Maple Park

Housing projects open waiting lists Two affordable senior housing projects in the city will be opening their waiting lists through July 22. The Otto Gruber House, 143 S. Isabel St., and the Gardens, 333 Monterey Road, are currently accepting new applications. Both communities currently have no vacancies, but a lottery will be held to place applicants on wait lists. The Otto Gruber House is slated to add another 350 applicants to its wait list, while the Gardens?

Gary Moskowitz Members of the Glendale community are invited to join all of America in a special night of crime and drug prevention Aug. 6. The 19th annual National Night Out, America's Night Out Against Crime will be at 7 p.m. and will take place at four different locations in Glendale. Glendale residents are asked to lock the doors to their homes, turn on outside lights and spend two hours walking with police through Glendale neighborhoods.

TODAY GIRLS? GOLF ?Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in Mission League prelims at Woodley Golf Course, 10 a.m. ?Crescenta Valley in Pacific League individual final at Mountain Meadows Golf Course, 11 a.m. ? GIRLS? VOLLEYBALL ?Glendale Adventist Academy at West Valley Christian, 4:30 p.m. ? TUESDAY COLLEGE CROSS-COUNTRY ?Glendale Community College in Western State Conference Championships at Allan Hancock College, TBA ?

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES All the shows are held on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the north end of Verdugo Park, at 1621 Cañada Blvd in Glendale. July 9: The Jumpin? Joz Swing July 16: The Alumni Classic Rock July 23: Cold Duck R& B/ Dance July 30: Incendio Latin/World Aug. 6: Area 80s 1980s Aug. 13: Present Tense Jazz/R&B Aug. 20: Raymond Michael as Elvis 1950s/Blues ? SUMMER MOONLIGHT MOVIES All the movies begin at dusk, around 8:15 p.m. Maple Park, 820 E. Maple St. July 11: Transformers July 18: Hairspray Pacific Park, 501 S. Pacific Ave. July 25: The Golden Compass Aug. 1: Ratatouille Verdugo Park,1621 Cañada Blvd.

Penny carnivals roll into town Get a lot more bang for your buck at the city's Penny Carnivals, starting Tuesday. Carnival games and activities cost as little as 2 cents and go up to about 25 cents. The Penny Carnival games will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Maple Park, 820 E. Maple St.; 1:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Palmer Park, 610 E. Palmer St.; and 1:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Montrose Park, 3529 Clifton Place. For more information, call 548-3785.

Darleene Barrientos A dim, smoky club isn't the only place where jazz can be found. Jazz can also be found at the park. That will be the case Saturday and Aug. 14, when the city launches the third phase of its "Music, Movies and More" series. If it proves popular, the city might also expand the kinds of musical performances offered in the park. This year's outdoor jazz concert will be the litmus test for similar events in the future, said Cheri Anderson, the center's community services supervisor.

Glendale has approved renewal of the annual contract with the Area Agency on Aging for senior meals, including a daily program at Sparr Heights Community Center. The contractor began July 1, but the formal renewal was delayed due to the renewal and approval process at the county level. The contract totals $187,270, and covers 40,168 congregate meals and 9,610 home delivered meals. Glendale sites are Sparr Heights, the Adult Center and Maple Park. The city provides a 15 percent match, and will use carry over funds from last year to cover a projected deficit of $7,931.

Amber Willard SOUTHEAST GLENDALE -- Glendale Police are searching for someone who fired a shot in Maple Park that traveled into a nearby home. A woman was grazed by the bullet, which had been damaged from possibly hitting trees in the park, shortly after 8:40 p.m. Saturday, police said. The incident was reported to police about two hours later. No one in the area called police to report hearing the shot fired, police said. The victim told police she heard the shot and then felt a sting in her lower back, but her skin was not broken by the shot.

Seniors poured onto the dance floor in couples as a dance mix of "Funky Town" and "Video Killed the Radio Star" jump-started Monday's festivities at the Glendale Adult Recreation Center's Valentine's Day lunch. About 130 seniors enjoyed lunch, dessert and entertainment at the center's senior cafe. Lunches are offered daily through the Glendale Adult Recreation Center and the Sparr Heights and Maple Park community centers, but coordinators created an extra-special atmosphere of love for Valentine's Day. Red and white balloons decorated centerpieces as old-time longtime sweethearts and singles dined and socialized.

Darleene Barrientos Standing under a patch of trees in line to get an American flag and a flower painted on her cheeks, Emileigh Shields took a break Tuesday from a round of carnival-style games. But her breather wasn't about to last long. Emileigh, 9, likes all the games, especially the ring toss, with one exception. "I'm going to play all of them again, except basketball," she said. Emileigh was one of several dozen children who urged their parents out of the house Tuesday to play games like ring toss, Putt-Putt golf and sack races at the city's annual Penny Carnival at Maple Park.