By Charly SHELTON After two years off due to a massive plague, the Renaissance Pleasure Faire has returned to the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale. The classic festival brought back much of the charm and fun of the Faire from years past, while not escaping the plague without its scars. For repeat guests […]
During a recent virtual ceremony Congressman Adam Schiff announced the winners of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. This year, the competition received 99 entries from students at 17 different schools. “California’s 28th District is home to some of the most creative minds in the country, and the submissions we received for this year’s Congressional Art […]
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU), one of the nation’s four historically Black medical schools, and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest non-profit health systems, are responding to the national nursing shortage through a new partnership that will grow and diversify the nursing workforce. “Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we […]
By Justin HAGER Many forget that the original Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales were dark stories that often ended in tragedy. True to form, the CIF-Southern Section boys’ lacrosse championship match between CVHS and the Vista Murrieta Broncos had enough twists and turns to be worthy of the annals of great literature and ended in a […]
Remember the good ole days of summer when kids got to get out of the house and just play? They could grab a group of friends, ride their bikes down to the local park and play hopscotch or jump rope, swung on the swings, played football or just shot hoops for hours. All was good […]
The Memories of Norma Quinn Potter – Part 4 A few weeks ago I began a series on the memories of Norma Quinn Potter, who moved to the valley as a kid in 1931. She wrote about her childhood in an essay she titled, “It’s All About Me!” and I’m quoting directly from that. Last […]
Strengthening the Safety Net for Vulnerable Youth It’s graduation season for high schools and colleges across our region, marking the transition for thousands of young people to adulthood and all that it entails. It can be deeply disorienting, isolating and lonely for young people making their way to independence; but the passage is even more unforgiving […]
By Lori BODNAR Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) Academy of Science and Medicine students performed well in Ontario, California at the SkillsUSA California Leadership and Skill Conference state championships. Thirty-one Academy students and four advisors attended. The advisors included Orenda Tuason, Susan Smith, Jacob Shaw and Lisa Pang. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers […]
Miye Sugino, who attends La Cañada High School, has been designated a U.S. Presidential Scholar in Arts. As directed by Presidential Executive Order, the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars are comprised of one young man and one young woman from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and U.S. families living abroad, as well […]
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) announced this year’s National Merit $2500 scholarship winners. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of […]