Nativity Performances Draw Crowds

Pastor Beth Krausse of Crescenta Valley Community Church and the children’s ministry – Kids Place – presented a live nativity for the community outside its facilities at 4001 La Crescenta Ave. from Dec. 4 through Dec. 10 with two performances nightly at 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The performers included children from the community and […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: The “Occupy” movements have me baffled. Throughout history masses of people have demonstrated for change in their governments; however, there doesn’t seem to be any change coming about from these folks camping out around government buildings for extended periods of time. Isn’t this a government “…of the people, by the people, and for the […]

NOTES & NODS

Christmas Sing-A-Long on Sunday St. Luke’s of the Mountains is hosting a community Christmas sing-a-long and holiday jam on Sunday at 3 p.m. The public is invited to come and sing favorite Christmas carols and holiday songs. Festive refreshments to follow singing. For more information go to: http://stlukeslacrescenta.org/ or call Holly in the church office […]

»Montrose Shopping Park News

Shop and Enjoy “Old Town Christmas” In Montrose Last Saturday I had the pleasure of working in my store on Honolulu Avenue. Normally this time of year we play nostalgic Christmas CDs throughout the day. On this crisp and sunny December day we happened to have the Ann Louise Trio set up in the circle […]

»News from the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce

Character Building: A Good Thing “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.”  Eleanor Roosevelt One of our members building his character is licensed Keller Williams’s real estate agent Marvin Lee. Keller Williams Realty takes a different approach to real estate, one that is built on […]

Public’s Help Sought

CV Station Detectives are Asking for the Public’s Help By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff detectives from the Crescenta Valley station are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects who vandalized Rosemont Middle School. Detectives have released a surveillance photo of two individuals suspected of vandalizing the school with spray painted graffiti […]

Apparent Suicide on ACH

By Mary O’KEEFE A 43-year-old Pasadena man was found dead of an apparent suicide in a vehicle parked along Angeles Crest Highway, mile marker 27.2 on Monday. “It [has been determined] a suicide [from] a gunshot wound,” said Craig Harvey, Los Angeles County Coroner spokesman. The Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics pronounced the man […]

Blown Away – Recovery Continues From Blasting Winds

Foothill residents and businesses are still coping with the aftermath of one of the most powerful windstorms in memory. By Jason KUROSU The coming of winter approaches Southern California not in the form of snow or sleet, but occasionally rain and, in the present case, a windstorm which battered SoCal residents last week, leading to […]