By Brandon HENSLEY With the last of the Pacific League teams, Burbank and Muir, losing in the CIF high school football playoffs on Nov. 29, the All-Pacific League selections were announced this week and four Crescenta Valley Falcons received top mentions. Quarterback Brian Gadsby, offensive lineman Davo Hakobyan, linebacker Austin Brines and defensive back Jordan […]
La Cañada 45, Glendale Bears 13 On a crisp Saturday morning at Occidental College it was a battle of the unbeatens when the 9-0 Gladiators confronted the 8-0-1 Glendale Bears. During the regular season the Gladiators and Bears boasted the two best defenses in the league with the Gladiators allowing only two touchdowns […]
CVHS boys’ varsity basketball will be hosting its annual Falcon Classic Tournament Dec. 9-13. Games will be played Monday through Thursday at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Four games will be played on Friday at 3:15 p.m., 4:45 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., ending with the championship game at 7:45 p.m. A toy and […]
A warm and enthusiastic audience of members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada greeted Sister Carolyn McCormack, president of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, at the club’s weekly meeting at Van de Camp Hall at Descanso Gardens. The affable Dominican nun was the main program for the club. She spoke mainly about how the school […]
Eleven young ladies have been selected as finalists for the 2014 Miss La Cañada Flintridge Royal Court, with the Miss LCF court being announced this Friday, Dec. 6 at the Festival in Lights at Memorial Park, from 4 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Strength in academics, sports, extracurricular activities and volunteerism were among the qualities the […]
Sisters Kris Kline and Kim Kelly, owners of Merle Norman Cosmetics in Montrose, recently took CV Weekly with them on a trip to Brooklyn, NY to visit their daughters who both now live there. The photo was taken at a subway stop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your […]
Ask Phyllis! Will My Sagebrush Home Increase in Value? Dear Phyllis, I look forward to your column and I have a completely different question for you. We have been wanting to sell our home located in the Sagebrush neighborhood for several years. We were ready to put it on the market, but then we […]
Paul Czajka, past associate administrator of support services of the former USC University Hospital (now Keck Hospital of USC), has been named chief operating officer (COO) of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, effective Nov. 4. Czajka brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience, including responsibilities in the areas of non-clinical and clinical operations, construction […]
The Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy welcomes Anthony Portantino and Jim Osterling to its board of directors and Matt DeVoll in the role of president. A resident of La Cañada Flintridge, Portantino comes to the board with a wealth of experience in the political and environmental arenas. He served two terms on the La Cañada City […]
By Robbyn BATTLES Assisting Seniors Through Enhanced Resources – ASTER – is here to provide some holiday tips for seniors and their caregivers. This is a time of season when seniors can feel uneasy and especially left out. I want to start with some tips for families with older adults. Take some time to stroll […]