Photos by Charly Shelton TOP: Students played in kickball tournaments for the cause. CENTER: Games took place on the upper and middle fields, with several teams competing. BOTTOM: For those not playing the game, food trucks parked all around the field to provide cool treats for the hot day.
GPO Holding Auditions The Glendale Pops Orchestra is holding auditions for The Glendale Pops Youth Chorus. This all student/all city choir will perform under the direction of Choral Director Rod Yonkers and Artistic Director/Conductor Matt Catingub at the Dec. 7 HolidayPOP! performance at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale. Audition information can be found online […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS To get folks excited about returning to church, the La Cañada Lutheran Church in the Foothills held an inaugural “hoe-down” on Sept. 9 that treated guests to a feast that consisted of baked beans, watermelon, chili and more. Church members and guests even dressed in western attire for the family event. It […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Fremont Elementary students held a brief ceremony and took a moment of silence to remember those who died on 9/11. Sixth grader Q Flanagan-Gorham conducted the ceremony as Cub Scout Pack 304, Den 4 raised the American flag. Cub Scout members in attendance were Owen Clark, Jackson Bullard, Jared Noh, Nick Martin, […]
By Timithie NORMAN Award-winning actor, writer and director Andy Garcia paid a visit to St. Francis High School in La Cañada on Tuesday as part of the school’s annual fine arts speaker series. Accompanied by friend and colleague Joe Mantegna, Garcia answered questions posed by students about his career, culture and overcoming stereotypes in Hollywood. […]
Crescenta Valley High School held its Back To School night on Thursday, Aug. 30 under skies heavy with rainclouds. But the foothills were treated to only a few random raindrops – the worst of the late summer storm hit Pasadena, Burbank and the Antelope Valley – and by the last of the classroom visits, the […]
Time to Lace Up for Foothills 5K Run/Walk The annual Running the Foothills 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run, hosted by the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition, takes place on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Two Strike Park in La Crescenta. The event begins at 7 a.m. […]
Reaching out to the community was music to the ears of members of Girl Scout Troop 9361 – so much so that they formed a musical performance group. The Concerto Cadettes plan to perform at various community centers including children’s hospitals, senior homes, and homeless shelters. They are doing so in part to earn their […]
On Aug. 24, Operation Paracord members with Girl Scout Troup 9231 of La Crescenta gathered at the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge for their first paracord bracelet-making party. An offshoot of Operation Gratitude, Operation Paracord assembles survival bracelets that are then sent overseas to U.S. servicemen and servicewomen to wear in case of emergency. […]