Elizabeth Saxe, a senior from La Cañada Flintridge, presented research on “Fairy Tale Treats: An Intersection of Food and Story” at the 37th Annual Beloit College Student Symposium on April 11. Saxe majors in literary studies. Symposium Day at Beloit College in Wisconsin is an academic forum at which students publicly present their research to […]
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 8 for the annual Pine Mountain Club “Wine in the Pines” in Pine Mountain Village Center. For four hours, from noon to 4 p.m., guests will be able to taste wines from California’s fabled Central Coast with dozens of premiere wineries to choose from. For those who prefer something […]
Verdugo Hills Hospital (VHH) Foundation will hold its 22nd Annual Golf Classic Tournament on Monday, June 3 at Valencia Country Club. The Golf Tournament is one of VHH’s major annual fundraising events with proceeds from the event going toward where the need is greatest at VHH. Leading the Tournament Committee efforts are long-time supporters of […]
Veterans’ Bachelor of Science in Nursing Programs New HHS Program Helps Veterans Pursue Nursing Careers At a White House Forum on Military Credentialing and Licensing, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new program to help military veterans with health care experience or training, such as medics, pursue nursing careers. The program […]
Glendale’s Michael Davis advances to state. By Leonard COUTIN The Southern Section CIF Track and Field Masters Meet was held Friday night at Cerritos College. Local athletes competed out of their division against top rivals from various schools. Not only is the meet one of the toughest for any high school athlete, but participants must […]
Dan Hooper was the 2013 CV Weekly Fantasy Football Super Bowl III champion and the CV Weekly Fantasy Football King-of-the-Hill champion. Hooper works for Andy’s Transfer and Storage. Taylor Bosveld nabbed the title of the CV Weekly Fantasy Football King-of-the-Hill Junior Champion. Taylor is 13 years old and a seventh grade student. See you in […]
By Roger SONDERGAAARD “Success” has many forms and many definitions including one by motivational speaker Zig Ziglar: “Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph.” Success may be defined differently in different situations. For the four CSA all-star teams that took to the fields in Irvine over the Memorial Day […]
Get to Know … Brian Gadsby Multi-sports stars at the high school level aren’t anything new. Still, if this past year was any indication, Brian Gadsby’s name probably needs to be in the conversation. Brian is only finishing up his sophomore year at Crescenta Valley High School, but he played a big role on the […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS During an American Red Cross blood drive, Mountain Avenue Elementary School teacher Denise Bottomley donated blood, then brought back to her class a lesson in humanity. While donating, Bottomley heard stories about the recent devastating Oklahoma tornadoes and shared with her fourth and fifth grade split class how the Red Cross workers […]
Tournament of Roses Princess Madison Teodo, who will graduate from La Cañada High School in June, received the Italian Catholic Federation scholarship from Branch 374 President Al Restivo at the May monthly meeting of the organization at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church. Madison, whose ancestors come from Alessandria in Piedmont, Italy, is the […]