GUSD Votes to End Seventh Period

GUSD Votes to End Seventh Period

By Mikaela STONE   Two years – that is how much time the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) board has before the district runs out of money if changes are not made. The current school board members inherited a difficult situation, including $14 million in expenditure reductions necessary and teachers working under a contract that […]

Crime blotter

Sept. 30 4300 block of Ocean View Boulevard in Montrose, the hood of a vehicle was vandalized by multiple “keying” scratches. The owner had parked the vehicle inside her apartment complex parking lot. The vandalism occurred overnight. Sept. 29 800 block of Saint Katherine Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident reported finding mail that […]

Recognizing Filipino-American Month and Learning about Composting

By Julie BUTCHER “I’m a composter. I don’t see it as waste but rather as a resource,” founder and executive director of LA Compost Michael Martinez said as he addressed the Glendale City Council on Tuesday night. The council approved a three-year agreement with Martinez’ organization for $230,250 for the development of a food waste […]

Measure GCC on November Ballot

Measure GCC on November Ballot

By Mary O’KEEFE This November local residents will be asked to vote on Measure GCC. “The starting points of the bond discussion was really having an assessment of our campus,” said Ryan Cornner, Glendale Community College superintendent/president. The Glendale Community College (GCC) Governing Board and administration brought in a firm to review the maintenance and […]

CVIM Gets a New Logo

CVIM Gets a New Logo

By Mikaela STONE        The Crescenta Valley High School Instrumental Music Program unveiled a new logo designed by band parent Tina Kugler. Previously, the many denominations of music students were represented by the CV Marching Falcons logo, designed by the now-graduated student Chase Black. Now, each division is depicted in writing around the new logo’s edge: […]

WEATHER WATCH <<< TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW

By Mary O’KEEFE   Maybe you have seen the video of Florida’s NBC-6 chief meteorologist John Morales speaking about Hurricane Milton. He was part of a live report on Milton and its intensity. He was looking at a monitor that apparently was feeding live data about the storm; then he looked a little closer at […]

NEWS FROM THE DESK OF THE PUBLISHER <<< ROBIN GOLDSWORTHY

Help Wanted My son, his fiancé and their three daughters are visiting us. On Thursday, the parents decided to go to Universal Studios – Halloween Haunt. So a trio of grandmas (and one grandpa – Steve) decided to take the kiddos to a local pizza place where the two teenagers (well, one teenager and one […]

October: A Busy Month for Local Organizations

By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Town Council Pancake Breakfast On Saturday, Oct. 12 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., the Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC) is holding its annual pancake breakfast at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church, 2563 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta (at the corner of Rosemont Avenue). This has been a […]