Ever since the Crescenta Valley High School Falcons won their second CIF championship in 2014, they have been a model of consistency. The Falcons have made the playoffs in the three years since their 14-0 championship season, and have subsequently lost in the first round all three years. Mira Costa took the win from the […]
Jr. Pee Wee – Semi-final Playoffs Walnut Valley 13 – La Cañada 0 On Sunday, Nov. 12 at Covina District Field in Covina, the La Cañada Gladiator Junior Pee Wee football team was eliminated from playoffs in the semi-finals 13-0. The Gladiators fell in a hard-fought battle with the unbeaten Walnut Valley Cowboys. Both […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CV Falcon boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams conquered the Southern Section cross-country prelims held on the Riverside City course on Friday, Nov. 2 and look prepared to return on Saturday for the CIF 2017 championship finals. Although the course initially presented problems with high winds and dust, this season the course […]
The annual CVHS boys basketball alumni games are Wednesday, Nov. 22 at CV High School. Soph/frosh is at 4 p.m., JV plays at 5:30 p.m. and varsity takes to the boards at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8/adults, $5/students and children. Proceeds benefit the CVHS boys basketball program. Snack Shack will be open. New CV basketball […]
Canyon Name Origins – Pickens Canyon, Theodore Pickens Pickens Canyon can be considered the birthplace of La Crescenta, as it was here that the first American settler Theodor Pickens built his home, and it was from here that Benjamin Briggs founded our community. Pickens Canyon is the largest of the canyons above the Crescenta Valley, […]
Lawler Book Brings Back Memories I finally have Mike [Lawler’s] wonderful book in hand; I visited Once Upon a Time in our Montrose and secured a copy. Looking forward to getting his autograph. You were so right, Mike, to start with Indian Springs, a true lost treasure. That kind of bulldozing and covering paradise fueled […]
With Thanksgiving just a week away, it’s time to welcome in the holiday season. By Mary O’KEEFE Norman Rockwell has nothing on Montrose during the holidays. The picturesque town turns into the perfect winter wonderland, minus the snow, freezing cold winds and icy streets. The kickoff of the holiday season is the Friday after Thanksgiving. […]
By Charly SHELTON The anonymous drop off boxes for unwanted and expired drugs which, until recently, had been in front of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. stations, have been removed as the program goes through a shift in policy. “The original goal was for citizens to bring in discarded or expired medications and unwanted drugs. […]
On Oct. 12, the listed suspect stole bottles of wine from Mission Wine & Spirits (708 S. Glendale Ave.) and Mission Liquor (825 W. Glenoaks Blvd.) in the City of Glendale. In both cases, the suspect entered the wine section and concealed high-dollar bottles of wine down the front of his pants before leaving the […]