Digital Issue 11.24.22
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CVTC Election Results
Election results are in for the Crescenta Valley Town Council. There were a total of 277 votes cast. Results for three year term as a regular member: Harry Leon 34% of the vote Donna Libra 31 % of the vote Aram Ordubegian 21% of the vote Results for one year term as an alternate […]
Local Dia de los Muertos Celebration Held
The congregation at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church/La Iglesia de San Lucas de las Montañas celebrated Dia de los Muertos on Saturday night, Oct. 29 with great music, amazing food and lots of fun. Dia de los Muertos is a two-day holiday that reunites the living with the dead. The departed are honored […]
ALG Authors & Illustrators Day Raises Funds for R. D. White Elementary
As part of the Authors and Illustrators program, Assistance League Glendale (ALG) recently donated $2,000 to R.D. White Elementary so they could purchase books and other reading materials for the school library. Authors and Illustrators Day is a program in which professionals visit the Glendale Unified School District elementary schools and encourage students to consider […]
‘Bowl for Ronnie’ Benefits Cancer Fund
Following a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bowl for Ronnie Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), returns today, Thursday, Nov. 17 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City. The event once again will be hosted by television and radio personality Eddie Trunk, who […]
Kiwanis Club Hosts Fire House Founder
The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada La Crescenta-AM recently invited Mary O’Keefe to speak to the members about the Fire House youth center, which is one of the ministries of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Church in La Crescenta. Both the church and former firehouse (from which the youth center gets its name) are made […]
Get Your Chairs and Blankets Ready – The Montrose Christmas Parade is Back
The popular, community-oriented, family-friendly Christmas Parade returns and its grand marshal is named. By Mary O’KEEFE The last time the community lined Honolulu Avenue to watch the Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade was in 2019, but now this very hometown/small-town event returns on Dec. 3 at 6:10 p.m. The pandemic and its restrictions made it impossible […]
Strong Winds Rock the Foothills
By Mary O’KEEFE Wednesday was a blustery day to say the least. The damage due to high winds was not as bad as it could have been but it was enough to remind residents what Santa Anas are all about. The winds in the foothills’ area saw gusts from 35 mph to 50 mph. The […]
Verdugo Wash Revisioning Report Given Mixed Reviews
By Ruth SOWBY The Tuesday night meeting of the Glendale City Council opened with the flag salute led by Girl Scout Troop 1234. Mayor Ardy Kassakhian welcomed the girls with plenty of photo ops. City Manager Roubik Golanian then introduced the newest member of the City staff. John Takhtalian takes over as the new assistant city manager. […]
WEATHER WATCH <<< Taking A Look Outside Our Window
By Mary O’KEEFE In a release from the United Nations on Nov. 15 the world population reached 8 billion people. In 1950, five years after the forming of the United Nations, the world population was estimated at about 2.6 billion people. By 1987 it had reached 5 billion and 6 billion in 1999. The world’s […]