Students at Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School (CCNS) uncovered “dinosaur bones” hidden in the sand on their playground and created a volcano. For over a decade, director Nita Imm has taught her Busy Bears students a lesson about paleontology, teaching how the dinosaurs may have become extinct. After classroom time, Imm took the lesson outside and, […]
Her Reason for Being There Thanks to the CV Weekly for reporting on the Montrose Peace Vigil [“Search for Peace at Ocean View and Honolulu,” April 12]. It’s helpful for the people who drive by to know more about the background of the weekly demonstrations. As a person who has stood for peace on the […]
National News in Montrose – The Gettle Kidnapping It seems Montrose just couldn’t stay out of notoriety in the 1930s. Just four months after the great Montrose Flood of New Year, in a neighborhood still devastated by that flood, a nationally famous kidnapping took place with spectacular “gangbusters” style arrests at the culmination. William Gettle […]
Treasured Time One of my favorite bumper stickers is the one that reads, “If I’d known grandkids were so much fun, I would have had them first,” which is similar to what author Gore Vidal advised: “Never have children, only grandchildren.” Good luck with that. I’m in a grandparenting state of mind because this past […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two local men were arrested for shooting a red laser light at a Glendale Police Air Ship on April 27 at 9:20 p.m. Police responded to a report from the officers in Air 1 that someone had aimed a laser light at their helicopter about three times, each time lasting three to […]
By Ted AYALA In the first of two sessions held by the Glendale City Council this month to analyze the budget forecast for the next five years and how to cope with shortfalls in tax revenue, the city was immediately faced with the dire position of having to take extreme measures to shore up the […]
Hard to believe that the end of another school year is rapidly approaching. Though my youngest graduated from Crescenta Valley High School just a year ago, I still know kids who are preparing for prom and graduation, then moving on to college. And while they are eagerly anticipating beginning a new life, their parents are […]
“The mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that ‘W-A-T-E-R’ meant the wonderful, cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, joy, set it free.” ~ Helen Keller Remember the scene from the classic movie, “ The Miracle Worker?” Helen Keller’s hand […]
Rancher learns that horses have more to offer than just a ride. Agnes CONSTANTE Off the 101 Freeway lies a horse ranch nestled in Agoura Hills. On a weekend morning in the spring, cool temperatures and light breezes pervade The Healing Equine Ranch while gentle sunrays pierce the sky. Musician and lifelong equestrian Kiki Ebsen […]
Run and Hike on Sunday The Glendale Community Services & Parks Department, to benefit the Glendale Parks & Open Space Foundation, is hosting a 6.2 mile run and hike in Brand Park on Sunday at 8 a.m. The Verdugo Mountains 10K Trail Run & Hike is presented by Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center For […]