Celebrating PTA Reflections Winners

Celebrating PTA Reflections Winners

By Lori BODNAR “I Will Change the World By….” was the national Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Reflections theme this year. Many Mountain Avenue Elementary School students showed their creativity and artistic abilities, reflecting on the theme and creating original works of art in six different categories: visual arts, photography, film production, dance choreography, music composition, […]

SCE Power Outages

On this Thanksgiving holiday, many Southern California Edison customers are experiencing power outages that are affecting their gatherings. The map below shows where SCE has instituted outages due to high winds and also areas where the utility company is considering interrupting service due to high winds.

White Friday and Small Business Saturday in the Foothills

White Friday and Small Business Saturday in the Foothills

By Bethany BROWN The Montrose Shopping Park will celebrate its traditional White Friday the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, Nov. 26. While many are familiar with the nationwide Black Friday, participation in Montrose’s White Friday doesn’t require waking up at the crack of dawn or standing in hours-long lines and fighting off hordes of people […]

Supporting Afghan Refugees

Supporting Afghan Refugees

By Mary O’KEEFE The International Institute of Los Angeles (IILA) satellite office in far north Glendale recently sorted donated bags and cases of groceries, along with other items, that are being given to refugees from Afghanistan who are being processed through their agency. These families and individuals were resettled in hotels and temporary housing rentals […]

Town Council Election Forum Shows Questionable Application of Bylaws

By Justin HAGER   With elections less than a month away, the Crescenta Valley Town Council hosted a forum Thursday night for candidates to share their perspectives on various community topics. The Town Council, a private, non-governmental organization, serves as an advisory body to local government officials such as County Supervisor Kathleen Barger and the […]

From the Desk of the Publisher <<< Robin Goldsworthy

Life’s Too Short Over these past few weeks I’ve had the chance to share my thoughts on the brevity of life and how we spend it. In my opinion there are two ways at looking at it: 1) life is too short to spend time around people who don’t bring you joy and 2) life […]

Weather in the Foothills <<< Sue Kilpatrick

“When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.”                        ~ Chief Tecumseh (Crouching Tiger) Shawnee Nation 1768-1813 None of the pilgrims were practicing meteorologists. However, clues to their experiences lie in the […]