Archive for 2010
Weather Forecast
Weather Forecast from the National Weather Service: Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce small hail. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near [...]
Rain falls, but hillsides remain in place
By Joe Piasecki of the La Canada Valley Sun | Photo by Tim Berger
The rain was still pounding away Wednesday afternoon behind the added threat of a flash-flood warning for foothill neighborhoods near Station fire burn areas. But as of just before 6 p.m., no damage had been reported in the area.
Evacuation Orders Lifted
“Effective December 22, 2010, at 6:30pm, the mandatory evacuation order for all areas have been lifted. Residents that received an Alert LCF message on December 21, 2010 are no longer subject to this evacuation order and may return to their homes. The evacuation protocol has been lowered from level ORANGE to level YELLOW. Posted parking [...]
LCHS Orchestra & Band Holiday Concert
Warm music in the winter will warm up our hearts and souls. Enjoy the music with young musicians at La Canada High School. 7:00 pm, Tuesday, December 14 and Wednesday, December 15. Stop by the LCHS Auditorium
12/10 in La Canada Flintridge
12/10: basketball, water polo, soccer, choral performance….. for all details click on the link above.
12/10: @ the UA
@ the UA: Burlesque, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Love and Other Drugs, Megamind 3D, Tangled in Disney Digital 3D, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in Digital 3D, The Tourist, Unstoppable
LCHS Chamber Music celebrates the holidays with the LCF community
The three string quartets at LCHS: Sunrise, Mercury, and Gold string quartets joined the community in celebrating the holiday season Thursday, December 2. These three quartets consist of twelve students from La Canada High School Orchestra Chamber Music Program. Each string quartet team performed classical pieces and holiday carols during the short and sweet gathering [...]
Founders Day Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2011 Founders Day Award Winners. Teachers: Jeff Brookey, for leading the LCHS Choral Program to new heights; Steve Zimmerman, for leading the Engineering and Robotics teams to national success. Parents: Anne Tryba, for making sure that during Red Ribbon Week kids pondered the consequences of substance abuse; Shelley Buck, for leading parents [...]
12/10: LCHS 9-12 PTSA Update
In this La Canada High School 9-12 PTSA Update: Founders Day Award Winners, Photos needed for Grad Night, Sign up for OneCause before you shop online, Host an AFS Student, Ump for LCJBSA
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy Christmas Concert Videos
A few videos from the Flintridge Sacred Heart Christmas Concert. Videos included: O Holy Night, Last Christmas, Silent Night, Deck the Halls
Asmb. Portantino Continues Efforts to Root out Waste and Fraud in Government
Getting our budget under control is my top priority this year. Like many Californians, I’m tired of the ‘every six month band aides’ we’ve been using for short term solutions. We need to embrace significant budget reform. That’s why I’m reintroducing a pay-as-you-go Constitutional Amendment to force fiscal discipline and prioritization on the budget process. Pay Go will force California to live within its means and encourage us to look for savings.
A Holiday Song by a Local Artist
Let local singer-songwriter Brenna Miles help you get in the holiday spirit with her song “Mistletoe” which was featured on the Disney Holiday Magic 2009 album.
Float starts to come together
By Joe Piasecki of the La Canada Valley Sun | Photo by RAUL ROA, Staff Photographer
Volunteers with the La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association were hard at work Wednesday welding frames, spaying foam and even keeping the books — all part of a painstaking yearlong process to bring the city’s 33rd annual Rose Parade float entry to life on time for New Year’s Day.
Festival in Lights set to brighten city
By Joe Piasecki of the La Canada Valley Sun
After living and working in La Cañada Flintridge nearly 40 years, Don and Maggi Graf have retired to Palmdale. But little could keep them from attending tonight’s Festival in Lights.
For more than 15 years the couple has arrived as Santa and Mrs. Claus to throw the switch that lights up Memorial Park and trees along Foothill Boulevard during the Chamber of Commerce’s annual kickoff of the holiday season…
Local Deals: Los Gringos Locos extends gift certificate sale
Local Deals: Due to popular demand Los Gringos Locos has extended their “Gift Cerficate Sale” through Saturday.
Buy a $25 and get a $5 dining certificate FREE!
Buy a $50 and get a $15 dining certificate FREE!
Buy a $100 and get a $35 dining certificate FREE!
If you are a Los Gringos fan and eat there with any frequency the $100 deal seems like a pretty good deal, $35 worth of food for free.
Santa Claus is coming to Descanso Gardens.
You better watch out, you better not cry. Santa Claus is coming to Descanso Gardens.The man in red will mix and mingle with young and old at Santa’s Brunch, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 11-12, in Van de Kamp Hall.
Update from the LCHS 9-12 PTSA
In this update: Founders Day Nominations, Buy a Song-A-Gram, PTSA Book Club 12/3, Holiday Toy & Food Drive, Senior Yearbook Ads due 12/10, Spartan Logo Wear still available, Youth Employment Service
LCHS Chamber Music Program will join the La Canada Holiday Spirit
LCHS Chamber Music Program will join the La Canada Holiday Spirit. A few string ensemble groups will perform at the La Canada Flintridge Bookstore (corner of Chevy Chase and Foothill) 7:30 -8:00 pm, Thursday, December 2.
