Last Saturday Glendale reopened part of Deukmejian Park. I urge you to hike up to the massive oak tree, to view the rebirth of what had been a scorched landscape. That oak has seen a lot of our history. This is how it may have gone. Imagine that 250 years ago a small group of […]
GPD prepares for neighborhood training to cover home security, safety program. By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Police Department’s North Area Command Neighborhood Watch will be holding its Quarterly Block Captain’s training on Wednesday June 30 beginning at 6:30 p.m. “We will be discussing home security and how to get more people involved with the Neighborhood Watch […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Commencement of the Class of 2010 was a bittersweet occasion on Friday. As always bittersweet for parents who, by the simple act of their seniors moving their cap tassel from one side to the other, see their children move on to the adult phase of their life. It was bittersweet for seniors […]
“Tis moonlight summer moonlight, all soft and still and fair.” — Emily Bronte Summer has arrived … right on time June 21 at 4:28 a.m. Looking outside on the morning of the beginning of this new season the valley and foothills were blanketed with fog. If one were not familiar with this area they could […]
We’re barely into summer and friends of mine with school-aged children are already hearing those dreaded words: I’m bored. These are the same children who, not a week ago, were doing the happy dance that school was out! Summer’s here! I can sleep in! Now it’s, “There’s nothing to do,” and “Can you take me […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN Billy’s Boardshop Boarding for a Cure held its second annual event on Saturday, June 19. Held at the La Cañada Skate Park, the event was designed to increase cancer awareness among the community youth while raising money for cancer research. By combining skateboarding with cancer education, skateboarders of all ages were given […]
Board wants upgraded church design Glendale’s Design Review Board #1 wants the Christian Life Church of Montrose to upgrade its design for a new building at Montrose and Ramsdell. The new church will replace one destroyed by fire in 2006. The city ordered the 1920’s structure demolished because of the extent of the damage. Architect […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station recently opened its doors to community members allowing them to get an up close and personal look at the station and the men and women who serve there. There were several booths in the back parking lot of the station including one for CERT (Community Emergency Response […]
By Erna TAYLOR-STARK “For how quickly we got it together, it was a great success in my opinion,” said CHP Officer Ming-Yang hsu. He was referring to Summer Soiree and Casino Night, a fundraiser held for the CHP Widows and Orphans Fund, which benefit families of officers who lost their lives while on duty. The […]
June 20 4600 block of Lone Pine Lane in La Cañada Flintridge, a global positioning system and other items were stolen from two unlocked vehicles parked in the home’s driveway overnight. June 19 4700 block of Palm Drive in La Cañada, a global positioning system and other items were stolen from a locked vehicle overnight. […]