By Bethany BROWN The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony played the Violins of Hope on Sunday, Dec. 12 at The Soraya in Northridge after the concert was postponed for nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The private collection of string instruments remained in safekeeping as it awaited its return to the stage and includes […]
This Week at LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills invites the community to worship in the church’s Worship Center. Interim pastor Chuck Bunnell will lead worship on this fourth Sunday of Advent with a sermon entitled “Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel” on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. The service will also be live-streamed on […]
In an effort to provide spiritual guidance and continuously enhance the well-being of the community, the YMCA of the Foothills has reopened its chaplain services offering devotion and prayer to all on the first Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Samuelson Chapel located at the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA. In December, Pastor Randy […]
Moving Column While I always enjoy Mike Lawler’s “Treasures of the Valley,” this past week’s was particularly poignant. The dedication and sacrifice of POW McSwain and the post-return connection with an Oregon girl later in life, their friendship and her care, brought tears. What an amazing story. Tom Lusby La Crescenta Sharing Final Thoughts It […]
The Lost Canyon Community of Aztec Park For years now, I’ve received queries about abandoned cabins and foundations way up high in Haines Canyon, just over the border of Tujunga. I’ve even been sent photos of extensive foundation work half hidden by brush. Apparently, this was the tiny community of Aztec Park. Some background: In […]
My Report Back From COP26 Last month, I had the honor of joining leaders from around the world at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) to discuss our role in helping solve the greatest threat to civilization: global warming. As part of the California State Assembly’s delegation, I had the opportunity to meet with […]
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Local storm debris basins and washes that have stood empty for months were filled with fast-moving water after a wet cold front slammed into the foothills. By mid afternoon the worst of the storm appeared to have passed leaving rain gauges filled and, in the mountains, snowfall that is expected to continue. Photo by Mary […]
Congratulations to the candidates who won seats on the CV Town Council: With an estimated 400 votes cast, Elizabeth Ahlers earned 27% of the vote followed by Dede Mueller 19%, Frida Baghdassarian 17%, Ted Yu 16.6%, Teri Madsen 12%, and Paul Barnes 9%.
Local veterans share their memories of being part of WWII. By Mary O’KEEFE Tuesday marked 80 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, which ushered the United States into World War II. It was just before 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning at the harbor located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii when the Japanese […]