Dog Haus, Ascencia Host Dinner

Dog Haus delivered a special pre-National Chili Day treat to the homeless at Ascencia’s winter shelter at the Glendale National Guard Armory on Feb. 26. The Pasadena and Alhambra based eatery, recently named one of CNN’s Top Five Hot Dog Places in 2012, served up nearly 100 dinners that included signature Haus Chili Dogs. Dog […]

Ask Phyllis!

Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! The move up buyer Dear Phyllis, My wife and I have been waiting for prices to bounce back so that we could move to a larger home.  We don’t want to sell our home and have to move to an apartment.  How do we go about selling our […]

De Lucia Receives Silver Beaver Award

The Silver Beaver Award is the highest honor that can be bestowed a scouter by local council. Beverly Bowen de Lucia received Silver Beaver Award on March 1 from the San Gabriel Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America. De Lucia has volunteered within the San Gabriel Valley, Verdugo Hills and Western Los Angeles […]

People Making News

Robert Loakes, of La Cañada Flintridge, is among the 217 high achieving students from Whittier College who made the fall 2012 dean’s list. Undergraduate students are awarded dean’s list honors if he or she earns a 3.70 grade point average (GPA) while completing a full-time course load (12 units) in the fall and spring terms. […]

The Tao of Thai

Harrison Thai can be frustrating to some, but his way of doing things has made him a nationally ranked swimmer, not to mention a CIF champion. By Brandon HENSLEY Winston Churchill once described Russia as a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. Russia, meet Harrison Thai. The Crescenta Valley High School senior is […]

Softball Takes Another Swing at League

By Brandon HENSLEY It was a different kind of season in 2012 for the Crescenta Valley softball team. The Falcons were playing without their longtime coach Dan Berry, who passed away several months before the season began. In Berry’s place came Mark Samford and, along with assistant coach Ashleigh Viers-Gordillo, the Falcons went 20-7. But […]

CV Bike Team Off to Strong Start

The CV High School cycling team finished a close second at last weekend’s race at Sycamore Canyon in Riverside. Though not first place, the performance was still considered strong as the team had several riders under the weather. Sophomores Alexandar DeRoche and DeeAnna Lopez both put in impressive performances with DeRoche retaining his leader’s jersey, […]

Bronco Teams Battle for First Place

By Roger SONDERGAARD Going into Monday night’s game at Montrose Park, the only two undefeated CSA Bronco teams faced off for the first time this season. Manager Dave Kim’s team, Liberty Building Maintenance, entered the game with two wins and one tie. Lawrence R Moss & Assoc. (LRM), under manager Brian Hunter, came in with […]

Indians’ Tennis Cruises Past Falcons

By Alan Der OHANNESSIAN The Crescenta Valley Falcons boys’ tennis took a tough loss on Tuesday against Burroughs High School, losing 13-5. Coming into the match, the Falcons were confident, looking to add another win as they had beaten Pasadena in their previous match, 18-0. But they had a herculean challenge ahead of them as […]

Preparing for 26.2 Miles

By Michael YEGHIAYAN This Sunday, nearly 20 members of Rosemont’s Power Walking and Running club will line up outside Dodger Stadium and take part in this year’s Los Angeles Marathon. In the club’s inaugural year, students will run the famed 26.2 mile race after putting in months of dedication and practice. The man behind the […]