March 9, 1918 – March 4, 2012 Patricia M. Raymer, who preferred to be called “Pat,” “Patty,” or “Patsy,” taught fourth grade and summer school in the Glendale School District for 32 years. Over that time she changed the lives of more than 1,900 students and, in turn, their families and the people they all […]
Annual event bring together activities for the entire family to enjoy. By Brandon HENSLEY What a full weekend it will be in Montrose! This Sunday, the Montrose Shopping Park will be full of music, food, animals and bouncy houses as it hosts Taste of Montrose, Wags ‘n’ Whiskers and Kids ‘n’ Kritters in the 2300 […]
La Crescenta Motel as a Movie Location Last week I talked about the origins of the May-Lane Motel, now the La Crescenta Motel. Sadly its fate for the last decade has been tenuous. In 2002 it was purchased for development, and since then a variety of plans, from assisted living apartments to office/retail, have been […]
Our Mickey Mouse Experience So, my wife and I celebrated our anniversary this month at Disneyland Park in Anaheim. But you figured that out already, right? Being old school types, we opted not to do the whole “Park Hopper” thing and stayed within the original, classic Disneyland. Then again, I’ve never really understood the concept […]
Thanking the Special People On Saturday, April 21 something very special happened in the Crescenta Valley. There was a gathering of over 800 people … students, community leaders and neighbors who came together for a Special Olympics Track and Field Meet at Crescenta Valley High School. It was a beautiful day, not because the sun […]
~Personal Perspective~ By Olympia HATZILAMBROU Olympia Hatzilambrou is a 10-year-old student at Montrose Christian Montessori School. With her mother, she made the trek across the Atlantic following the path the Titanic would have taken had it not sunk. As a student, I love to learn about history every day, but I’ve never been a part […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Luckily for the Crescenta Valley High School band, what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas. The band brought back a myriad of awards after their Las Vegas festival weekend trip. “We took 99 students with us, along with eight chaperones and myself,” said band director Mathew Schick. The jazz, orchestra and […]
By Jason KUROSU Crescenta Valley High’s varsity baseball team extended their unbeaten record at home to 7-0 on Tuesday night defeating the Muir Mustangs 10-0. Muir came into the game with the curious distinction of having a better road record than their home record, but the statistics did not pan out for them at Stengel […]
~Track~ By Leonard COUTIN Returning from Easter spring break, the Falcons track and field athletes faced one of their toughest opponents and strongest rivals in the final dual meet of the season – the Arcadia Apaches. Falcon coaches were in agreement that every point counted in the April 18 contest if CV had any chance […]
CSA Game of the Week Fans at Crescenta Valley Park braved the hot temperatures and were treated to an exciting girls’ 10 & under softball game on Saturday afternoon. The game featured the Lava Monsters of Merithew’s True Value Hardware and the Supremes of Supreme Roofing/Old School Cameras. The Supremes got off to an early […]