Dec. 4 700 block of Hillcrest Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, about $10,000 worth of jewelry was stolen and pry marks were found on the rear sliding glass door at a residence between 6 p.m. and 7:25 p.m. 900 block of Flintridge Avenue in La Cañada, four televisions were stolen and a home was ransacked. […]
That’s it. I’ve officially changed the lyrics of the classic Christmas song, “Let It Snow” to “Let It Blow”! I’m mean, chill out, Mutha Nature. That Santa Ana event our county weathered last week was nothing short of epic. In my many years here in Southern California, we’ve made the national news several times due […]
As I outlined in last week’s column, Whiting Woods, one of CV’s most sedate neighborhood, had its origins in vice and crime and was the stage for perhaps CV’s only racially charged murder. The story is given to us in an autobiography of Perry Whiting, founder of the Whiting-Mead building supply company, still in business […]
Activism is Alive and Well in CV I was at the Fire House [youth center] on Tuesday night, Nov. 29 when high school and middle school kids discussed the possible closure of their Crescenta Valley High School campus for lunch with Glendale Unified School District Deputy Superintendent Dr. John Garcia. First, let me say if […]
College View School turned a fundraising event into an opportunity for special needs students and Glendale police officers to spend time together. On Nov. 22, the school held its 14th annual Wheel-A-Walk-A-Thon in front of the campus. The event helped raise about $2,000 for special buses needed for field trips. One third of the school’s […]
On Thanksgiving Day, the Armenia Fund hosted its annual Thanksgiving telethon, broadcast live from Glendale. The 12-hour event, dedicated this year to the Water for Life cause, aired throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, the Middle East and Armenia. The telethon featured interviews with celebrities, Armenia Fund supporters and political leaders from Armenia, […]
The eighth grade students at Holy Redeemer Middle School held a Thanksgiving luncheon for the seniors of the Pioneer Club. The Pioneers meet regularly in the hall at Holy Redeemer for a meal, bingo and fellowship. The students, with a spirit of giving back, helped to prepare a full Thanksgiving meal for the group. Each […]
The Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School – CCNS – taught their Busy Bears, the 4 year olds, and Darling Ducks, the 3 year olds, the meaning of Thanksgiving, and the children also learned the gift of giving and the art of sharing. The Busy Bears’ Thanksgiving celebration included crafts, singing and making stone soup. Each child […]
On Nov. 22, Chamlian Armenian School’s Parent Support Committee (PSC) hosted the much-anticipated Thanksgiving luncheon for the students. The feast was complete with turkey, mashed potatoes and all its trimmings. The students got into the holiday spirit as they gave thanks for their blessings with the first and second grade students wearing hand-made Pilgrim hats […]
A baseball camp is being held on Dec. 27 and Dec. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at Stengel Field. The camp is run by Falcon staff and players and features college and professional players. The cost is $75. Applications are available online at cvfalconsbaseball.homestead.com.