Candidates Weigh In on VHGC

By Michael J. ARVIZU At Saturday afternoon’s candidate forum held at North Valley Neighborhood City Hall in Tujunga, the four residents vying for the District 7 seat on the Los Angeles City Council presented their plan to preserve the Verdugo Hills Golf Course. Jesse “David” Barron, Nicole Chase, Krystee Clark and Felipe Fuentes will be […]

Anita Rita Manfra

April 5, 1919 – Jan. 28, 2013 Anita Rita Manfra passed away peacefully after several years of dementia/Alzheimer’s on Jan. 28. Anita was born in Revere Beach, Mass. in 1919 to Arthur and Ada Avallone who settled in Boston after leaving Italy. She is the second oldest of five children and graduated from Revere Beach […]

Paul W. Quai

July 2, 1924 – Jan. 22, 2013 Paul was born July 2, 1924 in Glendale. He served with U.S. Marines, 1st Marines, 5th Battalion during WWII in the Pacific theater and received the Purple Heart in 1944. In 1948, Paul married Bobbe Jean Beeler. He worked for the City of Glendale for 37 years, 25 […]

Love – and Music – Are Everywhere

By Ted AYALA Valentine’s Day is approaching and with it are myriad ways for musicians the world over to reflect upon love and sing its praises – literally. “If music be the food of love, play on,” the Bard of Avon famously wrote. Local musicians will be doing just that, presenting a dizzying array of […]

Harley Albert Bates

June 6, 1921 – Jan. 26, 2013 Harley Albert Bates was born and raised in Coldwater, Mich. He joined the Army in 1941 and married Verna Louise Coats on Oct. 6, 1943 in Tyler, Tex. They moved to California in 1947 where he continued his studies in accounting at UCLA. He worked at Forest Lawn […]

Promoting Science in Crescenta Valley

By Mary O’KEEFE Science fairs have always been a staple of Crescenta Valley schools. Volcanoes, magnets and models of the universe were common to see at local science events, but as the world advances so does education. Science fairs have evolved into science events with robots and, as an experiment at Mountain Avenue Elementary explored, […]

One Hundred and Still Working Out

By Maddy PUMILIA It’s not unusual to find a treadmill or free weights in a fitness center. But at Glendale Memorial Hospital, one can usually find Carleton Ralston who still works out regularly despite turning 100 years old on Jan. 26. Ralston celebrated his milestone birthday with a party at the hospital’s Cardiac Fitness Center […]

Digital Issue 02.07.13

Here is the paper for Thursday, February 07, 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 […]