NOTES & NODS

This Week at LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills continues to offer “Couch Church” for the foreseeable future. It will live stream Sundays at 10 a.m. on its Facebook page –facebook.com/Lcifoothills/videos. After the live stream, the service can be found at www.lcifoothills.org. Bulletins for children and adults (along with games for children and a Bible […]

What to Expect When You’re Expecting in a COVID-19 World

What to Expect When You’re Expecting in a COVID-19 World

By Mary O’KEEFE Last week, CVW looked into how hospitals, specifically maternity wards, have adapted in the COVID-19 world. Today, two couples share their experiences – one that recently celebrated the birth of their child and the second that is anxiously waiting for that day. A few weeks ago, Kelly Iuculano gave birth to her […]

Reopening Businesses … Cautiously

By Mary O’KEEFE Some businesses in the State of California and Los Angeles County are starting to reopen tomorrow, May 8. Complete reopening will be done in phases and if anyone thinks this is going to be an easy switch on they are mistaken. During her daily briefing with the County director of Public Health, […]

GASCU Announces Board Selections

The Inspectors of Election for Glendale Area Schools Credit Union announced on April 16 the results of its board of directors. The credit union engaged CUBallot to conduct the election this year. There were four positions open for this election: two positions for a three-year term, one position for a two-year term and one position […]

Low-Flying Aircraft Causes Concern

By Mary O’KEEFE On April 28 at about 8:25 p.m., law enforcement starting receiving phone calls from Glendale residents concerned about a low-flying airplane. “Burbank-Glendale dispatch advised us of a low-flying aircraft,” said Officer Jason Embleton, a pilot with Burbank-Glendale Air Support. Burbank-Glendale officers are pilots that work jointly with air support. When the calls […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

How Quickly Things Change   If nothing else, this pandemic has taught us how quickly things change. If you’ve listened to the news about people who have been hit hard by COVID-19, many have said how quickly the virus struck and incapacitated them, leaving some gasping for breath, going to the hospital and being put […]

Pet of the Week

  There’s no doubt – Penelope was a very bad chicken. She could not get along with her flock. She was abusive and argumentative. Her owners were going to solve the problem by making Penny into a chicken dinner. Penelope was given a second chance by Pam Lawler, and Penny now lives happily in Pam’s […]

»Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Our Business Is Your Business

A Most Interesting Year   Except for those of us with “essential services,” our shops are closed, customer/client contact is limited or non-existent, whatever “rainy day” funds we had set aside are either depleted or getting close to depletion, most of us are still waiting for the promised government financial assistance, and each of us […]

Glendale Nonprofit Receives $10,000 Challenge Grant

Glendale Nonprofit Receives $10,000 Challenge Grant

Mending Kids, a nonprofit organization located in Glendale, was selected to receive emergency relief funds from the Open Hearts Foundation, co-founded by actress and philanthropist Jane Seymour. The nonprofit was chosen in response to serving vulnerable communities in the Greater Los Angeles area during the coronavirus crisis. This $10,000 challenge grant is a call to […]

Memories of the Unknown Comic

This guy paying for his groceries is reminiscent of the Unknown Comic from the 1970s program, “The Gong Show.” I wonder if it’s difficult to get money out of his wallet with those dishwashing gloves on, too. Sent in by Lynn McGINNIS