By Joyce LEE The Crescenta Valley High School speech and debate team recently reached a milestone when it co-hosted a tournament with the La Cañada team on the CVHS campus for the first time. The 2014 Southern California Debate League (SCDL) Fall Debate is an important competition for both novice and varsity debaters. The theme […]
Feast of Lights Concert The Crescenta Valley High School Feast of Lights concert has moved to tonight, Thursday at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium due to the CIF championship football game on Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Moyse Field. CV versus Downey Vikings. Gates open at 5:30 pm. […]
Two major transportation issues have the potential to cause negative changes for the Crescenta Valley. As anyone who has lived in the area for any length of time knows, there is tremendous pressure to extend the 710 Freeway from its current end in Alhambra to connect to the Foothill (210) Freeway. International corporate interests and […]
The Man for Whom Mount Lukens is Named The namesake of the peak above the Crescenta Valley is Theodore Lukens, one of the founding citizens of Pasadena. He made a fortune in real estate in the late 1800s, was elected mayor of Pasadena, and was the president of the Pasadena National Bank. They named a […]
Hi, CV! It’s T-minus 14 days until winter break; our daughter is stressed. She has a ton of homework because each teacher thinks her/his class is the most important even though it is not. The annoying kid in her class won’t stop talking. The choir kids won’t stop singing. For the first time, teachers who […]
School Boards Battle it Out over Sagebrush The ongoing debate between the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) and the La Cañada Unified School District (LCUSD) bring to mind the struggle the world is experiencing with Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, who is hell-bent on achieving power at the expense of logic […]
A long-standing pine tree in a local neighborhood cracks “like a wishbone.” By Mary O’KEEFE Part of a giant Stone pine tree that had towered over a neighborhood for more than 80 years crashed onto that neighborhood street, when the soil from recent rains became saturated. “I was sitting in my chair watching the news […]
Ding, Ding, Ding Goes the (CVW) Trolley If you are like me, you are counting down the hours until the Montrose-Glendale Christmas Parade. This Saturday marks the 38th anniversary of this down home tradition that is a much anticipated community event. Thousands of volunteer hours are dedicated to the parade – from those who get […]
“A landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life – the light and the air which vary continually. For me, it is only the surrounding atmosphere which gives subjects their true value.” ~ Claude Monet The above quotation seems apropos […]
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. – Mohandas Gandhi By Mary O’KEEFE The holidays are a time to share with one’s family and for many that family includes pets. On Saturday, Dr. James “JD” Speas, owner of Crescenta Cañada Pet Hospital, continued […]