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Marisa, the daughter of Angela and Nino Battaglia, will
marry Andrew Cohen on November 4 at La Venta Inn, Palos Verdes. Marisa
completed her master’s from Pepperdine last January and teaches second grade
at a Glendale Elementary School.
Sue Brinkmeyer’s book, Dewey and the Decimals, co-authored by
Sue’s husband, Kent Brinkmeyer, and her college friend, Paige Taylor, has
been published by Highsmith Press. It's an activity and game book
intended for use by elementary school teachers and librarians as they
introduce children to library and research skills.
Jessica Gillooly’s book, Before She Gets Her
Period, has been selected as a 2001 NAPPA Parenting Resources Gold Award
winner. A review of the book appears on the web site: Parenthoodweb.com
Ken Gray’s new play, Collision Course, is in rehearsal and
going up at Ventura College November 9 through 18. The play is directed by
Judy Garey, chair of the theatre arts department at Ventura College. It is a
portrait of that area and features a talented multi-cultural, multi-ethnic
cast of performers.
Lina Gupta has been awarded a full Fulbright scholarship to study Hindu
goddesses in India.
Murray Levy of the Business Division has been elected President of The
California & Internship Association for 2001-2002. Also, in his community
he has been elected Vice Chair of The Natural Resources Commission of South
Pasadena.
Maryl Jo Fox Peltzie, former tenured English instructor from 1990-97,
has been named a finalist for the 200l James Kirkwood Prize in Creative
Writing, an annual award given through the UCLA Writers' Program. In addition,
a story/performance piece of hers will appear in the forthcoming anthology, Sips
from the Volcano; New Fiction from Los Angeles.
Chaparral is now online!
Chaparral is now available online at: http://www.glendale.cc.ca.us/chaparral
In an effort to support a paperless environment and for your
convenience, you can now read the Chaparral from your computer! The online
version will reflect the current issue and also it will include an archive
of past issues starting from October 2001. Thank you Jason Dorff of
ITS for designing the online version!
Do you have any milestones? Please email them to
Des Kilkeary at dkilkear@glendale.cc.ca.us
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