The annual La Crescenta tree lighting ceremony is tonight, Thursday, Dec. 12 at the library. Festivities begin at 3:30 p.m. when participants create LED cards with MakeMo. At 4:30 p.m., Buster Balloon will amaze guests followed by live music in the courtyard at 5 p.m. Free photos with Santa begin at 5:15 p.m. and at […]
On Saturday, Dec. 14 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., the community is invited to the La Crescenta Woman’s Club annual Breakfast with Santa. Prepaid tickets are $15 per person (children under 1 are free). Tickets include breakfast, which is served until 10 a.m., of homemade pancakes, eggs, sausage, pastries and more; entertainment of festive […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills for the third Sunday of Advent on Dec. 15. The church’s Anthem Chorale will lead worship with their annual Carols and Anthems service. Their famous desserts will be available in the Fellowship Hall following the event. It’s a fun and tasty way […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the Glendale Police Dept., through the Glendale Police Officers’ Association Cops for Kids, readied Christmas trees last week that were delivered to local families who are struggling during the holidays. There were 17 trees donated by a local company that were delivered by GPD officers and staff to 17 families. […]
Caroling in Adams Square Mini-Park On Saturday, Dec. 14 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Adams Hill Neighborhood Association will sponsor community caroling and a visit from Santa Claus in the Adams Square mini park, 1020 E. Palmer Ave. Light refreshments will be served. Street parking is limited and all visitors are encouraged to […]
“The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.” ~ Henry Beston, American writer & naturalist It rained on our parade! Ordinarily, and for some of us, that may have been a bad omen. No […]
Kicking Off Our Holiday Season For many, the holiday season kicks off with Black Friday but, up here in the Crescenta Valley, we instead look to “White Friday” to launch our holiday season. White Friday is the term for the Friday after Thanksgiving when many Montrose merchants “white-out” the sales tax on customers’ purchases. Friday […]
Victorian Morality in Old Crescenta Valley The hard moral strictures that came from the eastern U.S. dominated the Crescenta Valley before the turn of the century. CV had attracted some of the “upper crust” of society and drinking, card playing and dancing were seen by some as social evils. Strict adherence to parental rule was […]
How To Keep Water Running in SoCal The effort to conserve water in Southern California has been a challenge for many years. However, our representatives have encouraged and approved developers to build major housing and commercial structures at a tremendous rate in our cities and suburbs. It is obvious that there is little to no […]
Julia Bonk is an eighth grader at Flintridge Preparatory School. As part of her community impact project she encouraged younger students to develop their poetic and creative voice. She asked sixth grade students from Valley View Elementary School to compete in a poetry contest that she organized. She asked them to describe a moment they […]