Candlelight Vigil

Michael J. Arvizu Alexis Ledoux says the thing she will remember most about her best friend Angelina Posca is her face. She had a great personality. She liked to play games. She was a ballroom dancer. But most of all, she was a best friend. “I am going to miss her very much,” Alexis said, sobbing. “She was very nice and kind to everyone. We were ballroom dancers. We were actors.” Alexis’ mother, Gloria, adds that her daughter’s school had just won first place in a dancing competition.

The five most read stories on the Valley Sun’s website in the past week: 1) Candlelight vigil held for La Cañada tragedy. 2) AYSO U14 team is state champ. 3) High school is back online. 4) Deadly crash takes two. 5) Crime Blotter   The five most e-mailed stories in the past week: 1) High school is back online. 2) CV track and field runs past Muir. 3) Candlelight vigil held for La Cañada tragedy. 4) Valley Sun All-Star Nick Mousseau.

GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL The following programs will be on Glendale Government Access Channel 6 on Charter Communications. For more information, call 548-4844. TODAY 6 a.m. -- Community Calendar 9 a.m. -- "9/11 Tribute" 10 a.m. -- REPLAY: Design Review Board (Sept. 12) 2 p.m. -- Community Calendar 3 p.m. -- Community Calendar 4 p.m. -- Community Calendar 5 p.m. -- The Dog House & "9/11 Tribute" 6 p.m. -- Community Calendar 7 p.m. -- LIVE: Glendale COPS "Traffic" 8 p.m. -- The Dog House 9 p.m. -- "9/11 Tribute" 10 p.m. -- Glendale COPS "Traffic" 11 p.m. -- Community Calendar TUESDAY 6 a.m. -- Community Calendar 7 a.m. -- The Dog House 8 a.m. -- Glendale COPS "Traffic" 9 a.m. -- "9/11 Tribute" 10 a.m. -- LIVE: Long Range Financial Planning 1 1 p.m. -- Community Calendar 2:30 p.m. -- LIVE: Housing Authority & GRA 5 p.m. -- The Dog House & "9/11 Tribute" 6 p.m. -- LIVE: City Council Midnight -- Community Calendar WEDNESDAY 6 a.m. -- Community Calendar 7 a.m. -- The Dog House 8 a.m. -- Glendale COPS "Traffic" 9:30 a.m. -- LIVE: Zoning Administrator's Hearing Noon -- Community Calendar 1 p.m. -- Community Calendar 2 p.m. -- LIVE: Building & Fire Board of Appeals 5 p.m. -- The Dog House & "9/11 Candlelight Vigil" 6 p.m. -- REPLAY: Housing, GRA & City...

officer Funeral plans, a candlelight vigil and donation information for slain officer Matthew Pavelka were released Wednesday by the Burbank Police Department. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive. Pavelka, 26, was killed Saturday when he responded to Burbank Police Officer Greg Campbell's call for backup during a traffic stop. A procession of Burbank Police and Fire employees will escort the casket to the services at approximately 9 a.m. The procession will take Olive Avenue to Forest Lawn Drive.

Tim Willert GLENDALE CITY HALL -- Mayor Rafi Manoukian proclaimed Sunday through Friday as a "Week of Remembrance" to commemorate "man's acts of inhumanity to man." Manoukian, acting during Tuesday's City Council meeting, also issued a proclamation designating April 24 as "Armenian Genocide Day of Remembrance." The city has planned a week's worth of events, including a panel discussion on man's inhumanity to man from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Glendale Library.

GLENDALE — Teachers have had their school mailboxes full lately. In them are the ballots and envelopes required for the vote Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to approve or reject the tentative agreement with the Glendale Unified School District and the Glendale Teachers Assn. And then there are the fliers at some campuses, made by a group of Crescenta Valley High School teachers, that encourage a "no" vote. At stake is a three-year labor agreement that would take a bite out of the district's budget deficit, while forcing teachers to take 15 furlough days and make payments toward health-care plans.

Victims of domestic violence will be remembered at a candlelight vigil beginning at 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 15, in front of the YWCA of Glendale, 735 E. Lexington Ave., Glendale. The event is open to the public and marks the beginning of the YWCA's annual Week Without Violence observance, presented this year in partnership with the City of Glendale's Commission on the Status of Women and featuring a variety of activities and events at locations throughout Glendale. Local elected officials have been invited to attend the vigil, where a former victim of domestic violence will speak about her experience.

NORTH GLENDALE — More than 50 Glendale Unified teachers and community members took part in a candlelight vigil outside school board President Greg Krikorian's home Wednesday evening to protest dozens of possible layoffs. The demonstration was the latest salvo in a union campaign to pressure school board members to withdraw all 77 teacher pink slips before the final layoff process begins this summer. It also brought the politics of the district's cost-cutting efforts to Krikorian's doorstep, a move that caused some dissension within the ranks of the Glendale Teachers Assn.

Claudia Peschiutta DOWNTOWN - Cheers, honks and stares greeted striking janitors as they made their way up and down Brand Boulevard in their second full-scale Glendale protest. Glendale Police officers made their way along the banks of a river of redshirted marchers. The strikers were orderly and did not march into the streets as did protesters during the April 5 demonstration. The protest was one of many held by janitors throughout Los Angeles County on Day 10 of the "rolling" strike of Service Employees International Local 1877.

Tim Willert COMMEMORATIVE EVENT WHAT HAPPENED The council approved a weeklong series of events to commemorate the Armenian Genocide and other crimes against humanity. The council also approved $9,550 in anticipated program costs as a precautionary measure. "It looks like we probably won't use it at all because we have collected almost $5,000," Councilman Bob Yousefian said. "We think we can raise another $5,000, if not more, before the event.

Joanne Meraz was a successful businesswoman who had everything, except a loving relationship. But when she finally found a partner, her dream was turned upside down. He initially made her feel special, but soon he became violent. Meraz was trapped “between four walls” in an abusive relationship that left her penniless and friendless, and stopped her from communicating with her son. “I lived like that for about a year and started to lose my mind, my soul and myself,” she said.

The killing of more than a million Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 was an act of genocide. The Holocaust was a fact. Yet Americans are free to deny the reality of either - or make outlandish assertions of all kinds - without facing punishment by the state. Residents of France will be denied that privilege if its parliament adopts a wrong-headed bill to criminalize denial of the Armenian genocide. On Thursday the lower house of France's parliament will debate a bill that would punish those who deny the genocide with a year in prison and a $58,000 fine.

Memorial Day honors those who gave their lives for this country. But in driving four miles through Glendale there were only three Stars and Stripes flying from the houses — yes, just three! This is a poor display on such a day. So where were the flags? Maybe you could remind people that June 14 is Flag Day, and that July 4 is Independence Day, so they have time to go to the store and buy a 3-by-5-foot flag to be flown on these two days. All the action on such a day should not be limited to the TV. FRANK AND OLIVE BUNKELL Glendale Teachers union made poor choice Much has been spoken lately about the candlelight vigil staged by the Glendale Teachers Assn.

NORTH GLENDALE — More than 50 Glendale Unified teachers and community members took part in a candlelight vigil outside school board President Greg Krikorian's home Wednesday evening to protest dozens of possible layoffs. The demonstration was the latest salvo in a union campaign to pressure school board members to withdraw all 77 teacher pink slips before the final layoff process begins this summer. It also brought the politics of the district's cost-cutting efforts to Krikorian's doorstep, a move that caused some dissension within the ranks of the Glendale Teachers Assn.

GLENDALE — Teachers have had their school mailboxes full lately. In them are the ballots and envelopes required for the vote Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to approve or reject the tentative agreement with the Glendale Unified School District and the Glendale Teachers Assn. And then there are the fliers at some campuses, made by a group of Crescenta Valley High School teachers, that encourage a "no" vote. At stake is a three-year labor agreement that would take a bite out of the district's budget deficit, while forcing teachers to take 15 furlough days and make payments toward health-care plans.

Tyler Sikora, an eighth-grader at Rosemont Middle School, died Thursday night. A candlelight vigil is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tonight at Crescenta Valley High School, where his brother is a senior. The brothers were with friends, playing basketball at the high school when Tyler walked over to get some water and collapsed, Crescenta Valley High School Principal Linda Evans said. "They called 911, they asked for help from the adults that were on the track," she said of the students there.

Mona Marcos endured 20 years of verbal abuse from her husband until she decided enough was enough and left him. She tried to report the verbal abuse to police, but back then, a domestic abuse report was considered a dispute, she said. “The minute the officer left the door I knew I was in trouble,” she said. When she finally left her abusive husband, she opted not to date anyone for five years, she said. Marcos’ current husband had to ask for her hand in marriage three times until she finally said yes. She now hosts support groups to help other victims of domestic violence.

The five most read stories on the Valley Sun’s website in the past week: 1) Candlelight vigil held for La Cañada tragedy. 2) AYSO U14 team is state champ. 3) High school is back online. 4) Deadly crash takes two. 5) Crime Blotter   The five most e-mailed stories in the past week: 1) High school is back online. 2) CV track and field runs past Muir. 3) Candlelight vigil held for La Cañada tragedy. 4) Valley Sun All-Star Nick Mousseau.

After the April 1 tragedy, the city of La Cañada Flintridge released its correspondence with Caltrans. On Sept. 10, 2008, the City sent a letter to Caltrans expressing concern about the “recurrence of run-away vehicle accidents on Angeles Crest Highway” after the Sept. 5 onion truck crash. “With the opening of the new Town Center development we anticipate increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic that may also increase the likelihood of more devastating results should such incidents occur in the future ” On Sept.

Michael J. Arvizu Alexis Ledoux says the thing she will remember most about her best friend Angelina Posca is her face. She had a great personality. She liked to play games. She was a ballroom dancer. But most of all, she was a best friend. “I am going to miss her very much,” Alexis said, sobbing. “She was very nice and kind to everyone. We were ballroom dancers. We were actors.” Alexis’ mother, Gloria, adds that her daughter’s school had just won first place in a dancing competition.