NOTES & NODS

This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, May 27 at 10 a.m. to celebrate Trinity Sunday and Memorial Day weekend. Education hour for all ages begins 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., all will worship as a family when Pastor Scott Peterson preaches on the topic “Three of […]

Calendar This

POETRY AND PROSE AT FLINTRIDGE BOOKSTORE Today, Thursday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse, there will be a poetry/prose reading in conjunction with LGBTQ Pride Month. The event will be moderated by Tobi Harper, found and editor of Quill. Featured readers are novelist Martha K. Davis, playwright and author Josh Gershick, […]

Sparkles and Smiles at CVHS Prom

Sparkles and Smiles at CVHS Prom

The 2018 prom for Crescenta Valley High School seniors and their guests was held at the historic Belasco Theater in Los Angeles. Over 630 tickets were purchased for prom with many hoping for a glimpse of this year’s prom court: Noah Domingo, Kevin Rowe, Alec Derpetrossian, Ty Langford, Frankie Ramos, Josh Baum, Rachel Dayag, Hannah […]

And They’re Off – at Lincoln

And They’re Off – at Lincoln

The 38th Annual Lincoln 500, held on Friday at Lincoln Elementary School, kicked off when NASCAR took the first lap around the track. Then the Lincoln drivers and pit crew members took their positions to demonstrate teamwork and sportsmanship. They worked together in a close heated race. All 22 high school senior scholarship award winners […]

GPD Detective Arrested, Charged with Lying to Federal Investigators

GPD Detective Arrested, Charged with Lying to Federal Investigators

By Mary O’KEEFE A Glendale police detective was arrested on Tuesday afternoon and charged with lying to federal agents. Det. John Balian, 45, of Seal Beach has been with the GPD for 14 years and, until the time of his arrest, was on medical leave from the department. “As of now, [Det. Balian] is on […]

Long Lost, Now Found, Soldier Remembered on Memorial Day

Long Lost, Now Found, Soldier Remembered on Memorial Day

Honoring Cdr. James Bauder will be highlight of Memorial Day event at Two Strike Park. By Charly SHELTON Memorial Day is Monday, May 28 and, in honor of the day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 and the American Legion Post 288 come together annually to hold a joint memorial event, open to the […]

Verdugo Park to See Improvements

By Brian CHERNICK A major redesign of Verdugo Park was greatly scaled back after the master design proposals received pushback from residents urging Glendale City Councilmembers to reject the proposed plans for paved walkways and exercise equipment in favor of more trees and open space. Councilmembers voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the replacement of […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

It’s Party Time   Though I graduated a few (ahem) years ago from high school, I still remember the excitement of attending my prom. I’m sure CVHS seniors feel much the same way; CV’s prom is this Saturday, May 19. My prom was held in a hotel in Hollywood (I can’t for the life of […]

Weather in the Foothills

“I get all the news I need on the weather report. I can gather all the news I need on the weather report Hey, I’ve got nothing to do but smile …” ~ Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel There are those days when, in order to maintain a smile, it would be wise to […]