BRIEFLY FERNANDO WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED.WOODLAND HILLS - The Fernando Award Foundation will announce the finalist for the 2004 Fernando Award at a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel. The winner will be chosen from a group of five semifinalists, who were selected from an original group of 18 nominees. The five finalists are Jill Banks Barad, Stanley Bryant, J. Richard Leyner, William F. Powers Jr. and Bob Scott
The Fernando Award is the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley's most prestigious award. Each year, chambers of commerce, civic organizations, businesses and nonprofit groups select and nominate their candidates for the next year's Fernando Award. The nominees are among thousands of Valley residents who give their time and effort to make the Valley a better place to live. Tickets are $100 per person. To order, contact Daniale Perry at 818-980-7867. - Daily News High-speed crash kills motorcyclist A motorcyclist was killed and a pedestrian was in critical condition Thursday after two unrelated hit-and-run crashes in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , authorities said. The unidentified motorcyclist was killed about 1:30 a.m. in Panorama City. The victim was hit from behind by one of two motorcyclists riding with him at a high speed on Sherman Way near Woodman Avenue. The cyclist who hit the victim rode off after the collision, while the other remained at the scene, police said. The second crash occurred about 5:30 a.m. at Lindley Avenue and Schoenborn Street in Winnetka, where a man suffered critical injuries when he was hit by an SUV as he crossed the street. He was described as white, 5 foot 7 inches tall and 150 pounds, authorities said. He had no identification card, and was suspected of being drunk while crossing in an unmarked crosswalk. - Daily News Defendant pleads not guilty in fire LANCASTER - A freelance videographer A person involved in the production of video material. Videographers shoot the images with a video camera (analog or digital) and may perform minimal or extensive editing of the resulting footage. accused of setting the 5,000-acre Bouquet Canyon-Leona Valley Fire that destroyed four homes last year pleaded not guilty Thursday to seven arson charges. Joshua Alan Harville, 23, remains jailed in lieu of $1 million bail pending a pretrial pre·tri·al n. A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts. adj. 1. Of or relating to a pretrial. 2. hearing Dec. 4 in Lancaster Superior Court. Harville sold footage of the early moments of the fire to television news programs the day the fire started Sept. 3, 2002, sheriff's Deputy Harry Drucker said shortly after the defendant's arrest. Investigators eliminated accidental causes and focused on Harville after he made several appearances on TV news programs, Drucker said. - City News Service Valley adobe gets federal funding The Lopez Adobe in San Fernando was awarded $150,000 Thursday in federal funding for preservation efforts. The two-story adobe was built in 1882 for Don Geronimo Michael Sorce (born September 18, 1958), better known as Don Geronimo, is a radio personality featured on the nationally syndicated Don and Mike Show , based at WJFK-FM (106.7 FM) in Washington, DC. Career Don began his career in radio at the age of 13. Lopez of the Mexican Army The Mexican Army is the land arm of the Mexican Military, and the largest branch of Mexico's armed services. In September 2007, the Secretary of Defense reported it consists of 181 mil 356 men and women of the Mexican Army serving Mexico (about 0. , who carried the flag of truce between Gen. Andres Pico and Col. John C. Fremont that led to the end of the war between Mexico and California. It was also the first two-story adobe built in the San Fernando Valley. The federal money will be used to make extensive repairs to the structure and improve irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. and landscaping. - City News Service Meeting to focus on scam artists VAN NUYS - A workshop will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Van Nuys State Building, 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., to educate residents about scam artists who prey upon victims of disasters. Homeowners with questions should call the CDI CDI compact disc interactive: a system for storing a mix of software, data, audio, and compressed video for interactive use under processor control Hotline at 800-927-HELP, or visit www.insurance.ca.gov for more information on dealing with the aftermath of the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, wildfires. - Daily News 3.0 earthquake shakes up Malibu MALIBU - A small earthquake struck Thursday evening near Point Dume Point Dume is a point on the coast of Malibu, California. Point Dume forms the northern end of the Santa Monica Bay, and Point Dume Headlands Park affords a vista of stretching to the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Santa Catalina Island. in the Malibu area, but there were no reports of damage or injury, officials said. The magnitude-3.0 temblor hit at 5:07 p.m. and was centered about four miles north-northwest of Point Dume, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey. - Associated Press Police ask for tips on armed robbers GLENDALE - Glendale police asked for help Thursday in finding two men who took $150,000 in jewelry Tuesday from a man's car as he waited for a gate to an underground garage to raise. Parsegh P. Zobian was at 1636 N. Verdugo Road, and had just lowered the driver's side window, when someone pushed the barrel of a handgun against his left temple, police said. Just then, another man yanked the car's right rear door open and took a blue Samsonite suitcase containing yellow metal necklaces, bracelets, earrings and watches. The first suspect had a thin mustache and short, black wavy hair, police said. He was wearing a three-button green polo shirt. Authorities had no description of the second suspect. - City News Service One person killed in West Hills crash WEST HILLS - One person was killed and another was critically injured Thursday in a traffic collision. The incident was reported about 9:30 p.m. in the 23300 block of Vanowen Street, said Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Bob Collis. One person was found dead at the scene and the other was taken by ambulance to Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. . The circumstances of the crash were unavailable late Thursday. - Daily News |
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