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Mark R. Madler If you've ever wondered what the Jaws of Life are, how the Fire Department deals with hazardous materials or seeing up close where firefighters live much of their lives, then Saturday is your day. As a way to thank the community, the Burbank Fire Department will host its annual Fire Service Day today at fire headquarters. The event will feature demonstrations by fire personnel, station tours and information booths from the department and other city agencies.

Molly Shore What started out as a way to keep in touch with former classmates through the Internet has flowered into an annual gathering that brings together hundreds of alumni from both Burbank and John Burroughs high schools. Linda Melton Damarjian, Burroughs Class of '61, was among a group of graduates who began an e-mail correspondence four years ago, and eventually decided to bring their virtual reality friendship into the real world. "We were chatting with people from different classes, and we said, 'Why don't we do a picnic?

Jackson Bell The 2003 homecoming kings and queens from Burbank and John Burroughs high schools were hailed Friday before the kickoff of the 55th annual Big Game between the two schools at Burroughs' Memorial field. King Jordan Crips and Queen Jennifer Austin sit atop the Burbank High throne this year, and King Matt Patterson and Queen Ashley Beckwith reign over Burroughs. "I was completely surprised," Jennifer said when she heard her named announced at the Burbank Midnight Masquerade coronation dance Nov. 1. "I've never been nominated for anything before."

Ralph Walroth, who has lived in the Burbank and Glendale area for 84 years, has "always been fascinated by the history of my two favorite cities." "Both have had a close proximity to Hollywood and its movie business from their very early years," Walroth said. His father, Earnest Walroth, was a carpenter who worked for the Hollywood construction company that built Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank. When the studio was finished, the elder Walroth began working there. The Walroths came to Burbank when Ralph Walroth was 7 and lived on Santa Anita Avenue.

T he all-day roar of classic cars transitioned into the roar of evening laughter on Sunday as two respective events were staged to raise funds for various local charities and the John Burroughs High School Football program. The day began as the Burbank Road Kings roared into Johnny Carson Park to present their 21st annual Picnic in the Park and Car Show. To rev up the event, Gino Gaudio sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the U.S. and California flags were unfurled by Boy Scout Troop 50. With the event then dutifully underway, Tony Wade headed up a pancake breakfast before taking to the grill for a lunch of burgers and hot dogs with the help of his wife, Donna , and supporters and members of Kiwanis For Fun and the Burbank Kiwanis Aktion Club including Jan Loporchio, Steve, Joe and Danny Harris and Ricky Hernandez . Along with the food and fun of perusing more than 650 various makes, models and years of hot rods and custom and factory muscle cars, the day's events also included numerous vendor booths, drawings, and a silent auction.

CITY HALL ? Porto?s Bakery would get some close competition at the intersection of Magnolia Boulevard and Hollywood Way under a proposal endorsed this week by the Planning Board. The board on Monday unanimously approved a development review and series of conditional use permits to convert up to 2,000 square feet of post-production office space at 3619 W. Magnolia Blvd. to a restaurant. The property, at the northeast corner of West Magnolia Boulevard and North Hollywood Way, is about 16,340 square feet and houses Kappa Studios and Quiznos submarine sandwich shop.

BURBANK— Dellon Soderstrom decided to give back Saturday to an organization that has given his Boy Scout Troop 204 so much in return. Dellon gathered friends and fellow Boy Scouts to help him refurbish First Christian Church’s community room, which is what Scout programs use to hold meetings. The church has allowed the Boy Scouts to use the room free of charge. Dellon’s project was made in an effort to give back to his community and to earn the Boy Scout’s highest rank of Eagle Scout.

Over the years, Burbank Boulevard hasn’t always been the most eye-pleasing of city streets on which to travel, but with its recent $8.1-million face-lift, the city, its businesses and neighborhoods have taken a big step toward reinvigorating the area. That face-lift has transformed the look of the street, from shadeless sidewalks and cracked concrete to a revamped 2.2-mile, newly landscaped stretch complete with new medians, more than 400 trees, new benches and a newly paved boulevard.

Pearl Harbor, home of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, is lon the southern coast of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu, 6 miles west of Honolulu. The Harbor has 10 square miles of navigable water and Waipio, Pearl City and Ford Island form its four lochs. The entrance to Pearl Harbor connects a virtually landlocked bay to the Pacific Ocean. Today the battle-scarred, submerged remains of the battleship USS Arizona rest on the silt of Pearl Harbor, just as they settled on Dec. 7, 1941. The ship was one of many casualties from the deadly attack on the quiet Sunday morning that President Franklin Roosevelt called "a date which will live in infamy."