Montrose Search and Rescue – Ice Rescues Last week I wrote about the treacherous “ice chutes” that sometimes trap unwary visitors to our snowy mountains each winter. These slick, nearly vertical toboggan runs form in the turnouts along Angeles Crest Highway. Motorists sometimes stray too near to the edges and slide into the ice […]
The Red-crowned parrot is distinctive with its red and blue crown. Those who take a walk during dusk or dawn in the Crescenta Valley may see and hear Red-crowned parrots, the most common parrots in the area. The Red-crowned parrot is native to northeastern Mexico. People are not sure how these birds arrived in the […]
The Crescenta Valley boys’ varsity soccer team has already clinched at least a share of the Pacific League championship after it defeated the Muir Mustangs 4-1 on Tuesday. The Falcons are 15-4-2 overall, 10-0-1 in league. They end their season next Thursday against Arcadia. Burroughs is second in league at 7-3-1. The Falcons meet Burroughs […]
ALG Provides SAT Seminars Assistance League of Glendale offers biannual SAT seminars (usually in March and September) to students attending public and private high schools in Glendale and the surrounding communities. The seminars are held at Thrift Alley, 314 E. Harvard St. in Glendale. Seminar teachers are currently teaching at local high schools and are […]
Public Art Meeting The City of Glendale is having its last public meeting regarding the Public Art Master Plan, a guiding document that outlines how the city should spend $6 million in the Urban Art Fund to support arts in Glendale (including murals, sculptures, community festivals, arts organizations, etc.). The meeting is tonight, Thursday, Feb. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Betty Porto and her team at Porto’s Bakery are known for their baked goods, sandwiches, salads and, of course, those amazing potato balls, but a few weeks ago they did something they had never done before – created the largest ever rosca de reyes. “We wanted to do this,” said Porto. “It’s […]
“It ain’t going to rain no more, no more, it ain’t gonna rain no more.” ~ Original words, composer unknown Is it going to rain more during the 2017-18 Rain Season? Typically in Southern California the season’s first rain showers fall in October and November. Although sporadic and light to start off, by December the […]
A Night of Celebration and Encouragement I feel very fortunate to live in a place that I love. And I’m not alone. On Thursday night, I attended the annual Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce community awards dinner. Held at the Oakmont Country Club, the evening focused on the many nationwide companies that began in […]
BY STEVE ZALL AND SID FISH February 2018 Valentine’s Day is coming fast! Here are some of the shows you can see in our local theatres this month: OPENING “Dessa Rose” tells the story of a young black woman (a runaway slave) and a young white woman (an abandoned mother) […]
Jan. 27 1800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a member of a church at the location reported finding the metal door jam at the building had been broken and cabinet drawers in the church’s office were open and ransacked. He continued to walk through the church and noticed several other cabinets opened and […]