CommonSpirit Health Southern California Division Announces Appointment of Ron Yolo as Division Chief Nursing Officer

CommonSpirit Health’s newly expanded Southern California Division announced the appointment of Ron Yolo, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN as chief nursing officer (CNO) of the newly formed Southern California Division. In his new role as CNO, Yolo will support the division’s 18 Dignity Health hospitals in reaching their overarching goals related to safety, quality, population health, […]

Members Recognized at Annual Meeting

Because the Assistance League Glendale annual meeting was canceled for the last couple of years, many of the members from previous years were honored at the Nov. 9 meeting. ALG VP Membership Linelle Vincenti announced the milestone awards for the day’s honorees. Members who were present received flowers from Rayma Halloran. Those recognized for 2019 […]

Dr. Adria E. Navarro <<< USC-VHH Community Resource Center for Aging

Thankful for Family Caregivers November is National Family Caregiver Month, a time to recognize and honor family caregivers and an opportunity to raise awareness of caregiving issues, educate communities and increase support for caregivers. So many of us, whether we realize it or not, are caregivers. A National Caregiver Alliance report noted that 53 million […]

Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis!

Selling In A Divorce Dear Phyllis, After fifteen years of marriage my wife and I are getting divorced. The decree stated that she and the children could remain in the home until my youngest son graduated high school, which he did in June. We further agreed that we would both submit three real estate agents […]

YMCA of the Foothills Receives Donation from Citizens Business Bank

Marilyn Anderson from Citizens Business Bank (CBB) presented a donation check for $15,000 to Vince Iuculano, CEO of YMCA of the Foothills, on Nov. 9 in the Samuelson Chapel at the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA to support the nonprofit’s chaplain services and mission advancement. “Our shared work in providing access and opportunity to under-served and under-resourced […]

PROBLEM SOLVED <<< CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT

A Ticketmaster refund tragedy that’s worthy of an opera When Ticketmaster tells Elena Constantinescu that her opera has been canceled, it promises a refund. But the money never comes. Where is it? Q: In February 2020, I used my Visa card to purchase three tickets to “Rigoletto” through Ticketmaster. I paid $315 for the tickets. […]

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FLINTRIDGE BOOKSTORE PLANS FOR SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY On Saturday, Nov. 27 from 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (weather-permitting), Flintridge Bookstore hosts special events for Small Business Saturday including author meet and greets and book signings, poetry readings, guest artists and more. To keep everyone as safe as possible during COVID times, most of Flintridge Bookstore’s […]

Notes & Nods

This Week at LCIF  Lutheran Church in the Foothills invites the community to worship in the church’s Worship Center. New interim pastor Chuck Bunnell will lead worship on this first Sunday of Advent with a sermon entitled “Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers” on Sunday on Nov. 28 at 10 a.m. The service will also be live-streamed on […]

Spiritually Speaking

Question: Even though her father and I thought we took precautions to avoid COVID, our youngest daughter, age 7, became very ill with the virus. She was in the hospital and on a ventilator. We’re not certain where she became infected. Praise God she is well and at home after a month of treatment. Now […]