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SCHIFF, FRIEDMAN CELEBRATE ARMENIAN INDEPENDENCE
Burbank Leader
Sept 21 2011
CA
Local elected officials celebrated the 20th anniversary of the
independence of the Republic of Armenia Sunday.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), Assemblyman Anthony Portantino,
Glendale Mayor Laura Friedman and council members Frank Quintero
and Ara Najarian joined thousands of attendees at the Nor Serount
Cultural Assoication's annual Armenian Independence Day Festival at
Verdugo Park.
The event featured Armenian-American singers, dancers, musicians
and vendors, including the California Armenian American Democrats,
a group that encourages the community to get involved in politics
and civic issues.
Harut Der-Tavitian, the association's chairman, said the event has
grown since it started in 1999.
-- Tiffany Kelly
http://www.burbankleader.com/the818now/tn-818-0921-independence,0,4946384.story
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Burbank Leader
Sept 21 2011
CA
Local elected officials celebrated the 20th anniversary of the
independence of the Republic of Armenia Sunday.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), Assemblyman Anthony Portantino,
Glendale Mayor Laura Friedman and council members Frank Quintero
and Ara Najarian joined thousands of attendees at the Nor Serount
Cultural Assoication's annual Armenian Independence Day Festival at
Verdugo Park.
The event featured Armenian-American singers, dancers, musicians
and vendors, including the California Armenian American Democrats,
a group that encourages the community to get involved in politics
and civic issues.
Harut Der-Tavitian, the association's chairman, said the event has
grown since it started in 1999.
-- Tiffany Kelly
http://www.burbankleader.com/the818now/tn-818-0921-independence,0,4946384.story
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress