Cancer Support Community Pasadena’s (CSCP) first-ever virtual Angel Gala, A Night in Emerald City, was a record-breaking success for the organization. Thanks to the tremendous generosity of its virtual guests and partners in the community, CSCP raised $356,000, with unprecedented net revenue of $321,000, to support CSCP’s free programs and services for families facing cancer. […]
Rx Refills During the Pandemic As COVID-19 spreads, people who regularly take prescription drugs for chronic conditions, such as diabetes or high blood pressure, may be wondering what will happen with their refills. VA wants them to know it’s working hard to make sure prescriptions arrive on time and when they’re needed. We ask […]
Ask Phyllis! Reverse Mortgage Basics Dear Phyllis, I am an avid reader of your column. I am the executor of my parent’s estate. Several years ago, they obtained a reverse mortgage. My father passed last year, and my mother is in poor health. On the internet I have read horror stories about heirs […]
Edwin Daneelian of Tujunga was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2020 semester at Quinnipiac University. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C. Full-time students must complete at least 14 credits in a semester, with […]
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the constitutional right to vote, the historic La Cañada Thursday Club, which was founded in 1912, will be illuminated in purple and gold at dusk on Wednesday, Aug. 26 in honor of the “Forward Into Light” campaign. The official suffragette colors of purple and […]
The Sunland-Tujunga-Shadow Hills Rotary Club has reached out to local care-giving facilities to help keep medical staffers and their patients a little bit safer. During this pandemic, masks that are so critical in protecting patients and staff are often in short supply. Working to help fill gaps in the supply chain, the Rotary Club delivered […]
Adventist Health Glendale has, once again, been independently verified by U.S. News & World Report as one of 2020’s Best Hospitals in its annual ranking. The hospital, celebrating its 115th anniversary, is 12th among the 132 hospitals in the Los Angeles area and 20th in California from among 424 hospitals. These rankings place it, again, […]
Jestena Galvan, daughter of Jesse and Jamie Galvan, granddaughter of Jan and Nancy Detanna of La Crescenta, earned a place on the San Diego State University dean’s list after completing her junior year. Her major is interdisciplinary studies: psychology, counseling, social work. ____________ Elijah Eigenbrodt, Peter Hovland and Anissa Olona from Glendale, Andrew and Michael […]
Ask Phyllis! Buying During COVID Dear Phyllis, I am living in my mother’s house who recently passed. I am not the trustee but a beneficiary. My husband and I can only afford $500,000 and are looking in Palmdale. I need the money from my inheritance to complete the sale. With COVID everything is […]
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Stymied by COVID-19 restrictions to host an outdoor, garden-style gala in April, the Adventist Health Glendale Foundation dreamed up another way to present its annual recognition celebration and fundraiser – and called it Drive-In UNGala 2020! Unlike any prior gala produced by the foundation, Drive-In UNGala 2020 was […]