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Peggy Cernuto   Beloved Mom, Grandma & Great-Grandma passed away with her family by her side, on February 4, 2011. Peggy was one of 8 children born to John and Mary O’Neill on September 7, 1924 in Buffalo, NY. Peggy was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Joseph.  She is survived by five children, Peggy Zerboni, Mary Ann Fitzgerald (Nick), Michele Buyer (Jim), Philip Cernuto (Lisa), Sandy Geer (Ronnie), nine grandchildren, John Zerboni, Michael Zerboni, David Zerboni, Allison Thomas (Rob)

In honor of National Volunteer Month, the Pasadena Senior Center will host the Inaugural Volunteer Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18. Entitled "Priceless," the purpose of the 1st Annual Volunteer Fair will be to honor valuable community volunteers and promote community volunteer opportunities. Volunteers will be treated to food, music, fun and more. Admission is free. The 1st Annual Volunteer Fair will be held at the Center, located at 85 East Holly St. In addition to food and entertainment, guests will be pampered with special surprises that include a relaxing massage, provided by Bryman College.

Irving Scott Currier 91, passed away on July 17, 2012, at home in Glendale, CA. Born on June 20, 1921, in Kewanee, Illinois. Devoted husband of Peenie, father to Paul, Tom, Jack and Scott. Grandfather of 10 and great-grandfather of 4. Owner of Gayson's Camera Store in Glendale for 23 years. Graduated from Hoover High School, Glendale College and Fred Archer School of Photography. Member of Kiwanis, Glendale Camera Club, ROMEOS ("Really Old Men Eating Out"), and long-time supporter of GAR. Memorial service at Forest Lawn Glendale at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 27, at Church of the Recessional, followed by burial site service.

Robert Chacon La Canada Flintridge Library will be a stage today for a group of actors who cannot shed part of their characters when they are done performing. The actors in this group are blind or disabled. Changing Perceptions, Theater by the Blind and Disabled -- a group of 15 actors based at the Braille Institute in Los Angeles -- will perform "Our Stories II," a play that aims to educate audience members about the realities of living with a disability.

The Sparr Heights Community Center was filled with the sound of music Wednesday, courtesy of a band from Los Angeles whose members have no need for sheet music — or even to see their instruments in order to play. As the Ambassadors of Music sang, played and joked with the audience, it might have been easy to miss the fact that most of the band members were blind. "I've known them probably eight or nine years," said Shirley Robertson, recreation and community service coordinator for the center.

TODAY GLENDALE Executive Toastmasters Breakfast Club meets from 6:50 to 8:30 a.m. at the Glendale YWCA, 735 E. Lexington Drive. Learn to become a more effective communicator and leader. For more information, call 508-6171 or 957-4383. Glendale Adventist Medical Center, in partnership with Beyond Loss, a bereavement ministry, will offer daily support groups. The Adult Grief Support Group will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. on the main floor, at 1509 Wilson Terrace, and "Surviving the Suicide of Family or Friend" will meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Room 380. For more information, call 409-8008.

Ryan Carter LA CRESCENTA -- The verification count of returned surveys on a controversial county RV ordinance has been postponed. The ordinance prohibits recreational vehicles from being parked in front- and sideyards in the unincorporated area. The first count was taken on Jan. 22. Those who wanted to amend the ordinance narrowly edged out those who didn't by a margin of 36 votes. A follow-up verification on the numbers was to have been done the following Saturday.

Connie Baker GLENDALE -- Imagine awakening one day to clouds of gray, darkening into an impending storm. Imagine them parting, opening to brief rays of light, only to become gray shadows again. Imagine the light never returning. Ever. For Liesl Bauders and Khachik Mirzoian, the nightmare became a reality they struggle to accept and live with every day. Bauders, a 77-year-old emigre of Dusseldorf, Germany, came to the United States in 1952, the happy wife of a La Canada Flintridge road worker.

TODAY Pasadena Society of Artists ?New Member Exhibition? ends today at White?s Art Framing and Restoration, 2414 Honolulu Blvd., Montrose. For more information, call (818) 957-4071. ? The city of Glendale Cultural Affairs section is accepting submissions from artists, art groups and art organizations for the Man?s Inhumanity to Man Art Exhibition scheduled for April. The exhibition will be part of the Annual Week of Remembrance Commemoration, an event to educate the public about atrocities throughout history and the world.

TODAY GLENDALE The Canasta Players is having its bimonthly meeting from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Montrose Cal Fed Bank Building, 2350 Honolulu Ave. The $2 donation covers rent and refreshments. For more information, call 769-7707. Qigong (chi kung) is from 6:30 to 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Nibley Park, 1103 E. Mountain Ave. The self-healing exercise is practiced daily for health, longevity, and mental clarity. The charge is $5 per class.

Irving Scott Currier 91, passed away on July 17, 2012, at home in Glendale, CA. Born on June 20, 1921, in Kewanee, Illinois. Devoted husband of Peenie, father to Paul, Tom, Jack and Scott. Grandfather of 10 and great-grandfather of 4. Owner of Gayson's Camera Store in Glendale for 23 years. Graduated from Hoover High School, Glendale College and Fred Archer School of Photography. Member of Kiwanis, Glendale Camera Club, ROMEOS ("Really Old Men Eating Out"), and long-time supporter of GAR. Memorial service at Forest Lawn Glendale at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 27, at Church of the Recessional, followed by burial site service.

Peggy Cernuto   Beloved Mom, Grandma & Great-Grandma passed away with her family by her side, on February 4, 2011. Peggy was one of 8 children born to John and Mary O’Neill on September 7, 1924 in Buffalo, NY. Peggy was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Joseph.  She is survived by five children, Peggy Zerboni, Mary Ann Fitzgerald (Nick), Michele Buyer (Jim), Philip Cernuto (Lisa), Sandy Geer (Ronnie), nine grandchildren, John Zerboni, Michael Zerboni, David Zerboni, Allison Thomas (Rob)

TODAY Pasadena Society of Artists ?New Member Exhibition? ends today at White?s Art Framing and Restoration, 2414 Honolulu Blvd., Montrose. For more information, call (818) 957-4071. ? The city of Glendale Cultural Affairs section is accepting submissions from artists, art groups and art organizations for the Man?s Inhumanity to Man Art Exhibition scheduled for April. The exhibition will be part of the Annual Week of Remembrance Commemoration, an event to educate the public about atrocities throughout history and the world.

Natalie Richardson has not let the slow loss of her sight prevent her from leading an enriching life, and for that she thanks the Braille Institute. The Glendale resident has dealt with Retinitis pigmentosa, a narrowing of the field of vision, her whole life. “I’ve always been partially blind, but as you get older, with what we call RP, it gets worse and worse,” Richardson said. “And your periphery becomes less and now my center [vision] is almost shot.

In honor of National Volunteer Month, the Pasadena Senior Center will host the Inaugural Volunteer Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18. Entitled "Priceless," the purpose of the 1st Annual Volunteer Fair will be to honor valuable community volunteers and promote community volunteer opportunities. Volunteers will be treated to food, music, fun and more. Admission is free. The 1st Annual Volunteer Fair will be held at the Center, located at 85 East Holly St. In addition to food and entertainment, guests will be pampered with special surprises that include a relaxing massage, provided by Bryman College.

The Sparr Heights Community Center was filled with the sound of music Wednesday, courtesy of a band from Los Angeles whose members have no need for sheet music — or even to see their instruments in order to play. As the Ambassadors of Music sang, played and joked with the audience, it might have been easy to miss the fact that most of the band members were blind. "I've known them probably eight or nine years," said Shirley Robertson, recreation and community service coordinator for the center.

Robert Chacon La Canada Flintridge Library will be a stage today for a group of actors who cannot shed part of their characters when they are done performing. The actors in this group are blind or disabled. Changing Perceptions, Theater by the Blind and Disabled -- a group of 15 actors based at the Braille Institute in Los Angeles -- will perform "Our Stories II," a play that aims to educate audience members about the realities of living with a disability.

TODAY GLENDALE The Canasta Players is having its bimonthly meeting from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Montrose Cal Fed Bank Building, 2350 Honolulu Ave. The $2 donation covers rent and refreshments. For more information, call 769-7707. Qigong (chi kung) is from 6:30 to 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Nibley Park, 1103 E. Mountain Ave. The self-healing exercise is practiced daily for health, longevity, and mental clarity. The charge is $5 per class.

TODAY GLENDALE Executive Toastmasters Breakfast Club meets from 6:50 to 8:30 a.m. at the Glendale YWCA, 735 E. Lexington Drive. Learn to become a more effective communicator and leader. For more information, call 508-6171 or 957-4383. Glendale Adventist Medical Center, in partnership with Beyond Loss, a bereavement ministry, will offer daily support groups. The Adult Grief Support Group will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. on the main floor, at 1509 Wilson Terrace, and "Surviving the Suicide of Family or Friend" will meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Room 380. For more information, call 409-8008.

Connie Baker GLENDALE -- Imagine awakening one day to clouds of gray, darkening into an impending storm. Imagine them parting, opening to brief rays of light, only to become gray shadows again. Imagine the light never returning. Ever. For Liesl Bauders and Khachik Mirzoian, the nightmare became a reality they struggle to accept and live with every day. Bauders, a 77-year-old emigre of Dusseldorf, Germany, came to the United States in 1952, the happy wife of a La Canada Flintridge road worker.