With a significant amount of rain and snow recorded across most of the forest recently, fire managers downgraded the fire danger level to very high from extreme. This change will allow forest visitors to use campfires and barbecues within designated campgrounds and picnic areas where steel fire rings and stoves are provided. “Although these recent […]
State Senator Anthony J. Portantino was recently honored by the California Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CALACAP) as the 2019 Children’s Hero Award recipient. CALACAP recognized the senator at its recent conference in Marina Del Rey for his dedication to youth mental health. Portantino has long made mental health issues a key component of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Ace Hardware will be opening its doors on Dec. 17 with a grand opening tentatively scheduled for Feb. 14, 2020. The highly anticipated opening of the La Crescenta Ace Hardware at 3100 Foothill Blvd. will fill the space vacated when OSH – Orchard Supply Hardware – closed its doors about a year […]
Montrose Christmas Parade The Montrose Christmas Parade is on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 6:10 p.m. Scouts, dignitaries, civic groups and more will parade down the 2200-2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue. The grand marshal is the CIF champion, the Crescenta Valley High School Falcons varsity football team. Winter Wonderland at Two Strike Park Supervisor […]
“I hear the wind among the trees, playing the celestial symphonies; I see the branches downward bent, like keys of some great instrument.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Weather in the Foothills two weeks ago questioned the nature of wind. To recap, I pondered, “So is wind good or bad? On one hand it’s […]
That Time of the Year As most of you know, I sit on the board of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce. On Wednesday morning at our monthly meeting, our board members did a quick review of how the calendar is shaping up for the holiday season. All I can say is holy moly! […]
In addition to claiming the CIF championship title, the CV High School Falcons varsity football team has been named the grand marshals of this Saturday’s Montrose Christmas Parade.
By Vincent PAGE The CVHS football team made history on Friday completing their second 14-0 season, capped off by their CIF title win over Simi Valley High School by a final score of 19-16. The game was straight out of a movie with rain falling throughout the game and temperatures dipping into the low 40s. […]
At its regular meeting of Dec. 3, the Glendale City will consider adoption of a resolution authorizing City staff to accept a subdivision application that may be submitted by the owner of approximately 34 acres of land in the Mountain Oaks “subdivision” at the terminus of New York Avenue near Park Vista Drive. This action […]
Floats, dignitaries, scout troops and more will make their way down Honolulu Avenue for the annual Christmas parade. By Mary O’KEEFE It all began in the 1950s when one of MGM’s most popular movie stars, Dennis Morgan, got some of his famous friends together for a holiday celebration and, on horseback, rode down Honolulu […]