Getting Kid Ready for Summer From “Preparing for Summer with Teens” by Amity Chandler, former ED, Drug Free Charlotte County, Fl. Throw out the left-over liquor bottles from holiday parties. If they’re going to experiment, it will be with the stuff you’re least likely to look at or touch. Since teens say when they drink […]
Seeking Teachable Moments As the director of a childcare center that serves children up to sixth grade, I am always looking for those teachable moments. One came my way during that last week of school. The word petition was given on a spelling list for several of the students coming to the Center for Children […]
Major Movie Shoot in the Montrose Shopping Park The studios love the quaint setting of the Montrose Shopping Park and we love having them! Once again, we welcomed a major movie shoot spicing up our streets. “Murder of a Cat” has a slate of famous and talented producers, directors and actors and will debut in […]
Development History in the Western Verdugo Mountains As I’ve written about many times in past columns, we are privileged to have the mountains on both sides of our valley largely undeveloped. In contrast, two mountain ranges nearby, the San Rafaels above La Cañada and the Hollywood Hills, have seen significant development. They are both transected […]
When Reels and Wheels Got Together No doubt you can you feel the electricity in the air today. You’re probably jittery with anticipation and I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve planned a blockbuster party to celebrate this momentous day in history. Wait. What big day, you ask? Well, I’m not talking about today’s anniversary of […]
Disillusioned with Prayer Breakfast I left the Crescenta Valley Prayer Breakfast not feeling uplifted nor joyful, but upset and confused. It was my understanding that we had gathered to pray for the youth as well as the unity of our community. Looking around the room, I realized that not only was there a large turnout […]
Innovation by the Bottle It’s no secret that many people – especially men – have, shall we say, unusual hobbies. My dad, for example, loved to carve tri-tone train whistles out of solid blocks of wood and then hand the noisy things out to family members, friends and other unsuspecting people. Go figure. One of […]
Two New Hiking Trails in our Local Hills In the Crescenta Valley, we’re blessed with unparalleled access to hiking and biking trails into the beautiful mountains that surround us. The San Gabriels, the Verdugos, and the San Rafael mountains provide scores of trails. Thanks to the City of Glendale, we can add two more to […]
“Inside Rehab” by Anne M. Fletcher reviews 15 treatment programs and determines there’s a disconnect between what’s being done to treat addiction versus what’s proven to work scientifically. Addiction, from a Roman law having to do with “surrender to a master,” is scientifically proven to be a chronic illness resulting from genes, environmental factors and […]
Guns, no. Booze, yes. Because of public pressure, Councilwoman [Laura] Freidman and her colleagues a few months ago decided to ban the “gun show” on public property because it sent the wrong message to the community, that the gun show was near the college in a residential neighborhood and the show sold guns and ammunition. […]