By Ted AYALA One year after a fare hike for the Beeline and Dial-A-Ride, the Glendale City Council voted in favor of raising fares even higher at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. With the city’s transportation fund dwindling amid wilting city revenues, director of Public Works Steve Zurn explained the move. “We established the fare at […]
The Not So Terrible Two Looking at the front cover this week, below our masthead you will see Vol. 2, No. 52 ¬ the last issue of Vol. 2, marking the completion of two years of publication of the Crescenta Valley Weekly. What a year it has been! Like the second year in a toddler’s […]
“September days have the warmth of summer in their brief hours, but in their lengthening evenings a prophetic breath of autumn.” Rowland E. Robinson 1833-1900 ~ American writer and naturalist These words speak well of this time of year, although hot would more accurately describe these last days of summer. Last weekend brought triple digits […]
By Agnes CONSTANTE To help foster children in Los Angeles County, The Lions Clubs of Los Angeles Mid Valley and Crescenta-Cañada held Kases for Kids, a donation drive for backpacks and school supplies. The drive took place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and even in the sweltering summer heat the organizations managed […]
Another service call to a local nursing home finds residents sweating out the recent high temperatures. By Mary O’KEEFE Once again Glendale police and fire departments responded to a call to the Verdugo Valley Skilled Nursing and Wellness Centre at 2635 Honolulu Ave. On Saturday at 1:41 p.m. an anonymous caller to the Glendale police […]
The Second Annual Montrose Film Festival was a success with bobby soxers, classic cars and lots of popcorn. The two films, “American Graffiti” and “Grease,” were hits with the crowd of over 300 that attended the two day festival. Plans are in the works for next year. Photos by Mary O’KEEFE and Danny GOLDSWORTHY
By Mary O’KEEFE Labor Day is the time when people enjoy the last little bit of summer vacation. The weather, which has been sweltering recently, looks to be cooling off for the weekend with the National Weather Service/Oxnard expecting daytime temperatures in the high 80s and evenings a cool 65 degrees. For those tapping into […]
By Jason KUROSU With increasing unemployment rates statewide and increasing woes over the economy, Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a new jobs creation package on Thursday. The California Jobs First plan hinges on providing tax incentives for businesses while also closing a tax loophole for out-of-state businesses. The revenue, a projected $1 billion that closing the […]
NEWS ADVISORY GUSD API Growth and Change Summary GLENDALE, CA — Here are District highlights for the 2010-2011 Academic Performance Index (API) growth report that includes information on growth since the spring 2010 API base was set. The API is a State of California measure showing growth of achievement and came into existence as a […]
Jan. 17, 1944 – Aug. 26, 2011 Carol Joy Dinger was born at Glendale Adventist Hospital on Jan. 17, 1944. Her parents were Diedrich and Frances Amelsberg. She attended Holy Family Elementary School in Glendale and in 1962 graduated from Holy Family High School. Growing up, her favorite place to go was the Moonlight Rollaway […]