GAOR Donation Provides Immediate Humanitarian Aid

In keeping with its pledge to support the humanitarian emergency in Armenia, which has also affected the local community, the Glendale Association of Realtors (GAOR) delivered on Dec. 3 a donation of $120,000 to Armenia Fund for humanitarian aid to civilians impacted during and after the hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan that have taken place […]

‘Light Up a Life’ Raises Thousands for Bereavement and Hospice Services

In a year during which so many favorite traditions and activities have been canceled or postponed, the Adventist Health Glendale Foundation made a special effort to re-create these memory-making events and milestones with “Light Up a Life,” its annual tree-lighting ceremony and fundraiser for the Beyond Loss Bereavement Ministry and Hospice Services. On Thursday, Dec. […]

Allen Lund Company Takes Part in Christmas Philanthropy

For its 16th consecutive year, on Dec. 11-12 the Allen Lund Company (ALC) participated in a volunteer event with Navidad en el Barrio, joining for the fifth year with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and for a third year with Catholic Charities of Los Angeles. Each event celebrated the holidays and supported the […]

Santa’s Coming to Town

Santa’s Coming to Town

Today, Tuesday, Dec. 22 beginning at 6 p.m. Santa and his GPD elves will be making their way through the Crescenta Valley. Below is the turn-by-turn route.

IN Brief

Montrose Chamber Continues Holiday Bingo The Montrose Holiday Bingo continues. Participants are encouraged to shop or purchase gift certificates at five small businesses in a row and win one of 16 prizes ($20+ retail value) available. Some of the prizes include YMCA 90-day membership, hair products, $25 MasterCard gift card, beauty products, fit kit, wellness […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning of hand.” ~Henry David Thoreau Days of miracles. The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah comes to an end tonight, Thursday evening, and the Christian celebration of Christmas arrives next week on Friday. Hanukkah isn’t associated with any style of […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

The Christmas Spirit For many of us, finding and holding onto the Christmas spirit is particularly difficult this season. The pandemic, with all of its restrictions, has lasted so much longer than we expected. There have been few, if any, holiday parties. Getting together has been all but forbidden. The rules, too, have not been […]

The Vaccine Has Arrived

The Vaccine Has Arrived

By Mary O’KEEFE The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Los Angeles and staff members at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital have rolled up their sleeves, ready for their shots. “Our plan is to pick up [the vaccine today] and start rolling it out to staff,” said USC-VHH CEO Keith Hobbs. The hospital will be receiving the […]

A Whole New Sound for ‘Silent’ Night

A Whole New Sound for ‘Silent’ Night

By Charly SHELTON Joe Rinaudo may not be a name that everyone in the Crescenta Valley recognizes right away. But many who have spent a summer evening at Two Strike Park watching silent films will recognize his face. Rinaudo is the stalwart facilitator of the summer nighttime silent film event hosted by the Historical Society […]