Feb. 15, 1926 – Nov. 21, 2017 Molly Louise (Kellegrew) Powers was born in Duluth, Minnesota on Feb. 15, 1926. She grew up in Salina, Kansas until moving to Glendale at age 17. She graduated from Hoover High School and Glendale College and was studying nursing in San Francisco when she met and married John […]
Winter Concert and Dine-Out The winter concert performed by the Crescenta Valley Instrumental Music Dept. is being held on Friday, Dec. 8 at the Crescenta Valley High School MacDonald Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults; students are $5. The grand finale – and perhaps the only departure from holiday-themed music – is […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE “The Jewel in the Lotus” was jazz multireedist Bennie Maupin’s first album as leader, having established himself as a sideman to Herbie Hancock. It quickly became regarded as a classic and one of the linchpins of the ECM Records catalog. Eclectic and dazzling, the album took the influences from Hancock’s Mwandishi and […]
GUSD Calendars: Shorter Summers, More AP losses The GUSD school board votes on the next two proposed calendars on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Unless people speak up, our summer recess will shorten to nine full weeks with partial days on either end and AP students and teachers will lose four more days of instruction. It is […]
By Brian CHERNICK Two newly installed Welcome to Glendale monument signs in the northern portion of Glendale have reignited a dispute between members of the community and residents of the unincorporated areas of La Crescenta. The two signs welcoming visitors into North Glendale, which were approved by Glendale City Council in May of last year, […]
Fire can be seen at Marybell and Wentworth in Shadow Hills. By Mary O’KEEFE The farthest west mandatory evacuation for the Creek Fire is Haines Canyon. From Haines Canyon east to Lowell Avenue is voluntary evacuation, said Maria Grycan, LA County Fire Dept. spokeswoman. The Creek Fire has consumed 11,000 acres as of 2:30 p.m. […]
The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to assist the State of California to combat the Creek Fire burning in Los Angeles County. On Dec. 5, the State of California submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Declaration for the Creek Fire. At the […]
Structures lost, others threatened in Sylmar neighborhoods as firefighters continue to battle the blaze #CreekFire
Supervisor Barger’s office announced that, given the area fires and wind conditions, tonight’s Christmas Tree Lighting event at the La Crescenta Library is canceled in the interest of public safety. The celebration will be held later this month.
Important Messages from GUSD Out of an abundance of caution, Dunsmore Elementary School has called for an early release today due to the Creek Fire. All EEELP programs at Dunsmore have been canceled. Students who are unable to be picked up early will be taken by bus to Crescenta Valley High School. Dunsmore families received […]