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Devout mark start of Lent
Christians crowded into local churches Wednesday, joining their counterparts around the world to mark the start of Lent with the traditional application of ashes to the forehead. The 40-day Lenten season is regarded by Roman Catholics and others as...Tags: Lent, Religion and Belief, Religious Festivals, Easter, Ash Wednesday
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Spartans, Tologs play for more than win
A new layer has been added to the annual cross-town rivalry match played between the La Caņada High and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy girls' volleyball teams this year. The Tologs agreed to make this year's contest against the Spartans the third annual...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Volleyball, High School Sports
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The Valley Line: Books, elbow fractures and good times
Wow, there has been a fast and furious social buzz going on around town. I’ll try to catch you up on all the news.
I recently went to see one of the most glorious operas presented by the Los Angeles Opera — “Romeo and Juliette,”...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Opera (genre), Italy, Human Interest
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Creating links of support in the face of cancer
It started out as a small, personal gesture between friends. In October 2008, La Caņada Flintridge resident Kathy Waller gave her best friend a St. Christopher necklace as a sign of support and protection after her friend's diagnosis with breast cancer....Tags: Social Issues, Health and Medical Professionals, Human Body, Surgery, Mastectomy
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Kits for pink cupcakes honor late friend
When Theresa Deliberto's close friend Susan Dietrich approached her in 2001 and asked for support as she battled breast cancer, Deliberto didn't hesitate.
"She needed someone to be there all the time and she trusted me," Deliberto said. "She didn't want...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Chemotherapy, Human Body, Frosting and Icing, Marketing
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Football team raises cancer awareness at homecoming
There's a trend of sportsmanship in high school athletics this year and La Caņada High is getting in on the action. The Spartans football team did its best to tackle breast cancer during homecoming week before it squared off against South Pasadena Friday...Tags: Health, Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, South Pasadena, Volleyball
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Playing for a good cause
Digs trumped kills at La Caņada High girls' volleyball match against Rio Hondo League opponent South Pasadena. The Oct. 21 game was about more than just volleyball — it involved the Spartans' second annual Dig for the Cure. Leading up to the match,...Tags: John Wayne Cancer Institute, Los Angeles, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Body
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Around Town: Leading from the rear
The White House reaction to public criticism of the new TSA crotch pat-downs, enhanced searches and back-scatter X-ray scanning equipment, as implemented by our unprofessional and poorly trained TSA staff at airports, reminded me of Winston Churchill, the...Tags: Transportation Security Administration, White House, Barack Obama, Terrorism, Transportation
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La Caņada tops county's life expectancy list
La Caņada Flintridge topped the list of average life expectancies in Los Angeles County, according to a report released this week.
La Caņadans can expect to live an average life span of 87.8 years — 4.1 years longer than La Crescenta-Montrose...Tags: University of Southern California, La Crescenta, Montrose, Health and Medical Professionals, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Running, walking a Relay for Life
christopher.cadelago@ latimes.comWhen doctors 10 years ago diagnosed Mary Strauss with breast cancer, the retired bookkeeper was forced to confront a condition that for much of her life went unnamed. "Growing up, we never talked about cancer," said Strauss, 76, of La Caņada. "It was the...Tags: La Crescenta, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Johnny Carson, Health Organizations, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Online Dish: Facebook Bans Cancer Survivor's Mastectomy Photos Calling Them Pornographic
KIAHJoanne Jackson, a 40-year-old mother of two, recently had a photo shoot to commemorate her winning the ultimate battle with breast cancer. During the shoot she proudly showed her mastectomy scar. Jackson then decided to post the photos on Facebook. But...Tags: Pornography, Social Media, Relay for Life, Chemotherapy, Human Interest
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Vanessa Echols, Greg Warmoth end teaming on ‘bittersweet day’
The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel"We have been here for 15 years, and not to get sappy, but I'll be sitting next to you in the newsroom," Warmoth told Echols. "To the viewers, thank you for each and every morning turning us on and watching us."...
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