By Susan JAMES ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1’ starts with a bang and ends with a lightning bolt. The beginning of the end for an epic magical journey, this film is a satisfying step along the road. When we last saw our hero, played with panache by Daniel Radcliffe, he was at […]
Montrose Travel, a $115 million full-service travel and host agency, celebrated its third annual “Snowpalooza” event at the Montrose Travel-owned 2349 Honolulu Ave. parking lot on Oct. 29. Montrose Travel’s president Joe McClure first envisioned this event in 2008. Back by popular demand, Montrose Travel’s Snowpalooza welcomed an early taste of winter and brought snow […]
Dilbeck Real Estate is kicking off its annual Share the Spirit Toy Drive benefitting local organizations Hathaway-Sycamores, Five Acres and Hillsides. These three organizations promote healthy development for troubled children and their families, year round. They provide food, clothing, education and homes for abused, neglected and homeless children. They also provide family support and sometimes […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Rosemont Builders Club and Montrose-La Crescenta Kiwanis Club honored those who had served in the military at a Veteran’s Day dinner on Thursday night at St. Luke’s of the Mountains. In honor of Veteran’s Day the Rosemont kids invited a veteran to the dinner. They said it wasn’t difficult to convince their […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On Tuesday, Nov. 9 the La Crescenta Woman’s Club hosted its annual authors lunch at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club located at the foot of the Angeles National Forest. The morning commenced with a silent auction organized by Second Vice President Dea McCrory. Donated items included a dichroic glass pendant, a […]
The Crescenta Valley Crush went 4-0 to earn gold in a 10-team 11U travel baseball tournament sponsored by USSSA this past weekend in Chino Hills and West Covina. Strong pitching by Scott Vinceri, Ty Langford and Will Overstreet helped propel the Crush to their first large-scale tournament win since forming in August 2009. Home runs […]
By Leonard COUTIN It was an exciting day for Pacific League finalists who attended the CIF prelims held at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut last weekend. Four local teams are now qualified for the Southern Section Cross Country Finals taking place Saturday, Nov. 20. CVHS senior star Claudia Pham did what she does best […]
After a strong season, the Crescenta Valley High School Falcon’s boys water polo team is heading to the C.I.F. playoffs yet again. The Falcons will face tough opposition throughout the playoffs, with matches against La Serna High School, John H. Francis Polytechnic, Bonita High, Palm Springs and more locally, Glendale High School. The Falcons, which […]
By Seth AMITIN It was a long season, filled with brutal injuries for Crescenta Valley High’s football team, that ended on a sour note. An overwhelming number of injuries to the team’s core cost them and after starting 4-1 on the season, the Falcons limped to the finish line with five straight losses, their final […]
Some little known facts about plastic bags: they take around 1,000 years to decompose due to being made from petroleum, 100 billion of them are used every year in the United States and 95% of them are never recycled. These are the kinds of facts that Sienna Hill wants to bring to light. She is […]