Ice Cream

Jackson Bell Police officers and firefighters mingled with treat seekers during an ice cream social Monday to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The public safety workers joked with customers, posed for pictures and let children sit on police motorcycles at Cold Stone Creamery on Glenoaks Boulevard during the fundraiser, which helps fulfill the wishes of children suffering degenerative and life-threatening conditions. "It's an important event for us," said Det. Lola Abrahamian, one of the event's organizers.

More than 40 youngsters filled bowls with ice cream topped with sprinkles, chocolate sauce and whipped cream. But this was no ice cream shop. This was Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School’s kindergarten orientation on Wednesday. The Parent Teachers Assn. and the Woodlanders Volunteer organization (WAVE) pulled out 12 gallons of ice cream from the freezer and even the most timid students opened up. “Ice cream seems to be the common denominator to break the ice,” said Launa Penza, PTA president at Verdugo Woodlands Elementary.

Ice cream. Two words that bring a smile to your face, a tickle in your tummy and a cure for what ails you on a long, hot day. Though our kids get a summer break, the world and its trials don't. Now, in addition to camp, work, sports, cooking, cleaning, catering and cohabitating, we get an adhesive, smothering, smoggy heat for a couple months. But have some ice cream at the end of a blistering day, preferably after the little angels have been safely and securely duct-taped in bed, and the universe begins to spin on its axis once more.

Janine Marnien GLENDALE -- Customers will have four hours Wednesday to get one free scoop of their favorite flavor of ice cream during Baskin-Robbins' third annual Free Scoop Night. The 2.5-oz. scoops will be given out at participating Baskin-Robbins ice cream shops nationwide. The night is not only a thank you to customers, but a fund-raiser for First Book, a nonprofit organization that provides new books to children from low income families.

Tim Willert The Glendale Historical Society hosted an ice cream social Saturday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the relocation of the Doctors' House. The Doctors' House, one of just two Victorian homes in the city, was saved from certain demolition by a group of residents who bought it and moved it to a new location on Mountain Street near Brand Park. A developer had sought to replace the structure on Wilson Avenue and Belmont Street with an apartment complex in the late 1970s, but the group, which resurrected the Glendale Historical Society got the go-ahead from the city of Glendale to relocate the house.

A 46-year-old Glendale man was reportedly robbed at gunpoint Saturday night at Broadview Drive and Market Street, Glendale Police said. The man had just purchased ice cream from a local market at about 9:30 p.m. when he was approached by the robber who asked for his money, according to police. The robber had a silver semi-automatic pistol with him that he did not point at the victim, police said. The suspect is described as Armenian or Middle Eastern in his 20s, medium build, 5-foot-10 with brown hair, wearing a black baseball cap, a black shirt, black pants or shorts, and a white cloth covering the lower part of his face.

Living in the Danish city of Aarhus, Mia Pedersen, Jens Thorup and Morten Eriksen’s favorite thing to do was eat ice cream. And like most ice cream lovers, they had their favorite joint to go to. For the trio, this was Paradis ice cream. In Denmark there are 29 locations, and two in Aarhus. “We were fans/customers of Paradis,” said Pedersen. “That would be our favorite treat.” Having lived in Aarhus most of their lives, the trio had steady jobs in sales and real estate and their own apartments.

Children by the dozen took full advantage of the chance to dictate ice cream orders to their Valley View Elementary School teachers Thursday as part of a fundraising campaign at the Cold Stone Creamery on Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta. The brisk January weather seemed to be a distant afterthought for the students as they pressed their hands and faces against the glass display case in blissful indecision as they contemplated flavors like "Banana Split Decision" and "Strawberry Shortcake Serenade."

From the moment Santa Claus stepped out onto Park Avenue in Adams Square on Saturday, he had command of dozens of children and their parents. They flanked him for quick snaps of their digital cameras before he settled down on his padded wicker bench, where one by one, youngsters took their turn posing for that seminal childhood picture. Some were eager; others were less so. After 4-year-old David Tsarukyan and his cousin, Nicole, 3, were planted on the bench, the clock ticked on voicing their Christmas wishes.

Claudia Peschiutta DOWNTOWN -- Ice cream could lead to more than extra calories this summer. Cold Stone Creamery, which has a local location at 132 S. Brand Blvd., is giving people until June 15 to submit dessert creations for a chance to win an ice cream party for up to 26 people. One winner of the "Create Your Own Fame and Fortune" contest will be selected in August from every Cold Stone location throughout the nation. Those winners will be entered in a contest for the grand prize: free ice cream and monthly payments of $1,100 for a year.

Q. My mom is in a nursing home and I visit her three times a week after work. My sister visits also. What should we be aware of? You want to have a good relationship with the nurses and treat them with the respect they deserve, but you still need to be your mom's advocate, especially if she can't speak for herself. You should trust, but also verify, that she is getting good care. You cannot immediately assume everyone is going to be terrible, but you cannot immediately assume that you are going to get the best care the system has to offer, either.

Ice cream. Two words that bring a smile to your face, a tickle in your tummy and a cure for what ails you on a long, hot day. Though our kids get a summer break, the world and its trials don't. Now, in addition to camp, work, sports, cooking, cleaning, catering and cohabitating, we get an adhesive, smothering, smoggy heat for a couple months. But have some ice cream at the end of a blistering day, preferably after the little angels have been safely and securely duct-taped in bed, and the universe begins to spin on its axis once more.

No one can argue that Glendale Unified's dual-language academy isn't a solid success story. From meager beginnings, the Foreign Language Academy of Glendale has swelled to claim nine campuses and roughly 1,400 students who are taught in English and six optional second languages, with the goal of reaching fluency by the time they graduate. The program, fed in large part by enthusiastic parents, has also been a boon for Glendale Unified, attracting out-of-district students at a time when enrollment - a key factor in state funding formulas - had been slipping.

With the incredibly hot weather we’ve been having here in the 818 lately, there’s really no better way to beat the heat than with a nice cold ice cream cone.  There are so many ice cream chains around town such as Baskin Robbins, Pinkberry and Cold Stone Creamery, but I’ve always preferred smaller, privately-owned places that offer real, homemade ice cream, which is why I was so excited to recently discover Paradis in...

Glendale residents will be able to attend a variety of bicyclist-oriented activities throughout May, which officials have deemed "Glendale Bike Month. " The remaining events include: Monday May 9 Basic Bicycle Repair Workshop 7 to 8:30 p.m., Glendale Central Library Auditorium, 222 E. Harvard St. Saturday May 14 Glendale Ice Cream Ride 1 to 4 p.m. Verdugo Park, Colina gate, 1621 Cañada Blvd. Ride organizers will take participants on a route filled with stops at Glendale ice cream shops.

Pet food sales in North America and revenue growth in the developing world were bright spots in 2010 for Nestle, S.A., with U.S. headquarters in Glendale, company officials reported Thursday. Leaders of the Swiss company said that despite a rise in the cost of raw materials, such as coffee and cocoa, they anticipate revenue growth of between 5% and 6% in 2011. “The times of today is like a Rubik’s cube,” Chief Executive Paul Bulcke said in a meeting with the press in Vevey, Switzerland.

Floyd “Bez” Besvold Born March 28, 1926 in Duluth, Minnesota to Helga and Lars Besvold, Bez passed away peacefully at his home Dec. 5 th, with his wife Merry and his children Gregg, Laurie, Dana and Chris at his side. He had 9 grandchildren. Bez joined the Navy at 17 ½ and spent his sea duty in the Pacific Theater. After coming home Bez started working at Pac Bell Telephone Comp. in 1947. In 1951 he married Doris Dick and started his family. Bez retired from Pac Bell after 40 years.

C huck A. Bausback was 8 years old when Bob Hope Airport opened in 1930 as United Airport. The 87-year-old moved with his family to La Crescenta in 1928. He graduated from Glendale High School because La Crescenta High School hadn't opened yet. When the airport opened, his father, Charles L. Bausback, owned the coffee shop on the ground level from 1930 to 1940. A few doors down was a banquet hall that seated 250 people, Bausback said. Upstairs was the Sky Room Restaurant.

I have an index card box on my desk. I carry Post-It Notes and small notepads with me everywhere I go. When I see something that strikes me, or am spontaneously blessed with some great epiphany, I jot it down and throw it into the box. The girls call it my Idea Box. I like having the answers to all of life’s mysteries at my fingertips. Here is but a brief sampling of my more brilliant, and not so brilliant, insights. The person who first came up with the term “muffin tops” to describe my chubby waistline overhang is an observant genius and should be working with Ben & Jerry developing new flavors of ice cream.

Living in the Danish city of Aarhus, Mia Pedersen, Jens Thorup and Morten Eriksen’s favorite thing to do was eat ice cream. And like most ice cream lovers, they had their favorite joint to go to. For the trio, this was Paradis ice cream. In Denmark there are 29 locations, and two in Aarhus. “We were fans/customers of Paradis,” said Pedersen. “That would be our favorite treat.” Having lived in Aarhus most of their lives, the trio had steady jobs in sales and real estate and their own apartments.