By Nicole MOORE On Aug. 3, the monthly meeting of the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. started with President Andre Ordubegian expressing the board’s gratitude and admiration for Mary Dawson, owner of Revelation Tops, for her ongoing assistance in bettering the Montrose Shopping Park. “She’s been helping us on numerous occasions and any time we needed […]
It was perfect Saturday night weather for Silent Movies in the Park. Two Strike Park was the location for a trip back to the beginning of Hollywood with silent movies viewed by a hand- cranked projector. Projectionist Joe Rinaudo brought his vintage equipment to the park to share the films. The audience brought their own […]
Appreciates the Digitizing Project The Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley wishes to thank both the Los Angeles County Library and the Friends of the La Crescenta Library for doing the heavy lifting on digitizing the old Crescenta Valley Ledger newspaper. In particular, we want to thank our branch librarian Marta Wiggins, Friends President Elaine […]
Glendale College, Lighting Survey Results Among Topics at Next CVTC Meeting I hope that everyone so far has had a wonderful and pleasant summer. The start of a new year in our La Crescenta schools is around the corner. Thanks to parents’ efforts to save summer, the school year is starting later this year than […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Injured Man Found Via Cellphone App and Facebook Continuing with the “cellphone rescues” theme I’ve been writing about lately, we get another good story from the Montrose Search and Rescue’s technical expert Steve Goldsworthy. Steve in my last column related that today, Montrose Search and Rescue uses every available technology […]
By Jimean LEE, intern Etc Gourmet Kitchen in Montrose showed its good taste by hosting a children’s cooking class last week. The class was held afternoons from Aug. 1 through Aug. 4 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for children ranging in age from 6 to 10. An evening class from 6 p.m. to 8:30 […]
La Crescenta resident Mayreni Abajian recently returned from a year abroad in Tokyo, Japan, where the unexpected highlight of her trip was introducing the Japanese people to aspects of her Armenian culture. Classmates and friends understood that she is an American, but were surprised to learn about her Armenian heritage, most of them having no […]
Glendale Youth Orchestra Performs at Alex Theatre The Glendale Youth Orchestra, conducted by Brad Keimach, will be holding auditions for the upcoming 29th season on Sunday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 27 with some additional opportunities offered throughout the season. Auditions are required for both prospective and returning members. Auditions will involve playing an excerpt […]
Lights! Camera! Action! Free Movies and Free Popcorn! It’s time once more to drink in a balmy summer’s evening under the stars as the Montrose Shopping Park Association presents its 8th Annual Montrose Family Film Festival on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 18 and Aug. 19. Two outdoor locations … four great films … all free! […]
If You’ve Ever Considered Joining the Chamber … Now’s the time! The windows of opportunity for two important promotional benefits of Chamber membership are about to close. We’re coming up on the publication date of our 2017-18 Best Business Directory. This useful booklet is hand-delivered to over 10,000 households in the Crescenta Valley. It’s […]