By Maddy PUMILIA The Crescenta Valley High School Falkon Robotics Team will be reaching out to Girl Scout Troop 9091 and students at Valley View Elementary School in September, hoping to spark an interest in science and technology. “A large part of what we do is outreach to the community,” said sophomore Isabel Martos-Repath, who […]
The La Cañada Flintridge Community Center (LCFCC) Preschool is gearing up for a fun-filled year of play and social development for its children. “We have been very busy planning new programs for our preschoolers for the 2011-12 school year,” said Director Danielle Caputo. The preschool is an extension of the Community Center of La Cañada […]
Local Soccer Without Borders ambassadors have teamed up with the L.A. Galaxy to promote a soccer clinic geared towards female youth players on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Home Depot Center in Carson. Nicole Bird from Crescenta Valley High School is one of the Soccer Without Borders ambassadors. The “Girls in […]
By Maddy PUMILIA Twelve teenagers, along with two 22-year-old leaders, who left Savannah, Ga. on bicycle on June 25 made a stop at Vons Market in Montrose before heading on to Santa Monica on Friday afternoon. The teens, aged 15 to 17 years, have biked more than 3,000 miles. They are part of a summer […]
Members of the Young Republicans of La Cañada Flintridge, led by its president Alexander Keledjian, will lead the community in a memorial to the victims of Sept. 11, 2001. The memorial will be held in the courtyard of La Cañada Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11. This special event is being hosted […]
By Maddy PUMILIA As a high school senior, first semester is a roller coaster ride: whether it’s taking the SAT, studying for AP classes to impress colleges or writing college admission essays – the experience can be overwhelming or exciting. Either way, it never hurts to learn more about how to cope with the months […]
In September 1999, while in the first grade, Joshua Marcus Alcalde, left, started his Scouting experience with Pack 310 at Lincoln Elementary School. Although new to the neighborhood and having few friends at the time, Alcalde expressed interest in joining Cub Scouts. This is where he met friends Varun Bhadah and Nicholas Neubrand, whom have […]
Two more young men in Verdugo Hills Council Boy Scout Troop 303, chartered with St. James Catholic Church in La Crescenta, recently received their Eagle Rank. Wyatt Van Dyck and Ian Sternau shared their Court of Honor celebration on July 10 with Conor Uhlir from Troop 502 from the San Gabriel Valley Council. Van Dyck […]
Car Wash Fundraiser to Benefit Lady Falcons The CV Lady Falcons Basketball Booster Club is holding a car wash fundraiser on Saturday, July 30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The community is encouraged to support the ladies basketball program by coming to the Verdugo City Chevron, 2817 Honolulu Ave., at the corner of Verdugo […]
These kids put their hands out, not up, so deputies could recognize them for doing good. By Maddy PUMILIA The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has partnered with 7-Eleven stores to recognize kids who are doing the right thing, like riding their bikes with a helmet on or pressing the crosswalk button before crossing the street, […]