GUSD and GTA Reach Agreement on Wages for the 2025-26 School Year

The bargaining teams of the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) and the Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) have reached a tentative agreement on wages for the 2025-26 school year. The tentative agreement, reached after one negotiation session, includes an ongoing 4.5% wage increase effective July 1.  This wage increase was made possible through the collaborative efforts […]

CRIME BLOTTER

April 19 900 block of Town Center Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a vehicle’s rear driver’s side window was shattered and several items were stolen. The vehicle was parked in the upper parking lot at the location at  5 p.m.  April 15 4900 block of Vineta Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, deputies responded to a […]

Prom Plus: Ready to Continue ‘Saving Lives One Prom at a Time’

Prom Plus: Ready to Continue ‘Saving Lives One Prom at a Time’

By Mary O’Keefe Prom Plus, the 30-year-old organization that has given high school seniors a safe place after prom, has been resurrected by local parents concerned about the safety of local seniors and their guests – but they continue to need the public’s help.  The Prom Plus board has trimmed back the May 17 event […]

Everett Gilbert Orozco

Everett Gilbert Orozco

Aug. 12, 1932 – Jan. 19, 2025 Everett Gilbert Orozco passed away on Jan. 19, 2025. He was born on Aug. 12, 1932 in East Los Angeles to his parents Santiago and Mary Orozco. Gil’s family moved to Porterville, California when he was 12; he started his college career at Porterville College before enlisting in […]

La Crescenta Woman’s Club Gives Away $14,000 in Scholarships

La Crescenta Woman’s Club Gives Away $14,000 in Scholarships

By Ruth SOWBY Members of the La Crescenta Woman’s Club (LCWC) rolled out the red carpet for 15 local high school students who received a total of $14,000 in scholarship funds. On April 9 LCWC members also played host to elected political representatives. Maria Sosyan attended as a representative of Congressmember Laura Friedman. Diana Oganesyan was there, representing Los […]

Community Center Hosts Cornhole Tournament

Community Center Hosts Cornhole Tournament

  The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge will host its Annual Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, May 3 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Cornhole is a simple social game where competitors in teams of two try to throw bean bags into a hole on a board. No experience necessary. The tournament will be run by the […]

PEOPLE MAKING NEWS

Approximately 1,700 students were named to the Biola University Dean’s List in fall 2024. Biola students are placed on the Dean’s List to honor those with a GPA of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more credits and whose cumulative GPA is at least 3.2. The following local residents were named to the […]

Elsa Frausto and Sean McGrath Feature at Village Poets

Village Poets will celebrate the warmth and beauty of spring with a presentation of original poetry by Elsa Frausto and Sean McGrath on Sunday, April 27 at 4:30 p.m. at Bolton Hall Museum in Tujunga. There will also be an open mic, so attendees are encouraged to bring their best poems to participate. The Bolton […]