Tail Wagging Good Time It is with a full heart (and stomach) that I report that the Taste of Montrose on Sunday was a rousing success. ToM is an annual fundraiser for Prom Plus. It was started eight years ago when the organization’s coffers were rather low. I had attended a couple of the Taste […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On April 26, more than 100 athletes competed in the Special Olympics at Crescenta Valley High School. This year was the first time Montrose Church sponsored the event. For years it was under the supervision of CV CAN (Crescenta Valley is Committed to Athletic Needs) with Montrose Church as their partner. Kim […]
The Amgen Tour of California is scheduled to reach the streets of La Cañada about 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 17. The Amgen route will follow a high desert path to a Sprint in Acton and into the Angeles National Forest. A slight twist from the familiar route through the National Forest will be the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced this week that 106 public schools will be receiving the 2013-14 Title I Academic Achievement Award including four schools from Glendale Unified School District. Cerritos, Horace Mann, Mark Keppel and Thomas Edison elementary schools were all recognized with the award. “This is another great […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “On the morning of Sept. 12, 2013 I got a call from John Melone, Barbara’s husband. His words echo in my head to this day and I will never forget them. ‘We’ve lost our Barbara.’” With those words, Clark Magnet High School Principal Doug Dall last week began his tribute to Barbara […]
May 2 2900 block of Community Avenue in La Crescenta, a watch was stolen from a gymnastic locker at the Crescenta Valley High School between 11:25 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. May 1 1400 block of Descanso Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a man reported that after turning out of a parking lot in the area, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District Board of Education heard on Tuesday from concerned residents and parents about the possible territory transfer of the far western area of La Cañada Flintridge from GUSD schools to La Cañada Unified School District. The discussion of the transfer of the “Sagebrush” area has been in play […]
Today, Rep. Adam Schiff released the following statement after the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee released its draft proposal significantly upping funding for planetary science: “I’m very pleased that the subcommittee has made such a strong investment in planetary science – one of the Crown Jewels of NASA’s portfolio. With this funding increase, we […]
By Mary O’KEEFE State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced that 106 public schools will be receiving the 2013-14 Title I Academic Achievement Award including four schools from Glendale Unified School District. Cerritos, Horace Mann, Mark Keppel and Thomas Edison elementary schools were all recognized with the award. “This is another great recognition […]