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Community news: Program helps disabled reach potential, recycling clothing, Merry TubaChristmas concert
There is no better way to get into the holiday spirit than attending the Holiday Program presented by BCR "a place to grow." BCR provides program services for children and adults with developmental disabilities that enable them to achieve their...
Tags: Culture, Hanukkah, Politics, Holidays, Entertainment
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Longtime Burbank resident, civil rights activists dies at age 57
John Brady, a longtime Burbank resident and well-known civil rights activist, died Thursday, his loved ones reported on Saturday. He was 57. Brady is survived by many cousins and his girlfriend of five years, Barbara Deriada. Brady served on the Burbank...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Google+, Health and Safety at School, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Gordon Lee Sherwood, ad executive, dies at 100
Burbank resident Gordon Lee Sherwood died peacefully Jan. 31 at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles with friends at his side. He was 100. A longtime advertising executive, he was well known for his involvement in live steam railways. As his 100th...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Tom LaBonge, Howard Hughes
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Obituary: Bettie Zipfel, 90, hospital volunteer
Elizabeth “Bettie” Jane Zipfel died June 27 at a Burbank hospital. She was 90. She was born on Aug. 5, 1920 in Los Angeles, and lived in Burbank for 64 years. Zipfel was a volunteer at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center for more than 40...Tags: St. Joseph Medical Center, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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City guns for transportation funds
Burbank and Glendale are trying to get a bite of out of the grant money apple as Los Angeles County transportation officials prepare to review myriad infrastructure improvements.
Both cities have submitted four applications each for thousands in grant...Tags: Bob Hope, Public Officials, Politics, Government, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Obituary: Ronald F Minnick
Longtime Burbank resident Ronald F Minnick died May 1. He was 63. He is survived by his wife, Carol A. Minnick; sons Eric Cox and Richard Minnick; daughter Pamela Peterson, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled at...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Obituary: Vivian Harker Avery
Longtime Burbank resident Vivian Harker Avery died May 14. She was 90. Born Feb. 15, 1921, in Magrath Alberta, Canada, Avery was the seventh child of Nephi and Harriet Bingham Harker. She married Robert A. Avery in 1942 in Kingman, Arizona. They lived...Tags: Los Angeles, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Arizona, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Ceremonies set to honor, remember veterans
While Memorial Day is meant to honor the nation's fallen military heroes, Burbank's ceremony Monday will also recognize local sons and daughters who have made it home safely from their time in the service.
Four Burbank residents completed their tours...Tags: Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Monuments and Heritage Sites, Ocean View, North Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles
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Philharmonic celebrates 20th anniversary
Steven Kerstein marvels at the fact that he's spent the last 20 years making classical music with friends as founding conductor of the Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra. Back in November 1990, it was known as the Burbank Chamber Orchestra. The late William...Tags: Los Angeles, World War II (1939-1945), Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Music Industry, Entertainment
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Business Calendar
TODAY The Kiwanis International Burbank Noon Club meets at 11:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the YMCA in Burbank. For more information, call (818) 954-9294. The Toluca Lake Leads Club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Toluca Lake Tennis Club, at 6711...Tags: Toluca Lake, Dining and Drinking, Clubs and Associations, Los Angeles, Bars and Clubs
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Datebook
Send DATEBOOK items to Burbank Leader, 221 N. Brand Blvd., 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91203 or fax to (818) 241-1975. Submissions must be received two weeks before publication. ONSTAGE "The Will Rogers Follies" continues through July 10 at Glendale...Tags: Easter, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Will Rogers
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Art Review: Editorial etchings
The art of Francisco Goya is not something to love or hate. It is something to decipher. The Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale presents "The Caprichos Etchings and Aquatints (1799)," 80 of the artist's cutting edge copper plate prints, in a rational, eye-...Tags: Human Rights, Arts, Fraud, Politics, Arts and Culture
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