Valet Parking

The following were taken from reports filed at the Glendale Police Department:    Harvey Drive and East Wilson Avenue: A 24-year-old San Diego man reported Saturday that items from his vehicle were stolen while it was parked at a valet-parking service. The items included a $1,600 laptop, bag of merchandise from Burlington Coat Factory, checkbook and passport.   130 Block of North Isabel Street: A 24-year-old Glendale woman reported Friday that a person opened a credit card in her name.

Claudia Peschiutta GLENDALE -- The USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center will offer information on everything from breast cancer prevention to surgical techniques Saturday at Breast Health Day 2000. The eighth annual seminar will feature a panel of breast cancer experts who will address several topics, including imaging, nutrition and Web-based health information, according to a news release. "Most women in the community do not have access to the quality of information that the doctors at USC/Norris, a leading cancer research center, can provide," event organizer Jennifer Fagnani said.

TODAY Glendale Community College has a free business-English class from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays at the college's Garfield campus, 1122 E. Garfield Ave. Classes can be joined at any time. For more information, call (818) 242-4350, ext. 5690. TUESDAY Crescenta Valley Leads Club, an all-women's networking group, meets for breakfast at 7:15 a.m. at Dish Restaurant, 734 Foothill Blvd.

o7Here are items the Planning Commission will consider tonight. f7 SANTA ANA HEIGHTS FIRE STATION The city plans to build a fire station and training tower at the corner of Acacia Street and Mesa Drive in Santa Ana Heights, but the property's zoning needs to be changed first. Residents were initially concerned about the height of the tower, because it slightly exceeds what's now allowed in the area. But city staff members have hammered out a special zoning proposal that would list strict criteria for the design and operation of the fire facilities.

Gretchen Hoffman Traffic at the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport is still down over last year's numbers, but the influx of holiday travelers taking advantage of an extended Fourth of July weekend is expected to create delays. "The trend has been that traffic is down this year from last year," airport spokesman Victor Gill said. Although air travel has been in a slump since Sept. 11, the number of travelers is inching back up to what it was a year ago, Gill said.

TODAY Verdugo Hills Boy Scouts Council will have its 33rd annual Big Strike Auction beginning at 6 p.m. at The Castaway, 1250 N. Harvard Road, Burbank. There will be live and silent auctions, dinner and entertainment in support of scouting programs in the council's district. Tickets are $100 per person and can be reserved by calling (818) 243-6282. SATURDAY Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Crescenta Valley Town Council will participate in a tree dedication at 10 a.m. at Two Strike Park, 5107 Rosemont Ave., La Crescenta, in memory of Nick Steinbacher of the United States Army.

"A Wealth of Options for the Golden Years ? Part Two" is a free seminar especially designed for seniors and their adult children that will be offered at the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA, 1930 Foothill Blvd., from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 31. A panel of professionals in senior living, family therapy and real estate will speak about selecting the ideal retirement community, managing life changes and real estate options for seniors. The seminar will address the steps seniors and their adult children can take in deciding how and when they should sell the family home and transition into retirement living.

Robert Chacon Parish communities from several local churches will come together today at a special prayer breakfast at the Crescenta-Canada YMCA. The 16th annual Community Prayer Breakfast aims to attract ministers and parishioners from different Christian denominations in order to offer good wishes for the community, nation, world and youth, said Robin McCarthy, spokeswoman for the YMCA. This year's event is titled "Late Blooming," which focuses on finding religion later in life, she said.

Ryan Carter If Lynsey Mitchel decides to take a trip to Las Vegas this summer, she will begin her journey from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. "I wouldn't drive to Vegas right now," she said recently as she and her father, Gary Mitchel, walked out of the airport terminal. Mitchel's father, from Texas, agreed that driving is not the first option because gasoline prices remain high. "Until the airlines react with an increase in fares, and as long as gas prices are going up, air travel is the best way," Gary Mitchel said.