By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley Falcons will go for an undefeated season in the Pacific League Friday night when they take on the Arcadia Apaches for the second time this week. If they win, the Falcons will capture the League championship. The 2-1 win over Arcadia on Tuesday put CV (13-0) alone in first […]
By Leonard COUTIN After five months of intense workouts and preparation, invitationals and local league track meets, the track and field season celebrated conference finals throughout the state that will lead winners into the next round of the CIF prelims. The local Pacific League track and field conference finals were held last Thursday at Arcadia […]
Dine-Out Benefits CVIM Foundation Please mark your calendar and take part in the next Crescenta Valley Instrumental Music Foundation’s dine out fundraiser at Joselito’s (dinner) and Paradis (dessert) in Montrose on Tuesday, May 15 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Show support for the hardworking and talented musicians of CVHS by sharing a night out […]
Dunsmore Elementary School celebrated held the Leading Ladies Dance in April. The girls came dressed in their Hollywood best and walked the red carpet starting at 6 p.m. Everyone was encouraged to wear their dancing shoes and be ready for an evening of music, photos and fun. Light food and refreshments were provided as the […]
Beginning in April, Valley View Elementary students in transitional kindergarten through third grade began a six-week dance program sponsored by the Valley View PTA. Students learned different dance styles in each grade level by working with Liz Porter and Charlotte Smith from Revolution Dance Center. To create excitement for the students and inspire them prior […]
Megan Lee, an eighth grade student at Rosemont Middle School, advanced to the national competition for this year’s PTA Reflections contest. Lee was awarded Outstanding Interpretation for her work in literature with six other students from California at the PTA convention.
In April, Rosemont Middle School students successfully competed at the Communication Arts League Tournament 4 (CALT4). Among those who performed well were Maneh Devityan and Anna Toomey, first place in declamation; Vienna Panossia, second place in SPAR; Richard Li, first place in HI, impromptu and SPAR and second place in declamation; Edmunda Li, first place […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The annual Civil War Days event was held recently at Rosemont Middle School. Students went from station to station learning about what it was like during the War Between the States. Originally Civil War Days, which began several years ago, was led by teachers Lynn McGinnis and Christine Collins-Cross, who have since […]
April Showers Bring May Flowers I managed to avoid mention oI managed to avoid mentioning the 210 Freeway in recent columns but there has been an uptick in congestion lately, which is a reminder of past traffic. Indeed, there was a full closure of the WB 210 Freeway from the Foothill Boulevard off-ramp to […]
Vietnam Memorial Names – Jack Downs, John Sweet, Loren Engstrom Jack Dennis Downs, April 6, 1968 – Little is known of Jack’s early years growing up in Tujunga. The only photo we have of him is from the Verdugo Hills High School yearbook. He was drafted in October 1967, and sent to Vietnam as […]