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DE PA R T M E N T S What Folks Are Doing.................... 2 View from the Rock....................... 3 Letters and Perspectives................. 3 Our Representatives Speak............ 4 Auntie Gail’s Pet Corner................. 8 Take My Card................................ 9 Laura on Life............................... 10 Obituaries................................... 10
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Santa At Century 21 By Gail Carlson On Saturday Dec. 8th, Robert Matteson, Realtor with Century 21 Crest, was our local Santa at the free photo annual opportunity for kids to meet with Santa! He has been Santa for the last eight years along with David Hall also in real estate. They all, including Sally Hall and several other Realtors, volunteer their time to give free photos with Santa at Christmas time. Ray Mirzakhanian owner/ broker for Century 21 Crest, provides the photos at no charge as good will service to the community.It lasted from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., and had over 165 photos with children and twelve with pets. The side atrium was filled with local handmade crafts and vendors, fun in the winter sun for all! It is locals like these giving individuals who truly bring out the Christmas spirit in all of us!
Top left: Candis with her “Mc Dazzle” jewelry; top right: Santa Bob with woofer; middle left: local vendors selling fun stuff; bottom: hand-made goodies for everyone!
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Women’s Ten Dollar Fashions is proud to open in our home neighborhood of Sunland-Tujunga as of December 2012, and would like to invite you to attend our Grand Opening this Saturday, December 15. We will have food, fun, and lots of great fashions available all day. We are a local, family owned business that offers low priced, quality women’s clothing and accessories to the women and girls in our neighborhood at a price no one can beat. I have been able to purchase wholesale clothing made for Forever 21, Char-
Owner Michele with some of her wonderfully priced items. lotte Russe and others at a reasonable cost, and because our expenses are much lower than the mall stores, we can offer the items at less than see WTF, page ?
Christmas on Commerce
Last Friday night found hundreds of revelers of all ages singing and dancing and sliding on the man-made snow that the S-T rotary club provided for their annual Christmas on Commerce event at Bolton Hall. The tree had been picked, cut and installed by Ellis Roberts and Mike Lucas with their membership looking on. CD-7’s Alarcon provided the funds for this event and was on hand to receive a plaque from Cindy Cleghorn, president of the S-T Chamber of Commerce. Food was provided by Comfort & Joy on Commerce Street and local artisans were there displaying their crafts. Even though the night was chilly, everyone was having a great time. Santa was delivered by LAFD Engine Company 74 to the shouts and cheers of the children old and young! (Video is on http://facebook.com/thefoothillspaper)
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New “C” Shift St. Francis High Capt. at LAFD 74 School Student LAFD Engine Company has Accepted at their FIRST female “C” Shift Coastal Carolina Captain, and what a great perUniversity son she is. She transferred up from Stn. 41 and fits right in with “Engine Company 74’s The Best Looking Firefighters In The Valley.” Welcome aboard, Capt. Monica Hall!
Vincent De Pinto, a resident of Sunland, CA, has been accepted at Coastal Carolina University for the Fall 2013 semester. Vincent, a Saint Francis High School student, plans to major in Recreation and Sport Management. •••
Muriel Horacek’s Earthwatch Expeditions Capt. Monica Hall, middle, with personnel from LAFD Station 74. •••
The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club will feature, Muriel Horacek’s, Earthwatch Expeditions on Tuesday evening January 8, 2013 at 7:30pm
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at the Los Angeles County Public Library, 2809 Foothill Boulevard, La Crescenta, California 91213. (Please enter on La Crescenta Avenue for the meeting room and parking.) Muriel is a Volunteer Field Representative of the Earthwatch Institute and has been an activist participant for a number of years. Finding solutions for a sustainable future, is the purpose of this organization as Muriel will show. Her experience is vast and interesting: camping out in a cave in China while monitoring the white-headed langur, saving the cheetas in Namibia, observing migrating birds in Israel, Brazil and Alaska and the wild horses off the coast of Maryland. The Panda Project meant an expedition to the reserve there in China this last July with family members. Her participation as a zoo docent keeps her here and busy in California.
Our program begins following news of Conservation and Outings. Refreshments will be served. This is a free event and everyone is welcome. Please contact Wayne Fisher, Program Chairman at 818 353-4181 for further information. •••
Tamale-Making Class at Joselitos Learn how to make tamales with a Le Cordon Bleu trained Chef and take a dozen
home for the holidays (tamales not chefs)! Sign up today and join us to learn how to make delicious tamales from scratch. You will learn everything from preparing the maza to tying and cooking your tamales. Each guest will get a dozen of his or hers tamales to take home. There will be two instructors so everyone will get plenty of hands on instruction. The class will last for three hours and is only $48.00 per person, which includes all materials, a packet of recipes and your tamales. Class size is limited and filling up fast. Send us a message for more details or to sign up. A deposit will be required as class size is very limited. Just call (818) 951-2275 and ask for Jose. Use Joselitosinc@gmail. com for the paypal payment. Joselito’s Mexican Food. 7308 Foothill Blvd, Tujunga.
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This is the holiday season and we’re getting ready for our Holiday Vacation. I look around me and see the problems that we have in our community, and how certain groups are really part of the problem, not the solution. But things are changing. The crackpots have been put in their place, we have a new neighborhood council, the merchants have banded together to fight the Tatulian stacked chamber of commerce, and life goes on. I am concerned about the lack of participation in charitable works though.My generally less than stable friend, Dave, has had it. He says he is done giving to charities. Red Cross, United Nations Children’s Fund, CARE, food banks. “Why should I bother giving?” says Dave. “The government’s taking care of everybody. We’ve in the middle of Obamanism.” As my frustrated friend clearly illustrated, the counterfeit conclusion that we have already helped the needy, is pretty unhealthy. One great thing about Christian based nations is the sense of neighborliness. The call to love your neighbor is No. 2 on the big list, right behind lov-
ing God. When Jesus the Christ says, “I was hungry and you gave me no food,” I don’t think he’s going to buy it when we explain that there was a government program set up for that, and all he had to do was fill out the proper forms. We’ve forgotten about neighborliness. Us helping our neighbors is really so much more efficient. We know the people who are in need. We know their struggles. We know what is actually needed for the hand-up, and there is no politi-bureaucratic overhead - all the resources go where they’re needed, when they’re needed. I don’t know any more. It’s too easy to draw the conclusion that hard work isn’t necessary for the welfare of a family or society. We seem to have forgotten that hard work and hard workers should be rewarded; they provide jobs for people and are the genuine factors of wellfunctioning community economics. The biblical assumption that the worker is worthy of his wage loses its emphasis when the hard and dedicated workers are penalized for their success. Why be the hard worker when the not-
so-hard worker or non-worker is equally rewarded? At the risk of sounding like my father, we also lose the value of a dollar. Printing money, is not the same as making money. Growing up, I remember looking at coins and dollar bills in a glass bowl. I didn’t really understand why they were different than other pieces of metal and other pieces of paper. As I grew up I began to understand that there was more to the shiny metals and colored papert. They represented effort and value. What I didn’t know was that there was gold behind that legal tender. It was backed by something real. Now, with people talking about trillions of dollars, and people losing billions of dollars, there is a danger of a “money growing on trees” mentality in this stimulus package that may be irrevocable. I saw on TV the other day, that China and Japan have been buying our countries bonds and threatening to sell them at a discount. Does that mean that they own part of the USA? What do we, the citizens actually own? We have been slowly giving power
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ROCK to government ownership of all things. Property taxes, for example, were fiercely contested by people who argued that property is privately owned. How could the government tax me on my own property? We’ve been emasculated from that wonderfully indignant spirit by the mere passage of time and false assumptions regarding what the government owns and has a right to tax. Taking other people’s money, at some point, even if you’re the government, becomes stealing. How did we let this happen? Maybe... “It’s The Water!”
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A Sense of Community from High School Students Dear Editor, We are students from Mount Lukens High school and decided we needed to do something to help others for the holidays and help out the homeless people in our local neighborhood. We decided to do a food drive to help out the local Tujunga Food Pantry by collecting nonperishable foods that are ready to eat and not subject to rapid spoilage. In order to graduate high school, we have to do a project that’s called service learning, where we are taking a little of our time to help out our community.
For our service learning project, we made a postr board for our food drive and walked around school and talked to our peers to donate nonperishable food. A lot of students at Mt. Lukens High school didn’t know there was a food pantry in Tujunga. The Tujunga Pantry is located at 7747
foothill Blvd., in Tujunga, behind the library. It accepts any kind of donations from food to toiletries. We didn’t expect so many students to participate in our food drive, but we donated over 35 cans of food. This service learning project showed us how to appreciate and cherish what
we have and to realize that not all the people have the same things we do. Together we made a difference in trying to help the people in need during the holidays. Pleae encourage your readers to do the same. -Sincerely, Gloria Ramos and Valerie Rowley
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Former U.S. Congressman Sentenced to Year in Prison in Tax Case Related to Scam that Sold Unregistered Bidbay Securities in Internet Firms LOS ANGELES, CA–A former United States Congressman has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison in a tax fraud case related to his failure to disclose to the IRS nearly $500,000 of investor funds he received from a $10 million investment fraud scheme. Wester Shadric Cooley, 80, a native of Los Angeles who now resides in Bend, Oregon, was sentenced yesterday afternoon by United States District Judge Dean D. Pregerson. In addition to the prison term, which Cooley was ordered to begin serving by March 11, 2013, Judge Pregerson directed Cooley to pay $3.5 million in restitution to the victim-investors and another $138,470 in back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. Cooley, who represented Oregon’s 2nd congressional
A Bidbay certificate—another historical document from Tujunga’s colorful past! district during a two-year term that began in January 1995, was sentenced after pleading guilty in November 2011 to subscribing to a false tax return, admitting that he received approximately $1.1 million during the scheme and that he failed to report approximately $494,000 on his 2002 tax return. The tax fraud case relates to a mail
fraud and wire fraud scheme that defrauded more than 400 victim-investors out of over $10 million. In the investment fraud scheme, former IRS Revenue Agent George Tannous and convicted felon De Elroy Beeler Jr. solicited hundreds of victims across the country to purchase unregistered stock in the Tujunga-based Bidbay.com, Inc. (a company that was later known as Auctiondiner.com, Inc.) and related companies. AskGT.com and Rose Laboratories. Cooley was the vice president of Bidbay and an executive of AskGT.com and Rose Laboratories. Victim-investors were enticed to put money into the compasee Bad Boy, page 10
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132 Arrested, 56 Weapons Confiscated in Oct. DISARM Sweeps
During the month of October, Los Angeles County D.I.S.A.R.M. officers arrested 132 probationers and confiscated 56 firearms and over $7 million in illegal drugs and drug money, announced Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich. In conjunction with local law enforcement, 1308 searches were conducted of probationers who, as a condition of probation, are subject to unannounced searches targeting guns, drugs and other contraband. Since its implementation in February of 2000, the
D.I.S.A.R.M. program has seized over 8,800 weapons and more than $396 million in illegal drugs and drug money and resulted in nearly 18,000 arrests. Nearly 10 percent of probationers searched in this program have been found to be out of compliance with the terms of their probation. D.I.S.A.R.M was initiated by Supervisor Antonovich following the tragic August 1999 shootings at the North Valley Jewish Community Center and the murder of a postal worker by Buford Furrow, an armed felon on probation from Washington State.
Governor’s Realignment Releases Mentally Disordered Offenders to Counties Recent data from the Probation Department revealed that the state is releasing mentally disordered offenders (MDO’s) to the counties which threatens public safety and adds to the fiscal burden placed on the counties under the Governor’s Realignment program. According to preliminary staff reports, the state is decertifying MDO’s just prior to release from prison to place them under local supervision instead of state supervision. In addition, several MDO’s that were released from prison directly to a state hospital were later decertified by the state hospital and, again, shifted to local supervision instead of remaining on state supervision. By decertifying MDO’s pri-
or to release from prison, who are ineligible for local supervision by county probation departments under the Governor’s Realignment program, the state is effectively relieving itself from the obligation to supervise them, and is shifting the high cost of care and liability on the backs of the counties. “This is another example of the state’s dishonesty when they shift state felons and parolees to local governments. This dangerous situation threatens public safety and budgets in all 58 counties.” The Countywide Criminal Justice Coordination Committee’s annual report on Realignment will be released next week.
Assemblyman Mike gatto Legislator of the Year Award For Renewable Natural Gas
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The 17- year old male passenger of a single car crash in the 8300 block of La Tuna Canyon Rd. was pronounced dead at the scene Dec. 1. The driver Arash Sanei 19 of Montrose and another passenger were left in critical condition after his Lexus sedan crashed into a wood and steel retaining wall in Sun Valley, said Erik Scott, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. The accident occurred about 8:30 Saturday night. Witnesses stated that vehicle was traveling westbound at a high rate of speed on the rain slick road. LAPD Officer Rhiannon Talley of LAPD Valley Traffic Division said that “There was no indication the driver was under the influence,” Talley said that “accidents of this kind happen to youths that don’t have experience driving in the rain, and that they should slow down and take your time.” Several witnesses stayed at the scene to give their observations to the fire department and LAPD officers.
Rain makes roads treacherous. Solo spin-out ending in major head trauma. 6500 Block of Sunland.
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The holidays are a blessing in disguise. I know we celebrate with gift giving and parties with family and friends. We wear funny hats and clothes. Many dress their houses as well with lights and statues of the Nativity scene or jolly ole’ Santa and his reindeer. Boughs of fresh holly now hang from the doors to welcome those who stop by. There is eggnog to consume and hordes of freshly baked cookies and candies to be eaten. And gifts are finally taken from their hiding places and displayed under the tree or on the fireplace mantle. Some organize groups to sing carols in their neighborhoods or at the office before everyone finally heads home to friends and family. Some areas get that very special gift of snow lightly covering the rooftops and streets. But these are not the blessing to which I am referring. The real gift is generosity. We see it at this time of year everywhere we turn. Municipalities like Police and Fire Departments cooking food to those without a hot meal, or organizing toy drives for children who would otherwise get no gifts. Ordinary people going out of their way for total strangers who have fallen on hard times. Hard earned money given to charities. I realized that these gifts should be given all year round, but the holidays make it all worth doing for some reason. Hearts that are locked up
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the rest of the year willingly open. Maybe that’s the true gift of Christmas. It gives us a reason to be the sort of person we might not otherwise be. And we can be renewed and enriched without mockery or suspicion. Dance or sing in the streets without ridicule. I realize that Christmas has been commercialized, but without this short season, would we take the chance to open our hearts and give freely to others? This is the time of year where many of the problems troubling us, seem to get put aside for a little while. We turn our attention to the idea of celebration and thankfulness. The idea of Christmas and what it represents is a fitting end to a year. Even if you are not one to celebrate the meaning intended in this time, think of it as your opportunity to forget about yourself and consider others. If there is art in our life at all, make it the art of appreciating the year gone by and use this time to re-evaluate our purpose and make changes. This holiday above all others is the one chance we get to make things right. To feel we can make a difference, to put our prejudices on hold. To make amends to those we hurt and give forgiveness to those who hurt us. I’m not sure how to label this feeling that pervades us at this time of year. If we could bottle it and sell it throughout the year, the world would certainly be a better place for us all.
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Fresh & Easy Closing Is Time-Warner Cable Guilty of California Stores Senior Abuse?
Tesco, the British company that owns Fresh & Easy said Wednesday that it is reviewing options for the Fresh & Easy grocery chain, which has not done as well as the company had hoped. Last March 21 was the opening date for the Tujunga Fresh & Easy. At that time, it was questioned as to whether or not they would continue with the unions threatening to strike. Tesco, which is Britain’s biggest retailer, said the stores have been unprofitable since it launched the U.S. venture in 2007. The company said it will conduct a stra-
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Memories or Mammaries? Tuna Internment Camp in 1942 By David DeMullé On December 7th, seventy years ago, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, dragging us in the World War II Pacific. A few days later, President Roosevelt created the internment camp programs, one of which was the
Last April, The Foothills Paper donated a flat screen television and two years of Time-Warner cable service to the Sunland-Tujunga senior Center. Working hand-inhand with T-W agent Sergio Cotero, the contract was signed and the cable service was pre-paid for the two year period.
This September, TimeWarner sent the Senior Center a new billing stating that there had been a price increase in January and that their cable service had expired. Foothills Park and Recreation worker Brandy Walters tried unsuccessfully see Abuse, page 8
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Tuna Canyon Detention Station. This camp was a transfer camp housing German, Italian and Japanese internees that were to be transferred to permanent detention camps throughout the country. The site which was a former Civilian Conservation Camp, was the perfect trans-
fer station, taking in detainees from the Santa Anita Detention Camp in Arcadia and Pomona. The Tuna Camp is significant to us in that it is now the Verdugo Hills Golf Course. Councilmember Richard Alarcon has teamed up with see Camps, page 9
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Honda Vs. K-Rail on the 210 Westbound. Honda lost.Single car spin-out.
“Wham-Bam, Thank You Ma’am” under the 210 off-ramp. Three cars + two looky-loos makes a five-car accident
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Water Feature in Tujunga
Why go out of town for fun, we have everything here. Water feature in front of world Gym on Foothill Blvd. See the video on http://facebook.com/thefoothillspaper
OMG!!! First we had to worry about DJT’s, then the mother ship landing, and now we have to be afraid—very afraid—of people getting even with us by using the latest in Voodoo Dolls to do their
bidding. For only 50 cents, you can win in love, take over the chamber of commerce. I heard that Sonia bought 20 of the ones that look like “Doc”.
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Downtown Burbank Holiday Happenings! Enough Barking Already! Barking behavior is normal for dogs; they bark for lots of reasons, and it’s a way for them to communicate with each other and with us. Some breeds tend to bark more than others, and as pet owners, we sometimes unintentionally reinforce barking behavior even when it drives us crazy. You can teach a dog to stop barking inappropriately but it takes time and patience. Some of the Reasons Why Dogs Bark: • To get attention. Many times you’ll find puppies yapping to try to get your attention (adult dogs do this too, of course - for instance, a neighbor’s dog barks constantly when he wants his owner to give him a treat). If you give in and turn your attention to the barker, you’re “rewarding” him for barking. Ignore him. Reward him when he’s quiet instead. • “Play barking.” Some dogs give short little barks to try to engage other pets (or people) in play. Often this is accompanied with a “play bow” and/or a wagging tail. If your dog gets over-excited and begins to bark excessively, stop play immediately and let him calm down. • Warning barks. For example, barking when someone approaches the door, ie. the “watch dog” bark. The dogs barking may become much more rapid as the stranger approaches, and the dog may growl as well. Do not soothe your dog or in any way indicate that there really is something “scary” that the dog needs to be anxious about. Reinforcing the barking in this way may cause your dog to bark even more the next time (and it’ll make it harder to teach him to stop when you ask him to). Use a command to indicate to your dog that he should stop barking. “Enough!” is popular... say it in a firm, low tone of voice and be consistent. Praise your dog when he is quiet. Don’t lose patience - it takes time to reinforce the right behavior. • Barking because the dog is bored. This type of barking often causes a problem, especially with the neighbors. It’s the dog that sits outside and barks (while driving the neighbors crazy) because he has nothing else to do. Make sure your dog gets plenty of exercise (a tired dog is a happy dog!). If you must leave him outside alone, provide him with some form of stimulation. A good example is one of the “Kong” toys. These are rubber, tiered toys with a hole through the middle. You stuff them with little bits of treats (many dogs like a smear of peanut butter, too). Dogs can spend a lot of time gnawing on the toy and occasionally getting a small tasty reward as the treats are gradually worked out. • Anxiety barking. Some dogs suffer from separation anxiety when they are left alone. Often times the dogs seem unable to stop themselves, and the more they bark, the more they seem to need to continue to bark. This type of barking behavior can be difficult to manage. Consulting with a dog training professional may be a good way to determine the best method of modifying or controlling anxiety barking. • “I’m here” communication. Have you ever heard one of the neighborhood dogs start barking-and then a bunch of others join in? Dogs sometimes bark to communicate that they’re in the area. Barking dogs can become a real problem for not just the family, but also the neighbors. If your dog’s barking behavior becomes excessive and you find it difficult to modify his behavior, engage the services of a dog behaviorist. These dog professionals can show you positive ways to manage dog behavior problems while still maintaining the loving bond you have with your pet. •••
Auntie Gail has a B.A. in Philosophy, is a certified veterinarian assistant and has a pet sitting and dog walking service in the area. She can be reached for appointments at 818-6059675, or at her website: www.auntiegailspetsitting.com.
The Downtown Burbank Partnership presents a monthlong celebration filled with free seasonal events starting with the Mayor’s Tree Lighting Service in front of City Hall (275 E Olive Avenue) on Saturday, December 1 at 6:00 p.m. As soon as the tree is lit and Santa has arrived, revelers will parade down San Fernando Boulevard under magical snowfall lights to Santa’s Downtown Wonderland and the 36-foot walk-through Christmas tree. At the AMC Walkway, families will be regaled with free Santa photos and a special appearance by Disney XD star Kelli Berglund (who stars as Bree on Lab Rats). The Radio Disney AM 1110 Road Crew will provide holiday-themed interactive entertainment, music and prizes as part of their Fa-la-la-lidays seasonal programming from 6:30 until 9:00 p.m. Then through New Year’s Day, Downtown Burbank will be brimming with holiday merriment. Here are some highlights: VISIT WITH SANTA Burbank Town Center, 201 E Magnolia Boulevard. Santa Claus is at Burbank Town Center every day through December 24. For hours and more, please call (818) 5668556. Monday, December 17 PET NIGHT WITH SANTA Burbank Town Center, 201 E Magnolia Boulevard. Bring your furry or feathered friend for a special photo with Santa in center court from 6:00
Abuse, from pg 6 to get in touch with someone, anyone at Time-Warner to try and resolve this situation. Calls and e-mails were sent to no avail. She was given the run-around and the seniors were without service. When Ms. Walters finally got through to a human being, she was told that because her name was not on the contract, she couldn’t even return the equipment, and “by the way
to 8:00 pm (repeats December 17) Thursday, December 13 HOLLEY TROLLEY TOURS Corner of AMC Walkway and San Fernando Boulevard. See the best of Burbank’s holiday decorations from an open-top, double-decker bus. Tours leave at 5:45 and 7:15 pm. Reservations required! Please call (818) 238-5180 (repeats December 13 and 20). JINGLE BELLS JAMMIE FEST Barnes & Noble Booksellers 731 N San Fernando Boulevard. Celebrate the season with a beloved holiday tale, ideal for children ages 4 to 8. Kids are invited to wear their pjs while listening to a reading of The Polar Express at 7:00 pm, followed by cookies, cocoa and a fun holiday craft. 818-558-1383. – they were $186.00 is arrears.” David “Doc” DeMullé picked up the equipment and after three days of getting nowhere with the “phone-tree” answering device at TimeWarner, finally went to their fortress like office on Commerce Street in Tujunga. Scoping out the surveillance cameras, the blast proof metal return enclosure and the shatter proof glass that protects T-W employees from
MENORAH LIGHTING AT THE MALL Burbank Town Center, level 3, Burlington Wing201 E. Magnolia Boulevard. Temple Beth Emet will celebrate Hanukkah nightly on the 3rd floor! Thursday, December 13 BELIEVE IN THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS Holiday Inn Downtown Burbank, 150 E Angeleno Avenue. Revel in an evening of old fashion fun with caroling by the Van Bloem Singers and introducing Harmony, directed by Sharon Mathu. Includes visits with Santa, hot cocoa and cookies from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. For complete details on any of these events, the public is asked to please call 818.238.5180 or visit www. downtown-burbank.org. irate customers, Doc was finally able to get an employee to give him the correct phone number to Business-Customer Service and make the delivery of the now un-functional equipment. Time-Warner has a contract with the city of Los Angeles to provide cable service to its residents and should at least try to help those agencies that are providing for their senior citizens, not rape them financially.
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Camps, from pg 6 the Bolton Hall Historical Society to have the campsite declared a historical site and have a memorial marker placed there. This is Tujunga, home of
the Tongva/Gabrielino tribe which ranged as far south as Catalina Island, and is known as being one of the oldest tribes in California. But what will people really remember the Tongva tribe, the internment camp, or will
it go down in history that the restaurant called “Tee’s on the green was busted for illegally selling beer or that what brought the Alcohol Beverage Control board down on them, was the drunk young women flashing drivers on la
Tuna Canyon Blvd.? But then again, this is Tujunga. Our little internment camp that was located just northwest of Los Angeles, wasn’t allowed to sell liquor then, and the Tee’s isn’t allowed to do so now. Noth-
ing much has changed, just the light hearted people that like to get things off their chests. Have a quiet, memorable December 7 and decide which you would rather remember.
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Fresh & Easy, from pg 6 tegic review of the business, but will likely exit the U.S. marketplace, meaning the 200 stores in California, Arizona and Nevada may shut their doors, leaving some 5,000 employees jobless. Phillip Clark, the new Chief Executive, has appointed Greenhill Advisory Corp. to conduct the strategic review. “In recent months, we have had a number of approaches from parties interested in acquiring either all
Bad Boy, from pg 4 nies by several false statements, including that the companies would conduct initial public offerings, and that Bidbay.com and/or the shell companies would soon be acquired by eBay, Inc. for $20 per share. eBay never had any intention of acquir-
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or part of Fresh & Easy, or in partnering with us to develop the Fresh & Easy business. We will communicate progress on this process when we present our full year results for the current financial year in April 2013”. Stated Clark. Local Fresh & Easy corporate management is remaining hopeful stores will stay open, and that’s a possibility if Tesco partners with another investor or sells portions of the business. The United Food and Commercial Workers union re-
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leased a statement saying, “Tesco’s announcement today forces thousands of Fresh & Easy workers in California, Arizona, and Nevada to face a holiday season filled with uncertainty and fear if their jobs and stores will still be there in the new year. These job losses could have been avoided if Tesco had chosen to engage with community stakeholders and its customers to address the many underlying problems and warning signs of the troubled Fresh & Easy model.”
Puberty Day
“I can’t wait until my Puberty Day,” announced my nineyear old as he was settling into his bed one night. Ignoring all the obvious inaccuracies with that statement, I ing Bidbay.com and had even Beeler pleaded guilty to decided to address the sentiment instead. sued Bidbay.com for tradeone count of conspiracy and “Why are you excited about puberty?” mark infringement over the one count of mail fraud in “Because that’s when I’ll find out if I have super powers. use of “bay” in its name. late 2008. Beeler is scheduled Okay…That was another statement loaded with questions. Tannous pleaded guilty to for sentencing on February 4, I needed to zero in on what he was really trying to say. As one count of conspiracy and 2013. my mouth hung open and I stared uncomprehendingly, I went one count of subscribing to a The case against Cooley is through my options in my head: false tax return in 2008. the result of an investigation -What super power would you like to have? Judge Pregerson sentenced by the Federal Bureau of In -Why do you want a super power? Tannous in March 2012 to 33 vestigation and IRS-Criminal -How do you know you’ll find out on “Puberty Day?” months in prison. Investigation. -Do you know what puberty is? And that it takes more than a day? What I settled on was, “Did you brush your teeth?” I was presented with a mouthful of presumably clean teeth in an exaggerated smile. Then he continued: “If I have super powers, I could pick up the bullies at school and take them to the principal.” I said…“Okay… That would certainly give you a great skill set, but if you don’t have super powers now, why would you get them when you are older?”…because that’s what one says in this situation. “Well,” he answered with all the logic of a nine-year old, “All the heroes in my comic books got their super powers on Puberty Day and Harry Potter did too.” At a serious loss for words, all I could utter is, “Is that right?” “Yeah, and Harry Potter got magic powers. That would be even cooler! If the bullies got nasty, I could just take away all their bones and they would be a big blob rolling on the floor. Then they would have to go to the principal’s office.” “Goodness! If you had super powers and I made you mad, what would you do?” “I’d prob-ly just put you in a cage… for a little while… maybe a couple of minutes. But I would never take away your bones!” He looked very sincere about that last statement. I was slightly relieved until I realized that he may have said that only because he thought I might somehow be the key to getting his super powers. That is a mistake all super heroes make. They are usually instrumental in giving their foes the powers that are then used against them. “You know, sometimes if you act as though the bully doesn’t bother you, they will leave you alone. Their words can only hurt you if you allow them to hurt. He looked doubtful, and who could blame him? That never worked for me either. “Another option is to let them know that you have some older brothers that have already gone through puberty.” “Yeah, but they don’t have super powers,” he said, as if this was a major flaw. “But your bullies don’t know that.” “That’s true. It might work until my Puberty Day.” “Hmmm. And when will that be?” He shrugged and said “Nobody knows… it’s a mystery.” “Um, about that…” •••
Laura Snyder is a nationally syndicated columnist, author and speaker. You can contact Laura at lsnyder@lauraonlife. com, or visit her Web site at www.LauraOnLife.com.
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A Soldier’s Christmas T’was the night Before Christmas, he lived all alone, In a one bedroom house made of plaster and stone, I had come down the chimney with presents to give And to see just who in this home did live, I looked all about, a strange site did I see, No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree, No stockings by the mantle, Just boots filled with sand, On the wall hung pictures of far distance lands. With Medals and badges, Awards of all kinds, A sober thought came through my mind. For this house was different, it was dark and dreary, I had found the home of a soldier once I could see clearly I heard stories about them, I had to see more So I walked down the hall and pushed open the door. The solider lay sleeping, silent, alone, Curled up in this, His one bedroom home. The face was so gentle, the room in such disorder Not how I pictured a United States Solider. Was this the War Hero of whom I’d just read? Curled up on a poncho, the floor for a bed? His head was clean shaven, his weathered face tan, I soon understood this was more than a man. I realized the families that I saw this night Owed they’re lives to these soldiers who were willing to fight. Soon round the world the children would play And grownups celebrate a bright Christmas day. They enjoyed freedom each month of the year, Because of these soldiers like the one lying here. I couldn’t help wonder how many lay alone
WTF, from pg 1 half the cost the malls will charge. We also have 2 very talented local designers we sell clothing for: W.A.I.T. (who’s ass is that?) has Tshirts and tanks, as well as athletic style shorts and pants made by American Apparel. Creature Tie Dye apparel offers amazing tie dyed clothing, and the option for custom made clothing within a few days, if you would like to specify your favorite col-
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On a cold Christmas Eve, in a land far from home. The very thought brought a tear to my eye Dropped to my knees and started to cry. The Soldier awakened and I hear a rough voice, “Santa don’t cry, this is my life my choice: I fight for freedom, I don’t ask for more My life is my god, my country my Corps.” The Solider rolled over and soon drifted to sleep I couldn’t control it I started to weep. I kept watch for hours. So silent and still And we both shivered from the cold nights chill. I took off my jacket, the one made of red, And I covered this Soldier from his toes to his head. And I put on his T-shirt of gray and black, With an eagle and an Army patch embroidered on back. And although it barely fit me, I began to swell with pride, And for a shining moment, I was United States Army deep inside. I didn’t want to leave on that cold dark night, This guardian of honor, so willing to fight. Then the Solider rolled over with a voice soft and pure, Whispered, “Carry on Santa, Christmas Day is Secure” One look at my watch and I knew he was right Merry Christmas my friend and to all a good night.
by Corporal James M. Schmidt
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Spark Some Love This Frisbees on the Green Christmas Season
“Spark of Love” is a toy drive and distribution initiative that includes a number of related holiday events benefiting foster youth and caregivers. The 20-year-old initiative is managed by
a Planning Committee comprising ABC’s Channel 7, Children’s Trust Fund, representatives from the Los Angeles County and City Fire Departments, and Metrolink. In Los Angeles Coun-
ty, these efforts are also supported by volunteers, representatives from the Board of Supervisors and employees from the Department of Children and Family Services. Some 35,000 toys are collected and then distributed to the community each year through the work of ABC-7, the Children’s Trust Fund and Los Angeles Fire Department. This year’s goal is 40,000 toys. For more information about this program, please visit the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services Web site. You can donate online with a credit card through the California Community Foundation (CCF). All proceeds go for toys or sports equipment for the children.
Well, we now have one more reason to save the golf course. A new breed of golfers called “Disk Golfers” took to the greens in the blackest of nights Saturday night to throw what we used to call Frisbees into the night, making points, just like the golf ballers, by getting as close to the “Hole in the sky” as possible. (See video on http://facebook.com/thefoothillspaper)
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