Montrose Search and Rescue team member injured

By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday a Montrose Search and Rescue team member was injured during a search for a 73-year-old hiker reported missing on Mt. Whitney. Member Cindy Moyneur England injured her wrist when she slipped on a patchy spot of black ice on her way down Mt. Whitney. She was helicoptered to a local […]

Long lines at flu clinic in Glendale

Long lines at flu clinic in Glendale

By Mary O’KEEFE An estimated 3500 people lined up for hours at the Glendale Civic Center on Tuesday to receive the vaccine for seasonal and H1N1 type influenza. “People started lining up as early as 3 a.m.,” said Ritch Wells, spokesman for the city of Glendale. The sun beat down on the long lines of […]

In Briefs

CVWD Board Results Election results are in for the Crescenta Valley Water District board of directors and only one incumbent has kept his seat. Richard Atwater with 695 votes took third place with 19.66% of the votes. The top vote catcher was Kerry Erickson who won with 888 votes reflecting 25.12% of the total votes […]

Dirty folks in the foothills

This past weekend, before carving the lone pumpkin at our house, I spent some time doing some cleaning. If you remember early last week the winds kicked up. The AQMD had actually issued some health warnings addressing the winds and how they could adversely affect people with respiratory or similar health problems. Mary O’Keefe and […]

Candidates visit Harvest Market

This Saturday, Nov. 7 Crescenta Valley residents living within the unincorporated area of Los Angeles will be asked to vote for three regular and three alternate Crescenta Valley Town Council members. The council was established 20 years ago as a bridge between the community and the Los Angeles County board of supervisors. “It really began […]

Halloween in Montrose

Halloween in Montrose

All of the merchants in the Montrose Shopping Park invite you to join us for our Oct. 31 Halloween Spooktacular. Come shop for the day then bring the kids back at 5 p.m. for trick-ortreats. Our merchants will be outside their stores giving out treats ‘til the candy is gone. This year’s goodies include Hershey’s […]

The gift of knowledge

The gift of knowledge

We wanted to let you k n o w t h e Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce is a wealth of knowledge. Inside our office at 3131 Foothill Blvd. Ste. D in La Crescenta we have the information you may need. We have fliers and brochures on a multitude of important subjects. In regard to […]

Savoring how special Montrose is

Savoring how special Montrose is

Montrose… the quaint little town you usually see when on vacation and we have it right here. We are blessed to have this unique small town feel alive in this day and age. We have to do our part and that means supporting these small business owners to keep them in this town. We have […]

Fall Family Festival – a safe alternative to Halloween

Fall Family Festival – a safe alternative to Halloween

By Shana LiVIGNI The First Baptist Church of La Crescenta, with help from the Christ Armenian Church, is once again celebrating Halloween in a kid-safe and family-friendly surrounding in their upper and lower parking areas this spooky Saturday night from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Last year’s event brought in hundreds of people throughout the evening […]