LCUSD Governing Board candidates ready for upcoming forums

With the LCUSD Governing Board election just one month away, the competing candidates are readying for two upcoming candidates forums. All six candidates, including incumbents, Joel Peterson, Susan Boyd and Scott Tracy and challengers Neal Millard, David Wilcox and Ernest Koeppen have confirmed they will participate in the Oct. 6 forum at the La Canada [...]

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LC football narrowly loses to CV, 35-38

Crescenta Valley withstood a massive La Cañada rally and shut down the Spartan running attack as the Falcons squeaked out with a 38-35 victory over their cross-town rivals. Leading 21-7 in the second quarter, the Falcons committed three turnovers to allow the Spartans to take a 28-21 lead late in the third. However, Crescenta Valley [...]

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Firefighter’s widow gives birth to baby girl

Loressa Quinones, the widow of Los Angeles County firefighter Arnaldo “Arnie” Quinones, gave birth to a girl late Tuesday night. The baby, who weighed in just over 8 lbs., was named Sophia Grace, after her paternal and maternal grandmothers. Arnie Quinones, who previously worked at L.A. County Fire Station 82 in La Cañada, was one [...]

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Frockx hosting Eye on Fashion show tonight

Frockx is hosting the Eye on Fashion show, a fashion show–complete with models and a catwalk–benefitting the Eye on Jacob foundation, today at 5 p.m. The Eye on Jacob foundation was created by La Cañada resident Sonia Desormeaux–wife of Kent Desormeaux, the famous jockey–to fund research for Usher Syndrome, a syndrome that afflicts 12,000 people [...]

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From the Back Pews: The Tasty Foods of Our faith

This weekend on “From the Back Pews” I talk about the tasty foods of our faith. I’d be curious to know what your foods are. What are the foods of your religious and non-religious traditions? Do you still eat them? Or are you like me, craving a warm cup of champurrado right about now because [...]

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The Early Edition – La Cañada Valley Sun

Mudslides could be ‘devastating’ With the Station fire 94% contained, city, county and federal officials are now having to redirect their attention and resources to another potentially devastating disaster — mudslides. Sewer decision due soon The countdown is on for owners of 680 La Cañada Flintridge properties in three proposed sewer project areas who must [...]

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LC football wallops Glendale; girls’ VB beats Mayfield again; FSHA rolls Notre Dame

It was a good Friday for the Spartans as both teams came down with a big win. For La Cañada, the Dan Yoder era began very well as the Spartans crushed Glendale, 35-0.  There’s a lot to churn through there, but basically quarterback Rocky Moore had three TD passes and running backs Don O’Donnell and Daleep [...]

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LC and FSHA win three games each at Gahr

In what looks like a very intense match, Mater Dei barely beat La Cañada in the third place match at Gahr Tournament on Wednesday, 11-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-23, 18-16. That’s right, La Cañada took games one and two with relative ease and then lost three straight.  Mater Dei is ranked No. 5 in CIF Southern [...]

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The Early Edition – La Cañada Valley Sun

Gourmet food, wine for every type of tastebud The Kiwanis Noon Club of La Cañada Flintridge, the La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation, the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and the Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation present the seventh annual La Cañada Flintridge Wine & Gourmet Food Tasting from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at [...]

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LC v-ball going for third at Gahr; football back on the field

You may remember last year when La Cañada High’s girls’ volleyball team went all the way to the CIF Southern Section Division IIA finals and won the championship. Senior Courtney McCutchan said they finished in the top 16 last year. Well, this year, they’ve finished in the top 4.  Heck of an improvement. On the [...]

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