By Mary O’KEEFE A hike for two teens ended with three helicopters and a call out for the Montrose Search and Rescue team. On Monday, Jake Miller and his friend Ian McBride, both 18, had planned on hiking up a short way on a trail in Deukmejian Wilderness Park then get back before sunset. Their […]
Hosted by the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce, the annual German festival is one of the largest in the southland. By Lisa PAREDES ontrose welcomes its 37th annual Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday with traditional German music, beer, food and fun for the whole family. One of the largest Oktoberfest celebrations in Southern California and the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Fire Dept. received a report of a major fall by a student at Valley View Elementary School at 10:47 a.m. Engine 28 firefigher paramedics assessed the patient and determined the victim should be airlifted to the hospital. The airship landed on school property and transported the patient. No other information is […]
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s units are responding to call at Little Tujunga Canyon concerning a vehicle over the side. At this point it appears the vehicle is not occupied, according to a LASD spokesman. No other information is available at this time.
Montrose Search and Rescue responded to a call concerning two missing hikers. Glendale police were first to get the call and responded with air support. The hikers have been found. Montrose Search and Rescue are working with Glendale air support to extract hikers. They are above the Pine Cone area, said Sgt. Galbraith with […]
Five applicants from a total of 16 have been chosen to vie for the Glendale Unified School Board seat vacated by Mary Boger after her retirement. The five chosen are Todd Hunt, Sandy Russell, Elizabeth Manasserian, Kevin Cordova Brookey and Jason Nyhan. The five were chosen by a GUSD board committee consisting of board president […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Longtime Glendale Community College Superintendent/President Dr. John A. Davitt passed away in May. But the sadness and sense of loss are still raw among the college’s faculty and staff. In a semi-darkened auditorium, illuminated only by a single spotlight and a projected image of the late college leader at work in […]
The caretaker of the Vietnam War Memorial in Montrose is recognized for 30 years of service. By Mary O’KEEFE Say “Vietnam” and, depending on whom you are speaking to, you will get some type of emotional reaction. Often called an “unpopular war” (although war is never actually “popular”), Americans were in Vietnam for decades prior […]