Classes at CSL Dr. Marc Anthony’s “Accelerate Your Health” classes are in September. The workshops are every Wednesday in September from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Living-La Crescenta. Register by calling (818) 249-1045. The cost is $20 per class. Sept. 23: How you should move. Sept. 30: Natural […]
St. Bede the Venerable Catholic Church is celebrating more than 10,000 Korean martyrs at a Mass and reception on Sep. 20 at 5:30 p.m. One-hundred-and-three martyrs were canonized en masse in May 1984. Another 124 were beatified in 2014 by Pope Francis. The Catholic Church in Korea was founded by lay people who sacrificed […]
‘RESISTING THE DARKNESS’ AT GLENDALE ADULT REC CENTER Today, Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. Prof. Armen T. Marsoobian will give an illustrated talk on “Resisting the Darkness: The Story of an Islamized Armenian Family, 1915-1918” at the Glendale Adult Recreation Center. Marsoobian is a professor and chair of philosophy at Southern Connecticut State University […]
By James M. GARREN Mozart wrote his first symphony when he was 8 years old. Michael Jackson at 10 was signed by Motown with the Jackson 5. At 16, Taylor Swift released her first big hit, “Tim McGraw.” Now Ray Goren, 15 years old, slams the world with his EP “Songs for You.” At 3 […]
The LA County Fair is entering the last 10 days of the season! If you haven’t been out to see all the fried goodness and cute animals, now is the time. Try the Fried Slim Fast Bar – becasue you know … healthy. The baby goats are in and very playful back at the farm […]
Don José Verdugo Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated Constitution Week by placing displays at the La Cañada Flintridge and Montrose libraries to encourage citizens to reflect on America’s heritage. The National Society DAR is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding this year, which makes this observance especially important. The principles of DAR […]
Nick Virgallito, a longtime resident of the Crescenta Valley, celebrated his 100th birthday at Mountview Retirement where he resides. Nick was born on Sept. 5, 1915 to Italian immigrants who settled in Ohio. At 18 years old he came to the Crescenta Valley with the Civilian Conservation Corps to build roads and check dams […]
Ask Phyllis! Is Home Staging Necessary? Dear Phyllis, I met with a real estate agent who wants me to move my furniture out of several of my home’s rooms so a stager can bring in rented furniture. This seems like a lot of trouble and I am not sure […]
Belmont Village Senior Living Burbank held an opening reception recently for the new photography exhibit called “American Heroes: Portraits of Service,” which features the images and stories of WWII-era veterans. Each resident veteran was presented with a copy of photographer Thomas Sanders’ book, “The Last Good War: The Faces and Voices of WWII” and […]