By Natalie MAIER The La Cañada Service Unit of the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Central Region were recently presented with a medal award ceremony on Sunday at the Lanterman Auditorium. A total of 192 local girls were awarded the bronze, silver and gold medals for community service and outreach programs through the Girl […]
The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge revamped its T-ball program at the beginning of spring to include more 4-to-6 year olds, adding playing time, fun and, perhaps most importantly, “Coach” Andy from Assist Athletics to oversee the season. “Adding Andy Chidester from Assist Athletics was the best decision the Community Center made,” said Amanda […]
The Glendale Latino Assn. distributed scholarships to deserving students at its annual scholarship breakfast held on May 30 at the Oakmont Country Club. More than a dozen students attending Glendale schools were honored with financial assistance to further their education. The GLA has been supporting Latino college bound students for over 16 years and awards […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation invited kids from the Fire House Youth Center and Prom Plus Club on a paintball trip to SC Village in Chino. The group of about 20 boarded a school bus early on a Saturday morning. The parks and rec department have worked closely with […]
Assistance League Glendale announced its 2013 scholarship winners on June 11 presenting the winners with a $1,000 award to be used when they enter school in the fall. This is the 51st year that ALG has honored Glendale high school and Glendale Community College students with scholarships. This year’s winners are Ania Nazarian, Clark Magnet […]
On May 30, the Northwest Glendale Lions Club awarded two $1000 scholarships to special needs students Carlos Martinez of Glendale Community College and Rogoberto Perez of Hoover High School at a luncheon at Shaker’s Restaurant. Though 21-year-old Martinez has been blind since he was 3 years old, it has not stopped him from maintaining a […]
Happy (Or Not) Anniversaries On our family calendar during any given year, June is typically the month with the most entries. It’s a month with once-blank squares for each day crammed full of important date reminders notated in various colors of markers, ball point pens, pencils and highlighters and featuring cartoon-like stars, hearts, underlines, arrows, […]
Mysteries and Questions on CV History, Part 1 I regularly get questions about our local history, sometimes the same question repeatedly. Over the next few columns, I’ll address some of these questions and attempt to solve a few mysteries about the valley. If you have any questions you’ve been puzzling over, shoot me an email […]
A 14-year-old daughter openly drank her mother’s cocktail. The mother shrugged, the kid sips from her drinks, and said it was probably okay “as long as she’s doing it at home, and isn’t driving.” (She drives at 14!) She asked me, “What do you do if you know your child is drinking?” Professionals answer: Sona […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a motion that would allow no less than one acre be set aside for a memorial located in an old oak grove near the site of the former Tuna Canyon Detention Station. The site will be placed on the list of the city’s […]