By Charly SHELTON When you go to Knott’s Berry Farm, the theme park built on food, there is Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant – the best place to have a chicken dinner. If anywhere does it best, it’s Knott’s. When you go to Disneyland, the theme park built on the childhood magic of Disney, its […]
By Charly SHELTON The Pasadena Showcase House of Design started in 1965 as a fundraiser for the Pasadena Junior Philharmonic Committee, now known as the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. Back then tickets cost $1.50 and included coffee and cookies. Approximately 7,500 visitors came through the house to see the showcase. The proceeds from […]
Volunteerism and collaboration celebrated at Mountain Avenue Elementary 50th anniversary gala. By Mary O’KEEFE Parents dropping off their child for the first time at Mountain Avenue Elementary School may notice a different feel from other elementary schools. After all, to get to this school parents and students travel down a cul-de-sac in a tree-lined neighborhood. […]
The Sharp International Cheer Competition was held on April 1 at Monrovia High School. The Crusaders cheerleaders of St. James-Holy Redeemer School, under the leadership of Coach Jianni Soto and advisor Christine Pappas, won first place in the Elementary Cheer, Intermediate Level, Large Show Cheer division. They also received the Best Sportsmanship Award in their […]
By Charly SHELTON State Senator Anthony Portantino has introduced SB 328, a California State Senate bill which seeks to move the start time for middle and high school students ahead to no earlier than 8:30 a.m. The bill is currently riding a wave of support for the idea. “Pediatricians support this, the Centers for Disease […]
By Nicole MOORE On April 15, CV Church hosted its sixth annual free Easter egg hunt at Two Strike Park. Approximately 1,200 people attended the one-hour event, held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The park was divided in three sections, each section based on the ages of the children participating. A smaller section was […]
By Julie BUTCHER On the warm, breezy evening of April 19, hundreds of parents and friends streamed into Glendale High School’s John Wayne Performing Arts Center for Glendale Unified School District’s 16th Annual Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, presented by GUSD Armenian Clubs at Clark Magnet, Crescenta Valley, Glendale, and Hoover high schools. This year, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently Crescenta Valley High School’s PTSA and administration hosted Myron Dembo, Ph.D. at the school to discuss a variety of issues facing students today. Dembo is the emeritus professor of educational psychology at the University of Southern California where he has taught for 41 years. His credentials also include being a fellow […]
Cinco De Mayo May Business Mixer Please join us on Wednesday, May 3 for our Cinco de Mayo mixer hosted by Jenkins Properties. This is going to be a fabulous mixer. Jenkins Properties always pulls out all the stops on their mixers so you really don’t want to miss this one. Here is what Executive […]
Sponsors are such an important part of the Chamber’s activities. For instance, we couldn’t put on the Hometown Country Fair this Saturday at CV Park if it weren’t for sponsors. They make it possible for us to offer this event to local families for free. Here’s a little background on some of the businesses and […]