By Leonard COUTIN The Burroughs Indians hosted its first track and field tri meet against the Falcons and the Tornados at its new memorial stadium on April 5. The Falcons varsity boys and girls performed with precision, scoring against rival Indians and Tornadoes and taking many first and second placements, not only in the relays […]
The fourth Crescenta Valley High School Athletic Hall of Fame banquet and ceremony will take place Saturday, May 26 at the Angeles National Golf Club in Sunland. A reception starting at 5 p.m. will give people a chance to socialize and dinner will start promptly at 6:45 p.m. The banquet program including the induction ceremony […]
By Sammi SLAYBACK Since the Girl Scouts of the USA was founded a century ago, the organization has thrived and now boasts a membership of over three million girls and adults throughout the nation. The girls of Crescenta Valley’s Troop 391 have carried on the Girl Scout tradition of community involvement by participating in preservation […]
By Ted AYALA The accolades received at the premiere of Philip Glass’ “Symphony No. 9” on Thursday, April 5 at Disney Hall, its enigmatic close with cellos and basses plummeting the depths after an eerily oscillating figure for strings and celesta, had a whiff of a storybook ending to it. Not that Glass’ career is […]
On Saturday, 16 members of the St. Francis High School Mountain Bike Team joined 50 other high school mountain bikers for a hard yet rewarding day of trail work in the Angeles National Forest on a segment of trail that was damaged during the Station Fire. Under the guidance of local trail advocates Banner Moffatt […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS Each year the fourth grade students of Valley View team up with partners to test hypothesis, conduct experiments and form scientific conclusions as they explore different aspects of science. Although it was mandatory for fourth graders to participate, 50 students in grades one through five enthusiastically chose to take part in this […]
Photo by Charlotte BOWEN In Sun Valley, the elementary PTF (Parent Teacher Fellowship) at Village Christian Schools hosted a hoe down for its families. They enjoyed a barbecue dinner and dancing to a country-western band in a festive setting. Everyone had the chance to learn the Electric Slide line dance and being together for a […]
Students at Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School (CCNS) celebrated Easter by dying eggs then hunting for them in a traditional Easter egg hunt. Students awaited the arrival of the Easter bunny for weeks with director Nita Imm preparing arts and crafts, reading Easter stories and teaching Easter songs to the Darling Ducks (3-year-old program) and the […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY More than 130 folks turned out to see just how smart they were at the 24th annual Smart-A-Thon held on March 28 at Verdugo Hills Hospital. The event is the primary fundraiser for the Mary Pinola/CV Chamber Education Endowment Fund that has awarded over $100,000 since its inception in 1990. Participants paid […]
Almost 50 talented artists exhibited their work at the first annual Art Fair & Gallery at McGroarty Arts Center where 300 guests enjoyed this year’s theme “Just California.” Artists from Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles and beyond submitted their best works for the opportunity to present and sell their art in a professional setting. Visual artists were […]