Busy Bee With as busy as I am (in April alone I was at the Craft Beer and Food Fest, Special Olympics [see my story on page 6], the Hometown Country Fair and bingo for Prom Plus on Saturday night [photos by Dick Clubb on page 15]) you would think that I couldn’t squeeze […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” This is the motto of Special Olympics athletes, a motto that played out – repeatedly – during the Tri-Valley Regional Spring Special Olympics Games held at Crescenta Valley High School on April 14. Three-hundred-and-fifty-two athletes with varying […]
“We have become a force of nature. Not long ago, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, drought, forest fires, even earthquakes and volcanic explosions, were accepted as ‘natural disasters’ or ‘acts of God.’ But now we have joined God, powerful enough to influence these events.” ~ David Suzuki, host of CBS The Nature of Things, Zoology PhD, environmentalist […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE As many residents in Glendale are well familiar, the city is often known as “The Jewel City,” a sobriquet that has helped carry its reputation across the region. The glittering aura the city conjures has in the past decades made it a destination for shopping and cultural edification regionally. Dig further into […]
Bingo Raises Funds for Sheriff’s Support Group Those who love bingo, or just want to support the CV Sheriff’s Support Group, can head over the USC-VHH tomorrow, Friday, evening for an evening of bingo fun. Reception is at 5 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. and the first game is at 6:30. Tickets are $20. […]
By Charly SHELTON For years, AT&T has been trying to get approval to build a new cell tower in the Crescenta Valley. Proposed sites for the tower have ranged from maintenance yards to residential streets to even Dunsmore Park. But each time the issue comes up, the proposal is knocked down in the face of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday a jury found David Bushman, 44, guilty of murder in the first degree in the death of Arthur Palmer, 73. The court proceedings lasted about two weeks with the jury hearing final arguments on Monday, then beginning deliberations late in the afternoon and offering its verdict on Tuesday afternoon. It […]
Customers of Burrtec waste management service can take part in the annual clean up event. Those who have regular trash pick up by Burrtec on Thursdays can leave at curbside bulky items for pick up on May 5; for those whose trash pick up day is Friday, bulky items can be left curbside for pick […]
All of NASA’s interplanetary launches to date have been from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in part because the physics of launching off the East Coast are better for journeys to other planets. However, InSight will break the mold on May 5 by launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It will […]
On Tuesday, the Glendale City Council confirmed the appointment of Carl Povilaitis to police chief. Chief Povilaitis has been serving the Glendale community for the past 27 years. He began his career in law enforcement with the Glendale Police Dept. in 1990 after graduating from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Academy class 267 in February 1991. […]