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 […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS Though Sunday, March 20 was a cold and wet day, the weather did not discourage supporters from showing up for the first annual Los Angeles Free to Breathe Yogathon. The fundraiser teamed up the National Lung Cancer Partnership with Stephanie Gatschet of ABC’s “All My Children” to raise funds for and awareness […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY It wasn’t just hoof beats that attendees of the annual Day at the Races heard on Sunday afternoon, but also thunder. Near record rainfall deterred some from attending the third annual fundraiser held at Santa Anita Racetrack, but about 100 souls braved the wet weather to place their bets and show support […]
Rykiel Morales was very nervous about his first day as an intern at Verdugo Hills Hospital (VHH). The 19-year-old nursing student at Glendale Community College was unsure about what to expect from his internship. “I was pretty worried on my first day,” said Morales. “It turned out to be a great experience though and everyone […]
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks and Mortuaries announced the promotion of Darin Drabing to president and CEO. Drabing had been serving as the association’s executive vice president and chief operating officer since January 31, 2007. He succeeds outgoing president & CEO John F. Llewellyn who was named chairman of Forest Lawn’s board of directors. Prior to being […]
The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Wellspring Therapy on Wednesday, March 16. The event was an open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. that launched the new medically based fitness and athletic training program and to celebrate 16 years of service to the community. Wellspring Therapy offers a wide […]
The following students made the academic Deans’ List at Azusa Pacific University. They join more than 1,700 APU students honored for a fall semester 2010 academic standing of a 3.5 or better grade-point average. Glendale residents Natalie Buickians, a performance/voice major; and Kaylee M. Falcon, a global studies major. La Crescenta residents Ian R. Chessum, […]