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2025 Smart-A-Thon
Photo Gallery
At right: 115 community members gathered in
the Council Room at the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
for the 33rd Annual Smart-A-Thon on Friday, March 14, 2025
2025 Smart-A-Thon
Festivities took place at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in the Council Room and included a delicious lunch, skits, music, candy give aways, team competition and awards.
A full house of 115 people participated in the event.
Dr. Armand Dorian, M.D., the Chief Executive Officer of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital welcomed everyone to the hospital's Council Room
and the 33rd annual event to be held there!
Lieutenant Vienna of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station and Mike Smith of Bob Smith Toyota, who served as Masters of Ceremonies, worked diligently to keep the joyous crowd on a very fun schedule.
Photo by Mary O'Keefe
What better way to start a community event than pledging allegiance to our wonderful country and celebrating the freedoms that are so precious to us. Veterans Lynn McGinnis, Ron Bularz, Jerry Burnham and Vic Bustillos represented the La Crescenta Chapter of the American Legion & Veterans of Foreign Wars and led the pledge.
Steve Pierce welcomes the team from the office of LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger. Team Barger was represented by Edward Balin, Savannah Moore, Gina Ender, and Tiffany Tran.
The wonderful La Crescenta Woman’s Club
showed up with two great teams to defend
their 2nd place showing from last year and show their
enduring support. Pictured left to right in the front row are Mary Aratounian, Dawna Daley-Berger, Danette Erickson, Denise Napiwocki, Gwen Williams, and Mary Nolte.
Standing left to right in the back row are Robert Mortimer and Kerry Erickson.
Mr. Lucky, otherwise known in our community as the incredible volunteer,
Steve Pierce, circulated among the audience giving out bags of candy to honor people who knew answers to historical questions.
The incredibly talented students of Crescenta Valley High School ComedySportz and their leader, Gavin Hall, amazed the audience with their ability to
entertain with their responses to audience
challenges.
Sheriff's Lieutenant Ryan Vienna (left) and Captain Robert Hahnlein (right) joined the LA County Sheriff's team for the Smart-A-Thon. Since the event, Robert Hahnlein has been promoted to the rank of Commander of the East Patrol Division and Lt. Vienna has been appointed as the Acting Captain of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station. Congratulations to both of them!
Photo by Robin Goldsworthy
The La Crescenta Sheriff's Station was represented by
Captain Robert G. Hahnlein, Lieutenant Ryan A. Vienna, Sergeant Timothy Lovitt, Deputy Eric Salvato, Deputy Phil Demerjian, and Deputy Brian Chun
Members of the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce step up to a great showing. Left to right: Executive Director Molly Burke, and chamber members Asapet Hovanessian and Kelly Singh.
Members of the Montrose Shopping Park Association showed off great St. Patrick's Day Fashion and Spirit. Left to right: Steve Pierce, MSPA Film Liaison and Communications Administrator; Kim Kelly, owner of Merle Norman Cosmetics in Montrose and MSPA Secretary; and GiGi Garcia, owner of It Takes a Village children's clothing store and MSPA Vice President.
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