“I miss you.” “Thank you.” “Giving you a social distance hug.” These are just some of the signs of appreciation lining the fences at several Glendale Unified School District schools. Students are missing not only their friends but also their teachers as remote learning continues. The kids shared their feelings, and artistic creativity, at their […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A local mom has created a social media page where community members can “adopt” a Crescenta Valley High School student to show their support as the student faces a COVID-19 graduation. “I actually got [the idea] from a page that started in Santa Clarita,” said Stephanie Rodriguez who created the Facebook page […]
More than 30 candidates applied for the 2020 La Crescenta Woman’s Club scholarships. Candidates were interviewed by four club member scholarship teams who carefully selected the recipients. In addition to achieving a high GPA, each candidate was able to present his/her proven leadership skills, volunteer/membership service, work experiences, numerous study-related awards as well as outlining […]
By Charly SHELTON The first steps toward reopening theme parks in America are underway in Florida. The shopping centers at the two major Florida theme parks have partially reopened. Both CityWalk at Universal Studios Orlando and Disney Springs at Walt Disney World have reopened to some limited traffic. New rules are in place for visitors […]
This Week at LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills continues to offer “Couch Church” for the foreseeable future. This Sunday, May 24, Pastor Scott Peterson will preach on the topic of “The ‘ONE’ Thing” from his Being and Becoming series. It will live stream Sundays at 10 a.m. on its Facebook page –facebook.com/Lcifoothills/videos. After the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Teachers were on the defensive during the public comment section of Tuesday night’s Glendale Unified School District board of education meeting. Many teachers shared stories of how difficult it has been to adjust to remote teaching. One teacher shared that he worked from the closet of his small apartment, trying to find […]
As of May 20 the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health has confirmed 57 new deaths due to COVID-19; of that number 30 people who died were over the age of 65, 12 who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 and two people who died were between the ages of 18 […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Think the staying-at-home order has got local amateur radio operators down? That’s a negatory, good buddy. Some are doing it out of their bedroom. Some are doing it out of their living room. Others have a garage, which makes it more comfortable to do it there. Wherever it’s happening, ham radio is […]
Glendale police officer Mark Newborg came into contact with Matthew Pop in June 2019. Pop was homeless and had been living on the streets with his dog Buddy near Western Avenue and Flower Street. Over the next several months, Officer Newborg learned that Pop had been in Glendale since the ’90s and used to work […]
Memorial Day Virtual Commemoration Normally on the last Monday of May each year at 8 a.m. at Two Strike Park in La Crescenta the American Legion Post 288 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1614 of La Crescenta would conduct a Memorial Day commemoration. It was for the Crescenta Valley community to honor […]