By Shana LiVIGNI On Tuesday, Oct. 27, the La Cañada Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild held its annual Book & Authors Luncheon at the La Cañada Country Club. President Mary Lou Morrison welcomed the 200+ attendees then introduced one of the recipients of the Guild’s funds, 21-year-old Melissa Sanchez. Sanchez suffers from several major disabilities and from […]
Robin GOLDSWORTHY Preparing for the winter wind and rain by reviewing past fire and flood events in the Crescenta Valley was the topic of the Oct. 19 meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley. “We dodged a bullet but the gun is still loaded and cocked,” said society president Mike Lawler to the record-breaking […]
Red Cross hosts night of fun The Glendale-CV Red Cross is hosting its annual Comedy Night emceed by Fritz Coleman on Nov. 1. Coleman and other talented stand-up comics will put on two shows for the benefit of the Red Cross Chapter. Show times are 6:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. at the Glendale Centre Theatre. […]
In our town, the eerie, witchy world of Halloween turns whacky and wonderful at the La Crescenta Woman’s Club. At least that was true last Saturday night at the club’s Hallooo-weeen party where black cats cavorted with cows, Santa sashayed with Zorro, pirates pirouetted with prisoners, and a bevy of witches were sexy instead of […]
Backstage Tour of the Historic Alex Theatre A backstage tour of the Alex Theatre takes place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. The theatre is a remnant of the grand movie palaces that were a highlight of the golden age of Hollywood. It has been lovingly restored and serves the city today as its […]
More than 200 members of the Foothills communities attended the Thursday Club’s “Think Pink – Come Together for the Cure” tea on Oct. 15 at the Thursday Clubhouse in La Cañada. It was the first time in the Thursday Club’s nearly 100-year history that the community was invited to be guests at the first Program […]
HSCV to host The Pinecrest Flood of ’78 In 1975, the front range of the San Gabriel Mountains above La Crescenta burned off, setting the stage for several mudslides in the years immediately after. In 1978, a massive debris flow came out of Shields Canyon and tore through the new subdivision of Pinecrest, damaging several […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The breakfast bell rang out across the Crescenta Valley last Saturday and the crowds responded. For the second year, the Crescenta Valley Town Council hosted its annual pancake breakfast to an almost sell out crowd on the quad at CV High School. Though figures are still being calculated, organizer Frank Beyt said […]
Kay Linden is named new chairmen of board of directors On Thursday, Sept. 24 during a brief ceremony, La Cañada resident Kay Linden assumed the role of chairmen of the board of the YMCA of the Foothills. Linden thanked outgoing chairmen Sam E Longo Jr. for his commitment of time and dedication to the YMCA, […]
Celebrity gala tickets available Evening with the Stars Celebrity Gala benefiting the Desi Geestman Foundation takes place on Saturday, Oct. 10 at The Gilmore Adobe at The Grove; 6301 W. Third Street in Los Angeles. Tickets to this star-studded gala are $75 per person and include dinner, silent auction, entertainment and much more. Cameras will […]