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The Burbank Sunrise Kiwanis Club outshined the competition when it celebrated its silver anniversary recently. The club raised $25,000 and donated it to Providence St. Joseph Foundation during a dinner at DeBell Clubhouse Grill. The funds will go to the neurosciences department at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, which cares for patients ailing from strokes, heart attacks, brain injuries and Parkinson's disease, said Louise Skosey, development officer with the foundation. The donation from the Kiwanians will go toward paying for a $2.6-million 3D Bi-Plane Scanner, an advanced brain-imaging system, Skosey said.

Jacqui Brown The planned Integrated Cancer Center at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center is $500,000 closer to being built after a donation from a local philanthropist. Angelo Mozilo, chairman and chief executive officer of Countrywide Financial Corporation, and his wife, Phyllis, made the donation from the Mozilo Family Foundation for a personal reason. "Dr. Raul Mena has a very special place in the heart of the Mozilo family," Mozilo said.

REEL CRITIC Gloom raider Angelina Jolie plays an FBI profiler helping to solve some dark and disturbing north-of- the-border murders in "Taking Lives." While he enjoyed the film, our Reel Critic has just one question: Shouldn't this have been an Ashley Judd movie? SEE ENJOY!, PAGE A5. BUSINESS Two's company Bert Johnson and Jeanne Vlazny, owners of Graphics Two in Burbank, believe community involvement helps everyone, including themselves.

Jenna Bordelon RANCHO DISTRICT -- An elderly man who was bringing a can of milk to his invalid wife was struck and killed in a hit and run early Friday evening, according to police. The man, whose identity was not released, was rushed to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, where he died of massive trauma, police said. The man was struck, thrown onto the hood of the car and carried about 25 feet, police said. The car was heading south, allegedly in the gutter, on the west side of the 1000 block of Main Street when it rammed into the man. Police said the man was walking away from his silver Buick Regal, which was parked across the street from the Beverly Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

Terry Campbell was installed as president of the Providence St. Joseph Medical Center Guild during a recognition and installation tea at Lakeside Golf Club. Julie McArdle, outgoing president, conducted the event and introduced Arnold Schaffer, newly appointed chief operating officer, Providence Health System, Southern California Region; Patrick Petre, medical center administrator; and Sister Mary Prendergast. During the event, McArdle presented Schaffer with a check for $187,000 toward the guild's $1-million pledge for the Integrated Cancer Center.

I am angered lately by something I see every day -- people jaywalking across a busy spot on Alameda Avenue where Providence St. Joseph Medical center is. In case these jaywalkers haven't noticed, Alameda Avenue is a busy street. Or perhaps, maybe, they just don't care. I can't even express to you my anger at the countless number of times I have seen people running across that street when there is a crosswalk literally five feet away. Some of the time, they are doctors -- people who have witnessed firsthand the damage a car can do -- jaywalking to the medical building across the street.

Gary Moskowitz MEDIA DISTRICT WEST -- It's been a wonderful 44 years in Burbank for Sister Rose Lulay. But Lulay, after more than four decades of service at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, will return to her hometown of Sublimity, Ore., to care for her sister and brother-in-law who now reside in an assisted-living center. "In a way, when I came here it felt like a little family," Lulay said. "When you have people you can trust, and you love them, and they love you, it makes life easy."

Ryan Carter NORTHWEST DISTRICT -- Twelve-year-old Kevin Cabrera was anxious on Wednesday to play a basketball tournament game wearing the new pair of Kobe Bryant Adidas basketball shoes his father, Robert, bought him for Christmas. His father implored Kevin to wait until after the game and after Christmas, when a city park league will start up again. On Thursday, the shoes were in a wrapped box under the Cabreras' tree, waiting for Christmas Day, when Kevin could wear them all he wanted.

The bocce tournament was well underway when retired LAPD detective Michael Pavelka turned toward the hill to orient himself. Standing next to the clubhouse at Lakeside Golf Club, he looked out past the clubhouse gate and past Warner Bros. He craned his neck toward Forest Lawn Cemetery, which he visits on holidays and on his son's birthday. He never really connects with his son there. “I feel Matthew nearby, every day, at home,” Michael Pavelka said. On Nov. 15, 2003, Burbank Police Officer Matthew Pavelka was gunned down while on patrol.

Motherhood. It can be draining even for the most prepared. But for one mallard duck, it almost took her life. Fortunately, her unlucky turn occurred at a hospital - Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, to be exact. For the past five years, ducks have used the koi pond at the hospital as a creche, but in March, this mallard - dubbed "Emilie" for Emilie Gamelin, founder of the Sisters of Providence - was left behind when her 13 ducklings took flight. The mother duck was left so weakened from her arduous term of motherhood that she molted her wing feathers, leaving her flightless - her condition exacerbated by an unhealthy diet of bread products provided by well-meaning visitors.

The bocce tournament was well underway when retired LAPD detective Michael Pavelka turned toward the hill to orient himself. Standing next to the clubhouse at Lakeside Golf Club, he looked out past the clubhouse gate and past Warner Bros. He craned his neck toward Forest Lawn Cemetery, which he visits on holidays and on his son's birthday. He never really connects with his son there. “I feel Matthew nearby, every day, at home,” Michael Pavelka said. On Nov. 15, 2003, Burbank Police Officer Matthew Pavelka was gunned down while on patrol.

The Burbank Sunrise Kiwanis Club outshined the competition when it celebrated its silver anniversary recently. The club raised $25,000 and donated it to Providence St. Joseph Foundation during a dinner at DeBell Clubhouse Grill. The funds will go to the neurosciences department at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, which cares for patients ailing from strokes, heart attacks, brain injuries and Parkinson's disease, said Louise Skosey, development officer with the foundation. The donation from the Kiwanians will go toward paying for a $2.6-million 3D Bi-Plane Scanner, an advanced brain-imaging system, Skosey said.

Motherhood. It can be draining even for the most prepared. But for one mallard duck, it almost took her life. Fortunately, her unlucky turn occurred at a hospital - Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, to be exact. For the past five years, ducks have used the koi pond at the hospital as a creche, but in March, this mallard - dubbed "Emilie" for Emilie Gamelin, founder of the Sisters of Providence - was left behind when her 13 ducklings took flight. The mother duck was left so weakened from her arduous term of motherhood that she molted her wing feathers, leaving her flightless - her condition exacerbated by an unhealthy diet of bread products provided by well-meaning visitors.

Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank was the only area hospital to receive an A this week in a national evaluation of patient safety. Most other local hospitals all were ranked as average. Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale Memorial and Huntington Memorial hospitals all received Cs in the latest annual report card released by The Leapfrog Group. Verdugo Hills Hospital was not graded because there was not enough information available about the facility's operations, according to Leapfrog officials.

Providence St. Joseph Medical Center Guild is inviting women to join its membership and participate in projects that support the Burbank medical center. Guild members who staff the Gift Gallery in the medical center's lobby and organize the annual fashion show and luncheon at the Universal Sheridan Hotel in April. Those attending this show see, along with the models, medical center doctor on the runway. The guild also has a social component. Members attend three card parties a year at Lakeside Golf Club, and there are monthly luncheon meetings at the hospital that include an informative speaker or entertainment.

Providence St. Joseph Medical Center Guild recently held its annual Fall Card Party and Luncheon at Lakeside Golf Club. Grace Mylroie Patz was chairwoman the event, and the co-chair was Karen Barragan. There were 173 members and guests in attendance. Louise Arklin of Granada Hills brought enough women to play five tables of canasta. Sarah De La Torre and Carmen McClellan of Glendale enjoyed playing bridge. Other women in attendance were Lee Kaplan, Barbara Reese and Doris Talbert.

MEDIA DISTRICT — Thirty-four stroke patients were overexposed to radiation during CT scans at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, officials said Monday. The hospital notified federal heath regulators last week of the radiation cases, becoming the third hospital in Los Angeles County under investigation for problems with CT brain perfusion scans, most often used to diagnose strokes, said spokeswoman Karen Riley, spokeswoman for the Food and Drug Administration. After the FDA released its initial report, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center reviewed its protocols for all CT perfusion studies, said Patricia Aidem, spokeswoman for Providence St. Joseph Medical Center.

BURBANK — Local hospitals have upped their visitation barriers in hopes of stopping the spread of the H1N1 virus among its staff and fragile patients. Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center has restricted visitation to the maternity ward, labor and delivery, and neonatal intensive care units, said Patricia Aidem, the hospital’s spokeswoman. No children younger than 16 were allowed. Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale Memorial Hospital and Verdugo Hills Hospital have implemented varying levels of restrictions for visitors 16 and younger, and for some, the cut-off age has been lowered to 14, as administrators try to guard patients susceptible to infection, such as those in maternity wards and neonatal intensive care units, against the spreading H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu. “That particular population intermixes a lot more than the normal population with others and therefore is more exposed,” said Warren Tetz, Glendale Adventist’s chief operating officer.

BURBANK — It’s been two years since Brittney Edwards was diagnosed with brain cancer at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center. Now, she’s giving back. The 20-year-old serves as a volunteer at the hospital, which this week announced a partnership with Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group to treat young adults with cancer. “I think it will be very uplifting to be around other people the same age,” said Edwards, a student at Glendale Community College.