Dodgers Try To End Slump

Can’t watch the Dodgers? You can at least read about them here. CV Weekly contributor and Dodgers on Deck writer Mark Fabrick has everything you need on the Boys in Blue. By Mark FABRICK After wrapping up a brilliant 6-3 road trip that included series wins in Anaheim and Atlanta, the Dodgers got swept at […]

SPORTS notes

QB Kicks Off Season The Glendale YMCA Quarterback Club will be having its annual kick off party on Aug. 28 at Straw Hat Pizza in La Crescenta from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Members and non-members and families are invited, proceeds from the food purchases will be used to fund scholarships for local athletes. There […]

YOUTH NOTES

Boy Scout Troop 319 is having a rummage sale fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 6 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2408 Los Amigos St. in La Crescenta (at the corner of Briggs, ½ mile north of the CV sheriff’s station). Proceeds will go towards purchasing new tents/camping gear, as well as helping to provide […]

GAMC: Lowest STEMI Door to Balloon Treatment Time in L.A. County

Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC) has been identified as “The Number One Top Performer” for its STEMI Receiving Center. From Jan. 1, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2013, Glendale Adventist had the lowest door to balloon time out of 34 L.A. county hospitals. Door to balloon time means the amount of time between the heart attack […]

Keck Medicine of USC Now in Glendale

Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California’s (USC) USC Institute of Urology is now available in Glendale to provide assistance with a variety of urological conditions for patients in a convenient location. Leo R. Doumanian, M.D. and Mike M. Nguyen, M.D., who are taking on the practice of William Reynolds, M.D., are now providing […]

Water Bond Ballot Measure Amount Reduced, Proposed Services Untouched

By Jason KUROSU On Wednesday, Gov. Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown signed legislation that would replace the water bond on November ballots this year. An $11.14 billion bond was originally slated to appear on the ballot, but will be replaced by the new $7.5 billion bond as Proposition 1 on the November ballot. $7.12 billion will […]

The Campbell Center Foundation Installs New Board Members

The Campbell Center Foundation (formerly GFR) announced the installation of five new members to its board of directors, effective July 1 for a term of two years. “We are so pleased to add our newest members to the board and know that they will be a great asset in helping us grow our foundation,” said […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Sharks have everything a scientist dreams of. They’re beautiful – God how beautiful they are! They’re like an impossibly perfect piece of machinery. They’re as graceful as any bird. They’re as mysterious as any animal on earth…” ~ Peter Benchley, “Jaws” “Robin, stop the presses!” Temperatures sailed way beyond my predicted daytime highs of around […]

Boy Scouts Trade Tacos for Troop Gear Funding

Boy Scouts Trade Tacos for Troop Gear Funding

By Samantha SLAYBACK Friends and supporters of local Boy Scouts came out on Saturday for a night of tacos and tomfoolery. The taco dinner was held as a fundraiser for Boy Scout Troop 288 at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. The open space beneath the trees made for shaded dining that was both […]

Woodcraft Rangers Nvision Program Perform at Gala

Woodcraft Rangers Nvision Program Perform at Gala

On July 31, students from Mountain View Elementary performed at the Woodcraft Rangers Excellence Gala at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Little Tokyo. The Gala offered a night of fine dining and entertainment in which all proceeds benefitted the programs of Woodcraft Rangers. Youth participants had the opportunity to showcase their hard […]