By Charly SHELTON As night falls over the Los Angeles Zoo, a different kind of magic comes alive with the event LA Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow. Although the zoo’s diurnal animals are asleep while the event is going on, the darkened paths are illuminated by an array of spectacular light sculptures bringing a nocturnal […]
Aleen Babikian of Glendale, who attended College of Letters and Science, Bachelor of Arts, Economics A was among a total of 8,625 students who received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There were two ceremonies, one for undergraduates at Camp Randall and one for all graduate degree candidates at the Kohl Center. Graduating were 6,225 […]
La Cañada Presbyterian Church’s Parent Education Program (LCPC Parent Ed) will host a toy drive supporting its charity partner FosterAll. From Nov. 13-29, LCPC Parent Ed will be collecting new unwrapped gifts in the donation bin located in MacCormick Ministry Hub (by the circular drive of La Cañada Presbyterian Church). The goal is […]
Lutheran Church in the Foothills Lutheran Church in the Foothills is responding to the urgent need for blood donations. LCIF will hold a blood drive in its Fellowship Hall on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and/or […]
Reprinted from April 16, 2013 Question: I’m the stepdad of a 7-year-old boy with learning disabilities. I’m having quite a time being patient with the little guy even though I dated his mother for three years before we married. My stepson didn’t seem to be as much of a problem during those years as […]
Memories of Jack Laughrey The Laughrey family were early residents of the valley, opening a hardware store on La Crescenta Avenue in the 1920s. They moved the store to Foothill Boulevard and lived beneath the store. Later they were early residents of Mountain Oaks. A news article was written about Jack Laughrey back in […]
Lincoln Elementary School is privileged to have professional musicians Traci Green and Alan Bernhoft as musical educators who introduce music from all over the world to TK-third graders at Lincoln Elementary School. The pair has been taking Lincoln students on a melodic journey for the past three years. Through a variety of innovative approaches, they […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The smiles of students at Cerritos Elementary School are a little brighter after a visit from a mobile dental unit. This was the first time a Glendale Unified School District School (GUSD) school hosted the free on-site mobile dental care program. The event was hosted by Glendale Unified Community Schools Initiative, […]
Four decades strong, the community continues to turn out to celebrate the holidays. By Mary O’KEEFE Dec. 2 marks the 45th year of the Montrose Christmas Parade, a family tradition that has kept its small town roots throughout the decades. Although several miles away, the Montrose Christmas Parade has Hollywood to thank for its beginning. […]