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"In today's global-based economy, the only constant an employee can depend upon is change. Change can be frightening and abrupt, or can be met head-on. According to the State of California Occupational Trends and Outlook 1993-2005, 'The main causes of occupational structure change within industries are technological change, changes in business practices and methods of operations, and product demand changes.' Quite simply, the most effective way for the adult employee to move 'onward and upward,' so to speak, is to return to school and attain either a bachelor's degree, or continue with postgraduate education," stated a director at the University of La Verne.

Landisi - Jones Tracey R. Landisi and Kenneth R. Jones of Glendale were married Saturday. The bride is the daughter of Anthony and Diane Landisi of Glendale. She graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1994 and received her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from University of La Verne in 1998. She received her master's in education from University of La Verne this year. She taught Spanish at Pasadena High School this past year and will teach Spanish at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek beginning in the fall.

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Karen S. Kim GLENDALE -- An hourlong police pursuit that led authorities through Burbank, Glendale and La Verne on Thursday night, finally ended with an arrest in Monrovia, police said. Burbank Police responded to reports that a woman allegedly driving with an infant leaning out the window had been involved in two hit-and-run accidents, Burbank Police Lt. Kevin Krafft said. Police tried to stop the driver at Buena Vista and Alameda avenues at 6:35 p.m., but the driver failed to yield and drove onto the eastbound Ventura (134)

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Services were held Tuesday at La Cañada Presbyterian Church for Matt Cronin of La Verne, (formerly of La Cañada), who passed away June 9, 2005, at USC Norris Cancer Hospital at age 23 after a courageous battle with ocular melanoma. Born May 30, 1982 in Glendale, Matt attended Paradise Canyon Elementary School, La Cañada 7/8, La Canada High (class of 2000) and Cal Poly Pomona. He was in Indian Guides, a Cub Scout, and played baseball with the La Cañada Junior Baseball Association.

JENNINGS WEBB Jennings Webb, 95, died Jan. 21, 2004, in Glendale. He was born on May 17, 1908, in Lawrence County, Ky., and was a Glendale resident for 56 years. He worked at Menasco MFG Co. in Burbank for 34 years. He is survived by his son, Robert; daughter, Sheila Van Guild; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great great-grandchild. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles.

Gary Moskowitz NORTHEAST GLENDALE -- Glenoaks Elementary will host a summer after-school program beginning in June. Registration for the monthlong program will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 23, in the cafeteria at Glenoaks Elementary, 2015 E. Glenoaks Blvd. The program will be in conjunction with the University of La Verne Summer School Programs and will be offered to students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The summer program will go from 11:40 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays from June 24 to July 26. Classes cost $87 each week per child.

Mirjam Swanson GLENDALE -- Oh, so close. Despite coming within a strike of extending its all-star season yet again, the 11- and 12-year-olds on District 16 Foothill-Tujunga Little League Major Softball team went home early this year -- early, of course, only in a relative sense for the team that had reached the Western Regionals for the past three seasons. It was Saturday's loss, in which Wildwood's cleanup hitter came through with a game-winning, two-out, two-strike bases-loaded triple, that set up Foothill-Tujunga's 2-1 loss to La Verne on Sunday in a second-chance bracket game in the Division 2 double elimination tournamentat San Diego's Serra Mesa Little League Field at Cabrillo Heights Park.

BOYS? GOLF Falcons take third in invitational : For the third season in a row, Crescenta Valley High took third in the West Covina High Invitational at Sierra La Verne Country Club in La Verne. On Monday in a three-player team, Michael Timpson shot an even-par 71, Jason Kim had a 78 and John Lee carded an 82 for a combined 18-over-par 231. Timpson tied for first in the event, but finished second in a card off. Diamond Bar won the event with a 226 followed by La Serna (229)

Hazel Kieser quietly passed away on May 3, 2013, at the age of 104. Hazel was born on July 2, 1908, in La Verne, California. She and her beloved husband James "Jimmy" Kieser were longtime residents of Glendale and active members of the community. Hazel was a prolific writer of short stories and poetry. She loved to write and reminisce about the many adventures she and Jimmy experienced in their travels and the friendships they made along the way. Anyone lucky enough to meet Hazel and Jimmy quickly learned that their home was open to all. They truly believed that life was meant to be shared.

VALLEY GLEN - The stage was set for the Renaissance Academy boys' basketball team to knock off La Verne Lutheran, the No. 2 team in CIF Southern Section Division IV-AA. The Trojans were without their dominant power forward Grant Jerrett, who injured his ankle Tuesday, and the Wildcats controlled the first half and were sitting pretty with a 15-point lead midway through the third quarter. Then everything started to unravel for Renaissance, the top-ranked team in Division VI, as La Verne Lutheran started clicking and dominated the last 12 minutes of the game to pull off a 54-45 comeback victory at L.A. Valley College on Wednesday night.

GLENDALE — The following are updates on local athletes at the collegiate level. Zareh Zargaryan (Hoover High, 2007) senior forward, Cal State Dominguez Hills men's basketball: The former All-Area first-team selection finished with six points and seven rebounds Saturday to help the Toros to a 51-50 victory against top-seeded Humboldt State in the championship game of the California Collegiate Athletic Assn. Tournament in Hayward. Dominguez Hills saw junior guard Robert Willhite sink a three-point shot at the buzzer to give the Toros their first conference tournament championship since 1987 and second overall.

GLENDALE — The following are updates on area athletes at the collegiate level. Luke Collis (St. Francis High, 2007) Occidental College junior quarterback: It was another banner day for the former Golden Knights standout. Collis led the Tigers to a 30-0 romp over host La Verne on Saturday in a Southern California Interscholastic Athletic Conference win. For the second time this season, Collis surpassed the 300-yard mark, completing 24 of 32 passes for 340 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.

BOYS? GOLF Falcons take third in invitational : For the third season in a row, Crescenta Valley High took third in the West Covina High Invitational at Sierra La Verne Country Club in La Verne. On Monday in a three-player team, Michael Timpson shot an even-par 71, Jason Kim had a 78 and John Lee carded an 82 for a combined 18-over-par 231. Timpson tied for first in the event, but finished second in a card off. Diamond Bar won the event with a 226 followed by La Serna (229)

LA VERNE — St. Lucy’s High never really had a chance. Not with the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy soccer team scoring goals in bunches, playing stellar defense and generally dominating play up and down the field during Wednesday’s CIF Southern Section Division II second-round match at Damien High. Katie Johnson led a prolific offensive output for Sacred Heart with three goals and an assist and the Tologs posted their eighth consecutive shutout, 5-0, to advance to the quarterfinal round of the playoffs for the first time since 1996.

The following crime reports for La Crescenta, Montrose, northeast Glendale and La Cañada were provided by the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station and taken from the log at the Glendale Police Department and information from the California Highway Patrol. Thursday, Dec. 7     A gas tanker collided with a van on the eastbound side of the 210 freeway at Pennsylvania Ave. exit. According to the California Highway Patrol there were injuries reported however no detail on the severity.

GLENDALE ? How times have changed. Following the 2002 campaign, Glendale Community College football Coach John Cicuto interviewed and evaluated 32 of his sophomores and did what he thought was best for the squad. Cicuto asked 15 of his players to leave the program, and all 15 did. Years and a new breed of athletes later, Cicuto has nothing but praise for his players. Twenty-four of Cicuto's athletes from the 2005 squad that won the Western State Conference Southern Division title have committed to play for four-year universities.