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A Montrose Weekend Turkey soup – the remnants of Thursday’s Thanksgiving meal – is in the fridge. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I did, spending every minute of Thanksgiving cooking, eating and enjoying the day with family. Unlike the scores of folks around the nation, I did not (nor do I ever plan […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Oh! The snow, the beautiful snow, Filling the sky and earth below. …The town is alive and its heart aglow To welcome the coming of the beautiful snow.” J.W. Watson   (1849-72 ) American poet     The snow began to fall in downtown Montrose as this year’s Thanksgiving Day  became a memory. With leftovers packed away, […]

Thankful to Run

Annual Thanksgiving Run kicks off community food/toy drives. By Mary O’KEEFE The annual Thanksgiving Day Run and Food Drive had runners and cheering supporters up early Thanksgiving morning. The main race began at 8:30 a.m.; a kid’s mile began after. The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge sponsored the event. The route ran along Foothill […]

Santa is Flying to Town

By Mary O’KEEFE The 36th Annual Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade is Saturday. The parade is a tradition that began in 1950 with a simple horse ride, and walk, down Honolulu Avenue by actor Dennis Morgan and some of his movie star friends including Jackie Cooper and Jack Carson who served as grand marshals. When Morgan […]

Getting Dirty at the Rosemont Preserve

By Jason KUROSU A warm Saturday morning ushered in the first of many planned clean-up efforts at the Rosemont Preserve at the top of Rosemont Avenue. The hillside was dotted with volunteers using shovels, pickaxes or their hands to remove invasive plant life. Native plant expert Roger Klemm led the clean-up as volunteers identified and […]

Communication Tips Offered by Panel

By Jason KUROSU On Tuesday, the CV Armenian Community and Youth Center invited a group of panelists to discuss drug use among teenagers and what methods parents may use to foster open lines of communication with their children. The panel of four was represented by members of the Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition […]

Youth Council Tackles Middle School Youth Problems and ATS

By Mary O’KEEFE On Nov. 15, the Crescenta Valley Town Youth Council held its monthly meeting at the La Crescenta Library where the main topics were Rosemont Middle School, Ralphs Market and the recent ATS [Alternative to Suspension] notices that were given to 101 students at CVHS. Council President Cooper Iven opened the discussion with […]

Holidays Celebrated with Home Tours, Boutiques

Throughout Glendale and the Crescenta Valley home tours and boutiques kick off the holiday season. The Crescenta Valley Heritage Home Tour “Sites with a Story” will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This self-guided tour of seven valley structures built between 1875 and 1934 features homes with a story […]

Parade Reaches for the Stars

Parade Reaches for the Stars

Organizers of the 36th annual Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade will have a “star-studded” affair celebrating the Curiosity Rover and JPL Mars Science Laboratory team. By Michael J. ARVIZU Geeks rejoice! This year’s Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade will boldly go where no parade has gone before as personalities from the worlds of science fiction and real […]

LCPC Parent Education Partners With International Princess™ Project

International Princess™ Project (IPP) executive director Julie Wood spoke to LCPC’s Parent Education classes Nov. 6 through Nov. 8 on the human trafficking crisis while offering participants the chance to support IPP’s mission through purchasing unique Punjammies™. IPP is a non-profit organization that helps to restore the broken lives of women enslaved in prostitution by […]