The Glendale Police Dept. is working with the community to help make breakfast a little easier for as many families as they can. By Mary O’KEEFE Every year GPD Community Service Officer Amy Tate looks for community events that help support families – and she loves working with elementary schools. Last year GPD hosted “Big […]
By Lucian KUGLER On Saturday, the La Crescenta Library hosted an event organized by Los Angeles County Public Works to provide a presentation on the contract for trash collection services in the unincorporated portions of LA County La Crescenta/Montrose. The event was attended by a dozen members of the community who expressed their unanimous support […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale City Council meeting on Tuesday night focused on honoring those within Glendale and highlighting the City’s unique diverse art culture. Samples of the winning young artists’ work were honored with a mayor’s commendation for the 2023 Children’s Bookmark contest. This was the 46th annual contest and the artists’ ages ranged […]
Reflecting on Past Mother’s Days Steve and I are empty nesters; the four boys have all gone off to lead their own lives. Two live locally and two live in North Carolina. We are blessed with five granddaughters – three bio and two “bonus” – and indeed consider ourselves blessed though I do have to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This weekend my grandson had a sleepover at our home. On Sunday my son and daughter-in-law invited me to meet them at the Autry Museum. It was the “Great Big Family Play Day at The Autry in Griffith Park” and when they stated “great big” that is exactly what they meant. There […]
Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, May 13 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be working on the trail, weeding the demonstration garden and removing invasive plants that pose a fire danger to the […]
By Lynn SHER Last Thursday students from La Crescenta Elementary’s Garden Club attended an in-depth presentation about bees by Mary Landau and Jay Weiss of the LA County Beekeepers Association. According to its website, the LA County Beekeepers Association formed in 1873 “to foster the interest of bee culture and beekeeping within Los Angeles County.” […]
By Ruth SOWBY “Kritters” almost outnumbered people at the Montrose Harvest Market on Sunday. Family dogs, therapy dogs, rescue dogs, a petting zoo and “exotic” animal shows took center stage at this 11th annual event sponsored by the merchants of the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. If animals weren’t your thing, there was plenty of produce, […]
May 6 1300 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a vendor reported that as she was working her jewelry booth at the Harvest Market she witnessed a male and female walk up to her booth and look at various jewelry pieces. They asked what her most expensive item was; she pointed to a […]
Registration is open for LCPC Parent Education’s popular “The Art of Fatherhood: Series 7.” This four-week Parent Express class started on May 10 and will meet on Wednesday nights from 7-8:30 p.m. through May 31. Led by father of two Ron Chiu, this series will feature a weekly panel of seasoned fathers reflecting on the […]