By Ted AYALA Thursday at the Alex Theatre was the beginning of the Glendale Pops’ new season. In a climate where artistic institutions are floundering amidst a stagnant economy and dwindling sources of funding, the Glendale Pops has managed to hold its own against the tide. Pops artistic director Matt Catingub mused on the Pops’ […]
By Ted AYALA There is something about composers Jason Barabba, Jenni Brandon, John Frantzen, Daniel Gall, Eric Guinivan and Vera Ivanova that make drawing parallels with another group of six composers who forged a uniquely modern idiom difficult to resist: Les six. True, they have no waggish literary figure at their helm ready to serve […]
James Philips takes the reins as president. Following a gala dinner at the Oakmont Country Club, the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada installed James A. Philips, principal of Pacific Investment Advisory Company, as its 2012-13 president. Philips is a long time resident of La Cañada Flintridge and a USC MBA Finance graduate. He has been […]
In September, 10 chapters in District 4 of National Charity League, Inc. gathered at Torrance Memorial Hospital for their bi- annual meeting. The Palos Verdes NCL, Inc. Chapter hosted the meeting for 120 women. Chapter boards of the Burbank, Fullerton, Glendale, Manhattan-Hermosa, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Pasadena, San Marino, Whittier, and Yorba Linda chapters discussed best […]
St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., welcomes Chad J. Rahtz of La Crescenta as a member of the class of 2016. Each first-year student participates in St. Lawrence University’s innovative First-Year Program, an introduction to the liberal arts curriculum taught in residence halls by faculty teams. Clear writing and speaking skills are stressed, and careful […]
By Natalie MAIER The La Cañada Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild’s 55th annual author’s luncheon will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the Angeles National Golf Club in Sunland. The silent auction and 50/50 raffle starts at 9:30 a.m. Speakers at the luncheon include children’s author Katie Machoskie, mystery writer Hadleigh Garrard, Crescenta Valley historian and […]
Every game now is a must-win for the Falcons after losing to Burbank. By Brandon HENSLEY Moments after the Crescenta Valley Falcons’ football team broke their end-game huddle to walk off the field on Friday night, the lights at Burroughs High School’s Memorial Field went out, painting the field black. It might be a metaphor […]
The La Crescenta Thunder (10U) travel baseball team competed in Temecula over the Oct. 6 weekend and took second place in their division at the Southern California AAU Baseball Tournament. This represents the second time in four tournaments that the Thunder has placed second. The team was formed this past summer under the direction of […]
History was made at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center on Aug. 10 when the RBAC Girls 13 – 14 relay team broke two Southern California swimming records, including one that was 22 years old. The relay team includes CV High School freshmen Heather MacDougall and Tiare Coker and from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy freshman Kate […]
JR. GREMLIN FLAG Teams do not keep score GREMLINS La Cañada 28, Alhambra Thunderbirds 0 JR. PEE WEE La Cañada 0, Alhambra Thunderbirds 0 PEE WEE La Cañada 47, Alhambra Thunderbirds 27 Jr. Midgets La Cañada 24, Alhambra Thunderbirds 12 MIDGET La Cañada 50, Charter Oak Chargers 0