Verdugo Hills Hospital (VHH) recently offered free H1N1 flu vaccinations to its employee and medical staff families. More than 850 doses of the vaccine have been administered at VHH. The hospital has also offered the vaccine to its staff members. “The hospital was fortunate to be able to provide H1N1 vaccine to employees, volunteers and […]
At its annual meeting, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff Support Group presented outgoing president Lisa Dutton with a gift for her two years of service to the board. She will remain on the board as the immediate past president. The group voted to install Leo Lesh as the new president. Leo and his wife Leslie are […]
By Shana LiVIGNI On Dec. 9, the Woman’s Club of La Crescenta held its annual Christmas luncheon, a gift to the students of Rosemont Middle School to enhance its music program. The Rosemont orchestra, headed by Rod Yonkers, performed classical pieces and traditional Christmas songs having a jolly old time spinning their base fiddles and […]
Assistance League of Glendale gathered for its 34th annual Festival of Trees on Sunday, Dec. 6 at the Burbank Marriott Convention Center. With over 550 folks present, the Christmas season was welcomed in style with music by the Glendale High School bell choir under the direction of Kathleen Williams. The room was filled with intricate, […]
By Brian PARK CV Weekly Intern After winning 13 regular season games and one postseason game last year, the Falcons have begun the process of building a unified team with new head coach Kiel McClung at the reins. After losing four productive seniors and playing without starting midfielder Alex Baerger, the Falcons looked shaky to […]
The sound of sneakers pounding the pavement in November at Mountain Avenue Elementary School’s annual jog-a-thon resulted in more than $24,500 being raised for the school’s MACK (Mountain Avenue Committed to Kids) organization. In total the students completed 10,345 laps, averaging 18.9 laps per student, and the donations netted will be used to improve the […]
ivy.hopper@gmail.com Ivy Hopper is a teen columnist who talks with authors and fans of books that are currently being read by today’s youth. This week I sat down with author Pamela Wells. Pamela Wells wrote The Heartbreakers and The Crushes. The Heartbreakers is soon to be a movie called “Rules of Dating for Teenage Girls.” […]
I’m a firm believer in the philosophy that it’s better to give than receive – unless, of course, someone has a three-figure gift card to Bass Pro Shops or Guitar Center with my name on it. I’d happily take something like that off your hands, thank you very much. Other than that, I get considerably […]
Rocky Cola Café at Honolulu Avenue and Verdugo Boulevard is another of the many gems that make up the “treasures of the valley.” The building Rocky Cola occupies was built in 1923 by the Belanger family as the Montrose Pharmacy. It was the iconic drug store/soda fountain combo that graced so many small town main […]
TRIUMPH MEANS MORE THAN TROPHIES The Crescenta Valley High School Falcon Marching Band capped off a season of record-breaking scores with a “personal best” in its final competition. At the prestigious Moorpark “Battle of the Bands” field show tournament on Saturday, Nov. 21, the band earned its highest-ever overall score in a field tournament. The […]