By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. at Crescenta Valley Station is looking for teens for its Explorer program. The Explorer program started in 1969 as a career development and education program open to kids from 14 to 20 years old. “The [Explorers] can go on ride-alongs with station deputies, work with station […]
Information Found in Candidate Forums By Mary O’KEEFE Learning what issues candidates stand for and how they will work, if elected, in the specific office is by attending a candidate forum. Below is a list of several forums that relate to the Glendale City Council election, open to Glendale registered voters, the Glendale Unified […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Ace Hardware will be opening its doors on Dec. 17 with a grand opening tentatively scheduled for Feb. 14, 2020. The highly anticipated opening of the La Crescenta Ace Hardware at 3100 Foothill Blvd. will fill the space vacated when OSH – Orchard Supply Hardware – closed its doors about a year […]
Floats, dignitaries, scout troops and more will make their way down Honolulu Avenue for the annual Christmas parade. By Mary O’KEEFE It all began in the 1950s when one of MGM’s most popular movie stars, Dennis Morgan, got some of his famous friends together for a holiday celebration and, on horseback, rode down Honolulu […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday, Glendale Unified School District filed a lawsuit against JUUL Labs, Inc., the leading e-cigarette manufacturer, for creating an epidemic of youth vaping that impedes student learning and puts the health and safety of Glendale Unified students at risk, according to a GUSD statement. Glendale Unified joins Los Angeles Unified that […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Monte Vista Elementary School held a celebration on Friday after being named a National Blue Ribbon School, one of 30 schools in California. According to the U.S. Dept. of Education, “The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.” This is the […]
The annual Prom Plus Holiday Boutique was held on Nov. 9 at CV Park. Sponsored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger with support by Bonner’s Equipment Rentals and Gelsinger Meats, the event featured over two-dozen vendors offering a variety of items for sale. Whether shoppers were looking for unique comic books or one-of-a-kind jewelry or scented candles, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Let’s be … active. That was the rally cry at the Armenian Sisters Academy in Montrose on the Friday before Veteran’s Day. It was all about creating healthy habits that stay a lifetime with students. In a recent “Let’s Be Active” day at the school, teachers and students, from pre-kindergarten to eighth […]
By Mary O’KEEFE With all that is going on in Washington, D.C. it is easy to forget that other issues have been dealt with including the historical vote on Oct. 24 when the House voted overwhelmingly to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915. In a rarity in Washington, the vote was bipartisan with a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On March 3, 2020, California voters will join a primary known as Super Tuesday. In the past, California residents have voted long after many other states held their primary vote. This coming election will be different as California joins other states, including Texas, in the big voting day. On Sept. 27, 2017 […]