Digital Issue 01.13.22
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Jehovah’s Witnesses Advises: Equip Kids to Face Difficult News With Weekly Family Time
The stream of tough topics for parents to explain can feel unending: social unrest, hate crimes, natural disasters … the pandemic. Many children and teens have struggled to process what they see at school, in their neighborhoods and on the news. The Quimby family of Pasadena created a space in their living room to talk […]
Problem Solved <<< Christopher Elliott
These Eagles tickets are giving me a heartache tonight Linda Popky can’t make her rescheduled Eagles concert. But Ticketmaster won’t offer a refund. Is there a way to get her money back in the long run? Q: In October 2019, I bought tickets for the Eagles at the Chase Center in San Francisco for an […]
Calendar This
AAUW WELCOMES PROFESSOR ANDY WINNICK The Glendale Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will meet on Saturday, Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. via Zoom. The speaker will be Professor Andy Winnick. He joined Cal State LA in 1996 as associate vice president for Academic Affairs and professor of Economics and Statistics. He is now […]
YMCA Invites Community to Visit Open House, Try New Programs
If you’re looking to create a healthier lifestyle in 2022, the Y might have what you’re looking for. By Bethany BROWN The local YMCA locations will hold their 2022 open house events on Saturday, Jan. 8. All three family YMCA locations – Crescenta-Cañada (CCY), Verdugo Hills (VHY) and Crescenta Valley (CVY) – will be showcasing […]
California Schools Scramble to Respond to Omicron
By Justin HAGER California schools are scrambling to respond to a rapidly growing outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. Spurred by the arrival of the omicron variant, LA County reported more than 20,000 new cases of COVID-19 each day for the past week, the largest number of new cases since vaccines became available to the public […]
Funding Bill Introduced for K-12 Schools
Senator Anthony Portantino was joined by educational leaders during a press conference on Monday to announce Senate Bill 830, a measure that will determine supplemental funding for K-12 schools based on the daily average student enrollment numbers. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education President Kelly Gonez and California School Employees Association (CSEA) President […]
Weather in the Foothills <<< Sue Kilpatrick
“The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.” – Henry Beston, American writer and naturalist Did anyone see this much rain coming? My personal rain gauge’s seasonal rain total stands at 16.95. Seemingly unbelievable! […]
From the Desk of the Publisher <<< Robin Goldsworthy
New Year, New Resolutions? In this week’s Spiritually Speaking (page 12), a woman asks a question regarding the need to follow her husband’s example of making New Year’s resolutions. Simply put, she didn’t want to. While her husband did well with the structure and discipline required to succeed in fulfilling resolutions, his wife wasn’t as […]
In brief
Christmas Tree Collection The City of Glendale began collection of Christmas trees on Jan. 3. Burrtec Waste Industries will continue collection at no charge to its customers through Jan. 7. After Jan. 7, customers should call (800) 325-9417 to schedule a bulky item pickup. Both agencies require removal of all lights, ornaments, decorations, buckets, bags, […]