Popcorn

On April 2 I was feeling sentimental, the way you feel when a cavernous, blue-sky weekend day just unfolds before you, and rather than try to wrestle it this way or that, you simply suspend the weekend schedule and give in to the laziness of the day and see where it takes you. For me, it took me to the Harvest Market in Montrose. Although I feel sort of self-conscious about being so effusive, so giddy and brimming-over with a sense of nostalgia about the day, I also feel compelled to write it all down and clear my head of the imagery or I will surely not be able to concentrate at work this week.

Robert Shaffer MONTROSE -- Laurie Hanson and her daughter, Whitney, will have to wait more than two months for their favorite kettle-cooked popcorn. The wildly popular, sugarcoated popcorn has brought long lines to the Montrose Farmers Market & Family Festival. The Hansons themselves have waited as long as 45 minutes for their popcorn fix. But the company that has inspired the Elvis-like devotion to the lightly caramelized popped kernels won't be at the farmers market until March.

by Lynn Duvall ‘Pop' is the Word of the Day Sharpen your pencils. We're having a pop quiz today. Ready? Let's say that you are applying for admission to one of the five U.S. service academies. Name the four academies which require a nomination from your congressman or other authorized nominating authority. You probably listed the three academies under the direction of the Department of Defense: The U.S. Military Academy in West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

Claudia Peschiutta DOWNTOWN - A 62-year-old Glendale woman received only minor injuries when her Suzuki Samurai 4x4 rolled over completely Thursday morning after colliding with a Nissan Maxima, officials said. The accident happened about 10:20 a.m. at the intersection of Doran and Jackson streets. The driver of the Maxima also received only minor injuries. "It's lucky she had her seat belt on," said Glendale Fire Capt. Harold Scoggins of the Glendale woman.

The Glendale YMCA hosted its Fall Festival on Saturday for local children and families at the 140 N. Louise St. YMCA. Nearly 1,000 people attended the event, which had a theme of promoting healthy lifestyles. Children played carnival games like the ring toss and darts and earned prizes. Glendale Police officers and firefighters attended the event. Police officers fingerprinted children for an Abduction Reduction program and gave information on dealing with strangers.

Moviegoers were evacuated for about 10 minutes Sunday after a small fire erupted behind the counter of a movie theater, but was quickly put out. A new employee learning to use the popcorn machine at the Mann Glendale Exchange 10, 128 N. Maryland Ave., accidentally overturned the pan just before 5 p.m., spilling oil under the machine's heat pad and causing a small fire, theater employee Steve Zakarian said. The smoke set off the theater's fire-alarm system.

Temple Sinai of Glendale will host its annual Chinese Food and Movie Night this Sunday, Dec. 24, beginning at 6 p.m. For the Jewish community and anyone not observing Christmas Eve, this popular event brings people together in a fun, nonreligious evening for the whole family. Meant as a kind of homage to the decades old New York tradition of Jewish families going out for Chinese food and a movie on Christian holidays, Temple Sinai brings the theme inside with a catered Chinese meal and several movies screened in separate rooms to appeal to viewers of all ages.

Members of the Glendale Police Department invite everyone to come to their Open House on Saturday, October 28 and help them celebrate 100 years of service. There will be plenty to do with tours of the Police Facility, fingerprinting for children, a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) demonstration and safety programs. Visitors will also be able walk through the Haunted Jail Tour and enjoy free hot dogs and popcorn, compliment of Glendale Citizens for Law and Order. The Humane Society will have its Mobile Outreach and Pet Adoptions along with a K-9 demonstration.

Movie series begins at the Meadow The popcorn was popping, the glow sticks were glowing and the blankets were at the ready as the city's Downtown Movies Series began Friday night on the grassy area at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Brand Boulevard, also known as the Meadow. By dusk about 40 people had found spots on the grass to watch the movie "Hoodwinked" on a large outdoor screen. "It's to get people back into the downtown area," said Development Services Senior Administrative Analyst Jackie Bartlow as she handed out glow sticks to children.

Kindergarten students at Verdugo Woodlands Elemen- tary School celebrated "Feast Day" at school Wednesday, during which students put on Pilgrim and Native American outfits and ate vegetable soup, friendship salad and corn bread. Prior to the feast, Tujunga resident Kimberly-Ann Talbert showed students authentic Native American gourds, spoons, bowls, baskets, rain sticks and jewelry. Talbert, an Armenian Amer- ican who has attended ceremonies with Navajo elders on Big Mountain, conveyed to students the notion of "Mitakuye Oyacin," or "all my relations," which means that all living things are related, Talbert said.