My Thoughts, Exactly » Jim Chase

Feet (and Knees): Don’t Fail Me Now By the time you read this column, my wife and I will either have fulfilled our goal, met the challenge, lived the dream, slayed the dragon – whatever bromide you wish to use – or flamed out, bit off more than we could chew, crashed and burned; i.e. […]

Schools Remember 9-11

By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, schools within the Glendale Unified School recognized the 9-11 10th anniversary with each school taking time to discuss the events that happened on that day, in an age appropriate way, and observe a moment of silence. At Lincoln Elementary School, Glendale Fire Department members joined students, staff and principal in […]

Camp Firework to Begin for Rosemont Students

By Mary O’KEEFE Some enterprising Crescenta Valley High School students have decided to take leadership into their own hands by founding Camp Firework for Rosemont Middle School students. The mission of this new camp is to develop confident leaders with good citizenship and a strong commitment to service through hands-on activities. The twist with this […]

AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization)

AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization) had its opening ceremony on Sunday. Teams like the Raptors, Green Lanterns and Oscar the Grouchies paraded with their banners, team members and coaches around the track at Glendale Community College. Photos by Mary O’KEEFE

Homeless Benefit from Teens’ Generosity

By Agnes CONSTANTE Thanks to the work of a dedicated group of high school students, 45 people on Skid Row were given bikes on Aug. 21. The bikes were distributed to a select group on Skid Row to assist them in finding jobs by providing a means of transportation. Approximately 20 students from LOOK, a […]

PACIFIC LEAGUE STANDINGS

Muir                    2-0-0 FALCONS          1-0-0 Glendale             1-0-0 Burbank             1-1-0 Arcadia              0-1-0 Pasadena           0-1-0 Burroughs         0-2-0 Hoover               0-1-0

Ejected, Not Dejected

Falcons’ Lee steals the show in season opener after three players are kicked out early By Maddy PUMILIA The Crescenta Valley varsity football season-opening game against the Santa Paula Cardinals looked like it would be a blowout, but the final score showed a more competitive contest. By halftime, the score was 24-3 with the Falcons […]

FANTASY FOOTBALL RESULTS

Results: First Place            Rick Dinger          La Crescenta    82 points Second Place       Tom Flanagan     La Crescenta    75 points Third Place          Pat Longo             Glendale            68 points The second season of CV Weekly Fantasy Football kicked off with a dominating performance by Rick Dinger. Led by the outstanding performance of Patriot QB Tom […]

Falcons Travel to Santa Clarita for Cross-Country Preseason Meet

By Leonard COUTIN As the blistering heat hit the Santa Clarita Valley on Sept. 8, the CV Falcons entered its first preseason cross-country meet at Central Park. Golden Valley, Newbury Park and Camarillo brought their varsity, JVs and freshman runners to battle it out. After a strong summer program, both locally and in Mammoth, the […]

La Cañada Celebrates Date of the Century

The weekend of 9.10.11 offered chance for residents to learn more about their community, get some great deals and lend a hand. By Maddy PUMILIA The residents of 91011 found plenty to celebrate the weekend of 9.10.11, with a party at Memorial Park on Friday and open houses on Saturday. “It was great,” 9.10.11 coordinator […]