Gladiator Youth Football And Cheer Signups Begin March 1 On March 1 the La Cañada Gladiators Youth Football and Cheer program will open registration for the 2016 football season. Football and cheer applications will be available on the Gladiator webpage at www.lcgladiators.org. The Gladiator program is open to girls and boys ages 6 to 14. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Over the years music styles fade in, they fade out and some fade away, but for over seven decades the sound of swing has been the heartbeat of America. It is music that can transport listeners to sepia tone images of men in military uniforms trudging through small villages in Europe or […]
Since the early 1950s, the Kiwanis Club has been recognizing an individual for La Cañadan of the Year. The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada will be selecting an outstanding citizen from the community to be honored. This year the Kiwanis Noon Club selection committee, led by Tyler Wright, CEO of the YMCA, gathered together […]
The USC-VHH Women’s Council presented Keith Hobbs, CEO of USC-VHH, with a check of $25,000 for hospital nursery fetal monitors. The Women’s Council is hosting a casino fundraiser on Saturday to raise more money for the nursery. The Mardi Gras-themed event is Saturday, Feb. 20 at the hospital from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets […]
Hi, CV! Because we’re preventionists, I wanted to alert you to a new app called MyShakes, an earthquake warning system developed by scientists at UC Berkeley. It works on iPhones and androids. How well it works will be tested by Mother Nature, but why not have as much advance warning as possible? Speaking of advance […]
Jan. 31, 1912 – Feb. 2, 2016 Frances Ellerman passed away on Feb. 2 in Glendale at the age of 104. She was born on Jan. 31, 1912 to American parents homesteading in Alberta, Canada. At the age of 9, her family moved to Southern California. Her husband Martin “Dee” Ellerman predeceased her by 36 […]
By Jason KUROSU The Glendale City Council took time off Tuesday for a tour of local parks, getting a firsthand look at how many of the city’s parks and recreation programs are implemented for educational and recreational uses. In lieu of their regular meeting at City Hall, the city council with staff and members of […]
By Charly SHELTON The park at the corner of New York and Honolulu avenues is a favorite among residents of the Crescenta Valley. When it was founded in 1925, it was known as La Crescenta Picnic Grounds. Some upgrades were made over the years including the addition of a stage, dance floor, parking area and […]
By Charly SHELTON After an extensive search process, it was announced last month that the Glendale Unified School District had found its new superintendent in Winfred Roberson Jr. out of Davis Joint Unified School District in Davis, California. It was a position tentatively held until Tuesday night when the monthly board of education meeting saw […]
By Charly SHELTON The 10th annual Battle of the Badges blood drive held Feb. 11 at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has ended. Benefiting the American Red Cross, this annual drive contributes to blood banks in the area to provide blood for transfusions as a result of blood loss in accidents, surgeries, trauma and any […]