Ryan Murphy of Sunland was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Murphy is pursuing a degree in Biology at San Diego State University. Murphy is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi […]
Easter, Passover, and the Time For Action The editorial [from the Desk of the Publisher] and the write-up (CV Weekly, April 18 in Religion) about Passover and Easter are admirable. The two festivals represent an inspiring history of faith, hope, life, freedom and joy. However, attacks on worshippers and killings take place everywhere. Countless churches […]
Nov. 3, 1937 – April 23, 2019 Gail Sandra Francis Girard, 81, of Glendale passed away on Tuesday, April 23. She was originally from Minnesota, born on Nov. 3, 1937. Gail came to California in search of a new life and, after working as a mortgage broker, she fulfilled her lifelong dream of entrepreneurship and […]
QUESTION: My husband and I have raised our three children – ages 7, 9 and 12 – to be compassionate and generous. As a family, we’ve joined others to clean beaches and we always give wherever we can at Christmas. Our 7-year-old daughter has noticed a classmate who appears to not have very many clothes […]
This Week at LCIF Join Lutheran Church in the Foothills on April 28 at 9 a.m. for a time of education for all ages then at 10 a.m. for family worship. Pastor Scott Peterson will be preaching on “Wounded, Dead or Alive.” All are welcome! On Tuesday, May 7 at 12:30 p.m. there will be […]
Once a month, since early childhood, Laurice Levine jumps up onto a gurney and is hooked up for a blood transfusion: she is a victim of thalassemia or what is popularly known as Cooley’s Anemia. Thalassemia is the name of a group of genetic blood disorders that kills many children before they reach adulthood. On […]
By Jake BOWMAN “Sister Act” is a 1992 muscial comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg. It is about a nightclub singer, Deloris Van Cartier, who witnesses a murder and is forced to hide out with a group of nuns. While hiding in the convent, Deloris takes charge of their choir group and helps them to create […]
On May 1 the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature the Calico Winds, who will be performing compositions from Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copeland, Irvine Fine and Denes Agay. With style and grace, Calico Winds is taking wind music to the forefront of the chamber music world by artfully reinventing the conventional wind quintet. They […]
Gifts and grants in the amount of $315,000 have been awarded by the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts’ (PSHA) Gifts and Grants program to 56 schools and non-profit organizations throughout the San Gabriel Valley and greater Los Angeles area. These grants help support music education and music enrichment in schools, youth orchestras and choruses, […]