In brief

MTA APPROVES TRANSIT FUNDS The Metropolitan Transit Authority board has approved funding for a Dash route connector to link the cities of Glendale, Burbank and Pasadena. The three cities have been planning a connector for some years as a possible link to connect the Gold Line and the Red Line. The motion authorizes the allocation […]

And everyone ate

Excuse me while I loosen my belt. Last Sunday’s annual Taste of Montrose event was held along Honolulu Avenue. More than 20 restaurants participated in this fundraiser for CVHS Prom Plus. Every type of food – and dessert – imaginable was served up. This is one of my favorite fundraisers. It gives me a chance […]

Put this in your ear

I know you’re out there. I’ve seen you on Foothill Boulevard. And Honolulu Avenue. And Verdugo, Ramsdell, La Crescenta, and Ocean View. I’ve seen you on just about every street in town, in fact. Who are you? You’re the in-a-hurry, Abercrombie-attired guy who almost killed me – literally almost killed me – on Descanso Drive, […]

Mother luck

All my life I’ve been lucky with women, from the woman who gave birth to me, then on to my wife, and now my four daughters. As long as I can remember I’ve been constantly surrounded by good women. Man, talk about good karma! I want to tell you about the woman who started this […]

St. James and Holy Redeemer students share time together

On Wednesday, April 23 St. James and Holy Redeemer students met at Holy Redeemer for a get to know one another day. The student populations will be merged for the 2010-11 school year that begins on Sept 1. St. James will teach elementary grades kindergarten through four and Holy Redeemer will become the middle school […]

FSHA team volunteer at Earth Fair

The members of the speech and debate team at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy worked at the Earth Fair at St. Philip the Apostle School in Pasadena on April 22 as part of their community service. They helped set up the fair, pass out reusable grocery bags and guide the kindergarten through sixth grade students through […]

Shaler gets the Gold

By Mary O’KEEFE Some kids play video games where they fly a helicopter through intricate virtual settings. The camera mounted on the helicopter gives them a bird’s eye view of their path. Of course those kids are contained within the television screen; for Clark Magnet High School senior Wesley William Shaler, reality is so much […]

Holy Redeemer celebrates global diversity

By Debbie TAYLOR There was excitement in the air as a cool breeze swept across the playground on April 30 at Holy Redeemer School in Montrose as kids and parents attended the 14th Annual Parade of Nations. Countries represented included Portugal, Austria, Poland, Kenya, India, Greece, Lebanon, Cuba and Italy. Students in grades kindergarten through […]

Preparing for the Pacific League Track Meet

By Leonard COUTIN Competitors kept their heads down at the prelims for the Pacific League Track Meet held April 29 at Glendale High School, not just in concentration but due to unusually high winds. Races like the 100m and the hurdle heats were run directly into the wind. The prelims qualify runners for the finals […]