The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce is preparing for its annual recognition banquet that is taking place on Oct. 16 starting at 6 p.m. at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. The event honors those who make a difference in the community, go above and beyond in making the Crescenta Valley a safer place, contribute […]
QUESTION: I have a person in my life, a friend, but not a close friend. She’ll make a lunch date and forget, or we’ll make plans to go shopping together and, after waiting awhile, I call and her reply will be, “Oh, was that today? Sorry, I can’t make it.” These are just a couple […]
St. Bede and St. Francis to Bless the Animals On Saturday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m., at the Feast of St. Francis, the priests and friars of St. Bede the Venerable and St. Francis High School will host a Blessing of the Animals for the pets of the area. The event will […]
By Charly SHELTON Imagine being Aladdin, running through the streets of Agrabah. Or the Lone Ranger, hunting down bad guys in Neverland. Or Merida, riding through the futuristic city of Sanfrosokyo in search of the alien guys from Pizza Planet. How would you like to be The Mighty Thor, come to vanquish that most […]
By Lisa PAREDES Members of the Beeve Foundation recently completed their 23rd eye care mission to Fiji, and presented photos and testimonials from their medical trip at the annual Foundation dinner on Sunday, Sept. 14. held at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale. The Foundation also elected a new president of the board as […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Often as one ages, there are times of seemingly irrational fear. It can be a fear that, 20 or 30 years earlier, would not have even entered the realm of possibility; however, as we age there it is. But at a recent event at Foothill Retirement Care in Tujunga, fear was nowhere […]
Five winners of Belmont Village’s “Let’s Table Alzheimer’s” fundraiser met Susan Galeas, CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association Los Angeles Chapter at a reception held at Belmont Village Senior Living Westwood on Sept. 9. The summertime “Let’s Table Alzheimer’s” promotion was held at 23 Belmont Village communities nationwide. The campaign was designed to raise awareness and […]
Chef Cherie Mercer Twohy, who received her professional culinary arts diploma from the California School of Culinary Arts and is the “Cherie” behind Chez Cherie in La Cañada since 2000, will present her Trader Joe’s Cookbooks at the La Cañada Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild (LCFOG) Book and Author Luncheon on Oct. 28. Twohy conducts cooking classes, […]
Soroptimist International of Pasadena/Altadena is searching for applicants for its Soroptimist Ruby Award: For Women Helping Women, which honors women who – through their personal or professional activities – make extraordinary efforts on behalf of women and girls. Women can nominate themselves or another woman in their community. Nominees should be women who have made […]
Dilbeck Real Estate sales associate Ann-Marie Villicana was awarded the distinction of Christie’s International Real Estate Luxury Specialist for 2014. The Christie’s International Real Estate and Christie’s Education Specialist designations were presented at the Top Performers Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona earlier this year. Villicana was identified as one of the 140 most successful real estate […]