Former Mouseketeer talks about her books Patricia...

Former Mouseketeer

talks about her books

Patricia Kutch Beatty, one of Walt Disney’s original Mouseketeers

and author of “Feathers In The Wind,” will be the featured speaker at

the monthly meeting of Glendale Beautiful at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 9 at

the Joe Bridges Clubhouse, 2531 E. Glenoaks Blvd.

The program will be “How To Write Your Own Family History.”

Luncheon cost is $7. For reservations, call 246-3634.

In 1955, she was chosen as a Mouseketeer. She was tapped to be on

“Spin and Marty,” a Western-themed series that was included on that

program. She was on the program from 1955 to ’57.

Her book is a family history about the descendants of Thomas

LaVatta and Tilford Kutch. She has also written a child’s book,

“Petite Ballerina,” which has been used as a teaching aid for young

dance students.

Beatty is writing a how-to book on writing Indian Family History.

Joyce Rudolph

‘Passage of Time’

features duo

NORTHWEST GLENDALE -- The Associates of the Brand Library and Art

Center will host “The Passage of Time,” a free concert of vocal music

featuring soprano Juliana Gondek and pianist Victoria Kirsch at 7:30

p.m. Thursday in the concert hall of Brand Library.

The program includes settings of Verlaine’s “L’heure exquise”

(“The Exquisite Hour”) by Faure, Hahn and Poldowski, as well as UCLA

composer Roger Bourland’s “Songs of Passing,” an aria from Handel’s

“The Triumph of Time and Truth,” and songs by Richard Strauss, Kent

Carlson and John Bucchino.

Gondek enjoys an international singing, recording and teaching

career that has taken her to several continents, in addition to her

position as professor of voice at UCLA. Kirsch is one of the

Southland’s busiest collaborative pianists and is the director of the

Brand Library Music Series.

Brand Library is in Brand Park, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale. A

reception will follow the event. These programs are supported by the

Associates of the Brand Library & Art Center and the Glendale Public

Library, a division of the city of Glendale.

Joyce Rudolph

Forestry officials

reduce fire danger level

ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST -- As a result of recent heavy rains,

forestry officials have reduced the fire danger level from moderate

to low in the Angeles National Forest.

This decreases the fire restrictions that had prohibited campfires

anywhere within the forest since July 23. Restrictions on camp stoves

in parts of San Gabriel and San Antonio Canyon were lifted Oct. 20.

The low danger level allows for wood or charcoal fires at

developed recreation sites as well as the use of gas, jellied

petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel camp stoves outside of developed

sites, for those with a California campfire permit.

Smoking is allowed only in enclosed vehicles and other designated

areas.

Joyce Rudolph

Former superintendent honored for service

GLENDALE -- Glendale Unified School District’s former

superintendent will be honored next week by the Assn. Of California

School Administrators.

Jim Brown, who retired in January, had served as superintendent of

Glendale’s schools since 1996. Brown spent nearly 40 years in public

education.

Brown will be honored with the Marcus Foster Award, which

recognizes educational leaders for their dedication, hard work and

compassion for public education. The award will be presented Friday

in San Diego.

Darleene Barrientos

District seeks to educate parents through cable show

GLENDALE -- Armenian parents eager to learn more about the

Glendale Unified School District’s English-language program can get

lessons on TV.

The district is now showing a program in Armenian on Charter Cable

Channel 15 to allow panelists to speak about the program. The

panelists are Armine Aghajani, who teaches at Hoover High, teacher

specialists Lala Sahakian, Armeneh Khanbabian, and Zepure Hacopian

from Marshall, Jefferson, R.D. White and Lincoln elementary schools

and Keghanoush Bairamian, a second-grade teacher at Mann Elementary.

The 30-minute show airs at 7 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and at 1

p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Following each show is a separate

version in English.

Darleene Barrientos

Glendale doctor nominated as ‘Local Legend’

GLENDALE -- Dr. Ilene Blicker has been nominated to appear in a

traveling photography exhibit that spotlights successful women in the

medical profession.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Glendale) submitted Blicker’s name and two

others to the American Medical Women’s Assn. for inclusion in the

“Local Legends” exhibit.

Blicker, a neurologist, has been affiliated with Glendale

Memorial Hospital since 1974 and served as chief of staff for the

hospital in 1993. The Glendale resident is the Immediate Past

President for the Los Angeles County Medical Assn. and a member of

Soroptimist International.

Josh Kleinbaum