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Experiencing School Daze   Summer (heat) has arrived. Temperatures teasing the 100-degree mark reminded us all too well that Southern California indeed has seasons, even if summer is the only one that can easily be identified. Thinking over the past weeks and the overall mild summer temperatures, it would be cruel to send our kids […]

Weather in the Foothills

“What a fantastic demonstration of what our nation and our agency can do. I can only think of the words of Theodore Roosevelt: ‘It’s far better to do mighty things, even though you might fail, than to stay in the twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.’” ~ Dr. Charles Elachi, in comparing NASA’s Curiosity […]

Evelyn “Mickey” Maynard

Feb. 13, 1921 – Aug. 10, 2012 Evelyn “Mickey” Maynard, age 91, went peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 10.  She was born on Feb. 13, 1921. She had been a resident of La Crescenta since 1964. Her husband Louis (Lou) preceded her in death in 1996 after 56 years of marriage. She is survived […]

Pamela Jean Sanbar

May 28, 1946 – Aug. 3, 2012 Born in Los Angeles on May 28, 1946 to George and Margaret Nassief, Pamela passed away after a lengthy illness in her home on Aug. 3. She is survived by her son Paul Sanbar; her daughter Leila Sanbar Bell (Vince); and grandchildren Jabe and Lucy Bell. She is […]

Council Hears State of City’s Investment Portfolio

By Ted AYALA The news from Glendale City Treasurer Ron Barucki to the City Council Tuesday night was sobering. “This is less than stellar news about our financial markets,” warned City Manager Scott Ochoa before Barucki’s presentation of the annual report of the city’s investment portfolio. “It was another year of frustration and disappointment in […]

Verdugo Mountains Poised for Fire Danger

By Timithie NORMAN With the lingering heat wave punishing Southern California residents with triple-digit temperatures through next week, the fire danger in the Angeles Crest Mountains remains “very high” according to the U.S. Forest Service. But the threat of fire in the smaller Verdugo Mountains may be even more critical. The Verdugos, a small, detached […]

Ready, Set, Slow Down

By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday, kids will head back to Glendale Unified public schools while classes have already begun, or are about to begin, at local private schools. First days may be different but one commonality is that many students are dropped off  at and picked up from school. That means traffic headaches as parents […]

Digital Issue 08.16.12

Here is the paper for Thursday, August 16, 2012.  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 […]

Crime Blotter

Aug. 7 Ramsdell and Encinal avenues in Montrose, a semi-truck and trailer along with its cargo of meats and sausages were stolen from a street at the location. The driver said he parked his truck and trailer at the location at 11 p.m. and went home. When he returned at 6 a.m., he saw the […]

»Montrose Shopping Park News

Join Me on a Las Vegas Gift Show Adventure! Most of my life I have been paid to shop. I started in my early 20s as a department store buyer, taking the train from Baltimore to New York to meet with the heads of companies like Hanes, Danskin and Izod. I will never forget that […]