Clark Celebrates Its Seniors

On Friday, Sept. 21 Clark Magnet High School held its annual barbecue day celebrating the more than 200 seniors who will be graduating in June 2013. The event was sponsored by the senior class ASB, and the PTSA was on hand to help with set up and to serve the food. Each year, the students […]

Car Wash is Music to Their Ears

By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School Instrumental Music Dept. powered through about 200 vehicles Sept. 22 during their car wash fundraiser. The musicians turned car wash experts for the day were able to clean so many cars thanks to teamwork and power washers. The line of cars began early in the morning and […]

YOUTH Notes

Rummage Sale at CVHS The JROTC is having a huge multi-family rummage sale on Oct. 13 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Crescenta Valley High School cafeteria, 2900 Community Ave. in La Crescenta. Everything must go. Lincoln Elementary Fall Festival The Lincoln Elementary Fall Festival is on Friday, Oct. 5 from 4 p.m. to […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike lawler

Racial Discord Boils Over in 1941 The Crescenta Valley today is not as ethnically diverse as many other communities. We have a big immigrant population of Korean and Armenian Americans, but people of color – black and Latino – not so much. Some of that has to do with our history of regulating ourselves as […]

LETTERs TO THE EDITOR

In recognition of October being Drug Abuse Awareness Month, the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition has collaborated with its strategic partners, the CV Weekly and Crescenta Valley Little League, with a message of promoting healthy lifestyles. Youth Sports – The Building Block of Success By Stu MEYER As president of Crescenta Valley Little […]

My Thoughts, Exactly » Jim Chase

Mutt-friendly Montrose Like many parents, some of our favorite books to read to our young children were in the Beginner Books collection. One title in particular, “Go Dog, Go” by P.D. Eastman, was high on the repeat reading list for our kids’ bedtimes. My wife, being an enthralling storyteller (I’ve always thought she should narrate […]

Film Tax Credit Extension Signed by Gov

Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2026 on Sunday, a bill authored by Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes and principally co-authored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, which extends the California Film & Television Tax Credit Program by an additional two years and $200 million until July 1, 2017. The original program was enacted in 2009 as part of a […]

Digital Issue 10.04.12

Here is the paper for Thursday, October 04, 2012.  Check back every Friday to get your copy on your computer, Smartphone, eReader or tablet to take with you on-the-go!  If it works or doesn’t work on your device, let us know and we can make a note of it to improve the experience, or if […]

Montrose Gets Ready for Oktoberfest

The streets will be closed but welcoming arms open to the crowds expected for the annual German celebration. By Ted AYALA If you’ve made a commitment to eating right after gorging yourself on Labor Day, you may want to consider taking a break this Saturday because Oktoberfest is returning to Montrose on Oct. 6. From […]

Animals (and their Owners) Prepare for Blessing

By Michael J. ARVIZU St. George’s Episcopal Church in La Cañada will commemorate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi with its annual blessing of the animals at 10 a.m. on Oct. 7 on the church’s lawn. At the blessing of the animals, St. George’s will also be raising funds for a new habitat […]