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  DEMO CLUB INTRODUCES BIDEN REP AND SCHIFF VIDEO On Sunday, June 28 at 3 p.m., the Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club will present Akshay Venugopalan, the Joe Biden presidential campaign field organizer/West Region, and Congressman Adam Schiff. The meeting will be remotely viewed through the Zoom platform. Schiff will speak in a video made expressly […]

Black Lives Matter

News from Washington  » Rep. Adam SCHIFF   Our fellow Americans cannot breathe. Protestors are taking to the streets in Glendale, Los Angeles and cities across America to demand justice and demand that the dignity and humanity of Black Americans be recognized. These protests are born out of real pain – pain that we as […]

Bailey Center Still in Need of Donations

By Mary O’KEEFE The Bailey Center food pantry at United Methodist Church in Tujunga is still struggling to collect enough donations to meet the growing number of people in need. COVID-19 hit people hard with some relief coming in the form of unemployment funds, small business loans and the Payroll Protection Program. But though some […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Idea Seems Off-Balance I read with interest Charly Shelton’s article “Al Fresco Dining Coming to Montrose” in the June 4 issue.  I think this is a perfect opportunity to close off Honolulu between Verdugo and Las Palmas or another street. This does not have to be permanent, only until we can all gather indoors again. […]

Pet of the Week

  Here’s Lily (12 yr old Puggle) whose ears perk up when she finds out we’re going on a walk. CV Weekly loves to hear about your pets! Send a pic and small cap to steve@cvweekly.com, to share your lovable pets with the community!

Scholarships Presented by Kiwanis Club of La Cañada La Crescenta-AM

  Scholarships of $1,000-$1,500 were awarded to deserving students from Crescenta Valley High School. All seven students had a grade point average of 4.0 and higher. Samantha Moore will major in civil engineering at UC Irvine this fall. During her high school years she served as captain of the CV cross country and track varsity […]

Winners of the 2019-20 CIF Southern Section-Ford Academic Awards Announced

The Flintridge Prep boys’ water polo team was among 26 teams named winners of the 34th Annual CIF Southern Section – FORD Academic Awards program. The team awards, based on a cumulative grade point average, are awarded in 26 team sports. Entries from 1,788 teams were received this year. Twenty-nine different CIF-SS member schools are […]

Decorating Contest Celebrates Independence Day

A call to all who are proud to be American! The Sunland/Tujunga/Shadow Hills/Rotary Club announced a best decorating contest to celebrate the Fourth of July this year. Participants can enter photos starting July 1 through July 4 until noon showing their patriotic spirit. Winners from each category will receive a $50 gift certificate to Back […]

Helen Grossi

May 27, 1942 – May 23, 2020 Helen Grossi passed away peacefully on May 23. She was born on May 27, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She moved to Glendale in 1956 and married Pete Grossi on May 19, 1962 in Glendale before moving to La Crescenta in 1967. Helen devoted her time to raising her […]

YOUTH NOTES

They Have an ‘E.Y.E.’ on Science In response to current government restrictions and parental hesitations, three local La Cañada High School graduates – Ashlyn Oh, Anurima Chattopadhyay and Sonia Bhaskaran – have created Experiment Your Element – E.Y.E. – a series of weeklong summer camps for fourth to seventh grade students (though there are hopes […]