Have a plan. Write it down. Tell someone. These three little steps can save a life. By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept., with its search and rescue teams, has developed a hiking plan for those who venture out on hiking, or camping, adventures. It is an easy way to let others know […]
Natalie MAIER The YMCA and Pfizer Inc. have launched a new program for seniors at the two local Ys. “50 Moving Forward” is intended to help inspire and encourage adults 50 years and older to learn about healthy eating habits, participate in physical activities and take preventive measures for their health, such as getting vaccinations […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Some couples go on long walks together, some have a nice dinner, but climbing a mountain together – that might be a little extreme. Extreme or not, Dr. John Rodarte and his wife Norma are planning to climb a mountain in June. But the reason behind the climb is all too common […]
Scam Stopper Seminar ASTER, Assemblyman Mike Gatto, and the contractors state license board is holding a free senior scam stopper seminar on April 18 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the YMCA of the Foothills. Seniors will learn how to protect themselves from fraud from a panel of experts relating to home repair, finances, […]
Spring – It Has Sprung! Saturday was a perfect spring day – a perfect day, in fact, for a fair. And thanks to the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, that was what we got. The chamber hosted a fabulous Hometown Country Fair last Saturday that saw thousands come across the lawn of CV Park, ready […]
“Though April showers may come your way… They bring the flowers that bloom in May.” ~ from the 1962 animated short film “Wet Hare.” Sung by Bugs Bunny as he lathers up, taking his morning shower, under a waterfall. So far, the only April showers to be had required a bar of […]
By Charly SHELTON “Jurassic Park” is one of the best movies ever made – from a technical viewpoint, an audience viewpoint, a critic viewpoint and a science viewpoint. It is a very well done film. And now, 20 years after its initial release, it is back on the big screen looking as good as ever. […]
By Ted AYALA “It is a fact,” the Danish composer Carl Nielsen once wrote, “that he who brandishes the hardest fist will be remembered longest.” Naming off a list of artists – including J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Michelangelo and Henrik Ibsen – Nielsen praised these men as fighters who left their imprint on history by remaining […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU St. George’s Episcopal Church in La Cañada hosts a Music for Charity concert at 7:30 p.m. on April 20 benefitting the Red Shirt Project, a nonprofit organization that each summer sends young adult volunteers on a mission and work camp to support the Oglala Lakota tribe at Pine Ridge Reservation in […]
By Charly SHELTON “Greetings, True Believers!” Stan Lee wrote to his readers in the back of his comic books every week and always began by saying this, addressing his fans. It became synonymous with those fans who were real comic book nerds, worn as a badge of honor that only other nerds knew about. I […]