By Michael J. ARVIZU St. George’s Episcopal Church in La Cañada will host a fine arts show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 21 and 22 in the church hall. The show will present the fine arts, ceramics and photography work of local artists. Featured artists include Mims Ellis, Robin Cohen, Babs Fine, […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU First Baptist Church of La Crescenta held the first of two Concerts Under the Stars on Sunday night. The concert was held to promote the activities of the Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition (CVDAPC), which hopes to create awareness of drug issues in the community. Sunday night’s concert featured […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Just what, exactly, is the best technique when it comes to watermelon seed spitting? Sabrina Gonzalez might know. She has been working the watermelon seed spitting booth at the Lions Club Sunland-Tujunga Watermelon Festival for the past five years. The key to successful watermelon seed spitting is, she said, getting a […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU On a relatively quiet stretch of Commerce Avenue as it intersects Valmont Street in Tujunga, next to stucco homes and apartment complexes, one cobblestone building surrounded by a park with manicured grass, maple trees and a tall evergreen stands out – Bolton Hall Historical Museum. The museum celebrates its 100th anniversary […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU, Leonard COUTIN, Jason KUROSU and Mary O’KEEFE At its foundation, National Night Out turns back time to the cop-on-the-beat era when law enforcement and firefighters knew the local businesses and neighbors. NNO also tries to bring back the philosophy of neighbors helping neighbors. Although logical and altruistic, this concept had been […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU St. Bede the Venerable Church Associate Pastor Rev. Kevin Kester passed away early Tuesday morning after a long illness, the church announced on Wednesday. He was 63. A native of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, Kester began his pastoral assignment at St. Bede in 2003. An Air Force “brat,” Kester entered St. […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Monsignor Thomas Doyle, pastor emeritus of St. James the Less Church in La Crescenta, passed away Monday morning, the church announced this week. He was 83. Born in 1930 in County Waterford, Ireland, Doyle was ordained a priest in 1954 at the age of 24 and served in parishes in Norwalk, […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Muslim members of the Islamic Congregation of La Cañada Flintridge (ICLCF) hosted the seventh annual Ramadan interfaith potluck on July 12 at the La Cañada Community Center, in celebration and sharing of the holy month of Ramadan’s daily ritual of the breaking of the fast – the evening meal of iftar. […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Dr. David Viar, Glendale Community College’s newest superintendent/president, formally met and shook hands with about 50 of his faculty and staff during a welcome reception held at the college on Monday afternoon. Viar officially took over the college’s top job on Monday, replacing Supt./President Dr. Jim Riggs. Riggs was hired on […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU For the first time since its dedication in 1923, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena is offering guided tours to the general public. The first set of tours was offered to about 200 guests on Saturday morning after a ribbon cutting ceremony inaugurating the tours took place outside of Stadium A gate. […]