Planning to create your heart’s desire

“Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you’re ready or not, to put this plan into action” — Napolean Hill Have you made plans to attend or made your booth reservation for the biggest networking event in the Crescenta Valley? On Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 5:00 p.m. to […]

The best things in life are … found in Montrose

Next week is Labor Day weekend. Time to kick my feet up, sit in the backyard, sip a crisp lager, and let my 200 pound Rotweiler “Pinky” run riot in my neighborhood. Ah, relaxation – how I long for your languid embrace! But as much as I would like to sit idly by and let […]

Happy one year anniversary to the Crescenta Valley Weekly!

Throughout the year I keep a journal. In the back of that journal I like to record highlights of the year as they happen. It’s fun to look back and get a quick glimpse of what that year was like. As I look back to this time last year I remember the very first time […]

La Crescenta Presbyterian welcomes new director of Student Ministries

La Crescenta Presbyterian Church announced its new director of Student Ministries Cameron  Hackett. Hackett, a native of Portland, Ore., has been working for Intervarsity serving as a campus pastor at Claremont McKenna College for the past four years. Prior to his work at Claremont he served as a campus pastor at Occidental College also for […]

There’s no place like home

By Odalis A. SUAREZ It was Senior Pastor Dave Roberts’ first day back at Montrose Church this past Tuesday and he was busy. The pastor, who has called Montrose Church his home for 22 years, had just returned from his first sabbatical. “It was a time to rest, to read,” explained Roberts of his time […]

Calendar this

SHINDIG PLANNED FOR DESCANSO “Boddy’s Big Backyard” takes place on Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Descanso Gardens. Inspired by the legendary parties that Descanso owner E. Manchester Boddy hosted in the 1930s and ‘40s, the Gardens’ Labor Day shindig starts off with a walk through the California garden at 10 a.m. […]

Popcorn and stars in the sky and on the screen

By Mary O’KEEFE Moviegoers of the past were channeled to the present as the Andersen’s Pet Shop parking lot filled with people and popcorn last Friday and Saturday nights. The occasion was the inaugural Montrose Film Festival held at the former site of the Montrose Theater in the 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue. The Montrose […]

Jazz lovers satisfied at Pasadena Jazz Fest

By Michael YEGHIAYAN Fans of jazz who made their way to the Los Angeles Arboretum this past weekend were treated to a performance featuring some of the most respected legends of the genre. With a lineup that included Stanley Clarke, Rachel Ferrell, Rita Coolidge and Booker T., the Pasadena Jazz Fest was a testament to […]