Car Wash

The manager of a car wash who had just withdrawn hundreds of dollars from the bank was robbed in his car Saturday while stopped at a red light, police said. The manager, who police did not identify, had just made the withdrawal and was returning to the car wash in the 700 block of East Colorado Street at about 3 p.m. when he pulled up to the red light at Glendale Avenue at Harvard Street. “He was probably being watched at the bank,” Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.

Glendale?s Design Review Board #2 has approved the addition of a car wash to the Union 76 station at 3402 Foothill Blvd., along with substantial landscaping on a site which has none at present. Consultant Rodney V. Khan presented the case to the board, saying the addition consists of a 684-square-foot car wash and a 192-square-foot equipment room to be added to the west of the station. Khan said the owner plans to add 3,700 square feet of landscaping around the site and to reorganize the parking to provide 15 marked spaces.

Buck Wargo CITY HALL -- The Glendale zoning administrator will consider today issuing a variance to allow a car wash to be constructed at 3600 N. Verdugo Road. The lot is less than 25,000 square feet with a fuel pump island located closer than the required 15-foot minimum setback. The hearing is at 9:30 a.m. in Room 105 of the Municipal Services Building, 633 E. Broadway. In other cases, the zoning administrator will consider a variance to legalize an addition to a home without the required number of parking spaces and minimum garage width at 2010 Glenwood Road.

Neighbors expressed concern Wednesday over a proposed variance for a car wash to be constructed in a service station facility at 3402 Foothill Blvd. The proposed car wash was the subject of a hearing in front of zoning administrator Edith Fuentes. Applicant Rodney Khan, a consultant with offices in Glendale, said the project technically qualifies as a full-service car wash, and needs variances to meet that category. Khan said the car wash, intended as an ancillary use to the station, will be 790 square feet in size, and will operate with automated washer and dryer.

The Crescenta Valley High students involved in the Air Force Junior ROTC program picked up sponges and soap to raise money for their military ball by having a car wash Saturday at the school. "It's a very unique dance, because it has a drilling ceremony," said 10th grade student and JROTC member Krystal Llera as she dried a car Saturday afternoon. A handful of students washed cars from early morning until early afternoon as a way to lower ticket costs and increase purchasing power for the group's annual Military Ball.

Ryan Carter Lexus of Glendale officials are seeking a variance to a city code that would allow the dealership to build a state-of-the-art car wash across the street from what will be the dealership's new facility. Lexus broke ground in May on its new, four-story, 220,000-square-foot dealership building at 1221 S. Brand Blvd. It will include 400 parking spaces above a showroom and dealership. It would be the largest Lexus dealership in the Western U.S., officials said.

It was a hectic day last Saturday for those in the Crescenta Valley High Instrumental Music Department. The day began with a car wash fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. complete with dozens of student and parent volunteers. The car wash was held at the Crescenta Valley High School staff parking lot at Ramsdell and Community avenues. The money raised went toward the purchase of new uniforms and instruments. That evening, the CVHS Jazz Band performed for the third annual Big Band Swing Dance, which took place inside the cafeteria.

Glendale High School students motioned cars driving up Mountain Street on Friday morning into College View School’s parking lot for a joint car wash with their developmentally disabled counterparts. The fundraiser for College View, a district school for 77 developmentally disabled students from 3 to 22 years old, provided a much-needed opportunity for the two groups of students to interact, said Glendale High School Assistant Principal Brent Forsee. “I think our kids get more out of this than her kids,” Forsee said, standing with College View Principal Jay Schwartz.

Members of Lincoln Elementary School Student Council found themselves up to their elbows in water and suds for the Teacher Appreciation Car Wash Thursday, May 13. "This is fun and the teachers really like it," said fourth-grader Johnny Malmrose. Principal Melissa Stephan came up with the idea and approached the student council at one of their regular meetings. Stephan said that not only were the students excited about it but so were the teachers. The students gave the teachers certificates for one free car wash each.

Alecia Foster Members of the Christian Outreach for Armenians' youth group were busy scrubbing cars Saturday at J & M Chevron station. The car wash was part of a fund-raising effort for the group. Some of the proceeds will go toward a houseboat trip for the youth group. Another portion will be used toward a trip to Armenia some of the members will be taking in August. Outreach supports an orphanage there and several members will be visiting and taking the children on a trip to the mountains, said Samuel Sarkissian, assistant pastor for the group.

The manager of a car wash who had just withdrawn hundreds of dollars from the bank was robbed in his car Saturday while stopped at a red light, police said. The manager, whom police did not identify, had just made the withdrawal and was returning to the car wash in the 700 block of East Colorado Street at about 3 p.m. when he pulled up to the red light at Glendale Avenue at Harvard Street. “He was probably being watched at the bank,” Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.

The manager of a car wash who had just withdrawn hundreds of dollars from the bank was robbed in his car Saturday while stopped at a red light, police said. The manager, who police did not identify, had just made the withdrawal and was returning to the car wash in the 700 block of East Colorado Street at about 3 p.m. when he pulled up to the red light at Glendale Avenue at Harvard Street. “He was probably being watched at the bank,” Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.

A 23-year-old man was arrested on New Year's Day by Bell Gardens police after allegedly carjacking a car from a Burbank woman and later parking it between two police cars, officials said. At about 9 a.m. Sunday, a man approached a 52-year-old Burbank woman at a car wash in the 500 block of North Victory Boulevard and demanded the keys to her 2012 blue Dodge Neon, Burbank Police Sgt. Darin Ryburn said. The suspect simulated a weapon of some sort in his jacket pocket, Ryburn said.

Patrece Otero remembers when the Glendale Unified School District used to give her $200 a year to buy classroom supplies for her 20 or so students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School. This year, Otero received $100 for her 36 students. That's one reason Otero sat at a table outside the Franklin Elementary auditorium Saturday afternoon, selling homemade desserts to raise funds for the Benjamin Franklin Elementary Foundation during the Yard Sale Palooza. Bargain hunters found an auditorium full of clothing, appliances and toys, fresh tacos made by Franklin Elementary parents and a car wash staffed by sixth-graders seeking support for their upcoming field trip to Catalina.

Soccer team to hold car wash The AYSO Region 88 girls’ under-19 team will conduct a car wash from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 7950 Foothill Blvd., Sunland. The cost is $5 per car. Proceeds will go toward the squad competing in the Florida National Games. Information on the 2010 National Games can be found at www.ayso.org/events/national_games.aspx. Fan appreciation night set The Crescenta Valley High baseball team will hold its fan appreciation night at 7 p.m. May 14, when the Falcons meet rival Arcadia in a Pacific League contest at Stengel Field.

Motorists eagerly waited in line Saturday as teens and young adults scrubbed dozens of cars to raise money for low-income children who can’t afford Ark Family Center’s youth seminar. The center, which is a nonprofit organization, sold nearly 100 car wash tickets at $5 apiece before Saturday’s event to ensure they received donations and had vehicles to scrub clean at the Albertsons store parking lot on 1000 block of South Central Avenue. Others driving by stopped, asked about the center and got a car wash.

Kids carried soapy sponges Saturday and grinned their way through a car-wash fundraiser for Glendale Bears, which is still struggling for funds after its treasurer stole from the group last year. After 40 years of serving community youth, the Glendale Bears Youth Football and Cheerleading organization is working from a negative balance trying to overcome last year’s embezzlement of more than $30,000 by Treasurer Louella Ragland. “We are definitely going to have to have more fundraisers,” said Glendale Bears President Tina Marquez.

Glendale High School students motioned cars driving up Mountain Street on Friday morning into College View School’s parking lot for a joint car wash with their developmentally disabled counterparts. The fundraiser for College View, a district school for 77 developmentally disabled students from 3 to 22 years old, provided a much-needed opportunity for the two groups of students to interact, said Glendale High School Assistant Principal Brent Forsee. “I think our kids get more out of this than her kids,” Forsee said, standing with College View Principal Jay Schwartz.

About once a week, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Jilbert Amirian, 38, heads over to the old Police Department garage on Isabel Street, straps on a pair of green rain boots and hoses down dirty police vehicles. “[I] love washing,” the Glendale resident said. Amirian is one of about 10 clients from the Glendale Assn. of the Retarded who scrub down the dirtiest vehicles at the Police Department. He and other fellow washers often fight over the opportunity to spray the car tires, job coach Diann Perttula said.