Whether biking thousands of miles in the mountains, scrambling through the Wonderland of Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, riding a camel in the shadow of the great Pyramids of Giza, or watching a hummingbird rebuild her nest in his own backyard, mountain biker and photo buff Michael Caley has sought a window into the […]
The Glendale Historical Society’s 2013 Home Tour, to be held Sunday, Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature five distinctive pre-1920s houses located in one of Glendale’s earliest and most architecturally diverse neighborhoods: Casa Verdugo. One of the highlights of this year’s tour is a 1907 Mission Revival house designed by noted […]
La Crescenta Woman’s Club members reached for the stars at the CFWC-GFWC San Gabriel Valley District’s annual convention. District president Mavis Hansen’s theme of “Collecting the Stars to Light the Way” prompted much creativity among the clubs. La Crescenta Woman’s Club members attended the Saturday luncheon session, “Shining Stars of SGVD” attired as the LCWC […]
Las Candelas’ Tropical Breezes Summer Party was held on Sunday, Sept. 8 at the Oakmont Country Club. Honored was the club’s past president Monica Sierra and president-elect Jeannie Flint. The chairmen of the event were Diane Russell and Bobbi Gangi, with assistance from Marilyn Butler. The reception started at 5 p.m. A no host bar […]
Ask Phyllis! What Happens With A Low Appraisal? Dear Phyllis, I have a sales contract but the buyer’s appraisal came back for $10,000 less than our agreed upon purchase price. After the buyer’s inspection, I agreed to credit $5,000 for an older roof. And because of the low appraisal, I now just offered to reduce […]
The Jahnke family took CV Weekly on a camping trip at Buckhorn Campground in the Angeles National Forest over Labor Day weekend. Shown from left are Amy, Teagan, 3, Parker, 4, and Danny Jahnke. This was the kids’ very first camping trip as well as Amy and Danny’s 15th wedding anniversary! The kids enjoyed riding […]
After a high-scoring Week 1 victory, CV football is focused on the Titans, who beat them badly last year. By Brandon HENSLEY If you drafted Brian Gadsby in your high school fantasy football league that doesn’t exist, then congratulations – you earned a ton of theoretical points and probably won your league last week, which, […]
On Aug. 29, The Orthodontic Studio of Montrose donated NFL quality mouth guards to the St. Francis High School varsity football team for the 2013 season. The event, titled “St. Francis Night at the Studio,” invited each player to the office to get fitted for a custom NFL mouth guard. Gio’s Baguettes & More of […]
GCC athletics had a very solid week last week as the football team opened the season with a 35-7 win over El Camino Compton College Saturday, the men and women’s cross country teams each took third in the very competitive Fresno Invitational Saturday and the women’s soccer team won a pair of 2-1 games over […]
Golf Tournament Coming Up CVHS boys basketball is hosting the 2013 James Jenkins Memorial Falcon Golf Tournament on Oct. 21 at La Cañada Country Club. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. followed by a putting contest, lunch and then the shotgun start at 1 p.m. Sponsorship packages available. Plenty of prizes! For more information, contact Patti […]