The T-Ball team of Wood, Weisinger, Sacdalan & Associates (WWSA) went undefeated the entire season (14 regular games), and played their championship game on Thursday, May 30 against formidable opponent CVI. Through the guidance of manager Kevin Deitch and assistant coaches Bobby Mucic and Sean Toro, WWSA won the championship and took home the trophy. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Earlier this month, Crescenta Valley High School softball centerfielder Hannah Cookson was named to the All-Pacific League first team. The incoming senior hit .435 with 34 runs batted in to go along with her seven home runs. Her offensive production was not as great as in 2012 when she hit 16 home […]
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 […]