NCL Glendale Welcomes Newest Members

“They look so young and so adorable,” was a comment constantly overheard at the recent National Charity League Glendale’s new member orientation of incoming sixth grade girls held at 12 Oaks Retirement Lodge. The girls and their moms join a long line of NCL volunteers from the foothill communities serving those in need in the […]

Happy Anniversary

The staff of Mountview Retirement Community recently celebrated the one year anniversary of its ActivCare unit. Shown are MBA, Executive Director Laura Carrillo, LVN, Nursing Services Director Elva Ledesma, Marketing Director Sheri McCrea, Community Relations Toni Williamson, Resident Relations Director Lysa Gaignard, Personnel Coordinator Gordana Sipovac, Food Services Director Jose Benitez, Activity Director Angie Hernandez, […]

Kiwanis to Recognize Rev. Lindeman and LCF Clergy

The Reverend Clifford “Skip” Lindeman, pastor of the La Cañada Congregational Church, and all of the clergy of the city will be recognized on Wednesday, June 8 at a special Clergy Recognition Day Luncheon sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada and Descanso Gardens Van de Kamp Hall. The public is invited. The special […]

Katherine Reinhard Williams Celebrates100th Birthday

Family and friends of Katherine Reinhard Williams celebrated the centenarian’s birthday on May 14. Born in 1911 in a house on Los Feliz Boulevard at Vermont, Williams was about 3 years old when the family moved to Montrose due to her brother’s asthma. The family lived on Glenada Avenue in a stone house, one of […]

Hollywood Movie Shines Spotlight on Helping Haiti

La Cañada Presbyterian Church will be screening “Eyes to See” on Friday night, June 3 at 7 p.m. as part of its Faith Missions Outreach. There will be a Q&A after with the filmmakers. La Crescenta resident and filmmaker David de Vos traveled to Haiti with a missions team right after the Jan. 12, 2010 […]

Disney Launches Plenty at Anaheim Resort

By Charly SHELTON Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls: This week, the Happiest Place on Earth gets a little bit happier with the addition of two new rides and a new parade. The classic film, “The Little Mermaid” will come to life like never before in an all new attraction at Disney’s California Adventure Park. […]

Brilliant Season End for SCO

By Ted AYALA Amid the din of the ecstatically raucous coda of Revueltas’ La Noche de los Mayas (The Night of the Mayas) – reverberating thunderously through Occidental College’s Thorne Hall after the last blazing chord cut forth – and with the audience at the Santa Cecilia Orchestra’s (SCO) end of season concert erupting into […]

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QUEST FOR A CAUSE: A FUNDRAISING ADVENTURE The Salvation Army’s Safe Place Program presents a driving scavenger hunt through Glendale on Saturday, June 4 to benefit services to teens. Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the Adult Recreation Center, 201 E. Colorado St. The adventure begins at 10 a.m. Teams should have two to four […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: My soon to be 40 daughter is a beautiful, intelligent woman except when it comes to her relationships. Because of bad choices, she found herself alone with four children, but managed to put herself through nursing school, first for her LVN and then RN. I sometimes feel that she thinks she’s not deserving of […]

Networking Dos and Don’ts

“Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.” H. Jackson Brown You wouldn’t want to miss an opportunity to meet a potential client, a new friend or to find out what is going on in the Crescenta Valley. A great way to not miss out on any of these opportunities is to join us at […]