By Leonard COUTIN The CV Falcons held their first track and field Pacific League tri-meet of the season on their all season track facility against the Burbank Bulldogs and Muir Mustangs. Although the tri-meet had several more heats than is typical, scores were based on dual meet criteria. Coming onto the field was a high […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The students at Crescenta Valley High are enjoying spring break this week, while the athletes on the baseball team are continuing their solid play. The Falcons’ varsity baseball has won the first three games of the Babe Herman Tournament at Stengel Field, and played in the championship game on Wednesday against Birmingham […]
The Las Candelas Benefit Luncheon and Fashion Show was held March 4 at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel. Over 550 guests enjoyed a delicious lunch and fashion show featuring fashions for men and women by designer Lourdes Chavez. Funds raised at the biennial event will be used to support the philanthropic work of […]
Jim Canfield brought the CV Weekly with him to New York where, in 21 degree weather, he paid his respects at the National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum. CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip and send us a photo. You may find yourselves on the pages of the community’s […]
New Members March-ing In Hello, CV Weekly readers! The Crescenta Valley Chamber is proud to welcome our newest members! Introducing Shabani Dental. Dr. Shabani opened her practice in La Crescenta one year ago, in March 2018. She is a graduate of Glendale High School who then went on to earn her bachelor’s degree […]
Sara H. Kim, MD was recently named 2019 Physician Hero of the Year by Adventist Health Glendale Foundation (AHGLF). Dr. Kim will officially receive her award at the Foundation’s gala on April 14 at the JW Marriott in Downtown Los Angeles. “This is a distinctive honor because the Physician Hero is chosen by our patients,” […]
By Charly SHELTON Whether you reach for a Guinness or a dyed-green beer, there are enough St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around LA to suit anyone’s needs. From Long Beach to LA proper, there were events at pubs and restaurants to celebrate the Irish people, their diaspora in America and abroad, and the Irish culture that […]
By Grace BENNETT, intern Although the success stories of Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) graduates are extensive, the feats accomplished by 2018 graduate Carter Thomas are impressive even by comparison. Director Thomas is debuting his first original play adaptation “Alice in Wonderland The Musical” at Glendale Centre Theatre (GCT) Children’s Theatre on March 23. The […]
SCHOOL ART ON KIWANIS CLUB GLENDALE ROSTER Joan Zierhut will be the guest speaker at the March 22 meeting of the Kiwanis Club Glendale. She will be making a presentation on the art program at Mark Keppel Elementary School. Guests are welcome at the lunch meeting. The cost to attend, which includes lunch, is $15. […]
By Charly SHELTON “Ego Patricius peccator rusticissimus et minimus omnium fidelum” (“My name is Patrick. I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers”). It is through these words, his own words, that St. Patrick is known. This is the opening line of his Confessio, written in the fifth century, […]