Celebrating our blessings

“There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.”  Elizabeth Kubler-Ross The Crescenta Valley continues to have some great events that are blessings for our town. This weekend, May 15-16, is the Foothills Relay For Life at Clark Magnet High School. This is a great 24 hour event […]

Good food, good art

What an exciting week we had last week! Last week we enjoyed two great events. We would like send a big thanks to the Crescenta Valley Water District for hosting a fantastic mixer last Wednesday. A very fun Cinco de Mayo was had by all. Wonderful food and drinks; festive atmosphere – what more could […]

Ribbon cutting for Seward Real Estate & Financial

Seward Real Estate and Financial, Inc. officially opened this month with a ribbon cutting. Shown here are members of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce including president Jean Maluccio (far right), honorary mayor Steve Pierce (with scissors) and from Supervisor Michael Antonovich’s office Rita Hadjimanoukian (in floral jacket).

Choosing to make exciting new changes

There were many good changes in the Crescenta Valley this past week and great things are coming as well. Congratulations to Grace Chase and the committee that brought the second annual Crescenta Valley Committed to Athletic Need’s Special Olympics to our town.  Nearly 150 athletes with disabilities were able to compete for medals last Saturday. […]

Revelation Tops celebrates seven years in Montrose

Once again my wife has loaned me her space so that I may take the opportunity to sing the praises of Revelation Tops, the dream store she opened with her sister, Carole, back in 2003. Both of the “Revelation Sisters” worked for the original Revelation when it was a multi-store, state-wide chain. Mary served in […]

Plenty of ways to celebrate mom

Mother’s Day is one of those holidays that cause me to panic. How best can I show my appreciation to the woman that pushed this big lug into the world? Sure, Mom says she’ll love you just the same regardless of what you buy her. But you know she’s secretly regretting having agonized over your […]

Mountview celebrates with ribbon cutting

By Mary O’KEEFE A ribbon cutting ceremony officially opened the Alzheimer’s and Dementia ActivCare wing at Mountview Retirement Community in Montrose last week.  Members of the Montrose Verdugo Chamber of Commerce and the medical field came out in support of this new and needed facility addition. Mountview has served the Crescenta Valley community since 1975. […]

Westminster Academy – providing quality education for over 55 years

Established in 1953, Westminster Academy in Pasadena is a Christian day school offering admission for children in kindergarten through the eighth grade. The overall purpose of the school is to provide a means by which a child can grow emotionally, spiritually, and academically and become inspired to live the Christian life. The school provides an […]

Goings on around the town

What a great time we had last week! The MVCC held its annual Golf Classic last Thursday at the Verdugo Hills Golf Course to raise scholarships for gifted students at Crescenta Valley High School. We enjoyed a great turnout; a wonderful afternoon was enjoyed by everyone. I was a little disappointed that this course didn’t […]

Have you helped anyone this week?

“None of us has gotten where we are solely by pulling ourselves up from our own bootstraps. We got here because somebody bent down and helped us.” – Thurgood Marshall One way to help is to join us in welcoming into the Crescenta Valley two new businesses.   Please join us Friday, April 30th at 4:30pm […]