LILI SINGER GUEST SPEAKER AT VIOLET SOCIETY

The next club meeting of the Burbank African Violet Society will be today, Thursday morning, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. at The Little White Chapel Christian Church, 1711 N. Avon St. in Burbank.

The guest speaker will be Lili Singer, horticulturist, garden writer and educator. Singer will present the program “Adding California Native Plants to Your Garden.” Questions and answers will follow.

There are raffle and silent auction tables. Refreshments are served and friendships made. Guests are always welcome to attend the meetings. For more information call (661) 940-3990 or reference the website www.burbankafricanviolets.weebly.com.

COMMUNITY TREE MULCHING EVENT

On Saturday, Feb. 19 from 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m., there will be a Sunland-Tujunga community tree mulching event held with participation by the Crescenta Valley Group of the Sierra Club, Ralph’s Market in Sunland and Tree People. The groups will be mulching and watering about 60 trees along Foothill Boulevard in Sunland (between Ralphs and Vons). Anyone who wants to participate can also adopt the trees they mulch for future watering.

The event begins in the parking lot of the Ralphs Shopping Center, 10455 Sunland Blvd, Sunland-Tujunga. Mulch and water for the trees will be provided. Training takes place at 8:30 a.m. by Tree People ambassador Xiomara Duran on how to properly set the mulch around the tree base. Volunteers need to watch the instruction before being assigned a tree. Volunteers should bring two five-gallon buckets to carry mulch and a watering can, a hand rake or spade, gloves, a facemask and a safety vest (if they have one). Compost from local compost bins and scraps of cardboard to place under the mulch to nourish trees is also welcome. 

The event will last as long as it takes to get 60 trees mulched. Please register in advance atpatkramerstnc@gmail.com.

LIONS CLUB HOLDING SPEAKERS CLUB CONTEST

The Lions Club is holding its annual speakers club contest on Saturday, Feb. 19. The contest is open to all students in the Crescenta Valley area who are in grades nine-12. The winner of the local club contest will move on to the Lions Club International Zone Contest held in early March. The theme is “How Can Kindness Reunite Our Country?”

The purpose of the contest is to provide an opportunity for competitive public speaking among students on a subject of vital interest to the contestants and to the American people as a whole; stimulate self-expression and independent thinking; present to the public through the student speakers contest the problems surrounding the maintenance of this commonwealth as a free nation; and consider the means at our disposal of meeting the present and future world problems. 

Those interested in participating or would like more information can contact Lions Club at lions91214@gmail.com.

SCIENCE OF DANCE WEEKEND

As part of Discovery Cube Los Angeles’ Feb. 26-27 “Science of Dance Weekend,” Benita Bike’s DanceArt will present a dance discovery program on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. at Discovery Cube LA, 11800 Foothill Blvd., Los Angeles, 91342. Those who pre-register by emailing benita@danceart.org will receive a free ticket. Attendance of this event is also included with general admission at Discovery Cube. This performance is supported, in part, by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Dept. and Discovery Cube Los Angeles.

HIKING SAFELY, HIKING SMARTLY: TIPS FROM EXPERT HIKERS

On March 1 at 7 p.m. join David Eisenberg, program chair for the Verdugo Hills Group of the Sierra Club, and Pat Kramer, program chair for the Crescenta Valley Group of the Sierra Club, for an informative question and answer session with members of Montrose Search and Rescue team and trainers from the Sierra Club’s Wilderness Training Course as they shed light on the problems they most often see on the trail that lead to injuries, accidents and the need for rescues. Learn how to avoid these issues by being better prepared.

Advance RSVP is required. Space is limited. Please use the RSVP link to register. https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q000002GVgsAAG

ARBOR DAY OBSERVANCES PLANNED

Glendale Beautiful, in cooperation with Glendale’s Community Services and Parks Dept., will hold Arbor Day observances on March 1 beginning at 10 a.m. at the Casa Adobe de San Rafael, 1330 Dorothy Drive in Glendale. All are invited to the community-wide effort by contributing to the purchase of a tree!

After the last few years of intense drought and tree loss, community contributions are more important than ever. To cope with these challenges and changes, a 24-inch box size trees (“specimen trees”) are available for $150. The option of supporting trees throughout the city is available for a suggested donation of $75. Contributions will be used to help reforest and care for all the trees in local parks and public areas. The donation deadline is Feb. 22. Go to www.GlendaleBeautiful.org/Arbor-Day.html to process a donation online (includes processing fee) or to download the donation form and mail in with a check.

For questions contact Chris Chorebanian at GlendaleBeautiful@gmail.com or call (747) 228-2688.

THE CREATIVE MULTIVERSE OF MILLARD SHEETS 

Little Landers Historical Society is hosting cultural journalist Victoria Lautman on March 12 for the monthly 2^nd Saturday program. Lautman will share the story of Millard Sheets, the creator of the distinctive mosaics and murals on the former Home Savings buildings (now Chase Bank) and more. Lautman will present the many lesser-known creations and wide range of work of this talented artist, designer and entrepreneur.

This event is free and open to the public and everyone is welcome.

It takes place at 1 p.m. at the Bolton Hall Museum, home of Little Landers Historical Society, 10110 Commerce Ave., Tujunga.

Additional information is available from Little Landers Historical Society, (818) 352-3420 or BoltonHall.org or email llhs@boltonhall.org   

JBHS PLANS REUNION

Calling all graduates from John Burroughs High School class of 1962!

The 60^th year class reunion celebration will be held at the Burbank Elks Lodge at 2232 N. Hollywood Way in Burbank on Saturday, June 25 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Come and renew old friendships, share memories and catch up on what’s new. The Reunion Committee has planned an evening of fine dining, music enjoyed “back in the day” in addition to video and photo opportunities to capture the moments of this grand event. We want everyone to attend so if you know of classmates who haven’t heard of this event, please let them know. The reunion committee strives to contact as many grads as possible.

JBHS Class of 1962 only: Have a fav song from our era? Submit the song title and song artist(s) as a reunion celebration playlist is being created. Send your selection to cchavoor@gmail.com and thank you in advance. This is going to be so much fun so don’t miss out!!

For more information, please contact Chuck Chavoor at cchavoor@gmail.com.

VHHS PLANS REUNION

“Team 74” is planning a 50th high school reunion in 2024. Friends and graduates of Verdugo Hills High School are invited to attend to trade stories of family, careers, adventures and anything else.

Currently Team 74 is in the planning phase of collecting names and numbers of classmates and putting together a database; emails from classmates can be received at clsof74reunion@yahoo.com. Information should include a mailing address, cell number and graduate’s name at graduation (if different than now).

A list of frequently asked questions will be provided to keep everyone updated as the reunion plans move forward. Those who belong to various VHHS groups will see redundant information to ensure all classmates are notified and have an opportunity to attend.

At this time the FB VHHS groups will be the reunion information outlet until a more focused site is created.