By Robin GOLDSWORTHY n estimated 180 people filled the council rooms of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital on Saturday night, all hoping to be yelling out the word “bingo!” to win their share of $1850 in prize money. The night was hosted by the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce and the money the chamber raised will […]
Twenty-seven young women from La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Glendale and Tujunga will be honored by the Glendale Chapter of National Charity League, Inc. on Feb. 11 at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena. The annual Senior Presentation Ball is a tradition for the Chapter, highlighting and thanking the Class of 2017 for their 6,569 […]
By Pat KRAMER In this day and age it’s not uncommon for people to try to meet someone online through one of the many well-known dating sites. But as more people have chosen to trust unknown others with their hearts, a criminal element has developed, seeking to scam people at a time when they are […]
Residents living in and around the La Crescenta area can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. Gethsemane Lutheran Church will host this community event on Feb. 17. Screenings can check for: • The level of plaque buildup in your arteries, […]
Caroline Fontes of La Cañada was one of 327 students named to Denison University’s 2016 fall semester dean’s list by Provost Kim Coplin. Students who achieve dean’s list status have maintained a grade point average of 3.7 or better (out of 4.0) for the semester. Fontes is a graduate of La Cañada High School and […]
La Crescenta native Cmdr. Amy Lynn Bryer, Continuing Promise 2017’s lead dentist who is attached to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia, assembles a tent in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala in support of Continuing Promise 2017 (CP-17). The team assembled tents following the mission’s arrival in the country. CP-17 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval […]
When Indy Cars Roared in Montrose – Part 2 Last week I wrote about the Valley Machine Shop, located at 3512 Ocean View, where Augustine and Bailey Glass is today. In the 1930s, a famous racecar builder, Paul Fromm, owned that shop and produced some winning Indy and sprint cars there. I’m reprinting some memoirs […]
Community That Cares – Even More in 2017 As the newly elected president of the Crescenta Valley Town Council, I am honored to serve the people of La Crescenta and Montrose alongside a slate of completely new officers – Mike Claessens (vice president), Mariam Barnes (treasurer), Aram Ordubegian (recording secretary), and Sophal Ear (corresponding secretary). […]
Dignity Health-Glendale Memorial Hospital took part in the recent Great Kindness Challenge, a nationwide kindness movement that took place Jan. 23-27. As part of the Great Kindness Challenge, Dr. Antonio Zamorano, a physician at Dignity Health-Glendale Memorial Hospital, hosted a kindness teddy bear clinic, which included age-appropriate preventive health care tips, with the first grade […]
On Feb. 3, Dr. Jeffrey Hein of Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) brought a prototype Mars rover for the children of the Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School to explore. The children observed some cool technology in action as the miniature prototype rover safely navigated over wooden obstacles, as well as giggling kids’ tummies! The Darling Ducklings were […]