Notes & Nods

Rivers to Present at Celebration Service Classically trained Shakespearian actor Gerald C. Rivers will present Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech on Sunday, Feb. 26 during the 10 a.m. Celebration Service at Center for Spiritual Living – La Crescenta. Rivers’ djembe drumming group will also perform. Kim Yarbrough, season two […]

GUSD Adopts Safe Haven Resolution

By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday, the Glendale Unified School District board voted unanimously and enthusiastically to adopt the Safe Haven resolution introduced several weeks ago, expressly supporting all district students regardless of immigration status. The board heard extensive public testimony in favor of the resolution at its regular meeting of Feb. 7 including comments from […]

Veterans Corner

By Andy Gero Veterans or Survivors Filing for Benefits There are different ways a veteran or their survivors may file for benefits. The procedure must be submitted in accordance with the Veterans Administration guidelines. First you must file form VA Form 21-0966 “Intent To File” for benefits.  This form must be filed only once. There […]

CVHS’s Spring Musical, “The Phantom of the Opera”

CVHS’s Spring Musical, “The Phantom of the Opera”

By Nicole MOORE Crescenta Valley High School’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” will dazzle audience members for a one-week engagement held in the school’s MacDonald Auditorium. The show times of the iconic musical are Feb. 24, Feb. 25, March 3 and March 4 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 26 at […]

»Montrose Shopping Park News

»Montrose Shopping Park News

Come Taste The Wine, Come Hear The Bands! To borrow a line from the musical “Cabaret,” the Montrose Shopping Park invites you to come to our version of cabaret: an evening of wine sampling and hors d’oeuvres munching at our first annual Spring Wine Walk on Saturday, March 18 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., […]

More than Fighting Fires

More than Fighting Fires

Local fire departments can be found responding to a variety of incidents during heavy rainfall. By Charly SHELTON The fire department is responsible for fighting fires year round, but in a storm, the responsibilities increase. From swift water rescues to combatting blazes during a storm, the fire department receives a lot of calls. Glendale Fire […]

Live Well Senior Program at GAMC

As part of the GAMC Live Well Senior Program, Join Amir Rafie, MD will be discussing the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) on Feb. 25 at Scholl Canyon Estates in Glendale. TAVR is a cardiac surgery that enables patients to receive a new heart valve without undergoing open heart surgery. TAVR emerged an advanced and […]

People Making News

Kristin Hicks, Lois Lee and Sean Park of La Crescenta have been named to the Whitworth University provost’s honor roll for fall semester 2016. The students qualified for the academic honor society by maintaining a grade point average of at least 3.75 during the semester. Located in Spokane, Washington, Whitworth is a private, liberal arts […]

Symphony of a Great City » Nestor CASTIGLIONE

About 20 years ago the late Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara professed himself delighted to be able to compose music in this era. No longer were composers bound to this or that predominating style. Rather, in an era where the consensus on what direction modern music was moving had been shattered into thousands of arrow points, […]

Weather in the Foothills

Weather in the Foothills

“It’s raining – it’s pouring …” –The Observer, a 1909 weekly newspaper Yes, it has been raining and sometimes pouring. And after a few days’ break, it begins to rain and pour once again. The surrounding hillsides are green and swimming pools have filled to deck-level throughout the Crescenta Valley. At this point of the […]