Roberta Moody of Burbank celebrated her...

Roberta Moody of Burbank celebrated her 80th birthday Dec. 22 at a

party at the Crystal View Lounge of the Burbank Holiday Inn -- Media

City Center. Her children were hosts for the celebration.

Attending were her five children and their spouses; Jerry and

Sharon (Moody) Mittelholtz of Santa Paula, Larry and Kathleen (Moody)

Constantine of Camarillo, Tom and Marilyn (Moody) Richer of Spokane,

Wash., Ken Moody and his wife, Susan, of Palmdale and Marjorie

(Moody) Fuchs of Burbank.

Her siblings at the party were Mary Bogard of Irvine, Doris Carter

of Hollywood Hills and Allen Roten and his wife, Ethel, of Lincoln,

Calif.

Also attending were 10 of Roberta’s 11 grandchildren, their

spouses and five of her six great-grandchildren. Other guests wishing

her well were co-workers from Emerson and Washington elementary

schools’ children’s centers, where she is employed as a typist clerk.

Al Moody, Roberta’s husband of 60 years, was unable to attend

because of illness.

Born in Ft. Collins, Colo., Roberta moved to Burbank with her

parents and siblings in 1932. She lived there with her family until

she married in 1942.

During the early 1940s, Roberta and Al moved from Burbank for

three years only to return in 1945. Since then, they have lived in

Burbank in the same house for more than 50 years.

Roberta attended Lincoln Elementary School and John Muir Junior

High School, graduating from Burbank High School in 1940. Her

children also attended Burbank schools with all five graduating from

John Burroughs High School, where two of her grandchildren attend.

Madison Quinn Robledo, 8, recently passed her Tae Kwon Do Black

Belt test.

She has been attending the Ultimate Tae Kwon Do Center in Burbank

for nearly two years studying with Grand Master Jin H. Lee. His

method of teaching is to inspire youngsters to not only be good Tae

Kwon Do students, but good citizens as well.

Madison is the daughter of Ronald J. and Vicki Robledo of Burbank.

She is in the third grade at Bret Harte Elementary School.

Armenian-Iranian international singer, Andy Andranik Madadian, who

started his career in Glendale more than two decades ago, received a

Mayor’s commendation for his contribution to music industry in a

ceremony at the City Council meeting Dec. 10.

The singer also received an achievement award presented by city of

Los Angeles in November, initiated by honorable council member Eric

Garcetti.

Andy plays to sold-out venues all over the United States, Europe,

Canada, Australia, Russia and the Middle East. In the United States,

he has played for the last three years to critical acclaim at the

Greek Theatre, Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles and The Alex

Theatre in Glendale. He was named Persian Pop Male Singer of the

Decade and for three years in a row, he has received the coveted Best

Armenian International Singer, Best Armenian World Artist and Best

Armenian World Album awards.