Cub Scouts

Six Lincoln Elementary School first graders, all members of Cub Scout Pack 310, visited the offices of the Crescenta Valley Sun last Monday to learn about communications. Cub Scouts in attendance were Brendan Alcalde, Riley Duarte, Kyle Lange, Joo Sang Lee, John Nunes and Matthew Riner. Accompanying adults were Den Leader Mario Alcalde, Ga Young Park and Won Lee. The visit helped fulfill requirements so the youngsters can advance to the Wolf rank. The group was attentive as they watched the Valley Sun's Amanda Stevens accept a classified advertisement over the telephone, listened to display advertising sales representative Larrie Rosenfeld talk about why businesses advertise in a newspaper, learned the ins and outs of reporting sports stories from sports editor Ralph Saenz, and were interviewed by city editor Jennifer Berry for this article.

Many times non-profit organizations are remembered only over the Christmas holidays, but Monte Vista Elementary School's Pack 302 wanted to make sure that the children staying at the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House over the summer would have some red, white, and blue cheer. Individual dens (the Wolves, the Bears, Webelo I and Webelo II) made decorations and purchased patriotic pinwheels, lawn stakes, and four large buntings to bring 4th of July to those staying in the house this week.

The Cub Scouts of Pack No. 333 of La Crescenta got in racing mode Saturday at the annual Pinewood Derby at Mountain Avenue School in La Crescenta. Cub Scouts, family members and members of the Rotary Club attended the event, which included a lunch with barbecued hot dogs and hamburgers. Ribbons were given out for first-, second- and third-place winners in the Pinewood Derby races. Four cars at a time raced on an electronically controlled, 20-foot-long track that lit up to show which car was the winner.

Mary Jo and John Hjelmstrom Mary Jo and John Hjelmstrom of Burbank celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at The Castaway's Mountain View Room. The couple was married by the Rev. James W. Brougher on Sept. 18, 1953, at the First Baptist Church of Glendale. Brougher performed the ceremony for the bride's parents in 1932 and later married John and Mary Jo's daughter, Karen, to Randy Haney in 1994. Mary Jo and John have owned and operated Thrifty Appliance Repair in Burbank since 1958.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory is not the only place you will find scientist with their eyes to the sky. Last Sunday at Dunsmore Elementary School, future rocket scientists from Cub Scout Pack 360 created and then tested their rocket ships to the moon. Maybe not exactly to the moon but some did fly as high as 150 feet. This was the annual Rocket Day for the Cub Scout pack based at Dunsmore and Valley View elementary schools. They invited Cub Scout Pack 310 from Fremont and La Crescenta elementary schools to join in the fun. Cub Scouts are boys in first to fifth grades.

DAMON'S STEAK HOUSE HONORED DURING RACE About 80 patrons of Damon's Steak House gathered on Feb. 19, Presidents' Day, at Santa Anita Park where the second race was named to commemorate Damon's 70th year in downtown Glendale. "Who knew that a steak house with a tropical atmosphere would engender such a legion of fans throughout Southern California," owner Patrick Campbell said. "We're proud to be in an elite number of restaurants that have celebrated 70 years ? and we look forward to 70 more years of great food and fun."

Iron Eyes Cody, who became famous as the “Crying Indian” in a 1971 “Keep America Beautiful” commercial, was active in Glendale's Boy Scout program for many years. Cody became involved in Scouting activities when his son joined the Scouts. He taught the boys Indian crafts in his 'Moosehead Museum,' which he had assembled in his Atwater home, according to a 1951 Glendale News-Press article. Because of his work with the Scouts, he was named to the Order of the Arrow, a national award given to Scouts who best exemplify the scout oath and law in their daily lives.

Cub Scouts attend 'Rocket Academy' More than 400 Cub Scouts and their families journeyed to the Verdugo Hills Council-owned Camp Verdugo Oaks for a weekend of fun for the first "Rocket Academy." Assistant Scout Executive Tony Enterante came up with the idea. The highlight of the weekend was the building and launching of chemical engine rockets that reached heights of more than 250 feet at the Castaic-area Scout camp. Other activities of the weekend program, led by council volunteer David Potter of Glendale, included a polar-bear swim, a chance to shoot bows and arrows, the always popular BB-gun range, craft areas and short hikes.

Marshall Allen GLENDALE -- Veterans Day is a special day of remembrance for Bill Morrison and seventeen other veterans now living at Broadview Residential Care. Morrison was a member of the Army Air Corps from 1942-45, based in the United States and with a supply unit in the South Pacific. "I was very fortunate to come back in one piece -- a lot of others didn't," Morrison, 94, said. On Sunday, the veteran's had their names and accomplishments read one at a time and were pinned with a poppy flower during Broadview's Veteran's Tribute.

Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of the Foothill area met together at the Boy Scouts of America Verdugo Hills Council in Glendale for the Pirates of the Verdugo Hills Raingutter Regatta. Dressed in pirate garb or Scout uniforms, 12 scouts (and a few little sisters for good measure) brought out little wooden, single-masted models they had shaped, painted and decorated. Two 6-foot rain gutters set on sawhorses awaited the boys? boats. Once the race started, the boats couldn?t be touched, but instead the sails were eagerly blown upon to power their movement along the raingutters.

Iron Eyes Cody, who became famous as the “Crying Indian” in a 1971 “Keep America Beautiful” commercial, was active in Glendale's Boy Scout program for many years. Cody became involved in Scouting activities when his son joined the Scouts. He taught the boys Indian crafts in his 'Moosehead Museum,' which he had assembled in his Atwater home, according to a 1951 Glendale News-Press article. Because of his work with the Scouts, he was named to the Order of the Arrow, a national award given to Scouts who best exemplify the scout oath and law in their daily lives.

  Carl F. Graas, Jr.   Carl F. Graas Jr., Glendale native and long-time merchant, passed away in Santa Barbara on October 21. Carl was born in 1923 to Carl and Adele Graas, attended Hoover High School and Pomona College. He served in the 100th Infantry Division, fighting in France and Germany in 1944-1945.   Carl married Garland Harton in 1948. They have one son and three daughters. Carl was a long-time partner in C.F. Graas Floor Coverings, established by his father in 1921.

Frances Eleanor Smith Prosser    Frances Eleanor Smith Prosser, age 92, was 12-5-1918, in Roundup, Montana, to Florence Edna (Wilson) and Howard Tilton Smith, the youngest of four children.  Died February 28, 2011 at her home in Poulsbo, WA, where she had resided since May 2005.  Married to John Warren (Jack) Prosser on January 30, 1941, in Glendale, CA, where they made their home, and celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary before her husband’s death in May 1992.

Four cars sat idling atop the ramp. Three were without drivers, but one had a Lego man glued in, hands in the air like he was riding a roller coaster. And then they were off — the cars swooped down the 8-foot ramp and across the 40-foot track in about five seconds at the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby race Saturday morning. “It is something we have every year, and it’s one of the Scouts’ favorite things,” said Greg Schowengerdt, assistant cub master.

Since childhood, much of Ross Kelsey’s life has been linked to Boy Scouts, in one way or another. He has been a Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Webelos den leader, scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America National Council district commissioner and Friends of Scouting chairman. Currently, he volunteers as vice president in charge of programs for the Verdugo Hills Council in Glendale. There is only one part missing from Kelsey’s life of Scouting activities. He was never an Eagle Scout.

STUDENTS NAMED TO INTERNSHIP PROGRAM The Armenian National Committee — Glendale Chapter Summer Internship Program participants are Nare Kupelian, Talar Malakian, Greg Mirza-Avakyan and Tatev Oganyan . Nare, a senior at Glendale High School, has been involved in the Associated Student Body, serving as vice-president last year and director of finance this year. She has also served as the president of the Student Senate. Last summer, she participated in a congressional seminar in Washington D.C. Next year she will attend the Eleanor Roosevelt College at UC San Diego to study political science/international relations with an emphasis in pre-law.

Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of the Foothill area met together at the Boy Scouts of America Verdugo Hills Council in Glendale for the Pirates of the Verdugo Hills Raingutter Regatta. Dressed in pirate garb or Scout uniforms, 12 scouts (and a few little sisters for good measure) brought out little wooden, single-masted models they had shaped, painted and decorated. Two 6-foot rain gutters set on sawhorses awaited the boys? boats. Once the race started, the boats couldn?t be touched, but instead the sails were eagerly blown upon to power their movement along the raingutters.

Many times non-profit organizations are remembered only over the Christmas holidays, but Monte Vista Elementary School's Pack 302 wanted to make sure that the children staying at the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House over the summer would have some red, white, and blue cheer. Individual dens (the Wolves, the Bears, Webelo I and Webelo II) made decorations and purchased patriotic pinwheels, lawn stakes, and four large buntings to bring 4th of July to those staying in the house this week.

LAKE VIEW TERRACE — Cub Scout Pack 555, sponsored by Delphi Academy of Los Angeles, recently led a campaign to gather needed items for the Wildlife WayStation. The WayStation, located on Little Tujunga Road in the Angeles National Forest, is a refuge for wild and exotic animals that have been abused, abandoned, orphaned and injured. The Scouts collected dried fruit, chimp clothes and toys, first aid supplies, blankets, maintenance and office supplies, and more. These items will be used to help the animals and support the WayStation.