Olfactory Precision

10:07 pm, Oct 21st, 2009 Written by Roger Wilson thoughts Add a Comment
[caption id="attachment_2902" align="alignnone" width="630" caption="Explosives Detection K-9 Marianne finds the right container as part of a demonstration during an ATF citizen's academy on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. (Roger Wilson/News-Press)"]Explosives Detection K-9 Marianne finds the right container as part of a demonstration during an ATF citizen's academy on Wednesday, October 21, 2009.  (Roger Wilson/News-Press)[/caption]
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LCHS girls' volleyball hosted Breast Cancer Awareness Night last night

8:17 pm, Oct 21st, 2009 Written by Seth Amitin Events Add a Comment
[caption id="attachment_2893" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="La Cañada captain Courtney McCutchan blasts a shot against South Pasadena as the Spartans won on Oct. 20, 2009 in straight sets. (Jason Ballard/Valley Sun)"]La Cañada captain Courtney McCutchan blasts a shot against South Pasadena as the Spartans won on Oct. 20, 2009 in straight sets.  (Jason Ballard/Valley Sun)[/caption] October, as you may already know, is Breast Cancer Awareness month. (Oh, that's what all those pink ribbons are for!) In association with La Cañada High's Pink Ribbon Club, the La Cañada girls' volleyball team introduced Breast Cancer Awareness Night last night. The club sold pink T-shirts and wristbands at the door. The team wore pink jerseys in support. “All money raised goes directly to research breast cancer,” said Pink Ribbon Club member Clara Johnson. “It's for a really good cause.” Even La Cañada Head Coach Brock Turner was in on it; he made pink programs for the game. “I had seen some other schools who had done this over the last couple years,” said Turner, who sported a pink tie. “This year, we wanted to do it and we started planning in the spring. [Everyone] was all for it. “Sometimes we need to do more than just play volleyball.” Dollar figures for amount raised were not known immediately after the game.
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Small Tujunga brush fire extinguished

7:18 pm, Oct 21st, 2009 Written by Jason Wells thoughts Add a Comment
From the Glendale News-Press: More than 100 firefighting personnel and three water-dropping helicopters extinguished a small brush fire Wednesday evening in Tujunga near Day Street. The roughly one-acre fire was called in at 5:09 p.m. after residents reported smoke rising from a patch of brush in a steep hillside canyon. Firefighters from Glendale, the U.S. Forest Service and Los Angeles city and county descended on the scene within minutes, fully extinguishing the blaze by 6:12 p.m., fire officials said. No structures were damaged and no injuries were reported, Los Angeles City Fire spokesman Brian Humphrey said. Full story here.
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Dodgers fighting to keep season alive

6:11 pm, Oct 21st, 2009 Written by Gabriel Rizk sports Add a Comment
With three innings of Game 5 of the 2009 National League Championship Series in the books, the Los Angeles Dodgers are trailing the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2. Down three games to one in the best-of-seven series, the Dodgers must win this game in order to prolong the series and take it back to Los Angeles for Game 6 and an if-necessary Game 7. St. Francis High graduate Mark Loretta and Juan Castro, a Glendale resident, are both on the team. Castro has made one appearance as a pinch runner, while Loretta has gone 0 for one as a pinch hitter.
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Paradise Canyon Elementary School opens new multi-use building

5:35 pm, Oct 21st, 2009 Written by Times Community News thoughts Add a Comment
lnws-PCYbuilding-102209Paradise Canyon Elementary School unveiled a new 5,000-square-feet multi-use building Wednesday. Principal Donna Robinson was joined by La Cañada Unified School District Superintendent James Stratton, as well as school board members Scott Tracy, Cindy Wilcox, Jeanne Broberg and Susan Boyd in celebrating the opening of the new facility. Mike Leininger, assistant superintendent for facilities and operations, said the project was completed on time and under budget.
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Two indicted on Medicare fraud charges

5:18 pm, Oct 21st, 2009 Written by Veronica Rocha glendale Add a Comment
From the Glendale News-Press: GLENDALE — Two Glendale residents were indicted Wednesday on charges that they allegedly billed more than $1.4 million in false claims to Medicare through fraudulent medical supply companies, officials said. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles charged Edgar Srapyan, 26, and Mariya Bagdasaryan, 54, with conspiracy to commit health care fraud for allegedly submitting false claims for power wheelchairs and accessories to Medicare from October 2007 to December 2008. Bagdasaryan was arrested Wednesday morning, but authorities are still looking for Srapyan, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Srapyan and Bagdasaryan were among 18 other people who were indicted for allegedly bilking Medicare for more than $26 million, Assistant U.S. Atty. Vince Farhat said. Click here for the full story.
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Dunsmore Elementary students jog-a-thon

3:43 pm, Oct 21st, 2009 Written by Raul Roa thoughts Add a Comment
Dunsmore Elementary School held its 2nd annual Jog-A-Thon to raise funds for the school. [caption id="attachment_2853" align="alignnone" width="630" caption="Dunsmore Elementary School third graders participate in the school's 2nd annual jog-a-thon to raise funds for the La Crescenta school on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"]Dunsmore Elementary School third graders participate in the school's 2nd annual jog-a-thon to raise funds for the La Crescenta school on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. (Raul Roa/News-Press)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2854" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Dunsmore Elementary School third grader Brandon Carrillo, center, participates in the school's 2nd annual jog-a-thon to raise funds for the La Crescenta school on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"]Dunsmore Elementary School third grader Brandon Carrillo, center, participates in the school's 2nd annual jog-a-thon to raise funds for the La Crescenta school on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. (Raul Roa/News-Press)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2855" align="alignnone" width="630" caption="Two-year old Ashley Giboney helps cool down her sister's third grade classmates during the Dunsmore Elementary School 2nd annual jog-a-thon to raise funds for the La Crescenta school on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"]Two-year old Ashley Giboney helps cool down her sister's third grade classmates during the Dunsmore Elementary School 2nd annual jog-a-thon to raise funds for the La Crescenta school on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. (Raul Roa/News-Press)[/caption]
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Amid poor sales, Harley shop cuts hours

3:27 pm, Oct 21st, 2009 Written by Zain Shauk thoughts Add a Comment
From the Glendale News-Press: SOUTH GLENDALE — Business at Glendale Harley-Davidson was on the rise three years ago when it was one of few area motorcycle dealerships to open seven days a week, but the recession has forced the store to backtrack. The dealership switched to a six-day schedule this week, closing on Monday following a year when sales have dropped about 25%, General Manager Emily Vindeni said. Slumping sales has forced the store to cut about a fifth of its staff in the last year and it seemed logical to reduce working hours as revenues slipped during the recession, Vindeni said. Full story here.
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Marines at Glendale Community College

2:06 pm, Oct 21st, 2009 Written by Max Zimbert thoughts Add a Comment
[caption id="attachment_2837" align="alignright" width="199" caption="Max Zimbert/News-Press"]bazooka[/caption] Not war gaming, just recruiting. Marines from the Eagle Rock recruiting station set up shop at Glendale Community College Wednesday to trade information with perspective recruits and curious students. Marines brought a bazooka and chin-up bar. A lot of students were chatty, curious to know about the on-going wars and other places they might be deployed. Other students were more interested to know about the more grisly side of the Marines. The Marines said the come to the campus a few times a year to give and take information. They offered water bottles and pencils. No one could enlist right there and then. Any information given to the recruiters will be used to schedule interviews.
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Courts closed today

1:37 pm, Oct 21st, 2009 Written by Veronica Rocha thoughts 1 Comment

 

[caption id="attachment_2829" align="alignright" width="140" caption="Creative Commons"]Creative Commons[/caption]Los Angeles County courts aren't doing business today. They are closed.

 

County officials plan to close courthouses, self-help programs and Superior Court offices every third Wednesday of every month until June 16, 2010.
The urgency to close the courts once every month is a result of the statewide budget crisis.
Future court closures are: Nov. 18, Dec. 16, Jan. 20, 2010, Feb. 17, March 17, April 21, May 19 and June 16.
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Live grenade found at GCC Garfield Campus

Written by Raul Roa on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 4:59 pm

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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

Written by Raul Roa on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 3:31 pm

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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]

Officials investigate possible bomb, evacuate GCC satellite campus [Updated]

Written by Jason Wells on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 1:46 pm

post thumbnail [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 [...]

Harley ‘novice’ breaks speed record

Written by Bill Kisliuk on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:23 am

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 [...]

Bill could help smokers kick the habit

Written by Melanie Hicken on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:21 am

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 [...]

CV drug, alcohol prevention program awarded $625,000 grant

Written by Veronica Rocha on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:20 am

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 [...]

Woman kidnapped, savings stolen

Written by Veronica Rocha on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:18 am

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 [...]

Kindergarten age change passes Legislature

Written by Max Zimbert on Sep 1st, 2010 at 2:17 pm

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 [...]

Stabbing victim recovering at home

Written by Veronica Rocha on Sep 1st, 2010 at 9:35 am

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 [...]

Dehydrated hikers rescued in Verdugo

Written by Times Community News on Sep 1st, 2010 at 9:33 am

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 [...]