Montrose Search and Rescue – Lost Hiker Calls For Help On His Cellphone – in 1991! It’s a common scenario: A hiker gets lost so he whips out his cellphone, looks for a signal, and calls for help. But when this lost hiker used his cellphone in 1991, he was apparently one of the first […]
Blood Drive at Sheriff’s Station The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station is having a blood drive today, Thursday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. benefitting Huntington Hospital. All donors receive a gift card to Baskin Robbins for a free pint of ice cream. For more information, call (818) 236-4019. CV Sheriff’s Station, 4554 N. […]
Love It … or Settle Elsewhere I want to comment on the article in the July 20 issue “Survey Asks: Does Community Want to See the Light?” I feel if people want more or different lighting and a more urban feel as opposed to the rural atmosphere, which is rare and which we are privileged […]
This Week at LCIF Everyone is invited to join Lutheran Church in the Foothills at its 10 a.m. worship service on Sunday, July 30. Pastor Scott Peterson will preach a sermon titled “Where in the World am I?” from his summer sermon series called “Growing Up, Waking Up, Cleaning Up.” Coffee and donuts will be […]
The Importance of Net Neutrality Over the past 20 years, the internet has become a central part of our lives, changing our world in ways that we never could have predicted. The power of the internet stems from its uniquely open and free character, which levels the playing field so that a person with something […]
Lamenting Stories Unfinished On Saturday, I attended the funeral service for a dear friend of the community, Warren Boehm. I have known Warren for years and was pleased to see so many people at the church where his service was held. I was unfamiliar with the timing of things, though; rather than have the chance […]
“If ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics?” ~ Marie Dressler, 1930 Oscar winner, Depression era vaudeville trouper, stage and screen actor Do people really spread out a red-and-white checkered tablecloth for a picnic? Maybe that was back in the “good ole summertime.” A wicker basket […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE Lili Boulanger and Cécile Chaminade were, in many respects, as dissimilar in outlook and style as two composers could ever be. The former was a brilliant child prodigy who composed a small but highly original body of work before her untimely death at the age of 24. Her legacy lives on thanks […]
Celebrating Business in Montrose Our August anniversary mixer is coming up on Wednesday, Aug. 2. It will be held at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Montrose starting at 6 p.m. Our business mixers are always a great place to network with other business owners, discover a new business you might not have visited yet, […]
State Money is Available to Expand Your Business We receive news from the State Board of Equalization on a regular basis. The board member representing our district, Jerome E. Horton, work hards at advocating for businesses and said, “the jobs they create and the revenue they generate are the lifeblood of California.” Recently, an […]