By Mckenna MIDDLETON, intern The annual Valley View Elementary School Harvest Carnival is more than just a school fundraiser. The event has become a staple in the La Crescenta community. This year’s carnival brought together numerous Crescenta Valley organizations on the Saturday afternoon. “It’s really a community event. It’s been going on for over 10 […]
Fremont Elementary’s Halloween Bootique was a spooktacular event! The lower field of Fremont Elementary School was full of Fremont families on Friday evening, all enjoying handcrafted games by the sixth graders. There were games of skill, craft, and chance – all of which were decorated with a scary Halloween theme. Visitors also enjoyed pizza, hot […]
Students at Holy Redeemer Middle School in Montrose ditched their plaid uniforms and dressed in pink while classrooms challenged one another in “penny wars” to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer organization. The school has raised awareness of this women’s medical issue for the past 10 years with various […]
Scholarship Opp Exceptional student leaders are invited to apply for the 2014 GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program. In honor of the legacy and character of President Ronald Reagan, this program annually rewards up to 20 college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship with $10,000 renewable scholarships (up to $40,000 per recipient). Applications for […]
Learning About Glendale’s Poor It may be surprising, but poverty, even extreme poverty, is a real thing in Glendale. Visit the Glendale Central Library any day and you’ll see homeless people sleeping on the grass; visit Glendale Community College and you may see people collecting cans out of the trash bins, not for extra money […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Assemblymember Mike Gatto was joined by small business owners, consumer attorneys and representatives of Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez at The Coffee Table Bistro in Eagle Rock to celebrate the signing of AB 227. The bill reforms Proposition 65 to protect small businesses from meritless lawsuits by providing a “fix-it ticket” for violations based […]
Goblins, Ghouls and Grown Ups Do you know yet what you’re going to be for Halloween? That was a question asked of me and every kid I knew back in the day – and I have no doubt it’s still asked this time of year wherever there are excited kids, plastic pumpkins overflowing with candy […]
QUESTION: Nations are divided politically and there are wars and terrorism all over the planet. I think these things are happening because of a deterioration of faith and trust in God. The Bible tells us Jesus healed because of his faith and he said, “These things and greater ye shall do,” and yet, no one […]
Another La Crescenta Landmark Falls to Development On a vacant lot on the northwest corner of Manhattan and La Crescenta avenues sits a tiny stone house. It’s tucked away behind trees and walls and can’t be seem from the street. No one knows when it was built or who built it – just that it […]
We are changing our name to CV Alliance! Keep an eye out for our big reveal! Happy Halloween! I read an article about how adults have taken over Halloween, turning costumes of their youth into sexier, grown-up versions to the detriment of parents who want their kids to be kids. When I follow all the […]