Less Ordinary, More Drama Regarding the proposed Foothill Boulevard medians, Bron [Ruf] works with me and if the people directing this project would listen to him La Crescenta would have a blue ribbon project. Unfortunately the folks in charge are caught up in what an everyday designer will plant. What Bron wants to create is […]
Get Out the Vote! The Presidential race has been on everyone’s mind, but local elections are just as important. June primaries are just around the corner. The Crescenta Valley Town Council has been hosting the supervisor candidates for the last several months. Kathryn Barger will be speaking at the next Town Council meeting on May […]
The Hundred-Year History of Whiting Woods – Part 1 Yes it’s true, Whiting Woods is a century old this year. In 1916, Perry Whiting purchased his first parcel of land in Henderson Canyon, one of the larger canyons of the Verdugo Mountains facing the Crescenta Valley. Perry Whiting was a turn-of-the-century self-made millionaire who as […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary alumni, parents, friends and supporters turned out for a night of fun hosted by M.A.C.K. (Mountain Avenue Committed to Kids), the school’s educational foundation. Love is in the Air was the theme of the annual gala held on April 30 at the La Cañada […]
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 […]
Foothill Municipal Water District (Foothill) recently concluded its fifth annual Water Is Life student art competition. The contest was open to all students, in grades K-12, attending a school located within the service area of a member water agency that Foothill serves. The District received 134 total entries. The top 15 entries will be submitted […]
By Leonard COUTIN It was a wet start for Pacific League athletes who took shelter under umbrellas and beneath the Arcadia High School stadium on Friday as pouring rain prevented the start of the track and field conference league finals. As soon as the clouds cleared officials made the decision to move forward with […]
The newly formed L.A. County Girls’ Lacrosse League will be having games on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at CV Park, 3901 Dunsmore Ave. in La Crescenta. The league was started on April 23 and the local team, the Falcons, has been playing teams from different county parks. The team is composed […]
Falcons Baseball Appreciation Night Crescenta Valley Falcons baseball is hosting its 20th Annual Fan Appreciation Night at Stengel Field in Glendale on Friday, May 13. The event will include the Falcons’ baseball game being played against Arcadia at 7 p.m.; gates open at 5:30 p.m. There will be food, raffle prizes, face painting and a […]
Over three weekends in April – Earth Month – thousands of volunteers turned out for the Friends of the Los Angeles River’s 27th Annual Great L.A. River Clean Up: La Gran Limpieza. It is estimated that over 70 tons of trash were pulled from the upper […]