By Justin HAGER “There’s nowhere I’d rather be the weekend after Thanksgiving than Fresno,” said Rob Evans, coach of the Crescenta Valley High School Falcons’ cross-country team, a smile on his face. The surprising statement became clear once he explained that Fresno is home to the annual CIF High School Cross-Country State Championships where the […]
Foothill Municipal Water District (FMWD) announced the artwork of three students from the District’s service area that will be included in the 2022 Metropolitan Water District “Water is Life” Student Art Calendar. The artworks are amongst 37 featured in the calendar submitted from six counties in Southern California. Twenty-six water agencies throughout Southern California participated […]
Congressional Bills To Keep An Eye On H.R. 4575: Veteran Peer Specialist Act of 2021 would amend the VA MISSION Act of 2018 to expand the peer specialist support program of VA to all its medical centers. “Peer specialists play a vital role at VA in assisting their fellow veterans who also struggle with mental […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The next streamed Glendale Noon Concerts will be on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 12:10 p.m. Violinist Nancy Roth and pianist Lorenzo Sanchez will perform works by Sergei Prokofiev and Domingo Lobato on a Facebook stream and YouTube. More info about the program and artists, the link to the stream, and news on upcoming concerts will […]
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. […]