By Bethany BROWN Crescenta Valley High School performing arts teachers, spouses and members of The Group Rep – Brent Beerman and Kathi Chaplar – will be directing “Promises, Promises” this holiday season at the Lonny Chapman Theatre in North Hollywood, 10900 Burbank Blvd. The onstage musical will be performed through Sunday, Jan. 15 following opening […]
Paul Carafotes, author of the children’s book series “Charlie Bubbles,” and his wife Toni Ann stopped by the Glendale Area Schools Credit Union on Friday morning to sign copies of his books and meet with local fans. The credit union also gave away copies of the books to grateful readers. Photos by Bethany BROWN
By Bethany BROWN The Glendale Area Schools Credit Union is sponsoring a free book giveaway and book signing with local author Paul Carafotes on Friday, Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon. Carafotes is known for his “Charlie Bubbles” storybook series that first began with the publication of “The Adventures of Charlie Bubbles” in 2012. […]
By Bethany BROWN In recognition of Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital is holding its 7th Annual Suicide Awareness and Prevention Conference on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The conference – co-hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – is free to attend with registration in advance and […]
By Bethany BROWN Hearts for Siblings – a community formed for people who have siblings with disabilities – celebrated its official launch at the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA on Saturday, Aug. 6. Rachel Lee, a senior at Village Christian School and founder of the group, said that the launch went extremely well. The mission of Hearts […]
Veterans of American Legion Post 288 and VFW Post 1614 are looking for players. By Bethany BROWN The 10th annual Veterans Community Bingo Night – presented by American Legion Post 288 and VFW Post 1614 – will be held on Friday, Aug. 19 in Healy Hall at Holy Redeemer Church. Doors will open at 4:30 […]
By Bethany BROWN With the help from volunteers local food garden will again be feeding families in need. The Crescenta Valley Lions Club was recently awarded a grant by the California Lions Club to replenish the community garden at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. Since the development of the garden in 2012 the […]
By Bethany BROWN Rachel Lee, a senior at Village Christian School, and Chloe Chong, a junior at Flintridge Preparatory School, first bonded over their shared experiences of growing up with a disabled sibling. They discussed how the siblings of those with disabilities can often feel isolated, that they can’t express their own feelings outwardly, may […]
By Bethany BROWN The “Rosemont Bowl” was held on Saturday evening, June 4, at Rosemont Middle School as parents, students – current and former – and community members gathered in the school amphitheater to listen to a medley of live music performed by the RMS Music Dept. This was also the opportunity to bid farewell […]
By Bethany BROWN In partnership with UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind (SBSM), Glendale Unified School District has created a state-of-the-art fitness studio at all secondary schools to benefit the health of the GUSD student community for years to come. The studios have officially been added to all middle schools across the district and studios […]