Post office to be named after Hope...

Post office to be named after Hope

BURBANK VILLAGE -- The U.S. House of Representatives this week

unanimously passed legislation to name the Olive Avenue post office

for legendary entertainer Bob Hope.

The bill, introduced last month by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank)

and Rep. Howard Berman (D-Van Nuys), was passed Tuesday. Hope, a

Toluca Lake resident who contributed much to Burbank, died July 27 at

the age of 100.

“An honorary veteran, Bob Hope’s legacy will be that of a wartime

and peacetime soldier, always fighting to bring a smile and a piece

of home to U.S. troops around the world,” Schiff said in a prepared

statement. “I am pleased that my colleagues have joined [Rep.] Berman

and me in honoring Bob Hope.

The bill renames the post office at 135 E. Olive Ave. “The Bob

Hope Post Office Building.”

Tim Willert

High schools host back-to-school nights

BURBANK -- John Burroughs and Burbank high schools will host

back-to-school nights on Wednesday.

Burroughs High will have its reception from 6:45 to 8:25 p.m. at

the school, 1920 Clark Ave. Burbank High’s event will be from 7 to

8:30 p.m. at the school, 902 N. 3rd St.

For more information, call Burroughs High at 558-4777 or Burbank

High at 558-4700.

Molly Shore

Breakfast to benefit Rose Parade float

MAGNOLIA PARK -- Burbank Kiwanis For Fun will host a pancake

breakfast to benefit the Burbank Tournament of Roses Assn. from 8 to

11 a.m. today.

The breakfast will be in the parking lot at Genio’s Restaurant,

1420 W. Olive Ave.

Those who attend won’t have any trouble finding the fund-raiser;

someone dressed like a pancake will be dancing on the sidewalk

advertising it.

Molly Shore