The Crescenta Valley Sheriff Support Group celebrated a successful fundraising dinner at the Oceanview Bar & Grill recently. Along with the members of the support group, other community members, including retired firemen John Wray and Mike Haney, stopped in to support the cause. The Crescenta Cañada Rotary Club moved their weekly meeting so that they […]
Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC) announced that the The Joint Commission (TJC) recently gave the hospital accountability measures a composite compliance score of 98.6% in the hospital’s ORYX Performance Measure Report. The score puts GAMC amongst the highest ranking hospitals in the nation. The Joint Commission created ORYX, a performance measurement and improvement initiative, in […]
Think you know everything about the Lakers? Steve Springer’s book may surprise you. By Brandon HENSLEY If only Steve Springer had waited a little bit longer to release his new Lakers book, he could have included the recent coaching hysteria that has engulfed the team on this young season. As it is, the story of […]
“Home for the Holidays” takes on a new meaning with the Glendale Pops Orchestra this season as it melds its unique orchestra with homegrown talent. Matt Catingub, the artistic director/conductor, leads the world-class orchestra through traditional holiday songs. Enhancing the orchestra will be the Glendale Pops Youth Orchestra, 39 student singers from the Glendale area. […]
DBSA OFFERS SUPPORT GROUP Depression Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) has a support group meeting every Tuesday at Vallejo Drive Adventist Church in Glendale every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. DBSA provides hope, help, and support through peer-based, recovery oriented empowering services, and resources when people need them and how they need to receive […]
QUESTION: Every year around the holidays, there seems to be an all out drive to help those who are less fortunate. Every year, I think, “Why wait until holiday time to help those organizations that are helping others?” I have several friends who work for non-profits and they all tell me that donations during the […]
Boutique at St. Luke’s St. Luke’s of the Mountains is having its annual holiday handcrafted gift boutique on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jewelry, pottery, hand knitted items, hand made Christmas items, pottery and more! St. Luke’s, 2563 Foothill Blvd., […]
Gift Store Shopping Montrose Style! ’Tis the season to “shop ’til you drop” and have fun doing it. It’s guaranteed in the Montrose Shopping Park. One of our customers described it perfectly. She said, “Montrose really puts me in the Christmas mood. My friend and I had lunch at Portabello’s. As we dined, we watched […]
Celebrate Christmas with Us at Polkatots The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce is having its December mixer at Polkatots on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at Polkatots in Montrose from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be lots of great food and beverages, business networking, raffle prizes, holiday music, a special prize for the ugliest sweater […]
Where ‘Excellence is Expected’ “Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” Steve Jobs Congratulations to Clark Magnet High School which, the U.S. Department of Education announced last month, has won for the second time the title of National Blue Ribbon School. Clark is a school with […]