Rosemont Middle School principal Cynthia Livingston, assistant principal Ron Sowers and Jaclyn Scott took the ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) ice bucket challenge on Thursday, Sept. 4. The challenge came from the students but teacher Shannon Kracker wanted to make it a challenge to students as well. The three administrators would accept the ice bucket challenge […]
A ribbon cutting was held in July at the newly opened Howard’s TV & Appliance with Carlos Rodriguez, Nancy Pun and Mike Murphy. Dignitaries at ribbon cutting included Elise Sinay, Dave Rodriguez, Miguel Carronza, Calvin Riiz and Bill Ruiz. Additional dignitaries included Gary Krumroy, Tony Velasco, Faisal Quiyum, Meliss Brawtogan and Rita Hadjimanoukian of Supervisor […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Although it was hot on Saturday, local organizations gathered together to celebrate Prom Plus’ 20th anniversary at Crescenta Valley Park. Prom Plus alum Eli Locke braved the sweltering heat and played guitar for those at the park. Planners wanted the picnic to be a place where organizations that do so much for […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Crescenta Valley High School cross-country season opened Thursday with many promising performances by the Falcons. The Falcons hosted their first non-league invitational on their home course at Crescenta Valley Park. Attending were visiting schools from Alemany, Santee (an L.A. city school), Temple City and Notre Dame Academy. Finishing the first mile, […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON, intern With all the community support Crescenta Valley schools receive it can be hard to imagine a school having problems so severe that they compromise the ability of providing an education. But this is the case with Dalipuga Central School, located in a poverty-stricken, remote area of the southern part of the […]
Following an old tradition, members of the Italian Catholic Federation branch 374 at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church in La Cañada Flintridge joined pastor Rev. Monsignor Antonio Cacciapuoti in a special Mass celebrated on the patio of the home of former California State Assemblyman Anthony Portantino and his wife Ellen. Thirty-eight members of […]
Historical Highlights for Your Tour of La Crescenta For those who take part in Friday’s Celebrate La Crescenta 91214 tour, here’s some interesting history tidbits to make some of the stops on the tour just a little more compelling. The first stop is Rosemont and Fairway where a memorial was dedicated to those who died […]
1. Flood Memorial at the northeast corner of Rosemont Avenue and Fairway Avenue. This monument commemorates the 32 deaths and estimated 50 houses destroyed (or filled with mud or other debris and thus rendered uninhabitable) and another 50 houses washed away in minutes after midnight on New Year’s Day 1934. A plaque on the site […]
Photos by Mike LEUM A house fire occurred on Wednesday about 5:30 p.m. in the 5100 block of Jarvis Avenue in La Cañada. The fire started in the kitchen and spread to the third floor of the home. Los Angeles County Fire Dept. had knocked down the fire in about 45 minutes. There were no […]
By Isiah REYES The Los Angeles County Fire Dept. showed off the recent arrival of two Canadian CL-415 “Super Scoopers” and the Erickson Air-Crane “Helitanker” that will be used to complement the existing fleet of air resources this upcoming fire season. The annual event was held at Van Nuys Airport on Sept. 3. It is […]