Valley because many of their key runners were held back in preparation for […]
Falcon Baseball Stays Unbeaten in League
The Crescenta Valley High School baseball team remained undefeated in the Pacific League with a 6-0 win over Pasadena. Pitcher Will Grimm threw a shutout, allowing seven hits. On offense, Grimm led the offense with two hits and an RBI. Vincent Parrott, Brian Ghattas, Isaac Sung and Colby Rees all had scoring hits. CV previously […]
Butterflies Abound
Local airways have been flooded with painted lady butterflies that are migrating north from Mexico. The small butterflies are traveling from the deserts in Mexico to the Pacific Northwest and an especially wet winter and cold February have increased the number in the migration. Photo by Charly SHELTON
Careers in Health Field Explored at CVHS
By Lori BODNAR, intern Nearly 500 high school students were inspired and enlightened during Health Career Night at Crescenta Valley High School. CVHS Health Career Night was a fun, educational, and highly informative event where students could hear from various experts in the fields of science and medicine to learn about different career paths and […]
Colors Run with Fun at OLL
Our Lady of Lourdes had its annual Rainbow Run between the rains in February. It was the final fun Friday event ending Catholic School Week. The Rainbow Run is when different colored powder is thrown on the kids as they run past teachers turning the entire school into a rainbow by the end of the […]
Youth Notes
Scholarship Opportunities The following organizations are accepting applications for scholarships: The California Credit Union invites college-bound students in Los Angeles County to submit an application in its annual College Scholarship Program. Through the program, California Credit Union provides $20,000 in scholarships to recognize students who are motivated in their academic studies, active in their schools […]
NEWS FROM The Valley » CVTC
First off, I would like to thank Supervisor Kathryn Barger for appointing me a commissioner on the LA County advisory board focused on consumer affairs to which I sworn-in on Feb. 22. As you may know, I am passionate about protecting residents of Crescenta Valley from fraudsters who often target the elderly and those with […]
Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler
The Green Scarf Bandit – Kidnapped Twice in One Day Dec. 7, 1951, a date that will live in infamy – in the crime annals of La Crescenta anyway. That was the date that the infamous “Green Scarf Bandit” kidnapped and robbed a La Crescenta store manager and his wife twice in eight hours. It […]
Local Workforce Development Boards Get Financial Boost
By Julie BUTCHER After consecutive weeks of council meetings dealing with controversial topics that often ran late into the night, the Glendale City Council took care of business in short order at its meeting on Tuesday. The Council accepted $300K in workforce development funding from the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB). Verdugo Workforce Development Board […]