Kids Benefit from Hoop Heroes Games

The Fourth Annual Salvation Army Hoop Heroes basketball game between the Glendale Firefighters and Glendale Police will take place on April 6. Prior to that game, the Glendale Sunrise Rotarians will play against the Glendale Noon Kiwanis Club. Tip-off will be at 3 p.m., and the games will be held at the Glendale High School […]

High Hopes for Lady Falcons

With a new coaching staff, some key freshman and the Cookson sisters, the Falcons can compete for a league championship. By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School softball team entered this season with a new coaching staff and a talented core of returning players who will try and unseat the reigning champion Burbank Bulldogs […]

Veterans Corner

A Rewarding Career with the U.S. Government: Veterans Only The Social Security Administration is seeking individuals with outstanding customer service skills to fill contact representative and claim representative positions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Bilingual ability is a plus, but not required. Consideration is given to veterans who meet the following criteria: • Disabled veterans […]

Falcons Went the Distance

By Leonard COUTIN The 23rd annual Adidas Meet of Champions Distance Classic 2014 was hosted by Azusa Pacific University College and Arroyo High School on Saturday, March 22. The invitational offered two sessions for the athletes to participate in, the open session day and the elite night session. Qualifying times were used to place athletes […]

Top Honors for Several Falcons in March

Big-time seasons have paid off for several members of Crescenta Valley High School’s spring sports teams this month. In water polo, senior two-meter player Elissa Arnold earned Pacific League Player of the Year honors. She scored 92 goals and led the Falcons to a fifth straight league title. The Falcons advanced to the semifinals in […]

Choppy Waters for CVHS at Surf Bowl

By Nahreen TARZI The Regional Ocean Sciences Bowl was held at Jet Propulsion Laboratory on March 15. An all-day event, the Ocean Sciences Bowl, also known as the “Surf” Bowl, tests students’ knowledge on an array of ocean-related topics. Some categories this year included the biology, chemistry, geology, geography and marine policy of the oceans. […]

Terrific Kids Honored

The Kiwanis AM Club of La Cañada honored St. Bede students Raul Murello and Lauren Nettles during its Jan. 31 meeting. Joe Thompson, president of the Kiwanis Club, presented the pair with TERRIFIC Kids awards. TERRIFIC Kids is a student recognition program that promotes character development, self-esteem and perseverance. “TERRIFIC” is an acronym for thoughtful, […]

Daddy Daughter Sock Hop at Fremont

About 250 girls and their dads attended the Fremont Elementary School Daddy Daughter Sock Hop earlier this month. The daddies’ little girls danced to the best of the ’50s music, with a little modern tunes thrown in by DJ Kendall Roberg. Dads and daughters took home a memory they could keep forever thanks to photographer […]

Spero Recognized at Robotics Competition

On Saturday, Crescenta Valley High School senior Max Spero was honored with one of three 2014 Southern California Regional Robotics Forum (SCRRF) scholarships at a ceremony held at the Los Angeles FIRST Robotics Competition Regional. This highly competitive award recognizes nominees’ academic strengths and contributions to their local community, and honors their participation in one […]

My Thoughts, Exactly » Jim Chase

So Long, Farewell, auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye! When (CV Weekly publisher/editor) Robin Goldsworthy first asked if I’d be interested in writing a weekly column, she was editor of the Crescenta Valley Sun, which at the time was owned by the Glendale NewsPress, which is owned by the Los Angeles Times, which is owned by … well, […]