By Mary O’KEEFE The public is invited and encouraged to attend the Glendale Police Explorers’ fundraiser on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Glendale Police Dept. Community Room. The Explorers are middle and high school aged kids, some who are interested in a career in law enforcement and some who are not. […]
Students learn some quick math maneuvers and parents are given strategies on how to raise kids to succeed. By Jason KUROSU Monday night featured a set of events at Crescenta Valley High School designed to educate kids and parents in ways both fun and informative. It began with “Mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin, a mathematics professor at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The general public typically has a love/hate relationship with law enforcement. Trying to get to work on time and having to go just a little faster (honestly just a little) than the posted speed limit and then seeing the red and blue lights appear in the rearview mirror – that is when […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council commended a local student Tuesday night for her winning entry in the city’s “I Love My Neighborhood” poster competition. Alexandra Schwalbach, a fifth grade student of Mountain View Elementary School, was chosen as the winner of the citywide competition. Running annually since 1993, the event was developed to encourage […]
Remembering Why It Began We are often reminded to stop and “smell the roses.” Surprisingly, we sometimes need to be reminded of those things that are not so rosy. For example, Prom Plus. I became involved with Crescenta Valley High School Prom Plus back in 1999 when my son Patrick was a senior. While at […]
“Needless to say that Rainbows in the sky are the personification of Nature’s brilliance.” Chandrababu V.S., Indian author Upon leaving Humboldt, the sun was just breaking through as a rainbow arched across the sky. Only minutes before there had been a sudden cloudburst. Considering the area is a rainforest, this was not out of the […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU It was about 9:30 in the morning on Wednesday, May 21. Deborah Goodale and husband Reno carefully made their way through the charred remains of the Backdoor Bakery and Cafe in Sunland, gutted during an early morning fire on May 11, in order to do inventory. Clouds darkened the sky, and […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The monthly meeting of the Sunland Tujunga Neighborhood Council on May 14 ended up going to the dogs – and cats. Puppies and kittens from the East Valley Animal Shelter in Van Nuys were brought in by Jan Selder, L.A. Animal Services director of Operations, as part of a series of […]
By Aimee YEGHIAYAN BECK On Saturday, Stage 7 of the 9th Annual Amgen Tour of California passed through La Cañada at around 2:30 p.m. before finishing in Pasadena. The eight-stage cycling tour began in Sacramento on May 11, traveled down the coast, ultimately ending in Thousand Oaks on Sunday after covering approximately 710 miles. Stage […]
By Marissa GOULD, intern Summer is almost here – time to enjoy the great outdoors. To prepare patrons, Sport Chalet in La Cañada on Saturday hosted its fifth annual Outdoor Expo on the grass area of Olberz Park next to the store. Over 40 companies took part in the Outdoor Expo showcasing activities enjoyed in […]