Cleanup Begins in the Foothills

Foothill residents begin the clearing the mud after Saturday’s storm damaged or destroyed at least 43 homes.

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy vs. Louisville High Girls Soccer

The Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy girls soccer team played a Mission League match against Louisville High School at Glendale Community College on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

Montrose dentist’s office gives kids something to smile about

Dentist Stephen Giovanisci opened up his practice Friday, ADA’s national “Give Kids A Smile” day, offering checkups to low-income children.

Foothill Residents Prepare For More Rain

Foothill residents clean up debris and mud from last weekend’s storms and prepare for more rain on Tuesday.

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Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy vs. Louisville High Girls Soccer

8:12 pm, Feb 8th, 2010 Written by Roger Wilson glendale la cañada sports Add a Comment

The Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy girls soccer team played a Mission League match against Louisville High School at Glendale Community College on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

FSHA's Breeana Koemans battles to get the ball past Louisville's Izzy Guglielmi and Alex Rivera on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (Roger Wilson/News-Press)

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Foothill Residents Prepare For More Rain

8:03 pm, Feb 8th, 2010 Written by Roger Wilson crescenta valley la cañada news Add a Comment

Foothill residents clean up debris and mud from last weekend’s storms and prepare for more rain on Tuesday.

Danny Vartanian helps Katherine Markgraf retrieve a car seat from her mothers car as members of the community attempt to clean up mud and debris following a mudslide in La Cañada on Manistee Drive on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (Scott Smeltzer/News-Press)

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La Cañada neighbors extend hand, shovel to mudslide victims

6:59 pm, Feb 8th, 2010 Written by Megan O'Neil la cañada regional Add a Comment

Charles Woodhouse awoke early Saturday morning to the roar of rushing water. Debris, loosened from the hillsides by a heavy rainstorm, was snaking down Angeles Crest Highway and spilling into his Arroyo Summit Drive cul-de-sac.

Mud filled the street, overwhelmed the driveway and seeped into the house, Woodhouse said. No sooner had the rain stopped, however, than car loads of community members, most of them fellow members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, began arriving to help.

Armed with boots, gloves and shovels, more than 100 volunteers worked to remove mud from Woodhouse’s property, as well as those of his neighbors. Some were on site until 8 p.m.

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Glendale Chamber to honor Quintero, Lindsay

4:21 pm, Feb 8th, 2010 Written by Michael J. Arvizu glendale news Add a Comment

 

Dawn Lindsay, interim superintendent/president of Glendale Community College, and Mayor Frank Quintero were chosen as man and woman of the year by the Glendale Chamber of Commerce. They are scheduled to be honored at a luncheon on March 25.

Lindsay came to Glendale Community College in 2007, serving as vice president of instructional services. She has served as interim president/superintendent since taking over for Audrey Levy in July 2009.

Quintero became mayor after winning re-election on the City Council last year.

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Ten area teams earn CIF rankings

The Renaissance Academy boys’ basketball and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy girls’ soccer teams are ranked first in their respective divisions for the second straight week, according to the latest CIF Southern Section polls unveiled Monday afternoon.

Renaissance is first in Division V-A and Flintridge Sacred Heart is first in Division II.

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Pacific League girls’ water polo tournament starts this week

The Pacific League girls’ water polo Tournament will be held Tuesday and Thursday at Burbank High School.

The top four teams are Crescenta Valley, Pasadena, Burbank and Burroughs. The teams have already earned spots in the CIF Southern Section Division IV playoffs, which will begin next week.

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Woman sentenced as accessory in slaying

1:35 pm, Feb 8th, 2010 Written by Christopher Cadelago burbank glendale regional Add a Comment

A 26-year-old woman initially charged with murder in last year’s slaying of a Burbank woman was sentenced Friday to 360 days in county jail and three years probation.

Bella Stepanyan pleaded no contest to being an accessory after the fact in the Feb. 25, 2009, shooting death of Jasmine Voskanian outside her home in the 4200 block of Jacaranda Avenue in Burbank.

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Burbank parolee arrested after dumping ankle bracelette

1:34 pm, Feb 8th, 2010 Written by Christopher Cadelago burbank news Add a Comment

A 28-year-old Burbank resident with prior arrests for sexual assault and narcotics offenses was taken into custody after officers linked him to an ankle-monitoring device found aboard a commuter bus, authorities said.

Jonathan Schwartz, considered a “parolee at large” and a danger to the community, was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block of West Angeleno Avenue, Burbank police Sgt. Robert Quesada said.

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Fire cadets clean up after rain

12:49 pm, Feb 8th, 2010 Written by Max Zimbert glendale news Add a Comment

Students work to mitigate flooding outside the Glendale Community College Aviation Building (photo via Todd Jennings)

Cadets at Glendale Community College’s Verdugo Fire Academy had a surprise lesson change when they came to class Saturday.

They dropped everything to clean up water damage around the college’s Aviation building.

Students spent all day cleaning up from the flooding while preparing for more flooding and channeling the current overflow elsewhere.

All told, the measures saved thousands of dollars in mitigation and restoration costs, instructors said.

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Dotson is first, Paul fifth in state track and field meet

12:29 pm, Feb 8th, 2010 Written by Jeff Tully burbank sports Add a Comment

Burbank High runners Greg Dotson and McKenzie Paul had different strategies for Saturday’s Run for the Dream Indoor Track and Field Invitational at the Save Mart Center in Fresno.

Seeded first in the boys’ high school 800 meters in the prestigious event that pitted some of the best runners in California, Dotson, a senior, wanted to get out fast and keep the lead.

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    Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy vs. Louisville High Girls Soccer

    Written by Roger Wilson on Feb 8th, 2010 at 8:12 pm

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    The Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy girls soccer team played a Mission League match against Louisville High School at Glendale Community College on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

    Foothill Residents Prepare For More Rain

    Written by Roger Wilson on Feb 8th, 2010 at 8:03 pm

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    Foothill residents clean up debris and mud from last weekend’s storms and prepare for more rain on Tuesday.

    Woman sentenced as accessory in slaying

    Written by Christopher Cadelago on Feb 8th, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    A 26-year-old woman initially charged with murder in last year’s slaying of a Burbank woman was sentenced Friday to 360 days in county jail and three years probation.
    Bella Stepanyan pleaded no contest to being an accessory after the fact in the Feb. 25, 2009, shooting death of Jasmine Voskanian outside her home in the 4200 [...]

    Burbank parolee arrested after dumping ankle bracelette

    Written by Christopher Cadelago on Feb 8th, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    A 28-year-old Burbank resident with prior arrests for sexual assault and narcotics offenses was taken into custody after officers linked him to an ankle-monitoring device found aboard a commuter bus, authorities said.
    Jonathan Schwartz, considered a “parolee at large” and a danger to the community, was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block of [...]

    Cleanup Begins in the Foothills

    Written by Roger Wilson on Feb 7th, 2010 at 7:08 pm

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    Foothill residents begin the clearing the mud after Saturday’s storm damaged or destroyed at least 43 homes.

    Debris basins again full of mud; all evacuation orders lifted in L.A. foothills

    Written by Dan Evans on Feb 7th, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    From the Los Angeles Times:
    As hundreds of workers prepared to deploy Sunday to empty catch basins once again filled with mud and debris, all evacuation orders were lifted for residents of Southern California’s foothills.
    L.A. County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said the evacuation orders had been lifted,  including for Paradise Valley in La Cañada [...]

    Mudslide cleanup begins in La Cañada Flintridge as Schwarzenegger visits

    Written by Los Angeles Times on Feb 7th, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    From the Los Angeles Times:
    On Sunday, Paradise Valley was anything but paradise.
    Residents of the La Cañada Flintridge neighborhood had been forced to evacuate Saturday after an early-morning rainstorm unexpectedly pummeled the area and sent mud flowing into their homes.
    A day later, cleanup crews appeared along the dirt-soaked Ocean View Boulevard, which was littered with [...]

    Flintridge Prep Girls’ Soccer vs. Westridge

    Written by Raul Roa on Feb 6th, 2010 at 6:02 pm

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    Flintridge Prep played vs. Westridge High at Maranatha in Pasadena on Saturday.

    VIDEO: Local TV coverage of the mudslides

    Written by Dan Evans on Feb 6th, 2010 at 2:59 pm

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    La Cañada Flintridge neighborhood devasted by mudflows

    Written by Raul Roa on Feb 6th, 2010 at 11:08 am

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    The Mullally Debris Basin on Manistee Drive in La Cañada Flintridge could no longer hold mud and debris early Saturday morning, overflowing into the neighborhoods.  The mud and debris flowed from Manistee Drive down Ocean View Boulevard, taking vehicles and K-rails along the way.  Mud and debris flowed south past Foothill Boulevard and towards the 210 [...]