LCF CoC Celebrates Centennial

By Michael J. ARVIZU The La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce held its 100th annual association meeting and election of officers at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy on Dec. 11. Joel Peterson, chairman of the nominating committee and immediate past chairman of the board, presented the chamber’s slate of officers and directors for 2013. The chamber […]

JPL Executive Shares Stories of Space Program with Kiwanians

Dr. Richard P. O’Toole, the chairman of Government Relations at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, explained to members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada the Mars program and what JPL scientists are currently doing in exploration of outer space. O’Toole was presented by Dr. Fred Schooley, the retired JPL program manager of Biotechnics who is currently […]

Sharing the Holiday Spirit

CV Weekly reader Sylvia Plummer shared the location of a home that went all out this holiday season. Located north of Foothill Boulevard and west of La Crescenta Avenue, the Laing home at 2812 Alabama St. made Sylvia pull over and say, “Wow!” There are over 10,000 lights synchronized to music, guaranteeing no bah humbug […]

Ask Phyllis!

Ask Phyllis!

Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Seniors, learn how to transfer your low property taxes when downsizing Dear Phyllis, My husband and I are planning on downsizing.  But we are undecided if we should rent our present home and then perhaps rent something in San Diego where we think we want to live. And […]

2012-13 Falcon Boys’ Basketball Schedule

DATE     OPPONENT     SITE    TYPE    TIME    W/L    SCORE Nov. 19th     Alemany HS      Crescenta Vly     Scrimmage    6:00     –     – Nov. 21st    Alumni     Crescenta Vly    Alumni Game    7:30     L    62-72 Dec. 4th    Simi Vly HS    Crescenta Vly    Falcon Classic    7:00      W     74-35 Dec. 5th     Quartz […]

Glendale AYSO88 G19 Team takes Tournament Gold

Glendale G19 girls brought home another first place title to Glendale earned over the Thanksgiving break. The journey began at 7 a.m. on Nov. 23 with check in followed by an 8 a.m. game against El Monte, the state champions. Glendale put the pressure on early and was soon rewarded by a 2-0 victory. This […]

CV WEEKLY FANTASY FOOTBALL III

Heurkins Repeats, Youth Star in Christmas King-of-the-Hill Holly Heurkins rolled to an impressive 71-28 victory over Tho Bui. Heurkins’ team was led by Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees and Seahawk running back Marshawn Lynch. In our Christmas week King-of-the-Hill we are featuring four young students. Carl, Hayden and Gavin Dinger and Taylor Bosveld have played CV […]

Giving the Gift of Reading

By Mary O’KEEFE Elementary school students throughout Glendale Unified School District received an early Christmas present – a gift that opened up an entire world. “What state was President Lincoln born in?” asked Joe Allen, member of the Glendale Elks Lodge, of an audience of third graders at Mountain Avenue Elementary School. “Don’t know? We […]

LCF Community Center Preschool “Adopts” Families Through CHLA Program

The students at the La Cañada Flintridge Community Center Preschool experienced the joy of giving this holiday season by adopting three families of patients from Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.     The preschoolers collected an array of clothing, presents and gift certificates for each of the families in need. A Christmas “giving tree” had been […]

Information Packets and Applications Available for Clark Magnet HS

Information packets for private school students residing in Glendale interested in enrolling at Clark Magnet High School in August are now available at the Clark Magnet High School office, 4747 New York Ave., La Crescenta; any of the district’s four middle schools, Roosevelt, Rosemont, Toll or Wilson; the Student Support Services office, Room 203, at […]