On May 31, the Dunsmore Elementary School staff, students and community honored Principal Karen Stegman for 10 years of service as principal. The student council presented her with flowers and the staff gave her a shout-out with a poem as administrative secretary, Christine Giannamore, presented her with a gift on behalf of the school. Stegman’s […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Dr. Vivian Ekchian spent her first day, July 1, as Glendale Unified School District superintendent visiting several district schools. She spoke with students, teachers and staff in an effort to familiarize herself with the district and its needs. She will continue her tour of local schools in the upcoming weeks. Ekchian is […]
Members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives recognized local students at the 2019 Congressional Award Gold Medal ceremony held in Washington, D.C. on June 20. Honored from La Crescenta were Ami Kim, Junhee Kim and Joshua Son; from Burbank Katherine Simic and from La Cañada Flintridge Kenneth Um were recognized. The Congressional […]
Improving CSD Regarding: LA County Notice of Public Hearing, Project No. 2018-000331-(5), Rc’d 26 Jun 2019: The work put into creating a single Regional Community Standards District (CSD) for the full length of Foothill Boulevard between Briggs and Pennsylvania avenues is fantastic. I applaud those who have worked on this effort. However, the proposed modifications […]
By Vincent PAGE Summer means different things to different people. For some it means spending time at the beach, for others it means relaxing and enjoying friends and family until school starts back up in August. Bur for 100 or so people at Crescenta Valley High School, on Tuesday it meant starting a new tradition. […]
Be The Change I come from a long line of strong women including my maternal grandmother who worked as a “Rosie the Riveter” during WWII and my mother who was a “women’s libber” back in the day. My mom did it all; she worked, she volunteered and she cared for us, which wasn’t always […]
Marilyn Monroe in Tujunga? The famous movie star Marilyn Monroe was an LA girl. She grew up in LA and came to fame here as well. Locally, we know that her mother was a resident of Rockhaven Sanitarium, although it’s unlikely that Monroe ever visited her there. But I just became aware of two […]
By Julie BUTCHER More than 300 people demonstrated outside Congressman Adam Schiff’s district office in Burbank on Tuesday at noon in response to outrage simmering at the treatment of immigrants at the southern border. The Burbank rally was one of a reported 187 similar actions organized across the country under the banners “Close the Camps” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Gary Quick, 41, a transient, has been arrested for starting a fire on June 22 in the 3600 block of La Crescenta Avenue. Two officers responded to the call concerning a “transient” who may have started the fire. A neighbor was at home around the time the fire started. The neighbor said […]
On May 12, Cameron Lykins was arrested for the murder of Houston Auer, which occurred at their residence in the 1100 block of Meyer Road in Meiners Oaks. Though there was sufficient evidence to conclude that Auer was murdered, Lykins had removed the body from the scene and would not disclose its location, according to […]