Middle School Students Robbed of Phones

Middle School Students Robbed of Phones By Mary O’KEEFE Two Rosemont students reported having their cellphones stolen while walking home from school on Thursday. The first incident occurred at little after 3 p.m. at La Crescenta Avenue and El Caminito. A 12-year-old girl was walking home with a friend.  She reported that someone had grabbed […]

My Thoughts, Exactly » Jim Chase

A Great Gift for this Grandpa Christmas came late to our house. Sure, a couple of weeks ago we did the whole tree and lights and roast beast and piles of presents and visits from the in-laws and exclamations of “We’re never going to do this again!” and Christmas Eve candlelight service and stocking stuffers […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike lawler

The Touching and Tragic Story of the Zwick Family As shoppers walk along the 2300 block of Honolulu Avenue in Montrose, they pass many businesses whose names carry a history – the City Hall Coffee Shop, the Montrose Bowl, Al’s Italian Deli – all have a story worth telling. But perhaps the most engaging story […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Chastises Chase In response to Jim Chase’s column last week, I find his opinions extremely insulting and narrow-minded [New Year, New Laws, Same Old Sacramento, Jan. 5, Viewpoints]. Of the 760 newly passed laws, he focused mostly on the ones designed to protect LGBT people. According to him, there should be no laws dealing with […]

Foothill Schools Taking Hope to be FIRST

By Maddy PUMILIA Several foothill schools’ robotics teams are gearing up for the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) challenge, which takes place in March in the Long Beach Sports Arena. La Cañada High School, St. Francis High School and Crescenta Valley High School all have robotic teams and are working for […]

Falcons Keep Cool by Staying Hot

The week that was saw CV improve its league record to 4-0 with a win at Hoover, 55-33. Now, a showdown with Pasadena. By Brandon HENSLEY Perhaps the hardest part of the schedule is still ahead for the CV boys’ basketball team, but that hasn’t kept the Falcons from taking care of the business at […]

Girls Basketball Endures Rough Week

Lady Falcons lose consecutive games, and their star player as well. By Alan der OHANNESSIAN It was a rough week for the Lady Falcons leading up to Wednesday’s game at Hoover. They lost last Friday at Burbank 41-34, and suffered more damage on Monday at Burroughs. In that game, a 33-32 loss to the Indians, […]

Crescenta Valley Soccer Still Undefeated After Blowing Past Tornadoes

By Alan der OHANNESSIAN The CV boys’ soccer team remained undefeated Wednesday afternoon by soundly beating Hoover 6-1. CV’s record is now 6-0-6. Coming into the game, the Falcons were exuding confidence as they had beaten Burroughs 7-0 in their last match. Furthermore, they had a winning record against the Tornadoes from last season. The […]

Fantasy Football Results

11 players entered the wildcard weekend playoffs and 6 are moving on to the second round this weekend. The top two will face each other in the CV Weekly Fantasy Football Championship Game on January 22. Results First     Megan Bosveld     Tujunga     113 points Second     Tho Bui     La Crescenta     102 points Second     Holly Huerkins     La Crescenta   […]

SBA to Re-Open Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Los Angeles County

Victor Parker, district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Los Angeles District office, reminded homeowners and business owners in five California counties that SBA will re-open a Disaster Loan Outreach Center to provide personal service to victims of the Los Angeles County High Winds that occurred from Nov. 30 through Dec. 4, 2011. […]