»News from the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce

Recognizing, Achieving Goals “The more reasons you have for achieving your goal, the more determined you will become.”   Brian Tracy Is one of your goals to be healthier and/or to help the community? Then on Saturday, Sept. 24 at our 5K Walk/Run and Kids Fun Run, you could achieve both goals. The 5K starts at […]

»Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce

Saturday, Oct. 1 is Oktoberfest in Montrose from noon to 11 p.m. There will be something for everyone! We will have German bands and dancers, rides and games for the kids, beer and bratwurst, all kinds of great snacks, great bands and DJs, local kid performances from businesses in the area, dog and costume contests, […]

In Tune With Grayson’s

If you are a musician, a store like Grayson’s in a town like Montrose is enough to make you drool. The two just go together. Grayson’s Tune Town (2415 Honolulu Ave.) is one of the Montrose Shopping Park’s oldest stores. Established in 1953, Grayson’s originally started by selling records (remember those?), TVs, radios and music […]

Missing Boy Found near Lake Arrowhead

By Mary O’KEEFE An 8-year-old boy who had been missing since yesterday has been found ­– cold, tired but healthy. Joshua Robb, who has severe autism, reportedly ran away from Grand View Elementary in the Twin Peaks area of Lake Arrowhead on Monday morning. Search and rescue teams from San Bernardino began searching in the […]

My Thoughts, Exactly » Jim Chase

It’s For The Birds One of my fondest childhood memories is of watching Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in the classic 1964 Disney film, “Mary Poppins.” In particular, I always loved the scene where Mary sings, “Feed the Birds” as hundreds of pigeons coo and nibble at the bread crumbs covering the cobblestones at […]

from the desk of the publisher

Let the Celebrations Begin As most of you know, CV Weekly is beginning its third year of publication with this issue, Vol. 3, No. 1. Without question, I wanted to celebrate this milestone, but the question was, how? Last year we hosted a lavish party on the grounds of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal […]

WEATHER IN THE FOOTHILLS

“The moon is at her full, and riding high, Floods the calm fields with light. The airs that hover in the summer sky, Are all asleep to-night.” – William C. Bryant 1794-1879 Poet, editor of The New York Evening Post My apologies for the forecast last week. With only two weeks of summer left, nature […]

Homer Alton Stockton

Homer Alton Stockton, 94, passed away on Sept. 6 at his home in La Crescenta. He was born in Duarte, Okla. and lived in La Crescenta for over 30 years. He was a US postman for over 35 years and an Army-Air Force veteran. He is survived by his loving wife Elsa of over 66 […]

Artha May Pegler

May 29, 1927 – Aug. 14, 2011 Artha May Pegler passed away on Aug. 14 after a lengthy illness. She was born May 29, 1927 to Arthur and Vivian Johnson in Yakima, Wash. After graduating high school, she moved to Seattle and worked for the telephone company where she met Donald Pegler. They married and […]