Last month, four local Girl Scouts were among 231 in the greater Los Angeles area who made an impact locally, nationally, and globally, earning them the prestigious national Girl Scout Gold Award. The award is the highest honor in Girl Scouting. From La Crescenta, Caroline Hales, Kaitlyn Ireland, Camille Laurie-Anne Johnson, Lisa Marie Stevens and […]
Ryan Waldheim stands in front of the meters at J’s Maintenance which recently installed solar panels on its roof. Photo by Mary O’KEEFE Chris Waldheim, the boss of a very big company, is putting up solar panels to avoid using fossil fuels and to save the planet. If all the other companies would kindly do […]
By Odalis A. SUAREZ Cost: 1 Game – $8 per person Tuesday thru Thursday – Two games for $10 per person Four hours of laser tag (certain times) – $23 per person Contact: (818) 241-2900 www.lasertagzone.com Lions, tigers, and laser tag are what participants find after entering the doors of The Zone located on Glendale […]
By Odalis A. SUAREZ Students from Revolution Dance Center (RDC) in Montrose leaped and twirled their way to victory, earning the title of national champions after competing in Las Vegas this past June. The Encore Performing Arts National Competition took place at the Alexis Park Resort Hotel from June 21 – 24 when the local […]
By Hyung Seok LEE CV Weekly Intern With hopes of raising at least $1,000, the Lady Falcons Basketball Team of Crescenta Valley High School hosted a car wash on July 10. With temperatures climbing over 85 degrees, more than 40 team members pitched in to wash and dry cars. The Chevron gas station on the […]
Dunsmore Elementary School has a new botanical garden thanks in part to Andrew Hart, 13. Working with landscape designer Alice Bolstad, Andrew and his team of 64 volunteers contributed over 170 hours to install about 100 plants and trees transforming the weedy lot. Vegetation that was native and drought tolerant was chosen to fill the […]
Eric Boyd Eric Travis Boyd was born on May 12, 1992 to Dawn and Walt Boyd. He attended La Crescenta Elementary School where he learned about scouting from the Farrington family. He became a Cub Scout in Pack 302, led by Kym Jarnot, and was joined by his preschool buddies Sean Jarnot and Keith Sugimura. […]
By Odalis A. SUAREZ Cost: All Children and Adults- $3.00 Senior Citizens (60 and up)- $1.50 Persons with Disabilities- $1.50 Contact: 888-769-1122 www.lagobus.info This summer the wheels on the bus are going round and round as the Beach Bus provides an effortless way for La Crescenta residents to go to the beach. “It started in […]
YMCA offers Cheer, Tumble & Dance Camp The Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA is offering a camp for anyone between the ages of 7-13 interested in cheerleading, dance or gymnastics. The camp is good for beginners as well as enhancing more experienced skill sets. There is no experience necessary to participate. The camp hours are from 2:00-5:00 […]
Harold Kast Harold Martin Kast was born in Leiden, The Netherlands on June 2, 1995 the third child of Sylvia and Martin Kast. He moved with his parents to Chicago, Ill. in 1996 and to La Cañada in 2003. In Chicago he attended Gower West Elementary school but also the Tul(i)p, The First Dutch Language […]