By Hannah LIM, Intern The Crescenta Valley High School – CVHS – competitive dance team has concluded its competition season and brought home two national titles: West Coast Elite (WCE) Nationals and United Spirit Association (USA) Nationals. With countless hours of practice, team work and perseverance by every dancer, each win is memorable. Since the […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Liana Esmaili, assistant varsity coach for the girls basketball team at Crescenta Valley High School, began playing basketball when she was 14 and became a coach at CVHS after her graduation. Now in her 10th year of coaching, Esmaili is seeking to start an affordable, local basketball program that will compete against […]
Marylou Escobar, a kindergarten Spanish dual language immersion teacher at John Muir Elementary School, has been selected as Glendale Unified School District’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. Escobar will represent the District at this year’s Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year competition. Escobar has been an educator for nearly 40 years. In addition to […]
Steve Sarkissian, sixth grade student at Verdugo Woodlands Elementary, led the pledge of allegiance at the Tuesday night, April 9 Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) board of education meeting. He also spoke about the academic opportunities offered to him as a student at Verdugo Woodlands. Verdugo Woodlands Elementary won the California Dept. of Education’s California […]
April 13 900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a employee reported that she observed a male Hispanic, Suspect No. 1 wearing a white shirt and black shorts, and a second male Hispanic, Suspect No. 2 wearing a gray shirt, enter the store. The two suspects walked to the liquor aisle and stopped […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept./Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station Captain Robert Hahnlein has a new title: commander. It was a bit of surprise for Hahnlein as he was responding a couple of weeks ago to head down to headquarters. “They brought me down to headquarters to discuss something about the Eaton Fire. When I […]
Don Francisco’s Chocolate Raspberry Coffee Ingredients: 4 tbsp Don Francisco’s Chocolate Raspberry Coffee 16 oz hot water Cream (to taste) Whipped cream, for topping Raspberry sauce, for garnish Chocolate shaved, for garnish Instructions: 1. Add four tbsp of Don Francisco’s Chocolate Raspberry Coffee to a French press. 2. Pour 16 oz of hot water (just below boiling) over coffee grounds. Stir […]
By Ruth SOWBY The Chevy Chase Country Club was at its sparkling best as the setting for the annual fundraising event of the Glendale Educational Foundation (GEF) – the Diamonds Gala held on Friday, April 11. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will be donated to the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) community affected by the […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Earlier this month Soroptimist International of Glendale honored journalist and comedian Ruth Sowby (who also writes for the CV Weekly) and community leaders and philanthropists Karen and Mike Swan at its the 22nd annual Bras for a Cause event. The event was held at the Oakmont Country Club. The fundraiser adopted the […]
The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada announced Chuck Osburn as the 2024 La Cañadan of the Year to acknowledge his 50 years of dedicated service to the La Cañada community. On Wednesday, April 23 at 11:30 a.m., Osburn will be recognized at a celebratory luncheon at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, recreation […]