VA Approves Claims for More than 22,500 Blue Water Navy Veterans Ten months after the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) began processing Agent Orange disability claims for Blue Water Navy veterans, more than 22,500 have been finalized, resulting in more than $640 million in payments to veterans or their surviving dependents. Blue Water Navy veterans […]
Assisteens, a youth arm of the Assistance League, worked on a letter campaign to senior citizens who previously attended the monthly senior Assistance League of Glendale luncheons at the chapter house. Due to the pandemic, the teens could not be together so each took on a group of names from senior neighborhood fellowship and wrote […]
By Charly SHELTON Most years seem to fly by with the New Year ball dropping in behind us like the boulder from “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” But 2020 was the year spent inside as the days slowly dragged on … and on … with seemingly little good news interspersed. But now that we’re (hopefully) […]
CVWD – Wrapping up 2020 As 2020 closes out, CVWD wants to thank customers for their support and participation in both the blood drive and the canned food drive. CVWD customers and staff donated 36 units of blood for patients at local hospitals and over 400 cans of food to help feed families in need. […]
Montrose Junior High School? Montrose Community Park is tucked away behind some businesses that face Verdugo Road to the southeast of the Montrose shopping area. The 15-acre park has a full array of features such as tennis courts, a playground, basketball courts, ball fields and lots of grassy open space. It was completed in 1987 […]
This Week at LCIF Ring in the New Year this Sunday, Jan. 3 at Lutheran Church in the Foothills. All are invited at 10 a.m. for Couch Church on the church’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Those who miss the live presentation can watch the videos on the church website, Facebook page and YouTube channel. […]
CV Weekly looks back at year that was – truly – unprecedented. January The float Dodo Bird Flight School that was entered into the 131st annual Tournament of Roses Parade by the City of La Cañada garnered laughs and the Bob Hope Humor Award. Several new laws went into effect on Jan. 1 but perhaps […]
Shortened Hours for Holiday The office of CV Weekly will be open only until 1 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 31. It will be closed on Jan. 1, 2021. Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is taking place at the Rosemont Preserve on Saturday morning, Jan. 2. This is a chance for residents […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This year has been one for the record books. It started with fire and is ending with a shot in the arm. Little did we know that the Australian fires that continued to burn from September 2019 into 2020 was a sign of things to come. In 2020, California saw the state […]
By Mary O’KEEFE With the latest surge of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, medical staff at hospitals need the community’s support now more than ever. “We are in crisis mode currently,” said Donovan Stewart, associate chief nursing officer at Adventist Health Glendale. “The [Emergency Department] is at [maximum] capacity.” The ICU is also well over 100% […]