Southern California experienced the highest number of COVID-19 cases last month since the start of the pandemic, and our hospitals had reached their peak capacity, but now finally we are seeing a downward trend, which we all can be relieved about. Vaccinations have started in the hopes that sometime this year we can return to […]
The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce held its annual installation of officers and directors virtually in mid-January. State Senator Anthony Portantino performed the duty of installing the officers – President Michael Riley, Vice President Michael Baldwin, who also led the flag salute, Secretary Robin Goldsworthy, Treasurer Craig Fisher, Honorary Mayor James D. Speas and Past […]
On Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed. Pianist Brendan White will perform works by George Gershwin, Brendan White, Chad Latta, J.S. Bach, and Alexander Scriabin on a Facebook stream and YouTube. The program includes Alexander Scriabin, “Prelude Op. 37, No. 1,” George Gershwin, “Three Preludes,” Brendan […]
Bank of Hope recently announced that the Hope Scholarship Foundation application period is now open for the 2021-22 academic year. As a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting education, Hope Scholarship Foundation is funding $150,000 in scholarships to select college-bound high school students graduating in the current year. Hope Scholarship will be awarded to a total […]
USC-VHH WOMEN’S COUNCIL OFFERS HARMONIES FOR THE HEART The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Women’s Council presents Harmonies for the Heart, a free online concert with The Mary Dyer Band. The concert is on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m. To take part, ESVP to bit.ly/HarmoniesUSCVHH; Zoom log-in information will be sent. Admission is free, but […]
CV Housewives Beat Up Old Lady in 1956 In a twist on the reality show “The Real Housewives of (insert city here)” a group of “real housewives of La Crescenta” beat and robbed an old lady in Glendale then created a gossipy media frenzy. It was 1956 (i.e. “the good old days”) and three over-the-hill […]
Question: When the pandemic began, our two college age kids returned home and continued their studies on the internet. Although we love having them home, we have a problem. From the time they were very young, we had house rules: they were to keep their rooms clean and get their laundry to the laundry room […]
On Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m., the La Cañada Presbyterian Church Parent Education program will be hosting its annual gala “A Night of Laughs – I Was a Great Parent Before I Had Kids” featuring Chris Erskine and John Cervenka with emcees Anne Bierling and Chuck Osburn. Participation in this virtual event is free, and […]
Katie Kim, a member of the Colgate University Class of 2022, has earned the spring 2020 dean’s award with distinction. Kim is an economics major from La Cañada Flintridge and is a graduate of Harvard-Westlake School. Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses during […]
Election Fraud Could Be Real In response to Jackie Gish’s letter in the CV Weekly on Jan. 21: here is my experience with mail-in ballots. In 2007, after we retired, my wife and I registered for permanent absentee ballots because we expected to travel a lot. Because the 2020 election was so important my wife […]