By Jason KUROSU “The Sandcastle Girls,” the 2012 novel authored by Chris Bohjalian, is the subject of Glendale’s One Book/One Glendale event. On Feb. 27, Bohjalian will speak about the novel at the Glendale Central Library. The event is free, open to the public (though seating may be limited) and Bohjalian will also be joined […]
Getting What You Give The last of the three skate park community forums takes place on Saturday at CV Park at 10 a.m. It’s an opportunity for the public to voice their concerns and support for this kid-driven venue. I have to say right up front that I don’t have a dog in this fight; […]
“There is plenty of snow on the slopes now and it is not likely to disappear during the games, despite the upcoming mild weather.” ~ Jason Nicholls, AccuWeather reporting from Sochi, Russian Federation, Winter Olympic Games We received a little rain. Almost ¼-inch nudged the season’s total up to 2.05 inches. I’m […]
By Jason KUROSU With the 100th anniversary of Montrose last year, Montrose will now celebrate surpassing the century mark with a Montrose Founder’s Day celebration on Sunday, Feb. 23. The celebration will take place in the heart of Montrose, side-by-side Sunday’s weekly Harvest Market and Marketplace (which will be extended beyond its usual operating hours […]
Final Skate Park Meeting Planned The County of Los Angeles Dept. of Parks & Recreation invites the public to the third of three community design workshops for the new skate park at Crescenta Valley Community Regional Park. Design workshop and presentation No. 3 will take place on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. at the […]
Falcon basketball can win at least a share of league with a win tonight. It will have been a long time coming. By Brandon HENSLEY If you ask Shawn Zargarian how many games in a row his Crescenta Valley High School basketball team has won, he’ll say he has no idea. If you ask him […]
On March 1, the La Cañada Gladiators Youth Football and Cheer program will open registration for the 2014 season. Applications will be available on the Gladiator webpage at www.lcgladiators.org. The Gladiator program is open to girls and boys ages 6 to 14. The Gladiators field one flag team, five tackle teams, and several cheer squads. […]
Monte Vista Elementary Junior Girl Scout Troop #14991 earned a floral design badge at Crescenta Valley Flowers with owner and designer Sarah Yegiazaryan. Girls pictured are Elizabeth Doubrovsky, Aleen Issaghoolian, Joanne Lee, Chloe Lehmann, Maya Porcelli, Jennifer Spinoglio, Hannah Tanita, Sara Torres, Katie Ward, and Ella Tamny. Leaders are Shauna Lehmann and Denise Spinoglio.
Boys’ Basketball Feb. 3: The Rebels lost a thriller in overtime to La Salle 71-68. The Lancer front line proved too tall and strong as they dominated the inside game. Robert Cartwright led the way with 30 points. Dante Fregoso and Andrew Tsangeos added 11 each. Feb. 7: The boys defeated Rio Hondo 74-52 to […]
Marissa Gould, intern The Rosemont Preserve is full of native, drought resistant plants. Three of these plants – California buckwheat, Black Sage, and White Sage – have left the reserve for a new place to grow. The seeds were collected by the Friends of the Rosemont Preserve and some local Girl Scouts. The seeds have […]