By McKenna MIDDLETON In response to recent bear sightings in Crescenta Valley, the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife hosted a bear aware meeting on Monday, Aug. 8. The meeting took place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sadler Hall at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON Crowds of devoted Harry Potter enthusiasts gathered in local bookstores Saturday night, anticipating the midnight release of the newest book in the wizarding saga. Flintridge Bookstore and Once Upon a Time Bookstore hosted release parties that night for fans who had preordered the book. “I think I’m most excited for what I […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON For Katelyn Carole (Katie) Blood, CVHS sophomore and member of the La Crescenta Girl Scout Troop 491, a love for music and drama means more than just participating in CVHS marching band or theater productions. Her talents and passions inspired a recent act of service to the La Crescenta community: Blood’s Girl […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON Crescenta Valley Town Council member Desiree Rabinov accomplished no small feat last month when she completed the AIDS/Lifecycle bike ride. Participants rode from San Francisco to Los Angeles – 545 miles – in seven days. The event aimed to raise money and awareness for HIV/AIDS. This year marked the AIDS/Lifecycle 15th anniversary […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON Members of Montrose Church, from June 9 to June 22, served their fellow man through construction projects, healthcare, and AIDS/HIV intervention, all while building relationships with community members in Swaziland. The traveling mission team consisted of 17 members, but the entire Montrose Church congregation contributed to the trip through annual giving, praying […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON Three friends, Ryon Tanara, Raffy Mardirossian, and Paul Matevosyan, who together attended Rosemont Middle School, Crescenta Valley High School (class of ’07), and later Harvard’s graduate school, are working to design an innovative “super school” in the Los Angeles area. The XQ project challenges a “rethinking” of high school – one that […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON Churches all over the country will take part in the long-standing tradition of Vacation Bible School (VBS) this month, and the foothills community is no exception. Children attend VBS for about three hours a day for a week in the summer, but the memories and experiences of the event make VBS a […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON From the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. to the Two Strike Park War Memorial in La Crescenta, the names of fallen heroes serve as immortalized reminders of those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in protecting their country. However, these are not just names; behind these thousands of names […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON On Saturday, the 2015 Special Olympics World Games began. The Opening Ceremonies drew thousands of spectators to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti illuminated how fitting a city Los Angeles is to host the World Games; a city that celebrates diversity and acceptance is now further able to […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON The second annual Glendale Firefighters’ Walk in Fashion at the Glendale Galleria mixed fashion and fundraising on June 6. The event began at 1 p.m. on the second floor of the Bloomingdale’s wing at the mall. A sleek white catwalk was set up in front of Bloomingdale’s to accommodate the afternoon of […]