GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale next meets on Jan. 13. The speaker will be Andre Manukyan from Student Affairs at Glendale Community College. Meetings are held on Friday at noon. The cost to attend, which includes lunch and program, is $20. The Club meets Friday afternoons at the Elks Lodge, 120 E. Colorado […]
RushMyPassport.com couldn’t get my passport in time – can I get a refund? Crista Cloutier pays RushMyPassport.com $227 for an expedited passport. Then the government loses her paperwork and the company goes dark. Can she get a refund? Q: I paid RushMyPassport.com for expedited service to apply for a U.S. passport. I could have done […]
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By Mary O’KEEFE The latest storm that made its way through California brought a lot of rain and a lot of flooding especially in central and northern California. Several piers near Santa Cruz collapsed due to high surf, tens of thousands of residents and businesses lost power and unfortunately there have been at least six […]
Fractional Interests Owning a piece of real estate is usually a fairly simple, straightforward proposition. Once in a while, though, people find themselves owners of a fractional interest in real estate. In many cases this comes about because of an inheritance. As an example, parents pass away and the estate, including the family home, is left to heirs. Sometimes […]
Getting Off to a Great Start in 2023 Congratulations to the first USC-VHH baby of 2023, Rachel Rose Marino, and her mom Christina. Rachel was born at 11:13 a.m. on Jan. 1. Each year the hospital and our Chamber present a gift basket to the proud parent(s) of the first baby of the year and […]
By Mary O’Keefe It is a place that residents along the foothills may sometimes take for granted, a place where everyday history is being made – either it is the beginning of a new concept for space travel or Earth science exploration or it is the actual engineering of revolutionary spacecrafts and rovers. Perhaps stating […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The storm warnings are out, the clouds are dark, the rainfall is predicted to be heavy, winds with gusts up to 50 mph are expected and a cold front is added to the storm … and to some this may seem like the perfect time to go on a hike. Those […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At a recent Glendale City Council meeting, just prior to the council’s holiday hiatus, Yazdan Emrani, Glendale Public Works director, responded to a request by Mayor Ardy Kassakhian for an update on Rockhaven. A bid had been sent out to replace one roof and to place tarps on 10 other buildings on […]
Defining Success For me, the new year is a time for reflection – taking a look at behaviors that need to be deleted, incorporated or reassessed. This year was no exception. In addition to taking a look at the changes I want to make – which, of course, include losing weight (that old bugaboo) – […]