JUICY NEWS: Dole Food Co. is peeling...

JUICY NEWS: Dole Food Co. is peeling apart. . . . The Westlake Village-based company will sell its worldwide juice business to Seagram Co. Ltd. of Canada for $285 million. Analysts say the move will help Seagram expand the market for its Tropicana Products subsidiary. But Dole still has plenty of coconuts: Its annual revenue is $3.4 billion. D2

SHOCK VALUE: Think the shaking from the Northridge earthquake is over? Think again. . . . Scientists from Caltech and the U. S. Geological Survey say last year’s temblor should produce another 17 magnitude-3 aftershocks and two magnitude-4 aftershocks in 1995. As of Dec. 31, 1994, seismologists recorded 11,031 related quakes, most below the threshold of human perception. The 1994 aftershock totals were: 3.0 to 3.9--367; 4.0 to 4.9--48, and 5.0 and up--9.

VANISHING ART: Grant Alkin (above) may have produced the rarest piece of art in the Valley. . . . Why? Because his canvas will soon cease to exist. The painter is creating his art on the ceilings and walls of a quake-damaged Northridge home that is soon to be demolished. “I’m working against a clock,” he said. “And it’s a clock I can’t even see.” See Valley Life!, Page 3.

TRAIL MIX: Ready to shed those extra holiday pounds but don’t have the money for a health club? Not to fear, the jogging trail is near. . . . Valley Life! takes readers step by step through regional jogging paths, from hazardous horse droppings to stunning scenery.

HEAVEN SENT: Good things come to those who wait. . . . Woodland Hills singer Andrae Crouch had not recorded an album in 10 years. Then, while making the record, both his parents passed away. . . . But he finished the job and received a Grammy nomination Thursday for his pop-contemporary gospel album. The name of the album? “Mercy.” For Grammy coverage, see F1.