City Heads Out to the Ballgame

City Heads Out to the Ballgame

By Michael YEGHIAYAN Glendale residents and government representatives enjoyed a night at the ballpark on Friday as the city held its second annual Glendale Dodger Night at Dodger Stadium. This year, attendees celebrated the evening together by honoring worthy members of the community while raising funds to strengthen the city’s parks and recreation services. Glendale […]

Community Completes Sheriff’s Academy Class

A group of 14 community members from La Crescenta and La Cañada Flintridge recently completed a six-week Community Academy class at Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. The purpose of the community academy was to build a better understanding between the community and the Sheriff’s Dept. through education and understanding. The program focused on the Sheriff Dept.’s […]

Spiritually Speaking

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: Our 5-year-old daughter has been coming home from school for the past three weeks claiming a boy in her class is hitting her and saying hurtful things to her. We’ve spoken to the teacher and the principal, and nothing has changed. The boy was asked (several times) by the principal and the teacher about […]

Thompson Sworn In

At the April 29 meeting of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, foothills representative Paul Rabinov was recognized for his years of service on the Advisory Board. Rabinov had been the representative for La Crescenta and Altadena. Bob Thompson was sworn in as the new La Crescenta/Altadena representative by Joe Edmiston, executive director of the SMMC. […]

Calendar This

SONS OF NORWAY The Sons of Norway Edvard Grieg Lodge #74 is hosting a mai dinner and Scandinavian cultural evening at Lutheran Church of the Foothills on Saturday, May 18. Social is at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. with program to follow. Catered Norwegian dinner of cold poached salmon, red potatoes, mashed rutabagas, meatballs, […]

Bad Inning Ends Falcons’ Softball

Bad Inning Ends Falcons’ Softball

  Taylor Hill’s home run isn’t enough as errors in fifth help Lancers end CV’s season. By Brandon HENSLEY If it means anything to the Crescenta Valley High softball team, it would have been a long road ahead even it won Tuesday’s road playoff game against La Salle, and not just figuratively. The Falcons would […]

Ruth Kraft

1927 – 2013 Ruth Kraft (nee Nathanson) died peacefully in her sleep May 9 surrounded by her family. Ruth had been battling cancer for many years. She was 86 years old. Steve Moyer, the Kraft family’s spokesperson, said,  “According to her wishes, Mrs. Kraft will be buried along with her beloved husband, Gilman Kraft, who […]

Leonard “Joe” Kula

May 31, 1946 – May 12, 2013 Leonard “Joe” Kula, 66, of La Crescenta died Sunday at Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale after a nearly two-year battle from a stroke and complications of pneumonia. Mr. Kula, who worked in construction as a carpenter for more than 40 years, was born in Genoa, Nev. and grew […]

Drayman Back in Court in July

By Mary O’KEEFE Former Glendale City Councilman John Drayman will return to court on July 16 to set a trial date. The July date was set by L.A. Superior court Judge Stephen Marcus. In July, the scheduling of the trial will be determined. Marcus stated that the lawyers had requested a fall date to begin […]

Boeke’s Blast Delivers Hope for Falcons

  By Brandon HENSLEY One year ago the Crescenta Valley High baseball team celebrated a Pacific League championship by dog piling on each other after beating Arcadia in the regular season’s final game. Then the Falcons went out and were upset by a below .500 Tustin team the next week in the first round of […]