NEWS FROM Washington» Adam SCHIFF

We Need Bold, Bipartisan Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices   If you’ve gone to a pharmacy recently to pick up medication for yourself or a loved one, you know that listed prescription drug prices are often extremely high – sometimes prohibitively so. As we debate ways to make health care more affordable for all […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

CVWD and Community Need to Work Together Next Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 6 p.m., Crescenta Valley Water District will hold a public hearing on proposed increases for water and sewer rates. The recent water pipeline break on Pennsylvania Avenue, where the aging pipeline was initially installed in 1946!, highlights an ongoing crisis that will only […]

Changes are Few – But Important – for Falcons

Changes are Few – But Important – for Falcons

By Vincent PAGE For the first time in a decade, the Crescenta Valley High School football team stepped onto its summer practice field without Paul Schilling as head coach. After 69 wins, a pair of Pacific League titles and a historical undefeated 2014 season capped off by a CIF championship, Schilling handed off the reins […]

Sharing the Experience of a Lifetime

During the week of July 27 through Aug. 2, the local Foothill Knights Baseball Academy sent a team of 12-year-old ballplayers to Cooperstown, New York to participate in a nationwide baseball tournament of 104 teams. Cooperstown is home to the iconic National Baseball Hall of Fame. The Foothill Knights earned a 30th overall rank after […]

No One Dies Alone (NODA) … Compassionate Companions at USC-VHH

No One Dies Alone (NODA) … Compassionate Companions at USC-VHH

Founded in 2002 by Sandra Clark, a registered nurse at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene, Oregon, the award-winning program NODA (No One Dies Alone) has inspired hospitals around the U.S. and beyond to create similar programs. NODA was created to offer companionship and support to patients who are nearing death. The program provides a […]

People Making News

John Selsor from La Cañada, earning a Master of Business Administration in business administration, was among the more than 445 students eligible to participate in Coastal Carolina University’s summer commencement program in August. Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle […]

CV Weekly On The Move!!

The CV Weekly accompanied the Bodnar family during their recent trip to Europe for the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Bodnar. They brought the kids along and made a family vacation out of it, mostly in London and Paris. Here they are at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. CV Weekly loves to travel! Take […]

Adventist Health Glendale Returns to Armenia

Missionaries volunteer their time to provide sustainable health care. It’s been five years since Adventist Health Glendale paved the way for local missionaries who had a personal aspiration to improve Armenia’s health care through medical assistance and equipment, lifesaving surgeries and medical expertise. The mission started in 2015 in partnership with the Armenia Fund, a […]

13th Annual Emmy-Nominated Costume Design Exhibition Opens at FIDM

13th Annual Emmy-Nominated Costume Design Exhibition Opens at FIDM

By Susan JAMES The 13th annual exhibition of Emmy-nominated costumes by designers for television has opened at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) and will run through Oct. 26. Free to the public, the exhibition is located at 919 S. Grand Ave. and includes over 100 costumes from 23 television shows including 10 […]

Brand Plaza Series Presents Izela

Izela is a mix of folk, jazz and progressive rock music. The group has a virtuosic repertoire that combines thousands of years of traditional music and unique instrumentation with contemporary jazz and Zappa-esque experimental rock. Izela will be playing at the Brand Plaza on Friday, Aug. 23 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Every Friday […]