By Samantha SLAYBACK As the international Kiwanis Club prepares to celebrate its centennial, the local Montrose-La Crescenta club isn’t far behind. The Montrose-La Crescenta 90th installation of new officers and board members is at Joselito’s West in Tujunga at 6:15 p.m. on Sept. 25. The club itself will officially turn 90 years old in May […]
Glendale Area Alumnae Panhellenic, a cooperative association of sorority alumnae belonging to the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), announced it has been recognized as a top alumnae group for its service to the community and support of the lifelong sorority experience. Glendale Area Alumnae Panhellenic is one of 59 Alumnae Panhellenics to receive national recognition. The […]
By Samantha SLAYBACK Since its beginnings in 2006, Ascencia has been helping to find proper housing for the homeless. One of the most monumental decisions made in order to achieve this goal was to bring the New York City-initiated 100,000 Homes Campaign to Glendale. The 100,000 Homes Campaign is a nationwide effort to house 100,000 […]
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) named Deborah Jordan, a noted local non-profit executive with 25 years of leadership experience, as executive director of the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) Foundation. Jordan assumed her position Aug. 25. “Deborah Jordan brings a wealth of experience with non-profit organizations, and her knowledge and experience will be a significant […]
Paul and Kim Mattersteig traveled over 3500 miles by car with their camping trailer … and their trusty copy of CV Weekly! CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip and send us a photo. You may find yourselves on the pages of the community’s favorite newspaper.
Rotary District 5280 Governor Elsa Gillham visited the Rotary Club of Glendale (Noon) on Aug. 21. Gov. Gillham oversees 64 clubs in Southern California. Among her plans is organizing a humanitarian trip to Guatemala in February 2015. In other club news, Brian Bergh and Natalie Komuro were recognized as the club’s top donors to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE You don’t have to be from the Crescenta Valley to sell Crescenta Valley. The location is close to Los Angeles yet far enough away to keep traffic to a minimum. The neighborhoods are designed to create a hometown feeling and neighbors know each other. But for those who were born and raised […]
Children’s Bureau invites families who are willing and able to care for children during the reunification process with their parents to contact Children’s Bureau. There are also children currently in foster care who are unable to return to their families of origin. Children’s Bureau is seeking caring families to become resource families and consider foster-adopting […]
Ask Phyllis! Popcorn Ceilings Dear Phyllis, We purchased our home in 2002 and are preparing it for market. The agent who sold us the home will be the one to list it. She suggested that we remove the popcorn ceilings. This seems like a really big job and I think we would be better off […]
The newly formed Business Evening Kiwanis Club, a subsidiary organization of the Noon Kiwanis, meets monthly at various restaurants in the city. The offshoot of the Noon 98-plus member club, which meets weekly at Descanso Gardens, was designed to accommodate business members who can’t attend weekly noontime meetings. New members are members of the Noon […]