Powerful Memorial Day Observances Memorial Day has always been special to me. First, my birthday is on May 30 – the true Memorial Day before Congress declared that the last Monday in May would be commemorated as Memorial Day. My son, Danny, is in the Air Force and thankfully is not a “remembered” soldier on […]
By Justin HAGER The CVHS girls’ soccer team looked unstoppable heading into Saturday’s CIF Southern Section semifinal match against Alta Loma. The Falcons had won 11 in a row including a 3-0 rout of U.S. top 500 La Cañada. But despite the dozens of fans who made the hour-long drive to watch the match […]
“Green is the spring-time and blushing with bloom; Bring we an offering to each soldier’s tomb” ~Sara L. Vickers Oberholtzer, “Under the Flowers” (A Decoration Ode), Come for Arbutus, and Other Wild Bloom, 1882 Memorial Day, as the name implies, was established to create a day of remembrance to honor soldiers who fought and lost […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early in its Tuesday evening meeting, the Glendale City Council discussed the amounts of fines issued for violations of its now official ordinance banning the sale of flavored tobacco products. Mayor Paula Devine advocated for a “higher fine to really deter businesses from selling these products. This is a very serious ordinance. […]
CVCA to Meet The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, May 27, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting will include discussion on local issues as well as an opportunity for foothill area residents to share their concerns. Contact the CVCA at crescentavalleycommunityassn@gmail.com with questions and for Zoom meeting information. All are welcome. STNC […]
Standoff Ends Peacefully On May 21 at approximately 6 p.m., officers from the Glendale Police Dept. responded to a residence located on the 1200-block of Thompson Avenue regarding a report of a male who had just pointed a firearm at a passerby. Upon arrival, officers observed a male, later identified as 37-year-old Marco Foschetti of […]
Joyce and Ron Gelsinger share their thoughts on reaching 70 years of wedded bliss. By Robin GOLDSWORTHY It was during a street dance in Montrose that Joyce Miller looked across the avenue and spied Ron Gelsinger. “Montrose used to have street dances on Saturday night; they’d close the street and bring in bands,” Joyce recalled. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley Land Use Committee is recommending that LA County Regional Planning look to Foothill Boulevard in addition to lots below Montrose Avenue as it increases the number of affordable housing units by 1,200. This issue was the center of the CV Town Council meeting on May 20 as Land Use […]
The Glendale Unified Board of Education unanimously adopted a resolution at its meeting on May 18 committing to return all students to in-person learning for the 2021-22 school year. The District will resume full on-campus instruction beginning with the first day of school on Aug. 18. Glendale Unified offered on-campus child care in […]
In response to an influx of illegal and increasingly dangerous fireworks, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger sent letters to federal law enforcement agencies to ask for their help and collaboration to stop this alarming trend. These letters were prompted by a recent fatal house explosion in San Bernardino County that killed two men, in […]