SURPLUS PROPERTY ON AUCTION BLOCK The City of Glendale announced a sale of surplus residential property located at 1338 N. Jackson St. in Glendale. A public auction will be held for this property on Tuesday, Aug. 24 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers of Glendale City Hall, Room […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For years Crescenta Valley High School and Linda Evans has been synonymous. First she was a student, then a graduate, of CVHS. She was there when The Doors performed at the high school. She later returned as a teacher and then principal. On the first day of school Evans, walkie-talkie in hand, […]
Council approves Rockhaven well The City Council Tuesday approved drilling an exploratory well at the northwest corner of the Rockhaven property in the 2700 block of Honolulu Avenue. Testing has indicated the water flow from the well could be significant in meeting city needs. At 9.5 gallons per minute, the well could produce more than […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Capt. David Silversparre took the opportunity of National Night Out on Tuesday to announce the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s new phone notification system called “nixle.” “This system provides information directly from the sheriff’s [specific] geographic area,” Silversparre said. The system will disperse information either to an individual’s email account or to a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District and Glendale Teachers Union remain in a holding pattern as they await the results from the fact finding report expected by Aug. 15. At the July 27 GUSD school board meeting Assistant Superintendent John Garcia ran through a Power Point presentation to help clarify the time line […]
Betty Margaret Shermer Betty Margaret Shermer, 85, passed away on Aug. 3 at an Altadena care home. She was born in Baltimore, Md. and lived in La Crescenta for over 60 years. An office manager of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce for many years, she also worked at the Glendale Chamber of Commerce followed […]
Washington, DC – Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) released the following statement: “This afternoon, I was informed by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that the Forest Service had taped calls either to or from the Forest Service dispatch center over a lengthy period of time, which included the Station Fire. The Secretary had just been made aware […]
August 2 4800 block of Hill Street in La Cañada two motorcycles were stolen from a locked garage between 10 a.m. and 4:25 p.m. 3500 block of Foothill Boulevard in Glendale, a 31-year-old La Crescenta man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a narcotic after officers stopped him driving on Foothill Boulevard. Officers allegedly […]
Can you smell that? It’s the scent of Schreiner’s world famous Oktoberfest bratwursts wafting its way along the streets of Montrose. Next week, the Montrose/Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce will be holding its August mixer at Schreiner’s Fine Sausages in Montrose at 3417 Ocean View Blvd. (phone [818] 244-4735) – but you already knew that […]
Did you know Once Upon A Time is the oldest children’s bookstore in the nation? That’s right and it’s one of the special independent businesses that define the Montrose Shopping Park. Once Upon A Time (www.onceupona.com) was founded in 1966 by Jane Humphrey. In 2003 it was purchased by the Palacios family. I want to […]