By Justin HAGER The Crescenta Valley High School varsity girls’ volleyball team entered Monday night’s match against Taft with a chip on their shoulder. After two heartbreaking losses last week, including a nail biting five-set loss to Agoura on Thursday that went late into the night, these Falcons were ready to win. More fuel was […]
Pioneer Memories: Wynn Norton and Mrs. Seright For the past few weeks I’ve been quoting a 1938 newspaper article that recounted the memories of the earliest residents ofLa Crescenta and La Cañada. These eyewitness accounts of what life was like here are fascinating. I quote from the article, but I’ve inserted my own comments in […]
The 2021 Brand Library Plaza Series will consist of five outdoor concerts, which will take place at Brand Library from Aug. 13 through Sept. 24. These concerts are free and are on Friday evenings at 7 p.m., and will feature music groups from Southern California and beyond. Seating is not provided; visitors are welcome to […]
Welcome Back for an Exciting New School Year! As we embark on this new school year and return to in-person learning, we remain relentlessly committed to our Board of Education priorities to provide a rigorous and culturally relevant and responsive education for all children, support our students’ social emotional growth, protect the health and safety […]
Bucknell University has released the dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2020-21 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean’s list recognition. Andrew Kim, class of 2023, from La Cañada Flintridge has achieved dean’s list […]
Utilizing Values When Contemplating Care for Older Adults in Transition Aging in place is a goal for most of us: “…I’m leaving this house feet first!” This makes sense given how our lives build upon many decisions along the journey, including where we live and how we carry out our daily routine. When quality of […]
PROGRAM CHAIR SOUGHT The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club is in need of a program chair for virtual and in-person educational programs for the group. This is a voluntary position. Programs are offered to the public free of charge. When held in person, meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month at the La Crescenta Library, located at 2809 Foothill […]
Clean It Up, Montrose! On Saturday afternoon, Aug. 14, my husband and I decided to take a stroll through Montrose and stop for a bite to eat. We had a very pleasant meal at Pepe’s (we had the best service, the food was very good) and people watching; it’s always fun for us. We ate […]
By Justin HAGER In March 2020, Vince Iuculano, the CEO of YMCA of the Foothills, reached out to his friend Christopher Cicuto, the associate dean of Athletics at Glendale Community College (GCC) with a straightforward opportunity. “Our Verdugo Hills Family YMCA was going through a small capital improvement project,” explained Iuculano, “adding 900 square feet […]
In its effort to be an arts and culture destination in the Los Angeles metropolitan region, the City of Glendale seeks to further enrich the day-to-day experiences of the community with an emphasis on the importance of arts and culture. As part of this initiative, up to 10 long-term to permanent artwork installations will be […]