News from the Montrose Chamber/Mixing it up at Mountview

Last week the MVCC enjoyed quite a mixer over at the Mountview Retirement Residence at 2640 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose. We enjoyed a big and enthusiastic crowd that day. Great food and snacks were prepared by Mountview’s kitchen and the staff at Mountview were a delight. We also had the chance to promote our 2010/2011 […]

Notes and Nods

“Singin’, Swingin’ & Dancin” coming to La Cañada Pres On Friday, June 11 at 8 p.m. and on Saturday, June 12 at 4 p.m., La Cañada Presbyterian Church stages its annual pops concerts. “Singin’, Swingin’ & Dancin’” spans nine decades of Broadway favorites that includes flashy choreography and popular music. Tickets are $15 general admission, […]

Local pastor brings home a little Bavaria

By Erna TAYLOR-STARK Do you know where Oberammergau is? Can you even say it? And why in the world would you want to go there? If you are Reverend Bryan Griem, senior pastor of Montrose Community Church, you not only know the answers but you have been there. Oberammergau is located in Bavaria, southern Germany […]

Calendar This

ARTISTS FOUND AT DESCANSO Artists in the Rose Garden, takes place June 12-13, from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive in La Cañada. Wander through the thousands of blooms in the Rose Garden and meet local artists who have set up easels among the flowers. Artists will have works for […]

Get yourself to a theatre to see ‘Get Him to the Greek’

By Charly SHELTON Aldous Snow (Russel Brand) was a shining gem in an already spectacularly funny movie, 2008’s Judd Apatow-n-Pals comedy “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” And Brand played the new wave British rocker so well that when he walked off screen for the last time, you found yourself wondering what he may be up to next. […]

Montrose Chamber accepting artists for July 10 Art Walk

The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce Art Walk 2010 takes place on Saturday, July 10 and is open to fine artists who are interested in demonstrating and selling their work. This will be the second of the four Art Walks scheduled by the Chamber this year. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to […]

Preparing for this year’s fireworks

For the third year in a row, the Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association brought a phenomenal 4th of July Celebration back to the foothills. Plans for the 2010 show are now under way. Although the show is enjoyed by many there are many expenses that have to be considered and paid prior to the event. Some […]

Ahead With Horses announces annual Fun Day

By Shari EMAMI Ahead With Horses Inc. is hosting its annual children’s demonstration known as Fun Day this Sunday, June 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Started in 1969 by Liz Helms, Ahead With Horses maximizes the potential of disabled, disadvantaged and special needs children by providing developmental therapy, education and recreation through horses […]