Glendale Unified School District welcomed thousands of students back to school last week. With so many foothill schools, we couldn’t include all of them in last week’s issue. On the next few pages you’ll see how many of our community’s children greeted the first week of school. While our children were navigating the hallways, parents […]
The Girl Scouts of Troop 626 at Holy Redeemer Middle School announced that the newly renovated library is open for business last week. Father Ed Dover offered a special blessing in the new library. The girls had a plaque made as a dedication for their hard work, which was shown during morning assembly by principal […]
Monday, Aug. 22, marked the 37th year that Chamlian Armenian School opened its doors to students with its traditional opening ceremony. Rejuvenated and excited to begin the new school year, students in grades one through eight lined up at their assigned places as parents and teachers watched. Saro Nazarian, the chair of the Eastern Armenian […]
The Falcon Water Polo Club, in its second year of Junior Olympics competition, captured its first medal when 16U Falcon Blue earned the gold medal in the Gold Division at the Swim Outlet Junior Olympics held in early August in Orange County. Beginning the tournament seeded 46th of 48 teams and losing their first two […]
By Maddy PUMILIA The Healthcare Foundation at Glendale Adventist Medical Center is hosting its annual golf tournament on Sept. 15 to raise money for bedside monitoring systems for the hospital’s telemetry unit, which offers specialized care after surgery. The Healthcare Foundation’s 28th Annual Golf Classic is being held at the Angeles National Golf Course in […]
Tickets Now on Sale for Annual Fall Home Tour The Glendale Historical Society (TGHS) is holding its 2011 Fall Home Tour, Glendale Gems: Historic Homes of the Jewel City, on Sunday, Oct. 2. This year’s Home Tour will celebrate the variety of architecturally significant homes listed by the City of Glendale on the local Register […]
Cadet 1st Lt. Niclaus Koeppen, a 2010 graduate of La Cañada High School, was recently honored by The Arnold Air Society. The society is a “professional honorary service organization advocating the support of aerospace power,” which originated in 1947 at the University of Cincinnati. Koeppen is an ROTIC member at the University of Colorado at […]
It only happens once every hundred years in La Cañada and it’s happening this weekend. By Maddy PUMILLIA La Cañada Flintridge is celebrating its unique place in the foothills this upcoming weekend with a huge party on Friday night at Memorial Park, open houses and a store and restaurant sale on Saturday and on Sunday […]
Community leaders and local residents attending an open house recently to celebrate the opening of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services’ new Glendale Center praised the organization for stepping in to ensure the uninterrupted availability of exceptional mental health care to the area. Guests attending the event had an opportunity to tour the facility and learn […]
After a tune up last week, Falcon football looks to erase memories of a disappointing 2010 beginning Friday By Maddy PUMILIA With only a day left until the start of the season, the Crescenta Valley Falcons tested their skills against Monrovia High School during a scrimmage Sept. 1. “It was great,” Head Coach Paul Schilling […]