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Car show, breakfast, lunch on Sunday The Glendale Elks 12th Annual Charity Car Show featuring around 70 cars, including early model cars, dragsters and more contemporary show vehicles will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Glendale Elks Lodge, 120 E. Colorado St., Glendale. The breakfast will be served in the lodge dining room for $6 or $8 a plate from 8 to 11 a.m. and lunch will be served outside from noon to 2 p.m. n the lunch menu for $5. The event will feature more than 150 raffle prizes, including food baskets from Trader Joe's market.

St. James the Less Catholic School celebrated its special day, the Feast of St. James the Less, on May 3. In honor of this day for the school, the Parent Teacher Board planned a lunch of cheeseburgers, hamburgers and double-doubles, with sodas and chips. The proceeds from this lunch will support the Daughters of Mary and Joseph Retirement Community. David Flynn, father of fourth-grader Ryan and first-grader Sydney, was the master behind the grill, flipping more than 150 burgers from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Many thanks go out to the great moms who came out to help serve, organize, and create a great lunch for the kids.

Seniors can cool off at adult centers This is the final weekend that the city of Glendale’s Adult Recreation Center and Sparr Heights Community Center will be open to the seniors and frail adults needing to escape the heat. Both facilities offer air-conditioned rooms and ice water. Participants can watch television or movies, play board games and socialize with friends. Lunch is available for a suggested donation of $2.50 for adults 60 years and older. Reservations are required, and can be made by calling the center of your choice.

Amber Willard The back lot at the Glendale Police Department, usually a parking area for patrol cars, was filled Thursday afternoon with officials munching on a barbecue lunch. The annual lunch is presented by the Glendale Citizens for Law and Order, a group that supports the agency through means like an annual awards luncheon in May and donations. "It's important for them to know the law-abiding citizens appreciate what they do," group member Craig Jensen said of the 200 officers who ate Thursday.

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.

TODAY The Verdugo Hills Business and Professional Women will host a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at La Cabanita Restaurant, 3447 N. Verdugo Road., Glendale. Laurice Brown, who owns an image consulting firm, will speak about ?Authentic Personal Style (You Set the Agenda).? She specializes in creating harmony between women and the clothes they wear. Lunch is $15 for members, $20 for guests. For more information and to make a reservation, call Julia Rabago at (818)

Robert Chacon IHOP Corp. this week introduced its largest menu change since the company was founded in 1958. More than 100 changes ranging from more spice on French fries to entirely new meals were rolled out at the Glendale-based company's almost 1,200 restaurants nationwide. The hope is to keep up with customer trends and attract more diners during lunch and dinner times, analysts said. "Oftentimes their restaurants aren't full during lunch and dinner times, so the more customers you can have during those hours, the higher your sales volumes can be," David Schamus said, a senior research associate tracking the restaurant industry for investment firm Raymond James.

The front lawn of Palm Crest Elementary was a sea of blankets Friday as parents took time out of their day to bring a picnic lunch to share with their children. There were only inches between many blankets, and others overlapped with an estimated 100 parents bringing everything from McDonald's to homemade meals for their children. It was the first Eat Lunch With Your Child Day of the year. The event is held once a month by both Palm Crest staff and the Parent-Teacher Assn.