Mike and Pete Smith of Bob Smith Toyota in La Crescenta were named grand marshals of the 2018 Montrose Christmas Parade. The event, the third largest Christmas parade in the country, is celebrating its 42nd year this year. The goal, said parade board member Steve Pierce, is to give recognition to those community members who […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Pride. That is the word,” said Arman Amirkhanyn, 17, a member of the Unified Young Armenians, as he and fellow members of UYA watched the renaming ceremony of Maryland Avenue to Artsakh Avenue in Glendale. Officials spoke on Tuesday at the renaming event between Wilson and Harvard avenues. None of it would […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Some changes for Crescenta Valley High School were announced during Tuesday’s Glendale Unified School District board of education meeting. A PowerPoint presentation was made by Felix Melendez, executive director, secondary education, on a new building for the CVHS Medical Science and Sports Medicine Project, funding for which was approved by a board […]
Descanso Gardens’ beloved resident goose, Snowball, has passed away. Snowball, also affectionately known as Powder and Jean Le Flamme, lived a long life at Descanso bringing smiles to visitors and staff for almost three decades. He was often the first to greet guests at the lake by honking “hello.” No one is certain how Snowball […]
By Julian MITCHELL After a year of waiting, football has finally returned to Village Christian School and things are looking up. After a lack of participation resulted in the program’s cancellation, head coach Richard Broussard has made sure that football is on the radar of Village Christian, leading the team to a 5-2 record. “I […]
Volleyball The Crescenta Valley girls varsity volleyball team lost last week to Burroughs 3-0, but rebounded since then and went 6-0 in the Crescenta Valley Tournament, beating teams such as Alta Loma, Kennedy and Westridge High School. The Falcons are back against the Pacific League, as they were at Burbank High on Tuesday, and host […]
1931-2018 Myron Seamone Konjoyan passed on Sept. 13 after a short illness. Myron was born May 7, 1931 in Oakland, California and was raised in Glendale. Nicknamed “Rocky,” he was a basketball star at Hoover High School and attended Glendale College. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. After his discharge, […]
Those chosen by readers of CV Weekly as The Finest in business and as service providers and volunteers enjoyed an outdoor party in their honor at Deukmejian Wilderness Park (voted Finest Sunset View) on Thursday, Sept. 27. Over 135 people attended the soiree where guests dined on a variety of fare provided by Gail Connell […]
By Leonard COUTIN Celebrating its 49th year, runners in the Kenny Staub/John Barnes Cross-Country Invitational took to the three-mile course at CV Park on Saturday, Sept. 29. Volunteer parents are the secret to the success of this invitational who each year come to honor not only the men for which the invitational is named but […]
Oct. 2, 2018 In loving memory of Aida Juana Espinoza, born in Bolivia and passed away in Sherman Oaks surrounded by her family, on Oct. 2. She was a very generous, vivacious and religious person who loved to cook and pamper anyone she met. She lived a full life surrounded by her loving family and […]