Flipping for a Fun Run – and Flapjacks

The community is encouraged to take part in an early morning run through the foothills before filling up on pancakes. By Jason KUROSU he Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce annual fundraiser for local schools, the “Running the Foothills” 5K Run, will be held on Saturday, Sep. 19. The run will begin at 8 a.m. at […]

The Truth’s Told in ‘The Fire House Project’

By Charly SHELTON For anyone who has or knows a high school child, complaining goes with the territory. Complaining about friends, work, school, being awake, fashion, backpacks and anything else. The unceasing grumbling eventually is dismissed as the languishing of a teenager. But some of these teenagers are ready to elaborate. There are issues with […]

Phase I of Well Project Completed

By Mary O’KEEFE Anyone who has tried to find parking or traveled near La Crescenta and Honolulu avenues lately knows that Crescenta Valley Water District has been busy with construction in the area. Streets and lanes have been closed, parking was been disrupted and workers were seemingly everywhere as work was done on the former […]

Weather in the Foothills

“It’s large, it’s warm and, at this point, the drama is will the trade winds relax enough in the next two to three months to make this the El Niño of our generation?” ~ Bill Patzert, JPL climatologist   Our once lush backyard lawn disappeared last weekend. Now a dry streambed, banked with California native […]

From the desk of the publisher

Ride of Reflection, Commemoration Fourteen years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, Steve and I were awakened by the TV going on (that was our alarm). It was a morning news show out of New York and as I slowly came awake I remember asking myself why they were showing pictures of the World Trade Center […]

LCUSD, GUSD Students Score Well on CAASPP

By Jason KUROSU Students at Glendale, La Crescenta and La Cañada schools scored above state and county averages on California’s initial round of Common Core aligned testing, according to recently released data from the California Dept. of Education. Scores for the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, or CAASPP, were released last week, charting […]

Leaders Respond to Ticking Clock

Leaders Respond to Ticking Clock

By Charly SHELTON The Doomsday Clock is at three minutes to midnight. The Atomic Scientists keep what is called the Doomsday Clock, which has a hand moving closer to or further from midnight depending on the threats the world faces. “And why has it gotten so close?” asked Gov. Jerry Brown. “First of all there […]

Carolyn Sue Smith

Carolyn Sue Smith

April 26, 1953 – Sept. 7, 2015 Carolyn Sue Smith, age 62, passed away peacefully on Labor Day, Sept. 7 at Glendale Adventist Medical Center. Carolyn was born April 26, 1953 in Glendale, the daughter of Paul Daniel Smith and Lillie Mae “Sis” Lawrence-Smith. Carolyn lived her younger years in Sun Valley before moving to […]

The Green House Seeks Community Help

By Samantha SLAYBACK In May 1970, 65 women decided to combine their talents and efforts to raise money for the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA) by opening The Green House. Since its opening, the little shop has changed locations twice, closed and reopened, and is now looking to the community for help when facing […]

GUSD Budget Report Not Encouraging

By Jason KUROSU The Glendale Unified School District will continue operating at a deficit, according to a recent budget report from the district. At the Sept. 15 board of education meeting, GUSD Chief Business & Financial Officer Robert McEntire presented the district’s numbers for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, showing that state-mandated costs have […]