LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Referendum – The Utility Users Tax The only reason that Measure N is on the ballot is because this [Glendale City Council] and previous councils have approved and given outrageous salaries and outrageous retirement pension benefits year after year after year to CALPERS union city employees. The repeal of the Utility Users Tax is a […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike lawler

Alligator Lizards Growing up in La Crescenta provided me and the local kids ample opportunities to hunt down swift, scampering lizards on a daily basis. We’d comb through the rock piles that were in the many vacant lots in our neighborhood, and capture lizards in our dirt-stained little hands. We’d always let them go after […]

YOUTH NOTES

Senior Reflections at CVHS Crescenta Valley High School Senior Reflections for the Class of 2016 will take place Sunday, May 29 at 4 p.m. in the MacDonald Auditorium. Senior Reflections is a must-attend event enabling the 2016 graduates to reflect on their scholastic and fun days at CVHS. This program will feature seniors, senior class […]

Boy Scouts Awarded the Ad Altare Dei Religious Emblem

At a presentation Mass held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Sunday, May 15, Boy Scouts Colin Carr (Troop 303), Sean Metz (Troop 303) and Allister Quizon (Troop 317) each received the prestigious Ad Altare Dei Religious Emblem from The Most Reverend Jose H. Gomez, archbishop of Los Angeles. After completing […]

Brownies Make Presentation

Girl Scouts Brownie Troop 3481 gave a presentation at the Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting in April when they recommended the installation of a People Crossing sign on La Crescenta Avenue to provide increased safety for Rosemont Middle School students as they cross La Crescenta Avenue on Los Olivos Lane on their way to and […]

Scouts Have Overnight Adventure at Deukmejian Park

    On May 14, nearly 20 Cub Scouts and their leaders arrived at Deukmejian Wilderness Park to do something most people did not know was possible: sleep overnight in the meadow. As Scouts grow older it is important for them to practice their outdoor skills independent of their parents. Den 8 of Pack 360 […]

Prom and Plus a Success

Prom and Plus a Success

      Crescenta Valley High School’s prom was held on Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Library hosting over 560 guests. Then, after the dance, 337 of those guests came to the after-party at the YMCA in La Cañada for Prom Plus. Prom Plus offered food, games, rides, a casino, fortune telling, laser tag and […]

Local Talent Shines at SS Track Finals

  Spectators filled the stadium at Cerritos College on Saturday to watch top high school athletes compete in the CIF Southern Section finals of track and field. It was a long day for both athletes and spectators as 64 events – 16 in each of four divisions – spanned almost seven hours. Only one of […]

Baseball, Softball Seasons End for CVHS

Baseball, Softball Seasons End for CVHS

    The year on the diamond has come and gone for the Crescenta Valley High School baseball and softball teams. Both programs had quality years, advancing to the playoffs, but both were eliminated in the first round. The baseball team recaptured the Pacific League championship this season, after having lost it to Burroughs High […]

Fly a Flag for a Veteran

By McKenna MIDDLETON                     This Memorial Day, the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada-AM will honor veterans by kicking off its “Fly a Flag for a Veteran” event. The five-foot-by-three-foot flags will fly on an eight-foot pole at local businesses and homes. Kiwanis members will set up […]