The ALF Cañada Auxiliary of Professionals, known as CAP, is offering two $1,000 scholarships to high school graduates in the La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta areas who are attending a two-year college or accredited occupational program in the fall. Applications are available online at ALFlintridge.org or may be obtained from counselors and/or scholarship staff […]
GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. On Friday, April 19, GPD officer Amy Tate will make a presentation with comfort dog Brisket. The cost to attend Friday meetings, which includes lunch and program, is $20. All are welcome. The Club meets Friday afternoons at the Elks Lodge, 120 E. […]
Penned by Charly SHELTON Step thou across the portal of the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, California and be forthwith borne unto a realm where the annals of history and flights of fancy do weave together. This annual celebration, redolent of the quasi-historical culture of the 16th Century, doth envelop thee in an experience […]
Jiffy Lube ruined my car’s engine. Why won’t it pay for the repairs? The engine in Ali Cotton’s Nissan Altima is damaged after he brings it to Jiffy Lube for an inspection. Does the company have to pay his $12,998 repair bill? Q: I went to Jiffy Lube for an inspection. They somehow […]
By Greg ARAGON As the road wound through rolling hills and a ranch full of playful ostriches, we knew something special was waiting. And when we passed a pasture of grazing horses and entered a tiny village of windmills and half-timbered buildings with gabled roofs, our suspicions were confirmed: we were going to have […]
The L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Gala takes place on Thursday evening, April 25 at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood celebrating the 12 winners of the 40th Annual Writers of the Future and the 12 winners of the 35th Annual Illustrators of the Future. The winners are from around the world and recognized for their […]
Lutheran Church in the Foothills A well-received program is returning to Lutheran Church in the Foothills. “A Christian Conversation on the Issues of Religion and Science” is led by Dr. Henry Fliegel, an astronomer and experienced presenter of biblical issues. The discussion group explores the intersection of faith, science and reason. The group meets every […]
International Noise Awareness Day Wednesday, April 24 is International Noise Awareness Day, a global campaign organized by the Center for Hearing and Communication. Unless or until our hearing is impacted or we start to feel the accumulated negative impacts from a persistent noise source we tend to overlook the discomfort and eventual harm of unwanted […]
A Novel Idea: Our Food Shouldn’t Give Us Cancer or Parkinson’s Disease California’s Central Valley is our nation’s breadbasket. After all, it’s the world’s fifth largest supplier of food and agricultural commodities. California is also the nation’s top user of paraquat, a weed killer long linked to Parkinson’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and childhood leukemia. Paraquat […]
A Walk Through Montrose in 1929 (Part 4) We continue our trip back in time with a walk through Montrose in 1929. Last week we were in the Montrose Hotel (now Andersen’s Pet Shop). We’re back on the sidewalk on the south side of Honolulu Avenue in front of the hotel. We stand still and […]