BRIEFLY KAISER CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY.PANORAMA CITY - Kaiser Permanente Foundation Hospital celebrated its 40th anniversary Saturday with a carnival, entertainment and the announcement of grants to several community organizations. The hospital give $40,000 in grants to El Proyecto Del Barrio bar·ri·o n. pl. bar·ri·os 1. An urban district or quarter in a Spanish-speaking country. 2. A chiefly Spanish-speaking community or neighborhood in a U.S. city. in Arleta, Child and Family Guidance Center in Northridge, and Meet Each Need With Dignity (MEND) in Pacoima to help provide health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract to the community. ``We're proud to celebrate 40 years of providing quality care and personalized service to our members in the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope valley areas,'' said Lisa Kort, a spokeswoman for the hospital. ``We look forward to building our future hospital in Panorama City and providing care for many more years to come.'' - Daily News 18,000 watched soccer at Staples About 18,000 soccer fans jammed Staples Center in the early hours of Saturday morning to cheer on South Korea in the World Cup third-place playoff match, which the team lost 3-2 to Turkey. Officers reported no significant disturbances among the screaming, drum-beating crowd that was draped drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. in red and flying South Korean flags This is a list of flags used in the Republic of Korea. National flag Flag Date Use Description 1948 - present Flag of the Republic of Korea (Taegeukgi) , said Los Angeles police Sgt. David Nunez. South Korea was the first Asian team to advance to the World Cup semifinals. - City News Service Reading students to win video games Los Angeles Unified students will be eligible to win video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. , bikes and other prizes in a new reading contest, officials said Friday. Students who enter the contest will be challenged to read six books from Monday until Aug. 9, and one of the books has to be about tennis, officials said. The contest is sponsored by the Southern California Tennis Association and Mercedes-Benz Cup. - City News Service Task force seized tons of fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to DOWNEY - An arson task force seized about 11 tons of fireworks trucked to California from an undisclosed state, authorities said. The fireworks, estimated to be worth more than $100,000, were confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. June 15 and June 20, authorities said. The raids took place in Vernon and Downey. - Associated Press Car chase leader sentenced in court BURBANK - A Westlake Village woman who rammed into two Glendale police cruisers after leading authorities on a car chase in May was sentenced Friday to three years' probation and 270 days in a mental health residential program. Devi Jordan, 27, pleaded no contest in Burbank Superior Court to assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. for using her car to cause injury, evading police and numerous traffic violations after the chase from Van Nuys through Burbank and Glendale. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's Van Nuys Division had tried to stop Jordan on a traffic violation, but she kept driving. The chase ended in a cul-de-sac, and Jordan tried to escape by ramming two Glendale Police Department cruisers that had boxed her in. - Daily News Lineman's Rodeo draws about 1,000 IRWINDALE - Southern California Edison's annual Lineman's Rodeo was held Saturday at Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area, drawing about 1,000 people for the lineman competition, kids' rides and a barbecue. Workers in hard hats and boots climbed up and down telephone poles, replacing wires, testing electricity and helping co-workers while crowds looked on during the annual event. - San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Tribune Survey seeks more Southland spiders The Southern California Spider Survey met its goal of netting 1,000 arachnids brought to the Los Angeles County Museum Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, Calif. The original museum opened in 1913. Among its important patrons was William Randolph Hearst, whose enormous collection brought the museum major status among the country's art houses. of Natural History by the public, officials said. More spiders are being sought. Instructions on how to safely catch a spider are available on the Web site, www.nhm.org/spiders/. - City News Service |
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