Dodgers Playoff Preview

Finally, all of SoCal can watch the Dodgers on TV again. The team begins the Divisional Series against the Cardinals Friday at 3:30 p.m. on TBS. Dodgers On Deck writer Mark Fabrick shares his thoughts on how the Boys in Blue will fare in a rematch of last year’s NLCS. By Mark FABRICK The Los […]

‘The Crucible’ Takes Center Stage at CVHS

  By McKenna MIDDLETON, intern The Crescenta Valley High School Falcon Players will put on its production of “The Crucible” this month after much preparation. Performances will be on Oct. 3 at 4 p.m., Oct. 4 at 7 p.m., Oct. 10 and Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the CVHS MacDonald Auditorium. The performance is […]

CVHS Speech and Debate Team Launch Strong Season

Recently the Crescenta Valley High School speech and debate team kicked off its season by attending the Icebreaker Tournament at Gabrielino High School. It was a very good start to their year, too, as CVHS students placed first, third, seventh and 10th overall in the competition that involved 616 students from schools across Los Angeles […]

Digital Issue 10.02.14

Here is the paper for Thursday, October 2, 2014. Check back every Friday to get your copy on your computer, Smartphone, eReader or tablet to take with you on-the-go! If it works or doesn’t work on your device, let us know and we can make a note of it to improve the experience, or if […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike lawler

Treasures of the Valley    » Mike lawler

The Saga of Tujunga’s Weatherwolde Castle Both Crescenta-Cañada Valley and neighboring Sunland-Tujunga have long traditions of castle building. There were several built here in our early years, about half of which still survive, notably La Cañada’s Pink Castle and Tujunga’s Blarney Castle. But the most compelling story comes from Tujunga’s Weatherwolde Castle on Commerce Avenue, […]

NEWS FROM AROUND TOWN » Sharon weisman

Introducing the CVCA CV Weekly welcomes its newest columnist Sharon Weisman to the Viewpoints section. She can be read the first issue of every month. For nearly 10 years an offshoot group of the Historical Society of Crescenta Valley, first called Crescenta Valley Heritage and then Crescenta Valley Community Association (CVCA) since 2007, has promoted […]

News from CV Alliance

Hi CV! CV Alliance invites parents to Walk & Talk on Wednesday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at CV Park, parent sessions at the Y on Tuesday evenings from 7:15 p.m. to  8:30 p.m. that begin on Oct. 7, and learn from Dan Evans how your social media postings affect your choices on […]

Pet of the Week

  This is my dog Scout, he is seven years old whose favorite past times include chasing tennis balls, swimming, and backpacking. He’s no slouch; he carries his own kibble. Scout is also a national service dog and helps his owner to deal with residual stress from his time serving in the US army. Scout […]

CALENDAR this

      BOOKSALE AT LA CRESCENTA LIBRARY   The Friends of La Crescenta Library will be holding their October booksale in the meeting room at the La Crescenta Library. A “members only” presale takes place on Friday, Oct. 10 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the public is invited on Saturday, Oct. 11 […]

From the desk of the publisher

It was the Finest Party I don’t know about you but when I’m planning a party I get a bit crazed. What to serve, who to invite, what to wear…these are all things that I stress over. But not so for The Finest party held at Deukmejian Wilderness Park on Friday night. What to serve […]