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Suit Donations Sought for Working Men and Women

Editor — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:47:53 +0000

La Cañada Presbyterian Church will hold a Suit Donation Day Sunday, May 15, 2011 from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., inviting friends and neighbors to drive through its parking lot (626 Foothill Blvd., La Canada) to donate suits to men and women seeking jobs.

The partner in this effort, Clothes the Deal, distributes over 15,000 articles of business clothing to over 6,000 job seekers annually. Business clothing from the event will be distributed at a later time to individuals who have completed work-training programs throughout Los Angeles County and to LCPC Ministry Partners Door of Hope, Elizabeth House, Walter Hoving Home and Union Rescue Mission.

The program helps those who need jobs the most to prepare for job interviews and the working world. Those making donations will be invited to get out of their cars and enjoy a fun afternoon, with food trucks, a bouncy for the kids, a special appearance by ABC7 Eyewitness News Weatherman Dallas Raines, music by LCPC’s contemporary praise band and the raffle of a free iPad. Comedian and juggler Ron Pearson, who has opened for George Lopez, will be the emcee.

Donations can include new and gently-worn men’s and women’s suits, dresses, skirts, shirts, blouses, belts, ties, shoes and slacks. For more information, please go to www.lacanadapc.org, or contact LCPC Director of Communications Camille Tucker at 818.790.6708 x 621.

Viva Las Vegas Alex Film Society Screening

Editor — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:41:12 +0000

June 25, 2011
2:00 pm	to	4:30 pm
8:00 pm	to	10:30 pm

Alex Theatre
216 N. Brand Blvd.
Glendale

Featuring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret, with “flashy musical numbers, a glamorous locale, and one electrifying auto race sequence.”

Tickets $13.50; Seniors/Students $9.50; Alex Film Society members $8 (join at the box office with cash or check and save immediately on admission)

Event webpage

More on Sherman Oaks T-Mobile Tower Protest

Editor — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:03:56 +0000

The Sherman Oaks group Get The Cell Out staged a protest yesterday covered by NBC’s 6 p.m. local news (video link on the group’s website).

The cell site shown on NBC’s video isn’t a small microsite but a 52 foot pole which replaced an existing utility pole.

Guest Post: Commemoration

Kathleen Campbell — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:48:44 +0000

Editor’s note: The poem below was written by Kathleen Campbell and submitted in memory of Meri Nalbandyan, who was killed in the crosswalk between Hoover High School and Toll Middle School two years ago today.

MERI’S WALK

Meri’s walk, Meri’s walk, I feel her presence though she doesn’t talk. Her voice was silenced way too soon. In the morning before an afternoon of pure distress and tragedy for children witnessing calamity.

Parents distracted on their way to work. Get the kids on time so we choose to jerk around cars in our way and take a chance that we won’t cause damage or circumstance that cannot be erased and shouldn’t be.

Meri’s walk was built for you and me to have a path of security from one side of the street to the other. You can hold hands with your brother. But the rules and the guards have a reason to be a protector of you and of Meri.

She can see how we zip and spin through a life too precious not be present in.

Meri’s walk, Meri’s walk, asks us to slow down and don’t just talk about the days events or celebrity, stop look and listen, treasure safety.

Life is precious so plan ahead so no other pedestrian ends up dead.

More Pushback Against 710 Tunnel; National Group Lists It As #1 Desired Cut to Transportation Budget

Editor — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:45:42 +0000

Local 710 Tunnel opponents are sounding the alarm as scoping and environmental studies accelerate, and the national organization Green Scissors ranks the project #1 among line items that should be cut from the federal budget.

Assemblyman Anthony Portantino wrote that residents need to act and speak up in 710 Tunnel could devastate the region, published in the latest La Canada Sun.

Another call to action came over radio waves September 22 as KRLA’s Kevin James interviewed Janet Dodson of the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council. Dodson said the project “is absolutely stoppable at this point. The coalition against the 710 is struggling at every stage. At the moment the MTA is continuing along with environmental impact reports, after they’ve jumped several steps. They’ve moved on past EIRs when they should not have. Public pressure is hugely important here.” Listen to that interview segment here.

Dodson also mentions the Green Scissors’ 2010 Report. Scroll to page 16 to see the tunnel project listed. The complete report “identifies more than $200 billion in wasteful government subsidies that are damaging to the environment and harmful to consumers.”

Smart Meter Community Meeting – Glendale Water and Power

Editor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:53:53 +0000

September 29, 2010
7:00 pm	to	8:00 pm

St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church
(downstairs hall)
500 S. Central Ave.
Glendale

GWP is holding three community meetings in September to inform residents about Smart Meter installations and the move toward the Smart Grid. If you cannot attend this meeting, two others will be held September 1 and September 30 – check the calendar or www.GlendaleWaterandPower.com for details.

Earth Day Open House – Glendale Recycling Center

Editor — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:12:09 +0000

April 17, 2010
8:00 am	to	3:30 pm

540 W. Chevy Chase Drive
Glendale

Bring recyclables to the city’s recycling center on Saturday, April 17 and receive a free reusable tote bag and other promotional items (my favorite from last year was a pencil made from recycled newspapers).

Prize: new bicycle for the person who comes closest to guessing the number of aluminum cans in a bale of crushed cans

Videos “Our Synthetic Sea” and “Trashed” shown from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Jung Trio – Brand Library Music Series

Editor — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:52:18 +0000

May 2, 2010
3:00 pm	to	5:00 pm

Music by Beethoven, Schumann & Piazzolla

Brand Library Recital Hall
1601 W. Mountain St.
Glendale

FREE Admission
Reception for the artists will follow performance

Event webpage.

Jewel City JWV Little League Signups and Tryouts

Editor — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:22:11 +0000

January 16, 2010
10:00 am	to	1:00 pm

Brand Park (behind the backstop)
Glendale

If you haven’t signed up yet, go early with glove for combined signup and tryouts.

Jewel City/JWV Little League website

Quince Dishes Can Be Sampled Tonight atGlendale Library Author Event

Editor — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:53:16 +0000

Quince Salsa (with chips); Quince-Apple Champagne conserve on goat cheese; and Quince Preserve on crackers will be on hand as Barbara Ghazarian presents her new book Simply Quince at tonight’s Friends of the Glendale Public Library event tonight in the Central Library Auditorium at 7 p.m.

Simply Quince is the first ever tribute to the quince in culinary history. Ghazarian presents the fruit’s versatility and unique flavor in 70 easy recipes, with commentary full of legend, history, culture and scientific tidbits.