By Lori BODNAR, intern Fairies, gnomes, unicorns and dragons descended on Mountain Avenue Elementary for the Enchanted Forest Book Fair – despite the downpour of rain. Students shopped once with their class, and could also shop during recess as well. Different nights of the book fair had different themes. On Dec. 5 was the Book […]
Monte Vista Elementary School held its winter concert on Dec. 12. Students performed under the direction of Petros Boyadzhyan, music director, with assistant Sean Okaguchi. Photos provided by Suzanne RISSE
On Saturday, the La Crescenta Woman’s Club hosted its annual Breakfast with Santa. Over a hundred people came to the event and enjoyed a delicious meal of homemade pancakes and waffles, eggs, sausage, bagels, pastries, fruit, orange juice, hot chocolate and coffee. Children enjoyed a special visit and photo with Santa, and received a gift […]
It was race time. Three generations – children, parents, and grandparents – amassed at an asphalt racetrack in a La Cañada parking lot. The racers donned their red helmets to go with their blue shirts. The tricycles – yes, tricycles – were lined up, polished and ready for the big event. The younger generation was […]
The Hope Center at the Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles County recently opened a new library and relaxation room for its nearly 105 juvenile detainees. This is the first time the Hope Center has had such a space and it is filled with over 1,750 diverse paperback titles. Created by 17-year-old Crescenta […]
Dunsmore staff and students kicked off the holiday season with a jolly spirit day. Teachers, staff and students wore their best pajamas and housecoats and carried their favorite stuffed toy on Pajama and Stuffed Animal Day on Nov. 30. Submitted by Viehanoosh NAZARIAN
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Rather than carbing up for an upcoming 5K, Monte Vista Elementary School members of Girls on the Run instead sold carbs – donuts – as a fundraiser for Prom Plus. The tasty fundraiser was held after school on Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Commons adjacent to the school at the corner of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Cañada YMCA tree lot is open for business. The lot is located in the east parking lot at the Y at 1930 Foothill Blvd. The tree lot is more than a way for people to buy their Christmas tree; it supports two of the Y’s youth programs: the Y Camp […]
Plan for Tree Lighting Ceremony La Cañada Girl Scouts will be hosting the 23rd Annual Glenola Tree Lighting ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 6. The event will begin at 6:15 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. and will feature various Girl Scout troops singing holiday carols emceed by the La Cañada City mayor and leading up […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Earlier this month La Crescenta Elementary School held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open its new building that replaced 14 classrooms, including bungalows, with 16 new technically advanced classrooms. A bonus is that the building has a smaller footprint than the old bungalows that were previously in place. The playground got […]