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LCIF News Lutheran Church in the Foothills is teaming up with a number of local agencies to help people who are homeless. Emily Abbott from Door of Hope will speak to the congregation on Sunday, May 22 during the 10 a.m. service to explain how the Pasadena-based non-profit is getting people off the streets and […]

PROBLEM SOLVED <<< CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT

They abandoned her solar panel project ­– now they want her to pay $4,672. Something went wrong with Christine Miller’s solar panels. Now the company that was supposed to install them has sent her a bill. Does she have to pay? Q: I have a situation with Sunrun, a company that sells and installs solar […]

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TGHS PRESENTS ‘WE WERE AMERICANS’ Tonight, Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m. The Glendale Historical Society members Katherine and Glenn Yamada will provide a guided viewing of the film “We Were Americans” followed by a discussion with filmmakers Ara Oshagan and Avo Kambourian. A few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, […]

After the Plague Comes the Renaissance … Faire

After the Plague Comes the Renaissance … Faire

By Charly SHELTON  After two years off due to a massive plague, the Renaissance Pleasure Faire has returned to the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale. The classic festival brought back much of the charm and fun of the Faire from years past, while not escaping the plague without its scars. For repeat guests […]

Congressman Schiff Announces Winners of 2022 Congressional Art Competition

Congressman Schiff Announces Winners of 2022 Congressional Art Competition

During a recent virtual ceremony Congressman Adam Schiff announced the winners of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. This year, the competition received 99 entries from students at 17 different schools. “California’s 28th District is home to some of the most creative minds in the country, and the submissions we received for this year’s Congressional Art […]

CommonSpirit Health and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Partner to Diversify and Grow Nursing Workforce

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU), one of the nation’s four historically Black medical schools, and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest non-profit health systems, are responding to the national nursing shortage through a new partnership that will grow and diversify the nursing workforce. “Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we […]

Fairytale Season Ends as CVHS Boys Lacrosse Loses in Championship Match

Fairytale Season Ends as CVHS Boys Lacrosse Loses in Championship Match

By Justin HAGER Many forget that the original Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales were dark stories that often ended in tragedy. True to form, the CIF-Southern Section boys’ lacrosse championship match between CVHS and the Vista Murrieta Broncos had enough twists and turns to be worthy of the annals of great literature and ended in a […]

Treasures of the Valley <<< Mike Lawler

Treasures of the Valley <<< Mike Lawler

The Memories of Norma Quinn Potter – Part 4 A few weeks ago I began a series on the memories of Norma Quinn Potter, who moved to the valley as a kid in 1931. She wrote about her childhood in an essay she titled, “It’s All About Me!” and I’m quoting directly from that. Last […]

NEWS FROM SACRAMENTO <<< ASSEMBLYMEMBER FRIEDMAN

Strengthening the Safety Net for Vulnerable Youth  It’s graduation season for high schools and colleges across our region, marking the transition for thousands of young people to adulthood and all that it entails. It can be deeply disorienting, isolating and lonely for young people making their way to independence; but the passage is even more unforgiving […]