Boy Scout Bingo Boy Scouts of America – Verdugo Hills Council is hosting a bingo night on Saturday, July 7 presented by American Legion Post 288 and VFW Post 1614. Games will be played at Verdugo Hills Council, 1325 Grandview Ave. in Glendale. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., food and check-in is at 6 p.m., […]
Our Local Bats This is the time of year that it’s easy to spot bats flying in the evening sky. After the sun goes down, but before it’s full dark, fast black blurs can be made out against the sky, darting quickly this way and that as they grab flying insects in mid-air. They […]
Not Enthralled with ‘Progress’ As the residents of La Crescenta and surrounding areas try to conserve or precious water, the construction of gigantic multi-unit apartments/condos continues. It seems futile for the longtime residents to conserve when we look around and see development of these monstrosities going up everywhere. These are 30-50 unit buildings housing two […]
It Ain’t Over ’Til … Did you think the SR 710 North tunnel project was dead? Think again. Beginning as early as the 1940s, the dispute over the proposed extension of the 710 freeway is one of the longest running transportation battles ever. And it’s not over yet. The decision by the Metro board […]
Robin Siefert of ETC Gourmet Kitchen will be among the line-up of designers slated for Leadership Pasadena’s “Setting the Table: The Art of Conversation.” The tablescape design competition and summer soiree takes place on July 21 at the historic Hotel Constance Pasadena. ETC begins its Summer Dinners on the Terrace today, July 5. “We have […]
On May 24, over 50 active, life and associate members of Las Candelas gathered at Oakmont Country Club to celebrate 65 years of helping the community’s most vulnerable children. Organized in 1953 and incorporated in 1955, the mission of Las Candelas is to volunteer service and financial assistance to help improve the lives of children […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, July 8 for education and worship. Education hour for all ages begins at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., all will worship as a family. Pastor Scott Peterson will wrap up the summer series on Living Second Corinthians with a sermon […]
Ask Phyllis! Keeping Up With Termites Dear Phyllis, I am a widow and have owned my home for more than twenty years. Last year, my gardener cut down a couple of trees and we stacked the firewood in my driveway. My son-in-law was recently visiting and thought he saw termite swarms near the […]
QUESTION: Recently, I had a conversation with a friend who is very caring and is a faithful Christian. He is struggling with forgiveness over something that happened in a fit of anger. He recognizes his depression and anxiety often comes out as anger, and so has been in therapy, but he still has issues with […]
On Wednesday, June 27, Kiwanis of La Cañada will be hosting Clergy Recognition Day honoring Rev. Kyle Sears of the La Cañada Congregational Church. Sears was born in rural East Texas, one of five boys raised by a single mother. He is a graduate of Baylor University with a degree in sociology, and a recent […]