Amidst the ever-evolving job market and the increasingly difficult entrance into California’s universities, Clark Magnet High School is offering its students an edge. The high school is integrating geographic information system (GIS) technology in the context of career and technical education (CTE) to apply a real-life dimension to core subject areas. Having students become hands-on […]
Shawn Zargarian’s Falcon Basketball Camp invites youngsters to learn the game and have fun By Brandon HENSLEY When he took over the Falcons boys’ basketball program in the middle of the last decade, Shawn Zargarian said he was too overwhelmed to hold a summer basketball camp his first year. But Zargarian seems to be […]
The CSA 8U Tournament Team started out slowly this tournament season, but finished strong, winning the VCAA Champions of Summer tournament in Encino on July 19. After two tournaments and only a short time playing together, they entered this tournament with a 1-4-1 record, which coaches felt was not a good indication of their growing […]
Local resident Patrick Present, in his third season of coaching ice hockey, has taken his team the Valencia Express Peewee B (boys ages 11-12) to the state championships in San Jose in April. After ending the regular season with a 14-1-1 record, they went on to win the state championship title with a 4-0 record, […]
By Alan der OHANNESSIAN The deep budget cuts that the City of Glendale parks and open space departments are experiencing may get some healing attention from the inaugural Glendale City Golf Championship tournament taking place Aug. 22 and Aug. 27. Proceeds from the event will be earmarked for local parks that are in financial dire […]
Six members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada recently attended the Kiwanis International convention in New Orleans to join forces with Kiwanis members from around the globe in an effort to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT). This painful disease kills one baby every nine minutes. The disease is typically contracted through unhygienic childbirth […]
On April 14, the wedding of Jessica Sherman to James Present was celebrated on the Queen Mary of Long Beach. The bride’s mother is Kim Van Ausdal of Glendale. The bride went to the Art Institute for Graphic Design and later received a degree as a gemologist and a degree in Applied Jewelry Arts. Susan […]
For almost 30 years, Verdugo Hills Hospital (VHH) plastic surgeon Dr. Bruce Ascough has traveled to La Piedad, Mexico three times a year with Interface, a large medical volunteer team. The group performs 60-80 operations in two days – mainly cleft palates, cleft lips and other deformities. “Here in California, we rarely see patients with […]
Local concert on the golf course benefiting mental health services. Residents from the Crescenta Valley and other neighboring communities will enjoy the tunes of local cover band FM Radio on the fifth hole of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course on Saturday, July 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. – all in the name of […]