Terry M. Walker, chosen by the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada as La Canadan of the Year, will be honored on Wednesday, May 2 at 11:45 a.m. at the club’s weekly meeting at Van de Kamp Hall at Descanso Gardens. Walker is the former vice president and director of Human Resources of the Allen Lund […]
Ask Phyllis! Are there pitfalls to the seller rent back? Dear Phyllis, We have been saving for three years, going to open houses and overall preparing to buy our first home. We found a home we love and made an offer, but the seller doesn’t want to move out until their kids get out of […]
The Verdugo Hills Hospital Beginnings Family Education Program will offer a babysitting class on May 5 designed for boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 15. Classes will also be held on June 30 and July 28. The babysitting class is an interactive course that teaches participants valuable skills, including infant/child CPR, basic […]
On April 12, the La Crescenta Republican Women met at the La Cañada Country Club to discuss the future of America. Ed Ames, a popular actor and singer of the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, was the guest speaker. He showed the group that at the age of 84 he still has a powerful singing voice […]
By Timithie NORMAN An eclectic crowd of poetry-lovers gathered at the McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga Sunday to enjoy an afternoon of spoken word and the biannual passing of the laurels to the area’s newest poet laureate, Dorothy Skiles. Skiles is the seventh laureate of Sunland-Tujunga, an honor bestowed by the six members of the […]
Over 200 divers from 10 teams across Southern California competed in the Annual 2012 Rose Bowl Dive Invitational held March 17 and March 18 at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center. Rose Bowl placed first with 1059 points, an overwhelming 275 points over second place Crown Valley. The competition began at 9 a.m. and concluded around […]
Ken Martinet, a long time La Cañada resident and director of Catholic Big Brothers and Sisters for the past 17 years, was the guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada at a recent weekly luncheon meeting held at Descanso Gardens Van de Kamp Hall. “Kids would be much better off if there was […]
Paul and Marilyn Liu took the CV Weekly on their recent travels that included Venice, Florence, Verona, Sorrento, Isle of Capri, Pompei and the Trevi Fountain (above) in Rome. Standing 85.3 feet high and 65.6 feet wide, the Trevi Fountain is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains […]
To help raise money for his favorite charity, Prom Plus, local holistic chiropractor Dr. Mark Anthony is offering the first two days of chiropractic services to new patients for only $49. All of this money will then be donated to Prom Plus. This service includes an initial consultation, orthopedic, neurological and kinesiological examination, any necessary […]
Glendale Healthy Kids was one of four finalists in the annual Los Angeles Business Journal Healthcare Leadership Awards. This event, sponsored by the Los Angeles Business Journal, salutes outstanding programs, agencies and individuals. Glendale Healthy Kids was a recipient in the safety net category competing with such entities as Valley Presbyterian Hospital, The Motion Picture […]