The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge announced its promotional video “Welcome to the Community Center Preschool” has been named Best Educational Institution Non-Broadcast Video in the 44th Annual Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, production […]
Competitors lined the track at Lincoln Elementary School on May 26 for the 41st Annual Lincoln 500. The Lincoln 500 is a tradition that Lincoln students look forward to all year long. The Lincoln Dads Club, led by Danny Brown, was in charge of organizing the event. The Lincoln 500 consists of seven teams that […]
Glendale Community College Chemistry Professor Dr. Asmik Oganesyan has been awarded the 2022-23 Teacher-Scholar Award from the Silicon Valley Section of the American Chemical Society (SVACS.) Oganesyan became a full-time instructor at GCC in 2008. Within the first year, she started the Organic Chemistry Independent Research program with nine aspiring students. Soon the value […]
July 1 4700 block of Glenwood Avenue in La Crescenta, a driver parked his vehicle in the area and left the location. When he returned he found several pieces of gardening equipment had been stolen from the unsecured bed of his truck. The theft occurred between 10 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. June 29 500 […]
Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, July 8 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be working on the trail, weeding the demonstration garden and removing invasive plants posing a fire danger to the Preserve! Wear sturdy […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After 38 years in the field of education, Dr. Vivian Ekchian announced her retirement from the district on June 20 at the last Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) board meeting of the year. Ekchian is a Glendale resident who took the reins as GUSD superintendent on July 1, 2019. She immediately began […]
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. (LASD) – Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station will be hosting a disaster preparedness event on July 20 at La Cañada High School from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The goal of the event is to educate the public on how to prepare for a large-scale disaster. From 6 p.m. to 7 […]
A suspicious item found by homeowners has been examined and safely removed, according to the Burbank police. The incident occurred on June 29 at about 12:40 p.m. Burbank police responded to a home in the 1800 block of North Maple Street regarding a suspicious item. The homeowner was cleaning out his/her garage and found a […]
Thousands turn out for annual event. By Peter EMERY Despite the heat on Sunday, the Montrose Shopping Park was packed throughout the day as nearly 15,000 people turned out for the 21st annual Montrose Car Show. Over 300 vehicles registered for the event, filling the 2200-2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue. Though most of the cars […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week the Crescenta Valley Meher and Satig Der Ohanessian Armenian Youth Center held an “Evening with Glendale City Mayor Dan Brotman.” The event began with an introduction by Harry Leon that the evening would be conducted in a “dignified” manner and, for the most part, it was. However, there were some […]