The Village Poets of Sunland-Tujunga announced that the Westside Women Writers will be featured at their Monthly Reading Series on Sunday, Aug. 23 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The venue is the McGroarty Arts Center, 7570 McGroarty Terrace, Tujunga, the former residence of John Steven McGroarty, designated poet laureate of California in 1933. Westside […]
The Webster family took CV Weekly with them on a three-week Germany trip. Shown are the Websters: Mike, Mark, Luke, Glenda and Kira. 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.
The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Women’s Council recently elected Ruth McNevin the new chairperson for the upcoming year. McNevin has been a supporter of the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital for over three decades. She has served as an in-service volunteer amassing over 6,400 hours of service. This is her second term; she served as chairperson […]
Lt. Lola Abrahamian, president of The Campbell Center Foundation board of directors, was appointed president of Soroptimist International of Glendale at a luncheon on June 18. Abrahamian, a 15-year veteran of the Glendale Police Dept., succeeds Glendale Councilwoman Paula Devine. “Looking at the roster of presidents who have preceded me I know I have some […]
Clayton Carver Weirick from La Cañada Flintridge was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2015 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Weirick is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences. Washington University is counted among the world’s leaders in teaching and research, and it draws students and faculty to St. […]
On May 26, the Junior League of Pasadena, Inc. (JLP) held its annual meeting to honor member achievements, reveal its new community focus area, and install its new 2015-16 board of directors. This meeting was full of organizational pride and excitement as members and guests reflected on the past year and introduced new members into […]
Laurice Levine from Children’s Hospital in Oakland recently visited the Noon Kiwanis Club of La Cañada sharing with members her life story of being a victim of thalassemia (Cooley’s anemia). Levine was born with thalassemia intermedia. Additionally, at 25 she was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. Because her body cannot manufacture sufficient hemoglobin, her heart could […]
Ask Phyllis! Home Selling Guarantee, Fact or Fiction Dear Phyllis, I have a rental property that is extremely run-down and because of the condition, I am afraid it will be tough to sell. I have seen Realtors® advertise that they will buy my house if they can’t sell it. I am wondering […]
In June at the monthly veterans’ breakfast at American Legion Post 288 and VFW Post 1614, Richard L. “Barney” St. Marie was recognized with the presentation of a copy of the posting on the Registry Of Remembrances on the national World War II memorial website. The presentation was made by recently installed American Legion Post […]
Dr. Emil Avanes, who opened his private medical practice Harmony Health MD in 2013, celebrated his two-year anniversary with the addition of a new local doctor, Dr. Andreh Carapiet. Harmony Health MD, a practice for internal medicine, celebrated with a party in the spacious offices in the Montrose shopping area. Over 600 people attended […]