Stability Not Fragility I grow hemp for a living and right now my livelihood is hanging in the balance. Decisions being debated in Congress could destroy an entire growing season with the stroke of a pen. This would leave farmers like me with no market, no income and no way to recover. It would also […]
Jan. 26, 1969 was the “End of Watch” for Reserve Sgt. Charles [Chuck] Rea. By Mary O’KEEFE “During an El Niño storm, Reserve Sergeant Charles Dudley Rea drowned in Big Tujunga Creek. Sergeant Rea served as a member of the Montrose Search And Rescue team working out of Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. He and fellow […]
By Julie BUTCHER During a special meeting of the Glendale City Council on Tuesday afternoon, representatives of the Montrose Shopping Park Association presented their annual work plan and budget. Business administrator and events coordinator Dale Dawson summed up some of the area’s iconic events aimed at drawing foot traffic to the shopping park: eight years […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Representatives of Glendale Community College (GCC) have been attending meetings throughout Montrose and La Crescenta sharing a proposal to remodel and rebuild the Professional Development Center (PDC) and former Citibank locations in the 2300 block of Honolulu Avenue. The meetings have raised a lot of questions from business owners and community […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When the internet was new I would feed it so much information just to get back a little bit of information. But as the internet began to take over our lives a situation arose we have been slow to realize – in fact, we now think it is a natural thing. We […]
When Therapy is Needed Steve & I love listening to live music. In fact, for Christmas I got him (us) tickets to Train (“Drops of Jupiter”), which will be performing at Pechanga Resort on March 26. But we often forget that there is a great small lounge on Foothill Boulevard that caters to local bands. […]
In last week’s cover story (Jan. 22), the amount of the prize money that will be distributed at the CV Chamber of Commerce bingo is $100. The money will be split among the winners if there is more than one winner.
By Mary O’KEEFE We love our pets. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, about 59% of American households had pets at the end of 2019. But after the pandemic that number jumped to 66%, according to Zebra. We used to hear that pets teach responsibility to kids but we now know they offer so […]