By Agnes CONSTANTE Using fruit picking sticks several feet long, students from Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) and La Cañada High School (LCHS) probe at the highest branches of a citrus fruit tree. Once they manage to catch a fruit stem between the metal prongs at the top of the tool, it takes just a […]
Members of the St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic School Kiwanis Builders Club surround their new president Allison Pieroni, La Cañada Flintridge Mayor David Spence and St. Bede Pastor Monsignor Antonio Cacciapuoti at the installation lunchtime meeting of the club. The St. Bede branch is sponsored by the AM Kiwanis Club. Several members of the […]
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At a recent meeting, the Jewel City Kiwanis honored member Woody Lee with the Kiwanian of the Year award for administering a variety of social and fund raising projects for the club. These included, in part, the creation of the Ray Perkins Memorial Fund that allocated donations to the Full Force Basketball program in La […]
The Women’s Council of Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation (VHHF) recently held a luncheon at New Moon restaurant in Montrose to welcome new members who joined the group of dedicated women. These new members are Wendy Alane Smith, Freny Berkenbile, Adriana Mucic and Gloria Cotton. Joining the new members at the luncheon were Esther Mauries, Eileen […]
Over 700 people attended the 24th annual Evening of Wine & Roses event, held on the Glendale Memorial campus on Oct. 3. The Foundation raised over $320,000 to benefit the Emergency Department. Guests were treated to a wide array of delicacies from local restaurants and wineries. Shown are (from left) Glendale Memorial Hospital President Mark […]
The Las Candelas’ Fall Party was held in the gardens at the home of Bruce and Debbie Hinckley. The theme was Tropical Paradise. Fifty members and their guests honored Bobbi Gangi, outgoing president and welcomed Monica Sierra, incoming president. The members will again begin their volunteer efforts at Hillsides Education Center, Hathaway-Sycamores, Glendale Healthy Kids […]
As part of his “swan song,” at a recent meeting outgoing Kiwanis Club of La Cañada president Bill Watts announced that the club had donated $23,000 to various charities and organizations during his year as president. Watts also recognized the club’s many chairpersons and thanked them for their service at his final meeting as president. […]
The Foothill Municipal Water District board of directors appointed Garry E. Bryant as its Division 1 director at its regularly scheduled meeting held Sept. 19. Bryant will complete the term vacated by Robert J. Gomperz. Division 1 is located in Altadena and is composed of portions of Lincoln Avenue Water Company, Rubio Canon Land & […]
The Foothill Municipal Water District board of directors appointed Garry E. Bryant as its Division 1 director at its regularly scheduled meeting held Sept. 19. Bryant will complete the term vacated by Robert J. Gomperz. Division 1 is located in Altadena and is composed of portions of Lincoln Avenue Water Company, Rubio Canon Land & […]