Crescenta-Cañada Rotary: 1940-2016 The Crescenta-Cañada Rotary has helped the community for 76 years, leaving it a million dollars richer. The World War II Years: Members took turns standing watch for enemy aircraft that may have been off course in the hills above La Crescenta and held a successful war drive to help purchase an airplane. […]
Bronwyn & Hastings Love Montrose! With the New Year, we want to dedicate our articles to the people who make Montrose special. Montrose wouldn’t be the charming town it is today without you. To kick off 2017, we’re featuring Sparr Heights storyteller Bronwyn Schramm and her Golden retriever Hastings. Tell us a little bit […]
2017 Installation & Community Awards Dinner It’s that time of year again, to “walk the red carpet” at the annual Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce Installation & Community Awards Dinner. Every year at this time we select our annual community recognition award winners. It is our chance to recognize the businesses, the people and the […]
A few bits of year-end and year-beginning news: Happy New Year Crescenta Valley! Sadly, the Verdugo Hills Golf Course has officially shut its doors. Hopefully local golfers and Frisbee golfers were able to get one last game in before the end of 2016. Chamber President Kaipo Chock said, “The community has been hit with a […]
A New Year’s Resolution is a goal to make a concerted effort for self-improvement. When we ask ourselves, “Am I being the best that I can be?” The answer is in how you get there. Will it be through rigorous exercise? Eating healthier? Being more conscientious? Make the Montrose Shopping Park the first place […]
Time to Ring in the New Year & Make Resolutions Ready for the New Year? If you are a small business owner, you know how important it is to have a business plan and to always be looking ahead. Planning New Year’s resolutions can help you start off the year right. When you hear the […]
New Year, New Board 2017 marks the 92nd anniversary of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce. Originally called the La Crescenta Chamber of Commerce, the organization replaced an earlier “improvement association” led by 15 or so very active men committed to the growth of this new little community. The chamber was granted its Articles of […]
Secret Santa This is the time of the year to reflect and appreciate the abundance life has to offer. When Santa brings toys and goodies, let’s think about those who are less fortunate. Do you know someone who could use a special pick-me-up gift from you? It doesn’t have to be too much or too […]
Looking Back and Looking Forward… Thanks to the Montrose Shopping Park, our town is shining bright this holiday season. We hope you are shopping, dining and enjoying the beautiful town of Montrose during this holiday season. Saturdays and Sundays are full of holiday cheer: horse-drawn carriage rides, pony rides, carolers singing, Santa visits, shopping, dining […]
We Get Questions Being one of the few civic agencies with regular business hours and a brick-and-mortar building in the Crescenta Valley, we get all sorts of interesting calls and visits here at the chamber. For instance, a woman recently called wanting to know what time the bus would arrive to take her to Glendale. […]