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Welcome to the fifth and final installment of the Crescenta Valley Columnist Contest. Yes, we know, last week we said it the final entry, but that was an error. We mean it this time. E-mail your choice of writer to jason.wells@latimes.com , or e-mail it to Crescenta Valley Columnist Contest, Glendale News-Press, 221 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale CA 91203. We?ll be announcing the winner shortly. ? Can we break our addiction to grass? In England, where the first sprawling lawns originated, the climate is temperate.

CITY HALL — Outdoor watering will likely be limited to three days a week under a revised mandatory water conservation proposal that gained traction Tuesday with the City Council. Mandatory 10% conservation, which still must be approved by the council next week, is recommended by the utility to help it stay within a reduced allotment from the Metropolitan Water District of California, which supplies up to 70% of Glendale’s water. In response to the growing statewide water crisis, Metropolitan is reducing shipments by 10% on July 1 to all of its member agencies.

SOUTHWEST GLENDALE ? An overflow gathering of mourners paid their final respects on Saturday morning to the late Jim Delzell, a longtime Hoover High baseball coach and teacher. Delzell, who passed away in his sleep at the age of 50 on the morning of May 2, was laid to rest at the Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries. For Hoover High, it was the end to a surreal and sad week. ?It?s been a tough week for Hoover,? Hoover Principal Kevin Welsh said on Friday. ?Monday was probably the toughest day.?

GLENDALE — Residents face tight water rationing regulations this summer after the Southland’s major water wholesaler announced Tuesday that it would reduce deliveries for the first time since 1991. The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, citing the effects of years of drought and tightening regulatory conditions, voted to cut water shipments by 10% effective July 1, sending local agencies in Glendale, Burbank and La Crescenta into the final stages of planning for imposing strict restrictions on their customers this summer.

An exhibition of historical coins, bronze and marble sculptures and paintings has just opened at the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale. The unifying element of these American and European artists’ works is that this eclectic mix is part of the Forest Lawn permanent collection, said Joan Adan, exhibit designer and curator. “It’s showcasing Forest Lawn’s fine art in its paintings, sculpture, and ancient and world coins,” she said. James Eaton, father of Forest Lawn founder Hubert Eaton, collected the items, Adan said.

A holiday stained-glass exhibit with pieces more than 500 years old wasn’t just impressive because of the craftsmanship of its panels, visitors said, but also because of what they depicted. The seasonal exhibit at Forest Lawn Museum, which runs through Jan. 11 and holds the largest collection of stained glass in North America, includes images of the life of Jesus Christ. “It’s God’s words in stained glass,” said visitor Lone Rasmussen, an Antelope Valley resident who was standing in front of an illuminated, 16th-century window depicting the birth of Jesus.

Rosemont Middle School’s semi-annual Lunch on the Lawn event is proof that middle schoolers really can enjoy their parents’ company. Under a warm sun, students and parents gathered on the school’s middle field and amphitheater for lunch on a recent Friday afternoon. Shade being at a premium, those who were able squeezed beneath leafy trees, while others sat under colorful umbrellas. Everyone appeared to be enjoying themselves, smiling, laughing and chatting together while enjoying an afternoon meal.

A look back at the origins of Tiki art in the Pacific Islands and contemporary takes on it by modern-day artists are presented in the new exhibition “In Search of Tiki” at the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale. Joan Adan, museum exhibit designer/curator for Forest Lawn Museum, worked with guest curators Douglas Nason and Jeff Fox to coordinate the mix of oceanic art made by native people inhabiting the Pacific islands with decorative art found in cocktail lounges and restaurants from the 1940s through mid-1970s.

After months of fundraising, attending numerous organizational meetings and coordinating emergency agencies the Independence Day celebration went off without a hitch. The morning of July 4 began with association president Steve Pierce and vice president Paul Dutton guiding in trucks and trailers containing food vendors and carnival rides. The two, along with many other volunteers, did not stop from early morning until way past midnight. Crescenta Valley High School students like Samuel Fink and Argin Haftevani who volunteered for community service hours provided extra helping hands.