By Jason KUROSU Starting at the beginning of the Glendale Unified School District’s second quarter – Nov. 2 – approximately 50 students from Glendale High School and Hoover High School transferred to Crescenta Valley High. This is an extension of the ideas developed in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, a bill which […]
By Jason KUROSU GUSD schools are adjourning for the holidays at a noticeably later date than usual: Dec. 23. The winter break will go through the first week of January so that students will return to class on Monday, Jan. 10. The shift of about a week in the starting and ending dates of the […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has hosted its annual Sheriff’s Toy and Food Drive for more than 20 years – and this year is no exception. Although the organization is currently actively welcoming donations, the Sheriff’s Toy and Food Drive committee never stops accumulating items for the yearly event. Toy surpluses from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police have arrested a 15-year-old La Crescenta boy as the driver who plowed through several cars during a wild trip through a quiet neighborhood on Nov. 1. According to Sgt. Tom Lorenz, the boy had borrowed his grandmother’s vehicle without permission, pick up some friends in the area and went on […]
By Ted AYALA The Glendale City Council faced some interesting issues at Tuesday night’s council meeting. As the meeting was called to order, the council chambers swarmed with employees from Glendale Water and Power (GWP). Their concern was that they be allowed to represent themselves in future negotiations with the city. Rising to the podium […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Another successful Montrose Christmas Parade has gone into the record books. After 34 years, the parade continued to keep its hometown charm. “There were 3,510 people in the parade. Of that 1,748 were kids,” said Steve Pierce, parade chairman. That total included 961 band performers, 84 animals and 114 vehicles. “We also […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two Strike Park and Crescenta Valley Park are having a play equipment facelift. The play equipment is surrounded by fencing at present but that is scheduled to change by the end of the year, said Cheryl Davis, president of the Crescenta Valley Town Council. “At CV Park there will be two new […]
By Jason KUROSU The charitable values of Thanksgiving were accentuated for foothill residents this holiday season as they started off their Thanksgiving day with a run for charity. That morning marked the 17th annual Thanksgiving Day Run and Food Drive Event, a 5K run organized by the Community Center of La Cañada-Flintridge (CCLCF). Residents were […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Moreton Bay Fig tree appears to be safe from the chopping block but the other trees along the lot did not escape the axe. There continues to be speculation on what will happen to the property in the 2600 block Foothill Boulevard. Rumors abound from putting in a new parking lot […]
By Ted AYALA The last Glendale City Council meeting for November wound down relatively quiet last Tuesday; a contrast from the stormy meeting that opened the month. All council members were in attendance. Councilwoman Laura Friedman, during the council comments period, took the time to thank the Glendale Fire Department (GFD) for their hard work […]