Turning the Key to Happiness I’ve heard it said that, “The key to happiness is forged from gratitude.” Okay – so, I actually made that one up. But the philosophy behind it comes from years of profound counsel from wise folks like nationally syndicated talk show host (and fellow Crescenta Valley resident) Dennis Prager, who […]
Tuna Camp and Charlie Chaplin’s Chauffeur Tuna Camp, now the site of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course, was a detention center during WWII for Japanese, Germans and Italians. It held enemy aliens for interrogation before they were released or sent to larger prisons inland. One Japanese man who spent time there on a charge of […]
Glendale Community College held its annual Patrons Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Castaway Restaurant in Burbank on Nov 2. Ellie Pipes, longtime Patrons member, invited her friends from the La Crescenta Woman’s Club to support the scholarship efforts of the Patrons Club. This past year, the Patrons gave over $23,000 to aid deserving students. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Millions of households without power, lines of communication spotty at best, people trapped in homes, weather taking a turn for the worse. These were the headlines that followed Hurricane Sandy that slammed into the east coast on Oct. 29. The late-season storm left a path of destruction as it made landfall in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The annual Scouting for Food event concluded on Saturday with Boy Scout Troop 288 setting up a drop-off drive through so drivers could stay in their vehicle and out of the rain while giving their food donations. The drop-off was at the American Legion Hall on La Crescenta Avenue that sponsors Troop […]
Annual Drive-Thru Nativity For the 12th year, Community Christian Church of the Foothills is presenting its Drive-thru Nativity Scenes for the public. Cars are directed to slowly drive through a path that showcases various scenes of the nativity story, including live actors portraying Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, the angel, and wise men. Each year […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church (CVUMC) held its fifth annual Empty Bowls fundraiser on Nov. 10 where, for $15, guests could buy a handmade ceramic bowl and fill it with their choice of soup provided by area restaurants. But the event was about more than just eating a gourmet soup. The […]
By Ted AYALA The sound of train horns – and the danger their sound is intended to avoid – will soon become a thing of the past according to officials from Metrolink and the City of Glendale, who gathered at Pelanconi Park on Thursday morning, Nov. 15. Safety improvements to the rail line that slices […]
MACH 1 (Move A Child Higher), a therapeutic horseback riding program that offers equine assisted activities to disabled riders, held its 16th annual Happy Trails ride-a-thon fundraiser and fall festival on Sunday, Oct. 21 at the Rose Bowl Riders in Hahamongna Watershed Park. There were over 30 riders including support from the El Monte Police, […]
The sun rises on Thanksgiving Day at 6:29 a.m. A day of gratitude, family and friends. High pressure has moved in, pushing the rains of last week off the weather maps. Another inch of much needed precipitation was added to our season’s total. Northeast winds blow through the canyons passes starting Thursday morning. Keeping cloudy […]