CCNS (Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School) held its annual Christmas program on Wednesday, Dec. 22 within the Lutheran Church in the Foothills. Both the Busy Bears (4 year olds) and Darling Ducks (3 year olds) took part, learning the true meaning of Christmas through their participation in a Christmas program that was complete with a surprise […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary School second grader Dana Lee Ryan is scheduled to sing the national anthem at the basketball game Friday night, Jan. 7. Dana Lee will be singing before the start of the CVHS versus Burbank High School basketball game at 7:00 p.m. in the main gym. Dana Lee is a player in the […]
The academic decathlon team at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy explored New York City for a week recently to broaden the girls’ studies of the Great Depression for their upcoming competition in late January. Many of the sites visited related to the team’s knowledge of Depression-era art. They wandered the Metropolitan Museum of Art where they […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The calendar may say it’s a new year, but inside the Burroughs High gymnasium Tuesday night, the scene was an all too familiar one from years gone by. There were the Crescenta Valley Falcons, taking an early lead. There they were building on that lead with outside shooting and stellar post play. […]
By Jason KUROSU As the NFL has recently been forced to come to terms with the brutal realities of the sport, high schools have been concerned about the consequences of concussions and other serious head injuries for years. Numerous states including California have been working on passing stricter legislation regarding how these sorts of injuries […]
After its first full year of operation, the Glendale Parks & Open Space Foundation has its sights set on big plans for the new year. Among the goals are increasing membership, expanding the board of directors and sponsoring a Verdugo Mountains 10K Trail Run and Hike, tentatively scheduled for May 1. “We’re partnering with the […]
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center announced it has received chest pain center accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC). The accreditation makes Glendale Memorial Hospital the region’s first and only accredited chest pain center and one of only 20 in the state. Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the […]
Kids these days complain that there’s nowhere to go and nothing to do here in the Crescenta Valley and, unfortunately, for the most part they’re right. Short of organized sports, hanging out at Starbucks, going to the movies or taking a trip down to the Glendale Galleria, there really isn’t much for kids to do […]
By Ted AYALA Is the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra (GPO) feeling the pain of the sour economy? After a thrilling season premiere concert last November, lauded by yours truly in these pages, GPO patrons were getting ready to experience another evening of glowing and vibrant musicianship. The Jan. 8 concert, which would have paired an orchestral […]
LEISURE CLUB HOSTS VIRTUAL WALK The Leisure Club of La Cañada Flintridge, a non-profit, social organization for seniors, invites the public to take a virtual walk through Descanso Gardens. Hailed as one of the most beautiful places in Southern California, the 160-acre Descanso Gardens is home to hundreds of varieties of camellias and roses. This […]