The following local residents were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Reggie Ross Almario of Tujunga initiated at California State University, Dominguez Hills and Haleigh Beck of La Crescenta initiated at California State University, Fullerton. These residents are […]
On March 26, the Junior League of Pasadena, Inc. (JLP) held an intimate luncheon for its Community Advisory Board (CAB) and shared the status of the JLP’s implementation of its Issue-Based Community Impact (IBCI) model. The IBCI model creates an alignment with the Junior League of Pasadena’s capacity to target and effect meaningful change […]
Education Benefits Veterans or family members who are using the GI Bill or DoD Military Tuition Assistance Program sometimes run into difficulties with their benefits. The Dept. of Veterans Affairs now has a complaint system online, in partnership with the Dept. of Defense, Education and Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection […]
Richard W. Atwater was appointed to serve as the Foothill Municipal Water District representative to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Board of Directors on March 31. He replaces James T. Edwards who served in that capacity for 15 years (1999-2014) until his resignation. In that function, Atwater will vote on water issues that […]
Seeking to encourage new members from the local area who represent the business and professional community, the Noon Kiwanis Club of La Cañada formed a committee to create and organize an evening meeting branch of the club. The newly formed group will be a part of the Noon club and will be focused on local […]
The Poetry and Literature Committee of Sunland-Tujunga is honoring local resident Elsa S. Frausto as the next poet laureate. The McGroarty Arts Center will host the “Passing of the Laurels” at 3 p.m. on April 27 when Frausto will be inducted as poet laureate and begin serving her two-year term of promoting poetry and language […]
On May 3, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy will hold its annual fundraising Gala on the Hill. In the meantime, a committee is hard at work planning the soirée, whose theme “Do You Believe in Magic?” setting a lighthearted tone for the upcoming event. The “magical” evening includes dinner, entertainment, silent and live auctions and an […]
The board of trustees of Crestview Preparatory School appointed Baudelia Chavez Taylor to be head of school effective July 1. In their announcement to the Crestview community, board chair Albert Lau and Search Committee co-chairs Julie Park and Vas Sarma stated, “It was clear that Baudelia Chavez Taylor had the leadership experience, drive, and knowledge […]
Students are currently waiting to be matched with an American host family and are looking forward for the opportunity to come to the community. EF High School Exchange Year, a non profit, is the sponsoring agent working in conjunction with the U.S. State Department allowing students to come on a J-1 visa to study in […]
By Isiah REYES This year celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Pasadena Showcase House of Design and no expense was spared in the lavish reworking of this Pasadena 1915 English country estate. The Showcase House is the main fundraiser for the Pasadena Showcase for the Arts, which is celebrating its 65th year. The architect of […]