By Mary O’KEEFE Saturday’s Hometown Country Fair experienced some winds but no rain or high temperatures so all and all it was a great day for a fair. “I think this year’s Hometown Country Fair was one of the best attended,” said Calvin “Kaipo” Chock, president of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of […]
By Charly SHELTON Burger places are a dime a dozen. From fast food to greasy hole-in-the-wall burger joints to high-end, fancy restaurants that serve burgers, you can have a hamburger just about anywhere. But to find a really good hamburger is difficult. Each person may know, maybe, three or four places where they can get […]
By Charly SHELTON Calling all history buffs! Rosemont Middle School is hosting its annual Civil War Night tonight, Thursday, April 21. The eighth grade class is learning about the Civil War in their history classes and the teachers, along with some community members and other reenactors, make the lessons come alive at stations set […]
By Sonia BHASKARAN According to its website, the Science Olympiad is an international, non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. These goals are accomplished through classroom activities, research, training workshops and the encouragement […]
M.A.C.K. Hosting Fundraiser Attention Mountain Avenue Elementary alumni, parents, friends and neighbors: M.A.C.K (Mountain Avenue Committed to Kids – Mountain Avenue’s educational foundation) is hosting “Love Is In The Air,” the annual fundraising gala event on Saturday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. Tickets are only $50 and include […]
With a listing in the National Register of Historic Places expected in the next 45 days, Friends of Rockhaven hope another of protection for the property has been added. By Mary O’KEEFE This week Rockhaven Sanitarium’s nomination by the State Historical Resources Commission was approved. This means the approval will be forwarded to the Keeper […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This week’s news that all Sport Chalet stores will be closed ends an era of the once retail sporting goods giant in the city of La Cañada Flintridge. “After reviewing numerous strategies to strengthen our financial foundation, Vestis Retail Group, the parent company of Eastern Mountain Sports, Bob’s Stores and Sport Chalet, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There are seats still available at the table for the Crescenta Valley 5th Annual Prayer Breakfast on Saturday held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At its foundation the community prayer breakfast is a way to get those of various faiths to sit down and have a meal together, […]
A vehicle crashed into a brick retaining wall behind the bus stop on the northwest corner of Ocean View and Foothill boulevards on Saturday at about 5:30 p.m. Witnesses reported the female driver was in the number two lane traveling northbound on Ocean View Boulevard and was preparing to turn left. As she was turning […]
Our Very Own “Small Business of the Year” Award Winner! This May 25th is a special day for the Montrose Shopping Park as our own Once Upon A Time, the nation’s oldest children’s bookstore, will receive the Small Business of the Year award to be presented in Sacramento by Sen. Carol Liu. This honor is […]