Cynthia Urias, the Shadow Hills Property Owners Association (SHPOA) volunteer organizer, organized a cleanup of neighborhoods in Shadow Hills on Sunland Boulevard on Saturday, July 6. Among those who lent a hand were volunteers with The Scientology Volunteer Ministers (VMs). VM Barbara Cordova offered to help with other VMs she knew, including Shadow Hills resident […]
Pureum Lee of La Crescenta graduated from Whitworth College with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. Lee graduated with cum laude honors. Located in Spokane, Washington, Whitworth is a private liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. The university, which has an enrollment of more than 3,000 students, offers more than 100 undergraduate and […]
Assistance League® of Flintridge (ALF) offers two after-school drama programs for students in La Cañada Flintridge and the surrounding communities. Each program culminates in a public performance at Lanterman Auditorium. Students entering grades 3-6 are invited to join ALFie Players for the fall program. Later in the season, students in grades 5-10 will have the […]
Adventist Health Glendale (AHGL) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association 2019 Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award as well as qualified for recognition on the Target: Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll. This award recognizes AHGL’s commitment and success in implementing a high standard of stroke care by ensuring stroke patients […]
The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada La Crescenta-AM donated a literacy box to the Kiwanis Head Start preschool in Sylmar. Working with Jessica Vega, school director, a space ship theme was chosen. The box was funded and built by the Kiwanis Literacy Club of Southern California and sponsored by Kiwanis Club of La Cañada La […]
Celebrating the 4th I want to share with you how much fun I had on the 4th of July. The day started with me riding down Foothill Boulevard with office manager Rachelle Miller, her stepdaughter Thalia (who writes our YA book reviews), stepson Wyatt, and husband Darin (who was behind the wheel of our […]
“Nature uncovers the inner secrets of nature in two ways: one by the force of bodies operating outside it; the other by the very movements of its innards. The external actions are strong winds, rains, river currents, sea waves, ice, forest fires, floods; there is only one internal force – earthquake.” […]
Going to the Movies For residents of CV from 1924 to 1987, going to the movies meant a trip down to Honolulu Avenue to the Montrose Theater. According to history, the building of the theater in 1924 was a community project with several Montrose businessmen pooling their money to create a draw for the […]
By Charly SHELTON In 2017, SB 1, or the Road Repair and Accountability Act, was passed in the California State Legislature. This is a tax on gasoline sales that is supposed to funnel funds directly to improving the roadways in California. The voter-approved gas tax went up again on July 1 and, although drivers may […]
Fireworks, Earthquakes and a Fond Farewell I hope you all had a fun and festive Fourth of July with your family and friends. We celebrated the Independence Day of our nation at Crescenta Valley High School with a full display of fireworks, music, dancing and games for the kids with several food trucks. More […]