Sept. 20, 1949 – Jan. 1, 2023 Gayle Lundquist passed peacefully on New Year’s Day. She was foremost a loving grandmother, mother and wife. Gayle was born and raised in La Crescenta and was a 1967 graduate of Crescenta Valley High School. Gayle worked in the banking industry for more than 40 years. She […]
On Friday, Dec. 16, Douglas Frank DiGiurco, a devoted and selfless husband and father, passed away. He was 65. Born to Frank and Patsy DiGiurco, he was raised in La Crescenta and moved to Placerville where he met and married his high school sweetheart Dani Henter. He worked in construction and maintenance most of his […]
Oct. 30, 1940 – Jan. 5, 2023 Ken Biermann, a teacher/coach to thousands, a mentor to many, a family member who was cherished and a friend to all, died Jan. 5 in Glendale from complications of COVID. He, and his twin sister Judy, was born on Oct. 30, 1940 in Los Angeles to parents Evelyn […]
Top Ten Things to Know About a Visit to an Emergency Room As featured in last week’s CV Weekly, Los Angeles County continues to struggle with the “triple threat” of COVID, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The high incidence of these illnesses has negatively impacted hospital Emergency Rooms (ERs) throughout the region. Not only […]
Memories of Villa Esperanza – Part 1 I’m continuing a streak of reprinting the memories of early CV residents. Some might call that plagiarism but, in my defense, who better to write about the past than those who were there? And often eyewitness accounts, like the flood description I reprinted a couple of weeks ago, […]
Goodbye December and Happy New Year! Now we welcome the New Year, full of new things. How the New Year will turn out is entirely up to you. The attitude you bring, the determination you have, the goals you set all will result in the type of year you will have. So let your attitude […]
The Guessing Game Congratulations to your representatives (and mine) who received failing grades from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, Assemblyman Chris Holden and State Senator Anthony Portantino each earned an ‘F’ from the Orange-based organization that has fought for hard-won protections of Proposition 13 since 1978. “Progressive” politicians pay lip service to […]
Anastacia Menemenlis from La Cañada was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s dean’s list for the 2022 fall quarter. Menemenlis is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in nursing. Undergraduate students who have earned at least 30 credits and have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher (out of 4.0) are on the dean’s list. […]
The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada launched a holiday season of giving by contributing to 10 local groups and organizations for combined donations totaling $16,700 to help fund far-reaching programs. Kiwanis President Trish McRae said, “Members have stepped up to help make the season brighter for others. Together we aim to fulfill our tagline of […]
Glendale Library, Arts & Culture (GLAC) is among 20 California local library systems selected to receive first-ever funding from the California State Library’s (CSL) Sustainable California Libraries grant program to support projects focused on sustainability and climate resilience. GLAC proposed the Earth Month & Beyond project for funding in partnership with the City of Glendale’s […]