Tolerance, Trash, TV & Me So, where were we? Well, in addition to receiving vitriol-soaked missives attacking me for daring to voice an opinion different from theirs, and – in the name of tolerance and civil dialogue, ironically – demanding the removal of my column from this paper and the silencing of my views (I […]
John Steinbeck’s Life in Montrose I wrote previously about the amazing discovery that one of America’s greatest writers, John Steinbeck, spent a few months living on Hermosa Avenue just east of Rosemont in a little shack that still exists as a rental unit behind some apartments. Since then, my former CV High School teacher, now […]
Applauds Kilpatrick Well said, Doug Kilpatrick, (Letters to the Editor, He’s “Gone Too Far,” Jan. 19). Jim Chase’s words do indeed “spread misinformation, foster intolerance, and spread hurt, and hatred.” Many Chase columns cry out for a little or a lot of correction or clarification, but the entertainment value is rarely worth that close a […]
By Agnes CONSTANTE Getting up at the crack of dawn during the wintry weather can be a challenge, but there were days when five Crescenta Valley High School students had to be up and about hours before sunrise. The group – one junior and four seniors from the CVHS marching band – gladly greeted the […]
Locals Achieve Eagle Rank Three Crescenta Valley youths have earned the rank of Eagle Scout. John Daniel Hales, a 15-year-old sophomore at Crescenta Valley High School, is a member of Troop 390, associated with the La Crescenta Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hales is a member of Charismatics Chamber Choir […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On March 12, 1912, with just 18 girls, Juliette Low started an organization that has since grown to over 50 million participants worldwide over the course of 10 decades. When Low formed the Girl Scouts, it was with the idea that girls all over the world would be able to develop into […]
St. James Holy Redeemer announced that the school has been the recipient of an anonymous donation that will allow the purchase of two Apple iPad trays with each tray containing 10 iPads. The school was also awarded by the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, through the Mary Pinola Fund, a grant of $500 for tetherballs […]
Boys’ basketball gets back on track, putting the losses to Pasadena and Muir in the rearview mirror – for now. By Brandon HENSLEY The league schedule of high school basketball only lasts from the beginning of January to the second week of February, so perhaps there’s not enough time to really pinpoint the dog days […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Rosemont Middle School played its first flag football game of the season Jan. 19 against Roosevelt Middle School. The team lost in overtime, 25-24, but that’s hardly cause to be negative considering how much the program has improved. The YMCA ran the program last year and, to paraphrase new coach Jim Mustain, […]
The Falcon Boys U14 conference team won their first tournament of 2012. The team is coached by Paul Schilling and took first place in the Pasadena Vikings New Year’s Bash. They defeated the Antelope Valley Hoyas by a score of 42-41 in the final. The Hoyas had beaten them by 15 in pool play, […]