Digital Issue 10.17.24
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CELEBRITY BOWLING PARTY TO BENEFIT RONNIE JAMES DIO STAND UP AND SHOUT CANCER FUND
The annual Bowl for Ronnie celebrity bowling party benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org) is set for Thursday, Nov. 14. The event, to be held at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, will once again be hosted by television and radio personality Eddie Trunk, who is heard […]
Notes & Nods
Lutheran Church Holds Prayer Breakfasts Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) reminds the community that Pastor Rick Hall continues to hold his Thursday prayer breakfasts at the McDonald’s in La Cañada. Grab breakfast then head to the rear dining area at 9 a.m. on Thursdays for food, fellowship and prayer. Regular worship at LCIF is […]
Lots to do at GPD’s Upcoming Open House and Touch-A-Truck
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. will be hosting its open house on Oct. 19 and this year will be combining it with its popular Touch-A-Truck event. “Since this is our first open house since COVID and we started Touch-A-Truck in 2022, we thought it would be a great idea to combine these two […]
In brief
Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be removing invasive, non-native plants, watering newly planted natives and doing some trail maintenance. Wear sturdy shoes, comfortable clothes and garden […]
Accident at Hill Street
A single vehicle traveling southbound on the Angeles Crest Highway drove through the intersection at Foothill Boulevard and into the parking lot of Hill Street Café at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The vehicle collided with six parked vehicles. None of the parked cars were occupied at the time. The driver of the vehicle […]
GUSD Votes to End Seventh Period
By Mikaela STONE Two years – that is how much time the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) board has before the district runs out of money if changes are not made. The current school board members inherited a difficult situation, including $14 million in expenditure reductions necessary and teachers working under a contract that […]
Crime blotter
Sept. 30 4300 block of Ocean View Boulevard in Montrose, the hood of a vehicle was vandalized by multiple “keying” scratches. The owner had parked the vehicle inside her apartment complex parking lot. The vandalism occurred overnight. Sept. 29 800 block of Saint Katherine Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident reported finding mail that […]
Gilbert Lee Evans
Born in June in the state of Arkansas, Gilbert married at age 19 and moved to Glendale after getting a job on the Southern Pacific Railroad as a brakeman and then conductor. He had a nickname that they called him at work – Spider – because of how he could climb fairly quickly on […]
Recognizing Filipino-American Month and Learning about Composting
By Julie BUTCHER “I’m a composter. I don’t see it as waste but rather as a resource,” founder and executive director of LA Compost Michael Martinez said as he addressed the Glendale City Council on Tuesday night. The council approved a three-year agreement with Martinez’ organization for $230,250 for the development of a food waste […]