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Updated June 17th, 2010

Community Scholarship Foundation Awards $31,000 in Grants

The Community Scholarship Foundation recently honored its 2010 scholarship recipients at a luncheon at the home of Wendy Wyatt, president of the foundation, and her husband, Phil. This year, CSF gave more than $31,000 to 19 students, with new and renewed awards ranging from $500 to $2,000. Guest speakers Joel Peterson and Karen Mathison related their personal stories about the impact of community scholarships. Peterson, a La Cañada Unified School District Governing Board.......Full Story

Community
Trombonist Marsteller Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

The International Trombone Association recently announced that the late Robert Marsteller, former principal trombonist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Marsteller was principal trombonist of the L.A. Philharmonic for 25 years. When he retired, he became head of the music department at USC. Several years ago, the International Trombone Association established a Marsteller Scholarship, which is awarded annually to an outstanding trombonist. There is also a.......Full Story

Schools
Hurley Named New Palm Crest Principal

Karen Hurley didn’t need a GPS to find her way to La Cañada Flintridge as the new principal at Palm Crest Elementary School. She had been in the district in a cameo role just a few years ago, when, as a literacy coach in the Pasadena Unified School District, she was invited to La Cañada Elementary to teach a GATE (gifted and talented education) enrichment French class. “We put on a big French café for the parents. It was a lot of fun,” said Hurley, whose appointment was approved by the La Cañada Unified School District Governing Board in a special meeting Tuesday morning. She replaces Anais Wenn, who was promoted to.........Full Story

Sports
LC Youth Softball Team Wins Tournament

The La Cañada Flintridge 14-and-under Gold team captured its first tournament championship of the summer season with a 5-2 win over Ojai Valley at the June Jamboree All-Star Tournament at Moorpark. The win capped an undefeated weekend for LC Gold, which included wins over Westlake-Agoura and Newberry Park, and a hard-fought tie against Ojai Valley, the team they eventually defeated for the championship. The weekend started with a 7-1 dominating win over Westlake-Agoura, also known as the WAGS. Selina Mohr struck out 10 batters in her return to 14U softball. Mohr.......Full Story

 

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