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La Cañada High School senior Evanne Friedmann was named Tuesday as the 93rd Rose Queen, beating out nearly 1,100 San Gabriel area women to accept the highly coveted crown. Evanne, 17, will lead her six Rose Princesses in presiding over the 122nd Rose Parade and the 97th Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena on New Year's Day. She replaces 2010 Rose Queen Natalie Innocenzi, a Flintridge Sacred Heart graduate now enrolled at the University of Redlands. "It is amazing," Friedmann said.

On Saturday, April 14, my family went to my sister's house and walked to Verdugo Avenue to watch the annual Burbank on Parade. I mainly participate in viewing the parade in order to spend time with my family more than the excitement of the parade itself. While there is an appeal to a small-townish parade with civic leaders filling in for celebrities, BOP is an embarrassment to a city as wonderful as Burbank. With “The World of Aviation” as its theme, I was hard pressed to notice the theme what with all the police, fire, and emergency vehicles driving down Olive with their lights and sirens on. I don't intend to demean the organizers and volunteers that must put in countless hours organizing the event.

"What do I need to do to make this year a success?" That is the question Lincoln Elementary School students were asked their first day of school. The students were greeted with red and white balloons, racecar cut-outs, and a rug designed like a road, and called the "road to success" as they walked through the school gate and toward their classrooms. A boom box playing "On the Road Again," filled the air with the theme. New principal Linda Edmond came up with the "road to success" theme to help motivate teachers and students alike.

Community newcomers welcome at service LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE -- Pastor Skip Lindeman conducts the worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Church of the Lighted Window, 1200 Foothill Blvd., La Canada. The Chancel Choir will perform "E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come." The Sacrament of Christian Baptism will be included in the service. For more information, call 790-1185. 'Enthusiasm Makes the Difference' is the theme LA CRESCENTA -- Rev. Beverly Craig speaks on "Enthusiasm Makes the Difference" during the 10 a.m. service Sunday at La Crescenta Church of Religious Science, 4845 Dunsmore Ave. For more information, call 249-1045.

St. George's Episcopal Church in La Cañada Flintridge will hold a series of prayer workshops on Nov. 12. These workshops will be a continuation of the theme on "How to Pray" that began Oct. 8. The purpose was for parishioners to share stories on how they pray and to discover a variety of ways to pray. The workshop will be conducted after 10 a.m. church services with the theme being "Tools, Tricks and Toys. Expanding your repertoire." "The workshops will allow hands-on experience on various forms of pray," said Pastor Amy Pringle.

'Making Friends' is title of six-week class GLENDALE -- "Making Friends with Prosperity" is the theme of a six-week class that will be from 7 to 9 p.m. July 7 at the New Religious Science Church of Glendale. The congregation meets at the YWCA, 735 E. Lexington Ave. The Rev. Meredith Gray will be facilitator. The cost of the class will be determined by the student at the end of the six weeks, based on the value received. For more information, call 244-1404.

Gary Moskowitz Seniors at Glendale's five high schools are preparing for what some students consider the biggest event of their high school career: senior prom. All five of the district's high schools will host senior proms, but none of the proms will take place in Glendale. All of the proms are named for popular songs. The following is a list of information on each school's event, provided by school site officials. WHAT: Clark Magnet High School Senior Prom.

Josh Kleinbaum In the song "Rainbow Connection," Paul Williams and Kenneth L. Ascher ask a simple question: Why are there so many songs about rainbows? That question was answered by a choir at Monte Vista Elementary School with a simple explanation: Kids like them. With a rainbow theme, the chorus performed three 13-song concerts, twice at school assemblies and once for the public. The set list included "Rainbow Connection," "Sing a Rainbow" and "Look to the Rainbow."

Kudos to the city for implementing the Bob's theme in the Rose Parade. What a great float, irrespective of not winning. I have fond memories of the BB, having my parents take us out to eat at the Colorado Bob's Big Boy in the early 1970s. This was a special New Year's and the Bob's Big Boy float is an all-American classic that really put our city in a favorable light. I would love to go back in time and relive the BB, Pizza Shack, etc., when this city had some solidarity.

Students at Crescenta Valley High School took turns Thursday trying to dunk senior Lisa Culha in a dunk tank as part of activities during Spirit Week. Lisa was recruited by one of her friends in the Associated Student Body, the group that sponsors the week once a year. Spirit Week is held to lighten the mood on campus before SAT, Standards, Golden State and advanced placement exams hit and spring testing begins. The week included a different lunchtime activity and costume theme for students each day. This year's activities and themes included a skateboarding contest and "nerd" and "pajama" day.

Orb won the Kentucky Derby after coming from 17th place on Saturday. It was a gloomy day in Churchill Downs but a bright, sunny day in Burbank. That's where the Glendale Association for the Retarded celebrated its 22nd annual Derby Day with the use of a giant screen at Pickwick Gardens so members and guests could enjoy the famed horse race in real time. GAR Executive Director Sandy Doughty greeted dozens of visitors. But she was upstaged by client Lynette Sparks in a southern plantation dress.

DreamWorks Animation SKG is licensing its movie characters for various theme parks being developed in Russia , an increasingly important market for the Glendale-based studio. The creator of the " Shrek ," " Madagascar " and "Kung Fu Panda" franchises said it had signed a licensing agreement with Regions Group of Companies, which is developing what is billed as Europe's largest indoor theme parks. Regions says it's the fourth-largest retail property owner in Russia.

Higher attendance at its overseas theme parks and cruise lines as well as growth in the rates that cable and satellite companies pay to carry ESPN helped drive growth for Walt Disney Co. last quarter. Revenue at the Burbank media giant -- which also has major operations in Glendale -- increased 3% to $10.8 billion in the three-month period ended Sept. 29, its fiscal fourth quarter, while net income increased 11% to $2.3 billion. The company behind Mickey Mouse , “Toy Story” and “The Avengers” managed that increase despite revenue declines in its movie and interactive businesses.

The PTA Reflection contest continues through October 31st. The theme this year is “The Magic of a Moment.” Students in all grades may submit artwork to their school in six categories: visual arts, photography, musical composition, literature, film production and dance choreography. PTA membership drives are ongoing at all schools. Membership matters! Be a part of the action. Join your school's PTA. Thursday, October 18th is the Great California Shake Out Drill. At 10:18 a.m., all students and staff will Drop, Cover and Hold On. Families may participate at home by doing the same.

Glendale joined the ranks of cities around the world on Friday in the annual Park(ing) Day, where residents, artists and activists collaborated to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into temporary public places for just one day. Several volunteers created an interactive setting spanning four parking spaces in front of the Glendale Marketplace at 106 S. Brand Blvd., across the street from the Americana at Brand. This year's theme was imagining a day without automobiles, said Cynthia Momdjian, a La Crescenta resident and public relations director for arCOLLAB, a group of 16 members who helped organize Park(ing)

The former site of the controversial Montrose Collection, which has sat vacant since 2010, will become home to a new restaurant - Chandelier - after the owner addressed concerns about inadequate parking and gave assurances that the business will not operate as a banquet hall. It will be open until 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 11 p.m. the rest of the week. Alfred Teichert has owned the property in the 2800 block of Honolulu Avenue for several years, including the period of time during which Montrose Collection ran into trouble for operating as a banquet hall and wreaked havoc in the surrounding neighborhood because of a lack of parking.

On Saturday, April 14, my family went to my sister's house and walked to Verdugo Avenue to watch the annual Burbank on Parade. I mainly participate in viewing the parade in order to spend time with my family more than the excitement of the parade itself. While there is an appeal to a small-townish parade with civic leaders filling in for celebrities, BOP is an embarrassment to a city as wonderful as Burbank. With “The World of Aviation” as its theme, I was hard pressed to notice the theme what with all the police, fire, and emergency vehicles driving down Olive with their lights and sirens on. I don't intend to demean the organizers and volunteers that must put in countless hours organizing the event.

The Walt Disney Co.has done preliminary work on introducing Marvel's superhero characters to the happiest place on earth: Disney's theme parks. Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger told shareholders attending an annual meeting that the company has had a number of discussions and done preliminary design work that it hopes will one day lead to Marvel characters appearing, as Disney's other familiar faces do, in the theme parks. "We haven't announced anything yet," Iger said Tuesday in response to a question posed by a shareholder at the company's annual meeting in Kansas City, Mo. "But we're working on some concepts.

Strong performances at Walt Disney Co. 's domestic theme parks and by Pixar , Marvel, ESPN and ABC ," Disney President and Chief Executive Bob Iger told analysts. Before Disney reported its results, media analysts said they would be watching advertising trends at ESPN, the powerhouse cable sports network that Morgan Stanley estimates contributes about 8% of the company's revenue. Continue reading > > -- Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times Photo: Visitors to Walt Disney Co.'s California Adventure theme park in Anaheim take in the "Ariel's Undersea Adventure" ride.

An oil painting featuring the Statue of Liberty surrounded by the floating heads of popular Armenian figures recently became the first donated work of art to the city in more than a decade to be turned down. The painting also includes flowing wheat and Mt. Ararat - a snow-capped mountain in Turkey where, according to biblical lore, Noah's Ark came to rest. The mountain can be seen from Armenia and Iran. The work also features a statue of an Armenian princess. While one commissioner called it “a beautiful theme,” the painting failed to make it past the Arts & Culture Commission or City Council and onto a city-owned office wall - the first time that's happened since 2000, said Public Art Project Manager Ripsime Marashian.