By Mary O’KEEFE Rosemont Middle School is going all out for Yellow Ribbon Week by putting kindness above all and making it fun, and cool, to be kind. Throughout this week, Rosemont students have celebrated being nice to one another with a series of events from signing a pledge banner to offering free lemonade and […]
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services (formerly Verdugo Mental Health) celebrated the renovation of the Glendale facility and the dedication of the Michael D. Antonovich Building on Jan.21. Las Candelas, a volunteer organization of 40 women members who work to provide contributions to mental health programs for children, was recognized and honored as a supporter of […]
On Friday, Jan. 23, the Bears from Pack 360, Den 8, visited the offices of the Crescenta Valley Weekly. They came to learn how the newspaper is made. There were six boys visiting plus two brothers and two sisters. The scouts – Caden, 9, Elias, 8, Matthew, 8, Riley, 9, William, 8, and Zachary, 9 […]
By Isiah REYES Assemblymember Mike Gatto discussed his 2015 legislation and answered questions during the “Building Responsible Government” town hall meeting on Jan. 17 at the Burbank YMCA. Gatto discussed several bills from his current bill package for 2015. One of them is AB 84, which would allow for DNA to be collected from individuals […]
A Royal and Tasty Time Aboard the Queen Mary I came for the legendary Sunday brunch and ended up staying for breakfast. I didn’t originally plan it that way, but after filling my gullet on an incredible assortment of seafood, salad, meat dishes and some serious desserts, I needed a nap. And what better place […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The world continues to reel over the tragic deaths of 12 satirical journalists and cartoonists shot in Paris on Jan 7. The deaths of what accounted for more than half the staff of the satirical publication Charlie Hebdo stunned the world and once again brought to the forefront the question of […]
Prepping for Relay On Sunday, Mary O’Keefe and I hosted the first Relay for Life meeting over at Sadler Hall at St. Luke’s of the Mountains. Mary and I are co-chairing this year’s Relay and I was excited to meet the many people who will be participating in the 24-hour event. For those unfamiliar, let […]
By Isiah REYES Potential future students of Clark Magnet High School visited with teachers and saw the classrooms during the school’s 12th annual expo and open house on Saturday. The purpose of the event is to open the campus to the community and for parents to see if they want their kids to attend the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Coached by a wealth of knowledge and experience from the Crescenta Valley High School football program – correction: the CIF champion CV football program – the Rosemont Middle School flag football team controlled almost every aspect of its season opening game last week against Roosevelt. The Spartans ruled the time of possession, […]
Amelia Palacios, the daughter of Maureen and Jorge of La Crescenta, has been named to the dean’s list of Macalester College for academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2014-15 school year. A graduate of Crescenta Valley High School, Palacios was a sophomore at Macalester last fall. To be eligible for the dean’s list […]