By Michael J. ARVIZU Over the past 150 years, Victor Hugo’s 1862 masterpiece novel “Les Misérables” has been adapted for the stage, the screen, television and even comic books. And now, for possibly the first time, the novel has been adapted for the pulpit. First Baptist Church of La Crescenta Pastor Robert Flanders has seen […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The scene is all too familiar: Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of God, is born in the middle of a cold night in Bethlehem after his parents Joseph and Mary, unable to secure lodging for the night, are forced to take shelter in a barn. Surrounded by farm animals, the infant […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce held its 100th annual association meeting and election of officers at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy on Dec. 11. Joel Peterson, chairman of the nominating committee and immediate past chairman of the board, presented the chamber’s slate of officers and directors for 2013. The chamber […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Glendale Community College staff held a brief prayer service at the school’s flagpole on Thursday morning for the victims of last Friday’s mass shootings in Connecticut. Jenny McMahon, who works in the college’s admissions and records office, organized the service. She was not at GCC the day of the shooting. […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church will present its second annual Christmas Jam and Community Sing-a-long from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 16. The free event will feature the voices of the church band, the Tri-M and Belles groups from Crescenta Valley High School, and a few children […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU La Cañada residents gathered at Memorial Park on Friday evening for the city’s annual Festival in Lights. Sponsored by the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce, the event featured food, music, snow, reindeer, and a visit from Santa Claus himself who arrived in a motorcade of police cars and fire trucks […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU At Crescenta Valley Church, preparing for Christmas is a church community effort. It can be seen in everything, from the sanctuary Christmas tree to church decorations, and even the Christmastime events themselves. Most of the ornaments in the church Christmas tree are hand-made by church members, as are the decorations in […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The Glendale Community College Orchestra presents its annual fall concert in the college auditorium on Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. In honor of the college’s 85th anniversary, the orchestra will be performing pieces from around the time of GCC’s founding in 1927. The orchestra’s featured work will be George Gershwin’s “American […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Glendale Community College experienced its second power outage in less than a week on Tuesday evening, forcing the college to close the campus and cancel classes. After the power could not be restored Tuesday evening, college interim Superintendent/President Dr. Jim Riggs made the decision to cancel Wednesday classes and close the […]
Organizers of the 36th annual Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade will have a “star-studded” affair celebrating the Curiosity Rover and JPL Mars Science Laboratory team. By Michael J. ARVIZU Geeks rejoice! This year’s Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade will boldly go where no parade has gone before as personalities from the worlds of science fiction and real […]