The Queen Mary presents an evening of romance and old-world glamour at My Vintage Valentine on Thursday, Feb. 14. Two evening seating times will offer a signature four-course dinner and special show featuring vintage burlesque performances, a steamy tango duet, and captivating contortionists celebrating love, playfulness and beauty. Set in one of the Queen Mary’s […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern An array of fairytale characters, including a queen, two henchman, a princess, seven dwarfs, forest creatures, bats, trees, a woodsman, and a special “Magic Mirror,” were found on the stage of Mountain Avenue Elementary School when 64 Mountain Avenue students performed “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” in the auditorium at […]
All-Community Mattress Sale Benefits Music Department In an effort to replace band uniforms that are approaching 19 years old and, according to CVIM board members, are hanging on by a thread – literally – the CV High School Instrumental Music board is hosting a mattress sale. According to board member David Jones, “We chose and […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley girls’ varsity soccer team is tied with Burroughs High School for the Pacific League lead heading into the final few games of the regular season. Both teams are 9-1-1 (CV is 12-4-3 overall) before Friday’s games. Arcadia is just behind both teams, at 8-1-1. As evidenced by how dominant […]
On Jan. 3, the La Cañada Flintridge Orthopedic Guild (LCFOG) meeting was held at the home of Arlene Massimino. The Guild’s new president, Marianne Jennings (right), conducted the meeting. Karla Delgado, assistant director, Development and Community Outreach, and Michael “Mikie” Willis, manager, Volunteer Services and Community Outreach from Orthopaedic Institute for Children (OIC), attended. Delgado […]
Crescenta Valley Weekly congratulates the winners of the Circus Vargas coloring contest! Each winner received tickets to an upcoming Circus Vargas performance.
By Susan JAMES Two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle I wasn’t expecting to find gourmet cuisine. Yes, Oslo has six Michelin-starred restaurants offering sophisticated spins on Nordic food, but I was exploring my Norwegian roots in Tromsø, so far north it seemed like the edge of the known world. Nansen and Amundsen had […]
SEMINAR ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING A seminar is being held at Sunland Neighborhood Church today, Thursday, Jan. 24 on the trafficking of children. Discussion will be on how predators on social media are seducing teens through live streaming, apps and online video game chat room. The president and CEO of Million Kids, Opal Singleton, will be […]
Sept. 23, 1927 – Jan. 20, 2019 Phyllis Quimby Palmer, age 91, passed away on Jan. 20 with her daughters at her bedside. Phyllis was born in Buffalo, New York on Sept. 23, 1927 to the late Merle and Helena Quimby. She was one of six children, three of whom preceded her in death. She […]
Oct. 20, 1920 – Jan. 20, 2019 Longtime La Crescenta resident Ervin O. Kramer died on Jan. 20 after a brief illness. He was 98 years old. Erv was born on Oct. 20, 1920 in Huntington, Indiana to Ervin O. Kramer Sr. and his wife Helen Marie Yahne. Erv was preceded in death by his […]