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(1) Yes. I do my best to support mom-and-pop shops. (91 votes, 93%)
(2) No. convenience and prices are more important. (7 votes, 7%)
Current poll: Residents threatened by tree branches seek claims for damages, but are often deferred to small-claims court. Should the city be held more accountable for falling branches?
No. Only if the city creates or maintains dangerous conditions and has been notified to correct the problem.
Yes. The city needs to do a better job of policing public spaces instead of waiting for limbs to fall.
Cast your vote now at BurbankLeader.com.
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On Monday morning, the 2010 royal court was announced, and this year three La Cañada girls have a spot on the 2010 Rose Court. They are, from La Cañada High School: Michelle Louise Van Wyk; and from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy: Natalie Anne Innocenzi of Arcadia and Katherine Margarita Hernández of Pasadena.
The girls, will act as official representatives of the 121st Rose Parade and 96th Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 1, 2010.
The other girls on the court are: June Ko, 17, a student at Arcadia High School; Lauren Samantha Rogers, 17, a student at Blair High School; Kinsey Elizabeth Stuart, 18, a student at Pasadena City College; and Ashley Renee Thaxton, 17, a student at John Marshall Fundamental High School.
“Awesome. Awesome!” said Flintridge Sacred Heart President Sister Carolyn McCormack, after the names were announced. “They’re beautiful girls. They’re all winners. It’s always such a wonderful experience for the girls to be in this moment. When one is selected to be selected to be on the rose court it has an impact on her life.”
Van Wyk’s father, David, was all but holding back tears and trembling Monday as his daughter Michelle received congratulatory hugs and kisses from family and La Cañada High School classmates.
“It’s remarkable for me,” said David. “I’ve told people before, I grew up as a kid on the East Coast, watching the parade when I was a child. One of the highlights, of course, was when the rose court always was in the parade, never thinking that so many years later that my daughter would be on the court. It’s amazing.”
“We’re going to get really close,” said Hernandez as she held a bouquet of red roses. “We’re going to spend a lot of time with each other and get to know each other really well.”
The tradition of naming a queen and royal court dates back to 1905, with the selection of the first rose queen, Hallie Woods. Over 1,100 high school and college students from the greater Pasadena area tried out for the royal court, said Tournament of Roses Executive Vice President Jeffrey Throop.
“They should all be princesses,” said FSHA student Brittany Ek, 18. “They’re all really different, diverse girls, and the rose court needs diversity.”
“Adding to their commitments to school, family, friends and jobs, they will begin their role as official ambassadors,” said Throop. “For the next two months they will make nearly 150 appearances representing the Tournament of Roses.”
(1) Yes. He has done a lot to improve in this country and the word. (35 votes, 21%)
(2) No. Others are more deserving. (79 votes, 48%)
(3) Maybe. It’s too early in his presidency to say. (49 votes, 30%)
Current poll: The Glendale News-Press news rack was taken over the weekend. Do you think we’ll get it back?
Yes. In Glendale, items are often returned or found by police.
No. The news rack is long gone.
Cast your vote now at GlendaleNewsPress.com.
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A Glendale News-Press rack that stands outside the newspaper's office on Brand Boulevard suddenly went missing.
The 4-foot-tall, red news rack was last seen Friday evening.
The rack is heavy set and contained the Oct. 2 edition of the News Press.
Anyone with details may call Glendale Police at (818) 548-4840.
A live grenade was found at GCC Garfield campus on Thursday. Click on photo for a gallery. [caption id="attachment_20908" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Crowds were evacuated after a live granade was found by construction workers at the Glendale Community College Garfield Campus construction site on Thursday, September 2, 2010. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption]
Menagerie: The Art of Animals exhibit at Forest Lawn Glendale [caption id="attachment_20898" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Andreas Deja's wire sculpture of a frog is part of the Glendale Forest Lawn Museum exhibit "Menagerie: The Art of Animals," in Glendale on Thursday, September 2, 2010. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption]
[caption id="attachment_20904" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A member of the L.A. County Bomb Squad prepares to detonate a live grenade that was found by construction workers at the Glendale Community College Garfield Campus construction site. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption] [Updated 2:54 p.m. Bomb squad officers have detonated the grenade device in a pit covered with sandbags. No injuries were [...]
From the Glendale News-Press Rachel Keown has gone from rookie to record-holder. The newly-minted motorcycle racer, who works at Harley-Davidson of Glendale, broke the speed record for a 1,000 cc motorcycle this week at the BUB Racing Inc. Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville Salt Flats outside Salt Lake City. The final results won’t become official [...]
From the Glendale News-Press Smokers in Glendale, which has one of the highest smoking rates in Los Angeles County, could gain free access to tools to help them quit smoking under a bill passed by state legislators Tuesday. County officials and health care representatives gathered on the steps of the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration [...]
From the Glendale News-Press LA CRESCENTA — The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition on Tuesday was awarded a major federal grant that will total $625,000 over the next five years as they work to thwart substance abuse among local teens. The Office of National Drug Control Policy selected the coalition and 168 other [...]
From the Glendale News-Press SOUTH GLENDALE — Two women kidnapped another woman Wednesday afternoon, forced her to withdraw her bank savings and then burglarized her Pacific Avenue home, police said. The Glendale woman, who was unharmed in the incident, was walking home about noon at Pacific Avenue and Oak Street when she was approached by [...]
A state bill that increases the minimum age to start kindergarten passed the state Legislature Tuesday. To begin kindergarten, students must turn 5 years old by Sept. 1 of the school year. Previous law set the minimum at 5 years by Dec. 2 of the school year. If signed into law by the governor, it [...]
From the Glendale News-Press GLENDALE — A Glendale man who was stabbed last week after a road-rage incident was recovering from his injuries at home Tuesday, police said. The man was released Saturday from a local hospital after having sustained a stab wound that sliced his liver, Glendale Police Det. Keith Soboleski said. “He is [...]
Two hikers were rescued by helicopter Sunday night after reporting they got lost while trekking the Verdugo Mountains, police said. They called emergency dispatchers for help, but the calls kept disconnecting, police said. A helicopter was dispatched about 11 p.m. to the area to look for the hikers, who were severely dehydrated. The helicopter crew [...]
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