By Mary O’KEEFE The 33rd Annual Smart-A-Thon was held on March 14 at the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. The event, which included lunch, trivia questions and surprises for 24 teams, is a fundraiser for the Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Education Fund. The fund was started in 1990 and since then has donated over […]
By Julie BUTCHER “Twenty million people will die,” said a local Glendalian protesting at the Tesla dealership on Saturday in the Americana shopping mall who explained his sign urging the restoration of the federal PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) funding. “That’s at least 20 million people – according to this report: https://pepfarreport.org/ – and that’s more […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The seventh annual Spring Wine Walk was held on March 15 replacing for many the warning to beware of the ides of March and instead toast it! The Wine Walk is an opportunity to not only taste delicious wine but to learn about the many shops the Montrose Shopping Park hosts. The […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Students get hands-on experience while learning about healthcare options. On March 7, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital hosted 72 local high school students for its annual Healthcare Day of Discovery. Hands-on activities and career panels with health professionals and more showcased various healthcare career paths, including CPR and emergency services, forensics, Narcan care […]
By Julie BUTCHER “For years, you’ve been asked for the greatest amount of preservation of Rockhaven with the least amount of change,” Glendale resident Lisa Morris addressed the Glendale City Council at its Tuesday night meeting, “but what you are doing takes out four of nine rooms. I want to walk into it and see […]
By Mikaela STONE I“want America to have a future and I want all of us to have a future in America,” Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) student protestor and Students Demand Action member “Heather” stated in her speech to the assembled CVHS student protestors. Student-led campus organizations, such as the Black Student Union, the Gay […]
Pain at the … Newspaper In this week’s paper (and last week’s and the next two weeks) is a notice that we have to increase the rate of our subscriptions from $65 to $72 effective April 1. This increase is about 10%, painful but necessary. Then on Tuesday I received a notice from our printer […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This month is Irish American Heritage Month. I know there are some who do not see the value in months dedicated to one subject or one culture. The reasoning appears to be we should honor these cultures or pay attention to these specific issues all year long, which would be true if […]
Updates in bold below. By Mary O’KEEFE Though the Los Angeles Breakfast Club celebrated its 100th birthday on March 5 the celebration continues. The Club meets at 7 a.m. on Wednesdays at Friendship Auditorium at 3201 Riverside Drive in LA. Joanna Linkchorst discovered the Los Angeles Breakfast Club when a friend found a blurb about it […]
Smart-A-Thon This Week On Friday, March 14 the Mary Pinola/CV Chamber Education Fund is having its 33rd annual Smart-A-Thon at USC-VHH from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Individuals may sign up to participate or a group of four can participate as a team. Tickets are $60 for individuals, $200 for a team. For sign-up forms […]