Lunch

Although we still seem to be a best-kept secret in Burbank to many (until we mention either Holiday Baskets or Camperships) Burbank Coordinating Council is celebrating its 80th birthday! The luncheon will be on March 4 at Little White Chapel from noon to 1:30 p.m. We want to share the fun with Burbank's whole community since so many of you participate in either Holiday Baskets or Camperships. It has been wonderful all these years and we plan to continue both programs for many years to come.

State education officials this week announced that four sites in Burbank and one in Glendale will participate in government programs to feed lower-income schoolchildren through the summer. The two federally funded programs extend school lunch programs into summer, said Carol Mercado, a supervisor in the Burbank parks and recreation department, providing an important source of nutrition during the months-long school break. "It provides a meal for many kids who would not get a decent meal during the day," she said.

Gary Moskowitz BURBANK -- It's time for parents to start saving their quarters. School lunch prices for the 2001-02 school year will be raised 25 cents, a decision agreed upon by the school board last week. Type A cafeteria breakfasts are currently 75 cents in elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District, and 85 cents at secondary schools. Elementary school type A lunches are now $1.50, while lunches at secondary schools are $1.75. Type A cafeteria meals normally include an entree, as many as three side dishes and a container of milk.

Maya Kukes MAGNOLIA PARK -- Some John Burroughs High School juniors will be able trade lunchtime in the school's quad for nearby fast-food restaurants this fall. The Burbank Unified School District Board approved temporary off-campus lunch permits at Thursday night's board meeting. Burroughs Principal Emilio Urioste said because of construction and remodeling at Burroughs, the areas being used for students to eat outside will not be available by fall.

Irma Lemus BURBANK -- School district officials are hoping those dreaded lunch lines will be a thing of the past. The way school lunches are distributed has changed. At the start of the school year, the district implemented Accu-Scan, a point-of-sale system that works much like a debit card. Previously, students had to present a ticket book to buy lunch, officials said. Under the new program, elementary students receive a card with a bar code, and secondary school students are given PIN numbers.

BURBANK ? Juniors at Burbank High School will be freed to the outside world during lunch hours next week when they gain permission to go off campus. The Burbank Unified School District board approved Burbank High?s bid on Thursday night to let their 621 juniors go out to lunch. Juniors at John Burroughs High School have been popping in and out of the West Clark Avenue campus since the 2002-03 school year. District and school administrators hope to alleviate some of the long waits in line at Burbank High, where enrollment has increased by about 50 students this year, by letting more of the student body have the option of getting their lunch from nearby eateries.

The Burbank First United Methodist Church will say goodbye Sunday to its long-time minister Larry Stamper, who retires after 32 years. Stamper will give his final sermons at the 9:30 and 11 a.m. services. A picnic-style catered lunch will be served from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. A limited number of tickets for the lunch are expected to be available at the door for $15 each. "This was the greatest congregation I could ever serve," said Stamper, who also served as a city councilman and mayor.

The community is invited to join families, faculty and alumni of Providence High School at its first Day at the Races from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Lunch will be served from noon to 2 p.m. The school has reserved semi-private patio accommodations for the occasion. Tickets are $25, $15 for children 4 to 10, and free for children 3 and younger. Prices include park admission, a gourmet southwestern barbecue buffet lunch, soft drinks, parking and a racing program.

BURBANK — High school students in the Burbank Unified School District will be eating lunch a little less a la carte next semester. The district's Food Services program will attempt to comply with July's new school lunch nutrition legislation — a set of rules that bans junk food and soda sales and makes healthier meals mandatory on campus — by selling many of its foods together instead of on their own. "For the coming school...

Openings are still available for the "Day in the Park" activity of the Tots on the Town Program for children 2 to 6. Youngsters can enjoy park activities from 10:30 a.m. to noon Friday at McCambridge Park, 1515 N. Glenoaks Blvd. All children must be accompanied by a parent or other adult caregiver. Activities will include outdoor games, creating a summer craft and a barbecue picnic of hot dogs, chips and a drink. Cost is $5 per child, and $3 for adults who are having lunch.

Although we still seem to be a best-kept secret in Burbank to many (until we mention either Holiday Baskets or Camperships) Burbank Coordinating Council is celebrating its 80th birthday! The luncheon will be on March 4 at Little White Chapel from noon to 1:30 p.m. We want to share the fun with Burbank's whole community since so many of you participate in either Holiday Baskets or Camperships. It has been wonderful all these years and we plan to continue both programs for many years to come.

Good morning, readers. Today is Monday, October 8. Local schools are changing up school lunches, trading in fries for fruits and vegetables. School cafeterias in Glendale and Burbank are making adjustments to their menus, adding a half-cup of fruit or vegetables each day as a part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Eating Kids Act. Burbank Leader The owner of cleaning and massage services in Los Angeles is suing the city over a law that...

BURBANK - As the Ultimate Fighting Championship seemingly gets bigger and bigger with network television, pay-per-views once a month if not more and a fan base growing across the globe, it cannot get any bigger than UFC 146 - literally. The May 26 event at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden - for the first time in company history - will feature an all-heavyweight lineup across the pay-per-view main card, headlined by UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos defending his title against Alistair Overeem in a bout that will feature roughly 500 pounds of knockout power.

Location is everything. Unfortunately for the McCormick & Schmick's seafood restaurant in Burbank, its location appears to have led to its closure. The restaurant, tucked in an office/commercial corridor along Olive Avenue near Warner Bros. and NBC studios, had already stopped opening on weekends prior to its closure last week, said Burbank Deputy City Manager Joy Forbes. Forbes, who spoke with the restaurant's assistant manager on its last day of operation on Jan. 3, said the business had been relying on lunchtime crowds and happy-hour patrons who might stay for dinner.

State education officials this week announced that four sites in Burbank and one in Glendale will participate in government programs to feed lower-income schoolchildren through the summer. The two federally funded programs extend school lunch programs into summer, said Carol Mercado, a supervisor in the Burbank parks and recreation department, providing an important source of nutrition during the months-long school break. "It provides a meal for many kids who would not get a decent meal during the day," she said.

Parents and their children got a crash course in healthy nutrition and physical activity Saturday during the Burbank Community YMCA?s ninth annual Healthy Kids Day. The event featured a series of booths advertising summer camps and after-school programs for children, and incorporated outdoor activities for kids who attended. ?It?s a celebration of healthy activity, but it?s also an education on health,? said JC Holt, YMCA chief executive. The educational aspect was important for parents, many of whom want more opportunities for their children to improve their health, said Susan Sebastian, senior marketing director for the YMCA.

A group of senior citizens is imploring city officials to reinstate a nutritional meals program at a popular park facility, citing everything from inconvenient commutes to the familial atmosphere forged over years of lunch meetings. Senior nutrition lunches at McCambridge Recreation Center were moved to the Joslyn Adult Center and Don Tuttle Senior Center as the park facility underwent seismic retrofitting in October. While the facility at McCambridge Park is slated to reopen next month, Chris Dasté, director of the city’s Park, Recreation and Community Services Department, submitted a draft proposal to make the two-center system permanent as part of his 5% budget cut for fiscal year 2010-11.

Presiding over the elegant new eatery, The Cafe Victory, is none other than St. Patrick himself. Owner Rogel Aragon brought the 100-year-old stained-glass replica of the saintly man with him from his old restaurant, the popular Patrick’s Cafe, to his new, scaled-down place on Victory near Sonora in Glendale. I think it’s a lucky talisman because The Cafe Victory is a wonderful addition to the neighborhood. The food and decor at the new cafe have absolutely nothing to do with Ireland.