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. […]
May 1 Castle Road and Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a 39-year-old Norwalk man was arrested for being in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The arrest came after a deputy conducted a routine traffic stop. The deputy found the driver was on active probation or parole and was in possession of a “fully loaded” […]
The Elusive History of the Montrose Motel A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Steve Russell, owner of Interscape Construction at 2047 Montrose Ave. His office is part of a complex of cute cottage offices and residences. He wanted to know what I could tell him about his building’s previous life as the Montrose […]
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 […]
There have been several developments with local issues this past month. The April 7 public hearing before a panel from the L.A. County Commission on Human Relations brought out a capacity crowd to voice their views. I hope the commissioners will be able to find a compromise based on the wide spectrum of opinions expressed […]
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 […]