NOTES & NODS

Relate at CVCHURCH CVCHURCH is hosting Relate, workshops to improve marriage and family relationships. The three sessions focus on communication, living in forgiveness and sex and intimacy with a Q&A on sex and intimacy afterward. The cost is $49 per couple. Childcare is $20 per child for the weekend, but RSVP is required. RSVP to […]

Local Runs in the Catalina Island Ultra Marathon

Stacy Kitchens of Tujunga competed in the recent Avalon 50K 50M that was held on Catalina on Jan. 12. “I’ve been running my whole life but ran my first marathon just four years ago,” said Kitchens. “At 31 miles, this was my longest run so far and I had to really prepare for it, including […]

USC Interim President Visits Local Hospital

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital received a visit from USC Interim President Dr. Wanda Austin earlier this month. She met with CEO Keith Hobbs, toured the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) and ED (Emergency Dept.) then addressed the Keck Medicine of USC-CHLA Healthcare Leadership Academy. The Healthcare Leadership Academy is an interdisciplinary learning collaborative designed to […]

My Vintage Valentine Aboard the Queen Mary

The Queen Mary presents an evening of romance and old-world glamour at My Vintage Valentine on Thursday, Feb. 14. Two evening seating times will offer a signature four-course dinner and special show featuring vintage burlesque performances, a steamy tango duet, and captivating contortionists celebrating love, playfulness and beauty. Set in one of the Queen Mary’s […]

Interactive ‘Snow White’ Found at Mountain Avenue Elementary

Interactive ‘Snow White’ Found at  Mountain Avenue Elementary

By Lori BODNAR, intern An array of fairytale characters, including a queen, two henchman, a princess, seven dwarfs, forest creatures, bats, trees, a woodsman, and a special “Magic Mirror,” were found on the stage of Mountain Avenue Elementary School when 64 Mountain Avenue students performed “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” in the auditorium at […]

YOUTH NOTES

All-Community Mattress Sale Benefits Music Department In an effort to replace band uniforms that are approaching 19 years old and, according to CVIM board members, are hanging on by a thread – literally – the CV High School Instrumental Music board is hosting a mattress sale. According to board member David Jones, “We chose and […]

CVHS Winter Sports Teams Fight for Playoff Positioning

CVHS Winter Sports Teams Fight for Playoff Positioning

By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley girls’ varsity soccer team is tied with Burroughs High School for the Pacific League lead heading into the final few games of the regular season. Both teams are 9-1-1 (CV is 12-4-3 overall) before Friday’s games. Arcadia is just behind both teams, at 8-1-1. As evidenced by how dominant […]

LCFOG Holds First Meeting of 2019

LCFOG Holds First Meeting of 2019

On Jan. 3, the La Cañada Flintridge Orthopedic Guild (LCFOG) meeting was held at the home of Arlene Massimino. The Guild’s new president, Marianne Jennings (right), conducted the meeting. Karla Delgado, assistant director, Development and Community Outreach, and Michael “Mikie” Willis, manager, Volunteer Services and Community Outreach from Orthopaedic Institute for Children (OIC), attended. Delgado […]

Eating Like the Locals in Tromsø, Norway

Eating Like the Locals in Tromsø, Norway

By Susan JAMES Two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle I wasn’t expecting to find gourmet cuisine. Yes, Oslo has six Michelin-starred restaurants offering sophisticated spins on Nordic food, but I was exploring my Norwegian roots in Tromsø, so far north it seemed like the edge of the known world. Nansen and Amundsen had […]