BRIEFLY.Gunshots prompt mass evacuation GLENDALE - A 28-year-old man suspected of being suicidal fired a gunshot inside a house Thursday, prompting police to evacuate neighbors and call out the Special Response Team, officials said. Police were called to the 1100 block of Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. Street about 7:47 p.m., said Glendale police Sgt. Rick Young. When officers arrived, they heard a second shot from inside the house, he said. Eventually, 44 residents from 27 neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. homes were evacuated. Eight of those displaced were taken to St. Mark's Episcopal Church St. Mark's Episcopal Church may refer to one of hundreds of Episcopal churches throughout the United States, including:
Police were still at the scene late Thursday night. - Daily News Essay contest has political question An essay-writing contest posing the question ``If I were a state Senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senate senator - a member of a senate , I would. . .'' is open to high school students who live in the 21st state Senate District, which includes Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, La Canada-Flintridge and La Crescenta. The essay should be no longer than 500 words, typewritten type·write intr. & tr.v. type·wrote , type·writ·ten , type·writ·ing, type·writes To engage in writing or to write (matter) with a typewriter. and double-spaced. For information about entry rules and other contest details, call the office of Sen. Adam B. Schiff at (626) 683-0282. - Daily News Teen critics sought to review literature A book review contest for teens is being sponsored by Burbank Public Library's Young Adults Services. ``Books & All That Jazz'' runs through the month of March and is open to area high school students. Winners will receive gift certificates from local merchants. For more information about the contest, call (818) 238-5580. - Daily News CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac class planned at Fire Station 21 The Glendale-Crescenta Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross is sponsoring a day of four-hour CPR classes Saturday at Glendale's Fire Station 21 at 421 Oak St. Those participating in Super CPR Saturday can earn CPR certification. Registration is $12 at the door. For more information about the life-saving classes, call (818) 243-3121. - Daily News |
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