Young Adults

Karen S. Kim Jumping into cyber space could be getting a whole lot more difficult for local children and young adults who are used to playing online games with their friends at Internet cafes. The City Council will consider Tuesday amending Glendale's code to require that future cyber-cafe businesses be regulated and licensed like arcades. The amendment aims to impose much stricter zoning standards on cyber cafes, which have become attractive sites for criminal activity, according to police.

Young adults with a desire to help preserve nature can apply now with the California Conservation Corps. Corpsmembers work to protect natural resources and serve as emergency response forces. Work ranges between building trails, to filling sandbags and laying down protective plastic after a levee break in the San Joaquin Delta. No experience is necessary and corpsmembers are guaranteed a 40-hour workweek. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 23. Corpsmembers can earn their high school diplomas and college credits in the program.

California Highway Patrol is still investigating the vehicle accident late last month that resulted in the deaths of two local young adults. "At this time we are leaning toward the female as driver of the vehicle," said Officer Christian Cracraft of the California Highway Patrol. According to CHP, around 5 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22, Daniel Morales, 23, of La Crescenta and Mallory Peck, 21, of Sunland were traveling westbound on the 210 freeway. The driver took the Ocean View Boulevard exit and for reasons unknown made an extreme right turn, became airborne and landed approximately 60 feet below on a residential street in Montrose.

Local woman honored by Gas Co. La Crescenta resident Lysa Han was recognized in March by the Southern California Gas Co. for outstanding service as a customer service representative. The company employs more than 500 customer service representatives and recognized eight representatives, including Han, for distinctive service in 2004. In 2004, the company's customer service representatives matched their highest record in history for customer satisfaction, based on customer survey results.

Humor for younger ones Ronnie Insalaco, 13, of Glendale is an eighth-grader at St. Bede The Venerable school in La Canada Flintridge. Eddie Murphy did great playing six different characters in the Klump family. His masculine roles and feminine roles were very well diguised. From the start, the movie had me and the audience laughing. At times,the laughter was intense. However, the middle and ending were a bit slower. Perhaps the jokes could have been more spaced throughout the movie.

Burbank police continue investigating an incident in which four young adults allegedly beat up a 17-year-old with what was described as a “mini baseball bat” on Tuesday night, resulting in lacerations to his face and neck and the loss of part of his ear. At about 9:20 p.m. on the 100 block of South Virginia near Olive Avenue, the 17-year-old was walking on Virginia when four, 18- to 22-year-old males approached him, police Sgt. Darin Ryburn...

Joyce Rudolph There'll be no sweet testimonials or white gloves at the In-Sight Youth Project fundraiser Sunday night at the Alex Theatre. Titled "Charity on the Edge," comedian Christopher Titus promises a night out for adults with edgy material delivered by today's most daring comics. On the ticket are Bill Maher, Joe Rogan from NBC's "Fear Factor" and Alonzo Bodden, winner of the "Last Comic Standing II." "If you thought 'Muppets on Ice' rocked, don't come to this," Titus said.

Last week I mentioned that I would be going to a devotional gathering of one of the younger religions in the world. It turns out I?ll be going to a devotional gathering and and what is called a fireside at the service in a home in La Crescenta on Thursday evening. The fireside is designed to educate visitors on what this religion is about. I get the feeling this is an inviting, warm place to worship, and I look forward to attending. Also, a point of clarification is needed.

According to a recent article in the Catholic weekly Our Sunday Visitor, inundated with more technology than ever before, today’s young adults struggle to engage life outside the digital realm. How can teens stay connected without losing touch with the outside world?   Over the last 15 years, we have witnessed revolutionary changes in the way we communicate and share information. And while the advent of these new technologies is largely positive, it is also true that we run the risk of weakening our direct human connections if we become too fixated on computers and cellphones.

Alecia Foster GLENDALE -- As Linda Maxwell sat with a group of young adults, offering advice on an event they were planning, she took a second to recognize another young man walking by. "How are you?" she asked him. The two chatted for a few moments, then said their goodbyes. "I love you!" she called out as he walked away, sounding like a mother sending her child off to school for the first time. Her concern for Glendale's young people is genuine.

Burbank police continue investigating an incident in which four young adults allegedly beat up a 17-year-old with what was described as a “mini baseball bat” on Tuesday night, resulting in lacerations to his face and neck and the loss of part of his ear. At about 9:20 p.m. on the 100 block of South Virginia near Olive Avenue, the 17-year-old was walking on Virginia when four, 18- to 22-year-old males approached him, police Sgt. Darin Ryburn...

The doorbell rang at about 7:30 one evening and our resident official greeter, Kody the wonder dog, made his usual sprint for the door. As I stepped outside to avoid a 95-pound, tail-wagging greeting for our unsuspecting caller, I was met by an attractive young lady with a small gift bag and a great smile. She introduced herself as Natalie from across the street. Handing me the gift bag, she said, “I just wanted to let you know that we will be having a party Friday night, and that if we get too loud, please don't hesitate to let us know so we can turn down the music and the noise.” I was taken aback by the gesture.

A budding online journal co-founded by a local English teacher is making a splash on the national literary scene. The Young Adult Review Network (YARN) was co-founded by Crescenta Valley High School English teacher Shannon Marshall, was awarded the 2011 Innovations in Reading Prize earlier this month by the National Book Foundation, the same body that gives the prestigious National Book Awards. The Innovations in Reading Prize is conferred to those who have developed a pioneering approach to “creating and sustaining a life-long love of reading,” according to the foundation.

Editor's Note: Numerous instances of plagiarism have been discovered in Dan Kimber's “Education Matters” column, which ran in the News- Press from September 2003 to September 2011. In those columns where plagiarism has been found, a For the Record specifying the details will be appended to the piece. I n one of my cabinets at school I'll soon be asked to vacate is an entire shelf of notes for something I call, "Human Survival. " It's an end-of-the-year activity that I do with my students after all of the testing is over, and it is my very favorite week of the entire year.

Emily Roeske is planting a fresh kick into the family tradition of competing in martial arts. In November, the 18-year-old Burbank resident won two black-belt grand championships during the Desert Storm Open Karate Championships in Tempe, Ariz. That qualified the Verdugo Academy graduate for the Arizona State Championships on Jan. 30. She started taking lessons at age 4 at Burbank Family Martial Arts, which is owned by her mother, Ellie Roeske. The family is originally from Wisconsin, where her mother also owned a studio, Emily Roeske said.

Carolyn Hennesy has a knack for being versatile. On the nighttime TV series ?Cougar Town? she plays Barbara, a woman without scruples. She?s fun-lovin? mob lawyer Diane Miller on the daytime drama ?General Hospital.? And when not in front of the camera, the Burbank resident is writing books for young adults. Hennesy has three visits planned to Burbank public schools to talk about her ?Pandora? series, which include the titles ?Pandora Gets Lazy,? ?Pandora Gets Jealous? and ?

Last week I mentioned that I would be going to a devotional gathering of one of the younger religions in the world. It turns out I?ll be going to a devotional gathering and and what is called a fireside at the service in a home in La Crescenta on Thursday evening. The fireside is designed to educate visitors on what this religion is about. I get the feeling this is an inviting, warm place to worship, and I look forward to attending. Also, a point of clarification is needed.

According to a recent article in the Catholic weekly Our Sunday Visitor, inundated with more technology than ever before, today’s young adults struggle to engage life outside the digital realm. How can teens stay connected without losing touch with the outside world?   Over the last 15 years, we have witnessed revolutionary changes in the way we communicate and share information. And while the advent of these new technologies is largely positive, it is also true that we run the risk of weakening our direct human connections if we become too fixated on computers and cellphones.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints PTA Beautification Day gets boost The Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School PTA Beautification Day got a much needed boost from Mormon Helping Hands of the La Crescenta Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . The school’s PTA had planned their annual Beautification Day, anticipating about 35 volunteers to do the work. Fortunately, Mormon Helping Hands offered to help the school as its quarterly local service project, adding another 140 sets of “helping hands” to the project.