»PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Get to Know … Elissa Arnold Minutes after celebrating the Lady Falcons’ first ever CIF championship in February, Elissa Arnold said accomplishing the feat was “more of a need than a want.” It was that kind of determination from Elissa and the rest of her team in 2012-13 that allowed Crescenta Valley to […]
By Alex DUPLESSIS Head Coach James Mustain had a message for his team after another flag football victory: “Offense wins games, defense wins championships.” The Rosemont Spartans (5-1) held off another valiant comeback attempt in a 13-12 victory over Toll Middle School (2-4) in flag football on May 9, winning the league championship for […]
In keeping with tradition, the Key Club at La Cañada High School recently took over and ran a Kiwanis Club of La Cañada meeting. This is an annual event and a fun experience for both the club members and the students. From joining in the joviality by sharing jokes during the “Frosty Challenge” to auctioning […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On May 4, high school sophomore and La Cañada resident Jiye Angela Bae was named runner-up for her performance on the violin in the classical instrumental category in the Music Center’s Spotlight competition. For the Spotlight competition, high school musicians go through preliminary and semi-final rounds for a chance to make it […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School’s prom is Saturday night. With the night come several certainties; it will be impossible to find an open chair at a nail salon, dresses and shoes will become even more important than they were the day before and there will be a steady line at the flower shops. […]
By Tyler BIDDLE Local high school artists from California’s 28th congressional district are competing for a chance to have their work displayed in the nation’s capital. On Sunday, May 19 Representative Adam Schiff will be hosting a forum and exhibition of the work submitted. Fifty students from 19 different schools have submitted works of visual […]
La Tuna Canyon Road’s 40-Year Construction Nightmare Trouble in many forms plagued the construction of La Tuna Canyon Road connecting CV and the San Fernando Valley. Man, money and nature all played a hand in delaying the building of this road, which today leads from CV through the Verdugo Mountains, crossing semi-rural horse property, finally […]
That’s How I (Used To) Roll As a kid growing up in the Crescenta Valley, some of the many middle class perks that my friends and I took for granted included living on a quiet, Mayberry-like street (Harmony Place) only a few houses away from a beautiful public park (Two Strike), with my elementary school […]
Critical of the Critic I feel I must write concerning the critique of Mr. Ted Ayala concerning the Saturday (April 27) afternoon concert by The Pasadena Symphony Orchestra [“PSO Ends Season with Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Boyer,” Leisure, May 2]. He must have been out to the restroom or under the influence of the vodka he […]
By Mary O’KEEFE All are invited to the second annual Crescenta Valley Prayer Breakfast early Tuesday morning. CV Town Council organizes the breakfast with the support of several organizations throughout Crescenta Valley. The breakfast was first held at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church last year. The chairs, Councilmembers Danette Erickson and Harry Leon, wanted the event […]