By Ruth SOWBY Food and bake sale goodies were front and center at the youth fundraiser of the La Crescenta congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday afternoon, April 12. Middle school and high school students manned the booths selling the food and sweets. A youth service auction also took place in […]
Elise Fong, who attends Flintridge Preparatory School in La Cañada Flintridge, was among those named by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) as the first group of winners in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Approximately 830 distinguished high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by about 124 corporations, company […]
The Crescenta Valley High School boys lacrosse honored the varsity team seniors after a win over Birmingham High School on Tuesday, April 15. From left are Roman Lara, Sam Gore, Josiah Noh, Andrew Petersen, Charlie Allen, Cristian Hudson, Cormac Abaravich and Alec Kousherian. Photo by So NOH
CV WEEKLY ISSUE 05.01.25
April is Armenian Heritage Month and Armenian Genocide Remembrance Month. By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday the City of Glendale hosted the Annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration event at the Alex Theatre. The Glendale City Council opened the event with a video recognizing the importance of the night’s commemoration. It was followed by a chamber choir presentation, […]
Glendale Water & Power (GWP) announced the successful completion and interconnection of the GWP Perkins Building Rooftop Solar Project, a major milestone in the city’s ongoing efforts to expand its clean energy portfolio. This solar photovoltaic system, with a capacity of 184 kW, is expected to generate approximately 300,000 kWh of clean solar energy annually […]
Work continues on the La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project. According to information from the City of Glendale, during the construction period intermittent lane closures and traffic delays are expected on the following streets: La Crescenta Avenue between North Verdugo Road and Downing Avenue: Northbound travel lanes may be closed intermittently between April 28 thru May […]
When Old People Marry Tomorrow, April 25, is my wedding anniversary. Steve and I married back in 1981 (we were super young) so 2025 marks 44 blissful years. That year Easter came late – April 19. I remember because we were married in the Catholic Church (by both my priest and his minister) and before […]
By Mary O’KEEFE I hope you all had a Happy Earth Day on April 22 and did good things to support Mother Nature. While growing up in Iowa I saw the evolution of tornado warnings. Back then it seemed we were more of “being one with the Earth.” But if a tornado warning was issued […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Good Friday, bells could be heard across the country to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the ride of Paul Revere and the beginning of the American Revolution. Congregations across the country came together in a symbolic act titled “Ringing the freedom bells for democracy.” St. Luke’s of the Mountain Episcopal Church […]