By Alan der OHANNESSIAN The CVHS Falcons tennis team beat Burbank on March 29 by nine games to extend their winning streak. The series ended with both teams tied at nine. Having won more games throughout the series (79-70) earned CV a hard fought victory. Coming into the series, the Falcons were brimming […]
La Cañada Video – The Oldest Video Store in America? It probably is! It’s hard to believe that here in ever-changing L.A., in our relatively young community we have the honor of having both the oldest children’s book store (Once Upon A Time Bookstore), and the oldest video rental store, but it appears so. This […]
Words vs. Wood I have a couple of good friends who are in the construction trade. As independent contractors, they make their living building things. They spend the majority of their workdays wielding manly power tools to dig, saw, sand, drill, hammer, mix, fasten and grind all sorts of materials and turn them into things […]
Going any Lengths for Relay Last year while attending our community’s 11th Annual Foothills Relay For Life, a 24-hour walk for the American Cancer Society, I was struck with an idea how to raise additional funds on the morning of the event. Shave my head! This was not going to come cheap. My goal was […]
By Samantha SLAYBACK On Friday, devoted PTA parents spent the day transforming Valley View Elementary School’s cafeteria into an extraterrestrial bash for its fourth annual Mother/Son Evening. The Star Wars-themed event was filled with crafts, cuisine and competition. Moms dressed as Princess Leia and other characters accompanied their little Darth Vaders and Stormtroopers for a […]
On Sunday, March 18, the 28th Annual KAHAM Games came to an end with La Crescenta’s Chamlian Armenian School placing first among 13 participating Armenian schools in basketball, table tennis, track and field, chess, and second in volleyball and soccer. Coach Irene Nikoghossian and Coach Vasag Sherbetdjian oversee Chamlian’s physical education and sports program. Various […]
Defending Conference champions, the Holy Redeemer softball team started its season with wins over Holy Angels of Arcadia and St. Philips in Pasadena. The girls defeated Holy Angels 3-1 and St. Philips 12-1 to remain undefeated in conference play. Eighth grader Katie Taix had 15 strikeouts against Holy Angels, completing the win. She had six […]
St. Francis High School Academic Decathlon Team recently competed in the 33rd Annual California Academic Decathlon in Sacramento, Calif. The team earned a spot in this prestigious state competition by finishing first at the Southern California Private Schools Academic Decathlon (SCPAD) regional competition earlier in the year at Alemany High School. The California Academic Decathlon […]
Pitcher fills in nicely after Mulcahey struggles and CV holds on for close win. By Brandon HENSLEY The template for winning has been laid out and so far this season the Falcons’ baseball team is executing it pretty well. While CV’s offense was mostly silent again for the second straight Pacific League game, the pitching […]
By Paul SCHILLING On Saturday, Caltius Capital and Montrose Travel played in a CSA Bronco (12U) match-up. The teams were well matched in a game that ended when the two hour limit was reached with Caltius coming out victorious over Montrose by the score of 5-4. Caltius improved its record to 4-0 on the season […]