Woman’s Club welcomes Glendale Healthy Kids

The La Crescenta Woman’s Club hosted Camille Levee of Glendale Healthy Kids at the club’s monthly luncheon and program held on April 14. Levee is executive director of Glendale Healthy Kids, an organization that was formed in 1994 to meet the need of providing medical services for low income and under-insured children in the greater […]

‘Iron Man 2’ – Not spectacular, but still super

By Charly SHELTON When we last left Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), he announced he was Iron Man, using his super suit to fight crime the world over. Now his father’s scorned Russian partner has set his own son (Mickey Rourke) on a path to vengeance and this path leads right to Tony. While fighting […]

Recipe: Tuna Salad – Mother’s Day Salad Trio

This is part three of the salad trio, and Mother’s Day is really close by. My mom used to take me to lunch when I was young, She made me feel special because we would order this delicious triple salad every time. This will always remind me of her. Anna Loutsos Tuna Salad – Mother’s […]

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QUINTON BEMILLER GUEST OF VHAA The Friday, May 7 meeting of the Verdugo Hills Art Association will feature returning guest artist Quinton Bemiller. Bemiller is a painter, educator and a gallery director and currently has his mural, “Hahamongna” on display at the Armory Center for the Arts, and a solo exhibition at the Los Angeles […]

Welcome matte

The Light on the Corner Church in Montrose has created a new entrance, designed and painted by artist Ana Guttierez.  “What we want to do with this mural is to have it be very welcoming and make people feel at home,” explained Pastor Jon Karn. “I took Ana for a tour of Montrose and took […]

Reaching out – and about – by local churches

By Brandon HENSLEY Last Sunday, several churches in La Crescenta took an “outside the box” approach to worship. Or, at least an outside the church approach. Leaders and members of La Crescenta Presbyterian, St Luke’s Anglican, First Baptist Church of La Crescenta and Newsong Church participated in “Lift Up La Crescenta,” a day designed to […]

Mountview celebrates with ribbon cutting

By Mary O’KEEFE A ribbon cutting ceremony officially opened the Alzheimer’s and Dementia ActivCare wing at Mountview Retirement Community in Montrose last week.  Members of the Montrose Verdugo Chamber of Commerce and the medical field came out in support of this new and needed facility addition. Mountview has served the Crescenta Valley community since 1975. […]

Westminster Academy – providing quality education for over 55 years

Established in 1953, Westminster Academy in Pasadena is a Christian day school offering admission for children in kindergarten through the eighth grade. The overall purpose of the school is to provide a means by which a child can grow emotionally, spiritually, and academically and become inspired to live the Christian life. The school provides an […]

House fire on Las Palmas

By Mary O’KEEFE Dark smoke from a house fire filled the Montrose sky Tuesday evening. It took firefighters a little less than an hour to contain the blaze in the 3600 block of Las Palmas Avenue in Montrose. “The [Glendale] dispatch was called at 7:13 p.m.,” said Glendale fire Capt. Vince Rifino. “Glendale and Los Angeles County fire responded. When we got here we found […]