Some kids in neighboring school districts — and private schools too — are already back at the books. I’m sure they are thinking that summer ended entirely too soon. Our own kids here in town are having a few more days to relax before the lazy days of summer end.
Even though the social activities are still pretty much summer snoozing, the onslaughts of autumn activities are just on the horizon. This week’s column will be about gathering the necessary steam for the busy days ahead.
While I might call this kind of reporting “bit & pieces” my California-born grandsons, Aidan and Lucan who have been recently transplanted in England and are already adopting the Queen’s English, would say — “Bits & Bobs.”
Take a curtsy Nancy Rappard. Congratulations on your election as the 40th president of the La Cañada Junior Women’s Club.
Rappard, a two-year member of the club, has chosen “Imagine your Impact” as the theme for her year. “I believe that even a small change can create a chain reaction leading to a large scale change. I’m looking forward to a spectacular year helping women and children in many different ways, especially at Elizabeth House, a shelter for homeless pregnant women and their babies, as well as the Ronald McDonald House.”
Rappard was born in Kanpur, India where her father, who worked for Caltech, was developing the University of Kanpur’s scientific library collection. She was raised in Pasadena and graduated from Mayfield Senior School. She received a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in elementary education. For several years she was an elementary school teacher.
