The staff and students of Dunsmore Elementary school are ready for the holidays! They wore their best PJs and brought their warmest stuffed animals to get into the mood of the holiday season. Contributed by Viehanoosh NAZARIAN
By Brandon HENSLEY If you watched the Crescenta Valley High School alumni basketball game this year and thought the “old” guys didn’t seem as old, that’s because they weren’t. Infused with a shot of youthful energy, the CV alumni defeated the Falcons varsity team 83-72 on Nov. 22, in the annual day-before-Thanksgiving game that serves […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For many, Thanksgiving Day began with an early morning 3.2-mile run and a donation for those in need. The occasion was the 24th Annual Thanksgiving Day Run and Food Drive that has become a foothill tradition that fills Memorial Park with runners, walkers and supporters of all ages. Cindy Crane had been […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/La Crescenta Stake, with the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church of Montrose and the Lutheran Church in the Foothills of La Cañada, is hosting a Community Christmas Concert and Crèche Display on Sunday, Dec. 10. The Crèche Display begins at 6 p.m., and the concert begins at 7 p.m. […]
By Andy GERO Veterans of Crescenta Valley, your community thanks you for the sacrifice and service you gave to our country. Your service has played a major role in giving us the freedom so many of us takes for granted today. In gratitude for your service, your local American Legion and Veteran of Foreign Wars […]
The community is invited to a new holiday tradition. By Mary O’KEEFE The annual lighting ceremony of the La Crescenta Christmas tree will be on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library. Three years ago, Robbyn Battles, then-president of the Crescenta Valley Town Council, wanted a holiday celebration that was specific […]
By Charly SHELTON Twelve cases of Legionnaires’ disease in people ages 52-94 were traced to Anaheim at the end of last month. Of these eight had visited Disneyland and one was a cast member of the theme park. Exposures ranged between Sept. 12 and Sept. 27. Immediately upon notification of the increased number of cases […]
Oct. 15, 1947 – Nov. 23, 2017 Dudley Bradstreet Killam Jr. of La Cañada, father, husband, veteran and engineer, passed away from a heart attack on Thanksgiving at the age of 70, surrounded by family. Born in Redding, Massachusetts to Dudley and Flora Killam, he attended high school in Atkinson, New Hampshire. He obtained BAs […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This is the time of season for shopping. Whether shopping along Honolulu Avenue and Foothill Boulevard or ordering online, people need to be aware that this is also the best time for criminal opportunists to do their own type of shopping, including checking cars for unlocked doors and picking up packages dropped […]
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. ~ Thomas Carlyle, Scottish poet Water… We are surrounded by it. It covers over 70% of the earth’s surface and makes up approximately 60% of the human body. So why are so […]