GRATITUDE FROM THE LEE FAMILY Dear Community, My family and I would like to truly say thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Words are not enough and can hardly express our gratitude for everything you have done for us. Some of you may know our family, however most of you do not. It […]
By Mike Lawler Each week, the battle is renewed. At an appointed hour, the two armies array themselves in formation, their colors and banners waving fitfully in the slight breeze. The armies face each other solemnly across a river, each army on opposite banks, out of reach of the other. The front ranks of each […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Parents of Crescenta Valley High School students will be receiving a letter from Principal Linda Evans regarding a new volunteer drug testing program for students. “We sent out a letter explaining the program along with a permission form,” Evans said. The program is in response to the increased drug use in Crescenta […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “While the spirit of neighborliness was important on the frontier because neighbors were so few, it is even more important now because our neighbors are so many.” ~Lady Bird Johnson Although the former First Lady was not speaking specifically about Neighborhood Watch Program, at the quote’s heart is neighbor helping neighbor – […]
Registration closes for Assembly race Glendale voters in the 43rd Assembly District have until the close of day Monday to register for the special election to choose a successor for Paul Krekorian. Krekorian was elected to the Los Angeles City Council. There are four candidates on the ballot to succeed him in the April 13 […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN Members of the community are invited to come out to Two Strike Park at 5107 Rosemont Ave. this Saturday, March 27 at 9 a.m. to celebrate Arbor Day. The event’s theme this year is volunteerism. Local officials say that volunteerism is a relative theme given how members of the community have had […]
IN BRIEF City plans 24-hour line Glendale residents will have a 24-hour city access telephone number within about 30 days, the council decided Tuesday, March 16. The line is intended to offer live operators for emergency calls on weekends and evenings, and will be manned by existing staff. There is no added cost figure at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday, CV High School juniors and seniors stood at the side of Ramsdell Avenue and watched a drama unfold. The players were classmates, some covered in fake blood, some crying and others lying in silence. The scene was a staged accident and the students were actors playing roles they hope will […]
By Brandon HENSLEY In what many residents hope to be a starting point, it was revealed the speed limit on Waltonia Drive in Montrose will soon be radar-enforced to 25 mph, according to L.A. County Department of Public Works officials at the March 18 Town Council meeting in the La Crescenta Library Community Room. Tim […]
My Thoughts, Exactly Down for the count by Jim CHASE Last week, I was sifting through the usual stack of bills and other postal debris that finds its way into our mailbox each day, when one envelope in particular caught my eye. Could it be? Had my long-awaited United States Census 2010 form arrived? The […]