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Cd-7 Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez Dedicates Fitness Equipment At Sunland Park Last Month
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ast month, “I joined the Department of Recreation and Parks, the LA Parks Foundation, and the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation to unveil the new exercise space and equipment at Sunland Park. This new addition replaces a dormant part of the park that housed an old shuffleboard court. I am committed to making sure that all members of our community can come together to enjoy our local park spaces.” The entire Chamber of Commerce executive board with Honorary Mayor John Clausen were in attendance along with representatives of the city and people interested in developing the unused shuffleboard court that has now been transformed into a fitness center for seniors and others that want a healthy place to exercise. Coffee and pastries were provided by Arnie Abramyan and were enjoyed by all. Of note is that for once, CD-7 Senior Volunteer Representative Roger Swart did not call anyone a “Putz.”
Horses owner leads her horse out of the marshlands.
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S-T Honorary Mayor John Clausen with SunlandTujunga Chamber of Commerce Officers at the unveiling of the new fitness equipment.
Claudia Akin & Georgia Brown having a fun time as they give the equipment a thorough testing out. The fitness equipment is designed so that anyone can create and use it to meet their particular needs.
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The Saturday October 20th meeting will be at the Sunland-Tujunga Library. The time is from 9:30-10:30 am.
ansen Dam October 6: 20 LAFD personnel and park rangers with R&R (ropes and reassurance) were able to manually pull an 800 Lb white male horse (gelding) from the mud and water of the marsh in a remote and heavily vegetated section of the Hansen Dam Recreation Area. After a 2 hour ordeal, the horse was able to be led out of the mud that trapped him. The circumstances that led to the entrapment, as well as the horse’s medical status or any injury to the animal was not determined as of this writing. LAFD Paramedics assessed the female adult owner at the scene for unspecified illness or injuries. The horse owner was leading a string of 5 horses along the water front of the
wetlands when her horse began to sink into the mud. Although she and the horse didn’t panic, she dismounted and tried to lead the horse to dry land unsuccessfully. The more she tried to move the horse, the more it became entrapped. The park lifeguards were notified who in turn notified the park rangers and the LAFD. It was originally thought that a helicopter could do a safe extraction, but the horse became skittish and the helicopter rescue had to be aborted. Firefighters from Engine Company 98 entered the chest high water and calmed the horse while they gently pulled on ropes placed around his body. The horse was rescued with no injuries and reunited with his owner.
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