St. Francis Basketball Edges Campbell Hall in Overtime

By Michael BRUER The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday proved to be favorable for the St. Francis Golden Knights as they edged out the feisty Campbell Hall Vikings 66-61 in overtime on Monday at La Salle High School in Pasadena. The team was supreme from long range, knocking down 11 shots from behind the arc […]

Falcon Soccer Decimates Hoover

By Michael BRUER The Crescenta Valley High School soccer team took to the field without their leading scorer, senior forward Matt Ryan (20 goals, four assists) Tuesday against Hoover. Ryan sat out with a hamstring injury, a decision that was more precautionary than anything, according to Head Coach Grant Clark. The team proved their skill […]

Esther Avanel Prescott

April 3, 1914 – Dec. 26, 2013 Esther Avanel Prescott was born to Mary Yeager and Joseph Leonard Wood on April 3, 1914 in the city of Los Angeles. She lived a wonderful life to the age of 99½, just a few months short of her 100th birthday. She passed on Dec. 26, 2013 in […]

Elizabeth Blackwelder

June 17, 1920 – Jan. 15, 2014 Liz Blackwelder (born Elizabeth June Gerrard) grew up in Atherton, Calif. where she attended Castilleja School for Girls. At age 17, she entered Stanford University majoring in biological sciences. There she was engendered with the Stanford motto, “Let The Winds Of Freedom Blow.” Throughout her life, Liz took […]

»Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce

New Business in Town and Special Ribbon Cutting for Business Celebrating 90 Years Please join us in welcoming Crown Mark Real Estate Group to the Montrose area.   Ara Markari is the broker/owner of Crown Mark Real Estate Group. He has been a Glendale resident nearly all of his life. Ever since he was young, he […]

CVAS Makes Final Preparations for 90th Anniversary Event

By Michael BRUER Members of Crescenta Valley Adventist School (CVAS) are excited to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the La Crescenta school on Sunday. The school, located at 6245 Honolulu Ave. near La Tuna Canyon, will debut its open house at 11 a.m. before holding a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1 p.m. The open house […]

»News from the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce

Off to a ‘Fair’ Start “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”~ Mother Teresa Last week you were introduced to Calvin “Kaipo” Chock of JR Hardware and TCscooterZ, who is one of the three new members to join our board of directors. Let […]

Weather in the Foothills

Weather in the Foothills

“The wind blows where it will, and you hear the sound thereof, but can not tell from where it came, And where it goes…” ~ John 3:8, The Bible I love the sound of wind chimes. Day after day after day after day … I actually began to grow weary of their constant tinkling. In […]

from the desk of the publisher

Avoiding Scams – and Wrinkles For Crescenta Valley Weekly, the month of January has been an eye-opening one. We’ve been covering all aspects of health and healthy living. For example, last week we focused on mental health and this week we are focusing on healthy living for seniors. This series has provided information that I […]

»Montrose Shopping Park News

PJ Party With Melissa Gilbert at Once Upon A Time! On Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m., Once Upon A Time Books (2207 Honolulu Ave.) is bringing out the steamer trunk for a fun, interactive dress up PJ night as actress Melissa Gilbert, best known as Laura Ingalls Wilder on the “Little House on the […]