By Mary O’KEEFE For the third week in a row CVW is writing about hiking before, during and after storms – especially since recent recorded rainfall totals have drenched the entire state. California, like most places on Earth, can have rainfall occur in one area and then, not too far away, the sun is shining. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In local elementary schools a common and fun exercise is the egg drop. This is when students are asked to engineer a container that will protect an egg when it is dropped from a high altitude. The experiment is a great family project that has kids using their imagination as they design […]
By Ruth SOWBY Founders’ Day 2023 may be the last one for the Glendale branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). On Saturday Jan. 14, about 50 longtime AAUW members met over Zoom in the Oakmont Country Club to hear from Branch Support Group leaders. Sharon Siebert and Carol Holzgarfe, speaking from a conference […]
Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center and Adventist Health Glendale each celebrated Armenian Christmas with dignitaries and community members. Those who attended were eager to celebrate a host of events relating to the birth of Jesus Christ.
Las Candelas, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to give volunteer service and financial assistance to help improve the lives of children in vulnerable situations, ended 2022 by distributing substantial checks to Ascencia, YWCA Glendale and Pasadena, Hillsides Youth Moving On and Didi Hirsch Mental Health Center. Funds distributed to Ascencia, a comprehensive homeless services […]
On Friday evening Dec. 30, Les Fleurette Debutants of La Cañada Flintridge Club Thursday Club made their debut to society at the 71st Bal Blanc Noel held at the Hilton Hotel in Glendale. Wearing white gowns at the formal event, the debs were presented by Dr. Michael Leininger, retired educator and current community leader […]
The La Cañada Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild (LCFOG) will hold a fundraising event at Round Table Pizza, 502 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The public is invited to place their order any time from noon until 8 p.m., dine in or take home, their choice. Diners are requested to place their ticket […]
Jan. 14 900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a shopper reported placing her purse in her shopping cart and before browsing around the store. She was reportedly confronted by a male, described as Hispanic, who began speaking to her about a toilet brush kit. The woman/victim’s attention was drawn away from her […]
State Senator Anthony Portantino invited constituents on Jan. 7 to join him in a holiday celebration at the Artsakh Paseo in Glendale. Traditionally this celebration is held in December but it was postponed due to the weather. Thankfully, the rain that pelted the southland took a break on Saturday providing perfect weather for the festive […]
My Chase Sapphire Reserve card refunded my vacation rental and then it didn’t. When Warren Yue cancels a vacation rental before the pandemic for a church retreat, he initially gets a refund from his Chase Sapphire Reserve card. But then it backtracks, deducting half his money. What gives? Q: I paid for a vacation […]