By Mary O’KEEFE and Rachelle Miller

COVID-19 is affecting every aspect of everyday life in the country, LA County and locally. CVW will continue to update as information becomes available. The events that have been canceled or postponed at this time—Friday, March 13 at 12 p.m. include:

LA CRESCENTA/CRESCENTA VALLEY:

March 14 American Legion Post 288 BINGO

March 21 La Crescenta Womans Club Fashion Show

Los Angeles County Libraries are remaining open, including the La Crescenta Library, however all programming has been canceled through March 31.

MONTROSE:

Sundays—Montrose Shopping Park Association has cancelled Sunday Harvest Markets at least through the end of March.

April 18—As of March 13 The Montrose Wine Walk is still going on as scheduled.

March 29—Montrose Verdugo Chamber of Commerce has postponed the Montrose Craft Beer Fest 2020.

GLENDALE:

As of March 12 at 4 p.m. no one has tested positive for COVID-19 in Glendale. In an abundance of caution the City of Glendale has decided to cancel or postpone several events and locations:

March 14 Coffee with a Cop scheduled from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Starbucks at 1360 E. Colorado Street has been cancelled.

March 17 Glendale City Council meeting has been cancelled.

March 17 Glendale Housing Authority meeting has been cancelled.

March 20 Ascencia “Celebrating the Superhero in All of Us” Annual Gala

All Glendale City sponsored events and activities are cancelled through the end of March, regardless of size. Private events being held at the City facilities with 50 or more participants will also be cancelled to the end of March.

Glendale City’s Adult Softball/Basketball Leagues

Glendale Senior Centers will be closed

Glendale Pacific Park Pool will be closed

The Meal distribution plan for the congregate meals programs will not be affected.

GWP
March 21 – CA Friendly Landscape Class is cancelled

March 28 – Solar Discovery Faire is cancelled

April 5 – Rainwater Harvesting Class is cancelled
(Note: The rain barrel distribution event from 10AM-12PM is not cancelled. If you pre-ordered a rain barrel you can still pick it up.)

These events may be rescheduled to a future date and if so, they will be posted on GWP’s website. City staff will continue to monitor the situation and make decisions on either postponement and or cancellations as necessary.

CHURCHES:

St. George’s Episcopal Church has cancelled worship services from March 15 through “at least” March 22. Sunday’s vestry meeting has also been cancelled.

Montrose Church has moved their weekend services online. Effective immediately all gatherings organized by the church are cancelled through the end of March.

La Cañada Presbyterian Church has cancelled Sunday morning worship services for the remainder of March. In lieu of worship on campus the church will have live stream worship available beginning this Sunday. Children’s Ministry Musical has been postponed, Parent Education Classes have been cancelled for the next two weeks and the Annual Congregational Meeting scheduled for March 29 is also postponed.

SCHOOLS:

La Cañada High School:

La Cañada Unified School District has closed schools from March 13-23

For those who are on free and reduced lunch within LCUSD, the district will be serving “grab and go” lunches from the La Cañada High School cafeteria for the duration of the closure.

Letters have been sent to the students who are participating in the program.

Glendale Unified School District:

The district has cancelled sports games, all performances, rehearsals/practices through April 13. March 16 to 22 is Spring Break and an in-house service day is on March 23. Classes are set to resume on March 24, as of information on March 13.

Below is a statement from GUSD:

“The state’s public health experts have determined that gatherings should be postponed or cancelled across the state until at least the end of March. Non-essential gatherings must be limited to no more than 250 people, while smaller events can proceed only if the organizers can implement social distancing of 6 feet per person.

We have already begun implementing social distancing measures across Glendale Unified School District. All open house events this week have been postponed and we will be live streaming our Scholastic Bowl event this evening in lieu of having a live audience.

Following spring break and extending through mid-April, Glendale Unified is postponing all events and activities that bring large groups of students, adults, and community members together, including open houses, assemblies, and field trips. Alternate approaches to these events, which limit close contact, may include conducting assemblies via intercom announcements or conducting events online. Specific details about district events will follow in the coming weeks. Principals will provide their communities with information about events at our schools. We will reassess the situation in the coming weeks and determine if additional postponements or cancelations will be required.”

LAUSD has closed all Los Angeles Unified School District public school for two weeks beginning March 16. The district will open 40 family resource centers to provide care for children if families are in need.

The Family Resource Centers will open on Wednesday, March 18 and will be staffed weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. with trained professionals. Children will be able to have a warm meal, engage with their peers and pursue their different studies.

Pasadena Unified School District has closed all campuses from March 17 to April 5. The schools are set to reopen on April 6 “barring any further developments.”

Burbank Unified School District schools are expected to be closed from March 16 to 30. The official vote by the district’s Board of Education will be taken at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

Our Lady of Lourdes School attached to Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Tujunga received an email from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles alerting families that effective Tuesday, March 17^th they will be closing their school and move to remote leaning (on line instruction) that will last at least through Tuesday, March 31^st. All planned school-sponsored activities during this period are also suspended.

  Mary Okeefe, Rachelle MILLER