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This past December, La Crescenta native Madison Davis graduated from Arizona State University with her Bachelor of Arts in sustainability through ASU Online.  ASU Online celebrated a milestone of 100,000 graduates in 2024, including Davis. ASU Online students learn from and engage with the same faculty who teach at ASU, providing them with a similar experience […]

P.E.O. Glendale Reciprocity Bureau Celebrates Founders’ Day

P.E.O. Glendale Reciprocity Bureau Celebrates Founders’ Day

P.E.O. Glendale Reciprocity recently held its Founders’ Day luncheon at the Elks Club in Glendale in celebration of the 156th birthday of the organization. The theme of the event was P.E.O. – A Sisterhood of Stars. Glendale Reciprocity is composed of members from 11 Glendale chapters each of which is identified by alphabetical letters. Members […]

Community Center Volunteers Create Valentines for Seniors

Community Center Volunteers Create Valentines for Seniors

Over 50 volunteers came out to the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge (CCLCF) on Saturday, Feb. 1 to make Valentine’s Day cards for residents of local nursing homes. Card makers included Thursday Club debutantes, La Cañada Elementary School Brownie Troop 7406, and a variety of community members. Over 1,600 cards were delivered to eight […]

Americana At Brand Celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year

Americana At Brand Celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year

By Ruth SOWBY Chinese philosopher Confucius is attributed with saying, “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Shoppers who attended the Americana’s Lunar New Year celebration had a simply fun time on Saturday, Feb. 8.   Dozens of shoppers stopped their shopping long enough to watch the annual parade of lion and dragon […]

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GLENDALE KIWANIS  The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. On Feb. 21 representatives from the American Red Cross will be making a presentation. The cost to attend Friday meetings, which includes lunch and program, is $25. All are welcome.  The Club meets Friday afternoons at the Elks Lodge, 120 E. Colorado St. […]

PROBLEM SOLVED <<< BY CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT

PROBLEM SOLVED <<< BY CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT

Why won’t Sam’s Club refund $481 for my furniture? It promised!  Brenda Franzman can’t get a full refund for the furniture she returned to Sam’s Club. How can she get the company’s attention? Q: I have tried for two months to get a refund for four Adirondack chairs and a footstool from Sam’s Club and […]

Knott’s Peanuts Weekends Brings Family Fun – and Gravy Tots

Knott’s Peanuts Weekends Brings Family Fun – and Gravy Tots

By Charly SHELTON Members of the Peanuts gang are residents of Knott’s Berry Farm year-round, but once a year for the Peanuts Weekend festival, Snoopy and the gang take front and center for a celebration which, this year, is even more special as Peanuts celebrate its 75th anniversary. The fun starts right as you walk […]

‘Jersey Boys:’ Oh, What A (n Opening) Night

‘Jersey Boys:’ Oh, What A (n Opening) Night

From left, Grant Hodges as Nick Massi, Anthony Carro as Tommy DeVito, Nicholas Alexander as Frankie Valli and Taubert Nadalini as Bob Gaudio.   By Mikaela STONE After 20 years of trying to get the rights to the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons musical “Jersey Boys,” Musical Theatre West finally opened its production at […]

NOTES & NODS

LCIF Welcomes Community Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a community blood drive on Thursday, Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome throughout the day and first-time donors are especially encouraged to participate. Those who wish to schedule a specific donation time […]