By Alan der OHANNESSIAN Falcons tennis got mixed results in their Pacific League finals tournament Wednesday. In singles, Karen Ataian, the No. 3 seed for the tournament, won the battle for best player in the Pacific League. She earned it with her mental toughness and determination. In the semifinals, she beat her teammate, […]
The Orthopaedic Guild of La Cañada and La Crescenta celebrated 54 years of caring with the 2011 Book and Author Luncheon held at the Angeles National Golf Club on Oct. 25. President Margot Siess welcomed Dr. Mauricio Silva who explained the work of the doctors both in Los Angeles and in Calexico for children who […]
National Charity League, Inc., Glendale Chapter is holding its annual holiday boutique on Sunday with vendors returning 20% of proceeds to support the League’s philanthropic outreach. The one-day event takes place from noon to 4 p.m. at the Thursday Club, 4440 Woodleigh Lane, in La Cañada. Event co-chairs Maria Howard-Lopez and Nancy Mercolino will assemble […]
Verdugo Hills Hospital will hold a free community lecture on sports medicine on Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. featuring Dr. Loren Geller (above). The lecture, titled “Common Sports Injuries,” will be held at the hospital’s Council Room located on the fourth floor lobby. The lecture will discuss types and causes of […]
By Charly SHELTON We have all seen Shrek. And in his various misadventures, he has amassed quite a group of fairy tale friends to go with him on his adventures. One of the best characters he has befriended is Puss In Boots. And now we can see Puss’ backstory in the new film “Puss In […]
By Ted AYALA The audience at Pasadena’s Ambassador Auditorium hardly had a moment to take a breath after the lights dimmed in the hall on Saturday. No sooner had it gone dark in the hall that a loud snare drum roll stirred the audience. Out from the wings bounded guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen onto the […]
LUNCHEON HOSTED BY PATRONS’ CLUB “Viva Vaqueros” is the theme for this year’s 64th celebration of the Patrons’ Club of Glendale Community College. The event will take place at The Castaway Restaurant, 1250 Harvard Road in Burbank Friday, Nov. 4 at 11:30 a.m. and will include a luncheon, fashion show, silent auction and many prizes […]
New Prosperity Class Center for Spiritual Living – La Crescenta is offering a four-week prosperity class at no charge to our community beginning Monday, Nov. 7 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All are invited to join with us as we explore Biblical promises. This is a fun way to experience more joy, happiness, love, […]
Question: We have a dilemma. Ours is a friendship that began in college and developed into much more over the past four years. One of us is Catholic and the other is Jewish. Now we want to marry and both of our families are against marriage, even though we’ve reassured our parents that we would […]
It’s A Wonderful Montrose Life It’s a wonderful Montrose life, or at least we can create the fantasy of one. In a time swirling with recession, change and unrest, we sometimes can feel helpless as we watch the things we cherish threatened or taken away. A climate like this makes us appreciate all the more […]