A Mom’s Story … and Her Mission

A Mom’s Story … and Her Mission

By Mary O’KEEFE The inaugural speaker series of the Crescenta Valley Lions Club, hosted at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church/Sadler Hall, had two speakers who brought an uncomfortable but necessary light to a sad reality. The night began with Arick Gevorkian sharing his story of loss. His son died due to a fentanyl […]

In briefs

Time to Spring Forward Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10. Clocks need to be advanced one hour. Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, March 9 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will […]

Correction

In the Feb. 29 story “Glendale Quilt Guild Bingo Night Pays Out Quilts and Cash” the number of quilts received by The Maui Quilt Shop was 5,000.

Spring 2024 CERT Training

The Glendale Fire Dept. is hosting a free CERT training in spring 2024. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers (ages 16-plus) about disaster preparedness and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search & rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations The 2024 spring CERT hybrid training will kick-off with […]

Congressional Candidates Answer

By Mikaela STONE The candidates interviewed below are Senator Anthony Portantino and Representative Laura Friedman who are running for the 30th Congressional district and Representative Judy Chu and William Patterson who are running for the 28th Congressional district. They were asked the following questions:   Given the realities of politics and the legislative process, what […]

Candidate for GUSD Area E: Neda Farid

By Mikaela STONE Neda Farid believes that “the measure of who you are is where you roll your sleeves up … what you’re doing at school sites and what you’re doing in the community [for] the organizations you serve, the students you serve, and the parents you assist.” Farid has rolled her sleeves up as […]

Candidate for GUSD Area A: Telly Tse

By Mikaela STONE Tse’s priorities for his candidacy are “making sure that our students graduate from our district with high academic achievement and strong social skills, as independent and critical thinkers, ready to be productive members of our democracy … within my platform, the first [step] is inclusion and racial and social justice. So to […]

Candidate for GUSD Area A: Shant Kevorkian

By Eliza PARTIKA Shant Kevorkian is a 20-year-old lifetime Glendale resident who graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 2021. After landing a job as an administrative coordinator for Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center after graduation and attending Cal State Northridge, he said he felt it was time to return to GUSD to help […]