A True Asset: Raising Strong Kids

By Mary O’KEEFE Family love and support, positive communication and a caring educational system for your child may seem like obvious goals in raising a child but there are others that might not be as obvious, like having other adult mentors. “Having another adult is really important,” said Jennielyn Bazan, Crescenta Valley High School student. […]

Smoking Lecture at GCC

By Michael J. ARVIZU Glendale Community College presented the first in a series of humanity and social science lectures on Feb. 28. Associate professor of biology Joseph Beeman presented “The Effects of Tobacco, Marijuana and Hookah on the Human Body” to a standing-room only crowd. Beeman began his lecture by revealing that over 7,000 chemicals […]

Work Begins on Memorial Wall

With fundraising just about completed,  Two Strike memorial wall is one step closer to construction. By Mary O’KEEFE This week, residents who frequent Two Strike Park on Rosemont Avenue may have noticed the memorial plaque taken down. The removal is the first step in the construction of the new Two Strike Park Memorial Wall. “We […]

GCC Tackles Bus Fare, Floats and Candidate Conduct

By Ted AYALA In August 2011, the Glendale City Council adopted a plan to adopt fare increases on its municipal Beeline bus system. On Tuesday, it moved forward to cancel the fare increase that would have taken place on July 1. “At this point, based on fare-box revenue and our [revenue] projections going forward, we […]

Chromium 6 Report in from GWP

Glendale Water & Power (GWP) just released  its final project report to the California Department of Public Health  culminating 10 years of research at a cost of nearly $9 million identifying water treatment  technologies that can be used to remove hexavalent chromium (chromium 6) from drinking water supplies.  The Glendale City Council took on this […]

CVHS Music Need a Driver ASAP

  Crescenta Valley High School Music department is in need of a driver.   We are in desperate NEED of someone to drive our Trailer to the Symphony Festival this Thursday, March 7th! If we can’t find someone to help, we will NOT be able to bring  our Basses, Cellos or Tuba!! You do not have to have a child […]

ASSEMBLYMAN GATTO HONORS LA CAÑADA PROFESSOR AS WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Assemblyman Mike Gatto and the California Legislative Women’s Caucus honored Dr. Frances Arnold yesterday at the “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” Awards Ceremony at the State Capitol in Sacramento.  The awards ceremony commemorates women who have made a great contribution to California and who have inspired women and girls in California and beyond. Dr. Frances Arnold, […]

Accident Closes Crest

Accident Closes Crest By Mary O’KEEFE Angeles Crest Highway is closed for an undetermined amount of time due to a fatal vehicle over the side at mile marker 32.5. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s from the Crescenta Valley station have responded along with Montrose Search and Rescue. The cause of the accident has yet to be […]

Sheriffs Respond to High School Suicide

By Mary O’KEEFE UPDATE Saturday: Below are links to the La Cañada High School website and a link to their crisis information page. http://www.lcusd.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=177 http://www.lcusd.net/cms/lib04/CA01000868/Centricity/Domain/1//Documents/CrisisSupportInformation.pdf UPDATE Friday 8p.m.: A La Cañada High School student fell from the roof of a building on campus this afternoon and pronounced dead at the scene at 3:55 p.m., said […]