GIRL'S BAT MITZVAH DEED AN INSPIRATION.Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
Odds and ends from around the Valley: Good kids doing good things. Over in Encino, 13-year-old Samantha Karlin sent out invitations to her bat mitzvah, asking guests to bring infant and baby supplies for needy need·y adj. need·i·er, need·i·est 1. Being in need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor. 2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree. mothers instead of presents for her. ``My mom showed me a story about young mothers who didn't have money to buy all the things they needed for their babies, so I wanted to help them out,'' Samantha said. And that's exactly what she did. ``Samantha and her mom came by with a car filled with diapers, new baby clothes, bottles and all the things the low-income mothers in our prenatal prenatal /pre·na·tal/ (-na´tal) preceding birth. pre·na·tal adj. Preceding birth. Also called antenatal. prenatal preceding birth. education program need,'' said Beverly Froelich, executive director of Olive View Medical Center in Sylmar. ``Samantha also donated her bat mitzvah money, over $1,000, to help our young mothers,'' she said. ``It's the first time in the 10 years we've had this program that anyone has done something like this for us. ``The mothers were so thrilled. This little girl has been an incredible inspiration for all of us here.'' Over at Portola Middle School in Tarzana, the students are spending more time these days picking up litter litter /lit·ter/ (lit´er) stretcher. lit·ter n. 1. A flat supporting framework, such as a piece of canvas stretched between parallel shafts, for carrying a disabled or dead person; a . It's all part of a program drama teacher Paul Richardson Paul Richardson (1932-October 2, 2006) was the home field organist for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1970 to 2005. In 1980 when the Phillies won the World Series, Richardson was awarded a World Series Ring alongside the players. started to get teachers and students to come together and turn their school into a real community. ``Ninety-five percent of the teachers have bought into the idea, and are willing to have a short dialogue with students before nutrition and lunch to remind them they are part of this community,'' Richardson said. ``They ask them their feelings and ideas on how we all can participate and make this a stronger community.'' It seems to be working. Litter on campus is down by more than 35 percent, and the kids and teachers will be getting together next week to decide which problem in their community to tackle next. The candidates are foul language, tardiness Tardiness Dagwood comic strip character; chronically late at the office. [Comics: “Blondie” in Horn, 118] ten o’clock scholar schoolboy who habitually arrives late. [Nurs. and classroom disruptions. Sounds like Portola is on to something that could work in a lot of our schools. And at Castlebay School in Porter Ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. , 10-year-old Sam Avishay is a triple winner. The fifth-grader entered the DWP's Environmental Green LA Student Poster Contest, along with 500 students from 50 other schools citywide, and took home three prizes for his artwork. One for his school, another as best in the West 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. district, and finally a third-place in the entire city. It's nice to read about the kids doing some positive things out there once in a while, isn't it? While we're on community, the Devonshire Area Annual Town Hall meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Shepherd of the Hills Church, 19700 Rinaldi St., Porter Ranch. It's a chance to meet your local police officers and hear about what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. in the LAPD's Devonshire Division patrol area. ``In order to keep this one of the best places to live in the city, we have to maintain a close partnership with the community so we can update them on all the important issues in their neighborhoods,'' said Capt. Joseph Curreri, Devonshire's commanding officer. Topics for the evening will be an update on the federal consent decree A settlement of a lawsuit or criminal case in which a person or company agrees to take specific actions without admitting fault or guilt for the situation that led to the lawsuit. A consent decree is a settlement that is contained in a court order. , crime trends and stats, community concerns and a question-and-answer session. And finally, a sad note. For the first time in 16 years, Big Ed Rasky of West Hills won't be walking the L.A. Marathon to raise money for his cancer kids. Doctor's orders "Doctor's Orders" is the title of an episode from the third season of the television series . Its episode number is 068, and it first aired on 18 February 2004. Plot summary This is a summary of the beginning portion of the episode. . The good news is the 78-year-old retired teacher is almost fully recovered from a four-hour operation he had last November to ease pressure on this brain, but not sufficiently recovered to tackle a marathon. ``My doctor was amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. at my quick recovery, but said I would have to wait six months before attempting a marathon,'' Ed said. ``I'm still going to collect money for the camp, and, hopefully, my supporters will be there for me again.'' Big Ed has raised more than $100,000 in pledges in 15 years so his kids could attend a special summer camp for children with terminal cancer. If you want to help Ed continue to help the kids, even though he's not running in the L.A. Marathon, give him a call at (818) 883-2578, or write him at 22503 Welby Way, West Hills, 91307. He's a great guy who has done some great things for this community. Dennis McCarthy, (818) 713-3749 dennis.mccarthy(at)dailynews.com |
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