It will be an environmentally friendly Saturday in Crescenta Valley Saturday begins at Two Strike Park with the Arbor Day celebration, the original “go green” event. Then drop off e-waste at the temporary recycling center at Two Strike Park. Many items like computers contain potentially hazardous ingredients and cannot be thrown away in regular trash […]
Annual Baker to Vegas Relay Race may be a privilege to some, but was hot for all. By Mary O’KEEFE It was hot. A relay run through Death Valley is not what most people would choose to do with their weekend, but for one weekend a year, for thousands of law enforcement officers, it has […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday a moving and personal commemorative ceremony took place at the Armenian Sisters Academy in Montrose. The students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade sang songs of remembrance and placed flowers at a memorial to honor victims of the Armenian Genocide. Many of those in attendance including speakers, teachers and students could […]
By Jason KUROSU In an effort to reduce the amount of outdated, unused and misused prescription drugs that folks have in their home medicine cabinet, the Drug Enforcement Agency is holding its fourth Drug Take-Back day on Saturday. According to the DEA’s website, the third Drug Take-Back day brought in “more than 377,086 pounds […]
What an incredible weekend we all shared! For me, it started on Friday with a funeral for the husband of my mother-in-law. In addition to the many friends Frank made during his life, he was very active in the Bavarian Club, which has a clubhouse in nearby North Hollywood. As expected, many of my mother-in-law’s […]
“We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men … trees are travelers, in the ordinary sense. They make journeys, not very extensive ones, it is true: but our own little comes and goes are only little more than tree wavings – many of them not so much.” – John Muir 1878 On […]
Annual tournament raises funds for scholarships for high school graduating students. By Jason KUROSU The 16th annual Montrose Chamber Golf Tournament will grace the fields of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course on Thursday, May 3. The tournament is also a fundraiser “that raises funds for us to offer scholarships for students from Crescenta Valley High […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, Glendale police arrested two burglary suspects after a pursuit that led from the Montrose area to the 105 Freeway/Hawthorne Boulevard exit. The incident began at 6:18 a.m. when police responded to a call at the Pro-Italia Motorcycle Shop, 3319 N. Verdugo Road. A witness reported seeing three men loading leather […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Search and Rescue members responded to a dog rescue on Sunday night in the Switzer Falls area. “We got a call about 6:30 p.m. that a dog couldn’t keep up with his two owners,” said John Camphouse, MSR captain. Brad Kurtz along with his 15-year-old son Jackson and friend Scott Seiffert […]
By Jason KUROSU National Arbor Day is April 27, but an annual Arbor Day ceremony will be held at Two Strike Park on Saturday, April 28 at 9 a.m. Entitled “Remember the Past, Plant for the Future,” the event will honor the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars with a tree planted at the […]