From Tuesday, Aug. 7 through Friday, Aug. 10, four Scouts and four adults from La Crescenta’s Troop 319 embarked on a backpacking trip to summit Mt. Whitney, the highest mountain in the contiguous United States at a height of 14,505 feet. On Aug. 10, they made their goal and reached the summit. Pictured from left […]
Laser Pay Check Co. has been selected for the 2012 Best of La Crescenta Awards in the Payroll Preparation services La Crescenta Award Program committee. Laser Pay Check Co. is located at 3853 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. Rima Bedevian is the owner.
The La Crescenta Woman’s Club Evening Section recently donated $400 to Saddles for Soldiers, a therapeutic program for returning veterans with PTSD or substance abuse problems. The program utilizes equine therapy along with conventional therapy. The program is based at Shadow Hills Riding Club in Shadow Hills. Along with the veterans program, the club administers […]
International Art Day 2012 was the kick-off for the Art Day games on Aug. 10. Art Day was started in 1998 by writer/painter Becky Mate and was proclaimed by Glendale mayors for the past six years. Award-winning designer Eugenia May-Montt, originally from Central America, suggested Olympic-like events to help celebrate the day dedicated to […]
Veterans Administration and Labor Offer Job Training Aid By Andy GERO VA and the Department Of Labor announced that unemployed veterans can apply for financial assistance to help cover the costs of job training. The Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) – created as part of the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act of 2011 – […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? How to sell a cluttered home Dear Phyllis, My mother wants to sell her home and move to senior housing in Orange County to be near my brother and his children. She has been in her home for more than 30 years and the amount of clutter she has collected […]
Christopher Lee of La Cañada Flintridge participated in Berklee College of Music’s 2012 commencement held recently in Boston at Boston University’s Agganis Arena. Lee received a Bachelor of Music in Performance from the president of Berklee College of Music, Roger Brown. Brown presented honorary doctor of music degrees to the Eagles, 27-time Grammy Award winner […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Supporters of the efforts to rebuild the war memorial at Two Strike Park were armed with daubers (markers) and a winning spirit on Friday, meeting at Holy Redeemer Healy Hall for a night of bingo. The fundraiser was co-chaired by Andy Gero, Mike Baldwin and Lynn McGinnis from the American Legion Post […]
Leslie Woodbury, at left in glasses, watches as a sample of her chili is tasted at the annual chili cook-off held at the La Crescenta Library on Aug. 11. Woodbury’s Home Grown Chili took second place in the competition and all the ingredients were grown in her backyard. For her efforts, she won a $15 […]
Jane Barnett, former chairman of the Republican Party – Los Angeles County, was honored by California Republican state chairman Tom Del Beccaro at a convention held in Burbank on Aug. 12. Barnett was recognized for her dedication to the Boy Scouts and to the Republication party. Her years of service date back to the days […]