The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada recently celebrated the 76th annual installation of officers and board of directors. Members and guests were greeted by classical music provided by the LCHS string quartet at the Oakmont Country Club, where the gavel was ceremoniously passed to newly inaugurated Kiwanis President Joe Radabaugh from Immediate Past President Trish […]
More than 615 million people suffer from back pain globally and low back pain is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability worldwide, with an estimated 80% of people likely to experience it at some point in their lives. Lower back pain, especially when caused by spinal conditions, can significantly impact an individual’s quality […]
Oakmont League of Glendale members were privileged to hear Bruce Merritt present the story behind Damon’s, one of Glendale’s oldest restaurants, at a recent meeting. Merritt, a longtime Glendale resident who retired from law and is pursuing his interest in history, is the author of ‘St. Mark’s Journey: A History of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church” […]
Ramona Convent, a 19-acre campus with a rich history, prepares young women to be resilient people of faith who think critically in all facets of life. When the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary arrived in the Los Angeles area, they came with the vision, motivation and courage to create an educational […]
By Ruth SOWBY The volunteers of the McGroarty Arts Center decided to host an open-to-the-public Centennial Celebration of their historic landmark. On Saturday, Oct. 14, dozens of local residents joined staffers in commemorating the birthday of the Tujunga institution. The event opened with a dedication of the Center, originally the house belonging to John Steven McGroarty, […]
By Ruth SOWBY The Verdugo Hills Council’s 48th Annual Big Strike Auction, titled “Adventures in Paradise,” was held on Friday, Oct. 20. The event transported guests to the Islands courtesy of the South Bay Luaus. Spirited Polynesian dances, led by Manuel Conception, began the entertainment at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. “The Big Strike and Friends […]
The following students are named to Emerson College’s dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester. The requirement to make dean’s list is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester. Isabel Moon of La Cañada, who is majoring in theatre and performance and is a member of the Class of 2023; Liquan […]
The Village Poets of Sunland-Tujunga invites poets and friends of poetry to its monthly reading held in person on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 4:30 p.m. at Bolton Hall Museum, 10110 Commerce Ave. in Tujunga. The October reading features Ambika Talwar and Susan Suntree. Talwar is an India-born author, wellness consultant, artist and educator whose […]
Tables, covered with red-checkered tablecloths studded with flickering tea light candles, was the ambiance at the Thursday Club’s Welcome Back Barbecue attended by 122 members and guests. The event, held in the club’s courtyard at 4440 Woodleigh Lane in La Cañada Flintridge, was hosted by the club’s board of directors led by Joani Bartoli-Porto, […]
The Preamble “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” Using […]