USERS' STORIES ENTERTAIN US AND TOUCH OUR LIVES.Byline: -- Angie Valencia-Martinez More and more people are joining up on valleynews.com and becoming community journalists. They include folks from the southwest to the southeast, northwest to the northeast, Burbank and Glendale. People spread all over 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. sharing their stories with you -- our readers. On page 6, read about a Calabasas boy, Andrew Loeb, who ran a book drive and collected 1,030 books from friends and family. His efforts were part of his bar mitzvah Bar Mitzvah (bärmĭts`və) [Aramaic,=son of the Commandment], Jewish ceremony in which the young male is initiated into the religious community, according to tradition at the age of 13 years and a day. community service project, which benefited the Boys & Girls Club Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada. after-school program at Blythe Street Elementary School elementary school: see school. in Reseda. BookEnds, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , helped coordinate the delivery of the books. We'd like to hear more from other nonprofits and all the great work they're doing! On page 9, read about Robert Schoenburg's trip to the Westfield Topanga Westfield Topanga, formerly known as the Westfield Shoppingtown Topanga and more commonly known to locals as the Topanga Mall or Topanga Plaza, is a two-story shopping mall consisting of 230 tenants spread across three sections. mall where he discovered that men can enjoy a day at the mall with their wives and girlfriends. Pam Vetter, who has become a regular to our Web site, sheds light on a rescue organization that has taken in 6,475 captive desert tortoises in the state of California over nearly a decade. To learn more about the Valley Chapter of the California Turtle and Tortoise Club, go to page 12. Their work and dedication to the cause should be applauded. Last, but not least, the city of Agoura Hills celebrated this past weekend Reyes Adobe Days. Read Judi Uthus' story about the celebration on page 4. With the number of users increasing, we hope to see more stories posted to our site. Log on to valleynews.com and tell us about what's important to you. |
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