SPORTS Notes
Time to Lace Up for Foothills 5K Run/Walk The annual Running the Foothills 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run, hosted by the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition, takes place on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Two Strike Park in La Crescenta. The event begins at 7 a.m. […]
Girl Scouts Form Musical Group to Earn Silver Award
Reaching out to the community was music to the ears of members of Girl Scout Troop 9361 – so much so that they formed a musical performance group. The Concerto Cadettes plan to perform at various community centers including children’s hospitals, senior homes, and homeless shelters. They are doing so in part to earn their […]
Operation Paracord, Girl Scout Troop 9231 and the Community Center Partner to Save Lives
On Aug. 24, Operation Paracord members with Girl Scout Troup 9231 of La Crescenta gathered at the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge for their first paracord bracelet-making party. An offshoot of Operation Gratitude, Operation Paracord assembles survival bracelets that are then sent overseas to U.S. servicemen and servicewomen to wear in case of emergency. […]
LCF Community Center Preschool Welcomes School Year
The La Cañada Flintridge Community Center Preschool is gearing up for a fun-filled year of play and social development. The preschool is an extension of the Community Center, offering a half-day program for children ages 3-5. The preschool strives to provide a warm, safe and nurturing atmosphere with a wide variety of age appropriate activities […]
YOUTH Notes
Youth & Government at the Y Youth & Government, a national Y program for high school students, is holding a new member night on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at Sparr Hieghts Community Center from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Youth & Government enables young people to prepare for moral and political leadership through training in the […]
Students Don Backpacks, Parents Outfitted with Cameras for Back to School
By Mary O’KEEFE Thousands of students in the Glendale Unified School District headed back to school on Monday. Some were happy, some not so happy, but all put on their backpacks and made their way to class. The elementary schools saw a parade of kindergarteners through sixth graders enter the halls, with parents escorting the […]
Rosemont Students Get Ready for New Year
Kids throughout Crescenta Valley are getting ready to head back to school. At Rosemont Middle School, seventh graders filled the hallways on Aug. 13 for Howdy Day. They received their class schedule and books and purchased their flattering and stylish physical education uniforms. On Aug. 14, it was the eighth graders’ turn to get their […]
Vacation Days are Slipping Away
With just 10 days left before school resumes for Glendale Unified School District students, here’s some suggestions on how they can spend the last few precious days before they happily (?) go back to school. Summer Beach Bus This is a great, cheap way to get to the beach and away from the current heat […]
New Youth Board Members Introduced at Sheriff’s Station
By Brandon HENSLEY With one last gentle strike of the gavel, Aimee Yeghiayan said goodbye to her presidency of the Crescenta Valley Youth Council on July 26, giving way to new board members ready to usher in the council’s second year. Inside the community room of the CV Sheriff’s Station, present board members Yeghiayan, James […]