Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center 6th Annual Golf Classic

Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center 6th Annual Golf Classic

Fr. Pat Brennan, Retreat Center Director, Pat Wickhem, Tournament Chair, and Claire Brewer, Tournament Secretary get ready to tee it up for the 6th annual golf classic on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena. Tournament Chair, Pat Wickhem, has planned an exciting day of events, including a round of golf, golf [...]

Methodist Hospital Celebrates National Hospital Week

Methodist Hospital Celebrates National Hospital Week

Nurse Wendy checks BMI (Body Mass Index) during Community Day at Metnodist Hospital on Monday. -Photos by Terry Miller Spotlights Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals National Hospital Week dates back to 1921. Launched to promote trust and goodwill among community members, it began as a celebration of Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12. Known as the [...]

Voter Registration Deadline is May 21 for June 5 Primary

Voter Registration Deadline is May 21 for June 5 Primary

Whether your voting interest in the upcoming June 5 California Primary is the Pasadena Unified School District charter amendment creating sub-districts, races for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the California Legislature, or the U.S. Senate and presidential contests, you first have to be registered to cast your ballot. With the June 5 [...]

Structure Fire on Live Oak Causes $150, 000 in Damages

Structure Fire on Live Oak Causes $150, 000 in Damages

On Friday, May 4, 2012, at 10:01 p.m. Arcadia Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 500 block of West Live Oak Avenue in the City of Arcadia. Engine 105, Engine 106, Truck 105, Rescue Ambulance 106, and Battalion 105, along with fire apparatus from Monrovia and Los Angeles County Fire Departments responded [...]

Little Known Benefit Available for Older Veterans

Little Known Benefit Available for Older Veterans

Veterans of any age can get assistance from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (USDVA) but a little known benefit is available for older Veteran’s. This benefit is called Improved Pension with aid and attendance. This benefit helps pay for assisted living, nursing home care and home care for veterans 65 years old or older [...]

Sierra Madre Council Continues Fee Schedule

Sierra Madre Council Continues Fee Schedule

By Jim E. Winburn The Sierra Madre City Council’s three newly-elected members experienced their first full meeting Tuesday in what was truly a test of civic endurance. The council members bravely tackled an agenda packed with plenty of business, but failed to take action on the 2012-2013 budget and fees schedule at the end of [...]

Lawyer in McDade Case to File Motion to Block 911 Caller’s Deportation

Lawyer in McDade Case to File Motion to Block 911 Caller’s Deportation

All defendants in the case were served Monday and have 21 days to file a responsive pleading. According to a statement sent via email, the offices of Caree Harper will be filing an ex parte motion to block the deportation of Oscar Carrillo so that he may be deposed. In order to get a Court [...]

Alverno High School Hosts Mother-Daughter Tea

Alverno High School Hosts Mother-Daughter Tea

Lisa, Greta and Hanna Storlie -Courtesy Photo Gay and Julianne Obedicen -Courtesy Photo Alverno mothers and daughters celebrate their bond with a tea in the Villa. There is no doubt that mothers and daughters share a special bond and on April 21, Alverno students and their mothers got to celebrate that bond with a special [...]

Roy Blume and Irene Truong Join C21 Village

Roy Blume and Irene Truong Join C21 Village

-Courtesy Photo Andy Bencosme, Managing Broker of CENTURY 21 Village in Sierra Madre recently welcomed Roy Blume and Irene Truong, partners and co-founders of the Blume-Truong Real Estate Group to CENTURY 21 Village Realty. “I am happy to have Roy and Irene join our office. Their hard work, professionalism and dedication to their clients is [...]

Red White and Bluess Jaszz Fest on Tap Aug. 28 – 29

Red White and Bluess Jaszz Fest on Tap Aug. 28 – 29

  Redwhite+bluezz Pasadena Jazz Fest has announced the line-up of jazz and blues musicians to perform during the star-studded festival August 28 and 29, 2010. 200 plus artists, 23 top acts will entertain thousands of fans gathered at the spectacular outdoor venue the Los Angeles Arboretum. The weekend event, complete with an international food court, [...]