The long-reaching touch of Loving Hands

The Glendale Quilt Guild reaches out to people in surrounding cities as well as those across the country with its Loving Hands project.

Salvation Army helps during holidays

The Salvation Army provided holiday cheer for hundreds of low-income families.

Healthy Kids executive Sharon Townsend Roth honored

Sharon Townsend Roth, executive director of Glendale Healthy Kids, is the 2013 recipient of the California School Nurses Organization Lyda Smiley Award. This award honors an outstanding person and organization, other than a school nurse, who has made a significant contribution to the well-being of...

Expo aims at the heart of business women

The Verdugo Glen Chapter of the American Business Women's Assn. is hosting its second "Heart of Business Expo" to help women build a successful career.

Talk remembers Emancipation Proclamation

A local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with a talk on how it changed history presented by Christopher Jimenez y West, an instructor at Pasadena City College.

Antiques & Collectibles show raises funds

The La Crescenta Woman's Club will have an Antiques & Collectibles Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 2 at the clubhouse, 4004 La Crescenta Ave., Montrose. The event raises funds for its charities.

Woman receives $1,000 scholarship

The Verdugo Glen chapter of the American Business Women's Assn. has named Arpa Shahijanian of Burbank, a business student at Glendale Community College, as the recipient of a national $1,000 scholarship. This year's scholarship was named in memory of Laurali Fey of Glendale, a longtime member.

Commandments hike brings Boy Scouts together

The Verdugo Hills Council of Boy Scouts of America is hosting the fifth annual “10 Commandments Hike” on Saturday starting at the First United Methodist Church of Burbank, 700 N. Glenoaks Blvd. Check-in is from 7 to 7:30 a.m. with the hike beginning at 7:45.

Community news: 2013 Hathaway-Sycamores Children's Art Calendar available, Alumni gems to receive Diamond Awards

Local landmarks are interpreted through aspiring young artists on the pages of the 2013 Hathaway-Sycamores Children's Art Calendar.

Community news: Las Candelas lights up its holiday gala, Crescenta Valley High School graduating class has 50th reunion

Members and husbands gathered for the Las Candelas annual Holiday Party on Dec. 16 at the Valley Hunt Club. The theme of the gala event was “It's the Hap-Happiest Time of the Year!”

Community news: YMCA looking to expand Junior Lakers League; Kiwanis collects toys, L'Aureole has giving spirit, Status of Women seeks nominations

The sound of thundering basketballs echoes throughout the Glendale YMCA's large gym every Saturday morning. Some 150 youngsters, ages 5 to 13, are members of the Junior Lakers League, a sports program that the YMCA is looking to expand.

Community news: Whole Foods raises funds for Ascencia; Sam Adarme and Helen Reid to marry

The spirit of giving is continuing this week at Whole Foods in Glendale.

Community news: Los Altos Auxiliary supports Hathaway-Sycamores boys, Elks Lodge hits the big 100

Los Altos Auxiliary members gathered recently at the beautifully renovated home of Susan and Steven Peterman for their annual holiday party and to celebrate a year of fundraising success on behalf of the boys, ages 6 to 17, in residential care at Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services' El Nido...

Chess players face off at Maple Community Center

More than a hundred chess players, ranging in age from kindergarten to 12th graders, faced off at the American Chess Academy Holiday Championship Sunday at the Maple Community Center in Glendale.

Community news: Girl Scouts named Emerging Leaders, Temple Sinai honored for adding solar power

Nine Glendale-area Girl Scouts have been named Emerging Leaders by Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles in recognition of their outstanding extracurricular accomplishments.

Lions Club provides vision screenings, musician Isabella Ramos to perform, TubaChristmas concert

The Northwest Glendale Lions Club provided vision screenings during the third annual Glendale Health Festival sponsored by the Armenian American Medical Society of Southern California at the Pacific Community Center in November.

Dance-a-thon benefits families of domestic violence

The National Charity League Ticktocker Class of 2016 raised $1,500 from a dance-a-thon held on Sunday afternoon in the YWCA's gymnasium.

Community news: Rotary Club given update on public safety, Fall Salon provides scholarships

Glendale Police Chief Ron De Pompa discussed how Southern California is seeing an increase in crime by repeat offenders a year after the passage of AB 109 when he spoke to the Glendale Noon Rotary Club on Nov. 8.

Community news: Hoover's Tour of Homes, Professor Carlos Robles wins award

Tickets go on sale Wednesday for the 55th annual Hoover High School PTA Tour of Homes, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 8. The tour raises funds for senior scholarships.

Police captain leads the Army of Pink

Glendale Police Capt. Carl Povilaitis received the most online votes, garnering him the Man in Pink title in Glendale Adventist's Army of Pink campaign, a biennial event created to call attention to breast cancer awareness and the importance of early detection.

Mountain Avenue Elementary students learn from authors, artists

The students at Mountain Avenue Elementary welcomed literary celebrities to their school on Oct. 18, courtesy of the Assistance League of Glendale.

Rotary sends contingent to Japan

Members of Rotary's 2012 District 5280 Group Study Exchange are now visiting Japan to learn about the culture and to compare business practices so they can bring new ideas back to their career fields. The program is funded by a grant from Rotary International.

Guild topic is Middle Eastern politics

The USC Trojan Guild of Los Angeles welcomed Glendale resident Richard H. Dekmejian, professor of political science and director of the Institute of Armenian Studies at USC, as its guest speaker at the first fall meeting on Oct. 4 in the Davidson Conference Center.

Lions help sponsor guide puppy in training

Northwest Glendale Lions have supported Guide Dogs of America for more than 20 years. Now the club has a puppy to call its own.

North Shore Burgers partners with nonprofits

North Shore Burgers partnered with the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge for a fundraiser on Sept. 11 with 10% of the restaurant’s proceeds to be donated to the Community Center.