After a summer hiatus, members of the Glendale-based non-profit organization Las Candelas gathered on the Terrace Patio at Oakmont Country Club on Sept. 20 to honor the outgoing president and welcome the incoming president. Outgoing president Jeannie Flint was thanked for her expert leadership of the group for the past two years. Incoming president Ellyn […]
Photos by Jessica SHUMATE, intern On Thursday night at Deukmejian Wilderness Park in La Crescenta (voted Finest Sunset View), Crescenta Valley Weekly hosted a party to celebrate the winners of The Finest, those chosen by CV Weekly readers as the best in their field. Over 100 dignitaries and guests filled the park enjoying food catered […]
Do you know 60,000 youngsters who needed orthopaedic medical care during the past year? Probably not. However, the Orthopaedic Institute for Children (OIC) does. That’s how many youngsters were treated at their Urgent Care Center and outpatient clinics by some of the most talented and caring physicians and surgeons in the country. OIC provides over […]
The YWCA of Glendale announced it has received a $10,000 grant from Soroptimist International of Glendale. These funds will support the remodeling of the YWCA’s Sunrise Village Emergency Shelter. Sunrise Village is a 45-day emergency shelter providing housing, meals, counseling, social services, legal services, parenting classes and case management to victims of domestic violence and […]
Three Los Angeles deputy sheriffs were the guests of LCF Chamber of Commerce President and Kiwanis member Pat Anderson at the recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada held at Descanso Gardens. The deputies promoted several programs offered for the public. The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada meets each week for lunch […]
Tina Parsegian, president of the Cancer Care Guild at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, was recently awarded with the first nationally recognized mutual fund designation CFS® (Certified Fund Specialist®) by the Institute of Business & Finance (IBF). This graduate-level designation is conferred upon candidates who complete a 135-plus hour educational program focusing on closed-end funds, mutual […]
Don José Verdugo Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated Constitution Week by placing displays at the La Cañada Flintridge and Montrose libraries to encourage citizens to reflect on America’s heritage. The National Society DAR is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding this year, which makes this observance especially important. The principles of DAR […]
Nick Virgallito, a longtime resident of the Crescenta Valley, celebrated his 100th birthday at Mountview Retirement where he resides. Nick was born on Sept. 5, 1915 to Italian immigrants who settled in Ohio. At 18 years old he came to the Crescenta Valley with the Civilian Conservation Corps to build roads and check dams […]
Ask Phyllis! Is Home Staging Necessary? Dear Phyllis, I met with a real estate agent who wants me to move my furniture out of several of my home’s rooms so a stager can bring in rented furniture. This seems like a lot of trouble and I am not sure […]
Belmont Village Senior Living Burbank held an opening reception recently for the new photography exhibit called “American Heroes: Portraits of Service,” which features the images and stories of WWII-era veterans. Each resident veteran was presented with a copy of photographer Thomas Sanders’ book, “The Last Good War: The Faces and Voices of WWII” and […]