By Michael YEGHIAYAN The Los Angeles Falcons Track Team traveled to Norfolk, Va. during the summer to compete in the Junior Olympic Games. Five students from the Glendale Unified School District participated in the track meet and competed in both individual and team events. Lasting from July 31 to Aug. 7 at Norfolk State University, […]
Summer is over and school is in full swing. The families of St. James Holy Redeemer Catholic School met on Sunday, Aug. 29 for a family style get together at Dunsmore Park. The day was bright and there was an excitement in the air as students renewed friendships and made new ones. As the kids […]
This week marks the one year anniversary of the Crescenta Valley Weekly. Let me say that this past year has flown by. For those who don’t know, the CV Weekly was born of the ashes of the Crescenta Valley Sun, a noble undertaking purchased by the Los Angeles Times and subsequently closed down like the […]
A lot of things can and do happen in a year. Good things and bad things. Funny and sad. Some are exciting. Most, mundane. Some things you plan for and others catch you completely unprepared. Being a writer, I think a lot (far too much at times). One question I seem to wonder about often […]
Next in our series on the history of the land that was once the WWII enemy alien prison “Tuna Camp,” but is now the Verdugo Hills Golf Course, comes the bizarre and bewildering story of the odyssey of the Peruvian Japanese. With the 1942 decision to remove those of Japanese ancestry from strategic areas of […]
CONGRESSMAN OFFERS CONGRATS I would like to offer congratulations to the Crescenta Valley Weekly on the first anniversary of your community-based newspaper. Yours is a real family operation that has served the community well with your great reporting and insights on the local issues that matter. I have enjoyed working with all of your staff […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Senate Bill 847 has been approved and is now waiting Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s signature, as of press time. This was the last bill to reach the State Senate floor Tuesday night. If signed the bill enables the state to funnel approved federal dollars to local districts. “California’s share from Washington is about […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The rain season is just around the corner, and preparations for it in the Foothill area were the main topic at the Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting Aug. 19 in the community room of the La Crescenta Library. Christopher Stone, who represented the Water Resources Division for the Department of Public Works, […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “…on a summer’s day watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” — John Lubbock, English archaeologist, biologist and politician This past week has been one of temperature fluctuation. Our extreme heat warning was replaced by an Alaskan low pressure system that ushered in cool […]
CHAMBER ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the annual Recognition Banquet that will be held on Thursday, Oct. 28. Nominations may be made by individuals or organizations. Categories include man of the year, woman of the year, business of the year and volunteer of the year. Forms are available […]