The St. Francis High School mountain bike team competed in the fifth and final regular season event of the SoCal league series at Lake Arrowhead on May 6. The race was crucial for overall season awards and the “thin-air” of the mountains tested all of the riders. However, the Golden Knights rose to the challenge […]
Rosemont Middle School students and their parents shared Lunch on the Lawn on Tuesday. The annual event began six years ago by then-Rosemont principal Sally Buckley. It provided parents and family members a chance to spend some time with their child at school. On Tuesday, no one spoke of homework or of rushing from purchasing […]
Village Christian Elementary daughters and their fathers recently enjoyed an afternoon of games, bowling and refreshments, hosted by the Parent Teacher Fellowship (PTF).
Spend the Summer … Speeding MB2 Raceway is holding a Summer Karting Kamp™ and Racing Academy where participants can improve karting skills, increase lap times and learn the best ways to pass, enter a turn, accelerate and much more. MB2’s Summer Karting Kamp and Racing Academy is a three-day camp being offered weekly at both […]
By Jason KUROSO After a memorandum of understanding was signed between Glendale and the city of Goseong, South Korea in 2010, Goseong students were allowed to attend Glendale Community College right out of high school. In another effort to further cultural understanding, the Korean Glendale Sister City Association arranged a trip to Korea for 10 […]
The Bandit Vasquez and the Crescenta Valley Tiburcio Vasquez is one of the most colorful figures in California history. This bandit, both feared and admired, terrorized California from the 1850s until his capture in 1874. He was a romantic figure – handsome and literate. He fashioned himself as a Robin Hood figure, robbing only the […]
From Sad to Mad in Two Blocks I find myself driving along Foothill Boulevard at least once or twice on any given day. No matter how often I pass by certain landmarks, some of them always make me say either “Wow!” or “Wh-what?!?” Like the still impressive architectural beauty of our new L.A. County Public […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The annual Foothills Relay for Life 24-hour community event last weekend raised over $83,000 for the American Cancer Society. Teams began setting up tents, pop-ups and other equipment to erect a “temporary city” on the track of Clark Magnet High School in the early evening of Friday night, returning for opening ceremonies […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Burbank police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public’s help in their continued search for missing FBI Special Agent Stephen Ivens. Ivens, 35, was reported missing to the Burbank police on Friday morning. His family told police they last saw him on Thursday, May 10. He is thought […]
By Ted AYALA The economic malaise gripping the nation is further corroding the coffers of Glendale. On Tuesday, City Council was presented with hard news: an $11 million drop in the value of its investment portfolio. “It’s not getting any easier out there,” said Ron Barucki, city treasurer, during his quarterly investment review. “Consistent with […]