Vaccines Ready for Youth – But Should They Get the Shot?

By Mary O’KEEFE On June 17 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for children down to 6 months. A day later the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendation that all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive […]

The Campbell Center’s New Mural Brings Joy … and Tears

On June 15, The Campbell Center (TCC) hosted a mural ribbon-cutting and open house celebration to showcase its transformed programing and revitalization of its building. The 68-year-old nonprofit, serving adults in Glendale with developmental and intellectual disabilities, recently transitioned away from a workshop model where it provided clients (called associates) with assembly and shipping jobs […]

Town Council Joins Burrtec to Offer Customers Special Services

Crescenta Valley Town Council and Burrtec, a waste management company, partnered to bring two events to residents on Saturday. Burrtec brought a truckload of compost to Two Strike Park for residents to take home to their yards and gardens. It was also an e-waste event for those who had electronics to dispose of safely and […]

Crime blotter

June 26 Angeles Crest Highway in the Angeles National Forest, a man and woman parked their vehicle at the location, locked the doors and left for a hike. When they returned they found the driver’s side rear window had been smashed and several personal items had been stolen between noon and 1:30 p.m.   June […]

GPD Reports

On June 21 at approximately 4:30 p.m., Glendale PD patrol officers located a stolen vehicle parked in a parking lot of the 1400 block of East Colorado Street. The officers observed a male, who appeared to be sleeping, inside of the vehicle. The officers contacted the male, 32-year-old Omar Marrufo of Panorama City. The officers […]

Susan L. Kilpatrick

Dec. 30, 1955 – June 24, 2022   Susan Lynn Kilpatrick died June 24 with her family at her bedside after a brief, but valiant, struggle against illness. Sue was born to Robert and Alice Collier in Glendale on Dec 30, 1955. The family moved to La Crescenta where Sue had a wonderful childhood growing […]

Bob Smith Toyota Receives Recognition

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital leaders recently presented Bob Smith Toyota with a thank you for their two-year loan, free of charge, to the hospital of a pickup truck that was used to pick up COVID PPE supplies. Flanking Pete Smith from Bob Smith Toyota are hospital leaders Bobby Calderon, Jessica Thomas, Tina Marie Ito, Kenny […]

Vets Corner <<< June 2022

Summer Travel Tips to Protect Your Back With summer travel just around the corner, here are some tips to help you arrive at your destination free of back pain despite cramped seats, long lines and little legroom. Not all seat adjustments will work for everyone. The important thing is to make sure that the seat […]

People Making News

Bronwyn Stewart of Sunland was among 5,100 students to graduate this spring from the University of Iowa. Stewart was a student in the Graduate College whose program of study was English. The degree awarded was a Master of Arts. As a top global university, Iowa boasts over 200 areas of study to choose from and […]

Kiwanis Club of La Cañada Awards Scholarships, Honors Four Local High School Graduates

Kiwanis Club of La Cañada Awards Scholarships, Honors Four Local High School Graduates

Aimed at helping students reach their highest potential, the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada awarded four recently graduated local high school seniors scholarships of $2,000 each. The scholarship recipients were La Cañada High School graduates Diana Anderson, Nicole Huh, Michelangelo Arriaza-Silva and Tiennity Le, who also received a commemorative Scholarship of Distinction certificate from Kiwanis […]