NOTES & NODS

This Week at LCIF Start the New Year right by joining Lutheran Church in the Foothills to celebrate the baptism of our Lord on Jan. 19. Children, youth, and adults are invited to come at 9 a.m. for Bible study. Stephen Robertson, Children, Youth, and Family director will lead worship with a sermon called “The […]

People Making News

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2019-20 academic year. Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must complete a minimum of 12 graded […]

Craig Receives Honorary Doctorate

Honorary doctorates, the highest honor conferred upon ordained ministers, licensed practitioners and laypersons by the Centers for Spiritual Living, announced the eight individuals who were nominated and approved to receive honorary doctorates for 2020. Among the recipients of the Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree was Reverend Doctor Beverly Craig of Center for Spiritual Living – […]

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MEETING OF THE WOMEN’S CIVIC LEAGUE OF GLENDALE The eight candidates for Glendale City Council will participate on Jan. 23 in a candidate forum hosted by the Women’s Civic League of Glendale. Lunch and meeting will be held at the Elks Lodge in Glendale beginning with the 11:30 a.m. meeting and 11:45 a.m. lunch. Bring […]

‘Doctor Dolittle’ Returns – Again

‘Doctor Dolittle’ Returns – Again

By Susan JAMES It’s been 22 years since the guy who talks with animals graced our screens. Writer-director Stephen Gaghan and the Downeys, Robert and Susan, have decided the time is right for another revisit. Each time around we get a new take. In 1967, Rex Harrison did his Henry Higgins shtick with song and […]

‘Charley’s Aunt’ at Glendale Centre Theatre

The Glendale Centre Theatre presents “Charley’s Aunt” continuing through Feb. 1. “Charley’s Aunt” is a fun farce written by Brandon Thomas. Originally published in 1892, this show has been adapted many times over the years. “Charley’s Aunt” follows two Yale undergraduates, Jack Chesney and Charley Wykeham, who prove that they will do just about anything […]

Le Salon De Musiques Presents Schubert

For the fifth concert in its 10th anniversary season, Le Salon De Musiques – Masters Rediscovered presents “Winter Journey,” an evening of chamber music featuring a program for voice and piano by Austrian master Franz Schubert. The concert is on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m. at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, fifth floor. Introduced by […]

ALF Cañada Auxiliary of Professionals Awards Scholarships to Local Students

ALF Cañada Auxiliary of Professionals Awards Scholarships to Local Students

The Cañada Auxiliary of Professionals, known as CAP, has awarded four $1,000 scholarships to local high school graduates who are attending a two-year college or occupational program. CAP is an auxiliary of Assistance League of Flintridge (ALF). Two scholarship candidates and their families attended the September CAP meeting, during which they were introduced to the […]

2020 Scholarship Opportunities

In addition to scholarships available via CAP (see story on this page), the La Crescenta Woman’s Club is offering three types of scholarships to graduating seniors planning on attending a four-year college or university. Students must reside within the Glendale Unified School District. Four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students planning on studying in […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

The La Crescenta Hotel Disaster of 1887, Part 2 Last week we covered the setup for this terrible hotel collapse that happened in December 1887. The two-story hotel had just been built, dangerously tall and narrow, and with a flimsy foundation. A major Santa Ana had been blowing for three days, and many in the […]