Enough Already I don’t know about you, but now that there are less than a handful of days left in 2011, I’m more than ready to unceremoniously boot this tired and tattered old year to the curb and welcome in the new one with open arms and high hopes. What on Sunday morning was a […]
The Fabulous Castle of La Crescenta Dr. Benjamin Briggs, the founder of La Crescenta, was a wealthy man, and many of his rich friends and family followed him to his newly found paradise, La Crescenta. One such relative was his niece, May Gould, daughter of George Briggs, who had brought the raisin industry to California. […]
Attitude of Gratitude Special thanks to all who made the USO Canteen night special. It takes a community, and we have one of the best, to make the Two Strike Park War Memorial Wall a reality. The evening began with 1940s theme music played by the Crescenta Valley High School Jazz Band under the direction […]
A Visit from Santa (Anas) (With my annual apologies to Clement Clarke Moore and a big, honkin’ “Thank you!” to SoCal Edison employees.) ‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the Valley, The shoppers were combing the stores, streets and alleys. Looking for last minute bargains and buys, Before they collapse with a whimper […]
“It’s A Wonderful Life” – Filmed in La Cañada The classic 1946 Frank Capra film “It’s A Wonderful Life” consistently ranks as one of America’s favorite Christmas movies and is on many lists of the best movies of all time. In the film, the Bedford Falls’ hometown hero George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) tries […]
Thanks to All The success of this year’s 2011 Montrose Christmas Parade is a tribute to the volunteer “can-do” spirit we find in all corners of our community. Despite near hurricane force winds during the days just prior to the parade, including a few strong gusts just hours before the start, we managed to clean […]
Season to be Merry? Not for Everyone With tunes imploring us to deck the halls and fa-la-la-la-la, it seems that the joy of the holiday season is in everyone and that all are ready to celebrate. Unfortunately, however, not everyone is mentally ready – or able – to jump onto the holiday bandwagon. For someone […]
The Spring at Indian Springs Still Flows Many old timers remember the Indian Springs swimming pool that was just east of Montrose on Verdugo Road. The big pool was wildly popular to the youth of the valley between its 1929 opening until its closure in the mid-’60s. It was then that the little canyon the […]
Getting the LED Out At Christmas It’s beginning to look a lot like … uh, Vegas? Am I the only one who cringes at the glaring, glowing sight of all the new LED-type Christmas lights on houses throughout the neighborhood? They may be more energy efficient (or to put it in the mantra of the […]
Special Item on his Christmas List Dear Santa Claus, As more of the public learns about the headaches, heart palpitations, ear ringing, insomnia and pacemaker problems with our new Smart Meters, will the GWP (Glendale Water and Power) and city council members, who approved these meters, continue to stick their heads in the sand and […]