Dancing in the Street This pandemic has revealed so much of us as a society. Like you, I’ve seen some craziness I would never think would be a part of the American fabric. For example, weeks of rioting and civil unrest across the country in cities like Portland, Oregon, Kenosha, Wisconsin and Denver, Colorado […]
And they were canopied by the blue sky, So cloudless, clear, and purely beautiful, That God alone was to be seen in Heaven. ~ Lord Byron, “The Dream,” Stanza 4 A blue sky? Yes! It’s visible once again. The eerie orange-tinged landscape and smoke-laden air has been replaced by crisp and much clearer conditions. That […]
Over the course of two weeks, students in the Academy of Science and Medicine at Crescenta Valley High School stuffed approximately 4,000-plus “swag bags” for local health care heroes and community members. Under the direction of CVHS senior president Shant Kevorkian of the Academy of Science and Medicine at CVHS and a lead volunteer at […]
PSAT Canceled The Los Angeles County superintendents held a meeting on Sept. 17 that included Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Public Health director of the Los Angeles County Public Health Department. At that meeting, Dr. Ferrer stated that at this time districts do not have the necessary authorization or guidance from the state to hold on-site PSAT […]
Adelante, Latinos! is an all-volunteer committee within the Glendale Unified School District dedicated to the advancement, support and success of all students of Hispanic/Latinx heritage in GUSD schools. Through Oct. 15, Adelante, Latinos! is sponsoring a speaker series of 10 webinars, two each week, for Hispanic Heritage month. The theme this year for Hispanic Heritage […]
On Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed. Violinist Jacqueline Suzuki and pianist Brendan White will perform works by Mozart and Liszt on a Facebook stream and YouTube. The duo recital will present Mozart’s “Violin Sonata No.25 in F Major,” K.377 (1781) and “Allegro Tema” con […]
March 25, 1936 – Sept. 11, 2020 Julia Ann Rieck passed away on Sept. 11. Julia was born on March 25, 1936 to Rev. Earl O. and Ruth Schwerman in Rochester, Minnesota. After attending Valparaiso University, she married her sweetheart, John Rieck, on June 8, 1957. She and John moved to Casey, Illinois in 1958 […]
This Week at LCIF “Couch Church, Fellowship and Prayers” continues for the foreseeable future at Lutheran Church of the Foothills. Worship services stream on the church’s Facebook page and YouTube Channel at 10 a.m. on Sundays then videos are available on the church’s website at www.lcifoothills.org, Facebook page at facebook.com/Lcifoothills/videos and on the church’s YouTube […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Human Rights Campaign has released its Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital is the only hospital in Glendale that made the list. “Each of the participants was given a score based on how many LGBTQ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer]-inclusive policies and practices they have in place […]
By Charly SHELTON Last Friday at 11:38 p.m., a M4.5 earthquake struck South El Monte. The shaking was felt across LA in varying degrees of severity, with some residents reporting that they were awakened in their beds by the shaking. At nearly 11 miles deep, the quake was muted by millions of tons of rock […]