By Brandon HENSLEY Concerns over the solar panels that the Glendale Unified School District is constructing this summer were a hot topic again at the Crescenta Valley Town Council last week. Residents Melody McCormick, Herb Poppe and Bill Ryburn used their public comments time to address their dissatisfaction with the way GUSD has gone about […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Two Strike Park Memorial Wall received a helpful boost in fundraising from Assemblymember Mike Gatto and the Home Depot Foundation. “I had heard about the memorial and wanted to help,” Gatto said. He contacted the Home Depot Foundation. “The corporation is known for its strong support for veterans,” Gatto added. The […]
July 23 2900 block of N. Verdugo Road in Glendale, a couple reported seeing a man peeking through their bedroom window. When Glendale police arrived, the resident reported that he and his wife arrived home at about 1 a.m. They went into their bedroom and the man opened the window shade and window to allow […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition held another in a series of sector partner meetings on Friday at Verdugo Hills Hospital. The purpose for the series is to build a network of support to help combat drugs and alcohol use by minors in Crescenta Valley. Members from Alcohol Beverage Control, […]
By Ted AYALA When the Glendale Unified School District made its final approval back in spring to implement its proposal to install large, freestanding solar panels at seven school campuses in the Crescenta Valley, a success story for the district seemed to be glimmering. Saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in the panels’ lifetime, the […]
By Ted AYALA Last year’s entry in the Rose Parade was a memorable one for Glendale. Not just for its continuation as the longest consecutively participating city in the history of the parade. But also for reasons more notorious: problems with funding, organizational uncertainties, and most of all, the design of the float. The design, […]
By Jason KUROSU After reports that Verdugo Hills Hospital was considering partnerships with other hospitals, including USC’s Keck Medical Center and Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Verdugo Hills has now entered into merger discussions with USC. Verdugo Hills spokeswoman Celine Petrossian and Keck spokeswoman Alison Trinidad both confirmed that talks were underway. Press releases from both […]
By Sammi SLAYBACK For the past three years, the Moms Club of the Foothills has been raising money and support from the foothills community to place a sunshade over the children’s play area at La Cañada’s Memorial Park. Moms Club is an international nonprofit organization that offers support and camaraderie for community mothers. The organization […]
By Lillian BOODAGHIANS On July 17, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station hosted a blood drive to support Huntington Memorial Hospital, the only Level 2 trauma center in the vicinity. Level 2 trauma centers have trauma specialists on site at all times and deal with serious cases of injury, included victims of car crash, gun shot […]
Tumbling through the surf and tossed by waves – and loving every minute of it. By Mary O’KEEFE “The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun.” – Author Unknown If that quote is true, there were about 72 “best surfers” hitting the waves on Sunday, all participating in They Will Surf […]