Unlocking Our Origin Story On Jupiter On a clear night you can see our solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter, with the naked eye. But for all its size and relative proximity, much still remains unknown to scientists about the gaseous giant. With the recent arrival of NASA probe Juno into Jupiter’s orbit that is about […]
The Three Civilian Conservation Corp Camps of CV The story of the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) in the early 1930s is one of the brightest chapters in American history. In the dark depths of the Great Depression, a newly elected President Roosevelt formed a corps of young out-of-work men to perform conservation work on state […]
Helen Rasho, owner of SERVPRO of Sunland-Tujunga, was recognized for outstanding revenue performance during an awards ceremony at the 47th Annual SERVPRO® convention. Rasho received the Millionaire’s Platinum award. ___________________ Gavin Traber, molecular and cellular biology major at Harding University from La Crescenta, is among more than 1,300 University students included on the dean’s list […]
Confidence Lacking The details regarding the Rosemont Middle School vehicle incident [‘Crash at Rosemont Middle School,’ July 14] are really very bothersome. The response from our local “finest” certainly does not instill confidence from the community. How in the world could an accident that was heard all over the area, including our home a half […]
Yes, We Have Native Bees When I told a co-worker I was going to a lecture about local native bees, he said, “I thought there weren’t any native bees, just European honey bees.” That’s what I thought, too. As a matter of fact, I even naively thought that before the introduction of honey bees 400 […]
Happy New Year! Well, fiscal New Year anyway… Unlike our other New Year (the fun one), the actions and decisions that accompany each new fiscal year are not a series of singular events, but rather an exhaustive and ongoing evolution in the pursuit of the Glendale City Council’s priorities. We have goalsetting sessions with the […]
Verdugo Hills Cemetery Today This column wraps up a short history of the Verdugo Hills Cemetery in Tujunga. Although the graveyard is a historical treasure, it has also taken an infamous place in L.A. history. For it was here in 1978 that the cemetery hillside containing long dead bodies gave way during a rainstorm and […]
Updates on Local Projects This week there are several community updates that I’d like to share. Two Strike Park: In June, Los Angeles County Dept. of Parks and Recreation started staking out a new walking path at Two Strike Park. The path would have bisected the existing grassy area. Residents spoke up and worked with […]
Response to Water Conservation Article In the June 30 issue, the general manager of Glendale Water & Power, Mr. Zurn, was interviewed regarding how well residents were dealing with water conservation [Conservation Efforts Working in Glendale]. He indicated how single-family homes were doing much better in comparison with multi-housing units. This reminded me of a […]
The Verdugo Hills Cemetery Landslide – The Cleanup Last week I covered the landslide that occurred in February 1978 in Tujunga. After days of relentless rains, the steep hillside that Verdugo Hills Cemetery was perched on gave way and sent mud and decaying bodies down into residential streets below. The slide had occurred in the […]