Applications for the 2024 Pasadena Tournament of Roses® Royal Court presented by Citizens Business Bank were available beginning on Aug. 1, on the Tournament of Roses website https://tournamentofroses.com. The 2024 royal court members will each receive a $7,500 educational scholarship and serve as ambassadors of the Tournament of Roses, the Pasadena community and the greater […]
Dave Silversparre July 1, 2023 The Dave Silversparre Union Service Station closed at Angeles Crest Highway and Foothill Boulevard on Dec. 31, 2008, and now Dave Silversparre (89) passed away on July 1, 2023. Dave Silversparre, who was born in the Santa Monica area, started working at a Union 76 service station in 1945. After […]
Question: I am an Army veteran. I was in Vietnam and two of my friends lost their lives in that conflict. I am really angry about recent sports figures not honoring our country. The most recent was the U.S. women’s soccer team. Some sang our national anthem, but many did not. Those who did not […]
LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills is assembling school kits for children in need. The church is accepting donations of the following items to be included in the kits: 70 sheet spiral notebooks, pencil sharpeners, crayons (box of 16 or 24 only) and rulers. Items can be dropped off during Sunday worship or at the […]
The Silver Tree Inn I have written before about the original La Crescenta Hotel, which blew down in a terrible windstorm, taking two lives. The two-story hotel was located on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Rosemont Avenue, a little behind Foster’s Donuts. It was built in 1887 and blew down in December of that […]
My Day, My Way July is my birthday month. I am not one to make a big deal about it or bring attention to myself but I do admit that it is nice to have a special day that’s solely mine, once a year. I have found only a couple of people who share my […]
Farewell to Honorable Man When I read in the Crescenta Valley Weekly that the Hon. Carl Raggio has gone beyond the veil and his funeral service would be July 21 at Holy Redeemer Church in Montrose, I said to myself, “Whoa!” I first met Hon. Raggio when I first spoke at the Glendale City Council in January 1992. At Glendale City […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Agree or not, the First Amendment protects certain forms of symbolic speech, according to the Supreme Court. A form of symbolic speech is burning the American flag; however, for many this symbol of the United States has a very special meaning that cannot and should not be burned or just tossed away. […]
Glendale Unified School District announced its policy to serve nutritious meals every school day under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Afterschool Snack Program. Effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals if the household income is less than or equal to the federal […]
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