Sports Notes

CSA Baseball & Softball to Hold Slugfest & All Star Games The Crescenta Sports Association is holding its annual slugfest at CV Park on Saturday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This family event will feature games, jumpers, food, prizes and many items for bid in a silent auction. All Star games feature […]

Loporchio to Coach at Valley College

By Timithie NORMAN Crescenta Valley High School girls’ varsity water polo coach Pete Loporchio recently announced that he had accepted the head coach position for the Los Angeles Valley College women’s water polo program. Despite some confusion, his position at CVHS will remain unchanged. “The programs have different training times, with the junior college season […]

Falcons Buried by Burroughs

By Alan der OHANNESSIAN Burroughs High School defeated the Falcons in a dominating performance, 15-3, Tuesday at Crescenta Valley. The Falcons came onto the court still raw from their April 3 loss to Burbank. Burroughs, however, was confident coming into the series with an 8-2 record. “They’re a solid team,” said CV Head Coach Sarah […]

Skiles Honored as New Poet Laureate of Sunland-Tujunga

By Timithie NORMAN An eclectic crowd of poetry-lovers gathered at the McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga Sunday to enjoy an afternoon of spoken word and the biannual passing of the laurels to the area’s newest poet laureate, Dorothy Skiles. Skiles is the seventh laureate of Sunland-Tujunga, an honor bestowed by the six members of the […]

Local Athletes Shine in RBAC 
Dive Invitational

Over 200 divers from 10 teams across Southern California competed in the Annual 2012 Rose Bowl Dive Invitational held March 17 and March 18 at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center. Rose Bowl placed first with 1059 points, an overwhelming 275 points over second place Crown Valley. The competition began at 9 a.m. and concluded around […]

CV Weekly On The Move!!

Paul and Marilyn Liu took the CV Weekly on their recent travels that included Venice, Florence, Verona, Sorrento, Isle of Capri, Pompei and the Trevi Fountain (above) in Rome. Standing 85.3 feet high and 65.6 feet wide, the Trevi Fountain is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains […]

Charity to Benefit from Chiropractor’s Generosity

To help raise money for his favorite charity, Prom Plus, local holistic chiropractor Dr. Mark Anthony is offering the first two days of chiropractic services to new patients for only $49. All of this money will then be donated to Prom Plus. This service includes an initial consultation, orthopedic, neurological and kinesiological examination, any necessary […]

Glendale Healthy Kids Named as Finalist in Healthcare Leadership Awards

Glendale Healthy Kids was one of four finalists in the annual Los Angeles Business Journal Healthcare Leadership Awards. This event, sponsored by the Los Angeles Business Journal, salutes outstanding programs, agencies and individuals. Glendale Healthy Kids was a recipient in the safety net category competing with such entities as Valley Presbyterian Hospital, The Motion Picture […]

Avengers vs. X-men

Last year we saw the reboot of every single DC comic title, starting at issue one, for the first time since the 1930s. The reboot followed Flashpoint, a short series from spring to summer that showed us an alternate reality centered on The Flash. And that’s not even counting Marvel’s comic arc of Spider Island, […]