Former Kiwanis AM Club La Cañada presidents Joe Thompson, Martha Burns, Don Hingst, Shelia Carbonetti, Dave Hemstreet, Joyce Ruygrok, Tom Petersmeyer (shown above) celebrated the 20th anniversary of the club on Jan. 31. Submitted by Marilyn CABLE
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The Crescenta Valley Sheriff Support Group, the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce have teamed up for the 5th Annual Crescenta Valley Day at the Races. The event will take place at the Santa Anita Race Track on Sunday, March 17. The cost to take part in the event […]
Bob Ham, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Montrose, announced that the financial-services firm ranked No. 8 on Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For 2013” list in its 14th appearance on the prestigious list. Edward Jones ranked No. 3 in the large-company category and was the highest ranking financial-services firm. Tufts University […]
Verdugo Hills Hospital (VHH) received a $10,000 donation from the VHH Foundation’s Women’s Council during a recent luncheon celebration at the hospital. The unrestricted funds raised will help support the purchase of capital equipment for the hospital. The event also included the installation ceremony of the 2013 Women’s Council board of directors when Eileen Akers […]
The Glendale Area Alumnae Panhellenic will hold its 65th annual scholarship luncheon on March 16 at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale. Founded in 1902, National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is one of the oldest and largest women’s membership organizations representing more than 4 million women at 655 college/university campuses and 4,500 local alumnae chapters in […]
Robert Haw, who has been employed at JPL for 25 years as a systems engineer on exploration missions spanning the solar system from Mercury to Pluto, addressed members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada recently with his informative talk and slide show regarding the environment and the changes that have taken place over past […]
‘We Build Community’ funds will help make the Crescenta Valley a stronger community for residents. Every day, the Crescenta-Cañada and Verdugo Hills Family YMCAs serve as a gathering place for the community. Kids pour in after school to play and do homework. Seniors connect with one another through exercise classes and group activities. Families learn […]
Leegan Lim and Alexis Slater, both from La Cañada, were among over 1900 students from Wake Forest University who made the fall 2012 dean’s list. Wake Forest University, located in Winston Salem, N.C., combines the best traditions of a small liberal arts college with the resources of a large research university. _________________ The University of […]