SWIMMING
INTO SUMMER
The city's community and wading pools are scheduled to open today
from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Residents can take swim lessons, join the
community swim team or the junior lifeguard academy with the city's
aquatics program. Community pools are at Glendale High School at 1440
E. Broadway and at Hoover High School at 651 Glenwood Rd. Log on to
the city's Leisure Guide at www.parks.ci.glendale .ca.us for more
detailed information.
CHAMBER TO LIGHT UP LA CRESCENTA SKYLINE
Fireworks will light up the sky at Crescenta Valley High School on
the Fourth of July.
The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce will present its annual
fireworks show Friday at the school, 1900 Community Ave. The event
includes a carnival- type atmosphere with rides, live music and food
and entertainment booths.
Locals can bring blankets or lawn chairs to get a comfortable view
of the fireworks, which are expected to start about 9 p.m. Gates
open at 4 p.m.
Admission is $8, and is free for children 4 and younger. The
chamber will donate $1 to local schools for each ticket purchased in
advance. Tickets are available from the chamber, 3131 Foothill Blvd.,
Suite D, in La Crescenta.
For more information, call 248-4957.
LIBRARY TO
SCREEN 'FLY GIRLS'
The Glendale Central Public Library will host a screening of "Fly
Girls" at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the library's auditorium, 222 E. Harvard
St. The screening is free and open to the public.
"Fly Girls" is a film about more than 1,000 women who joined the
Women Air Force Service Pilots during World War II and logged about
60 million miles in the air. The film is about 60 minutes long.
The screening is part of the library's Tuesday Afternoon Film
Series. A film is screened at the library each Tuesday. "Star Trek:
Nemesis" will be screened at 2 p.m. July 8 at the library. For more
information, call 548-2035.
