By Misty DUPLESSIS From now until Nov. 19 at 6 p.m., Prudential California Realty is inviting the community to donate clean and reusable coats and sweaters for its annual campaign. The warm donations can be dropped off at their Glendale, Eagle Rock, La Cañada or Burbank locations. People are encouraged to donate coats and sweaters […]
By Natalie MAIER Senator Carol Liu and L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich are two guest speakers that will be at the La Cañada Flintridge Community Center’s 19th annual Thanksgiving Day 5K Run and Food Drive. The race, sponsored by Ross Dress for Less, will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, at Memorial […]
Several police agencies converge on Galleria after hours for extensive training. By Mary O’KEEFE It is the type of chaos that everyone dreads. The popping sound of gunfire echoing down a corridor at a mall with people running, some left behind, crying for help. While it is not something most shoppers contemplate, for law enforcement, […]
The students at Mountain Avenue Elementary School were excited to meet authors and illustrators Joe Cepeda, Mary Ann Fraser, Amy Koss and Michelle Markel who visited their school on Oct. 18. Assistance League of Glendale brought the authors and illustrators to the school so the children could meet them in their classes and learn how […]
By Ashley FILIPEK Crescenta Valley High School presented “22% Fear” over the weekend, a production that is part play, part musical. It was written by some of CVHS’ teachers, including Brent Beerman, Kathi Chaplar and Eric Messal. The production stems from a survey CVHS did about two years ago asking students about their personal experiences […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. is asking for the public’s help in locating Megan Dipiazza, 33, of Sunland. She has not been seen since Nov. 11. According to a GPD statement, a note was discovered in her apartment “saying goodbye to her family.” The statement also notes that she has a history of […]
By Natalie MAIER The La Crescenta Woman’s Club held its fifth annual Authors Luncheon on Monday at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. About 95 guests, including members of the Woman’s Club of West Covina and Sierra Madre Woman’s Club, were present to hear mystery and thriller writers Hannah Dennison and Jesse Kellerman and women’s […]
The Halloween-themed Thursday Club casino night was held at the end of October and brought out not only a spirit of wacky fun in the costumed guests, but the roulette wheel was on fire for them, also. The blackjack dealers were funny and kept everyone’s spirits up. Shooting craps was a little more nerve wracking […]
Thanksgiving is Almost Here? We have our staff meetings on Monday morning when we plan out that week’s paper and talk about upcoming events that we want to schedule. This past Monday we were sitting at the table discussing November when someone asked if next week was going to be a short week due […]
17 December 1620 “Now the heart of winter … the weather was very cold and it froze hard as the spray of the sea lighting on the coats, they were as if they had been glazed.” ~ William Bradford, historian & governor of Plymouth Plantation These words were written three days before the landing of […]