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No Trace Oktoberfest: Our Thanks to the Community   Have you ever heard of “no trace camping?” It’s actually a great idea that not only keeps the environment untouched, it also teaches outdoorsmen to do their very best to keep the world as it is. The idea behind “no trace” is that when you leave […]

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NEAL SPEAKING AT LCVRWF The La Crescenta Valley Republican Women Federated are holding its next luncheon meeting today, Thursday, Oct. 12 at the Oakmont Country Club at 11 a.m. All are welcome to hear Judi Neal, president of the Mountain View Republican Club. Judi is a Republican warrior specializing in education and communications. She will […]

Spiritually Speakig

QUESTION: So many things are happening in the world today that make me sad. What makes me sadder is I’m in my 70s, have a limited income and my health is declining, all of which prevent me from jumping in when the need arises. Up until I was in my late 60s and a situation […]

NOTES & NODS

This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. to continue a special series of sermons and activities in anticipation of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation! Pastor Scott Peterson will preach on the topic of “Dual Citizenship.” Please stay for coffee and donuts […]

Presenting the Glendale International Film Festival

Presenting the Glendale International Film Festival

By Charly SHELTON On Friday, filmmakers from around the world will come together for the Glendale International Film Festival. The annual event, now in its fourth year, will once again celebrate “all creatures great and small in the animal kingdom, especially cats, dogs, and horses.” While the festival doesn’t require all films entered to be […]

SCO Readies to Bring ‘Music to the People’

By Nestor CASTIGLIONE Conductor Sonia Marie de León de Vega is excited. Not only because the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, the ensemble which she founded and leads, begins its new season in only a matter of days but also because the orchestra will be marking a milestone this Saturday night: It’ll be celebrating its silver anniversary. […]

It’s Halloweentime at Disneyland

It’s Halloweentime at Disneyland

By Charly SHELTON Halloween is nearly upon us and, to celebrate the spirit of the season, the local theme parks go all out to bring scary fun to boys and ghouls searching for a good fright. So far, we’ve seen all that Knott’s Scary Farm, Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights and Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor […]

New Music Season Arrives

By Nestor CASTIGLIONE The leaves are turning, the air is crisp, and the days draw shorter. Fall has arrived and with it arrives a new season for music in Los Angeles. A new year for Le Salon de Musiques begins this Sunday, Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Downtown Los […]

Bow Wows and Bites

By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Humane Society will be holding its annual Bow Wows and Bites fundraiser on Oct. 15 at Andersen’s Pet Shop in Montrose. This is the first time Andersen’s will be hosting the event. “Usually it is at someone’s home,” said Alyce Russell, Andersen’s owner. The pet shop is an appropriate place […]