This Week at LCIF The online celebration of Advent continues this Sunday, Dec. 20 at Lutheran Church in the Foothills. All are invited at 10 a.m. for Couch Church on the church’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Those who miss the live presentation can watch the videos on the church website, Facebook page and YouTube […]
Was This Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus? On Friday, Dec. 4 in the early afternoon, my two friends and I drove into the handicapped space at Trader Joe’s in Montrose. The line to get into TJ’s was quite long. My one friend, who has a health problem, walked cautiously towards the end of the line. […]
Lot Line Confusion Dear Phyllis, I am the trustee of my father’s estate. This home has been in our family since it was built in the 1940’s. Many years ago, the double lot was subdivided, and my uncle given the vacant lot. My father’s home needs updating but we decided to sell it as is. […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary Had Controversial Beginnings – Part 1 Mountain Avenue Elementary School is one of the gems of our valley. It’s a beautiful campus in a beautiful setting next to Pickens Canyon, with our magnificent mountains as a backdrop. But its transition from a grand private estate to an award-winning elementary school was a […]
Montrose Chamber Continues Holiday Bingo The Montrose Holiday Bingo continues. Participants are encouraged to shop or purchase gift certificates at five small businesses in a row and win one of 16 prizes ($20+ retail value) available. Some of the prizes include YMCA 90-day membership, hair products, $25 MasterCard gift card, beauty products, fit kit, wellness […]
“Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning of hand.” ~Henry David Thoreau Days of miracles. The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah comes to an end tonight, Thursday evening, and the Christian celebration of Christmas arrives next week on Friday. Hanukkah isn’t associated with any style of […]
The Glendale City Church has, for decades, provided an outstanding Christmas concert enjoyed by the entire community. This year’s concert will be no different, except it will be virtual. The concert will premiere on the church’s YouTube channel (www.YouTube.com/c/GlendaleCityChurch) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18. The concert will include singers from the Glendale City […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn has already begun and will appear closest to each other on Dec. 21. Although some refer to this as the “Christmas Star” it is actually not a star at all. On Dec. 21, Jupiter and Saturn will be 0.1 degree apart. For many it will […]
The Christmas Spirit For many of us, finding and holding onto the Christmas spirit is particularly difficult this season. The pandemic, with all of its restrictions, has lasted so much longer than we expected. There have been few, if any, holiday parties. Getting together has been all but forbidden. The rules, too, have not been […]
’Twas weeks before Christmas and all through the town, People wore masks that covered their frown. The frown had begun way back in the spring, When a global pandemic changed everything. They called it corona but unlike the beer, It didn’t bring good times, it didn’t bring cheer. Airplanes were grounded, travel was banned. Borders […]