Country Fair Promises Fun for Everyone

The Hometown  Country Fair boasts carnival rides, barbecue and a car show. By Tyler BIDDLE The fair is coming to town. On April 6, the Hometown Country Fair returns to Crescenta Valley Park for its eighth consecutive year and promises to almost double in size from last year’s turn out. The event will feature about […]

An Ear for Music – Appreciation

By Tyler BIDDLE On Tuesday afternoons from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church transforms into a musical classroom. The class is Music Appreciation: An In-depth Look at Six Composers taught by Dr. Ted Stern, professor of music at Glendale Community College. The project was conceived by La Crescenta resident Dianne […]

On Her Way to the Runway

By Tyler BIDDLE Jenna Belle Johnson of Tujunga has been selected to compete in the 2013 Miss Jr. Pre-Teen pageant for Pasadena/San Bernardino. At age 9, she will be in the youngest of the four age divisions of the pageant, which will be held on March 2. “I’m excited to get into it and learn […]

Community Turns Out for Centennial Days

By Tyler BIDDLE Montrose has finally turned 100. The celebration, Centennial Days, took place last Saturday and Sunday with a host of western themed attractions, shows and historical presentations all in acknowledgement of the original 1913 land purchase that started everything. The 2200 and 2300 blocks of Honolulu Avenue were closed off to auto traffic […]

Vets Find More Than ‘The Change’ at ‘Menopause’

By Tyler BIDDLE The plight of middle-aged women everywhere takes center stage on Feb. 26 and Feb. 27 at the Alex Theatre in “Menopause the Musical” and female military veterans are getting a special treat, courtesy of the YWCA and the Glendale Commission on the Status of Women. The musical is described as a “celebration […]

The Night was Hopping

The Night was Hopping

By Tyler BIDDLE A resounding success! That was Jazz Night at the Café hosted by Crescenta Valley High School Instrumental Music on Saturday. Over 150 people turned up at the event, more than doubling last year’s attendance. The night was a true generational melting pot as both young and old faces livened up the dance […]

The Face(s) of Montrose

By Tyler BIDDLE and Charly SHELTON Wanda Bergstrom can be found most days at City Hall Coffee Shop on Honolulu Avenue in the Montrose Shopping Park where she has worked for over 40 years, becoming something of a celebrity to the community. “These are the reasons I can’t quit,” she said, gesturing to the morning […]