Holiday Inn to hold toy drive SOUTH...

Holiday Inn

to hold toy drive

SOUTH SAN FERNANDO DISTRICT -- The management of the Holiday

Inn-Media Center will have a holiday toy drive to help those in need

beginning at 7 tonight at the hotel, 150 E. Angeleno Ave.

Burbank Police Chief Thomas Hoefel will be among those accepting

toys at the hotel.

For information, call 841-4770.

Cable company to add new channels

BURBANK -- Charter Communications will add two new high-definition

channels to its high-definition package, company officials said.

HDNet will offer sports and entertainment programming while HDNet

Movies will offer feature films from Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures.

Charter’s high-definition lineup includes KNBC-TV Channel 4,

Discovery HD Theater, HBO and Showtime.

For more information, call (866) 499-8080 or visit

www.charter.com.

Chamber Holiday mixer scheduled

MEDIA DISTRICT WEST -- The Burbank Chamber of Commerce holiday

mixer will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at 3900 W. Alameda Ave.

A $50 jackpot prize will be given away. Admission is $10 for

members and $15 for prospec- tive members and guests. For more

information, call 846-3111.

Free legal services to be offered to seniors

MAGNOLIA PARK -- A legal representative from Bet Tzedek legal

services will offer free legal assistance for needy seniors from 9

a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 8 at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave.

To be eligible, participants must be at least 60 years old, be

financially needy and live in any part of Los Angeles County except

the city of Los Angeles.

Interested seniors must make an appointment by calling the center

at 238-5353. For more information on the legal service, call (323)

939-0506.

Compiled by Ryan Carter