By Mary O’KEEFE Eighty-six years ago this Easter the cornerstone was laid for the building of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. Since then the church, located at the northeast corner of Foothill and Rosemont, has been a cornerstone of the valley. The Historical Society of Crescenta Valley highlighted that long history of the […]
The CVHS women’s soccer varsity and JV teams held their soccer banquet on March 9 at Brookside Country Club. Attended by over 125 guests, the group celebrated this year’s accomplishment of 2010 Pacific League champs for both varsity and JV. They also said goodbye to the nine seniors who all will be attending four-year universities, […]
The Crescenta Valley-based basketball organization Full Force participated in the Santa Barbara Swoosh March Madness Tournament the weekend of March 13-14 held at the UC Santa Barbara Thunderdome. Sixty-nine teams from central and southern California participated in the tournament’s boys and girls divisions fifth grade through high school. Full Force sent its 12U team and […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Photos by Leonard COUTIN In a move that was as surprising as a warm March day in Southern California, the Crescenta Valley High football program named its new head coach last week, varsity assistant Paul Schilling. Meaning the new era will look a lot like the old one, which is just fine […]
Last month, Kaitlyn Ireland, a junior at Crescenta Valley High School, organized an astronomy night for her Gold Award, which is Girl Scout’s highest achievement. When deciding on the theme of her Gold Award, she knew she wanted to incorporate her love of astronomy and her belief that young girls should be encouraged to reach […]
For three weeks, Billy Adler, an eighth grader at St. Bede School, studied more than 400 words for the 14th annual Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee, held last Saturday. The most difficult word for him to memorize – voluptuous – was ironically the one that made him the winner. The spelling bee, judged by Clark […]
Six members of the journalism class at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy won awards in a healthy lifestyle essay contest sponsored this year by the Los Angeles Times in concert with the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthem Blue Cross. The winners attended a congratulatory luncheon at the Times building in downtown Los Angeles where each received […]
This year marks 100 years for the Boy Scouts of America and the Verdugo Hills Council, which was founded in 1922, is joining with packs across the nation in celebrating the milestone. The Council’s annual gala celebration of scouting is being held on May 8 at the Glendale Civic Auditorium and organizers are confident that […]
Dr. Cynthia Livingston, principal of Fremont Elementary School, celebrated the traditional Blue and Gold dinner with Cub Scout pack 304 from Fremont. The Blue and Gold dinner is celebrated around the world during the same month each year. Photo by Leonard Coutin