The La Crescenta Woman’s Club donated toys and food and made a monetary contribution to the LA County Sheriff’s Dept. toy drive at their Christmas party on Dec 8 at their decorated clubhouse at 4004 La Crescenta Ave. Each year the Woman’s Club supports the sheriff’s toy and food drive, which helps local families in […]
By Bethany BROWN JohnHart Real Estate held an event on Sunday, Dec. 12 in celebration of the holiday season at the new JohnHart campus at 2428 Foothill Blvd. The campus now serves as the company headquarters. The event was free to attend and offered complimentary hot cocoa, pictures with Santa, a “snowground” and sled rides. […]
By Lori BODNAR The Descanso Gardens’ Enchanted Forest of Light is a rare opportunity for families and friends to explore Descanso Gardens when it is illuminated by brilliant lights and enhanced with art installations. The one-mile walking experience is available through Jan. 9. “This is the fifth year of Enchanted Forest of Light. (We did not […]
By Lori BODNAR CV Church hosted its annual Explore Bethlehem event at its La Crescenta campus on Dec. 12. Guests to the event enjoyed featured foods such as pomegranate, pita bread, hummus, a dip of tzatziki (Greek yogurt and cucumber), dates, tabbouleh (parsley, tomatoes, and quinoa), pickled beets and warm apple cider. Activity booths were […]
STAR STORIES – VERDUGO HILLS CEMETERY The Friends of Verdugo Hills Cemetery invites the community to a special viewing of the night sky from high atop a Tujunga hill at the Verdugo Hills Cemetery on Jan. 1 at 7 p.m. Historical stories of the stars will be presented by History Hunter, Craig Durst. Attendees should […]
I missed my Breeze Airways flight. Does it owe me anything? Joe Herman decides to try a new airline called Breeze Airways to fly from Hartford to Charleston, South Carolina. But on his return, the carrier leaves him behind. Is he owed anything? Q: My wife and I recently flew our first flight with Breeze […]
This Week at LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills invites the community to worship at a Christmas Eve candlelight service on Friday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. and a Christmas celebration on Sunday, Dec. 26 at 10 a.m. Interim Pastor Chuck Bunnell will lead both times of worship. The service will also be live-streamed on […]
Question: Our only daughter, Lynnette, now lives on the East Coast where she has a great job. She doesn’t want to come home for the holidays because of COVID. Since she’s not coming home, we’ve decided to travel to the Holy Land where we’ve always wanted to visit. We’ve made our travel plans, are up-to-date […]
Keeping Pets and Families Together in Affordable Housing Numerous decisions go into finding a place to live. Of course, the most pressing issue is cost and so many families are priced out of particular neighborhoods or out of any housing altogether. This is especially true in Los Angeles, which has long been experiencing a crisis […]
CV Christmas In Wartime As Christmas approaches, I became curious about the Christmas mood in CV at the onset of WWII. The attack on Pearl Harbor was only a couple of weeks before Christmas in 1941. Once again I turn to the pages of the old CV Ledger newspaper to get a read on how […]