Five Acres hosted its annual holiday open house on Thursday and the support from the community was abundant with more than 200 supporters and their families in attendance. Special guests included Emily Deschanel (“Bones”) who read “The Night Before Christmas” to the children in attendance, Matthew Lillard (“Scooby Doo,” “The Descendents”), Tena Clark and Michelle […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Guests of all ages enjoyed an early morning breakfast at the La Crescenta Woman’s Club on Saturday. At first it was all about the sausage and pastries with kids moving from table to table making pine cone Christmas trees and sewing gingerbread men. A big attraction was the chance to climb onto […]
The Montrose-La Crescenta Kiwanis Club hosted the fourth annual bowling tournament for their division at Montrose Bowl with clubs invited to participate from Glendale, Glendale Gateway, Highland Park, Eagle Rock, Hollywood-Los Feliz, Verdugo Hills, La Cañada and the La Cañada AM clubs. A large crowd was there to root for their teams. Pizza was served […]
Six young students from La Cañada Elementary School were proclaimed ‘Terrific Kids’ by members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada at a recent meeting of the club at Van de Kamp Hall at Descanso Gardens. The young people honored are students of teachers Kimberly Lauxen, Dale Freyberger, Maria Evelyn and Chris Edsey. Each student […]
Dilbeck Real Estate Real Living, Studio City office quickly mobilized with a collection for the victims of the devastating typhoon that hit central Philippines. Thank you to the agents who took time out of their busy schedules to collect much-needed items for the victims of the recent storms in the Philippines. Sales partner Rebecca Chan […]
Kiwanis Club of La Cañada member Al Restivo was honored for 40 years of service to Kiwanis and entered into the Legion of Honor by Kiwanis Club President Tom Passanisi at a recent meeting at Descanso Gardens. Restivo joined the Kiwanis Club of Eastchester New York in November 1973 and served as the club’s president […]
The Salvation Army – Glendale held its annual Kettle Kick Off Breakfast on Nov. 22. Catered by The Spot Gourmet, the breakfast launched the popular kettle collections found across the Glendale community. According to its website, local Salvation Army units raise funds to support their local services. There is no national fund raising in The […]
A warm and enthusiastic audience of members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada greeted Sister Carolyn McCormack, president of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, at the club’s weekly meeting at Van de Camp Hall at Descanso Gardens. The affable Dominican nun was the main program for the club. She spoke mainly about how the school […]
Eleven young ladies have been selected as finalists for the 2014 Miss La Cañada Flintridge Royal Court, with the Miss LCF court being announced this Friday, Dec. 6 at the Festival in Lights at Memorial Park, from 4 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Strength in academics, sports, extracurricular activities and volunteerism were among the qualities the […]