Etching

Rudy Droguett has risked his life for the love of his art. The artist, who is in his 70s, has traveled to Africa twice to take pictures of wild animals, which he later uses as subjects in his scratchboard etchings. He's come close to losing his life, he said. During one trip to Kenya, the vehicle he was riding in had a flat tire. There was a lion lying under a tree nearby watching the entourage. Not wanting to miss the opportunity, Droguett got out of the vehicle to take a picture.

Life is looking up in Montrose Village, shopping association president John Drayman said this week. "We're 100 percent leased," Drayman said. The Montrose businessman said many of the new companies are food related, including Gourmet a Go Go, Zen Thai and the T Shop. Occupying the old J.C. Penney along with Zen Thai will be a personal spa company. "A lot of people worked very hard to bring this about," Drayman said. He paid tribute to his predecessor as shopping park president Dale Dawson, who is now treasurer.

A kaleidoscope of artists, styles and media are on view in Brand 38, the annual National Juried Exhibition at the Brand Library Art Galleries organized by the Associates of Brand Library. As juried by nationally renowned artist Ruth Weisberg, with awards to be announced Saturday, the Brand exhibit offers 74 mostly Southern California artists riffing on a theme of “Works on Paper: Beginnings.” But while all the oeuvres might originate on paper, the renderings cover the gamut of media, including oil, etching, colored pencil, linocut, photography, graphite on wax-infused paper, archival inkjet printing and the application of Chinese ghost money to a pulp-paper sculpted figure.

Josh Kleinbaum Four new names might be added to the city's Veterans Memorial during a Memorial Day ceremony in May, including three soldiers who died while fighting in Iraq. Army Spc. Rel Allen Ravago IV of Glendale, Marine Lance Cpl. Donald John Cline Jr. of La Crescenta, and Army 2nd Lt. Todd Bryant of La Canada Flintridge are expected to be added to the memorial, possibly as part of a new panel for soldiers who were killed in Iraq and any future wars.

Nearly a century after James McCloud left Glendale’s Tropico neighborhood for Europe, the city on Monday will honor the World War I veteran by etching his name into marble at the Veterans Memorial outside City Hall. McCloud is one of 50 veterans to be honored Monday, the largest class to be memorialized in a single year since the five marble walls of names were unveiled in 1997. He is the only veteran of the War to End All Wars whose name will be added this year. Glendale’s Memorial Day observance will take place at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Broadway and Isabel Street.

Talented and complete all-around players have routinely come through the pipeline the past decade to eventually star for the Crescenta Valley High girls’ water polo team. When the chips were down, an athlete like Jessie Stiles, Kristin McLaughlin or Lybov Tchougounova would rise up and become the go-to player the Falcons needed to carry them to a victory or a wealth of Pacific League championships. These days, Crescenta Valley has another player in that mold in Kim Fraisse, who didn’t begin playing water polo until four years ago. Since then, she’s earned plenty of recognition with her ability to shoot with pinpoint accuracy and hustle back on defense to break up counter-attacks.

Metrolink crash survivors and family members of the victims gathered to pay tribute to loved ones who lost their lives and those who responded to help, during a memorial dedication on Sunday in Atwater Village. Glendale Mayor Dave Weaver and Los Angeles County officials, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, unveiled a memorial located on the corner of Los Feliz Place and Seneca Avenue, across from the Costco parking lot. "There are definitely moments in history that nobody will forget," Weaver said.

The Glendale Police Department substation front window in Montrose sparkles a little more brilliantly now thanks to a local resident and businessman. Several years ago the substation?s front window was vandalized by graffiti that had been etched into it. The station?s rent is paid for by Montrose Shopping Park but there was not money in Glendale?s budget to repair the glass. It wasn?t in danger of breaking but the idea that graffiti was etched into it didn?t go along with the image of what Officer Jerry Uebel wanted the Montrose station to portray.

Nearly a century after James McCloud left Glendale’s Tropico neighborhood for Europe, the city on Monday will honor the World War I veteran by etching his name into marble at the Veterans Memorial outside City Hall. McCloud is one of 50 veterans to be honored Monday, the largest class to be memorialized in a single year since the five marble walls of names were unveiled in 1997. He is the only veteran of the War to End All Wars whose name will be added this year. Glendale’s Memorial Day observance will take place at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Broadway and Isabel Street.

The art of Francisco Goya is not something to love or hate. It is something to decipher. The Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale presents ?The Caprichos Etchings and Aquatints (1799),? 80 of the artist?s cutting edge copper plate prints, in a rational, eye-level format, to soften the impact of the emotive and chaotic imagery. The walls of the gallery are lined with etchings along with three centralized pillars containing significant works. This suite of prints is encrypted with moralistic, allegorical, satirical and political messaging that is delivered in a style that prefigures photojournalism.

Talented and complete all-around players have routinely come through the pipeline the past decade to eventually star for the Crescenta Valley High girls’ water polo team. When the chips were down, an athlete like Jessie Stiles, Kristin McLaughlin or Lybov Tchougounova would rise up and become the go-to player the Falcons needed to carry them to a victory or a wealth of Pacific League championships. These days, Crescenta Valley has another player in that mold in Kim Fraisse, who didn’t begin playing water polo until four years ago. Since then, she’s earned plenty of recognition with her ability to shoot with pinpoint accuracy and hustle back on defense to break up counter-attacks.

Metrolink crash survivors and family members of the victims gathered to pay tribute to loved ones who lost their lives and those who responded to help, during a memorial dedication on Sunday in Atwater Village. Glendale Mayor Dave Weaver and Los Angeles County officials, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, unveiled a memorial located on the corner of Los Feliz Place and Seneca Avenue, across from the Costco parking lot. "There are definitely moments in history that nobody will forget," Weaver said.

Rudy Droguett has risked his life for the love of his art. The artist, who is in his 70s, has traveled to Africa twice to take pictures of wild animals, which he later uses as subjects in his scratchboard etchings. He's come close to losing his life, he said. During one trip to Kenya, the vehicle he was riding in had a flat tire. There was a lion lying under a tree nearby watching the entourage. Not wanting to miss the opportunity, Droguett got out of the vehicle to take a picture.

Life is looking up in Montrose Village, shopping association president John Drayman said this week. "We're 100 percent leased," Drayman said. The Montrose businessman said many of the new companies are food related, including Gourmet a Go Go, Zen Thai and the T Shop. Occupying the old J.C. Penney along with Zen Thai will be a personal spa company. "A lot of people worked very hard to bring this about," Drayman said. He paid tribute to his predecessor as shopping park president Dale Dawson, who is now treasurer.

Josh Kleinbaum Four new names might be added to the city's Veterans Memorial during a Memorial Day ceremony in May, including three soldiers who died while fighting in Iraq. Army Spc. Rel Allen Ravago IV of Glendale, Marine Lance Cpl. Donald John Cline Jr. of La Crescenta, and Army 2nd Lt. Todd Bryant of La Canada Flintridge are expected to be added to the memorial, possibly as part of a new panel for soldiers who were killed in Iraq and any future wars.