A resident in the 3100 block of El Caminito called Animal Control after the remains of a possible dog were found in her front yard Monday morning. The woman described the remains as “torn apart” prompting concern for her neighbors’ small animals. Foothill residents are urged to keep a watchful eye over their pets and […]
Summer Job or Summer School? Last week I revisited some of the summer jobs of my long-ago youth. (And no, helping Herr Gutenberg print Bibles was not one of them.) I was reminded of this topic when my wife and I visited our youngest son recently at his summer job at Hume Lake Christian Camps […]
Aircraft Landings in CV – Successful and Unsuccessful Because Los Angeles has been one of the greatest centers of early aircraft development, the Crescenta Valley has been used many times as an emergency landing strip for those often unreliable pioneering airplanes. One successful emergency landing took place in May of 1931. A couple of daring […]
Where’s Our NEVs? Of all the ideas to help reduce our dependency on foreign oil, clearly the best is the NEV … Neighborhood Electric Vehicle. Our cities, towns and villages should be [bustling] with them to run the countless daily errands not requiring a large or specialized vehicle. If a third or a half or […]
By Maddy PUMILIA As a high school senior, first semester is a roller coaster ride: whether it’s taking the SAT, studying for AP classes to impress colleges or writing college admission essays – the experience can be overwhelming or exciting. Either way, it never hurts to learn more about how to cope with the months […]
In September 1999, while in the first grade, Joshua Marcus Alcalde, left, started his Scouting experience with Pack 310 at Lincoln Elementary School. Although new to the neighborhood and having few friends at the time, Alcalde expressed interest in joining Cub Scouts. This is where he met friends Varun Bhadah and Nicholas Neubrand, whom have […]
Two more young men in Verdugo Hills Council Boy Scout Troop 303, chartered with St. James Catholic Church in La Crescenta, recently received their Eagle Rank. Wyatt Van Dyck and Ian Sternau shared their Court of Honor celebration on July 10 with Conor Uhlir from Troop 502 from the San Gabriel Valley Council. Van Dyck […]
Over the past seven months, the girls under 14 of the Crescenta Valley Soccer Club 97 have won every tournament that they entered. Though pleased with their efforts, the team knew that a victory at the 8th Annual Pleasanton Rage Junior Tournament would be a test of their talents. One year ago at the contest, […]
Michael J. Macho of BIS Computer Solutions, which sponsored last season’s Fantasy Football competition, presented Holly Heurkins of CV Insurance with a trophy for winning the FF contest. With them are CV Chamber of Commerce board president Leslie Lesh, left, and Honorary Mayor Leonard Ghazarian, right.
By Mary O’KEEFE As kids walk onto the campus of Crescenta Valley High School this year, they will pass a memorial that commemorates a club that has supported the La Crescenta community for 100 years. Members of the La Crescenta Woman’s Club joined Crescenta Valley Town Council and CV Chamber of Commerce members recently as […]