“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, American essayist, novelist, screenwriter and short-story writer Let’s just say you wake up tomorrow morning […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The homeless are a vulnerable population when there is no pandemic but, with COVID-19, they are even more at risk. Ivet Simvelyan works with the homeless and people in need on a daily basis as the City of Glendale Community Services manager. “I am so grateful now that I am able to […]
Even a pandemic couldn’t halt remembering those fallen in defense of America. By Mary O’KEEFE Although it may seem that about everything changed due to COVID-19, several things remained the same including honoring U.S. military men and women on Memorial Day who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country. However, there were adjustments to events […]
State Senator Anthony J. Portantino’s SB 1299 has passed the Senate Housing Committee with strong bipartisan support. The bill is now headed to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) brought the idea for the bill to the senator earlier in the year to help address Los Angeles County’s housing shortage. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County representatives announced on Wednesday they are moving toward “new standards for a swift and safe reopening in alignment with the State of California guidelines.” This means the County will be moving through the stages of reopening and will now permit faith-based in-house services, in-store shopping at low-risk retail stores, […]
Thanks to the CV Weekly April 23 article shedding light on the need for donations at local food banks, Betty Bredemann mobilized La Cañada Boy Scout Troop 501 to help. Through a two-week front yard food drive, the Scouts collected over 50 bags of groceries from the generosity of neighbors. The groceries were loaded up […]
California Credit Union has awarded 10 scholarships of $1,000 each to college-bound students in Los Angeles County through its annual College Scholarship Program. Through the program, California Credit Union recognizes exceptional students throughout the greater Los Angeles area who are active in both their schools and the communities, giving back to others through service and […]
The Assistance League of Glendale announced that it will be distributing $18,000 in scholarships to high school graduates and Glendale Community College students. Receiving scholarships were Kayla K. Regalado (transfer student) and Vana Sanakani (re-entry student) from Glendale Community College; Bernice Doronila and Genevieve Sergile from Glendale High School; Alaine Joy and Amreen Azad from […]
QUESTION: My problem, and it may not seem like a problem to others but it bothers me, is when I give gifts to my daughter’s family only to hear every time, “You spend too much money on us.” My husband passed away four years ago and left me a sizeable inheritance. I can afford to […]
This Week at LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills continues to offer “Couch Church” for the foreseeable future. This week’s service will be live streamed on Sunday at 10 a.m. on the church’s Facebook page –facebook.com/Lcifoothills/videos. After the live stream, the service can be found at www.lcifoothills.org. Bulletins for children and adults (along with games […]