A Whirlwind Week On Thursday last week, I was invited to a very special luncheon: the 70th anniversary of Las Candelas, a philanthropic organization that provides “volunteer service and financial assistance to improve the lives of children and youth in vulnerable situations and to support awareness of their mental health needs” (according to its website). […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In 1865, Senator Charles Sumner referred to President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address as a “monumental act.” He said that Lincoln was mistaken when he stated “the world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here.” Instead, Sumner said, “The world noted at once what he said, and will never cease […]
ST Forward will present the 3rd Annual Foothills Pride festival on Saturday, June 3 at Sunland Park, 8651 Foothill Blvd. in Sunland from noon to 4 p.m. Foothill residents will come together to celebrate LGBTQ+ neighbors and to assert LGBT+ people’s right to thrive, be respected, protected and loved in every community. The festival has […]
Pet Appreciation 2023
In the foothills and surrounding communities several events are planned for Memorial Day. By Mary O’KEEFE “When you are in a war zone, you don’t have a chance to grieve when you lose people,” veteran Mike Baldwin said in an earlier interview with CVW. “That is the one thing I noticed when I came home. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday, May 21, community members might have seen a group of Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. (LASD) personnel running down Angeles Crest Highway, then west across Foothill Boulevard to the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station on Briggs Avenue. The participants of this particular leg of the Memorial Torch Relay were members of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale City Council meeting on Tuesday began with recognition of the Glendale Public Works Dept. as part of National Public Works Week. GPW focuses on preservation of the City’s infrastructure including maintaining the roads, potholes, sewer system and storm drains. Community member Mike Mohill added his praise to public works recounting […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Have you ever heard something that you knew you knew – but forgot you knew it? This seems to happen to me more frequently as I age but nonetheless it is still a bit off-putting. The other day I was scrolling through Instagram and stopped on Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and author, […]
Work in Progress As we finish mental health month, I want to tell you about a luncheon and workshop I attended earlier this week. It was the Glendale Healthy Community Coalition and held at the Crescenta-Cañada Y. There were some interesting speakers, including a GPD officer who partnered with a Dept. of Mental Health worker. […]
By Lynn SHER The Healing Arts Fair SFV [San Fernando Valley] hosted A Day of Healing Metaphysical and Artisans Fair at the Center for Spiritual Healing in La Crescenta on Saturday, May 20. It’s the second time the Center has held the event. Vendors specializing in the healing arts from across Southern California gathered to […]