Alexis Lorenz, a student at La Cañada High School, was one of three recipients of the 2014 Shami Sall Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is a partnership between Denny’s, one of America’s largest full-service family restaurant chains, and the Magic Johnson Foundation, one of the most recognizable philanthropic organizations in the world aimed at empowering underserved […]
Every year, the La Crescenta Woman’s Club helps sponsor a student from one of the local high schools to attend the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Organization – HOBY. This year they sponsored Dimitrios Aguilar, a sophomore at Verdugo High School. Several of the club members attended the closing ceremony to support Aguilar. The three-day leadership […]
The Italian Catholic Federation branch 374 at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church in La Cañada Flintridge awarded two $400 college scholarships to two local high school graduates. Dante Orlandini, a graduate of St. Francis High School, and Katherine Altmayer of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, were each presented checks by branch president Al Restivo, […]
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy is known for producing amazing athletes – and Jenna Orlandini is no exception. Jenna ’09 recently signed a contract to play professional volleyball with the Vannes Volleyball Club of Vannes, France making her the first Tolog to sign a professional volleyball contract. As a student at FSHA, she played volleyball for […]
Venture Crew 288 is expanding the adventurous side of Scouting. Twice a month, some of the members of the roughly 40-member coed Venture Crew, most of whom are CV students, strap on helmets, ski boots, harnesses or the like to embark on a thrill-seeking outing in the great outdoors. The group made its official debut […]
On June 10, Assistance League of Glendale honored seven recipients of its 2014 scholarships. Each of the women will receive $1,000 to be used when they enter school in the fall. This is the 52nd year that Assistance League Glendale has honored Glendale Unified School District high schools and Glendale Community College students with scholarships. […]
The Boy Scouts of Troop 317 attended summer camp at Camp Kern from July 13-19. The camp is located at Huntington Lake, about 7,000 feet above the San Joaquin Valley in the high Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. Under the leadership and guidance of Scoutmaster David Januzik, Asst. Scoutmaster Mike Smith, Parent Volunteer Sandy Russell, […]
The YMCA of the Foothills is ready to launch another year of the Tribes program (formerly known as Indian Guides). Tribes are formed based on the gender and grade level of the child and typically contain between six to 12 father-child pairs. Participants will have the opportunity to develop strong relationships by joining a unique […]
By Lisa PAREDES Young musicians from Gherman Markosian’s Glendale violin and viola studio presented a classical music strings concert at the Brand Library Recital Hall on Sunday evening, July 13. Thirteen students from ages four through 18 performed the free hour-long recital at the recently reopened and refurbished Brand Library Art Center. A reception was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE If there is one thing Californians know about it is surfing. In Redondo Beach there is even a statue to the “First Surfer in the United States,” George Freeth. The story is Freeth, of Hawaiian and Irish ancestry, was born in Honolulu in 1883. One day in 1907, Henry E. Huntington saw […]