Denise Traboulsi, MSW <<< USC VHH

Community Resource Center for Aging ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’? While the holidays can be a time of great joy and celebration, they can also be a challenging time for those who have lost a loved one during the year or who are lonely or feeling isolated. Memories of past holidays can often […]

Calendar This

GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale will not meet for the remainder of the year but will meet again on Jan. 6. Meetings are held on Friday at noon. The cost to attend, which includes lunch, is $20. The Club meets Friday afternoons at the Elks Lodge, 120 E. Colorado St. in Glendale. WORKS […]

Problem Solved <<< Christopher Elliott

Why is it taking so long to repair my Samsung Galaxy S21? Robert Galinak sent his Samsung Galaxy S21 back to the company for repairs. But eight weeks later, the only thing he has to show for it is a high repair bill. So what happened to the phone? Q: I recently upgraded my Samsung […]

Local Talent Seen in ‘The Nutcracker Ballet’ at San Gabriel Mission Playhouse

Pasadena Dance Theatre’s production of “The Nutcracker Ballet” returns to the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse this holiday season with guest artists from American Ballet Theatre, a cast of over 50 local dancers and children, including Jimyn Ewing, Flora Zhou and Cora Dziurgo from La Crescenta and Calla Sim, Julia Burroughs, Alex Olson, Kate (Kathleen) Andersen, […]

The Passing of P-22

The Passing of P-22

The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) shared a statement by Miguel Ordeñana, senior manager of Community Science, on the passing of P-22, Los Angeles’ famous and beloved mountain lion that lived in Griffith Park:  “On behalf of everyone at NHMLAC, we are very saddened by the loss of P-22, an iconic ambassador […]

CVWD Water Guardian Retires

CVWD Water Guardian Retires

By Mary O’KEEFE Getting water to our homes seems simple enough: It snows in the Sierra Nevada, melts, comes down here and goes into a reservoir then to our local water district. We turn on the faucet and there it is … simple, right? Well, no, it is considerably more complicated and the person is […]

In brief

CV Weekly Offices Closed for Holiday The offices of Crescenta Valley Weekly, 3800 La Crescenta Ave. #206, will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26 for the Christmas holiday.   USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Hosts Blood Drive A blood drive hosted by USC-VHH and the American Red Cross takes place at the hospital on Tuesday, Dec. […]

The Giving Spirit Celebrated in the Foothills

The Giving Spirit Celebrated in the Foothills

By Mary O’KEEFE The spirit of giving was celebrated around the Crescenta Valley last weekend with many events that focused on supporting others and sharing with friends. On Friday afternoon volunteers from The Balcony of LA partnered with Los Angeles County Parks to create a California winter wonderland at Crescenta Valley Park. There was a […]

Apple Life-Saving Technology

By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Search and Rescue (MSAR) team members have often searched for days, sometimes years, for a vehicle that has gone over the side of the road. Those who are lucky enough to survive this type of accident often find they have no cellphone service and many times are too injured to hike […]

Saralyn (Suedmeyer) Goldsworthy Kismann

Saralyn (Suedmeyer) Goldsworthy Kismann

March 8, 1933 – Dec. 8, 2022 Saralyn (Suedmeyer) Goldsworthy Kismann was born on March 8, 1933 in Arapahoe, Nebraska as the 13th child of the local mayor, farmer, grain elevator operator and Lutheran minister Wilhelm Suedmeyer and his wife Blanche. Saralyn spent her days singing songs with her sister Sheila and going to the […]