By Mary O’KEEFE Recently television/online host Brandi Milloy stopped by the Fire House to meet with Prom Plus Club kids. They are planning upcoming events to support teens and their interest. One of the first events planned will bring make-up artists and stylists from the entertainment industry to the Fire House to discuss their careers […]
Pancakes at Rosemont, Fremont, CV The annual Rosemont pancake breakfast concert is on Oct. 5 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., rain or shine, at Rosemont Middle School at 4747 Rosemont Ave. in La Crescenta. The cost is $5 and offers all you can eat pancakes with one serving of sausages and drink. The Rosemont […]
The Czechoslovakian Hall of La Crescenta To recap last week’s article, Slovakian immigrant Henry Biescar, after prospering in Los Angeles around the turn of the century, retired to La Crescenta in 1915. The Slovakian community in Los Angeles was vibrant, and several cultural organizations for both Czechs and Slovaks thrived here. In 1928 several LA […]
To The Tall Twerp I Almost Ran Over I don’t know your name and can only make a logical guess at your age given that you are a Crescenta Valley High student. But your smug face and stupidly reckless actions are hard to forget. You are tall, with an average build and longish, blondish hair […]
October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month. As per stopmedicineabuse.org, roughly one out of three teenagers knows someone who has abused over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicine to get high. And, dextromethorphan (DXM) is a safe and effective ingredient found in many OTC cough medicines, but approximately one in 20 teens reports abusing excessive amounts of DXM […]
Enthusiastic Response by Public On Wednesday, [Sept. 18] during the Chamber of Commerce Community Expo at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, as a community service, we offered a document shredding service to residents and businesses. Everyone was so grateful to have a local secure method to dispose of old financial records to avoid documents falling into […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Stephen Sullivan, Crescenta Valley High School graduate, Class of 2000, not only was the first person to cross the finish line at the CV Chamber of Commerce 5K Run on Saturday; he also set the record for the fastest time in the history of the organization’s event. He ran the 5K in […]
History Made in the Crescenta Valley As you know, I’m a lover of the Crescenta Valley. I love having a sense of belonging, of knowing that I have the ability to make a contribution, of connecting people. That is what this newspaper is all about, after all … creating connections so we can help each […]
“If an apple blossom or a ripe apple could tell its own story, it would be … … the story of the sunshine that smiled upon it, of the winds that whispered to it, Of the birds that sang around it, and the storms that visited it …” Lucy Larcom, 1824-1893 American poet Last weekend, […]
By Ted AYALA If you were looking to start your diet this weekend, you might want to postpone for a week. The Montrose Oktoberfest, the community’s longest running festival, is returning to Honolulu Avenue this Saturday beginning at noon. Now in its 36th year, the Montrose Oktoberfest is set to expand its presence. Alpine hats […]