Appeals for Support For over 236 years, we Americans have owed our freedoms to the men and women of the United States Army. Now, at long last, the American solider will be honored with the National Museum of the U.S. Army near our nation’s Capitol. Many members of our community have proudly worn the uniform […]
Finding Strength in Numbers After confronting bad news, the good news arrives when you find out you are not alone. Last month, while I was observing my son and the rest of his Crescenta Valley Soccer Club teammates run, dribble and shoot through practice, I engaged in a conversation, as I usually do, with the […]
Goodbye to Tom Kuh Earlier this summer, I found myself passing through the pool area at Burbank High School filled with water polo players. I had to get to the gym to watch a basketball summer league game. The smell of chlorine and the walking across wet pavement as kids splashed and joked around brought […]
Sheriffs on the Look-Out For the sixth year, Crescenta Valley Station will participate in Operation Chill. Since 1996, the 7-Eleven Corporation has sponsored Operation Chill which is a program that allows law enforcement officers to “ticket” youngsters they observe doing good deeds or exhibiting positive behavior. The ticket is actually a coupon good for a […]
By Aimee YEGHIAYAN The Crescenta Valley High School Team 589 Falkon Robotics had the chance to present their robot to the Dreamworks Technology department on Friday. The robotics team, consisting of about 40 students from Crescenta Valley and seven adult mentors from Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the high school led by Dr. Greg Neat, participates […]
CV has been competing in numerous passing games to prepare for upcoming season. By Maddy PUMILIA School may be out for Crescenta Valley High School students, but that hasn’t stopped the Falcon football team from working hard. “It’s like its own little season,” said Head Coach Paul Schilling of the summer practices. To prepare for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “It’s the flight of the disc.” That is how professional disc golfer Catrina Allen described how disc golf became her sport of choice. On a recent weekend, disc golfers participated in a two-day tournament titled Canon Ball Run. It began on July 9 at Veterans Park in Sylmar, and then moved to […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN The La Cañada Gladiators junior football league is set to begin summer team practices, with the league’s tackle teams beginning practice on July 25 and flag football and cheerleading to start soon after. The Gladiator program consists of six divisions of football teams that are organized by weight and age guidelines plus […]
The La Crescenta Tournament Team rounded out its 2011 tournament season taking second place at Big League Dreams in West Covina. The team won three out of four games (mercying two of their opponents), but came up short in the championship match against Fountain Valley. The boys who played baseball in the CSA organization this […]
The La Crescenta Mustang division went undefeated in pool play in the Toluca Firecracker Tournament to advance to the championship game on Sunday, July 10. La Crescenta went head to head with La Cañada in a hard fought game to take the championship 7-5. La Crescenta will wind up its tournament season in the VCAA […]