Glendale Officer Joe Allen visited Valley View Elemen- tary first graders on Friday to read the book “Police Officers on Patrol.” By Mary O’KEEFE First graders at Valley View Elementary found that there is no better way to hear a story about police than to have an officer read it to them. Officer Joe Allen […]
SAT seminars offered The Assistance League® of Glendale is offering SAT seminars to prepare students for the SAT. “How to take the SAT” and “What to expect” will be discussed. Practice tests will be given. There will be eight classes (four math and four English). The Monday and Wednesday classes take place Oct. 4 through […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School Club Expo was held this week on the school’s campus. More than 20 clubs set up tables and touted their unique qualifications to the student body. The Falcons Club was one of the clubs that was drawing in members. The club is an overall school spirit organization whose […]
OFFERS NOTE OF CONGRATULATIONS Please accept my congratulations on completing your first year of publication. In an age of declining newspaper readership, what you have accomplished is nothing short of miraculous. Of course, somehow, I kind of expected that our unique sense of community would be there to support your incredible, and outright daring, notion […]
Last week I wrote about dropping our two boys off at their new schools – one in San Diego and the other in Missoula, Mont. (If he forgets his lunch, he’s on his own.) With that development, my wife and I have hit the proverbial and incessantly hyped “empty nest syndrome.” It’s been less than […]
After a series of columns on local developments gone wrong and on the twisted history of Verdugo Hill Golf Course, it’s time to lighten up with news of some fun outings here in CV that you can take with family, friends, or even alone. Miniature golf was once a staple our community – a perfect […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Fifty years ago this September about 480 sophomores walked into the brand new Crescenta Valley High School building starting a legacy of academic excellence, a new level 50 years of excellence of volunteerism and the beginning of an athletic dynasty. Those first few months had a staggered schedule that included students from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Station Fire meeting that had been postponed from early August has now been rescheduled for Oct. 12 according to Congressman Adam Schiff. “The goal is to hear from representatives of the Forest Service and other responding agencies, as well as outside experts and critics, to shed additional light on firefighting procedures […]
Independent fact finding report found in district’s favor for concessions, citing deficit spending and poor state budget. By Rachel KANE Just a day after the Glendale Unified School District and the Glendale Teachers Assoc. ratified their employee labor agreement, the district has released a fact finding report which justifies their requests for concessions. The agreement, […]
Pardon me if I yawn during this article. I promise it’s not due to boredom, but exhaustion. I returned on Tuesday afternoon from an impromptu trip to New Hampshire to see my sister. I had the opportunity to meet a long lost relative who was flying to the East coast so I decided to make […]