By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, Friends of Rockhaven held an unusual tour that, though limited, was very informative. For many years Friends of Rockhaven offered tours of the historic Rockhaven Sanitarium property in the 2700 block of Honolulu Avenue in Montrose. Friends of Rockhaven is a non-profit, grass roots organization that was formed to help […]
By Lynn SHER A ribbon cutting ceremony for Glenoaks Elementary and its newly created “wellness room” took place on March 29. The event held particular significance because while some middle and high schools in the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) have wellness rooms, Glenoaks is the first elementary school to have one. Wellness rooms have […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) is exploring the idea of closing the Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) campus for lunch. At present CVHS is the only high school within the district that has an open lunch campus, which means students can leave the school during lunch period. “GUSD and CV leadership […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District board meeting on Tuesday reflected the division that can be found throughout the country. Some parents, and community members, attended the meeting because they were concerned about their children being “indoctrinated” – though it was not clear what they were being indoctrinated into. However, the basis of […]
Since 2013, the City of Glendale Community Services & Parks Dept. has incorporated and welcomed the pickleball community at various locations within the city. On Monday, April 24 volunteers from Glendale Pickleball will conduct a demonstration of the sport to interested individuals with Parkinson’s and their caretakers. Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that leads […]
The Los Angeles County of Dept. of Public Health recently identified a case of hepatitis A virus infection linked to a multi-state outbreak. An ongoing investigation by FDA, CDC, and state and local health departments, including the California Department of Public Health, has linked the outbreak to frozen organic strawberries imported by a common supplier […]
After a two-year hiatus, the Italian Catholic Federation branch at St. Bede the Venerable Church in La Cañada Flintridge announced that on-site Italian classes will begin on May 6 and continue for six Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon in the Parish Center at 215 Foothill Blvd. The course in conversational Italian will be conducted […]
LCIF News Registration is open for Vacation Bible School at Lutheran Church in the Foothills. LCIF’s weeklong event will be held June 19-June 23. There will be lots of singing, dancing, crafts and games, all centered on learning about God in new ways. Families are encouraged to register online or call the church’s office. Those […]
Western Selects Hockey picks its team to compete at The Invitational Hockey Tournament in Edmonton, Alberta this July. The Western Selects Brick Team is comprised of elite players from 12 western states – including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Texas and Washington – to compete in high-level birth-year tournaments, comprising of the Boston Showdown, May […]
To Protect Wildlife It’s Time to End the Use of Dangerous Rodenticides The use of rodenticides to control rodents has injured and killed hundreds or thousands of wild animals and pets throughout California. Many of us have seen the impact first-hand. While rodenticides are used to target rodents like rats and mice, predatory and scavenging […]