Ask Phyllis! Escrow Hold Back Dear Phyllis, I look forward to your real estate advice. We sold our home earlier this year during the extremely cold weather. The buyer’s inspector noted that because the weather was so cold the air conditioning couldn’t be properly tested. The inspector and the other agent wanted us […]
A Note of Thanks Today, June 6, 2019, is the 75th anniversary of D-Day when Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, turning the tide of World War II. I did a little research and discovered that the actual name of the exercise was Operation Overlord, code name D-Day. Tens of thousands of soldiers from […]
QUESTION: My brothers, sisters and I have always gotten along very well. There was never any sibling rivalry. Now we’re in our 60s and 70s and, for the first time ever, two of our brothers (twins) are at odds with each other. One of them was exhausted from helping his daughter move and, when his […]
On June 9 at 10:30 a.m., two young men who recently returned from two years of missionary service will be giving talks about their experiences at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4550 Raymond Ave. in La Crescenta. Minor Wetzel is returning from service in Taiwan. He is the son of Mick and […]
“And since all this loveliness can not be Heaven, I know in my heart it is June.” – Abba Goold Woolson, 19th-century American writer and lecturer This is it! Things are heating up and I think we are now in for the long haul. There’s no turning back now. The first day of June was […]
Foothill Municipal Water District (Foothill) recently concluded its eighth annual “Water Is Life” student art competition. The contest was open to all students in grades K-12 attending a school located within the service area of a member water agency that Foothill serves. This includes schools primarily located within La Crescenta-Montrose, La Cañada Flintridge and Altadena. […]
CRISTINA PEREZ GUEST SPEAKER AT KIWANIS All are invited to the Friday, June 7 lunch meeting of the Glendale Kiwanis when guest speaker Cristina Perez makes a presentation. Guests are welcome at the lunch meeting. The cost to attend, which includes lunch, is $15. Meeting starts at noon. The Club meets Friday afternoons at the […]
In April, the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada hosted, as its guest speakers of the week, the 2018-19 La Cañada 7/8 High School Kiwanis Builders Club student officers. Led by Builders Club Student President Anna Pacino, Vice-President Ari Tujian, Secretary Ruby Grey, Treasurer Vivien Chen and Publicity Officer Aria Wang, each student officer spoke about […]
The following local residents were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society: Rebecca McKim of Glendalewas initiated at Boise State University; Angela Oh of La Crescenta was initiated at University of Southern California; Mark DeFond of La Cañada was initiated at University […]
Members of Las Candelas wrapped up their 2018-19 year of service to vulnerable children in the community on Thursday, May 23 with a thank you to outgoing President Nancy Stone, who led the group for two years. During the past two years, the organization has volunteered hundreds of hours at its philanthropies: Hathaway-Sycamores in Altadena, […]