The La Crescenta Woman’s Club is the beneficiary of the work of Kevin Tom of Boy Scout Troop 317. Tom’s Eagle Scout project was to honor the Club’s history of 100-plus years with a rock bench outside the Clubhouse. Scout leader Richard Toyon helped Tom in selecting the site for his project. Mike Lawler of […]
‘Good Grief’ Support Group at St. Bede’s “Good Grief,” a six-week program for those who have lost a loved one through death, continues through Oct. 18 at St. Bede’s Parish Center, 215 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada. Sessions are from 6:30 p.m. to 8 pm. There is no fee. The series includes information on the […]
The Webster family brought the CV Weekly along when they visited the Netherlands to experience the country in which Betty Ann’s father immigrated. Pictured from left are Mark, Betty Ann, Glenda, Kira, Mike and Laura. CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip and send us a photo. You may find […]
I Dare You I remember when I was a kid that if someone (usually my sister) yelled something nasty at me, I’d respond with “I dare you to say that to my face.” Luckily for my mother and father (and probably for us girls, too) we didn’t usually go face-to-face. Seems that today we don’t […]
» By Adam SCHIFF This election season will be remembered for many reasons, but we may also end up recalling this election as the one where our democracy came under a sustained and coordinated attack by hackers determined to discredit our system. Americans of all political affiliations should be deeply concerned about this development, which […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A petition circulating on social media is continuing to garner signatures and interest from the community. The petition centers on a proposal for a 47-unit condominium and mixed-use building at 3037 and 3045 Foothill Boulevard. The petition raises concerns about parking, public safety and high-density occupancy and with the developer not complying […]
Friends of the La Cañada Library welcome everyone to its semi-annual book sale. The three-day event will feature thousands of books from which to choose, old and new, to satisfy all ages – all at bargain prices! Anyone who loves to read, needs a gift for someone special, loves history, travel, cooking, the Arts, etc. […]
By Charly SHELTON For months, a hot topic of debate in the bi-weekly Glendale Unified School District Board of Education meetings has been the adoption of new textbooks for Spanish levels 1-6. The textbooks ¡Qué chévere! 1-3 were adopted last June after a committee of Spanish teachers in the district voted to approve this series […]
PRYOR COMING TO FLINTRIDGE BOOKSTORE Tonight, Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m., Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse welcomes Los Angeles author, speaker and parenting columnist Liz Pryor, who shares her book “Look at You Now: My Journey from Shame to Strength” (Random House). For readers of “Orange is the New Black” and “Girl Interrupted,” this is […]
By Dana DOWSE On Saturday, Sept. 24, the Friends of Rockhaven (FoR) is hosting an Old Hollywood themed fundraiser at the La Crescenta Woman’s Club, 4004 La Crescenta Ave. While RSVPs for the dinner portion of the event have closed, there is a party from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. that is free and open […]