By Mary O’KEEFE Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, designated by the United Nations. On Jan. 27, 1945 the Soviet Armed Forces entered Auschwitz, Birkenau and Monowitz and liberated 7,000 prisoners – most of whom were ill and dying, according to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “As Soviet forces approached the Auschwitz concentration camp complex, […]
On Jan. 23 at about 9 a.m. Glendale police officers responded to the 2000 block of Verdugo Boulevard in Montrose concerning a male who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol inside a U-Haul van. When officers arrived they located the man and the van. Officers discovered the 27-year-old man from La Crescenta had […]
By Bethany BROWN Glendale Unified School District teachers and students had the opportunity to hear via Zoom sessions from survivors of the holocaust on Tuesday, Jan. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 26. All 10th grade world history classes were required to participate each period and participation by other classes at the middle and elementary schools was […]
By Dwight SITYAR Beginning in the summer of 2001, Rick Chew, Don Tubbs, Bob Vacca, Tom Stires, Brent Unger, Gail Frey, Ron Lee and Gary Evans met every Saturday morning at the parking lot between the UA Theaters and the Starbucks in La Cañada. Each one drove their hot rods. Rick Chew suggested, “We should give ourselves a […]
The economy depends about as much on economists as the weather does on weather forecasters. ~ Jean-Paul Kauffmann, French journalist and writer This past week has been a beautiful one in spite of its ferocious Santa Ana winds … cool enough so you know it’s winter and warm enough so you know you’re in Southern […]
Strong Santa Ana winds with gusts up to 70 mph will blow through Southern California starting tonight, Friday, and are expected to last through Saturday. High winds can sometimes damage power lines and equipment if hit by flying and falling debris. Southern California Edison (SCE) reminds its customers that outages may occur and to never […]
By Bethany BROWN Sienna Noordermeer – and her teammates – used her skills to raise money for a very special organization. Village Christian senior and volleyball player Sienna Noordermeer organized a “serve-a-thon” fundraiser to raise money for Special Olympics Southern California hoping to reach her goal of $10,000. All levels of VCS volleyball joined forces […]
By Julie BUTCHER On an ironically cold and wettish night, the Glendale City Council voted to move to Phase III of the city’s mandatory water conservation measures, reducing the number of days allowed for outdoor watering from three to two (Tuesdays and Saturdays only, 10 minutes per watering station). Glendale Water and Power chief assistant […]
By Justin HAGAR When Jim Collins, owner of Town Kitchen & Grill in Montrose, told his team of cooks, waiters, bussers and bartenders they would be closed on New Year’s Eve, they were shocked. But, according to Collins, he had no choice; after a high percentage of people on his team had been potentially […]
Attitude is Everything I know that times are rather tense, especially lately with the wildfire-like spread of omicron. If you’re anything like me, you know several people who have been hit with this variant of the coronavirus. Personally, I expect that just about everyone will be exposed to omicron and, like many other viruses, will […]