At a recent meeting, the Jewel City Kiwanis honored member Woody Lee with the Kiwanian of the Year award for administering a variety of social and fund raising projects for the club. These included, in part, the creation of the Ray Perkins Memorial Fund that allocated donations to the Full Force Basketball program in La […]
The Women’s Council of Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation (VHHF) recently held a luncheon at New Moon restaurant in Montrose to welcome new members who joined the group of dedicated women. These new members are Wendy Alane Smith, Freny Berkenbile, Adriana Mucic and Gloria Cotton. Joining the new members at the luncheon were Esther Mauries, Eileen […]
Over 700 people attended the 24th annual Evening of Wine & Roses event, held on the Glendale Memorial campus on Oct. 3. The Foundation raised over $320,000 to benefit the Emergency Department. Guests were treated to a wide array of delicacies from local restaurants and wineries. Shown are (from left) Glendale Memorial Hospital President Mark […]
The Las Candelas’ Fall Party was held in the gardens at the home of Bruce and Debbie Hinckley. The theme was Tropical Paradise. Fifty members and their guests honored Bobbi Gangi, outgoing president and welcomed Monica Sierra, incoming president. The members will again begin their volunteer efforts at Hillsides Education Center, Hathaway-Sycamores, Glendale Healthy Kids […]
As part of his “swan song,” at a recent meeting outgoing Kiwanis Club of La Cañada president Bill Watts announced that the club had donated $23,000 to various charities and organizations during his year as president. Watts also recognized the club’s many chairpersons and thanked them for their service at his final meeting as president. […]
The Foothill Municipal Water District board of directors appointed Garry E. Bryant as its Division 1 director at its regularly scheduled meeting held Sept. 19. Bryant will complete the term vacated by Robert J. Gomperz. Division 1 is located in Altadena and is composed of portions of Lincoln Avenue Water Company, Rubio Canon Land & […]
The Foothill Municipal Water District board of directors appointed Garry E. Bryant as its Division 1 director at its regularly scheduled meeting held Sept. 19. Bryant will complete the term vacated by Robert J. Gomperz. Division 1 is located in Altadena and is composed of portions of Lincoln Avenue Water Company, Rubio Canon Land & […]
Mary Gant was installed as the 2011-12 president of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada (Noon) at an installation dinner held at the Oakmont Country Club. The installation of Gant and her fellow officers was made by the California-Nevada governor of Kiwanis International, Comdr. Jack Olmstead, USN, Ret. Over 150 Kiwanians and friends attended the […]
Chris Waldheim spent four days hiking the High Sierra Camps in Yosemite and said, “I had to bring along my trusty CV Weekly.” Here he is, on top of Mt. Hoffmann at 10,850’ with Half Dome behind him. Lucky we’re not afraid of heights, Chris! CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us with you on […]
Longtime Glendale physician Rozella Knox, MD, retired after 22 years at Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center. Dr. Knox joined the hospital’s medical staff in 1989 and served as chair of the General and Family Practice department and as a member of the Hospital Community Board. She received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and […]