By Mary O’KEEFE It was a pizza party with Rosemont Middle School seventh graders and Glendale police on Wednesday at their school – a celebration of generosity and a teacher’s example of caring. “We had just finished teaching ‘A Christmas Carol’ [by Charles Dickens] and had heard about Angelique,” said Shannon Kracker, Rosemont English teacher. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Civil War, also known as the “War Between the States,” was fought between 1861 and 1865. The United States was torn apart, with one side fighting for the North wearing blue uniforms while the South was outfitted in gray. From the first shot fired at Fort Sumter to the South’s surrender […]
“April showers bring May flowers.” ~ Origin unknown, but most likely from Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” The spring bloom is in full display across the local foothills and outlying areas. As expected the first flowers opened long before the beginning of May and will continue to do so in one variety or another throughout […]
Gofundme Still Active for Sanderl A gofundme page for the family of Mark Sanderl is still active. Sanderl, a teacher at Rosemont Middle School, died unexpectedly on April 22. He is survived by his wife and two small children. To make a donation, visit www.gofundme.com/sanderlfamily. Work Planned by SCE Southern California Edison will be performing […]
Recovering from a Food Coma I don’t know if you are familiar with the term “food coma.” According to Google, it refers to the condition of someone who eats so much that they enter “a state of sleep or extreme lethargy induced by the consumption of a large amount of food.” I think that most […]
The 7th bi-annual DEA sponsored Drug Take Back event took place on Saturday. There were seven locations for people to drop off unwanted pharmaceuticals in Glendale, Montrose, La Crescenta and La Cañada, coordinated by Glendale police Officer Joe Allen with officers from Glendale Police Dept., Glendale City College Police Dept., and personnel from CV Sheriff’s […]
Michael M. Watkins, the Clare Cockrell Williams Centennial chair in aerospace engineering and director of the Center for Space Research at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president at Caltech, the Institute announced Tuesday. Watkins will formally assume his position on July 1. He […]
A burglary at a business in the 3300 block of Verdugo Road occurred today between 7 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. A window was smashed and the cash register was taken and left on a sidewalk near the business. Glendale police responded and the incident is under investigation. Anyone with information concerning the burglary is asked to […]
The Trader Joe’s shopping complex in La Cañada was closed this afternoon while the LA County Sherriff Department Bomb Squad investigated a suspicious package left in the store, according to a Sherriff Department spokesperson. The parking lot was closed down and the employees were evacuated from the store as a precaution until the Bomb […]
The Taste of Montrose, Wags N Whiskers and Kids N Kritters are all coming to Honolulu Avenue on May 1. By Charly SHELTON Sunday, May 1 is an important festival day. It is the first day of a new month that is traditionally also known as Floralia, a flower festival in Ancient Rome, Walpurgis Night […]