A unique feature of our community is the two opposing mountain ranges that embrace our valley. The San Gabriels to the north, imposing and rugged, with rock faces rising nearly straight up, are starkly beautiful. Terrible and majestic, like an Old Testament God, they burn and rain rocks down on us, but provide a gateway […]
By Jason KUROSU The fourth and fifth grade classes of Valley View Elementary took part in some hands-on historical learning last Friday during the annual Colonial and Gold Rush Day. Students, parents and teachers came to school clad in period-appropriate costumes, ready to navigate through these eras of little technology and much hard work. Fifth […]
Glendale Girl Scout Troop 221 delivered blankets to the maternity ward at Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center’s maternity ward as part of the Girl Scout Bronze Award. Shown above is new mom Blanca Valenzuela holding baby James in the wrapped blanket along with members of Troop 221 and GMHHC employees Kristin Anderson and Cathy […]
The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada, with the advice of teachers at Palm Crest Elementary School in La Cañada, honored six students as “Terrific Kids” at a recent weekly lunch meeting held at Descanso Gardens Van de Kamp Hall. The Kiwanis Club sponsors Terrific Kids from all of La Cañada Flintridge elementary schools on a […]
On a recent cool San Francisco Saturday morning, Emma Price and Ardis Griffin of local Girl Scout Troop 6801 were two of 5,000 girls who began a journey across the Golden Gate Bridge. Starting as Junior level Girl Scouts, upon completing the walk they arrived at the opposite end as Cadette Girl Scouts. While the […]
By Alan der OHANNESSIAN For the CV Falcons boys varsity soccer team, the season started with a dream of winning the regional championships; however they came up short in the quarterfinal, losing 3-1 to EL Rancho in a tense rainy home match. The two-time Pacific League champions had never made it to the quarterfinal round […]
The CV Girls under 13 team won the Citrus Classic Soccer Tournament on May 14 and May 15, making the victory the fourth in a row. Held at the AB Brown Sports Complex in Riverside, the girls’ first obstacle was OSC United Warriors. The team got off to a 1-0 start in the first half […]
Protecting Your Dog From Heatstroke This week, advice from Kate O’Dwyer As temperatures rise in So Cal, many of us begin to exercise and hit the trails with our canine companions to work up a good sweat. Unlike us, dogs cannot sweat through their skin. Dogs must pant or sweat through their footpads or noses […]
The La Crescenta Woman’s Club hosted members of Fire Station 63, the CV Sheriff’s Station and the Glendale Police K-9 Unit on May 11. The personnel visited the Club after receiving proceeds from the March 26 LCWC fashion show which provided much needed equipment for both the fire station and the Detectives Unit of the […]
Three Celebrate Earning Master’s Local teachers are celebrating graduating from USC’s online master’s program. Samrah Ahmed of La Crescenta received a degree in science; Erica Schillinger of Glendale received a master’s in English and Laurie Woods, also of Glendale, achieved multiple degrees. Bowdoin Honors Students Bowdoin College held its annual Honors Day ceremony on May […]