Tsai, Hudson to Perform for GNC

Tsai, Hudson to Perform for GNC

On Dec. 4 from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m., the free admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature violinist Sakura Tsai and pianist Natalia Hudson performing works by Edvard Grieg and Germaine Tailleferre. They will perform in the sanctuary of Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave.  Violinist and educator Sakura Tsai enjoys a multifaceted career having performed nationally […]

USH Celebrates ‘Day of Giving’ Philanthropic Event

USH Celebrates ‘Day of Giving’ Philanthropic Event

Universal Studios Hollywood celebrated its 19th annual “Day of Giving” philanthropic event as hundreds of employee volunteers participated in select community outreach activities across Los Angeles. The theme park served as home base for Operation School Bell, hosting 300 LAUSD students experiencing homelessness for a day of theme park fun. The children also were the […]

Damian Willard Ryan

Damian Willard Ryan

March 9, 1963 – Nov. 15, 2024 Damian Willard Ryan, beloved husband, father and friend, passed away on Friday, Nov. 15 with his wife and children by his side.  Damian, a lifetime La Crescenta resident, was born on March 9, 1963 to James W. Ryan and Suzanne Alys Ryan. The youngest of five sons, Damian […]

SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING

Question: I am having a struggle with prayers for myself! I can pray just fine for my family and friends but when it comes to myself, I don’t feel like my prayers are working for me at all! I don’t understand what seems to be the problem, but my prayers for myself have no results.  […]

Notes & Nods

Mt. Olive Offers A Breakfast Bible Study & A Community Lunch Mt. Olive invites the Crescenta Valley community to its monthly breakfast Bible study at Panera Bread Restaurant, 990 Town Center Drive, Suite A in La Cañada on the third Saturday of each month at 8:30 a.m. A study of the Book of Second Corinthians […]

VIEWS OF THE VERDUGOS <<< CRAIG DURST

VIEWS OF THE VERDUGOS <<< CRAIG DURST

More on the Ancient Grove In 2016, I visited Sunland Park to conduct a survey of the grove of oaks. A fact had come to light as to why this little forest flourished there. As rainwater drains down from the heights of Tujunga it sinks below the surface and, through circumstances of geology, a portion […]

Land Acknowledgment Ceremony Held at GCC Verdugo Campus

Land Acknowledgment Ceremony Held at GCC Verdugo Campus

Glendale Community College (GCC), in collaboration with the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians Gabrieleño/Tongva, presented the college’s land acknowledgment in a ceremony held on Nov. 14 in the college’s Student Center and outside the college’s Tongva Building at the Verdugo campus. An introduction and speakers including representatives of the San Gabriel Band of Mission […]

A Moon Tree Planted at Rosemont

A Moon Tree Planted at Rosemont

  Rosemont Middle School students plant a tree that has roots that extend to the stars. By Mary O’KEEFE Rosemont Middle School science students gathered around a small tree on Monday. School custodians had dug a hole where the tree was going to be planted. The students were all smiles and excited when two girls […]

Council Urges Shopping Locally

By Julie BUTCHER At the beginning of Tuesday night’s meeting, the Glendale City Council adopted a proclamation recognizing Saturday, Nov. 30 as Small Business Saturday and urged Glendale residents to shop locally at small businesses, particularly on that day. “Sixty cents of every dollar spent at a small business goes back into the local community,” […]