Aug.11, 1932 – Oct. 4, 2014 On Oct. 4, John Armstrong Marshall died peacefully surrounded by the love of family and friends. John was born on Aug. 11, 1932 in the small town of Darlington, Indiana. His parents, Charles Marshall and Pauline Cox, raised John and his sister Janet in the Darlington house where his […]
By Charly SHELTON Magnolia House hasn’t opened yet. I know by the time you are done reading this, you will be getting in your car to go visit but, alas, you must wait until they open their doors sometime next week. On the corner of Lake Avenue and San Pasqual Street (just north of California) […]
By Greg ARAGON Palm Springs is not only an exciting desert resort community, but the city also offers a fascinating glimpse into the hip, Hollywood glam days of the 1960s when celebrities came to escape the limelight and relax by the pool in sleek, mid-century modern structures. A friend and I began a recent getaway […]
By Jason KUROSU On Monday, President Obama signed an executive order deeming 350,000 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains a national monument, a move which supporters say will create greater access to the area and allow for greater protections of the land. It is the 13th time Obama has designated a national monument and the […]
By Joyce LEE, intern Along with the major changes in the education world, including the new Common Core standards, students of the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) were surprised when given the i-Ready Universal Diagnostic Assessment. The Assessment embodies the new era of technology integrated with education, as students use computers and Google Chrome notebooks […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Oct. 8, Glendale Unified School District students joined children across the world for International Walk to School Day. All the GUSD schools and several private schools joined in the walk. It is estimated that throughout the United States over 5,000 schools participated in the healthy event. The International Walk and Bike […]
A ‘Season’ to Last All Year Long In Melinda Clarke’s article for the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce on page 25, she reminds us that we’re entering a season of “thanks and giving.” She wrote of the ways that the chamber gives back to the community and how each of us can lend a helping […]
Students in Kathy Markarian’s German classes at Crescenta Valley High School had the opportunity to exchange language skills and celebrate cultural differences as part of an exchange program between students of German at CVHS and their counterparts studying English at Gymnassium Phillippinum in Marburg, Germany. The 12 students traveling from Marburg were welcomed by their […]
On Sunday, Sept. 21, family and friends participated in Chamlian Armenian School’s Family Fun Day Carnival, organized by the school’s Parent Support Committee. Students, parents and extended family members enjoyed a festive day filled with carnival-style rides, booth games, food, music, special musical performances by Heibert Sarian and Laura Melody, and a dance performance by […]
Crescenta Valley High School will be celebrating its homecoming this weekend. On Friday, the homecoming football game is against Hoover at Glendale High School’s Moyse Field. The homecoming court will be introduced: Grady Schilling, Tyler Hill, Jake Eggena, Thulani Kachingwe, Brett Klein, Brian Gadsby, Roxy Raad, Hannah Weingarten, Savannah Baum, Vanessa Young, Natalie Dassian and […]