Gold Award

Scouts in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade Senior Gold Award Girl Scouts from the Mt. Wilson Vista Council will join Eagle Scouts from the San Gabriel Valley Council Boy Scouts for today's the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. This year marks the 35th appearance of the Tournament Troop. This year's Tournament Troop 2000 began preparing for the parade in the fall. An interview process was followed by meetings, uniform fittings and lots of practice.

Darleene Barrientos If it's time for Rover's rabies shot, you can help him and other canines, felines and humans all at the same time by attending the vaccination clinic Sunday at Andersen's Pet Shop in Montrose. The one-day clinic was organized by 17-year-old Crescenta Valley High School senior Marisa Martinez, who is also a Girl Scout pursuing her gold award. Available at the Sunday clinic will be three-year rabies shots for $8 and $18 annual DHPP shots.

Lillian Petrik celebrated her 107th birthday with family and fellow residents at the Broadway Convalescent Manor in Glendale. She was born on April 4, 1898 on a farm in Nebraska. She was one of 10 children. She never married. She has a love for life, family and music, playing the piano. The Verdugo Hills Art Assn. presented scholarships to Bonnie Hwang and Keika Yamaguchi, art students from Crescenta Valley High School. Bonnie was presented with the award given annually by the association.

congratsWilliam A. Varsh has received the rank of Eagle Scout. William is the son of Vincent and Naomi Varsh and a member of the Verdugo Hills Council Troop 288. His sister Regina achieved the highest rank in Girl Scouts, the Gold Award, in 2002. William is a junior at Clark Magnet High School and plays varsity golf at Crescenta Valley High School. He has also earned his Black Belt in Kung Fu at the Villari Self Defense Studio in Montrose. William began his scouting experience as a Cub Scout when he was 6 years old. In Boy Scouts, he earned 25 merit badges and served as a patrol leader, troop librarian and troop scribe.

They came from across the country. Many sickly with respiratory problems, tuberculosis, or other health needs. They came to a valley of clean air and land available for the asking. In the 1870s, the Crescenta Valley/La Cañada area was a land of plenty for health-seekers ? health-seekers whose names have become synonymous with the history of the Foothills. Of those names, few are more familiar to local residents than the Lanterman family. Jacob Lanterman, a dentist from Lansing, Mich.

A babbling brook in Two Strike Park? Well, maybe not quite, but the water cascading down into a small man ? or girl ? made pond is enough to make one do a double take. And, yes, there really is a ?natural water garden? where once was just dirt, rock and debris. The recently installed water feature at the park, between the restroom facilities and the parking area walkway, was the design of 14-year-old Crescenta Valley High School sophomore Brianne Johnson. Johnson created the water garden as her Girl Scout Troop No. 290 Gold Award project.

Joyce Rudolph Earning the chance to march in the Rose Parade is a privilege only a few can claim. It's a fond memory for former Girl Scout Lindsey Hansen of Glendale, who, as a member of the Tournament Troop, carried one of the trophy banners in the 2004 Rose Parade. At the time, Lindsey was a Senior Girl Scout with Troop 735 of the Mt. Wilson Vista Council in Arcadia. To be eligible to carry a banner in the parade, Girl Scouts must have earned the Gold Award.

Street lights The City Council on Tuesday approved opening the bidding process for the painting of nearly 800 street lights in the next three year. WHAT IT MEANS The cost of the project is estimated at close to $200,000 per year. The funds have already been allocated in the city?s budget. ? Glendale Water & Power award The City Council received a report on Glendale Water & Power?s receipt of the Assn. of Metropolitan Water Districts Gold Award for exceptional utility performance.