Highlighting Community Awards Winners and Celebrating a Grand Opening As you know, our installation dinner is on Thursday, Jan. 24 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. On that night we also honor our Community Awards Winners. This week I want to highlight our Police Officer of the Year and our Beautification Award winner. Our Police […]
Celebrating Our Community “It is not more bigness that should be our goal. We must attempt, rather, to bring people back to … the warmth of community, to the worth of individual effort and responsibility … and individuals working together as a community, to better their lives and their children’s future.” Robert F. Kennedy These […]
For Comfort Shoes that are Fashionable Shop Walk This Way I am aware of a growing French influence in the Montrose Shopping Park. I loved the story in last week’s column about Montrose, France, named after a rose covered mountain, and how that was translated to the streets of our town being laid out in […]
The Partnerships that Make a Society “Society is indeed a contract. It is a partnership in all science; a partnership in all art; a partnership in every virtue, and in all perfection. As the ends of such a partnership cannot be obtained in many generations, it becomes a partnership not only between those who are […]
Celebrating 90 years of the Oakmont Country Club and Highlighting 2013 Community Awards Winners I hope you will be joining the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce for our 2013 Board Installation and Community Awards Dinner on Jan. 24 at the Oakmont Country Club. I am excited to have our event at this spectacular location, just […]
More than just an antique store, the Village Vintage Shoppe owner Eileen Moore has created a one-stop shop when it comes to antiques. Besides all the antiques she has on hand, she also can refurbish anything and specializes in vintage jewelry, handles estate sales and sells items on consignment. Village Vintage Shoppe, 3821 Ocean View […]
If You Love Montrose, You Will Love This Book Chances are you have started to hear some buzz about Montrose’s 100th birthday, which is coming up Feb. 22, and the brand new book getting ready to hit the bookshelves that commemorates it. Yes, 2013 is looking to be an historic year full of celebration as […]
By Jason KUROSU Calvin Chock opened TC Scooterz with the hope that it would provide La Crescenta’s youth with another outlet and further opportunities to connect with their peers. “A lot of kids tell me the same thing, that there’s nothing for kids to do around here,” said Chock from behind the counter, a glass […]
Try This for New Year’s Dining! If you’re like most people, you probably had some company and did the cooking for Christmas dinner. Is it just me or do you find that even “simple” meals seem to take more time and work than you thought? Of course, after that great meal there’s always a stack […]
Planning a Winning Path in 2013 “The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.” Denis […]