Familiar faces bid farewell to CVHS

By Odalis A. SUAREZ It was a full house at the Crescenta Valley High School cafeteria on Wednesday as teachers, faculty, and staff crowded the room to honor their 16 retiring co-workers. Cathy Turansky of Chás Catering who integrated her dishes with the event’s Hawaiian Luau theme catered the event with coleslaw, teriyaki chicken and […]

BREAKING NEWS: Assault on Briggs

By Mary O’Keefe Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s detectives are looking for a man who reportedly sexually assaulted a woman while she was walking on Briggs Avenue on Monday early evening. At 6:05 p.m. on June 14, a 21-year-old woman was walking southbound on Briggs Avenue near Altura Avenue when she sensed someone was walking behind her. […]

Meet Vito Cannella and the story behind National Flag Week

Did you know that next week is National Flag Week?  In June of 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed the proclamation designating the week in which June 14 occurs as National Flag Week. During this time all citizens are encouraged to proudly display the flag of the United States, aka “Old Glory”. One of the key […]

Keeping busy in the Valley

“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” Lee Iacocca The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce is very happy to invite you to a ribbon cutting and open house for one of our town’s new businesses, Kumon Math and Reading […]

News from the Montrose Chamber/Mixing it up at Mountview

Last week the MVCC enjoyed quite a mixer over at the Mountview Retirement Residence at 2640 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose. We enjoyed a big and enthusiastic crowd that day. Great food and snacks were prepared by Mountview’s kitchen and the staff at Mountview were a delight. We also had the chance to promote our 2010/2011 […]

Notes and Nods

“Singin’, Swingin’ & Dancin” coming to La Cañada Pres On Friday, June 11 at 8 p.m. and on Saturday, June 12 at 4 p.m., La Cañada Presbyterian Church stages its annual pops concerts. “Singin’, Swingin’ & Dancin’” spans nine decades of Broadway favorites that includes flashy choreography and popular music. Tickets are $15 general admission, […]

Local pastor brings home a little Bavaria

By Erna TAYLOR-STARK Do you know where Oberammergau is? Can you even say it? And why in the world would you want to go there? If you are Reverend Bryan Griem, senior pastor of Montrose Community Church, you not only know the answers but you have been there. Oberammergau is located in Bavaria, southern Germany […]

Calendar This

ARTISTS FOUND AT DESCANSO Artists in the Rose Garden, takes place June 12-13, from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive in La Cañada. Wander through the thousands of blooms in the Rose Garden and meet local artists who have set up easels among the flowers. Artists will have works for […]

Get yourself to a theatre to see ‘Get Him to the Greek’

By Charly SHELTON Aldous Snow (Russel Brand) was a shining gem in an already spectacularly funny movie, 2008’s Judd Apatow-n-Pals comedy “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” And Brand played the new wave British rocker so well that when he walked off screen for the last time, you found yourself wondering what he may be up to next. […]