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13th Annual Hometown Country Fair Well, the New Year is underway and we are well into planning this year’s Hometown Country Fair. This will be the Chamber’s 13th year of putting on this event! Thank you to all the dedicated folks who contribute their time and effort into making this a festival that the entire […]
CVHS Graduate Merced Stratton to take Center Stage
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE It may be thought by those who aren’t plugged into the genre that Europe is still where the new generations of classical musicians blossom. In fact, people only need look around their own city to see that the blossoming of great instrumentalists, composers and singers often happens right here in the U.S. […]
Lunar New Year Celebrations
By Charly SHELTON For the western world, which uses a Gregorian calendar, the New Year was celebrated a month ago. But for those in the east who use a lunar calendar, the New Year is fast approaching. Lunar New Year is on Feb. 16, and it will usher in the Year of the Dog. And, […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate?
Ask Phyllis! New Tax Laws Dear Phyllis, My husband and I are in a position to retire now or we could wait several more years. We own a vacation home in Palm Springs and can live there until we decide where we want to move. Housing prices are so high and I am fearful […]
Keep Calm and Bowl On…
LCPC Parent Education announced its annual benefit, Keep Calm and Bowl On, on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Bowlmor Lanes in Pasadena. The benefit will feature a fun-filled night of good food, laughs and, of course, bowling. The event will be emceed by the beloved Rev. Dr. Chuck Osburn and renowned comedian Ron Pearson. The event […]
Meeting the Great Kindness Challenge
Dignity Health partnered with Kids for Peace to sponsor the 2018 Great Kindness Challenge. Now in its fifth year, this global program aims to inspire students to make a lifelong commitment to service and kindness. The event challenges participating students to complete a checklist of 50 acts of kindness in one week, including such […]
News From CVCA » SHARON WEISMAN
The first Crescenta Valley Community Association meeting of 2018 was lightly attended. We were expecting some of those who have been commenting on social media about the Welcome to Glendale monument signs to attend but only one newcomer came. Glendale has added a Facts vs. Rumors entry to its website regarding the project, http://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/management-services/communications-community-relations/rumor-page. Tom […]
Yellow Ribbon Week Fun at Dunsmore
Dunsmore Elementary School celebrated Yellow Ribbon Week with a large dose of kindness. Teachers and students dressed up as cowboys and “rounded up the kindness” to spread throughout the community on Jan. 26. A checklist of kindness and themes were provided each day: Monday – Covered with Kindness – Students wore their favorite hat. Tuesday […]
Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler
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 […]