By Robin GOLDSWORTHY On Saturday morning during the monthly community breakfast of American Legion Post 288 and VFW Post 1614, the Legion’s new commander Darren Azarian was introduced. Azarian, 50, who was installed earlier in the month, greeted guests and outlined his plans for the Post. “I’m very proud to be holding this position,” he […]
CVTC General Meeting The general meeting of the CV Town Council is tonight, Thursday, June 15 at the La Crescenta Library. On the agenda is information from Jams Hartman from the LA County Dept. of Agricultural Commission/Weights and Measures on the coyote problem in the county. Also on the agenda is a presentation by Robert […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The student speeches at the commencement at Crescenta Valley High School’s Osborne Field on Thursday night reflected a generation that may have grown up in turbulent times, surrounded by negativity and where world violence is a more commonplace occurrence than in the past, and yet instead of combating negativity with more negativity […]
By Brian CHERNICK Glendale City Council passed a motion authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement with a company that will provide the city with its first comprehensive bus stop maintenance service. Currently there are 340 Glendale Beeline bus stops the city and 540 in total. The city will be initiating a five-year […]
By Nicole MOORE On Thursday, Glendale Fire Station 29 on Honolulu Avenue participated in the countywide Sidewalk CPR training event. Firefighters from the station were found in front of the Montrose Library, just east of the Station 29, eager to teach “hands only” CPR techniques. According to a press release by the County of […]
Close to 76 years ago, the United States fought in World War II. Today there are few remaining WWII veterans. But one special veteran, Jerry Rimpau, who will celebrate his 101st birthday this month, could be found along the Fiesta Days Parade route on Memorial Day. Rimpau rode down Foothill Boulevard in an Indian motorcycle […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 34th Annual Montrose Arts and Crafts Festival filled the shopping park last weekend with booths of food, handmade crafts and clothing. This year, as most years, the temperatures were high but not too bad so spending a few minutes in the shade gave visitors enough energy to keep on shopping. There […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE Harry Zavos, professor emeritus at Loyola Law School and a regular presence at city hall, died on May 25 in San Diego from a terminal illness. He was 84 years old. Zavos was among the most prominent activists at city hall – which sometimes earned him the scorn of city council. Former […]
Do You Have a FOMO? It seems apparent that just about everyone today has a FOMO. It’s evident to me by the constant peering by folks – both young and old – at the little hand-held screens of their cellphones. And it doesn’t matter where they are or who they’re with; curiosity of what else […]
“Life is like Mother Nature, unpredictable. There are cloudy days and there are sunny days but you have the power to decide the weather of your life.” ~ Artyom Gross The first days of June arrived last weekend without the predicted fog and dismal gloom. These typical conditions had been forecast by the NWS; I […]