Montrose Resident Celebrates Birthday 102

By Misty DUPLESSIS On Feb. 22, Mary Alice Ayling celebrated her 102nd birthday with her daughter Mary Bremenour. Close family members including great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, friends and staff at the retirement home where Ayling lives in Montrose were also in attendance. Ayling was born in 1909 in Los Angeles and spent her early life […]

Birthday bash to benefit animals

By Mary O’Keefe Dunsmore Elementary School fourth grader Madeleine Raymond has a passion for helping animals. She turned 10 years old on Feb. 16 and is having a party at Montrose Bowl on Feb. 20. Like most young girls she is anxious for her party but not because of the presents she will be receiving […]

100 years is only the beginning

By Mary O’Keefe A great celebration a century in the making occurred on Saturday afternoon. Long time La Crescenta resident Bill Bowman turned 100. The champagne was flowing as friends and family all toasted the centenarian. “A toast to 100 years: a great husband, a great father, a great grandfather and a great, great grandfather,” […]