THE FOOTHILLS PAPER Feb 21 2014

It’s Time to Take Back Our Town See “View,” pg 3

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VOLUME 10 • NUMBER 4

I N S I D E : American Legion St. Apperson Elementary Book Fair! .................

Rogue Scientologists Valentine’s Day Party Attack Town—Again!

Candidates and neighbors had a rollicking good time

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Fatality on Foothill Blvd. .................

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War Memorial .................

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STNC By-laws Committee

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Chapel of The Hills .................

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Shen Yn Dance Event .................

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Century of Movie-making .............

Four STNC Candidates having a ball at the American Legion Valentines Day party. L-R: Gail Carlson, Wally Wharton, David “Doc” DeMulle and Bonnie Corwin.

At last Wednesday’s STNC “Meet & Greet,” there were 37 candidates and 51 stakeholders meeting, eating and having a great old time. Of course there just had to be the one bad egg in the basket. The entire batch of “THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR CANDIDATE ABUSE” bumper stickers were stolen by one of the participants. Oh well, in my books that’s called censorship. We’ll keep an eye out for her next time.

The food was prepared by Joselito’s and was so good that

some of the homeless advocates ate three platefuls each. If it wasn’t for the STNC food, half of the participants wouldn’t have a full meal. The presidential candidates David “Doc” DeMulle’ and incumbent Mark Seigel were there talking to supporters. Candidate Tom Smoker was not in attendance.

All the usual suspects were there, representatives from DONE and of course Wesly Hernandez representing our indifsee Candidates, page 6

In WHAT was thought to be he felt compelled to deny relating what he saw to the Paper an uneasy alliance between the staff. But it didn’t end there. community and the “Rogue” When he went back to The Scientologists, we find Tomi Lyn Bowling once again attack- Backdoor Bakery, a person said ing the principles that we be“We don’t want you here! You lieve in: Truth, Honor and The are the kind of person that I’d American Way. Although a can- pay to have your arms broken!” didate for an executive board So much for the Gentle Scientologist “Way To Happiness” spot on the S-T Neighborhood practices.

Council, she couldn’t control Tomi-Lyn Bowling is the herself and just had to throw away 25 copies of The Foothills same person that almost destroyed the S-T Neighborhood Paper that she discovered at Council a couple of years ago The Backdoor Bakery in Sunland. When confronted with the by running a scam called “The assertion that she did it in front Best of Sunland-Tujunga,” who of a witness, she lashed out at for three years only gave out 93-year-old Al Timins.

Because she frightened him see Rogue, page 11

10 Miss Tujunga Gissele Tohom Visits

American Legion’s St. Patty’s Day .............

Cindy Cleghorn and Tomi Lyn at an administrative hearing: The beginning of the end.

Saffyre Sanctuary for Horses

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DEPARTMENTS What Folks Are Doing........... 2 View from the Rock.............. 3 Letters and Perspectives........ 3 Chef Randy........................... 5 Artfully Speaking.................. 5 Take My Card....................... 9 Auntie Gail’s Pet Corner...... 10

Lakoda and Gissele

Miss Tujunga Gissele Tohom is making a difference being a part of Saffyre Sanctuary. She volunteers weekly and gains so much from the growing relationships with the horses and the wonderful director Esta Bernstein. To advertise your business and support Gissele in her upcoming pageant with National American Miss please send sponsor donations to P.O. Box 512 Tujunga, CA 91043 or call 818-464-8750 for more information.

Saffyre Sanctuary is a rescue and rehabilitation program that cares for horses that have been abandoned, abused, or neglected. The Sanctuary specializes

in rescuing horses that would have no other chance of being saved. These horses are ones that have behavior issues, or are in need of a lengthy recovery and complex rehabilitation procedures. Educational programs are provided free to children and the community, which emphasize the importance of proper equine care, ownership responsibility, and the consequences of neglect.

Through the interaction with our horses, participants learn empathy, compassion, leadership, and trust.

For more information, please visit the Web site at www.saffyresanctuary.org.

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Scholastic Book Fair at Apperson Street Elementary School

Modest Fly Gallery Opening

calicowinds.com Please note: programs subject to change.

Love of Art Show PART II JOIN US for our OPENING RECEPTION on February 22 from 5 until 8 p.m. at Modest Fly Art Studio Gallery, 7578 Foothill Boulevard, Tujunga, California 91042.

Local Students Named to Dean’s List at Loyola Montrose African Marymount U Violet Society

Glendale Noon Concerts!

Apperson Street Elementary School will host a Scholastic Book Fair. Our Scholastic Book Fair theme is - Book Fair Fiesta: ¡Yo Quiero Libros! ¡Vamos a Leer! (I Want Books! Let’s Go Read!) Funds raised during the weeklong event will benefit the entire Apperson Community.

Families, faculty, and the community are invited to attend this fun reading event that helps inspire children to become lifelong readers.

The Book Fair will feature part of Apperson Street Elementary School “Family Fun Night” with math, science and literacy events on Thursday, March 6 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Food will be available by purchase from Wienerschnitzel.

One item and two item combos will be sold for $4.50 and $5.50 respectively. Family fun night provides activities for the entire family all in one convenient place. Plenty of free parking available on Woodward/

Apperson.

The Book Fair will be open daily from March 3 – March 7.

Call school for hours at 818353-5544.

A special GRAND EVENT will be held on Friday, March 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. where refreshments and lite lunch will be served. Come in and shop for your grandchildren in this made for you event. The entire community is welcome.

Apperson Street Elementary School is located at 10233 Woodward Avenue, Sunland, CA 91040.

The Book Fair offers specially priced books and educational products, including popular series, award-winning titles, new releases, adult bestsellers, and other great reads from more than 100 publishers.

Book Fair customers may help the school build classroom libraries by purchasing books see Book fair, page 10

Bill for School Employees

Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) amended AB 1432 today to strengthen training requirements and prevent child abuse in schools. The amendments would require all school employees to be trained according to standards developed by the Department of Education, in the proper identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect, so that abuse can be stopped in its tracks. Gatto has been working closely with child advocates and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson on the legislation, after recent reports showed that several cases of abuse were prolonged because many school personnel were unaware of the processes and/or their responsibilities for reporting abuse.

Enacted in 1963, the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) requires certain professionals, known as mandated reporters, to report to law enforcement or protective services known or suspected instances of neglect, or physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Mandated reporters include educational professionals like teachers, instructional aides, teachers’ aides, school administrators, and counselors. Despite CANRA’s requirements, current law does not require school districts to train personnel on detecting and reporting child abuse.

Gatto’s legislation would specifically address this problem by requiring school employees to complete mandatsee Predators, page ?

Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts every first and third Wed. at 12:10-12:40 p.m.

FEBRUARY 19: CALICO WINDS A Woodwind Quintet in Residence at the Glendale Noon Concerts “Something Old, Something New.” www.

Loyola Marymount University has announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2013 semester. Among them are several local students: • Natalie Alaverdian, of Sunland • Steven De Las Casas, of Tujunga • Shirley Drange, of Tujunga • Matthew Feeney, of Shadow Hills • Elwina Grigoryan, of Tujunga • Andrew Kowalczyk, of Tujun-

ga • Nicole Russo, of Tujunga Students named to the Dean’s list have completed 15 semester hours at LMU and earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better.

The Montrose African Violet Society is having their next monthly meeting on Wed.morning, Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. at Descanso Gardens (Maple Room), 1418 Descanso Drive , La Canada Flintridge, CA. Guests are always welcome to attend our meetings. For more information please call our club president, Luis at (323) 236-0104. www. montroseafricanviolets.weebly. com

La Crescenta Woman’s Club Hosts Annual Fashion Show It’s that time of year again!

The La Crescenta Woman’s Club is hosting their annual fashion show. The theme this year is “Step Into Spring.” This is their largest fundraiser of the year. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit The Firehouse, a local teen youth center and Saddles for Soldiers, a therapeutic equine program for Veterans.

The fashions this year are presented by Talbots and are beautiful and affordable. There will be a silent auction, a live auction and an opportunity drawing. There will be a delightful lunch and dessert served to all.

This fun event will be on Saturday, March 15 at 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. It will be at the Woman’s Clubhouse located at

4004 La Crescenta Avenue in La Crescenta. Tickets are available for $40.00 per person.

Please contact Cindy at (818) 389-2266 for reservation and information. The La Crescenta Woman’s Club is a non-profit organization that raises funds to support local needs in the community including scholarships benefiting the schools in the surrounding communities.

Sons of Norway Janteloven: The Nordic Secret You Need To Know About, cultural program by Judith Gabriel Vinje, Saturday, February 22, 6:00 p.m. social hour; 6:30 p.m. potluck dinner, Sons of Norway, Edvard Grieg Lodge, meeting at the Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 1700 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta, free, public invited. Please call J. Ness at 818-249-8102 for more information.

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These are exciting times boys and girls. The Neighborhood Elections are coming up in two weeks and like someone rocking the Port-A-Potty, the sh*t is stirring. First, we have the incumbent machine of Cindy Cleghorn, Mark Seigel, Nina Royal and Tomi Lyn Bowling all trying to stay in control.

That’s all we need: two more years of corruption, cronyism and intimidation. But this year, we have a new group of hopefuls that could actually change the way things happen here. Just imagine no one kissing up to the City for a piece of paper and a doughnut. I am sad to say that Joe Barrett is not doing too well, and that for all the bad he’s done for the machine, he actually has been doing a good job in video-taping our events.

The other five people qualified to take the reins don’t seem to be community spirited enough to step in when there is job to be done.

I had the pleasure of visiting the By-Laws Committee meeting a week ago and see how Mark handled it. He did great. Wally Warton, Me, Pete and Barry all contributed our thoughts on how to word the REMOVAL & CENSURE paragraphs to conform with the City’s template. After three hours, it came together, unfortunately, there wasn’t enough board members for a quorum, so it was set up to take to the full STNC meeting. And what a meeting that was. Board Rep. John Blue thought that the proposed wording was directed at him.

And what an exciting show he provided. Sort of like hav-

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ing a flock of chickens loose in your bedroom. His outburst drove half of the board members to go home and the audience quickly followed, Yes boys and girls, we do need a section called out in our bylaws to enforce civility. And speaking of that, you have probably seen the recent attacks on The Paper by members and wannabe members of the board. Damn, I thought we were past the ‘LIE, CHEAT & STEAL” legacy of Sonia Tatulian. But I was wrong. It is almost refreshing that the current attacks aren’t coming from Joe Barrett this time.

THE ELECTION IS MARCH 8. When you go to vote, I want you to remember that the Cleghorn machine is a party to the loss of The Watermelon Festival, the demise of the Easter Carnival and put-

RC OC K RO K ting the 4th of July parade and Fireworks into danger of failing. The Cleghorn machine with Tatulian, condones the bogus “non-profit” Voice of the Village. All those nice words about helping the kids at VHHS and how they support the community are just more of the BIG LIE. So there I said it! PLEASE check it out and make your own decision this coming election!

VOTE: BONNIE, GAIL, WALLY AND DOC!

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Dear Editor, The community of Sunland Tujunga fails to understand that change is a part of any community. I say this because of the recent neighborhood council meeting; wherein, someone commented that they were not sure that they wanted their community to change.

My question to stakeholders would be “Do they want a say in these changes or are they so apathetic that they are just bounced around while change happens, only to awaken one morning and decide that this is not what they wanted?”

Driving on Foothill Blvd. in Sunland-Tujunga is like driving in a third world country.

How does anyone expect an area to grow in a beautiful way and attract legitimate business if the main drag looks exactly like just that: a major drag.

Our community seems to bury its head in the sand when it comes to the more negative aspects, such as the homeless, crime, etc. I choose to not dwell in negativity. However, for community leaders to meet endlessly with no results and in fact, the problem getting worse shows a lack of real leadership over the past several years. So I ask again, do individuals want a voice in change, or do they want to turn a blind eye and then say: “Gee, what happened?”

I hope that all your readers vote on March 8.

Bonnie Corwin

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Another Life Wasted

Another senseless death Sunday night around 6:45 pm at the intersection of Foothill Blvd. and Terra Bella. A motorcyclist trying to make the yellow light ran into the side of a SUV that was going through the intersection. The LAFD had to jack up the vehicle to make the determination that he was DOA. We have got to be more careful in our driving, especially when driving a motorcycle.

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Time to Take Care of Old Business

By Al Timins

During the 1970s, Al Timins and Joe Adams decided that this community needs a war memorial at Sunland Park to honor the fallen veterans of the SunlandTujunga area. With the help of donations, pledges, and hours of hard work, we both raised $26,000. Two plaques, one bearing the names of the veterans, the other the names of the donors is placed on rear of the marble commemorative stone. Lou Brouseau took us to Orange County Quarry to select a marble stone.

As I, Al Timins, the remaining survivor decided to take a survey. Amazingly, of the 300-plus individuals interviewed, 75% were not aware of the war memorial’s existence! The memorial which now shows evidence of the passage of time should be refurbished and upgraded. The present two plaques with names are full. So I am asking for two additional ones installed with the names of our fallen brothers from years 1975 and on. Plus an additional new plaque for donors.

Why is it that in S-T, nothing ever gets done the right way?

Moreover, certain enhancements would make the memorial a spot of beauty, where people will pause and meditate and people will be aware that it is there.

1) Three new flags, American,

POW and Golden Bear of California. Flag poles are of anodized aluminum. The poles installed at rear of stone and flags flown four feet above an Iwo Jima statue on top of stone. Two

War Memorial in Sunland Park tall cypress at rear of flags and spotlighted by yellow lights during the hours of darkness -- perpetual.

2) The memorial is enclosed by a wrought-iron fence and will

be painted with an epoxy coating. A neutral color, the front of fence will have a gate installed for entrance to the memorial and see Timins page 11

LAPD Makes A Dent in Motorcycle Violations

A motorcycle sting operation last week created more than 23 traffic tickets to motorcycle riders that were driving up and down Foothill Boulevard in Sunland and Tujunga.

Sitting under the billboard at the 7-11, they had a perfect view of Foothill and the traffic going by. Driving up and down Foothill were two other motor officers making violation assessments of the bikers.

I was fortunate to talk with LAPD motor officer Hotchkiss about what was going on here.

One incident that I watched was a motorcyclist going over the speed limit and weaving through traffic. As the motorcyclist weaved his way through

traffic and made the right-hand turn, he came right up to the front wheel of another traffic officer that was stopped on Foothill. The officer issued the citation and I witnessed the officer explain why the cyclist was receiving a citation.

I spoke with the biker after the officer finished issuing the traffic ticket. He did not want to be interviewed until I explained to him that perhaps he could prevent a brother biker from receiving a citation who may read this story.

He agreed to speak but did not want to be identified by name said, “This is embarrassing, I am not from L.A, I’m here for the Angeles Crest Run.

I’m from San Dimas, a small town near Pomona. We don’t have these types of traffic problems and police rarely issue tickets unless we really do something stupid. I knew there was something wrong as soon as I made the turn and saw her waiting for me. I asked the officer, ‘Why are you giving me a ticket and not that motorcycle that I was following?’ The officer said, ‘The officer behind you called me and told me you were coming.’”

“Now that is entrapment!” he exclaimed.

I just smiled and left. The LAPD motor officers are making it safe for all us—even the bikers.

Thank you for stopping, here is your citation.

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Back To Our Root Vegetables

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By Chef Randy

Parsnips, rutabagas and the like are common fare in Norway. Although it may be a clumsy play on words, I call this the “back to our roots” recipe. Here’s why.

My grandfather’s “grandfather”, Amund Eidsmoe, came to America in 1852 from Norway settling in southeastern South Dakota. It was there that my grandfather (Gramps) was born and later met and married my grandmother (Gran). Living in a home that had a root cellar with carrots, parsnips, rutabagas and potatoes was not uncommon in those days. In fact, root cellars often made it possible to eat well during the harsh winter months.

When Gran and Gramps moved to California during the Great Depression, Gran continued to cook from recipes that were passed down to her by my grandfather’s side of the family.

In addition to making a wonderful carrot casserole for us each fall, Gran would make this inexpensive vegetable bake at the first hint of cool weather.

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Ingredients: 1 pound carrots (scrubbed and cut into ½ inch lengths) 1 pound new potatoes (quartered – scrub but no need to peel) 1 pound parsnips (peeled and cut into ½ inch lengths) 1 pound rutabaga (peeled and diced cut into ½ inch cubes) 2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 ½ teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon pepper 1 1/3 cups cream (milk or half and half will not do!)

1 1/3 cups Fontina cheese 1 tablespoon parsley (chopped) 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs

Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Place prepared root vegetables in a large baking dish (we use a tall Corning Ware 2.8 liter dish). Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Roast vegetables uncovered for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Transfer roasted vegetables to a large mixing bowl. Stir in cream, Fontina and ½ of the parsley. Transfer vegetable mixture back to baking dish. Sprinkle top with Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs and balance of the parsley. Bake for another 10 – 15 minutes or until bubbly.

Serve hot.

See Chef Randy’s food blog for more recipes at

http://valley-vegetarian.com

Opinion Windfall Could Tempt Legislature to Repeat Past Spending Mistakes

By George Runner We’ve all heard dramatic stories of lottery winners acquiring hundreds of millions of dollars only to declare bankruptcy a few years later.

In fact, studies show 70% of all individuals who suddenly receive large amounts of money will lose it in a short period of time.

The cause of this problem is impulse spending by people who incorrectly assume they will never have to worry about money again. They spend as much as they want on whatever they want, making permanent financial decisions with their one time earnings.

This year, California essentially won the lottery when it comes to the budget. The Governor’s budget proposal shows nearly $20 billion more in revenues will be generated during the next fiscal year than was collected three years ago.

Years ago, during the Davis administration, California found itself in a similar situation. As Vice Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee at the time, I remember sitting in Governor Davis’s office as he personally promised to show fiscal restraint with the state’s large revenue windfall.

Unfortunately, Governor Davis ultimately caved to pressure from legislative Democrats and authorized ongoing spending with those temporary revenue dollars.

Governor Davis said all the right things, but his actions spoke louder than his words.

Despite Governor Brown’s assurances, the messages we are hearing from the majority party indicate we may be on track to repeat these fiscal mistakes. Much like an irresponsible lottery winner, legislators can’t seem to fight the impulse to spend extra money as soon as it’s in the bank.

Our increased revenues are primarily the result of temporary tax increases that will soon expire and volatile capital gains that can disappear at any time. California cannot solve its long-term budget problems by relying on these temporary and unreliable solutions.

However, to go along with this new revenue, we’ve already seen proposals for increased spending.

For example, Democrats in both houses of the Legislature have already thrown their support behind SB 837 (Steinberg), a bill that will create a completely new school grade.

By establishing a “transitional

kindergarten” program available to every four year-old child in California, SB 837 will rack up a price tag of nearly $1 billion by the year 2020.

These kinds of new, permanent spending proposals expand government, but do nothing to invest in the private sector.

Recently, a prominent Democratic elected official even called for the extension of Proposition 30, the temporary tax increases Californians imposed on themselves to get out of the fiscal hole of overspending. The majority party is already planning on making this latest round of “temporary” tax increases permanent before they expire.

Job creation and economic growth is the pathway to preventing future financial trouble for California. Our long term problems will only be solved if Governor Brown resists the impulse to spend our new surplus. We need to learn from the budget mistakes of the past, before it’s too late.

••• George Runner represents more than nine million Californians as a taxpayer advocate and elected member of the State Board of Equalization. For more information, visit boe.ca.gov/Runner.

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Men vs. Women in Art-Pt. 1 Being an artist today isn’t what it once was. The truth is people know that being an artist may not earn any serious dollars. Once it was a serious occupation that took some serious study. Years of apprenticeship were expected and men were the choice of student expected to go forward and succeed. Women on the other hand were taken as dilatants, dabblers who painted more as a past time between being a wife and mother.

Today, aspiring men and women artists need to get computer jobs, office work or blue collar jobs. Doing whatever it takes to survive until they can sell their work or get notoriety. Art, for many men and especially women, wasn’t always looked upon by their families as the profession of choice. It was nothing to get too serious about. If you want to be a painter, it was like having a cold, it will pass Getting a good art education was also no guarantee of being a successful artist for a man much less for a woman.

Add to which a good education once meant going abroad, to France, to an atelier for study, which took money.

For a man, once the family obstacles were overcome, it was possible to proceed. For women, the idea of being an artist carried with it an air of disrespect and suspicion. Mind you, history does show there were women making art; quality art worthy of notice. Some women many now know, or remember, are Mary Cassatt, Rosa Bonheur, Berthe Morisot, to name but three. There

were many, many more.

The academies of the day didn’t recognize women as viable artists. In the French academy there were about 15 women registered and training. Most of these were the daughter of some male members. Much study centered on drawing the male nude which was considered unseemly as a course of study for women. At the time historical, mythical paining was the norm. For some women to succeed, they made their mark with other genres such as portraiture or landscape.

In England, two women, Angelica Kauffman and Mary Moser were founding members of the Royal Academy which contributed to more women being admitted.

By the late 18th century, The Paris Salon began to allow more non-academic work into their exhibit which opened the door for more women to exhibit their work.

One really important thing women have over men is comradery. They can talk to each other and share thoughts and ideas Men are secretive and hold their cards close to their chest. Although men helping women was not seen as much of a threat. One example was Edgar Degas championing Mary Cassatt.

He believed in her art and worked to bring her to the attention of the Academy board to exhibit in Salon shows. Up to that point in history women have been forced to stay in the shadows, so to speak, of their successful (artist) husbands.

Today that has all changed.

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Rider Down in Hansen Dam Settling Basin

CALL ME FELIPE!!!

It had taken three months to manifest the actual appointment, but I’d been calling Councilman Felipe Fuentes’ local S-T office since last August to express my extreme displeasure with the upcoming “Sunland-Tujunga Homeless Resource Freak Show,” I mean, “Carnival”—No! I mean, “FAIR.” Did no good. The “fair,” held in late September of last year went off without a hitch. As many bused-in bums from other L.A. communities trashed Sunland Park with wild abandon and collected candy bars and freebies from all the very governmental authorities we, as productive citizens are forced to pay through the nose for, Officer Rich Wall from the LAPD as well as Felipe Fuentes’ chief assistant Wesly Hernandez chased me down for taking pictures and asking questions. Thus began my campaign to secure an actual meeting with our elusive city councilman himself, Mr. Felipe Fuentes. I had found out the hard way that making reports against the homeless to the cops and even to STNC president Mark Seigel did no good to alleviate the problem of their growing presence. They seemed totally on-board for making S-T a refuge for human refuse.

At long last on Feb. 10th the day had come. Armed with notes and a well-earned beef against the way our community’s been treated by L.A. City Hall, I entered Mr. Fuentes’ inner sanctum at NVCH promptly at 2 p.m. I had brought with me a witness with a cell-phone.

Fuentes made sure lackey Wesly Hernandez sat down with us as well.

“Good afternoon, Mr. Fuentes.”

“Please. Call me Felipe.” We continued with our obligatory social niceties and then I felt compelled to jump in with the following: “Felipe—” I began, cringing, “the people of Sunland-Tujunga have NO representation at City Hall. Why is that? You remain aloof, distant and unavailable to the very people who elected you. But you’ve been elected to serve the people who live here, to hear OUR problems, OUR suggestions and do what the people here want you to do. Why does this never happen? You’ve been in office nearly a year and you’ve only been to ONE STNC meeting.”

“That’s not true. I’ve been to more than one.” I can find no record of him attending any STNC meeting other than the initial one. I continued.

by Wally “Weirdo” Wharton “You hold secret meetings like the S-T Homeless Issues Working Group. You’re in the process of re-shaping our town to make S-T a homeless haven and yet the citizens have no input.”

“We can’t violate their privacy!” interjected a very nervous Wesly Hernandez.

“First you told me these meetings were open to the public,” I countered. “Then you back-tracked, Wesly, and said you ‘misspoke.’”

“I DID! I misspoke!”

It was the SAME OLD CRAP. Next, I called Fuentes on the homeless dumping issue and he did not deny it.

“But what are the times, the dates, the particulars?” Fuentes asked, feigning outrage.

“It happens constantly, Mr. Fuentes.”

“Call me Felipe!”

“We report incidences that are later denied. Why aren’t our loitering laws being enforced? Why isn’t The Wash being cleared out, like Officer Wall promised months ago?”

“Because of the lawsuit filed against the city by the ACLU!” I had heard this in respect to the loitering laws from Doc, but had no idea about this lawsuit prohibiting the cops from taking action in The Wash. This was BAD NEWS, indeed.

“The LAPD always says they just don’t have the ‘man-power,’” I said in a weary voice.

“They don’t!”

Or the political will, evidently.

I asked him about the CRV centers verifying the residency of people turning in bottles. By law they must be local.

“I-I’ll look into that,” Fuentes said uneasily. I then asked him about the Day St. facility and the uh, upkeep and repair if the homeless trash the place.

“There’s gonna be staff there 24-7 to make sure that doesn’t happen,” said Fuentes emphatically. see Felipe, page 11

We rolled on a “Rider Down” at the intersection of Shadow Hills Dr. and Wentworth in the Rancho Verdugo Estates. A group of women riders were going along on their normal ride in the settling basin when a horse threw its rider, breaking her leg in multiple places. Her friends carried her to the concrete embankment and waited for the firefighters. LAFD 77, 24 & 74 arrived to do a helicopter extraction, but because of the confined area, they decided to use a ladder truck to get the rider up to the roadway and into the awaiting ambulance.

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Candidates, from pg 1 ferent City Councilman F. Fuentes.

It was the best turnout that the STNC elections committee has had in 8 years. Mary Benson, Jose Sandoval and a few “impartial” observers were present in the audience. And everyone was excited about the coming election and the possible dismantling of the Cleghorn machine.

After the “Meet & Greet,” the

regularly scheduled STNC meeting was held and was pretty calm until the ratification of the BYLAWS committee suggested modification of the existing bylaws was brought up.

At that point, Group Rep John Blue had a meltdown and started a rant that actually drove the sitting board members and half the audience out of the building.

Blue’s participation on the STNC board has been a hotly debated item this past year as it appears that he has no qualifi-

cations that allow him to be seated or be in this coming election. The “Empowerla” group and Jose Sandoval in particular, cannot provide any explanation about how this was allowed to happen.

Although this is the most active election that the STNC has ever had, it is rife with complaints of conspiracy, fraud and misappropriation of City funds.

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Bylaws Committee

Sometimes the car is longer than the parking space.

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Slow down and live...

Behind the scenes at the STNC are the tireless people that try to keep things running orderly. In last weeks Bylaws Committee Meeting chaired by President Mark Seigel, the bylaws language was “tweaked” to conform with the L.A. Councils recommendations to include a method for censuring or removing a board member.

Member Bill Skiles and three concerned community activists (Pete, Doc & Wally) worked out the wording to be presented to the full board for ratification at the full STNC board meeting. Unfortunately, one board member, John Blue threw a tantrum driving most of the board members out of the room. Members of the audience followed their lead and also left. President Seigel adjourned the meeting without ratification.

And a fun time was had by almost all.

Fire on Roycroft This pizza delivery is definitely going to be late.

A fire in the chimney walls at a Roycroft residence brought out a massive response from the LAFD. Engine companies from 77, 24, 98, 89 and a backup helicopter were in place making sure the fire did not jump to nearby buildings.

The driver who hit this vehicle said, “I couldn’t have been going that fast!”

Following too close caused this 5 car accident on the 210W Monday night.

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Predators, from pg 2 ed-reporting training, either online or in-person, within the first six weeks of each year or the first six weeks after being hired. Unlike other proposals that allow for thousands of different training programs (a different one in each district), the standards in the Gatto bill would be uniform—developed by the Department of Education—and would also remind employees that failure to report known or suspected abuse is a crime.

“By training school personnel to recognize the signs of abuse, it is my hope we will help stop it,” said Gatto. “And by training school personnel on their reporting duties, we give them the tools to make the proper authorities aware of potential abuse in a timely manner.”

The last few years have produced several incidents of unreported child abuse, where one or more school employees were aware of an incident but failed to report it to law en-

forcement. In the Redwood City School District, five staff members knew of abuse, but failed to tell authorities, about a teacher’s abuse of two five-year-old special-needs students. In the Brentwood Union School District, eleven employees did not alert authorities of a case in which a special-education teacher, who had already been convicted of child abuse, pulled an autistic student from his chair and kicked him.

The incident resulted in a $950,000 settlement paid by the district. Eight additional students’ families then came forward with similar claims against the same teacher, and in late January, the district settled that lawsuit for an additional eight million dollars.

“Our current system fails if it prolongs a child’s pain,” Gatto stated.

“AB 1432 is a simple, straight-forward means of making sure school personnel know the techniques and their responsibilities for protecting our children from predators.”

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Legion Rocks Out on Valentine’s Day

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A Point of Connection

Mike Perry makes music loud and fun!

The American Legion Post 377 had its annual Valentine’s Day dance party Sunday night. With over 75 people showing up to eat the delicious pork loin chops, vegetables and mashed potatoes and gravy, the good feelings and camaraderie flowed like sweet wine (of course, hard liquor was served also). Mike Perry took the spotlight with his band, knocking out tunes from the 1960s and ‘70s.

Post Commander Dan Kellgreen welcomed everyone and ran the 50-50 raffle.

STNC presidential candidate Tom Smoker announced the names of all the candidates that were present and wished them all good luck Once again, anybody that was anybody was there. Make sure that you follow the events going on at the American Legion Post 377. This is one fun place to be.

http://facebook.com/thefoothillspaper Worldwide Acclaimed Shen Yun Dance Spectacular in L.A.

Shen Yun performers with traditional classic drums.

The Shen Yun World Tour returns to Los Angeles for four performances March 22-23, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, bringing back 5,000 years of Chinese civilization and culture that were nearly lost. This spectacular dance and music performance features some of the world’s most talented dancers trained in classical Chinese dance.

During Shen Yun performances, audiences are taken on a transformational journey through ancient legends, modern heroic tales and stories set in heavenly realms, sharing messages of enlightenment and high values. Dancers who perform stunning aerials and leaps are dressed in richly colored traditional costumes and accompanied by animated interactive backdrops, which add a modern edge to the performance, and a live orchestra.

The Shen Yun Performing Arts World Company, a nonprofit organization based in New York that runs independently of the Chinese regime, is committed to sharing the sophisticated artistry and val-

ues that are part of the Chinese heritage, with people of all cultures. They have created Shen Yun, which translates to “divine beauty or grace,” to share their expansive history and culture with a lifechanging performance for audiences of all ages.

Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett says, “[Shen Yun is] exquisitely beautiful…an extraordinary experience for us and the children. The level of skill, but also the power of the archetypes and the narratives, were startling.”

Other celebrities who have praised Shen Yun include Joy Behar, Drew Carey and Robert Stromberg, the Academy Award-winning production designer for Avatar, along with millions of other audience members.

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Photo l-r: Pastor Pete Scott, Paul R., Jesse R., Dom B., Duce B., Jessica O., Pattee C., Lisa B.

By RN Penman going to be a hard road. photos by Hannah Scott The first years were extremely hard and had little growth but, the years In 1963, a few families, who following were a true gift. After much shared a heart for the community of hard work from the Scotts and the Sunland-Tujunga founded a church, entire congregation, people start visitwhich they named Chapel of the Hills ing the church and stayed. COTH has (COTH). Like many other churches, expanded in its church growth until it Chapel of the Hills was deeply became what it is today: a church faminfluenced by the “Jesus People ily that loves the community and that Movement” and the “Charismatic reaches to over three hundred people Revival” during the seventies, while weekly, actively meeting every single Duane Legg was the pastor. This was day of the week! the church’s peak time and the church The church runs Mission of Mercy, began to decline not long after. a program which reaches out to the Pastors Wayne and Pat Clary took homeless in our community and over in 1990, when there were few provides meals for them. There is also members of the church left and the a drug and alcohol ministry as well as church began to grow again. They a weekly food distribution ministry renovated one of the houses on the for members of the community. This property and the sanctuary. The ministry is led by a woman Pattee church was in better shape than it Colvin who was homeless for years had been in years. However, nature before she came to COTH and was took its course as some members saved. There are ministries geared died and other families moved away. towards every age range. WILD Their departure was the final hollow Children’s Ministry headed by the church seemed able to take and, Pastoral Intern Dominique Barnes, when Pastors Peter and Melody Scott reaches Elementary aged children, were elected in 1997, the church was InsideOut Youth Group headed by on its last legs. Their first Sunday Pastor Jesse Ruggles and Assistant at Chapel, there were twenty three Jessica Ortiz, ministers to Middle people in attendance, including their see Chapel, page 10 family of four and they knew it was

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Top Ten “To Do’s” for Your Dogs I love my dogs and your dogs. But we can do a lot for the by keeping an eye out for basic health problems. This is one of the most important things you can do for your canine friends around you, and doing so can save you a lot of time, money and most importantly your dogs health in the long run. Here’s my check-list of ailments to look out for on a regular basis.

• Eating & Drinking One of the most basic problems to look out for; if your Dog goes off his/her food or drink for more than 24 hours it’s time to visit a vet, especially if they are usually a big eater. Remember you know your Dog better than anyone and if you think something is up then it probably is.

• Out On Walks Another basic check is to watch the way your Dog moves when out on walks. How do they walk/run? Do they seem stiff? Overly tired? Have a limp? Coughing or excessive panting could also indicate a problem. Once again, if something seems out of the ordinary visit the vet.

• Body Check A body check should be performed around once a week (on average). Gently run your hands over your Dogs body and check for any signs of discomfort, lumps, cuts or inflammation.

• Toilet Habits Keeping an eye on your pooches poop is important! The four things to keep an eye out for are constipation, blood, mucus and diarrhea. Also, if your Dogs urine looks dark, cloudy or bloody then a trip to the vets is in order. Regularity should also be a concern, along with making sure the stools appearance in consistent.

• Weight Check Although it’s not necessary to be perform meticulous checks, keeping an eye on your Dogs weight is very important. Obesity is the cause of a huge range of health problems in Dogs and should of course be avoided. Keep your Dog on a steady, well balanced diet and if you start to see a problem act sooner rather than later.

• Eye Check Once every week or so, check for ingrown eyelashes and hair around the eyes that looks like it’s causing a problem – hair that is could be cut by you if your careful. Your Dogs eyes should be clear and his/her pupils should be the same size. Also, check for excessive discharge and signs of irritation.

• Mouth Check Regularly check the mouth for signs of anything out of the ordinary. The gums should be pink and darker or redder patches could indicate a problem. Check for lumps and growths and make sure that the teeth are clear and none are obviously loose. Unusually bad breath can sometimes be an indication of digestive problems.

• Foot Check Long nails should be regularly trimmed using Dog clippers or a file. This should only be performed if you feel confident in doing so as trimming can sometimes cause bleeding. Examine your Dogs feet for any growths, cuts or grazes.

• Nose Check As usual, check your Dogs nose for any excessive discharge and make sure that your Dogs breathing is unobstructed. As a general rule your, dog’s nose should be cool and moist.

• Ear Check Your Dogs ears should also be regularly checked for the usual, discharge or discomfort. Keep an eye out for any excessive wax build up, which can be gently removed with cotton wall. Swelling or any bad odor can be a cause for concern.

These 10 checks should be performed on a regular basis, and doing so will ensure you catch a lot of medical problems sooner rather than later. The main thing to remember is that if anything looks out of the ordinary don’t hesitate to consult your vet.

••• 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 her Web site: Lulu and Dr. Barbi www.auntiegailspetsitting.com.

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100 Years of MovieMaking in S-T Film-making in the SunlandTujunga area dates back to around 1913 when Cecil B. DeMille brought his film unit to shoot scenes for “Squaw Man” (his first film) in and around the Tujunga Wash. The rough and wild area of Tujunga Canyon, the proximity of the forest and the look of rural or small town America have kept the film companies coming back to Sunland-Tujunga year after year.

Our speaker for this program, Marc Wanamaker, is a published historian, lecturer,

and teacher, as well as a worldclass expert and consultant in film history. He has consulted on over 100 documentary films and has played an integral role in film making, from script preparation to researching historical photographs. He is the principal and founder of Bison Archives, an extensive and unique photo archive specializing in the history of the motion picture and television industry in the United States. He will share his knowledge and rare 1920-’30s photos of our area that represented the West and

Middle America to the eye of the filmmaker.

This program is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome. The event takes place Saturday, March 8 at 1 p.m. at Bolton Hall Museum, 10110 Commerce Avenue, Tujunga, CA 91042. Parking is available a few doors uphill at the Elks Lodge.

Additional information is available from Little Landers Historical Society, (818) 3523420; www.littlelandershistoricalsociety.org or E-mail littlelanders@verizon.net.

Girl Scout Troop 4316 at LAFD Stn. 74

Last Wednesday, the Girl Scout Troupe 4316 from Our Lady of Lourdes, had the chance to see how a fire station ran and experience how heavy the fireman’s turn-out suit weighs. Guided by Captain Kristina Kepner the girls saw the insides of the fire truck, the types of equipment and heard the siren wail. What was really fun, is that the young ladies saw that “even a girl can become a captain in the Los Angeles Fire Department.”

Book fair, from pg 2 through the Classroom Wish List program. In addition, the Book Fair will feature the All for Books™ program, where kids can share the thrill of

Chapel, from pg 8 School and High School aged children and a College and Next Gen. program, headed

by Pastoral Intern Paul Rodriguez, Jr. reaches young

reading by donating loose change to purchase books from the Book Fair for (fill in your school’s purpose, i.e., the school library, kids who can’t buy a book, etc.). Scholastic matches monetary donations

with a donation of up to one million books, which go to national non-profit organizations dedicated to helping families in need, such as the Kids in Distressed Situations and Kids In Need Foundation.

adults. For adults there are small groups and a prayer ministry headed by Frances Moore. In addition, there is a ministry specifically geared towards women that meets for encouragement and sup-

port headed by Melody Scott.

Pastor Lisa Burdick heads up our Worship MinistryTeam to lead our church in a time of worship for all ages and Duce Bisby heads the building and maintenance of the church.

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Timins, from pg 4 on each side a wrought-iron bench for those who want to meditate.

3) The present slab will have green tiles installed. The enclosed ground area will have

Rogue, from pg 1 the awards to her and Cindy Cleghorn’s friends. She even involved CD-@ Councilman Paul Krekorian in that charade.

Bowling was taken to task in an investigation by the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) and she stepped down from her STNC position.

What was so damaging to her during testimony was the facts that now STNC president, Mark Seigel, unlawfully entered into the North Valley City Hall, and removed without permission, 250 ballots that The Paper had delivered to Logistics Officer Ed Rock.

Then the lies began with Cindy

red, white and blue roses planted, which will add color and beauty to the memorial.

4) I, Al Timins, will be the chairperson of the fundraising efforts for this project. It is hard to anticipate the cost of the enhancements. I predict $26,000

and up. A fundraising committee will be formed and a special war memorial fund account will be established at a local bank.

I am asking help from the community and its elected officials to get this project under way.

now had “control of the serCleghorn, then an STNC officer, Dan McManus, STNC vice clubs and the local news president and Bowling all trymedia.” ing to decide what lies they Himself apparently intoxihad to agree on to stop the bal- cated with their successes, loting. The ballots were “Inad- Stewart then proclaimed that vertently Misplaced” stated David “Doc” DeMulle was a Cindy Cleghorn. And the fraud “Toxic Suppressive Person” continued. and that they were almost done Not too long after, she got in destroying him and his Rotary president and Scientol- newspaper. Unfortunately, the ogist Richard Stewart to write letter caused a major reaction her a letter of commendation within the Church and Stewart to the Church of Scientology agreed to send a letter of apolin Clearwater Florida. The let- ogy to Doc. The peace was ter was leaked to The Paper strained but solid until the beginning of this month when and published. What was so Bowling once again took matdamaging in the letter was ters into her own hands. Comthat Stewart claimed that Bowling had helped in “taking plaints have been filed with DONE and the City Attorney’s over the community of Sunland-Tujunga” and that they office.

CD-7 Fuentes is a Flop When It Comes to Homeless and Crime!

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Felipe, from pg 6 “And just WHO pays for THAT, Mr. Fuentes?”

“YOU AND ME!” he shouted, glaring at me. “YOU AND ME! There are homeless facilities over in Pacoima­—because the land is cheaper there—and the people are so grateful and wellbehaved that we never hear a PEEP out of them!”

“You need to meet with your constituents on a regular basis in a one-on-one town hall format.

We need real representation at City Hall. And we haven’t seen that yet.”

“That’s a great, idea!” Fuentes interjected, as if someone had

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just handed him a hot potato.

“Yeah! We’ll work on that!”

Right.

I have long theorized that if a community desires action and change, they need to seek the help of their actual city council representative, the one with the power to initiate measures and ordinances and give the thumbsup or thumbs-down on land use projects. We’re not going to see it from THIS guy.

Ultimately I believe our meeting was unproductive and futile, I’m sorry to say. And Mr. Fuentes even refused to take a picture with me afterwards. Can you believe that? A politician who’s “camera-shy?”

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American Legion Ramps up for St. Patty’s Day One of the fun things about being a member of the Sunland-Tujunga American Legion Post 377 are the people that attend. From all walks of life, ethnic backgrounds and political affiliations, they all have one thing in common. THEY ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY. Other clubs create their bonds with secret handshakes and mythical documents, but the American Legion is comprised of people that actually went out and did something to make sure our country stays free.

The American Legion is open to all

war-time veterans whether they served in a war zone or not. Along with serving as a major lobbying organization for veterans’ causes, the Legion also has a long history of promoting patriotic programs and working with the community.

The Post 377’s annual Saint Patrick’s Day dinner dance is another way that the Legion provides activities to our community. Please come join us for a night of fun and great food on March 15 at the American Legion Hall. As can be seen from teh photos taken the last two years, it will be fun for all!

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