Hi, CV! Monday morning was Howdy Day at Rosemont signaling the start of another school year. We stood near the Korean-American PTA, Prom Plus, the Teen Scene After-school Program (I think) and Camp Fireworks. From the looks on everyone’s faces, this year is going to rock! If you don’t know about Prom Plus, it is […]
Attendees at our July 23 meeting had the pleasure of hearing from John Monsen about completing the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. He is a consultant working for San Gabriel Mountains Forever, a non-profit whose mission is to protect the San Gabriel Mountains and the rivers that run through them (for details see http://sangabrielmountains.org/). Mr. […]
A Camping Trip to La Cañada, July 1882 Local history author and researcher Jo Anne Sadler found a wonderful newspaper article from 1882 describing a family’s month-long camping adventure in the wilds of today’s La Cañada. Mysteriously the author (from Pasadena) never gave his name in the article, only his initials: W.O.F. Who knows, maybe […]
Jubilant over Jubilee Kudos to Charly Shelton for his three-part series on the diamond jubilee festivities at Disneyland (“Disneyland 60th Celebration,” June 11-25, 2015). “The 60th anniversary is all about looking back where Disneyland came from,” he wrote. “It is really nice to see the nostalgia brought to vivid life with the new technologies available […]
Hi, CV! Two board members, Sona Hovsepian and Ana-Marie Schaefer, will attend the 2015 Mid-Year Training Institute to learn new strategies to prevent and reduce underage substance use. “Mission Possible: Agents of Change,” is sponsored by CADCA, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. I’ve attended CADCA three times and always come away with new ideas, a […]
The Crescenta Valley Water District’s (CVWD) mission is to provide dependable and high quality water service to customers in La Crescenta, Montrose, and portions of Glendale and La Cañada Flintridge. CVWD has two supplies of water, local and imported. About 60% of our demands are satisfied by local supplies with the balance made up by […]
The Montrose Theater – Then and Now The story of Montrose is a tale of rebirth and success – fond memories of a small-town Midwest-styled “Main Street,” a successful rebirth as a lushly landscaped shopping park in the late ’60s, and its renaissance today as a family-friendly mecca for restaurants and unique mom-and-pop stores. But […]
Setting Reasonable Limits on Campaign Expenditures In the years since the Supreme Court decided Citizens United, we have seen a massive wave of secret spending in our political system. There was over $100 million in “dark,” unregulated and anonymous, money spent in the 2014 midterm election cycle and, with the presidential race right around the […]
Orange Fest is a free community event in two parts. The purpose is to create a positive community for all while providing information in a casual environment. We attended a conference this summer at which a speaker said what works in reaching young people are activities that connect. Not activities that scare, bore or invoke […]
Fond Farewell Dear Montrose, Two years ago, I was introduced to a quaint, sleepy little town that I never knew existed. Like all new relationships, it took a bit to get to know you, to feel you out and decide if it was a good fit. Well, I fell in love. I have been to […]