By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Mary O’KEEFE Montrose was the destination on Saturday for a crowd estimated at 30,000 that came to raise bratwurst and brew in celebration of Oktoberfest. The Montrose Verdugo Chamber of Commerce hosted the 33rd annual event along the 2300 and 2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue and was well prepared for the […]
GEF seeking nominations The Glendale Educational Foundation is seeking nominations to award six outstanding alumni or attendees of Glendale Unified School District its Diamond Awards. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 1. The Foundation will be honoring the recipients on Feb. 11 at its Dancing With Diamonds gala event. To make a nomination and to […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “Listen! The wind is rising and the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves.” — Humbert Wolfe, English poet 1926 Maybe not this week or next, but with historical certainty we can expect the Santa Ana winds to come blasting through the San Gabriel […]
This weather has been nuts! First I’m baking and begging for the air conditioning to be kept on, then Monday night I turned on the heat. Thankfully, there was very little weather-related schizophrenia on Saturday during the annual Oktoberfest in Montrose. I’m active in an organization at Crescenta Valley High School called Prom Plus. Prom […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Did you know that the trees along Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta are only officially maintained by the Public Works Department of Los Angeles County for one year after planting? “From that point on the trees are on their own,” said Steve Pierce. About three weeks ago Pierce began calling friends and […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Crescenta Valley Water District customers will likely have their rates increased soon, and the Sept. 30 CV Town Council meeting was the place for residents to voice their concerns. Inside the La Crescenta Library community room, Dennis Erdman, general manager for CVWD, spoke to the audience and said an average increase of […]
Contributed by Kevin Lacey Jr. Gremlin – Cardinal (Teams Do Not Keep Official Score) La Cañada Gladiators Jr. Gremlin-Cardinal Flag Football Team vs. El Sereno Stallions Flag Football Team at La Cañada High School Field 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. On Saturday the La Cañada Gladiators Jr. Gremlin-Cardinal Flag football team faced off against the […]
Brenda & John Grote were the winners of Dilbeck Real Estate’s Discover California drawing. They won a golf & spa package that included a weekend for two at the Silverado Resort in the Napa Valley. They will enjoy a relaxing get-a-way that includes three days and two nights playing golf, relaxing with spa treatments and […]
Yes, it’s true! Amazing as it seems, one of the greatest American writers of all time called Montrose home for a short while in the 1930s in a house that’s still here! This amazing discovery was made by our own Glendale Councilman John Drayman a few years ago, and is backed-up by several biographies of […]
Our family has been blessed to have enjoyed the frequent and extended use of a cozy vacation home up in the breathtaking setting of Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierras. When my parents originally bought this second home, 312 miles north of here, it was surrounded by empty lots on a street that backs up […]