Our Glorious Yuccas This time of year, our hillsides are accented with the spectacular flowering of tall yucca plants. They stand out from our native chaparral, literally, as they rapidly shoot up above the low, dark-green canopy to a height of six to 10 feet and explode with thick creamy-white flowers. Just glance at our […]
What Does It Take? I rarely agree with anything Hillary Clinton has to say but I believe whole-heartedly in the words, “It takes a village…” It takes a village to raise a child. It takes a village to put on a successful event … to watch out for wildlife … to care for our seniors. […]
It all started in Montrose! The Congress of the United States, by Joint Resolution on June 9, 1966, approved H.J. Resolution 763 proclaiming the week in which June 14 occurs as National Flag Week, and the same Resolution requested that the President is to issue every year a proclamation and also to call upon citizens […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Riding high from their victory in the 2018 Improv Madness competition and being recognized by the Glendale Unified School District board of education, the champion Crescenta Valley High School ComedySportz team took the stage at the school’s Underground Theatre on May 11 for the varsity seniors’ match. The match was the […]
Chad Wilson, Brendan Harvey and Connor Harvey were recognized on May 31 at a Court of Honor after achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Wilson, the son of Craig and Melissa Wilson, was born on Oct. 17 1999 in Glendale. He has an older sister, Molly, and two older brothers, Chris and Kirk, who are […]
By Leonard COUTIN Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the CIF State Track and Field Championship held at Buchanan High School’s Veterans Memorial Stadium produced some exceptional marks by athletes from across the state. Competition was tough on Friday for athletes to make qualifying marks for Saturday’s finals with even the most elite athletes being eliminated during […]
Crescenta Valley High School Falcon volleyball held its alumni match on May 25. Each year the alumni get together to play against the current year’s varsity team. Returning alumni stretched back to graduates from 1990 (Ryan Harvey), who was a member of the school’s first team and now coaches for San Gabriel Elite Volleyball […]
By Isaac SIMS-FOSTER, intern Photos by David COHEN Each year the Crescenta Valley Little League provides local children ages 4 to 14 with the opportunity to play baseball. On June 1, the League ended this year’s season with its annual closing ceremony when players across all divisions were recognized for their hard work and […]
By Matt GOLDSWORTHY and Charly SHELTON When Pokémon GO launched in 2016, I, like so many of my nerd brethren, ventured outside to walk around the neighborhood in search of virtual Pokémon on my phone. After about two months, I fell out of it. The game took up too much of my time, ate […]
“Alice and the Fabulous Tea Party” Vaudeville, burlesque, panto, farce and fantasy combine to make this a no-holds-barred evening of hilarious theatre. Set in a fabulously overdone and wild garden-themed Victorian salon, Alice (now a grown woman) returns to Wonderland at the invitation of her old friend, the Queen of Hearts. Once there, she finds […]