By Michael YEGHIAYAN Third grade classes from Mountain Avenue Elementary School have experienced a new perspective and appreciation for nature after the students participated in a field trip to the Rosemont Preserve. The opportunity for a hands-on learning experience heightened the students’ knowledge of the relationships between plant life, wildlife and geological formations in the […]
The ’71 Quake – Through The Eyes of Children Recently a former teacher at St. James Catholic School gave the Historical Society a stack of essays written by her third grade class immediately after the Sylmar Quake in February of 1971. Those writings are priceless! Here are some samples. One boy reported an example of […]
Update: As of 4:31 p.m., the brush fire that began about 2 p.m. this afternoon has consumed approximately 75 acres. All of Glenoaks Canyon has been evacuated. Up to the 2700 block of Chevy Chase Canyon has been evacuated. Chevy Chase Canyon is closed. Residents who live in these areas are advised to not attempt […]
Here is the paper for Thursday, April 04, 2013. Check back every Friday to get your copy on your computer, Smartphone, eReader or tablet to take with you on-the-go! If it works or doesn’t work on your device, let us know and we can make a note of it to improve the experience, or if […]
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Joselito’s This Sunday, May 5, is going to be a really fun day in the good ole’ Montrose Shopping Park! In addition to the Sunday Harvest Market, the annual Wags & Whiskers and Kids & Kritters events and Taste of Montrose, it’s also Cinco de Mayo celebrating Mexican heritage. Is […]
Getting Back to Basics “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” ~Sun Tzu I hear from many business owners that they realize that marketing and advertising are two of the most important aspects, but how much to spend, where to advertise and the never-ending maze […]
Free State-Funded Training for Small Business Owners in Montrose If you are the owner of a California company with between one and nine full-time employees, you qualify to receive free training in four business skills classes at the Professional Development Center of Glendale Community College in Montrose. Right here in our own backyard is a […]
The Third Annual Empty Bowl Fundraiser is scheduled for Sunday, June 2 benefitting Family Promise of East San Fernando Valley (FP-ESFV) in its efforts to provide safe shelter, meals and support to homeless families. The public is invited to stop by the First United Methodist Church of Glendale any time between 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 […]
QUESTION: As the parents of an 8-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son, we’re finding out that children are much more aware of world events than we thought they were. After the events in Boston, both our children came home from school filled with fear from what they had heard from other children. Their main concern was […]
Tuesday Table Talk On Tuesday, May 7, Bethel Church in Sun Valley will show the film “The First Grader.” Based on a true story, this inspirational drama profiles the amazing determination of 84-year-old Kenyan Kimani N’gan’ga Maruge, a Mau Mau freedom fighter who wants to take advantage of a new universal education decree by […]