The Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus has begun its Christmas season, bringing joy and happy memories as they sing for area retirement homes and church groups. The women welcomes new singers in January when they begin to prepare a spring program. Rehearsals are Mondays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 3561 […]
By Ruth ANSON SOWBY When I was 19 I was a “Hollywood princess” in what was then called the Hollywood Lane Christmas Parade. Today I’m 81 … you figure out the math. The 2025 version of the parade took place on Sunday, Nov. 30. It was not broadcast locally as my 1964 parade was.(Organizers promise the […]
Members of the La Cañada Flintridge Orthopedic Guild, which raises money for the Luskin Orthopedic Institute for Children, recently celebrated a successful book and author luncheon, which raised $15,000 for the Luskin Orthopedic Institute for Children. The celebration took place at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club.
By Ruth SOWBY Ice cream, balloons, souvenir spins and photo ops were the order of the day when Baskin-Robbins put on its own birthday party nationally. Glendale’s Baskin-Robbins on North Central Avenue added a twist when “BR” the mascot dropped by to say hello to little kids … and big kids. On Friday, Dec. 6, the […]
Former Crescenta Valley High School softball player Allie Lacey, class of 2012, was selected in the sixth round of the inaugural Women’s Professional Baseball League draft by San Francisco. There are four teams in the inaugural season: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston and New York. The season will run from August 2026 through September 2026 and all games will […]
The 32nd annual Thanksgiving Run & Food Drive, presented by the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge with the City of La Cañada Flintridge, drew a record number of participants and their supporters. Nearly 1,600 runners – many dressed festively for the occasion – gathered at Olberz Park on Thanksgiving morning to take part in […]
The Daughters of the American Revolution, Don José Verdugo Chapter, NSDAR hosted an event at the Catalina Verdugo Adobe, 2211 Bonita Drive in Glendale, on Sunday, Dec. 7. Spanish-American patriot Don José Verdugo is the namesake for the DAR chapter that was founded in 1953 in La Cañada Flintridge. A traditional Feliz Navidad celebration was […]
By Ruth SOWBY It’s not every day that big stars like Hal Linden and Barbara Eden come to the nearby community and give each audience member a chance to be professionally photographed with them. That’s what happened on Saturday, Nov. 22 at a sold-out one-night-only performance of “Love Letters” at the North Hollywood El Portal Theatre. […]
The road to this year’s Division Finals was a difficult one. The fact that Crescenta Valley High School now has a lighted field has made availability for practice somewhat limited. The rain the week of Nov. 17-21 caused Division Finals to be rescheduled to Saturday, Nov. 22. While preparing for the road trip the giant truck that […]
Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center (GMHHC) partnered with The Salvation Army and other Glendale community organizations to prepare and serve Thanksgiving meals to over 300 individuals in need on Friday, Nov. 21. “This collaborative community effort provided a warm holiday meal to approximately 230 community members during the meal service, with […]