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 […]
By Timithie NORMAN Crescenta Valley girls’ softball team has been through a lot in the last year. Last season, the team and community lost Dan Berry, the girls’ varsity coach of nearly 30 years. Current head coach Mark Samford has risen to the task of leading a fresh group of players through the 2012 season, […]
~Tennis~ By Alan der OHANNESSIAN Coming into Thursday’s match, Pasadena was dead last in the standings, having lost all their games as the season neared its conclusion. The sad run included a recent loss against Hoover, 4-14. Likewise, the Falcons were coming off a heavy 3-15 loss to Burroughs two days earlier. But the Falcons […]
By Charly SHELTON This year marked the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. To celebrate, this reporter did three separate things in remembrance. First, my family and I saw “Titanic” in theaters on April 14 in the afternoon so that we saw the film in real time 100 years to the minute after […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS Over the last 13 years, Crescenta Valley Veterinary Hospital has built long lasting relationships with the pets that come in and the families that bring them. As much as the staff at CV Vet Hospital loves the animals and critters they see, they are equally passionate about saying thank you to their […]
Health Resources for Vets By Andy GERO Some veterans of the U.S. Armed forces may have been exposed to substances such as ionizing radiation and Agent Orange that are known to cause cancer. Veterans who were exposed to these agents several decades ago may now be at an age when cancer might develop. The […]
Terry M. Walker, chosen by the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada as La Canadan of the Year, will be honored on Wednesday, May 2 at 11:45 a.m. at the club’s weekly meeting at Van de Kamp Hall at Descanso Gardens. Walker is the former vice president and director of Human Resources of the Allen Lund […]