By Julie BUTCHER The La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association kicked off its 45th Memorial Weekend Fiesta Days celebration on Friday evening with its annual Casino Night held at the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge. Community members came out to try their luck at the tables while hobnobbing with friends and […]
Busy Season Not Quite Over Mary O’Keefe, who not only works with me at the CV Weekly but is also vice president of Prom Plus in addition to overseeing The Firehouse Youth Center, and I were talking this week about how the expected slowdown in activities hasn’t yet happened. Typically we look to Prom […]
The Heavy Lifting I’m happy to report that the heavy lifting is behind me (no, not my behind – that’s heavy lifting of a different type). I’m talking about the heavy lifting surrounding Prom Plus, the after-prom event that has been held every year for the past 25 years for Crescenta Valley High School […]
It’s Party Time Though I graduated a few (ahem) years ago from high school, I still remember the excitement of attending my prom. I’m sure CVHS seniors feel much the same way; CV’s prom is this Saturday, May 19. My prom was held in a hotel in Hollywood (I can’t for the life of […]
Eras of the 20th century were celebrated on Saturday night at the La Crescenta Woman’s Club when club members hosted Salute to the Decades. The fundraiser featured classic cars on display from the Early Rodders including a 1933 Ford driven by “gangster” Chick Chicone with his “moll” Molly Shelton, a 1946 Ford belonging to G.I. […]
Quiet Time Before the Big Event As you probably remember, May 5-6 was the annual Relay for Life of the Foothills. This 24-hour event is a crucial component in the fight against cancer and is a way for “regular Joes” like us (not doctors, nurses or researchers) to make an impact against this dreaded […]
Busy Bee With as busy as I am (in April alone I was at the Craft Beer and Food Fest, Special Olympics [see my story on page 6], the Hometown Country Fair and bingo for Prom Plus on Saturday night [photos by Dick Clubb on page 15]) you would think that I couldn’t squeeze […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” This is the motto of Special Olympics athletes, a motto that played out – repeatedly – during the Tri-Valley Regional Spring Special Olympics Games held at Crescenta Valley High School on April 14. Three-hundred-and-fifty-two athletes with varying […]
37 … and Counting and Did Someone Say Yesterday, April 25, Steve and I celebrated 37 years of marriage. I thought only old people were married for 37 years, but apparently I was wrong. Thinking back to when we were first married, it’s hard to comprehend how much we’ve gone through – the birth […]
Finishing April in Style As promised last week, I’m going to share with you some events that have happened or are planned for this month of woe for taxpayers. The first event was one of personal joy for my family: the arrival home of our youngest son Danny. As most of you remember, Danny […]