In Brief

Glendale Beautiful Hosting Lunch Glendale Beautiful invites all to the June luncheon on Tuesday, June 14 starting at 11:30 a.m. It will be held at the Casa Adobe de San Rafael in Glendale. Installation of 2016-17 officers and a presentation titled “How Glendale Saved California and Changed the Nation” will be given by Michael Crosby. […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Helping Others … In Different Ways On Friday I attended the quarterly meeting of the Strategic Partners Network, formerly part of CV Alliance. The YMCA has taken on that program, which promotes substance abuse prevention and is in line with the Alliance’s purposes. The guest speaker was Ulises Gutierrez, a substance prevention/ intervention specialist. Listening […]

Weather in the Foothills

“So mellow the gentle breath of June day breeze The birds rejoicing on the leafy trees… Above her nest cloaked by the tangled heath Her charming song so exquisitely sweet.” –  Francis Duggan, Irish poet Last weekend, the outside thermometer reached 106 degrees. There’s no denying summer’s onset. Inside was a cool 76 degrees, as […]

Treasures Found at Annual Sheriff’s Rummage Sale

Treasures Found at Annual Sheriff’s Rummage Sale

  By Mary O’KEEFE People lined up early on Saturday morning to be the first to explore the treasures for sale at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept.-Crescenta Valley Station on Briggs Avenue. The CV Station volunteers hosted the annual rummage sale offering items for sale donated by people from the community. All proceeds were […]

Keeping the Special Olympics Flame Alive

Keeping the Special Olympics Flame Alive

  By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday patrons at Town Kitchen and Grill in Montrose got a little extra service as Glendale police officers waited tables. The GPD officers were on hand as part of a Tip-A-Cop fundraiser for the Special Olympics Santa Clarita and Tri-Valley athletes. Officer Matt Zakarian is on the Special Olympics committee […]

‘Let’s Get Physical’ Theme of MSPA Meeting

By Charly SHELTON The June meeting of the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. welcomed two business owners who introduced themselves to the MSPA board and gave demonstrations of their businesses. Katie and Erick Padilla of Arthur Murray Dance Center showed off some of their dance moves with an impromptu tango across the conference room floor on […]

Voter Turnout Up By 8% From the Last Presidential Primary

By Alessandra LUCKEY, intern In a decisive election, more citizens of Los Angeles County took to the polls to have their voices heard on the presidential nomination, vacant government positions and important measures on Tuesday than in the previous Presidential Primary. In 2012, only 21.87% of the registered 4,450,035 voters cast their ballots. This year […]

Honoring Flag Week

By Mary O’KEEFE For over 200 years the American flag has flown across the United States, first as a statement of defiance and of a new beginning, then as a reminder of our nation’s hard fought freedom. But for one Montrose man the flag represents home and liberty. “The flag is the symbol of our […]

Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station Detectives Request Public’s Help Identifying Burglary Suspect

Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station Detectives Request Public’s Help Identifying Burglary Suspect

      Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station detectives are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the pictured suspect.  On May 27 at 4:40 p.m., the suspect entered a local church in La Cañada Flintridge and stole a cashbox, U.S. currency, and an envelope containing numerous personal checks.  The suspect also forced entry into a kitchen […]

GPD Taking Tips for Special Olympics at Town Kitchen

GPD Taking Tips for Special Olympics at Town Kitchen

  Come support Town Kitchen and the Glendale Police Department  while enjoying fine food as the officers will be accepting tips tonight, Tuesday, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. from patrons for the Special Olympics. Town Kitchen is located at 2276 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose