Not Looking A Day Over 99

By Brandon HENSLEY Early Wednesday afternoon, former La Crescenta Woman’s Club President Deanna Alfeld stood in front a full dining hall with glasses raised, ready to toast a special day. “A hundred years ago eight ladies organized our club to do community service and other philanthropic works,” Alfeld said into a microphone. “A hundred years […]

Stormy weather doesn’t dampen holiday celebration

By Brandon HENSLEY The weather outside was frightful – or, at least rainy. But the Christmas party inside the La Crescenta Woman’s Club turned out to be delightful, as over 80 community members joined in celebrating the kickoff to the club’s 100-year anniversary Monday night. The event was hosted by the Historical Society of the […]

Our Lady of Lourdes School in Tujunga turns 61

It was 61 years ago this fall when three nuns, Bernice Fay and 225 children became the first teachers and students of Our Lady of Lourdes School. On Sept. 13, 1949, Sisters Mary Carla, Mary Baptist, Mary Gilberta and “Miss Fay” began teaching first through sixth grade. They squeezed into four classrooms and an assembly […]