Housing Application Donations to Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center I have been informed that there are a great number of homeless veterans who have been qualified for housing; however, they are needing assistance with the application fees charged with Section 8 housing which range from $25 to $45 per application. You can help by […]
GLA READIES FOR MIXER The Glendale Latino Assn. is hosting its next mixer tonight, April 27. “Carnaval in Glendale” will be held at Gauchos Village from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. All contributions and sponsorships benefit the GLA annual scholarship fund. Gauchos Village is located at 135 […]
Feb. 9, 1932 – April 17, 2017 Betty J. Barney (Mach) was born Feb. 9, 1932 in Burwell, Nebraska. The daughter of Edward Mach and Rosie Marie Mach, Betty was raised on a farm where she learned hard-working values. Betty moved to California in the 1950s, living in the Hollywood area where she met and […]
July 20, 1940 – April 14, 2017 Gary was born in Saint Louis, Missouri on July 20, 1940 to Jean and William J. Bates. He attended Catholic kindergarten and public schools until his senior year, and graduated from Kemper Military Academy in 1957. As a child, Gary loved physical activities outdoors, and dancing around the […]
The USC-VHH Women’s Council bingo event on April 1 raised over $13,000 for the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit scheduled to open later this year. Players competed for gift cards and silent auction items. Joining the WC members were community members, hospital staff, doctors, foundation board members, employees, in-service volunteers and family members. A good […]
The Campbell Center will hold its annual signature fundraiser – Derby Day: Run for the Roses – on May 6 at Pickwick Gardens and Banquet Center in Burbank and plans are to make it the most successful to date. On the menu are a variety of activities that guests have come to anticipate every year. […]
The Friends of the La Cañada Library book sale continues through April 22. All sales go to supporting and improving the community library. The Friends of the La Cañada Library is made up of volunteers and anyone can become a “friend” for a nominal yearly membership fee. The library uses these funds to keep the […]
The La Canada Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild (LCFOG) April meeting was held recently at the home of Elinor Bunn (La Cañada). A favorite topic of conversation was the upcoming fundraiser at Mijares Mexican Restaurant, 145 Palmetto Drive in Pasadena on Tuesday, April 25. Marie Baker is chairing this event and will be assisted by Easy Delaney, […]
The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety, and transparency in the U.S. health care system, today released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide. Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC) was one of 823 hospitals to receive an “A” for its […]
The Disney Conservation Fund awarded Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy, which oversees the Rosemont Preserve among other open lands, a $25,000 grant as part of the Fund’s focus on reversing the decline of threatened wildlife around the world. The conservation grant recognizes AFC efforts to protect the threatened mountain lion population in the Los Angeles area […]