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MALOUF ? DODDS Former Burbank resident Debi Malouf of Beverly Hills and Derek Dodds of Mar Vista have announced their engagement and will be married in June. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Nickie and Chuck Malouf of Burbank. She graduated from John Muir Junior High School in 1986 and Burbank High School in 1989. She received her bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1993 and her masters in math education in 1997 from Cal State Northridge. She received her teaching credential in 1994.

LEWIS Milija and Jelena Tanaskovic of Burbank have announced the engagement of their daughter, Gordana Tanaskovic, to Dr. Alwin C. Lewis, the son of Dr. Arthur E. and Diana Lewis of Burbank. A June wedding is planned. The bride-to-be graduated from John Burroughs High School and from Cal State Northridge with a degree in business administration. She is employed as a marketing director for Chocolates a la Carte in Valencia. The bridegroom-to-be graduated from Burbank High School, UC San Diego and Tulane University Medical School.

Debi S. Malouf , the daughter of Chuck and Nickie Malouf of Burbank, and Derek A. Dodds , the son of Isabel Dodds and the late Derek Dodds of Citrus Heights, Calif., were married at St. Nicholas Orthodox Christian Cathedral in Los Angeles. A formal reception was held following the ceremony at the Hilton Glendale hotel. The bride graduated from Burbank High School in 1989. She received her bachelor's degree in math from Cal State Northridge in 1993, her teacher's credential in 1994, and her master's degree in math education also from CSUN in 1997.

Lolita Harper MAGNOLIA PARK -- Openings are still available on trips offered through the Parks, Recreation and Community Service Department Senior Services program. Seniors can take part in numerous fun and entertaining activities such as a trip to Disney's musical production of the "Lion King" at the Pantages Theater. Other outings include trips to Santa Anita Race Track, Cabazon Outlet Shopping Center in Palm Springs, a Gondola Getaway in Long Beach and a production of "Jerry's Girls" at Cal State Northridge.

The Los Angeles Police Department is assisting Cal State Northridge officials in a search for a possible gunman on campus. Officer Fred Queto at the LAPD's Devonshire station said there have been no reports of shots fired or students injured, and that it was unclear whether the suspected gunman is still on campus. According to an emergency notification on the school's Facebook page, police received a report at 10:27 a.m. of a man who indicated he had a gun. The man was described as 5-foot-8 with short spiky hair.

C heers and screams echoed through the massive Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Church on Saturday morning as 72 Bellarmine-Jefferson High School graduates gathered for the last time as senior classmates. Donning white and blue caps and gowns, the high school graduates assembled in the church hall to bid farewell to their alma mater. "Today is another milestone — an important milestone for each and every one of you," Father John Collins told the Catholic school graduates Saturday.

Unemployment rates in Burbank and Glendale fell by a tenth of a percentage point, although the change came as workforces shrank in both cities, the California Economic Development Department reported Friday. The jobless rate was 10.5% in Glendale and 9.8% in Burbank, according to the report. While the decreases signaled economic progress, fewer workers were employed in each city in December than in November, with the amount of job seekers in the region declining as well, indicating a likely increase in discouraged workers, economists said.

GLENDALE — Democratic Assemblyman Paul Krekorian’s showing in Tuesday’s special election for Los Angeles City Council District 2 will decide more than just a seat on the dais. No matter how the final results come down, experts said Krekorian’s gamble will either pay political dividends or invoke voter ire when his Assembly term ends in 2010. “If I lived outside of [Los Angeles], in Burbank or Glendale, and my representative wanted to be on the L.A. City Council, then I would question whether he cares that much about my interests,” said Martin Saiz, professor and chairman of the political science department at Cal State Northridge.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PAROCHIAL LEAGUE BASEBALL The St. Francis Xavier parochial league baseball reunion will be from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19 in the lower social hall of the church, 3601 Scott Road, Burbank. The cost is $5 per person. For more information, call Sally Peterson at (818) 843-6263 or Doris Owings at (818) 767-4578. ? CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE Cal State Northridge alumni and friends will be gathering together to watch a Dodger game today at Dodger Stadium.

Football stringers needed for the fall The Burbank Leader and Glendale News-Press newspapers are looking for stringers to cover high school football teams in the fall. Writers will cover the three local programs ? Burbank, Burroughs and Bellarmine- Jefferson ? as well as teams in the Glendale and La Crescenta area. Individuals should have a knowledge of football, some writing experience and have samples of his or her work. In addition, a knowledge of statistic keeping is a must.

CHARITY LEAGUE PRESENTS SCHOLARSHIPS The National Charity League Inc. Glendale Chapter presented seven scholarships at the organization’s Annual Meeting at Oakmont Country Club in Glendale. Those receiving $1,000 scholarships were Tatevik Mirzakhanvan of Clark Magnet School, Holly Stevens of Crescenta Valley High School, Gohar Khechumyan of Glendale High School, Amy Drummond of Hoover High School and Joy Hernandez and Ankin Boghos of Glendale Community College.