Society makes book available
LA CRESCENTA -- Residents interested in La Crescenta history can
purchase copies of "Sources of History -- La Crescenta" by June
Dougherty.
The La Crescenta Historical Society is reproducing copies of the
book for those who place orders. Copies cost $30 each, and will be
available at the Dec. 16 meeting of the society.
Dougherty was honored by the society in October for her work on
the book. It is a compilation of newspaper clippings and other
documents pertaining to the area.
For more information or to place an order, call 248-9387.
Open swim kicks off family celebration
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE -- The Crescenta-Canada YMCA is hosting an
open swim Sunday in celebration of National Family Week.
Swim hours are from 1 to 3 p.m. at the YMCA, 1930 Foothill Blvd.
Residents do not need to be a member of the YMCA to swim.
National Family Week began Sunday and ends Saturday. It is
celebrated by more than 500 other organizations nationwide to focus
on the role families play in communities.
For more information, call 790-0123.
Churches pitch in for building project
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE -- Parishioners of churches in the La Canada
Circle of Faith can purchase a gift card to help three local families
in south Glendale receiving assistance from Habitat for Humanity.
Items needed to build homes will be listed on the cards, and
purchased items will be donated in the name of the recipient to the
San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity Build in south Glendale.
Cards can be purchased at several local houses of worship during
the first, second and third Sundays in December.
Participating fellowships include La Canada United Methodist
Church, St. Bede the Venerable Catholic Church, La Canada
Presbyterian Church, St. George's Episcopal Church, Church of the
Lighted Window, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
Temple Sinai in Glendale.
For more information, call Norm Thompson at 790-4718, Barbara
Hudson at 952-2368 or Habitat for Humanity at (626) 398-9371.
City offices close for holiday
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE -- La Canada Flintridge City Hall will be
closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving.
Offices will reopen Monday. Normal hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mondays through Thursdays, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays.
Those with pressing questions can stop by City Hall at 1327
Foothill Blvd., or call the administration office at 790-8880,
Planning Department at 790-8881 or the Public Works Department at
790-8882.
Compiled by Janine Marnien
