Head coach Annie Yee guided the San Marino High School girls’ basketball team to the quarterfinals last year, a feat the program had not achieved in nearly two decades.
Despite losing nine members of that team to graduation, Yee is hopeful this year’s young group will keep that memorable moment in the back of their minds. Continue reading “Titans Look to Build Off Last Year’s Playoff Run”
Hobbie, Wicke, Barra Earn Highest League Honors
The Rio Hondo League recently announced its All-league selections, which includes 23 San Marino High School athletes.
The league recognized 15 members of the SMHS varsity football team that won its first Rio Hondo League title since 2015. Continue reading “Hobbie, Wicke, Barra Earn Highest League Honors”
Schools Foundation Sets Scholarship Honoring Mar
Patricia and Harry Mar have established a scholarship in honor of their
daughter Leslie, who died in July. The scholarship will benefit local students.
Harry and Patricia Mar have announced that the Leslie Noelle LienJun Mar Memorial Scholarship has been established and will be managed by the San Marino Schools Foundation.
“We are blessed and moved by the tremendous outpouring of support and love from those who knew our daughter,” said Harry Mar, father of Leslie. Continue reading “Schools Foundation Sets Scholarship Honoring Mar”
High School Haven for Stressed-Out Students to Open Soon
The Titan Student Center at San Marino High School will soon open up to students in need of stress relief or mental health and wellness services.
The Titan Student Center is here.
The new arm of San Marino High School, slated to be the home base for the anticipated districtwide student wellness initiative, was opened this week for a VIP showing to officials and community members. The center will formally open for students once procedures and protocols are established. Continue reading “High School Haven for Stressed-Out Students to Open Soon”
JPL Speaker Uses InSight to Fire Kids’ Imaginations
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Tom Hoffman, a project manager for the InSight Mission, discusses the spacecraft before 70 people at La Cañada Elementary School.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Tom Hoffman had a plan to make the younger children in his audience see science as cool and explain that local residents are doing some great work: giving them an imagination-expanding glimpse into the InSight spacecraft mission to Mars. Continue reading “JPL Speaker Uses InSight to Fire Kids’ Imaginations”
New City Database Gives Seniors Useful Information
Seniors can now find a listing of numerous services available to them in La Cañada Flintridge with a few taps on their computer keyboard or smartphone.
The Senior Resource Center database, which continues to evolve, has been posted to the city’s website at lcf.ca.gov/parks-rec/seniors with updates on services, said LCF Division Manager Arabo Parseghian. Continue reading “New City Database Gives Seniors Useful Information”
Permit to Remove Protected Oak Prompts Appeals
A city-protected coast live oak tree located in the backyard of the property at 650 Georgian Road was approved for removal in early November but two appeals of the action have been filed. An appeal hearing is scheduled for a Planning Commission meeting in mid-December or early January.
The potential removal of an approximately 65-foot coast live oak tree at a La Cañada Flintridge residence has led to discussion of the importance of such trees to the city’s identity and an appeal of a decision in the matter.
The city-protected tree located at 650 Georgian Road was slated to come down after the city’s planning department received a tree-removal permit application from property owner Alan Frank in early October. The permit was approved on Nov. 2. The city ruled that the protected tree is “so diseased or damaged that it is no longer viable or is a threat to cause damage to property or other protected trees.” Continue reading “Permit to Remove Protected Oak Prompts Appeals”
Sound Wall Project to Progress, but Not at Freeway Speed
La Cañada Flintridge residents waiting for four proposed sound walls on the 210 Freeway will have to listen to noisy traffic awhile longer.
Design of the sound walls is set to begin in spring or summer 2019 and construction would take place 18 to 30 months later, Public Works Director Patrick DeChellis said in a recent phone interview. The reason for the holdup is because the proposed sound walls are a new program of California Senate Bill 1, which funds transportation projects. Continue reading “Sound Wall Project to Progress, but Not at Freeway Speed”
A Reason to Give Thanks: Pantry Sustains PCC Students
Pasadena City College’s Lancer Pantry supplies food to students in need so that more of them can enjoy good nutrition. Student worker Xavier DuBose and food pantry coordinator Nick Tobin keep the shelves stocked.
As families prepare for their abundant Thanksgiving feasts, Pasadena City College’s Lancer Pantry is again calling attention to an overlooked population it has discreetly served for nearly two years on campus: Students who suffer food insecurity.
Citing recent studies that show that up to 14% of local college students are homeless, and another 22% do not have enough food to sustain a healthy life, the campus has created a program to directly help those on campus with a food pantry that provides bags of groceries and consistent, healthful snacks. Continue reading “A Reason to Give Thanks: Pantry Sustains PCC Students”
WWII Veteran’s Tales Enthrall Rotary Club
San Marino resident Bruce Campbell offered a colorful reminiscence of his tour of duty in Italy with the Army’s 10th Mountain Division. See additional photos, page 6.
Speaking in a clear bass voice and using frankness rather than drama to add flair to his stories, local resident Bruce Campbell captivated the Rotary Club of San Marino recently as he recalled his time serving in the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division in Italy during World War II.
That candid delivery made the wry 94-year-old an effective jokester who even made a quip about walking up to the club’s podium (“This will take a minute, don’t worry”). He knew how to read the room, too, days ahead of the annual Trojans-Bruins football matchup. Continue reading “WWII Veteran’s Tales Enthrall Rotary Club”