Wind, Cold and Rain

The winds in Cresccenta Valley are expected to be the strongest through this morning with gusts from 45 to 50 miles per hour. “The winds should diminish by early this afternoon,” said Rich Thompson, National Weather Service meteorologist. The cold weather will be around for a couple more days with temperatures dipping into the 30s […]

College Class Holds Swim-A-Thon

Students from the Glendale Community College Adaptive Aquatics class participated in a swim-a-thon last month to support the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center (RBAC) and its annual “Be a Champion for the RBAC” campaign.             The college has been renting pool space from the RBAC for the past three years for use by the Adaptive Aquatics class, part of […]

Coyote Tips

On the morning of December 18,  a Glendale resident found the remains of a small deer on the 3300 block of Dunsmere Rd.  Pasadena Humane Society was called to the scene and suspect the deer was killed by a coyote.  The Glendale Police Department would like to remind everyone of these coyote tips to protect […]

Helping children manage distress in the aftermath of a tragedy

Helping children manage distress in the aftermath of a tragedy California State PTA offers its condolences and deepest sympathy to the families and school community for the tragic loss today in Newtown, Connecticut. Our hearts go out to all for this terrible loss. At this time of tragedy, children throughout our country may be struggling […]

If You See Something Suspicious, Say Something

The Glendale Police Department reminds everyone ‘If You See Something Suspicious, Say Something’. Due to the recent tragic shooting in Connecticut and the mall shooting in Oregon, the Glendale Police Department has increased patrols in and around all Glendale school sites and shopping malls. The Glendale Police Department would like to remind everyone if they […]

GUSD, Law Enforcement Responds to Connecticut Tragedy

updated 4:12: The Glendale Police Department reminds everyone ‘If You See Something Suspicious, Say Something’. Due to the recent tragic shooting in Connecticut and the mall shooting in Oregon, the Glendale Police Department has increased patrols in and around all Glendale school sites and shopping malls. The Glendale Police Department would like to remind everyone […]

Weather in the Foothills

Weather in the Foothills

“What joy! For one wild, glad moment we snapped the chain that binds us to earth and, joining hands with the winds, we felt ourselves divine!” – The recollections of tobogganing in the winter ~ Helen Keller, “The Story of My Life” Oh yes … feelings such as Miss Keller’s abound this time of year. […]

from the desk of the publisher

The Joy of … The other night I was watching a PBS special on artist Bob Ross, known as The Happy Painter. Bob, who died in 1995, hosted a show called “The Joy of Painting” that was broadcast for more than a decade on hundreds of PBS channels. His followers praised everything from the simple […]

Bridges Program Builds Teamwork, Confidence

By Mary O’KEEFE and Michael ARVIZU Really there is nothing to it. You simply slip into the harness, hook up the ropes, sit on the top of the bridge and go over. Yes, crawl over the top of the bridge and dangle from the end of one rope while you rappel down about 120 feet. […]