By Charly SHELTON It’s all fine and good to sit in a room, comfortable and dry, and read about the depths of the ocean in a book or see it on TV. You get the facts, see some fish pictures and you get it. But what about actually inhabiting the space? Going underwater to […]
The shadows of war loomed large in the programs presented this past weekend by the Lark Musical Society and Le Salon de Musiques. In one it was a cry of outrage, a plea for peace that was heard; in the other it was the lyrical creation of a man whose career and life were displaced […]
Who Are You Calling Oenophile? Oenophile: A Lover or Connoisseur of Wines We’ll find out who the local oenophiles are come Saturday, March 18 when from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. the Montrose Shopping Park will host an evening of wine tastings and hors d’oeuvres at our first annual Montrose Spring Wine Walk. We are […]
Glendale City Council Forum Monday Night On Monday, March 13 the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a City of Glendale candidates’ forum starting at 6:30 p.m. sharp. All 10 candidates are expected to be in attendance. At this forum we will be asking the candidates questions that are specific to the Montrose/La […]
Day at the Races 2017 If it’s March, it must be time for Day at the Races. We love this event because it’s a chance for the CV Chamber to work together with the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce and the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Support Group. We’ve once again secured the Top of the Stretch […]
On March 1 at its 7 p.m. worship service, the Lutheran Church in the Foothills (also known as the “Touchdown Church”) held an Ash Wednesday service to mark the beginning of the church season of Lent and to celebrate a day of penitence. It included the imposition of ashes made by the church’s youth group. […]
All parents and grandparents are invited to the Cook Prayer Chapel of the La Cañada Presbyterian Church on Sunday, March 12 at 9:30 a.m. to hear Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Jennifer Shim Lovers. In this talk parents will learn about what brain research reveals about child development and how parents can help their […]
July 3, 1929 – Feb. 27, 2017 Barbara Ellis Colby was born in Sydney, Australia on July 3, 1929. Barbara passed away Feb. 27 at the age of 87. She was a retired kindergarten teacher who taught at La Crescenta Elementary School since 1965. She retired in 1994, but continued to teach part-time until January […]
Nov. 13, 1928 – Feb. 27, 2017 Dick was raised here in Crescenta Valley. He graduated from Glendale High in 1947. His education at UCLA was interrupted by the draft. After two years in the U.S. Army, he returned to UCLA and graduated in 1957 with a BA in education. This was followed by a […]
By Nicole MOORE On Feb. 23, Dignity Health-Glendale Memorial Hospital celebrated select members of its Cardiac Fitness Center during the 22nd Annual King & Queen of Hearts event. Honored were Suzy Zavala who was crowned junior queen, Joe Selph, crowned junior king, Karo Avanessian honored as senior king and Anik Narinians was recognized as senior […]