CV Softball Season in Review

CV Softball Season in Review

By Brandon HENSLEY 2013 Regular Season: 14-10-1 Playoffs: CIF Division III Wild-card, lost to La Salle 3-1. Departing seniors: Brady Sanford, Jordan Green, Jessica Morena, Riane Garcia, Molly Burke. But Look Who’s Coming Back: Pitcher Olivia Thayer, shortstop Hailey Cookson, center fielder Hannah Cookson. The Crescenta Valley High Lady Falcons probably could have, should have […]

Falcons Show Promise in First Passing Tournament

Falcons Show Promise in First Passing Tournament

By Alex DUPLESSIS The Crescenta Valley High School football team hosted its annual Gordy Warnock Memorial Passing Tournament last weekend. Attending were teams from Sylmar, John Marshall, Verdugo Hills, John Burroughs, Hart and Arcadia. CV kicked off pool play (games that determine bracket positioning) on Friday with a win over Sylmar. The Falcons then turned […]

Springer Finds a New Path

Falcons’ basketball guard played a key role in last season’s success, but will transfer to Maranatha next season. By Brandon HENSLEY The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Crescenta Valley High School basketball player Nick Springer will transfer next year to Christian high school Maranatha in Pasadena, citing mainly religious reasons for he and […]

10 games in 10 days and One Champion Crowned

By Roger SONDERGAARD The CSA Bronco (boys 11-12) fans were treated to an outstanding series of games in this year’s playoffs. All games were held at Montrose Park over 10 days in a double elimination format. On Thursday, May 9, Landry’s defeated LRM without using their ace Hayden Burns to begin the playoffs. The game […]

Melnyk on the Road to Masters Meet

By Leonard COUTIN The track and field Southern Section CIF finals were held on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College. For some athletes this marked an end to a long season, and for a few who made qualifying times, new challenges were to be conquered. Falcon sophomore Megan Melnyk has had an exceptional year running […]

Tupper Awards Recognize Local Residents

By Natalie MAIER The 45th Annual Les Tupper Awards presented by the La Cañada Flintridge Coordination Council (LCFCC) took place recently in the Von Karman Auditorium at the Jet Propulsion Laboratories. The recipients were Heather Haaga who helped refurbish a section of Descanso Gardens; La Cañada school board member Joel Peterson; La Cañada Flintridge Chamber […]

Burleson and Peanuts to Benefit Eliminate Project

Burleson and Peanuts to Benefit Eliminate Project

The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada AM has been participating in the Eliminate Project, whose goal is to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus from 30 countries by providing doses of tetanus vaccine. A fundraiser features Bob Burleson riding his motorcycle to a Kiwanis Club meeting in each of the 48 states and via a webcam […]

Ask Phyllis!

Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis!   Being an uninvolved seller   Dear Phyllis, I am in the midst of trying to get my dad’s home on the market to sell. Last year we placed him in assisted living and it’s apparent that he won’t be moving back to his home. Between working full […]

Muriello Named 2013 L.A. Five Star Home Professional

Maria Muriello, sales partner with the La Crescenta office of Dilbeck Real Estate Real Living, was recently named a 2013 Los Angeles Five Star Home Professional. Five Star Professional partnered with “Los Angeles” magazine to identify real estate professionals in the Los Angeles area who deliver outstanding service and client satisfaction. From a pool of […]

Debbie Gibson Keynote Speaker at GAMC Luncheon

Glendale Adventist Medical Center will host its annual Cancer Survivor’s Luncheon and Flame of Hope award ceremony on Monday, June 24 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will celebrate cancer survivors and their caregivers. Keynote speaker is Debbie Gibson. At 16 years old, Gibson became the youngest artist to write, produce and perform […]