On Saturday, Nov.16, the La Cañada Gladiator Gremlins (8-0) took on the West Covina Bruins (7-1) at Covina District Field in Covina. The Gremlins remain undefeated after having beaten the Bruins 13-0. On Sunday, the La Cañada Gladiator Midgets (6-1) confronted the Charter Oak Chargers (5-2) at 40 High School. In a great defensive battle, […]
Las Candelas, a philanthropic group that centers on helping children, sponsored a visit from Bruce Shwedick of the Bureau of Lectures to an audience of students from Hillsides Education Center in Pasadena on Nov. 6. He brought many unusual reptiles with him and introduced them to the students, sharing where they lived and what their […]
Family Promise of the Verdugos (previously known as Family Promise of East San Fernando Valley), an Affiliate of Family Promise, works with children and families who are homeless to regain their sustainable independence. In celebration of the organization’s 25th anniversary of serving families across the country, Burbank Mayor Emily Gabel-Luddy declared the week of Oct. […]
The La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association held its annual An Evening of Wine and Roses at the LCF Country Club on Nov. 3. The event was an occasion to introduce the Rose Parade queen and princesses to the public. The event was emceed by Kelly Mack Young and the evening included silent auctions, […]
Ask Phyllis! Ideal Time to Hire a Realtor Dear Phyllis, I look forward to reading your column each week and learning about current trends in real estate. I had my home on the market in 2011 and it didn’t sell. Now that prices have gone up I want to put it back on the market […]
Delia and Lucas Amirganian from La Crescenta took a trip to Catalina Island in September and brought along the community’s favorite newspaper, the CV Weekly. Thanks for thinking of us, Delia and Lucas! CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip and send us a photo. You may find yourselves on […]
The following students receive Fort Lewis College Foundation scholarships: Catherine Adams and Maia Shields, both of La Crescenta, each received an Edith McPherson Scholarship for the 2013-14 academic year. Adams received $1,000. Adams’s major is English – writing option. Shields received $750 for. Shields’s major is psychology. Lucas Rowton, of La Cañada Flintridge received the […]
By Ted AYALA Members of the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce (LCFCC) were hoping to channel some of the thunder of the hammer-wielding Norse god Thor – all for a good cause. The chamber held a movie premiere night on Nov. 7 at the UA La Cañada 8 on Verdugo Boulevard organized around the […]
By Charly SHELTON It may be beginning to look a lot like Christmas. But despite the plastic snowmen on every lawn and mall Santas in full swing, the 95-degree weather forbids it from feeling even a little bit like Christmas. Perhaps more like Independence Day. Regardless, Disney has put up Christmas decorations and brought out […]
By Ted AYALA Confronted with the music of Beethoven leaves one with the temptation to paraphrase Herbert von Karajan’s remarks about the symphonies of Jean Sibelius being like erratic glacial blocks: It is there, it is colossal, it is of another age and nobody knows how it got there. Thorny, wild, endlessly inventive, strange, cryptic […]