Spend the Summer … Speeding MB2 Raceway is holding a Summer Karting Kamp™ and Racing Academy where participants can improve karting skills, increase lap times and learn the best ways to pass, enter a turn, accelerate and much more. MB2’s Summer Karting Kamp and Racing Academy is a three-day camp being offered weekly at both […]
By Jason KUROSO After a memorandum of understanding was signed between Glendale and the city of Goseong, South Korea in 2010, Goseong students were allowed to attend Glendale Community College right out of high school. In another effort to further cultural understanding, the Korean Glendale Sister City Association arranged a trip to Korea for 10 […]
By Sammi SLAYBACK On April 25, Clark Magnet High School participated in the nationwide event known as Denim Day. Denim Day was started by the Peace Over Violence organization in 1999 in reaction to the dismissal of a sexual assault case that spanned eight years. In 1990, a 45-year-old driving instructor allegedly raped his 18-year-old […]
Valley View Elementary School had much to celebrate after hosting an e-waste collection on April 28. The community came out in force to support the school’s efforts and at the end of the day an estimated 14,305 lbs. of e-waste was collected. The huge haul necessitated a second truck dispatched by All Green Electronics Recycling […]
By Charly SHELTON The Civil War began 151 years ago. In 1861, the battle at Fort Sumpter started, leading to a bloody war where brother turned against brother and the country was torn apart, not only by the actual fighting but by the lines of loyalty that were formed and broken. To commemorate this event […]
St. Francis High School announced that the school’s Academic Decathlon Team finished second in the United States Academic Decathlon 2012 Medium School National Online Competition. This accomplishment demonstrates the hard work and dedication of this group of young men. This is the third time that St. Francis competed at the national level and the second […]
Nicholas Cascelli, son of John and Deirdre Cascelli of Glendale, was recently awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. His rank advancement was celebrated at an Eagle Court of Honor on April 22 at Holy Redeemer in Montrose. Cascelli is an 18-year-old senior at Saint Francis High School in La Cañada where he participates on the […]
By Sammi SLAYBACK Autistic animator and La Cañada resident Danielle Bowman, 17, received the Golden Goody Award last week for her efforts to raise autism awareness in her community. The Golden Goody Award represents the highest praise of all Goody Awards. Its purpose is to honor individuals who show excellence by doing “social good” every […]
La Cañada Armstrong Nursery manager Tom Purcell hosted a planting session at Lanterman Garden on April 7. The nursery donated the vegetables and fruit trees that were planted this spring by Scouts from Cub Den 519. The boys planted tomatoes, carrots and lettuce.