The La Crescenta Monarchs 10-year-old travel baseball team were finalists in the 12th Annual Thanksgiving Qualifier held last weekend at the Cathedral City Field of Dreams. The Monarchs were one of 11 teams competing in the tournament hosted by Triple Crown Sports and won four out of their six games held over three days. […]
Dan Hooper repeated as King-of-the-Hill last week when he beat Chris Aristo 73-45. Dallas receiver Dez Bryant (21 points) and Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers (18 points) led Hooper’s team to victory. Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III led Aristo’s team with 18 points. This week Holly Heurkins will challenge Hooper. Huerkins and Hooper were the […]
Time for CSA Registration Online registration is now open for CSA 2013 spring season baseball and softball. http://crescentasports.clubspaces.com/default_css.aspx. The first walk up registration is Saturday, Dec. 8 at Dunsmore Park at 4700 Dunsmore Ave. Come by and register in person or those interested in managing or coaching can talk with organizers. Greco to Play with […]
By Natalie MAIER “From the top! Five, six, seven, eight!” Crescenta Valley High School’s advanced dance class jumped, spun, pirouetted and slid across the gym floor in preparation for the upcoming CV’s Got Talent show that takes place at 7 p.m. on Friday in the CVHS MacDonald Auditorium. A total of seven acts will be […]
By Ashley FILIPEK Students of Los Angeles Magazine’s “L.A.’s Best Kids’ Ballet School” will take the stage this holiday season at The Luckman Theatre to perform the holiday classic, “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 14, 15, and 16. The Marat Daukayev Ballet Theatre’s 12th production features dancers from 3-year-old beginners to advanced students whose artistry and […]
Performances at CVHS The CVHS Theatre Department presents “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man on the Moon Marigolds” Dec. 6, Dec. 7, Dec. 8, Dec. 13 and Dec. 15 at the school’s at 7 p.m. and on Dec 14 at 4 p.m. On Dec. 14, Comedy Sportz takes place at 7 p.m. Performances are […]
1939 Grocery Store Opening Extravaganza When a new supermarket opens today, they usually put out some balloons, give away some free items to entice new customers, and offer some bargains. But in 1939, the opening of a new grocery store in Montrose had elaborate circus entertainment, stage shows, and a dance in the parking lot. […]
Taking the Weekend By Storm This past weekend, while my CV Weekly colleagues were dog paddling down Honolulu Avenue during the Montrose Christmas parade, my wife and I were having our own weathery adventures out of town. We drove north on Highway 14 late Friday afternoon, stopping in Mojave to fuel up and getting our […]
“There ought to be a law for that” I try to seek bill ideas from regular Californians. I have gotten some great ideas from sources as varied as local cops, utility ratepayers and even my father. For example, my friends in the Glendale Police Department came to me a couple years ago and asked me […]
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree! The good weather made the Montrose Christmas Tree Lighting Festival a great success … no rain fell on this parade. A snow-making machine helped make Honolulu Avenue feel like a Winter Wonderland. Saw little kids and bigger kids with gray hair throwing snowballs. One even hit one of the […]