Legacy Luncheon Celebrates YWCA

The YWCA of Glendale is hosting the 14th Annual Legacy Luncheon on Thursday, May 31. Held at The Castaway Restaurant at 1250 Harvard Road in Burbank, the luncheon will honor recipients of Heart & Excellence Awards including Silva Hameline, Lori Hartwell, Ann M. Herrmann, Elizabeth Manasserian and Ellyn Semler. The keynote speaker is Christine Avaness, […]

The Time for Running Is Now

By Mary O’KEEFE After miles and miles of training, 10 Rosemont Middle School students will finally realize their pay-off of months of sore feet and aching knees: the Los Angeles Marathon this Sunday. Twenty-two students began their quest for marathon gold at the beginning of the school year. They began with short runs and worked […]

“Yes on S” Takes to the Street

By Jason KUROSU On April 5 the city of Glendale will hold its municipal election to determine, among other things, whether or not Glendale citizens want to approve Measure S, a new bond resolution intended to provide continuing funds for schools in the district. Parents, students and educators have enthusiastically supported the measure, as they […]

Candidate Addresses Critics with Surprise Announcement

By Ted AYALA The full Glendale City Council convened on Tuesday evening in its first meeting since daylight savings. City Clerk Ardashes Kassakhian invoked the words of French novelist Marcel Proust – famous for his monumental, multi-volume literary epic “In Search of Lost Time” – before the council meeting commenced. “The hour of death cannot […]

Car Trouble

As most of you know, I bragged that a couple of weeks ago I bought a new car – well, new to me anyway. It’s a 2000 convertible Toyota Solara and I lost no time in putting the top down, tying on my scarf and putting on my sunglasses (gifts from Mary O’Keefe and her […]

Weather in the Foothills

Another winter is slowly coming to an end. The passing of seasons may be marked on a calendar, but nature and weather set their own time for change. Last year as summer turned to fall, I began to watch one certain liquid amber tree in our neighbor’s yard. As Christmas came and went, Santa Ana […]

Author – and Doctor – Shares his Fiji Vision

By Jason KUROSU Dr. Jerold Beeve, a local ophthalmologist with over 40 years of experience, is not a churchgoer. However, his work and experiences in Fiji over the past 20 years has cemented his faith in God. Beeve states as much in his book “Dear Lord, It’s Jerry Again,” a chronicling of the annual Beeve […]

Possible Predator in Area

By Mary O’Keefe The CV Sheriffs want to make the public aware of a possible predator that approached a young girl on Tuesday evening, March 8 in the Waltonia Drive area of Montrose. A 9-year-old girl ran into her home in the 2200 block of Waltonia Drive. “Someone is following me,” she reportedly told her […]

Parents Need Help in Finding Runaway Teen

By Mary O’KEEFE The smiling face of a young boy can be seen on flyers posted on lampposts along Honolulu Avenue. He is described as blonde with brown eyes and 6-feet tall with a slim build. The 16-year-old boy is not from the area but was in Montrose visiting family at the time of his […]

Meet the Candidates Part 4: GUSD Q & A

On April 5 voters who live within the Glendale Unified School District area will be asked to choose two candidates out of the eight vying for a seat on the district’s school board. The school board members are elected by voters to establish the educational policies of the district. In addition to guiding policy decisions […]