By Jason KUROSU As college attendance has become a foregone conclusion, almost a rite of passage for today’s youth rather than a rarely attainable privilege as in the past, the stress and anxiety over tuition, admissions and choosing a university has grown steadily with each subsequent generation. “Nobody thinks the college search process is going […]
By Simone DUPUY This Saturday La Cañada High School’s Club ROAR (Reach Out and React) will be holding its first music night fundraiser. The doors of the Community Center of La Cañada will open to the public at 7 p.m. for an evening of student-made music and baked goods. For an entrance fee of only […]
After success as a Falcon, Erin Ashby’s path at Stanford has been more difficult. But she’s finding her way now. By Brandon HENSLEY Thunder came in the middle of the night, with rain sprinkled in, which was apparent as Erin Ashby walked across the wet grass to the softball field the next day. As she […]
Crescenta Valley High School cross country hosted its third and last Community All Comers Meet for the summer. “It is a 2K and 5K. [Students], siblings, parents and alums [of CVHS] are welcomed to run,” said Dennis Oliver, assistant coach. The race is not only for those in the CV area. “Burbank [High School] was […]
“How sociable the garden was. We ate and talked in given light. The children put their toys to grass. All the warm wakeful August night.” ~ Thom Gunn, “Last Days at Teddington” I know it’s too soon to feel summer is slipping away. The combination of cooler weather and local schools resuming Aug. 12 […]
Bye Bye to the Beast The last time we bought a new car was back in the Bronze Age. Or maybe it was 2002. Anyway, it was a long time ago when we bought the pickup truck I drive every day. It was even farther back in the annals of history when we bought my […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU On a relatively quiet stretch of Commerce Avenue as it intersects Valmont Street in Tujunga, next to stucco homes and apartment complexes, one cobblestone building surrounded by a park with manicured grass, maple trees and a tall evergreen stands out – Bolton Hall Historical Museum. The museum celebrates its 100th anniversary […]
Friends of Rockhaven Sanitarium “Get Committed to Rockhaven Sanitarium!” That’s the tongue-in-cheek motto of a new group in the Crescenta Valley dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history of the 90-year-old sanitarium. The Friends of Rockhaven are documenting its long history and giving tours of its empty halls and quiet grounds. Sanitariums were the founding […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has confirmed a case of West Nile Virus discovered in the Sunland Park area. “I can tell you every year the valley lights up with [West Nile Virus cases],” said Truc Dever, director of community affairs for the Greater L.A. County Vector Control District. […]
Watching Land Use in Crescenta Valley In 2009, a group of residents and business professionals joined the Glendale Planning Dept. staff and formed the North Glendale Community Plan Advisory Committee. Together the group created the North Glendale Community Plan (NGCP), the first since 1974. The vision as outlined in the plan states: “We value and […]