On Friday, Nov. 20, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and Crescenta Valley Fire Safe Council were honored at Monte Vista Elementary School. Five hundred students, teachers and parents were present to honor these organizations for their work during the Station Fire earlier this year. Each organization was presented with a […]
Lot split proposed on Frances Avenue Three local residents have protested to the county a project calling for a lot split and removal of two trees to create two residential parcels on a .38 acre lot at 2748 Frances Ave. The request from Mark Anderson of Hale Anderson Properties was supposed to be presented to […]
They may look scary outfitted in leather and straddling their bikes, but only child abusers need be afraid. By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The quiet of a summer Saturday afternoon erupted with the sound of motorcycles roaring up Dunsmore Avenue. The black vested gang turned into Dunsmore Park, climbed off their bikes and approached the picnic area […]
Many times when I sit down to write this column, I wonder what I’m going to write about. I generally will go over in my mind the things that are going on in town or what is going on in my life that I think may be of interest to you. Sometimes I hit the […]
Local Scouts team up with football players to collect and deliver donated food. By Chris BLUME Service to the community has long been an integral part of the Scouting movement. Indeed, helping others is a key element of the Boy Scout Oath and Law. After all, the Scout Slogan is “Do a good turn daily.” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Seventh and eighth graders at Rosemont Middle School collected a total of 1,252 cans over the past week that were donated to the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station Annual Food and Toy Drive on Tuesday. “We are so proud of our students,” said Assistant Principal Ann Amrhein. The school collects cans for the […]
By Charles COOPER Glendale council member Ara Najarian said he will oppose any effort to connect the Long Beach (710) Freeway to the Glendale (2) Freeway, and construction of a tunnel to the Foothill (210) Freeway. “It would turn the 2 into a truck route and we certainly don’t need that,” Najarian, chairman of the […]
“While the spirit of neighborliness was important on the frontier because neighbors were so few, it is even more important now because our neighbors are so many.” Lady Bird Johnson Many of our neighbors came out for a Taste in the Foothills on Wednesday, Nov. 11. It was a wonderful event with such great food […]
In this season of Thanksgiving we would like to introduce you to some of the dedicated people who help make the Montrose Shopping Park the quaint shopping destination it is: Danny Pranata (front, left), our secretary, is a lawyer and partner in the Sullivan Workman & Dee law firm. His family owns Honolulu Wood & […]
It’s that time of the year again: The Great Turkey Day or Thanksgiving to most of us. There are so many things to be thankful for in all our lives; please take a moment every day to think of at least one thing you are thankful for. One of the things the Chamber is thankful […]