Congratulations

YOUTH GRADUATES WITH HONORS FROM PROGRAM

Jonathan DeSimone, 16, of Burbank, has been a volunteer Explorer with the Burbank Police Department for two years. His supervisor is officer Martha Diaz.

Jonathan graduated from the Law Enforcement Explorer Academy on Jan. 26.

This program consists of 120 hours of training in criminal law and basic police procedures.

There were about 40 Explorers in the class, representing about 10 police departments. Jonathan was Burbank’s only representative.

Besides his basic certificate, there were three categories of awards that were given. Jonathan earned an honorable mention certificate in the Notebook category.

He also received a third-place trophy in the Academics category.

BLUES ENTERTAINER HAS CD RELEASE AT JAX

New Orleans blues entertainer Scott Detweiler, a former Burbank resident, will celebrate the release of his new CD from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. today at Jax Bar and Grill, 339 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. There is no cover and no minimum.

“Made In New Orleans” contains 11 original songs from Detweiler’s catalog of music.

The CD has been produced by VAVV Records. In March, Detweiler walked into VAVV Recording Studios while scouting for a studio to produce a CD for a client. Ironically, he was offered a recording contract. During the course of his career, spanning more than 20 years, Detweiler has independently released eight CDs and countless live CDs; however, this marks his first affiliation with a recording company.

He premiered an original blues chamber composition, “The Sun Will Rise,” and then performed a set with his band in October at the Madrid Theatre in Canoga Park.

After studying jazz at Loyola in New Orleans and music composition at the University of New Orleans, Detweiler privately studied orchestration in the home of Ellis Marsalis.

In Los Angeles, he studied writing for strings with Henry Mancini and lyric writing at with K.A. Parker. For more information, go to www.myspace.com/ scottdetweiler.