Spiritually Speaking
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 […]
Notes & Nods
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 […]
Monthly Transfusions For Brave Mother
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 […]
Tweaks Needed for ‘Sister Act The Musical
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 […]
Calico Winds Perform in Glendale
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 […]
PSHA Awards Thousands in Gifts and Grants
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, […]
Easter Rising 103rd Anniversary
On April 24, 1916, a band of rebels took up arms at Dublin’s General Post Office to declare Irish independence from the British Empire. England was asking young men from around the empire to fight and die on foreign shores for the cause of freedom in World War I, and the patriots of the Easter […]
The Lanterman House to Participate in CAP Program
The Lanterman Historical Museum Foundation announced that it is one of 79 institutions in the United States selected to participate in the Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program. CAP helps museums improve the care of their collections by providing support for a conservation assessment of the museum’s collections and buildings. The museum will work with […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate?
Ask Phyllis! The importance Of Reconveyances Dear Phyllis, This isn’t so much a question as a clarification and a warning to others. I thought you might be able to explain this situation in your column. This could alleviate delays and unnecessary stress for other home sellers. We sold our home last year and […]