By Samantha SLAYBACK After taking an eye-opening trip to the Philippines last summer, Crescenta Valley High School social sciences teacher Pia Hugo took it upon herself to help Dalipuga Central School with its dire condition. In September, an article about the school raised awareness of the immediate needs of students at Dalipuga Central School and, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School students who are members of the Bridges program spent Saturday conquering their fears and building their confidence by rappelling off the Devil’s Gate Dam bridge in Pasadena. Bridges is a mentoring program that educates CVHS boys on options for their future. They take field trips to businesses and […]
“I owned the world that hour as I rode over it … Free of the earth, free of the mountains, free of the clouds, but how inseparably I was bound to them.” ~ Charles Lindbergh, aviator (the first transatlantic-solo and nonstop flight) Last week’s Weather in the Foothills included a prediction for “a slight chance […]
By Ted AYALA The announcement of the authors appointed to write the arguments for a handful of ballot measures appearing in the forthcoming election was made at Tuesday’s Glendale City Council meeting. Members of the public, as well as city government, will be drafting arguments for and against Measures C, D, E, and O. Their […]
By Jason KUROSU One hundred years have passed since the events of the Armenian Genocide, which claimed the lives of up to 1.5 million Armenians, and local groups are banding together to ensure that significant milestone does not pass unforgotten. “100 Days to 100 Years” is being hosted by the Armenian Clubs of Crescenta Valley, […]
Jan. 9 5200 block of Escalante Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, a resident reported that three adult men were skateboarding in her driveway. She asked them to leave the property when one of the men grabbed a rock and threw it at her front door causing the glass pane to crack. The three then ran away […]
A 56-year-old Fontana man was transported to the hospital after being involved in an accident with another vehicle being pursued by the Glendale Police Dept. On Tuesday at about 1 a.m. a GPD officer on patrol in the area of Brand Boulevard and Colorado Street attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a vehicle for […]
CVTC Meets Tonight The next Crescenta Valley Town Council general meeting is tonight, Thursday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library. The Crescenta Valley High School varsity CIF football team will be honored. The community is invited to come and show support for these amazing young athletes. In addition, an update will […]
Over $600,000 in grant funding was awarded to the City of Glendale to make significant improvements to downtown Glendale’s parking wayfinding system. New signs showing real-time parking space availability will be installed at key intersections in downtown Glendale and at the entrances to the Orange Street, Exchange and Marketplace public parking structures. Drivers should expect […]
By Jason KUROSU The Glendale Unified School District board of education provided an update of their Common Core State Standards implementation at their regular board meeting Tuesday night. Assistant Superintendent Lynn Marso led a presentation showing that the district is currently in year four of a four-year plan to implement the state mandated Common Core […]