The annual CVHS boys basketball alumni games are Wednesday, Nov. 22 at CV High School. Soph/frosh is at 4 p.m., JV plays at 5:30 p.m. and varsity takes to the boards at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8/adults, $5/students and children. Proceeds benefit the CVHS boys basketball program. Snack Shack will be open. New CV basketball […]
Canyon Name Origins – Pickens Canyon, Theodore Pickens Pickens Canyon can be considered the birthplace of La Crescenta, as it was here that the first American settler Theodor Pickens built his home, and it was from here that Benjamin Briggs founded our community. Pickens Canyon is the largest of the canyons above the Crescenta Valley, […]
Lawler Book Brings Back Memories I finally have Mike [Lawler’s] wonderful book in hand; I visited Once Upon a Time in our Montrose and secured a copy. Looking forward to getting his autograph. You were so right, Mike, to start with Indian Springs, a true lost treasure. That kind of bulldozing and covering paradise fueled […]
With Thanksgiving just a week away, it’s time to welcome in the holiday season. By Mary O’KEEFE Norman Rockwell has nothing on Montrose during the holidays. The picturesque town turns into the perfect winter wonderland, minus the snow, freezing cold winds and icy streets. The kickoff of the holiday season is the Friday after Thanksgiving. […]
By Charly SHELTON The anonymous drop off boxes for unwanted and expired drugs which, until recently, had been in front of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. stations, have been removed as the program goes through a shift in policy. “The original goal was for citizens to bring in discarded or expired medications and unwanted drugs. […]
On Oct. 12, the listed suspect stole bottles of wine from Mission Wine & Spirits (708 S. Glendale Ave.) and Mission Liquor (825 W. Glenoaks Blvd.) in the City of Glendale. In both cases, the suspect entered the wine section and concealed high-dollar bottles of wine down the front of his pants before leaving the […]
By Brian CHERNICK Speaking from the UN Climate Conference in Bonn, Germany, California Assemblymember and former Glendale City Councilmember Laura Friedman took to Facebook to discuss the happenings at the conference and take questions from constituents. In her post, Friedman called on Glendale to continue leading the way toward more renewable energy sources and away […]
State Senator Anthony J. Portantino, along with Los Angeles Mission College President Dr. Monte E. Perez, of hosting an open house event at the college’s Sunland-Tujunga campus on Friday, Nov. 3. The campus opened this spring. The Senator and Dr. Perez met with community members to discuss course offerings and available services, including ESL classes […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It happened in an instant on Oct. 23. One moment Brett Tyler, 20, was going about his daily routine when a tiny blood clot obstructed an artery that fed the muscle of his heart and within moments he was gone. A one-in-a-million thing happened to a one-in-a-million kid. Brett was attending Cal […]