QUESTION: I have a very good friend, or at least I thought this person was a good friend, who betrayed a confidence. What I told my friend was very sensitive and I didn’t want anyone else to know. We both attend the same church and volunteer in several organizations together. I admit I’m very angry […]
By Brandon HENSLEY With the winter break upon Glendale area schools, it’s tournament time for both the Crescenta Valley boys and girls’ varsity basketball teams. Both squads were off for the beginning of the week as final exams took precedent, but today the boys’ team will be back at it at Burbank High to take […]
By Susan JAMES After 42 years, nine films and multiple iterations for television, the “Star Wars” saga is fairly familiar to a great number of people. “The Rise of Skywalker,” which presumably brings the Skywalker saga full circle, is like a Christmas tree. You know it’s dead but there are so many shiny objects, colored […]
This Week at LCIF All are welcome to Lutheran Church in the Foothills for the fourth Sunday of Advent on Dec. 22. Pastor Scott Peterson’s sermon is called “Do You Feel it?” Stay after the service for refreshments and conversation. The annual candlelight service will be at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve; all are […]
KIWANIS CLUB CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAYS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale will enjoy holiday music at its next meeting on Friday, Dec. 20. The club is dark on Dec. 27. Guests are welcome at the weekly lunch meeting. The cost to attend, which includes lunch, is $15. Meetings start at noon. The Club meets Friday afternoons […]
By Charly SHELTON It’s that time of year for gingerbread everything, holiday lights and the gentle hiss of a “snoap” machine giving SoCal a white Christmas. That’s right; it’s time for the holidays at the local theme parks. From Universal Studios Hollywood to the Queen Mary in Long Beach, and everywhere in between, the holiday […]
On Friday, Dec. 13 at approximately 9:35 a.m., deputies at Crescenta Valley Station were contacted by the Sierra Madre Police Dept. regarding a suicidal male adult who was missing. Officers from Sierra Madre were told by family that the male had threatened to commit suicide and had a firearm with him. During their investigation, the […]
A tough year of competition for Crescenta Valley High School marching band and color guard paid off as they earned the highest scores in school history. By Sabrina SHELTON The Crescenta Valley High School marching band and color guard had an eventful competition season this year, finishing fourth in 5A Division and fifth place in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For over 13 years the fate of the property that previously housed the Verdugo Hills Golf Course has been in flux. On Tuesday a rezoning ordinance was denied by the City of LA PLUM, the Planning and Land Use Management committee, leaving the development proposed by the Snowball Investments company stalled ¬– […]
By Julie BUTCHER Mayor Ara Najarian opened what turned out to be a long Glendale City Council meeting on Tuesday night by explaining why the council is meeting in a different room rather than in council chambers. “We will not hold a meeting at a location where every single person is not accommodated,” he said […]