» USC Verdugo Hills Hospital: Aging Readiness

Aging Readiness By Adria E. Navarro, USC-VHH In the coming decades the number of Americans age 65 and older will grow from 15% to 24% of the population; by 2030 one in five persons in our nation will be 65 or older. The Foothill communities, according to the 2016 Census, show our older adult population […]

Margot Rubschlager

Dec. 26, 1928 – Oct. 18, 2020 Longtime La Crescenta resident Margot Rubschlager passed away quietly on Sunday, Oct. 18. Margot was born in Berlin, Germany on Dec. 26, 1928. She was the only child of Gertrud and Walter Janisch. On Oct. 14, 1950 she married Rudi Roman Rubschlager. They were sponsored and immigrated to […]

Vicki Lynn (Ellis) Cunningham

Vicki Lynn (Ellis) Cunningham was born in Creston, Iowa on Aug. 17, 1951 and passed away on Nov. 5 at Kaiser Hospital in Panorama City. She moved with her family to Los Angeles in 1954. Vicki graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1969 and attended Valley Junior College. Vicki was full of life and […]

Support for the Youngest Victims of War

By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the Christ Armenian Church, which meets on the campus of Community Life Church in La Crescenta, held a yard sale last weekend in support of the people affected by the Artsakh and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The war began about six weeks ago and since then has led to thousands of people […]

Town Council Election Results Announced

The results of the Crescenta Valley Town Council were announced on Saturday night. The top three vote-getters will be serving three-year terms; the next three will be taking seats as alternates each serving one-year terms. Coming in first with 25% of the vote was Christopher Kilpatrick, then Jeffrey Rodriguez with 19% of the vote and […]

Notes & Nods

This Week at LCIF Join Lutheran Church in the Foothills for Couch Church, Fellowship and Prayers at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15. Worship services stream on the church Facebook page and YouTube Channel. For those who miss the live presentation, videos are available on the church website, Facebook page and YouTube Channel. Children, Youth […]

Spiritually Speaking

Respondents: Rev. Jon Karn of Light on the Corner Church; Rev. Kimberlie Zakarian of Holy House Ministries; Anthony Kelson RScP, Laney Clevenger-White, RScP, and Rev. Dr. Beverly Craig of La Crescenta Center for Spiritual Living; Rabbi Janet Bieber; Carolyn Young; Sharon Weisman; Rev. Mary Morgan, Redondo Beach Center for Spiritual Living; Rev. Tim Beck and […]

Calendar This

TENNIS FOR A CAUSE A tennis fundraiser to raise funds for Armenia has been rescheduled to Saturday, Nov. 14 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. One-hour tennis sessions will be divided into appropriate age groups and levels; COVID-19 […]

A Spooktacular Evening: A Virtual Halloween Benefit for The Campbell Center

A Spooktacular Evening: A Virtual Halloween Benefit for The Campbell Center

The Campbell Center held a virtual Halloween benefit on Thursday, Oct. 29 called A Spooktacular Evening. The benefit supported the Center’s mission: to partner with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, empower them to successfully gain independence and attain their desired outcomes through opportunity and choice. The Campbell Center operates three homes for 22 residents, […]