By Maddy PUMILIA La Cañada locals came together this Memorial Day weekend to have fun, to eat good food and most importantly, to remember veterans and fallen soldiers as a part of the 38th annual Fiesta Days. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, politicians and others gathered Monday morning honoring many veterans. The veterans proudly stood at […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS Crescenta Valley Veterinary Hospital opened its doors and welcomed clients as well as the rest of the community to its second annual open house on Saturday, May 14. Dr. Tom Black, D.V.M. said he hoped to create a little excitement and give back to his clients by offering them an inside peek […]
… Ruth Smith who is turning 102. In celebration of Smith’s birthday, a small party was held at her home in Montrose. Family and friends attended. Contributed by Robert MORTON
By Ted Ayala In 1945, the great American composer Bernard Herrmann–whose compositions graced the films of Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Brian de Palma, and Martin Scorsese, among others–wrote an impassioned defense of film music’s stature as an art form in the New York Times in response to a scathing critique by conductor Erich Leinsdorf published […]
“They look so young and so adorable,” was a comment constantly overheard at the recent National Charity League Glendale’s new member orientation of incoming sixth grade girls held at 12 Oaks Retirement Lodge. The girls and their moms join a long line of NCL volunteers from the foothill communities serving those in need in the […]
The staff of Mountview Retirement Community recently celebrated the one year anniversary of its ActivCare unit. Shown are MBA, Executive Director Laura Carrillo, LVN, Nursing Services Director Elva Ledesma, Marketing Director Sheri McCrea, Community Relations Toni Williamson, Resident Relations Director Lysa Gaignard, Personnel Coordinator Gordana Sipovac, Food Services Director Jose Benitez, Activity Director Angie Hernandez, […]
The Reverend Clifford “Skip” Lindeman, pastor of the La Cañada Congregational Church, and all of the clergy of the city will be recognized on Wednesday, June 8 at a special Clergy Recognition Day Luncheon sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada and Descanso Gardens Van de Kamp Hall. The public is invited. The special […]
Family and friends of Katherine Reinhard Williams celebrated the centenarian’s birthday on May 14. Born in 1911 in a house on Los Feliz Boulevard at Vermont, Williams was about 3 years old when the family moved to Montrose due to her brother’s asthma. The family lived on Glenada Avenue in a stone house, one of […]
La Cañada Presbyterian Church will be screening “Eyes to See” on Friday night, June 3 at 7 p.m. as part of its Faith Missions Outreach. There will be a Q&A after with the filmmakers. La Crescenta resident and filmmaker David de Vos traveled to Haiti with a missions team right after the Jan. 12, 2010 […]
By Charly SHELTON Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls: This week, the Happiest Place on Earth gets a little bit happier with the addition of two new rides and a new parade. The classic film, “The Little Mermaid” will come to life like never before in an all new attraction at Disney’s California Adventure Park. […]