The U6 Baseball Tournament Team for Crescenta Sports Association competed in the Newbury Park Memorial Classic Tournament recently finishing second in its pool. It was able to advance to the semifinals after overcoming an 11-17 deficit by scoring nine runs and getting three outs with only 20 minutes remaining in the game. Team leaders Nathan […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The CV Falcons faced Valencia’s West Ranch Wildcats (3-7-0 league) on Tuesday night in Burbank. The Wildcats hit the boards hard, displaying an aggressive stance that drew first blood, nailing two points less than a minute into the game quickly followed by a three-pointer. They expertly moved the ball across the court, […]
By Hyung Seok LEE CV Weekly Intern Dunsmore Elementary School concluded the academic year with its annual carnival on the afternoon of Friday, June 5 on the school campus. The theme for the carnival was Hawaiian, bringing dancers, food, games, and anything reminiscent of a tropical theme. Everything about the day set a perfect scene […]
By Celia BURSTEIN In commemoration of San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in California, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a bill last October, designating March 22 as Harvey Milk Day. The bill, signed more than 30 years after the politician’s assassination by a political rival, encourages all educational institutions […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A local Girl Scout troop continues to think of those in Haiti who have been injured and left homeless after the 7.0 earthquake left the country in ruins. In January Brownie Troop 143-1 decided to donate some of their cookie money to those in need. They donated $500 to the Hospital Sacre […]
Eric Boyd, a senior at Crescenta Valley High School, received this year’s Falcon Award. Boyd is an Eagle Scout and an accomplished student ranking 34 in a class of 729. At the inaugural Character and Ethics Project ACE awards held recently Boyd was named Male Athlete of the Year and is also varsity volleyball captain […]
Dear President Obama: The Congress of the United States, by Joint Resolution on June 9, 1966 approved H.J. Resolution 763 proclaiming the week in which the 14th occurs as National Flag Week, and the same Resolution requested that the President is to issue every year a proclamation and also to call upon citizens of the […]
Last week I wrote about being overwhelmed with too many choices while shopping for baby paraphernalia at a specialty store in Glendale. Who knew there had been so many leaps and bounds in toddler technology since my own kids were certified curtain climbers some 25 years ago – give or take a gray hair or […]
Last week I wrote about the Indian village of Wikangna, and how its assumed location was the current site of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course. That got me musing on the bad situation currently at the golf course. The developers that now own the golf course have been forced into a game of chicken with […]
In the May 20 issue we incorrectly stated that CVHS Principal Linda Evans would be continue working with the district until November 2011. She will actually continue working with the district until November 2010.