The Verdugo Glen chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) was named one of two California ABWA chapters to receive a Best Practices in Team Management Award – Level I, as announced by its national headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas. There were only four chapters in the 13 western United States to receive […]
Army and Navy Academy recognizes those students who have exhibited academic excellence during the first grading period of the 2014-15 school year. Those who have achieved a grade point average of 3.80 or higher have been named to the dean’s list. This is an impressive accomplishment, especially considering the academy’s unique curriculum that includes Leadership […]
Helen Jean Taylor is a treasure, especially as far as the Ceramics Dept. of the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge is concerned. On a recent Sunday, the community center offered a workshop where interested potters could learn Taylor’s celebrated approach to glazing. An expert in the complexities of glaze formulation and their reactions/inter-reactions under […]
Glendale Healthy Start, a program within Student Support Services of the Glendale Unified School District, prepared 100 food baskets, which included a $30 Vons’ gift card, that were distributed to families for Thanksgiving. The mission of Glendale Healthy Start is to assist families in need. The food baskets consisted of an assortment of cereal, beans, […]
Ask Phyllis! Selling Options Dear Phyllis, We have a very unique home which has been on the market for several months. The asking price is $1,500,000. We finally have the home in escrow but the buyer can’t get a mortgage because his bonuses are a substantial part of his income; the lender requires another […]
CV Weekly certainly gets around! Santa Speas at Crescenta Cañada Pet Hospital took a break from “petarazzi” duty to catch up with local news with his favorite newspaper. Santa Speas and his band of merry elves hosted the annual pet portraits event at Crescenta Cañada Pet Hospital giving pet parents the chance to have their […]
The YMCA of the Foothills presented the 2014 YMCA Pacesetter Award to the Gorvetzian family at a special donor recognition event on Dec. 4 at Oakmont Country Club. Hosted by YMCA board of director chair Kristin McQueen, the event featured special impact testimonials and a Christmas tree silent auction. Funds raised will support the Youth […]
Beginning Feb. 4 and continuing through April 10, residents can receive free income tax preparation under the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program administered by AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, a tax-exempt charity of AARP. Membership in AARP is not required. Free income tax preparation will be provided on Wednesdays and Fridays at La Crescenta Library, […]
By Samantha SLAYBACK here’s no better time for people to gather and give back to their community than Thanksgiving, and that’s what foothills community members did this past holiday. On Thanksgiving Day, the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge hosted its 21st annual Thanksgiving Day Run and Food Drive, also known as the Turkey Trot. […]
The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health requires all school volunteers to undergo a tuberculosis (TB) screening. To help satisfy this requirement in the local community, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH), together with the La Cañada Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Council, recently administered complimentary TB screening sessions to La Cañada Unified School District (LCUSD). […]