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Flapjacks Benefit Local Programs
By Jason KUROSU one-block stretch of Foothill Boulevard featured two pancake breakfast fundraisers on Saturday morning, treating families to charitable opportunities and a chance for breakfast with family, friends and neighbors. YMCA Tribes held its 57th annual pancake breakfast at the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA in La Cañada. The Tribes program offers opportunities for fathers and […]
Keimach Reflects on the GYO and its Season Finale
By Ted AYALA There are youth orchestras and there are youth orchestras. The Glendale Youth Orchestra (GYO), which closes out its season this Sunday at the Alex Theatre, is decidedly, emphatically an example of the latter. It would be tempting to lay much of the organization’s success on Brad Keimach, the GYO’s charismatic music director. […]
Local Athletes, Coaches Honored at ACE Awards
By Isiah REYES The Glendale Character and Ethics Project presented its fifth annual Athletes with Character and Ethics Awards at the Alex Theatre honoring accomplished students and coaches from Glendale’s high schools and Glendale Community College. The ACE Awards celebrates and promote sportsmanship and integrity among students and coaches in the Glendale Unified School District […]
FSHA Student Earns Top Scholarship to NYU
On March 11, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy student Becca Ayala received a letter she had been waiting months for – an acceptance to New York University. And that wasn’t all; the letter also stated that Ayala had also been selected for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars Program, an honor that includes an annual $30,000 […]
‘Love and Fishes’ Reaches to New Shores
The canned food drive spearheaded by 14-year-old Hayden Dinger, dubbed “Love and Fishes,” has surpassed the young man’s aspirations. The idea to help provide food for the hungry in Glendale gained momentum in ways the La Crescenta resident could never have imagined. This year, with the help of his school (St. Bede in La Cañada), […]
Y Takes Part in Healthy Kids Day
Marissa GOULD, intern Healthy Kids Day for YMCAs around the country was held on Saturday, April 26. To celebrate, the Crescenta Cañada Y held a Healthy Kids Carnival at Memorial Park in La Cañada. The windy weather seemed right for the kids to get pumped up about exercise and to learn healthy habits. At Memorial […]
Exceptional and Aspiring Swimmer Yvette Kim
By YooJin SHEEN, intern uring the first week of April, selected swimmers from YMCA swim teams from across the U.S. gathered at Greensboro Aquatic Center, North Carolina to participate in the Y National Competition. Regarded as one of the most prestigious and high-level competition in the YMCA community, this year’s Y Nationals showcased nine […]
‘Fairely’ Hard Work Pays Off for Preschool
By Marissa GOULD, intern It was a magical day at St. George’s Preschool on Saturday. The school hosted its annual Dragon Faire, a medieval themed event complete with castle bounce houses, mazes and some medieval mini golf. The popular event is a staple of St. George’s Preschool. “The faire has been going on for so […]