Updated Feb 18th, 2010

Rebuilding After Mudslide is Daunting Task

The culprits were lurking in a corner of the room. They were fuzzy black spots speckling the plaster wall in a corner of Ted and Terri Dearman’s home at the top of Ocean View Boulevard. They began to appear about the time the last shovelful of mud was pitched out of the house. Mold. La Cañada Flintridge residents who survived the harrowing river of mud and debris that tumbled out of the mountains before dawn on Feb. 6 are now facing fresh challenges: digging out, drying up and rebuilding. And according to contractors who do the work, reconstruction after a flood or a mudslide presents unique perils. “After you remove the mud, you open up the walls......Full Story

Community
Kiwanis Club Helps Mudslide Victims

Kiwanis Club Of La Cañada took the lead in coordinating volunteer efforts to help recent mudslide victims. Working with La Cañada Flintridge City Hall, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Kiwanis President Nick Berkuta organized a Command Post at Descanso Gardens West Annex parking lot where volunteers could check in for assignments. An outpouring of volunteers, including hundreds of local residents and Kiwanians, showed up Thursday, Friday and Saturday, grabbed shovels and T-shirts and were bused up the hill in vans provided by the City of La Cañada Flintridge. Working in groups of three and four, volunteers removed mounds of mud “4 feet......Full Story

Schools - Guest Column
Broberg Says LCUSD Continues to Advance, Despite Challenges

We are an amazing school district that never settles for status quo, that continues to improve program and the daily school life of our students. What are recent details of the behind-the-scenes progress that make the ongoing successes in La Cañada Unified School District possible? To improve curriculum, instruction and assessment at the elementary schools, all site administrators are making 15-minute classroom visits for at least three hours per week giving specific feedback to teachers about their visits. This is in addition to normal formal evaluations. Addressing........Full Story

Sports - High School Basketball
Flintridge Prep Boys’ Basketball Wins League; Girls Earn CIF Berth

The Flintridge Prep varsity boys’ basketball team clinched the Prep League championship after defeating visiting Rio Hondo Prep, 76-46, last Friday. Prep senior Chris Cynn netted a careerhigh 19 points in his first game as a starter, and teammate Kenyatta Smith added 11 points. Jonathan Woo chipped in 10 points, Jared Norsworth finished with nine, Jedrick Eugenio tallied six, Edmund Chow had five, and Phillip Montoya, Kory Hamane, Sam Honch and McKay Anderson contributed four each. The Rebels (18-6 overall, 7-1 in league) hosted Oxnard Santa Clara in the first round of the CIF Division V-AA playoffs on Wednesday.......Full Story

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