By Charly SHELTON Easter has nearly arrived. With just over one week until the big day, April 16, churches are preparing for the end of the Lenten season and the return of the alleluias. One church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, La Crescenta Stake, is hosting an event to celebrate the resurrection […]
Spiritual Music Highlights LCPC Concert Spiritual music from the American heartland will be given full expression when the La Cañada Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir and Orchestra presents “Feel the Spirit,” a special concert on Palm Sunday, April 9 at 2 p.m. in the church sanctuary. LCPC’s 60-voice choir and 55-member orchestra will explore American spirituals […]
By Charly SHELTON Temperatures are warming up a bit and that means more time outside in the sun, enjoying the food and drink of spring before it gets too hot. One hallmark of spring in the Crescenta Valley is the annual Montrose Food and Brewfest, now in its third year, which will be held this […]
Programming – the selection of works to be played at a performance of classical music – can be crucial. In the right hands, it not only makes for an appealing spectrum of contrasting and complementing colors, but it also sets the listeners’ ears on a journey in which these works not only stand alone, but […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale officers responded to a call concerning a robbery at the Whole Foods Market at 311 N. Glendale Ave. on Monday at about 2:38 p.m. A La Crescenta woman, 44, was loading groceries into the trunk of her car in the market’s parking lot when a man, according to GPD report, approached […]
JLP REPS TO HOST COMMISSION SPEAKERS The Junior League of Pasadena (JLP) announced that representatives from Pasadena’s Commission on the Status of Women will speak with members and guests at a special event today, Thursday, April 6 at 6:30 p/m. Members of the JLP are looking forward to this event because the Commission’s work closely […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE On March 27, the Supreme Court declined to hear a lawsuit that was filed against Glendale over the erection of the “comfort women” statue in Central Park. The lawsuit was filed by Glendale resident Michiko Shiota Gingery and the Global Alliance for Historical Truth (GAHT), a non-profit group that disputes recognition of […]
Dembo at CVHS Today, Thursday, April 6, at 6 p.m. Dr. Myron Dembo will present “What Parents & Teens Need to Know about Academic Success in High School and College.” He will make his presentation in the Crescenta Valley High School library. Dr. Dembo specializes in the areas of parenting, learning and motivation with a […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School Athletic Hall of Fame will be held May 20 at Oakmont Country Club, and will highlight 12 new inductees, including former football coach and boys’ athletic director Jim Beckenhauer and the 1999 boys’ CIF championship swim team. Other inductees will be Doug English (volleyball), Tom Gossard (girls’ […]
By Leonard COUTIN Hosting the Falcons on Glendale High School’s Moyse Field on Thursday, it was apparent early on that the force of their crosstown rivals, both in the boys’ and girls’ varsity and frosh/soph events, overwhelmed the Glendale Dynamiters. The Falcons came into the meet already scoring a 4-0 varsity win in the Pacific […]