ALG Presents Festival of Trees

ALG Presents Festival of Trees

By Jozette KARAGUOZIAN On Sunday, the Assistance League of Glendale hosted its 40th annual Festival of Trees at the Glendale Hilton. Originally called the Christmas Tree Brunch, the event is the ALG’s main fundraiser. It featured an assortment of personally decorated and donated Christmas trees available for purchase, a silent auction and luncheon. The 2015 […]

The Library in Lights

The Library in Lights

By Jozette KARAGUOZIAN a Crescenta Library held its first Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Friday night. About 1,200 people (some with pets) gathered at the library over the course of the two-hour event that was hosted by Supervisor Michael Antonovich, the Crescenta Valley Town Council and the Friends of La Crescenta Library. The festivities began […]

Give it a Twirl!

Give it a Twirl!

By Jozette KARAGUOZIAN With the increase of technical gadgets getting into the hands of children, it’s easy to understand why Jackie Marashlian of Twirlerrific wanted to provide a free twirl clinic for kids. She felt it’s too simple for children to pick up their iPad, LeapPad, or any other pad and detour from actual physical […]

Painting in Wonderland

Painting in Wonderland

By Jozette KARAGUOZIAN Most people think of indoor play facilities as a positive arena to showcase a child’s freedom of play. Although Wonderland Indoor Playground on Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta offers many opportunities to enhance imagination and freedom of play, the owners are expanding on this concept. Armine Sargsyan, the owner of Wonderland, wants […]

Scouting for Food – The Next Adventure

Scouting for Food – The Next Adventure

By Jozette KARAGUOZIAN The American Legion Hall in La Crescenta has been working hand-in-hand with the Scouting for Food project for numerous years. This year, the event took place on Saturday, Nov. 14. Scouting for Food is when scouts drop off empty bags to local residences the first Saturday in November asking for the bags […]

Halloween on Honolulu Avenue

Halloween on Honolulu Avenue

By Jozette KARAGUOZIAN The annual Spooktacular event hosted by the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. in the 2200-2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue on Halloween night saw the street filled with gals and ghouls eager to learn what candy would fill their bags. Interspersed with the ongoing chorus of “trick or treat!” guests enjoyed the smooth, raw […]

Staying Focused

Staying Focused

By Jozette KARAGUOZIAN That’s exactly what Jerold and Dorothy Beeve have done for the past 24, going on 25, years: stay focused. They have remained focused on giving the gift of sight to the underprivileged Fijian people. On a trip to Turtle Island, Fiji in 1989, Dr. Jerold E. Beeve, M.D. and his wife Dorothy […]