By Michael J. ARVIZU Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church (CVUMC) held its fifth annual Empty Bowls fundraiser on Nov. 10 where, for $15, guests could buy a handmade ceramic bowl and fill it with their choice of soup provided by area restaurants. But the event was about more than just eating a gourmet soup. The […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Jeanie Kay arrived Friday evening at St. George Episcopal Church’s first All Souls’ Lantern Festival with a heavy heart. The church member has just lost her father, Bill Steinmetz, to cancer the previous day. Kay was one of about 30 Episcopalians who gathered on the church’s patio to remember family and […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Vanessa Manjarrez, 17, a senior at Mayfield Senior School, was selected as the 95th Tournament of Roses Queen in a ceremony at Tournament House in Pasadena on Tuesday morning. The queen and her court will reign over the 124th Tournament of Roses Parade and 99th Rose Bowl Game on New Year’s […]
The Donoghues have faced cancer and loss, but count on a community of support… By Michael J. ARVIZU For the past four years, St. James the Less parishioner and La Crescenta resident Sharon Donoghue has had to battle a series of unfortunate events in her life. In 2008, both of her parents passed away within […]
The congregation of Christian Life Church prepares to celebrate its 90th anniversary – with or without a sanctuary. By Michael J. ARVIZU At first glance, Christian Life Church at the corner of Ramsdell and Montrose avenues does not really look like a church. It is by no means big. Its worship space can only seat […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Vanessa Manjarrez, 17, a senior at Mayfield Senior School, was selected as the 95th Tournament of Roses Queen in a ceremony at Tournament House in Pasadena on Tuesday morning. The queen and her court will reign over the 124th Tournament of Roses Parade and 99th Rose Bowl Game on New Year’s […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Seven young women were selected to the 2013 Tournament of Roses Royal Court in Pasadena on Monday morning. The seven princesses were selected out of a group of 33 who vied for an opportunity to ride on the royal float during the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day. The […]
The scene is all part of flash mob fun. By Michael J. ARVIZU Glendale Community College Mass Communications 101 students staged a flash mob outside the campus auditorium building on Sept. 20 as part of an extra credit project. About 76 students participated in the exercise, which involved students from four mass communications classes taught […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Retired Glendale Community College Latin American studies professor Carlos Ugalde completed a six-day, roughly 500-mile bicycle ride from San Francisco to his home in Alhambra on Saturday to raise funds for the Dumay Ecovillage Project, a new housing development that will provide homes to 60 families displaced by the 2010 7.0-magnitude […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU This summer, Open Bible Church in Tujunga welcomes Washington state native Pastor Ron Storebo as its newest leader, taking the reigns from former Pastor Mike Shaffer. Storebo and wife Jennifer arrived at the church from their hometown of Spokane in June. Now living in Sun Valley, Storebo and Jennifer are the […]