Before bidding farewell to 2013, the Crescenta Valley Weekly would like to revisit the many events that defined the year. Assembled by Brandon HENSLEY and Molly SHELTON January This was a difficult holiday season for the family of missing mother and daughter Megan (Ganajian) Dipiazza, 33. They continue to scour Facebook, call friends and have […]
Championships, transfers, and an ongoing issue with a beloved stadium were all part of a memorable year for sports in the foothills. By Brandon HENSLEY Photos by Jason BALLARD, Leonard COUTIN, Ed HAMILTON, Brandon HENSLEY and Michael YEGHIAYAN First Quarter The Falcons boys’ basketball team opened the Pacific League portion of its season with an […]
The community is all the better for the dedication and hard work of this Glendale cop. By Mary O’KEEFE It has been a pretty good, albeit busy, year for Glendale Police Officer Joe Allen. In 2013 Allen, a 24-year veteran of the GPD, was awarded the Enrique Camarena Award, both regional and national, and […]
By Jason KUROSU With education funding taking large hits in recent years, much of the focus has shifted to the ramifications: increased class sizes, lack of updated textbooks or a lack of materials in the classroom altogether. Small Change for Big Change was created to meet the challenges that Crescenta Valley High School faced after […]
By Ted AYALA Now that 2013 has been cast behind, how will Glendale remember the work of the past year by its city council? Will it remember its work positively, as a recent survey conducted by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government intimated? Or will it remember 2013 in a starkly negative light, […]
The Davidian & Mariamian Educational Foundation named Dr. Richard Sheehan, superintendent of the Glendale Unified School District, as Person of the Year. The award was given as a result of Dr. Sheehan’s leadership and contribution to the Armenian American community. The event took place on Dec. 11 at Impression Banquet Hall. School board President Nayiri […]
Aug. 10, 1922 – Dec. 11, 2013 George Kallas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 11. George was born one of five children in Stamford, Conn. to Stella and Steven Kallas. In 1944, he relocated to California where he first worked as a waiter at Slapsy Maxie’s, allegedly owned by none other than Mikey Cohen. […]
The La Crescenta Woman’s Club welcomed the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley to a Christmas party at their clubhouse 4004 La Crescenta Ave. on Dec. 16. About 70 friends enjoyed a potluck dinner and a memory table of interesting items from the past plus scrapbooks of the 100th year celebration of the Woman’s Club. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In movies, it is the sound of music that draws people to church. It is the voices of the choir that rise up over the silence of a lonely heart or even above alien invasions. That musical call to service, while not surprising in film, can sometimes happen in real life. Eli […]
In October, Club 21 in Pasadena had its annual walk-a-thon to raise money to support the programs and services it provides to children with Down syndrome and their families. Lawrence Grassedonio, sales partner with Dilbeck Real Estate Real Living, is actively involved in this event. The reach of Club 21 has steadily extended far beyond […]