Donald Robert Burch
Born June 25, 1925. Died on Dec. 16, 2012. A memorial tribute can be found on crippenmortuary.com.
Born June 25, 1925. Died on Dec. 16, 2012. A memorial tribute can be found on crippenmortuary.com.
Jan. 10, 1921 – Dec. 15, 2012 Margaret Emma (“Emmy”) Hendershot Spear passed away Dec. 15 at the age of 91. A longtime local resident, Margaret lived for 60 years in Sunland. She returned part time to college, entered the nursing program at Valley College, and became a registered nurse at the age of 50. […]
updated 4:12: The Glendale Police Department reminds everyone ‘If You See Something Suspicious, Say Something’. Due to the recent tragic shooting in Connecticut and the mall shooting in Oregon, the Glendale Police Department has increased patrols in and around all Glendale school sites and shopping malls. The Glendale Police Department would like to remind everyone […]
Shop Local. Shop Montrose. And Surprise Your Kids! Kids just love Montrose! Where else can they ride a pony on the same streets where Mom and Dad shop? With Christmas coming up, do you really want to fight the crowds and get the same thing everyone else is getting in the big box stores? Why […]
Lending a Hand in a Neighborly Manner “While the spirit of neighborliness was important on the frontier because neighbors were so few, it is even more important now because our neighbors are so many.” ~ Lady Bird Johnson Hopefully this holiday season you are shopping locally and helping our local neighbors. I read on […]

Walmart is Coming to Montrose? It is according to the sixth grade students in Ms. Rovello’s class at Lincoln Elementary in La Crescenta where I had the privilege of being principal for the day on behalf of the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. It was a great experience and it really felt more like camp […]
QUESTION: I keep hearing about 2012 predictions. Is there anything to be concerned about? It seems like there are several different versions of what the outcome is supposed to be, including ascension of those who deserve to ascend into Heaven. I don’t know what to think or believe and would appreciate some enlightenment on this […]
LCPC Presents Concert The music department of La Crescenta Presbyterian Church presents “Magnificent Savior: The Sounds of Joy” on Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. The concert will feature Jonathan Willcocks’ “Magnificat” along with selections performed by the Cathedral Bells, F8th Choir and Cherub Choir. The concert will include brass, percussion and organ […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church will present its second annual Christmas Jam and Community Sing-a-long from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 16. The free event will feature the voices of the church band, the Tri-M and Belles groups from Crescenta Valley High School, and a few children […]
Troop 319 seems to have done it all. Just a couple of months ago, they were at the highest place in the contiguous United States, Mt. Whitney, at a height of 14,505 feet. Now they have dropped down 14,787 feet to Badwater, Death Valley, the lowest point in North America at an elevation of 282 […]