The Northridge community pulled together this year for the Northridge Community Hawaiian Festival, formerly Salute to Recreation. The annual community event, featured live music, dancing, carnival rides, great food, and fireworks, as well as

the 15^th Annual Youth Tennis Tournament. This year’s tournament was hosted at the Northridge Recreation Center through a collaborative effort among the Southern California Tennis Association, Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks and the Northridge East Neighborhood Council.

Teaching pros, directors and Northridge elementary school principals were present to help coordinate both the Junior Novice Round-Robin event in the morning and the QuickStart Tennis tournament before the evening’s fireworks.

Special thanks to:

Andy Buras, Northidge RAP

Leonard Johnson, Encino RAP

Chuck Johnson, Lanark RAP

Will Jackson, Reseda RAP

Jason Liss, Tarzana RAP

Mary Sum, Granada Hills RAP

James Jutila, CSUN

Thaddeus Molnar, Porter Ranch YMCA

Nicole Casper, Porter Ranch YMCA

Steve Cline, San Fernando Valley Supervisor, LA RAP

Kelly Lord and the entire Northridge East Neighborhood Council

Andasol Elementary Principal, Charlene Curry

Darby Elementary Principal, Virginia Ghoniem

Dearborn Elementary Principal, Debra Hirsch

Diane Brooks, who coordinated the tennis tournament, was pleased with its outcome. “Talk about working together for the greater good,” she said. “I could not have pulled this off without the help of these groups and individuals within the community. See you all next year!”

Businesses in the Chatsworth/Northridge Industrial Core are invited to attend the upcomingmeeting of the Business Council for the Chatsworth/Northridge Industrial Core , 3 PM, June 29 at The Gas Company, 9400 Oakdale Ave. in Chatsworth. The meeting will focus on the expansion of the State's Enterprize Zone into the Northwest San Fernando Valley. Businesses located in the Zone will be eligible for tax credits and economic incentives including:

• Up to $37,440 over five years in State hiring credits for each eligible employee
• State tax credis for purchasing machinery, parts and eligible office equipment
• Five year electrical rate reduction
• Low interest rate financing
• Free technical assistance and business training, including loan packaging

Experts will be on hand to answer your questions and show you how to take advantage of these incentives. We will also have updates of City legislation affecting the business community, particularly the northwest Valley. In addition, representatives from the following organization will be at the meeting: the Valley Economic Alliance, the City's Community Development Department, Valley Industry & Commerce Association, the North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce and others.

RSVP to (818)756-8501.

From the Daily News (http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_15278894?source=rss)

An arsonist appears to be at work in Northridge, and fire officials are asking for the public's help in finding the person responsible for a series of recent fires.

Eight fires were intentionally set on trash or plants between 3 and 4 a.m. Thursday, according to Brian Humphrey, spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The first three blazes were set in a trash can, dumpster and ground-level vegetation around Noble Middle School in the 9900 block of Tampa Avenue at about 3:05 a.m., according to Humphrey.

Decorative vegetation, a trash can at a bus stop and a pile of pine needles were set on fire a short while later along Devonshire Street and Tunney Avenue and then near Devonshire Street and Wilbur Avenue, Humphrey said.

Grass near a tree was set on fire near Reseda Boulevard and Lassen Street and a trash can was set ablaze in the driveway of a home at 19451 Romar St., Humphrey said.

The arsonist is now thought to be responsible for four other fires that occurred in the area in April, Humphrey said.

Anyone with more information is asked to call the LAFD Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section office at 213-485-6095 or Devonshire LAPD at 818-832-0633.

This year's Northridge Community Hawaiian Festival (formerly the Salute to Recreation) will feature a Youth Tennis Tournament. The event, organized by the Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) will take place on Saturday, June 5 between 6:00-8:00 p.m. The tournament, which will be held at Northridge Park's Recreation Center, will be set up as a Round Robin play with four youngsters on the court at a time. There will be two different levels: one for age 8 and under and one for age 10 and under. Cost for each child participating is $5.00.

The SCTA is hosting this event along with the Northridge East Neighborhood Council and the City of LA Recreation and Parks. For more information please contact Diane Brooks at 310-804-0010.