Homelessness Amid COVID-19

Homelessness Amid COVID-19

Homeless numbers that were on the decline are on the rise again since COVID-19 hit. But local organizations are stepping in to lend a hand. By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON Homelessness has been an issue that has been very visible and yet something that, as a society, we seem to have become accustomed to […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: I’ve been dating a man for three years. From the beginning, I knew he wasn’t into spirituality like I am. We’ve just agreed to disagree and seldom, if ever, brought the subject up. Except for that one thing, we’re compatible in our other interests. Now he has asked me to marry him. I care […]

CV Armenian Community Serves Lunch to Local Firefighters

CV Armenian Community Serves Lunch to Local Firefighters

By Mary O’KEEFE The outreach committee of Crescenta Valley Armenian Community Center and Meher and Satig Der Ohanessian Youth Center recently served lunch to first responders and firefighters at Glendale Fire Stations 28 and 29 to show their appreciation for the work. The outreach committee wanted to thank the firefighters and paramedics for their dedication, […]

LCPC Parent Education Donates over $72,000 to FosterAll

LCPC Parent Education Donates over $72,000 to FosterAll

In February, LCPC Parent Education held its annual gala with LCPC ministry partner FosterAll. The event celebrated the Parent Education program, showing gratitude for its team and supporters, as well as highlighting LA’s foster care crisis. Both Parent Ed and FosterAll were thrilled with the generous donations grossing over $150,000 for both ministries combined. Last […]

News from the CVTC » Harry LEON

Congratulations to the Class of 2020 I wish to extend my sincerest appreciation and congratulations to all of our graduating high school seniors and college graduates and their families. There is no greater joy than to celebrate your achievements and accomplishments and salute you, even more so this year because you realized these successes in […]

Man Takes Jeep for a Walk, Crashes into WB Gate

By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday Glendale police received a call concerning a man “walking next to his car,” said Sgt. Christian Hauptmann, GPD. The man’s Jeep was apparently in drive, rolling down the street, and he was walking alongside the vehicle at Glenoaks Boulevard and Grandview Avenue, according to the caller.   “By the time […]

NOTES & NODS

This Week at LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills continues to offer “Couch Church, Fellowshipand Prayers” for the foreseeable future. This week’s service will be live streamed on Sunday at 10 a.m. on the church’s Facebook page – facebook.com/Lcifoothills/videos. After the live stream, the service can be found at www.lcifoothills.org. This Sunday, July 12, Pastor […]

City Council Takes It Slow, Talks Trash

By Julie BUTCHER Taking a significant step forward on a course decided by the Glendale City Council in 2013, the council voted this week to move ahead with a trash franchising plan that will contract out trash collection of the city’s multi-family and commercial properties to four haulers in four specified zones. The 4-1 vote […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

The Big Wildfire of 1908 – Part 3   The late summer fire had burned nearly the entire floor of the Crescenta Valley in just a few hours. Amazingly, thanks to a large volunteer force, only four ranches were consumed, but many orchards and vineyards were damaged. The fire raged through the mountains for several […]