The YMCA of the Foothills association (Crescenta-Cañada & Verdugo Hills Family YMCAs) has made a few notable staff changes and additions. Janet Toma recently joined the YMCA of the Foothills as the director of Human Resources. Toma is a member of the foothills community and most recently held the position of director, Human Resources at […]
McCann Named New Director Verdugo Hills Hospital (VHH) recently announced the addition of Marian McCann as the hospital’s new clinical director of Perioperative Services. McCann will oversee the department, which deals with a patient’s entire surgery process from hospitalization to discharge. McCann, a Los Angeles native, received her nursing education at Los Angeles County – […]
By Charly SHELTON Our little town has that quaint, hometown feel of Anytown, U.S.A. And because we are conveniently located only 15 minutes from the film and TV capital of the world, it is a lot easier to bring a production up to Montrose than to fly them out to the Midwest or Washington or, […]
By Charly SHELTON Thats right folks, its Oscar time again. The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m., and before the red carpet is unfurled or the Kodak Theatre is decked out in all its regalia, you get to choose who you think will win. For the past few years, […]
By Ted AYALA There is a tendency among many young musicians – especially today – to make a needless show of their musical prowess. Or, worse, to mimic the outward manifestations of what they think “soulful” music-making looks like, turning what could have been a pleasant concert into a saccharine display of pretension and egoism. […]
MOUNTVIEW HOSTING DR. DANIEL ANANYEV Mountview Senior Living Community is hosting Dr. Daniel Ananyev on Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. Dr. Ananyev will be speaking on Beating the Winter Blues and discussing the body and mind connection, how taking care of others can help you take care of yourself and how to eat your way […]
QUESTION: We’re the parents of an 8-year-old son who has been bullied recently at school. The school administrators are kindly handling the situation; however, our son doesn’t want to go to school and it’s an argument every morning even though he is a good student and enjoys his studies. I want to put him in […]
“Overcoming Barriers to Wholeness” Classes Continue Every member of the community is welcomed and invited to attend the fourth Friday healing classes that are offered by St. Luke’s Anglican Church. Fr. Rob Holman continues the teaching on “Overcoming Barriers to Wholeness: Physical, Emotional, Mental, and Spiritual” on the fourth Friday of each month with the […]
Enjoying SPA PURA Many of us equate the month of January with newness, clean homes, a time to start diets and do things that are good for us. It brings to mind Spa Pura, who for the second year in a row was named “Best Day Spa In Glendale.” For such a quaint, little town, […]
Building a Community Can Start With One “I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.” George Bernard Shaw Do you want to help make the Crescenta Valley a better place? I found these eight […]