Tying the knot in Montrose

By Shari EMAMI Joycie Dungca and Stevie Weatherby are in love. The couple met in 2001 while taking a music business course. Over the years, they broke up and got back together on a few occasions. However, when Stevie was sick, it was Joycie who came to his house with ice cream. Stevie was the […]

A day to remember

By Shari EMAMI At the Vietnam War Memorial at Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard, guests took part in the 42nd Memorial Day service. The ceremony was co-hosted by the Montrose Shopping Park Association and the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. Not only were Vietnam War soldiers honored but local residents who served and perished […]

Retiring Old Glory at CVHS

By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School JROTC along with representatives from the American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 held a flag retirement ceremony at the high school on Tuesday afternoon. The annual event is a way to dispose of tattered American flags in a respectful and honorable manner. […]

Candlelight vigil ignites controversy

By Shari EMAMI About 100 Glendale community members, neighbors and teachers gathered outside the home of school board president Greg Krikorian on Wednesday evening, May 26, to silently protest the school board’s recently proposed 50% increase in class size and teacher layoffs in response to budget cuts. The Glendale Teachers Association held the vigil, handing […]

Funeral service announced

Services for William H. “Bill” Peters who died on April 9 will be this Saturday, June 5 at 1 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Church at 2411 Montrose Ave. in Montrose. He passed away in Huntington Hospital in Pasadena from complications resulting from COPD and diabetes.

Burglary suspects arrested

By Mary O’KEEFE Burglary suspects were arrested thanks to an alert neighbor who saw something suspicious and called police. “A neighbor observed three males exiting a gate [of a house] located in the 3000 block of Los Olivos Lane. The witness knew that the home owner was gone and that the home had been burglarized […]

To do right and to do well

By Mary O’KEEFE A solemn and meaningful Memorial Day ceremony was held at Two Strike Park early Monday morning. The sidewalk was lined with American flags and posters reminding the crowd why it was there. It was called the Walk of Honor and was a new addition to the Two Strike Park ceremony. Names of […]

Weather in the foothills

“ June is bustin’ out all over…” — Oscar Hammerstein II Last Saturday, early morning, strong winds came blasting out of our canyons. Due to a high pressure system over the Great Basin creating this condition, Memorial Day weekend was very warm – 90 degrees. Many consider this time to be the start of summer. […]

County presents plans for dog park

By Geghard ARAKELIAN Members of the foothills community gathered at the CV Park recreation room last Thursday for a presentation by county officials on a planned dog park. Attendees shared mixed feelings as some vigorously stated their concerns while proponents sighed at complaints aimed at the schematics of the park. Those who vehemently back the […]

Schiff leads hearing on firefighting policy

By Mary O’KEEFE Representative Adam Schiff recently testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies to call for a reconsideration and possible repeal of U.S. Forest Service policies prohibiting nighttime flights. This action was spurred by the Station Fire. “Fire officials agree that the most important part of fighting fires is […]