A Most Laborious Labor Day When the La Tuna Fire first broke in the early afternoon on Friday, I really didn’t give it much thought. It isn’t uncommon for small fires to be quickly snuffed out. However, I should have remembered the Station Fire that happened exactly eight years ago and the story of it […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY It was hot – real hot – on Sunday, especially at 3 p.m. But though temperatures hovered around the century mark, the grapes wouldn’t wait. Those would be the Alicante, Burger and Bouchalès grapes, which hung on vines and were ready to burst at Deukmejian Wilderness Park. Sunday was harvest day and, […]
Defective People, Stellar People On the news this week I heard of a new “challenge” that kids are getting involved with: pouring hot water on each other. One 14-year-old kid in Arkansas was at a sleepover with his friends when the idiots poured boiling water on him. His neck is badly burned and he described […]
Gearing Up for School – and Games In the Goldsworthy household we’re already settling into a routine of early rising to get the granddaughter off to first grade. It’s wonderful to hear the stories every day of what happened at Lincoln Elementary. I had a chance on Tuesday with Mary O’Keefe to talk to parents […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY About 230 friends of American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 filled Healy Hall at Holy Redeemer on Friday night for the 6th Annual Community Bingo Night. In addition to supporting the veterans’ groups, there was no doubt that players came out for a chance to win at […]
Opting In, Opting Out My head is just about spinning on my shoulders! I’ve shared with you that summertime is typically a slow time at CV Weekly. But even though fall is still a month off, the pace has definitely quickened here. I shared with you that the ballots for CV Weekly’s Finest have been […]
Wonderful Time of the Year I had to smile when processing this week’s Between Friends article about Christmas-in- July that the Assistance League of Glendale recently held. The idea is not an uncommon one – just a year or two ago, I attended a Christmas in July-themed La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce event. These […]
Finding Your Worth Summer is typically quiet at CV Weekly. School is out, leaving it challenging to fill our youth and sports pages. Businesses that we usually rely on for advertising dollars are dealing with skeleton crews when they and/or their employees go on vacation. Getting new customers in the door is not necessarily […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY It was grand along Brand on the night of Saturday, July 15 when the City of Glendale hosted the 24th Annual Cruise Night. The free event, held in the heart of downtown Glendale, was a car- and motorcycle- lover’s dream. An estimated 45,000 people checked out 350 cars and motorcycles on display […]
Lamenting Stories Unfinished On Saturday, I attended the funeral service for a dear friend of the community, Warren Boehm. I have known Warren for years and was pleased to see so many people at the church where his service was held. I was unfamiliar with the timing of things, though; rather than have the chance […]