Dignity Health-Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center (GMHHC) announced a transformational $2.5M gift from The S. H. Ho Foundation. In honor of The S. H. Ho Foundation’s contribution, Glendale Memorial Hospital’s Laurel Plaza, located in the center of the campus, will be renamed the S. H. Ho Plaza. “Glendale Memorial has been providing high quality, […]
The Kiwanis Club of Glendale, a well-known presence in the area for its service to the needy, took time out on Feb. 25 to recognize another group for its philanthropic work. At a Kiwanis Division luncheon held at Glenoaks Ballroom in Glendale, Kiwanis Club President Toni Beck Espinoza spoke to a group of eight Kiwanis […]
The Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus (VHWC) will attend an areawide rehearsal on March 24 in Riverside to prepare for the California Women’s Chorus 49th annual public concert. The public concert, themed “Sing, Sing, Sing,” will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 29 at the Hilton Doubletree in Whittier. Tickets are $15. The local […]
Dignity Health-Glendale Memorial Hospital’s Cardiac Fitness Center’s 23rd Annual King and Queen of Hearts celebration welcomed over 150 people from the surrounding communities on Feb. 15 to witness the inauguration of five deserving cardiac fitness patients to the 2018 royal court. The guests listened to lectures by Dr. Tenser on stroke prevention, Dr. Ahmadi-Kashani on […]
Megan Bosveld graduated Dec. 21 from Loyola Marymount University. She graduated mid-year and will have to wait until May for her graduation ceremony. Bosveld lives in Tujunga with her parents and brother. She is a Holy Redeemer Middle School and Sacred Heart High School graduate.
Ask Phyllis! Seniors Who Resist Decluttering Dear Phyllis, I look forward to your real estate column. We have lived in our La Crescenta home for more than thirty years. We raised our family here and now it’s just the two of us. There are so many reasons we should move: maintenance, two levels, […]
Julie Sprengel, SVP Chief Operating officer of Dignity Health So Cal, and April Fox, director of Mother and Baby Unit, accepted the Little Red Hats to be given to babies born at GMHHC during February.
Calendar that! The Community Foundation of the Verdugos (CFV) now has a community calendar for nonprofit events happening in the Verdugo region. The CFV is a 501(c)(3) which provides a place in which donors may establish donor funds or leave bequests to support their favorite charities or learn about new charities. The event calendar is […]
Local resident Dr. Joe Puglia, a favorite speaker at meetings of the Don José Verdugo Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, visited the DAR again, this time to promote his published book, “The Girl With The Purple Ribbon.” Puglia, a Marine Corps veteran, wrote this book combining the stories of friendship, love and […]
Lauren Michelle Shilling of La Cañada was named to the University of Alabama’s dean’s list for fall 2017. A total of 12,594 students enrolled during the 2017 fall semester at UA were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0 […]