Summer Travel Tips to Protect Your Back With summer travel just around the corner, here are some tips to help you arrive at your destination free of back pain despite cramped seats, long lines and little legroom. Not all seat adjustments will work for everyone. The important thing is to make sure that the seat […]
Bronwyn Stewart of Sunland was among 5,100 students to graduate this spring from the University of Iowa. Stewart was a student in the Graduate College whose program of study was English. The degree awarded was a Master of Arts. As a top global university, Iowa boasts over 200 areas of study to choose from and […]
Aimed at helping students reach their highest potential, the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada awarded four recently graduated local high school seniors scholarships of $2,000 each. The scholarship recipients were La Cañada High School graduates Diana Anderson, Nicole Huh, Michelangelo Arriaza-Silva and Tiennity Le, who also received a commemorative Scholarship of Distinction certificate from Kiwanis […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY On Friday afternoon at its annual golf tournament, the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce presented scholarships to five Crescenta Valley High School students: Teleya Blunt, Lauren Curtis, William Lunt, Lucine Rickey and Eric Peterson. The presentation was woven into a morning of golf at Scholl Canyon Golf Course. Foursomes arrived at the […]
The Road Ahead: Senior Drivers Some of our fondest memories are the “coming of age” milestones as we enter adulthood: driving at 16, voting at 18 and by age 21 – it’s full-fledged adulthood. Interestingly, as we enter the later years in life, there are no maximum age limits on these and other adult rights and […]
Anyone who has recently traveled along Foothill Boulevard in Sunland-Tujunga may notice the trees planted along the sidewalk are looking a bit healthier. There’s less overgrowth and many are surrounded by fresh mulch, which helps to preserve moisture from the air. This result is due to a teamwork effort initiated by longtime environmentalist and Sunland […]
Old Glory was raised above the Rockhaven Sanitarium property for the first time since it closed in 2006. Howard Anderson, shown here, is a regular on the Friends of Rockhaven cleanup crew. From his collection, he donated this flag that has flown over the White House. The Friends of Rockhaven will raise this flag anytime […]
Oregon State University graduated more than 7,300 students during ceremonies on Saturday, June 11 at Reser Stadium on the Corvallis campus and Sunday, June 12 at the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend. Over 7,574 degrees were presented with 250 students receiving two degrees and three who received three degrees. Local students who graduated included from Burbank: […]
Members of the La Cañada Guild of the Orthopaedic Institute for Children attended the OIC gala held at Paramount Studios on June 11. At the gala it was announced that a $15 million gift – the largest gift in the organization’s 112-year history – was presented to OIC from Renee and Meyer Luskin. The funds […]
Machinist’s Mate Fireman Adrian Belmonte, from Glendale, directs the pilot of an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 through safety checks on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Eagles conduct carrier-based air strike and strike force […]