Candy

The candy and tobacco store that opened in the city's main post office in the late 1940s was part of a nationwide movement to provide work for persons living with a disability. In 1947, Postmaster Max L. Green, with assistance from the state and federal governments and the Lions clubs of the area, installed and outfitted a candy and tobacco stand in the post office's lobby. It was operated by Eldon Littell. Green turned the keys of the fully-stocked stand over to Littell, a member of the Foothill Service Club for the Blind, in an informal ceremony that included Mayor Albert C. Lane and Ray Barker, chair of the Foothill Council for the Blind.

Ben Godar Neighborhood fire stations always welcome visitors, but tonight they'll sweeten the deal with a little candy. From 5 to 8 p.m., all nine Glendale stations invite trick-or-treaters and their parents to get a look at the stations, meet the firefighters and take home a treat. "The majority of our fire stations are in residential neighborhoods, so we hope people will stop by on their regular trick-or-treat routes," Fire Capt. Thomas Marchant said.

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas! As I unwrap the Christmas decorations every year, I reflect upon these words and admire all the ornaments, especially those shaped like candy canes. Candy canes are such a delicious treat, one we enjoyed every year as children while trimming the tree. Although I grew up in a Christian home, I never knew the meaning behind the candy cane until I was an adult. I am sure many of you know this tale, but it’s always nice to remind ourselves of the candy cane legend and reflect upon why we celebrate Christmas as Christians and remember why Christ was born into this world in the first place — to die for our sins.

F rank Pita will pay you to eat less candy on Halloween. In fact, the Burbank-based orthodontist is holding a “Halloween candy buyback weigh-in” Nov. 2, when he’ll buy uneaten candy with the hope of saving his patients’ teeth. Pita treats patients ranging in age from 6 to 70 from around the area, including Glendale, Burbank and La Crescenta. He has practiced orthodontics for 18 years and held his candy buyback for the last five years.

Alecia Foster NORTHWEST GLENDALE -- Like many other children on Halloween, Keppel Elementary School second-graders will be off to trick-or-treat shortly after sundown. But it won't be candy the students will be seeking. Instead, the second-graders will be asking for donations to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. "We want to help all of the kids that lost their parents and family," said student Jack Zierhut. Several of the students' classmates agreed and said they wanted to do more to help those affected by the terrorist attacks.

Going all out on candy and Halloween decorations may earn a neighborhood street cred among trick-or-treaters, but it can also mean trash -- lots of it. It's a problem that Northwest Glendale -- long a popular draw for hundreds of children on Halloween -- has been grappling with for years. So today, dozens of volunteers are scheduled to converge on the neighborhood today for the second consecutive year to comb streets for candy wrappers and other trash. Organized by the city's Neighborhood Services Division, the clean-up includes volunteer groups from Hoover High, Toll Middle and Keppel Elementary schools.

Claudia Peschiutta GLENDALE - Not everyone needs a sweetheart and a candlelit dinner to enjoy Valentine's Day. Students throughout the city celebrated the day with art projects, card exchanges and classroom parties. "It's practically like Christmas because there's so much stuff to open and you don't know what's going to be in them," said Kyle Ryan, a fifth-grader at Dunsmore Elementary. Classmate Lauren Baker said Valentine's Day is a time to focus on family.

CANDY Candy is a beautiful 1-year-old, seal point mix cat. She is very outgoing and loves attention. Candy will be spayed before going to a new home. Her identification number is A225978. If you are interested in adopting this cat, call the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA and give the animal?s ID number. The regular cat adoption fee is $65 which includes the spay or neuter surgery, microchip, vaccinations and a free follow-up health check at your vet. Adoption hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

From pirates to princesses, students were decked out in their Halloween costumes during the annual fall festival at Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School on Saturday. This year's festival marked the 80th anniversary of Verdugo Woodlands and, to help celebrate, alumni joined in the festivities. Alumni from various years shared their memories of Verdugo Woodlands as they looked at old photographs and yearbooks. In 1927, Ruth Moore, 86 remembers going to school in a one room schoolhouse.

"The autumn leaves drift by my window -- the autumn leaves of red and gold ... " Don't you just love that song? So sweet! So romantic! Colorful leaves dropping from the trees -- thrilling, unless you have three maple trees shedding their leaves in your yard. You have to clean them off every day, and before you can put the leaf blower back in the garage, the sidewalk is full again. It seems like only yesterday that we bought little rakes at the "five and ten" and watched the kids rake up the leaves into giant piles, then jump into them, rolling around, throwing them at one another and thoroughly enjoying the rustle and the smell.

The rumors are true: The Girl Scouts of the USA are pairing up with Nestle to create candy bars flavored like the famous cookies -- and they'll be available this week. The bars will come in three options: Thin Mints, Caramel & Coconut and Peanut Butter Creme, all based on cookies that the Girl Scouts have sold for years to raise money. Nestle USA is based in Glendale. On Wednesday, customers can start buying the bars online in a limited-edition pre-sale on the Nestle Crunch Facebook page . Then, from June through September, the bars are to be sold at retailers nationwide.

On Sunday, for the 18th consecutive year, the Ceramic Castle in Glendale hosted a Christmas celebration and gift exchange for patrons and friends. Fifty eight people were invited to the dinner, held in the work room where ceramic classes at the shop normally take place. To make room for the elegantly decorated dining tables, a Christmas tree and gifts, owners Ellen and Bill Francis stored several work tables in the back room. “We've had as many as 80 people,” said Ellen Francis.

This is the story of a man named Salvatore D'Amico, who was born in Italy, came to the United States and opened a candy shop on Brand Boulevard. The story came to light when Denise Hill contacted the Glendale Historical Society, seeking information on a candy store once owned by her grandparents. Her father, Frank, had worked there along with his sisters. Later, Hill put me in touch with her aunt, Gloria D'Amico Gonzalez, who relayed the following story. One by one, the D'Amico siblings came to the States.

Going all out on candy and Halloween decorations may earn a neighborhood street cred among trick-or-treaters, but it can also mean trash -- lots of it. It's a problem that Northwest Glendale -- long a popular draw for hundreds of children on Halloween -- has been grappling with for years. So today, dozens of volunteers are scheduled to converge on the neighborhood today for the second consecutive year to comb streets for candy wrappers and other trash. Organized by the city's Neighborhood Services Division, the clean-up includes volunteer groups from Hoover High, Toll Middle and Keppel Elementary schools.

The candy and tobacco store that opened in the city's main post office in the late 1940s was part of a nationwide movement to provide work for persons living with a disability. In 1947, Postmaster Max L. Green, with assistance from the state and federal governments and the Lions clubs of the area, installed and outfitted a candy and tobacco stand in the post office's lobby. It was operated by Eldon Littell. Green turned the keys of the fully-stocked stand over to Littell, a member of the Foothill Service Club for the Blind, in an informal ceremony that included Mayor Albert C. Lane and Ray Barker, chair of the Foothill Council for the Blind.

North Brand Dentistry will be hosting a "Halloween Candy Buy Back" event on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 10:00 a.m. as part of a nationwide effort thought Operation Gratitude to keep kids' keep clean and support troops overseas Dentists across the country will be participating in the event where they "buy" the Halloween candy with cash, coupons, toothbrushes or creative exchanges   , and then send the candy to Operation Gratitude or other Military...

Several students in Philip Kazanjian’s Program for Adult Continuing Education business law class dressed in their best for a mock court hearing last week based on a real case. On one side stood the plaintiffs, Angela, played by Tanya Marquez, and her four kids, who alleged that the defendant tricked them into believing they had won “500 grand” — $500,000 — in a radio call-in contest, when in fact they had won five 100 Grand candy bars. On the other side stood the defendants, comprising radio deejay Tom “Mr.

Walking into Linda Eaton’s Montrose Candy Company store is a lesson in candy history, as everything from salt water taffies and green apple jelly bellies, to hot dog bubble gum, candy dots and Pop Rocks are organized neatly on her store’s shelves. “Look at these!” said Jean Parker of Tujunga, pointing to some salt water taffies. “This would be a nice gift for the guys at work. How cute is that?” The candy store along Montrose’s historic shopping park at 2317A Honolulu Ave. is nostalgic, yet “kind of hip, bringing in a lot of candies that you can’t find elsewhere,” Eaton said.

F rank Pita will pay you to eat less candy on Halloween. In fact, the Burbank-based orthodontist is holding a “Halloween candy buyback weigh-in” Nov. 2, when he’ll buy uneaten candy with the hope of saving his patients’ teeth. Pita treats patients ranging in age from 6 to 70 from around the area, including Glendale, Burbank and La Crescenta. He has practiced orthodontics for 18 years and held his candy buyback for the last five years.