DIY Gifts in Montrose There’s a sweet spirit about creating your own Christmas gifts. Anyone can buy something from a big box store, but making a gift takes time and genuine effort. Whether it’s a painting or ceramic, the fact that you made it … makes it special. Right now is the perfect time to […]
By Leonard COUTIN The morning was a perfect one on Saturday for athletes preparing for the 30th Annual CIF State Cross-Country Championship hosted at Woodward Park in Fresno. Runners knew it was going to be a long day with 10 divisional races and 10 podium award presentations for the top 10 individuals and top three […]
Crescenta Valley High School celebrated its homecoming court during half time at the Oct. 14 homecoming game at Moyse Field. Pictured from left (back row) are freshman Jackson Brodie, junior Ash Giya, senior Lucas Martos-Repath, senior Anthony Zaragoza, senior Trey Ballard and sophomore Holden Brown. Front row from left are freshman Jocelyn Grande, junior Claire […]
A 20-foot Christmas tree, provided by Ron Smith Trees, is in place at the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd., ready for tonight’s (Thursday’s) tree lighting ceremony. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with cookies and hot chocolate, games, music and magicians. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. Festivities include performances by local elementary […]
End of the Year Preparation for Small Business Keeping your financial records in order is hugely important to the success of your business. Not only does it keep you up-to-date on your profits and losses, it helps you to have your records straight. It makes the close of your fiscal year easy to execute by […]
As you bounce all over town this holiday season, shopping for this and that, keep an eye open for the new Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce window sticker. Last week, we mailed them out to brick-and-mortar businesses that are current chamber members. We recommend placing the sticker in a highly visible location to let consumers […]
Valley View Elementary School and its supportive community collected a record 1,704 food items for the holiday season in only four days. Last year Valley View collected over 1,400 items, by far the most from any school in the district. Fifth grade student Ryan Frankel from Charlotte Briner’s class donated 91 items that he bought […]
Over one hundred entries, including the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, are ready to make their way down Honolulu Avenue as part of the 40th anniversary of the Montrose Christmas Parade. Thousands of spectators are expected to line the streets of Honolulu Avenue for the parade that begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. […]
Kaipo Chock, president of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Leonard Ghazarian, immediate past president of the chamber, awarded a check for $205 to Lincoln Elementary School for having 41 participants in the Halloween Fun Run 5K on Oct. 15. Chock also presented an additional $200 cash (in singles!) and the Halloween Fun Run […]
By Brian CHERNICK How Glendale votes for its community college and Glendale Unified School board members is about to change for the 2017 election. Coming on the heels of the national election, Glendale City Clerk Ardy Kassakhian and a panel of five other local officials, lawyers and school board members were joined at a public […]