By Misty DUPLESSIS On the afternoon of Oct. 23, the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA opened its doors to the new community lounge area called the Patio Room. Situated adjacent to the kitchen area, the completion of the patio room was just one of many improvements the Y has made keeping in mind its members and the community. […]
Ask Phyllis! How much access is the buyer allowed for inspections? Dear Phyllis, I have been following your column for years and don’t recall seeing this question asked/answered. Earlier this year, my fiancé and I bought our first home. As first time buyers, the process was both daunting and stressful. At the time of our […]
The community is invited to support the Nuttall family by attending a fundraiser to raise money for a diabetic alert dog for their 3-year-old son Luke. Luke was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 2. His condition is life threatening and requires 24/7 monitoring. A fundraiser is planned for Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce celebrated local civic leaders, businesses and organizations that enhance the Crescenta Valley community at its annual recognition banquet on Thursday evening. The event was held at the La Cañada Country Club and emceed by chamber president Leonard Ghazarian, whose business – Caspian Services, Inc. – was […]
By Brandon HENSLEY “Damn you, Damn you, biliary atresia Progressive inflammatory childhood liver disease Damn you, Damn you, biliary Atresia I got bad bile ducts but I’m still happy as can be” Families of those affected by biliary atresia heard those words sung by Brook Slemmer Saturday morning at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles to […]
Molly Gayle Wilson and Cody Jay Tapp were married Aug. 3 in the Los Angeles Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The bride is the daughter of Melissa and Craig Wilson of La Crescenta. The groom is the son of Ruth and Timothy Tapp of Idaho Falls. The bride was attended […]
Patricia Bisceglia and granddaughter Charlotte at the La Crescenta pumpkin patch.
Paul and Lisa Dutton donated $1,000 to the Two Strike Memorial Wall fund. From left are CV Chamber of Commerce president Leonard Ghazarian, Mike Baldwin with American Legion Post 288, Paul Dutton of Paul’s Pro Windows, and Ken Jury, commander of Post 288. Dutton said he was honored to assist with this project, noting that […]
More than 60 community members, friends and supporters of Verdugo Hills Hospital (VHH) attended the recent bingo luncheon hosted by the Women’s Council at the hospital. The event raised $2,000 for VHH. The proceeds will go toward the purchase of needed capital equipment. “Our bingo event is an annual fundraising event sponsored by the Women’s […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Kiwanis Club of La Crescenta invited several local organization leaders to their monthly dinner meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25 and presented them with checks of financial support. These are organizations that support our local kids, said Kiwanis member Lynn McGinnis. The recipients included the Rosemont Middle School Builder’s Club whose members […]