Say ‘Aloha!’ to This Year’s Locally Handcrafted VBS
By Megan MELNYK As summer heats up, children from the community will have the opportunity to cool off with this year’s vacation Bible school (VBS) at Community Life-First Baptist Church of La Crescenta. “Volcano Island” will be similar in structure to many of its previous programs where children will have the opportunity to participate in […]
NOTES & NODS
La Cañada Pres to Host Northwest Boychoir La Cañada Presbyterian Church will host a free Northwest Boychoir concert on July 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the church. Joseph Crnko will be the conductor. Free admission; donations accepted to benefit Union Rescue Mission. Free parking; mobility-challenged accessible. For more information either call (818) 790-6708 or email […]
Symphony of a Great City » Nestor CASTIGLIONE
Duofest Finale, Eclectic Flute/Percussion at Glendale Noon Concerts Await DuoFest, the Boston Court’s summer music festival produced in conjunction with the composer collective Synchromy, continues this week with performances by Panic Duo (violinist Pasha Tseitlin and pianist Nic Gerpe), as well as husband and wife team, soprano Justine Aronson and pianist Richard Valitutto. Today, […]
Young Violinist Finds Her Way to the Big Time
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Local 9-year-old violin prodigy Eyla Zorbas has an answer: practice! As a 4-year-old she was captivated by music and was taken with the urge to play a musical instrument. “But I did not have enough guidance back then,” she explained. “Then one day I saw […]
Cars – and History – Found at Montrose Car Show
By Mary O’KEEFE ars from all eras could be found along the 2200, 2300 and 2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue – even the driveways and some parking lots were filled – for the 16th annual Montrose Car Show on July 2. The owners of the classic vehicles were more than happy to share their […]
Day of Golf Also Benefits Students
By Mary O’KEEFE The annual Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament was held at Scholl Canyon Golf Course on June 30. The event is two-fold; one is that the day provides a great excuse to get together with friends to play a round of golf and it is also a way to help students […]
ALG Recognizes Three
The Assistance League of Glendale recognized three of its members with the prestigious Ada Edwards Laughlin Award. Those awarded were Ann Wilson, who works with ALG’s Tierra del Sol learners, Sylvia Kowal, who runs the group’s Christmas Sale and Thrift Alley, the organization’s thrift store, and Pearl Wells, a longtime dedicated member who is always […]
Glendale Sailor Teaches English to Students in Japan
Personnel Specialist 1st Class Boonyarit Panavaravatn from Glendale is shown speaking with a fifth grade student from Terao Elementary School. The students visited NAF Atsugi to practice English with sailors as part of a recurring community service project. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Doan/Released
GAMC and White Memorial Medical Center Join LANES
Glendale Adventist Medical Center and White Memorial Medical Center are partnering with Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES) to deliver better, more efficient health care to the communities they serve. Through the collaboration, the hospitals executed a contract with LANES to support secure information exchange between hospitals, community-based clinics, and health plans in Los […]