GCC Sports News GCC men’s basketball player Gor Plavchyan was named Western State Conference Player of the Week for helping the Vaqueros beat Canyons and L.A. Valley College while the women’s team fell to Santa Monica City College. The baseball team posted three wins last week while the women’s tennis team won three matches last […]
By Tyler BIDDLE Jenna Belle Johnson of Tujunga has been selected to compete in the 2013 Miss Jr. Pre-Teen pageant for Pasadena/San Bernardino. At age 9, she will be in the youngest of the four age divisions of the pageant, which will be held on March 2. “I’m excited to get into it and learn […]
Terrific Kids certificates were presented by Tom Petersmyer, Kiwanis AM president to Madelyn Susank, Isbella Ibarra and Emmett Pernecky. Terrific Kids is a student recognition program that promotes character development, self-esteem and perseverance. Terrific Kids is sponsored as a Kiwanis-family club at the school at St. Bede’s church. The Kiwanis offers financial support and adult […]
Pancake Breakfast, Rummage Sale at Dunsmore Dunsmore Elementary School is having a pancake breakfast and rummage sale on Saturday, March 2 at the school. The community is invited from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. to support Dunsmore’s sixth grade class by purchasing a $5 pancake breakfast ticket and shop at the rummage sale. Dunsmore Elementary […]
Bryan Ghoslin, 17, is the newest Scout from Troop 319 of La Crescenta to reach the highest rank in scouting, the Eagle Scout. Ghoslin joined Cub Scouts as a second grader at Dunsmore Elementary School and enjoyed the activities and outings that Cub scouting had to offer. Being a Boy Scout was a goal of […]
On Feb. 23, the Cub Scouts of St. James Pack #314 hosted a LEGO Showcase at their Blue and Gold dinner. The Blue and Gold Dinner is the birthday anniversary of Scouting. The theme for the evening was “Cub Scouts are out of this World!” Approximately 60 Scouts and students began the evening building rockets, […]
On Friday, seven Cub Scouts from Pack 302 came to visit the Crescenta Valley Weekly newspaper. Brandon Hahn, Timothy Lou, Victor Martinez, Preston Midgley, Armen Postik and Jordan Yoshida attend Monte Vista and Lincoln elementary schools. Joaquin Perez attends Roscoe Elementary School. They came to the newspaper to see how the paper is made, said […]
Why is Some of Crescenta Valley a Part of Glendale? The answer is simple and basic to life in Southern California – water. It’s the commodity that has played a major role in the development of nearly every community here. In the late 1940s, the Crescenta Valley was experiencing a population boom. Millions of veterans […]
L.A. Freeways? Not so fast. It’s official. There’s no longer anything free about L.A.’s freeways. By way of explanation, I’ve had several “opportunities” already this year to make the round trip drive to LAX. Getting there has never been easy. Before the opening of the I-105 (Century Freeway) in 1993, the fastest route from the […]
Greetings from CVDAPC! Like Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, we have something “for children of all ages,” and we hope to see you there! 1) Community & Family Summit on Thursday, March 14, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at CVHS MacDonald Auditorium — Do you want your child to thrive? The Coalition […]