Halloween at the Parks

Halloween at the Parks

By Charly SHELTON This year, as every year, southern California theme parks are pulling out all the stops for their Halloween promotions. Disneyland has brought back its Halloween time Celebration for both parks at the resort. Universal Studios Hollywood is inviting guests into the worlds created on screen by its horror films, and Knott’s and […]

Bulldogs dominate in rout of Falcons

Bulldogs dominate in rout of Falcons

By Brian PARK CV Weekly intern The game started looking like the eventual 42-14 blowout about four minutes into the Friday night football contest. The Burbank Bulldogs stepped up and showed they could contend for the CIF championship against the solid Falcons. The Falcons defense looked amazing on the first play of the game, sacking […]

’50s sock hop coming to St. James

’50s sock hop coming to St. James

St. James is getting ready for its first Father-Daughter Sock Hop on Oct. 10 and the St. James girls are eager to jump back in time. Rowena Heck, the head of the sock hop, has been working diligently with her team of moms to make this a fun night for the girls and their fathers. […]

Survival by most creative

Survival by most creative

By Peter LEE As “secured” eggs crashed on to the playground of Lincoln Elementary, the ingenuity of the school’s students was tested to the extreme. On Oct. 2, Lincoln held its Fall Family Egg Drop, an event made possible by the Lincoln Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) and the Montrose Station 29 fire fighters. This […]

Holy Redeemer students sing for local food pantry

Holy Redeemer students sing for local food pantry

The walls of Holy Redeemer School’s Healy Hall were shaking with the voices of students singing at the Second Annual Family Fun Karaoke Night on Friday, Sept. 25. The school’s eighth grade students organized and coordinated the evening’s activities with much help from their teacher, Lisa Tush, and many parent volunteers. Kids from all grade […]

710 Project gains momentum

With the passage of Measure R by the voters last November, the $780 million allocated for the 710 extension has accelerated a geotechnical study that began in June of 2008.  The study by Caltrans and Metro is examining the feasibility of constructing a substantial road tunnel, to expand the 710 freeway where it ends on […]

Meeting Drayman – part 2

In part two of our mini-bio on Glendale City Councilman John Drayman, we pick up at the point where John graduated from Crescenta Valley High School. Although he had been in student government all through school, John’s true passion was theater arts. He had been a major player in the drama program at CVHS, and […]

The siren call of the past

Last week, television news featured a story about the testing of a new tsunami warning siren in the coastal town of Port Hueneme, 60 miles north of Los Angeles. The siren isn’t exactly new, being of World War II vintage and formerly designed to warn of inbound enemy aircraft. However, its repurposing to alert residents […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

DANGER IN OUR BACKYARDS I live on Henrietta Avenue between Pennsylvania and Maryland. On Wednesday night, Sept. 30, around 8:00 p.m., one of my two beloved dogs was killed by a large animal in our backyard. We had just arrived home from work and let both our dogs out as we have done hundreds of […]

Sandbagging Saturday

Sandbagging Saturday

By Mary O’KEEFE It took less than two hours for about 36 volunteers to fill 1,000 sandbags at Dunsmore Park on Saturday morning. “This went great. We had a tremendous outpouring of support,” said Jeff Weinstein, project manager for Glendale Parks and Recreation. The sandbags that were filled on Oct. 3 will be added to […]