La Crescenta Motel as a Movie Location Last week I talked about the origins of the May-Lane Motel, now the La Crescenta Motel. Sadly its fate for the last decade has been tenuous. In 2002 it was purchased for development, and since then a variety of plans, from assisted living apartments to office/retail, have been […]
Our Mickey Mouse Experience So, my wife and I celebrated our anniversary this month at Disneyland Park in Anaheim. But you figured that out already, right? Being old school types, we opted not to do the whole “Park Hopper” thing and stayed within the original, classic Disneyland. Then again, I’ve never really understood the concept […]
Thanking the Special People On Saturday, April 21 something very special happened in the Crescenta Valley. There was a gathering of over 800 people … students, community leaders and neighbors who came together for a Special Olympics Track and Field Meet at Crescenta Valley High School. It was a beautiful day, not because the sun […]
~Personal Perspective~ By Olympia HATZILAMBROU Olympia Hatzilambrou is a 10-year-old student at Montrose Christian Montessori School. With her mother, she made the trek across the Atlantic following the path the Titanic would have taken had it not sunk. As a student, I love to learn about history every day, but I’ve never been a part […]
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 […]