Thursday, December 29, 2011
You have until Jan. 1 to vote for a person who best serves Montrose-La Crescenta and makes life a little sweeter for our community.
We asked and boy, did you answer. Who should be Montrose's 2011 Person of the Year? Readers told Patch their nominees, including people in law enforcement, insurance, Crescenta Valley Town Council members and volunteers. Here are the nominees and why locals support their hard work. Vote by Jan. 1 for the person you think makes our community stronger, happier and a better place to live. Steve Goldsworthy: "He was on the CV Town Council, he can be seen at EVERY community gathering, has been instrumental in Prom Plus, volunteers hundreds of hours as a sheriff volunteer at CV station, AND he was recently accepted as a team member for the Montrose Search and Rescue Team," Sheriff's Reserve Chief Mike Leum told Patch. "Even though he is a new …
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
See the Montrose Mini Bike Club members pop wheelies and relay along Honolulu Avenue during the Montrose Christmas Parade.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Montrose local Laura Weston shares how she handled the windstorm power outages and even started writing her own book titled, 101 Things to Do in the Dark.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Crescenta Valley High School students from marching band and CVHS' cheer program performed at the Montrose Christmas Parade.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
People lined the streets, some waiting since the afternoon, for a perfect look at the parade.
Children, parents and grandparents all waited patiently for a very important, jolly guest, who traditionally kicks of the Montrose Christmas Parade each year. Suddenly, Santa swooped around Montrose in the sky above, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas from a Glendale Police Department heliocopter. Locals sipped on hot chocolate and treats from Montrose merchants. Dignitaries, including U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff, Glendale City Council and Crescenta Valley Town Council, waved to the crowd. Montrose Patch covered the event live, as it also streamed live, internationally through International Christian Family Network on the Montrose Christmas Parade website. Charter Cable channel 382 will continue airing the parade in the Los Angeles area …
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Check with Montrose Patch as we cover the parade live from Honolulu Avenue in Montrose.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Locals can still see the 35th Annual Montrose Christmas Parade along Honolulu Avenue this Saturday.
After the windstorm blew through Montrose and La Crescenta, locals can still expect to see jolly St. Nick in a helicopter, dignitaries and hear holiday music at the Montrose Christmas Parade. “It’s still going on tomorrow and everything’s set,” Michelle Cresto of the Montrose-Verdugo Chamber of Commerce told Montrose Patch. The calls that we’ve gotten about the parade itself are pretty much to inquire that it’s still occurring. Everyone still seems excited about it.” Montrose’s 35th Annual Christmas Parade will host about 25,000 people. The parade starts at 6:10 p.m. along Honolulu Avenue, near Ocean View Boulevard, Melinda Clarke, Executive Director of the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce, told Montrose Patch. Grand marshals …
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Locals dressed up as carolers and shopped in Montrose for the new commercial featured on Bravo, HGTV, The Food Network and The Family Channel.
Montrose Shopping Park Association is featured on cable television this holiday season. You'll see familiar faces from the merry carolers, to the shoppers walking down Honolulu Avenue, according to Mary Dawson, Vice President of the Montrose Shopping Park Association. The Time Warner commercial features bright lights, horse-drawn carriage rides and the annual tree lighting ceremony. Several locals can be seen singing in bonnets and top hats, including Steve Pierce, Montrose Ambassador; Maureen Palacios, MSPA Treasurer and Once Upon a Time owner; CVHS student Danny Goldsworthy; CVHS student Molly Shelton; Melinda Clarke of the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce; Mary Dawson, co-owner of Revelation Tops and MSPA Vice President; and …
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10:28 am on Saturday, December 31, 2011
Steve Pierce is the "Popeye of Montrose". He has my vote, Steve P. is always taking charge or helping someone and delighted to do it, he volunteers his time from sun-up to long after sun-down being an advocate for the community and the local merchants. If you don't see Steve, you see his Mini Cooper "Big Boy", which means he's somewhere in Montrose helping out. more ›