By Ruth SOWBY The Pacific Community Center in Glendale was the setting for the National Charity League’s annual rummage sale, Sellebration. The Glendale Chapter opened its doors from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Throughout the day hundreds of shoppers filled the aisles, picked over tables of merchandise and lined up to check out. Many had […]
On Sept. 11, members of the Glendale Burbank/Crescenta Valley Republican Assembly with the 44th Assembly District Committee gathered at the Jeffers Estate in La Cañada Flintridge to offer a prayer honoring the 9-11 first responders, fallen heroes, survivors and families. Submitted by Lois Lee BILLINGS
We Meet You Where You Are For over three years, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital’s Community Resource Center for Aging (CRCA) has been available for individual consultations regarding home and community-based services and more. Our Resource Specialists – May Ma Ross, MSW, Finster Paul, III, MPH, and me – have been making our way into the […]
By Ruth SOWBY Pounds and pounds of non-perishable food items were collected from La Cañada Flintridge to Sunland and Glendale on Saturday, Sept. 9. Among the drop-off points were the CV Weekly garage, five LDS church parking lots and several Ralphs market parking lots. This year’s donations to the LDS were collected on the honor system […]
In September the YMCA of the Foothills, in partnership with Tierra del Sol, has launched special adaptive programs to benefit all families interested in aquatic programming and fitness. The Adaptive Aquatic Fitness Class will offer teens and adults with disabilities – ages 15 to 80 – the opportunity to exercise in a safe environment while […]
Village Poets of Sunland-Tujunga invite poets and friends of poetry to the monthly reading held in-person on Sunday, Sept 24 at 4:30 p.m. at Bolton Hall Museum, 10110 Commerce Ave. in Tujunga. In September the features will be Marlene Hitt who will introduce her latest book of poetry, “Yellow Tree Alone.” Poet RG Cantalupo will also be […]
The Longest Running Government on Earth Last Sunday, the U.S. Constitution turned 236 years old. It is the framework of the longest running government in the world today. Since 1787 every nation in the world has changed its form of government at least once except for the United States. Our government is a federal […]
By Ruth SOWBY The La Crescenta Woman’s Club (LCWC) kicked off its new year with its star attraction, historian and CV Weekly columnist Mike Lawler. On Sept. 13 at its Clubhouse, members were all ears as Lawler reported on “Hidden Treasures of the Foothills.” “History is all around us,” Lawler said. Proving his point, he projected old […]
ALG Cares is Assistance League Glendale’s newest philanthropy. ALG Cares provides care kits for individuals leaving homelessness and starting their journey toward permanent housing at Ascencia, a Glendale-based facility where people in need can find services, resources and safe, affordable housing to rebuild their lives. Assistance League Glendale (ALG) provided 65 care kits for all […]
Nancy Bland took CV Weekly along when attending a Broadway play in New York City.