Summer Time and the Living is … Busy As president of Prom Plus, I look forward to summer. For organization members, it’s a time for us to catch our breath, to look back on the year that was focused on the after prom event for Crescenta Valley High School seniors and their guests. As publisher […]
By Isiah REYES Pasadena Heritage presented the Colorado Street Bridge Party on July 12 featuring dancing, live music, children’s activities, vintage Mustangs, drinks, food and more. Pasadena Heritage started the Bridge Party in 1979 with the hope of raising money to renovate the Colorado Street Bridge, which was built in 1913. The bridge was refurbished […]
CVTC Meets tonight The Crescenta Valley Town Council meets tonight, Thursday, at the La Crescenta Library at 7 p.m. On the agenda is recognition of GUSD board president Mary Boger, a presentation by members of the Boys and Girls Clubs and a discussion of possible bus route changes. All are invited to attend. The library […]
Following The Great San Andreas Fault I have a fascination and love for our mother mountains, the San Gabriels. I’m particularly taken with the violent geology of the San Gabriels. They are renowned as some of the fastest growing mountains in the world, shooting up several feet at a time with each major earthquake, and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE If there is one thing Californians know about it is surfing. In Redondo Beach there is even a statue to the “First Surfer in the United States,” George Freeth. The story is Freeth, of Hawaiian and Irish ancestry, was born in Honolulu in 1883. One day in 1907, Henry E. Huntington saw […]
By Charly SHELTON Despite hot weather raging during the day, nights are becoming more pleasant. And what better way to spend an evening than to lounge in one of the world’s largest parks, taking in a show over a picnic? Shakespeare in the Park is a classic summer highlight and this year’s shows – two […]
Greetings from CV Alliance! If you’ve been following the news, you’ll know much is happening on the marijuana front nationally, statewide and locally. The White House’s new drug control policy opposes marijuana legalization for medical and recreational use. The DEA has come under attack in Congress. Administrator Michele Leonhart has taken the brunt of criticisms. […]
The Crescenta Valley High School baseball program held its annual summer camp last month at Stengel Field. The program also holds a winter camp in December. The camps are open for boys and girls ages 7 to 13 for that incoming school year. They are run by current Falcon coaches, high school players, and college […]
The Crescenta Valley Falcon varsity football team has released its schedule for the 2014 season. The team will open against Verdugo Hills on Thursday, Sept. 4 at Moyse Field. The Falcons play their home games at Moyse, which is at Glendale High School. Crescenta Valley blew out Verdugo in the opening game last year. As […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU This week, the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, which began on the evening of June 28, enters its latter stages. By the time Ramadan ends on the evening of July 28, Muslims will have observed 31 days of dawn to dusk fasting, known in the Arabic language as sawm. Sawm, one […]