Glendale Adventist Medical Center presented 7-year-old La Crescenta resident Gavin Dinger with a special award at his elementary school, St. Bede’s School in La Cañada, on Friday, April 8. Dinger suffered a stroke in his mother’s womb before he was born and has been the hospital’s top fundraiser for Glendale’s Downtown Dash. Proceeds from the […]
Recently the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed Arianna Medical Pharmacy to the community with a ribbon cutting ceremony. As a concierge pharmacy, Arianna Medical Pharmacy focuses on quality and customer service and strives to go the extra mile to ensure to meet and exceed customer expectations. Arianna Medical Pharmacy works with the uninsured […]
The La Crescenta Woman’s Club held its Annual Fashion Show & Luncheon on March 26. The luncheon was prepared by Sandra Virag and Lynne Roberto and served by seventh and eighth grade students from Holy Redeemer/St. James Catholic school. Fashions were provided by Draper’s & Damon’s of Pasadena and Florence Virgalitto, “Mistress of Models,” brought […]
Long time retired engineer and quiet behind-the-scenes community leader Clyde Hemphill has been selected by the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada as the 2011 La Cañadan of the Year. Hemphill will be honored at a special luncheon, which will take place at Van De Kamp Hall at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, on Wednesday, […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS The Women’s Council of Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation kicked off the fundraising year recently with its third annual Bingo event where eight rounds of Bingo, great company and a delicious lunch were provided. The Foundation began in the 1970s and has provided essential items to the hospital and its patients. The Women’s […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Pet Hospital at 2444 Honolulu Ave. is celebrating its grand opening on April 10. The new pet hospital is owned and operated by local resident Dr. Kym Mitchell. Some may know Mitchell from her work at the Rosemont Pet Hospital and others from room mom duties at Valley View Elementary. She […]
Volunteers for the American Cancer Society (ACS) are urging residents in the Sunland, Tujunga, Shadow Hills and Lakeview Terrace areas to join the second annual “Relay For Life” on April 9 and April 10 at Verdugo Hills High School. Relay is the ACS’s signature fundraiser event. Folks can form their own teams or join an […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Near the end of the first half of the charity basketball game between the Glendale firefighters and the Glendale police on March 26, a little boy in the stands turned to his mom and asked which team was winning. “The firemen are winning,” the mother said. “But why?” cried the boy. “I […]
On Saturday, March 26, 50 local children whose ambition is to work on TV and film got to work out with World Boxing Federation Middleweight World Champion Junior Earl Butler at Mae Ross’s 3-2-1-Talent Showcase Acting Studios. Butler is featuring the children in his upcoming nationally-distributed DVD, “JEB Boxercise, Kids Counting Out Obesity” and original […]
Contributed by Armineh MANOOKIAN One in eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives. To encourage dialogue and support about this important issue, the Parent Teacher Organization at Montrose Christian Montessori School hosted a “Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention” seminar on March 15. Parents, teachers, and members of the community were […]