An unvergesslich time was had by all

The last time I was in Germany, I was 4 years old. In spite of the considerable number of years that have passed since then, I still remember a surprising amount about my family’s travels that summer long ago. During the three months that my dad was in Europe on business, my mom, two older […]

Alexis Morgan de Lucia presented

Alexis Morgan de Lucia, the daughter of Frank and Beverly de Lucia, was recently presented as a debutante with the Daughters of the American Revolution, California State Society. She is the granddaughter of Dorothy Sundbye, the late John E. Bowen, Arch de Lucia and the late Rosary de Lucia. Alexis is a 2009 graduate of […]

Making their school beautiful

Mountain Avenue Elementary students, families, teachers and principal brought their tools and gloves to school on Saturday, March 27 to volunteer at the school’s semi-annual Beautification Day, sponsored by the PTA. The event beautifies the school grounds as the regular budget for gardening by school maintenance staff is limited to mowing the grass. Families donated […]

Red-hot Falcons cooled by Buena

By Brian PARK After convincingly winning the first three games of the Annual Babe Herman Tournament, the Crescenta Valley Falcons (11-4 overall, 3-0 in league play) looked unfocused in the 6-3 loss to Buena High School (7-9 overall). The game on Tuesday, April 14, was a make-up game for the rained out game on April […]

Tired of the whining? Help found at parenting seminar beginning Sunday

The nationally recognized seminar based on the best selling book, “Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes…in You and Your Kids,” is coming to Crescenta Valley. Authors Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN, outline strategies and concepts to help build family relationships based on honor. Hosted by Crescenta Valley Community Church, the […]

Authors to visit Once Upon A Time bookstore

By Mary O’KEEFE Three authors will be visiting  Once Upon A Time bookstore in the upcoming days. One rides herd on the range,  one solves mysteries along Parisian streets and another survives the trials and tribulations of growing up. On April 23, beginning at 2 p.m. mystery novelist Cara Black will be at a book […]

Goings on around the town

I know I mentioned this in last week’s column, but thank you again to Masis’s Bakery, Fratelli’s Pizza, and Classy Cuts at 2064 Verdugo Blvd. for the wonderful mixer they hosted for us last week. Great food and the promise of a great haircut for yours truly later this week. I hope Classy Cuts can […]

Fair fare is beyond compare

Only two more days until “fun”! Please come out and have some fun at our 5th annual Hometown Country Fair this Saturday, April 17. There are 101 ways to have fun this Saturday: Watch a doggie parade, slide down the giant slide, eat delicious Korean barbecue, enter the pie eating contest, climb the rock wall, […]

Help needed for kit assembly

In response to the urgent need for hygiene kits in areas hit by recent earthquakes, the humanitarian services of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 1130 E. Wilson Ave in Glendale will be meeting this Saturday, April 17 from 8 a.m.to 11:30 a.m. to assemble additional kits. Once assembled, the kits […]