“Hills of Peace” Peaceful this year? FREE
FRIDAY • FEBRUARY 17, 2017
TELLING THE TRUTH FOR 12 YEARS!
VOLUME 13 • NUMBER 4
Copyright ©1942. Los Angeles Times. Reprinted with Permission
It Was 39 Years Ago This Week...
by
David DeMullé
It was 39 years ago this week that the heavens opened up and so did the graves at the
Verdugo Hills’ Hills of Peace had been used as a “paupers Cemetery — sending corpses gravesite” by the county until and coffins tumbling down in- their status was revoked for to residences as far away as “deplorable conditions” at the Foothill Blvd. The cemetery site. The four-acre site had
been under investigation by the state attorney general’s office for irregularities involving the cemetery’s upkeep and misuse of the mainte-
nance trust fund. The “Coroner of the Stars,” Thomas T. Noguchi, was on hand and voiced his concerns see Flood, page 6
I N S I D E : Candidates Forum at Toastmasters Club Steve “The All Nations Church Vie For Local Title Wrench” Rundle ................
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DEPARTMENTS Foothills Happenings............. 2 Community Help.................... 2 View from the Rock.............. 3 Letters / Perspectives........... 3 The Credit Score.................... 4 Legion Post Calendar............. 4 Chef Randy........................... 5 Crime Stats......................... 10 Take My Card..................... 11
Nineteen CD-7 candidates at All Nations Church. David DeMullé
sites and not in any of the local print media. I know that they “IT WAS THE BIGGEST were all saying to themselves, AND BEST WE’VE EVER “We’re not going to let Doc or HAD!” is how they will deSonia’s paper have the inforscribe the CD-7 Candidates mation. We’ll show them!” Forum last Saturday at the All Our little town has so many Nations Church. There were small-minded people running almost 120 people (including it that it is a miracle that anythe 19 candidates) attending thing gets done at all. I want to and scarfing up the really great commend and thank everyone food. Unfortunately, it was on- that actually showed up Saturly promoted by a few people day; they are the real heroes of on their “closed” FaceBook see Candidates, page 9 by
Toastmasters is open to everyone! by
Lallah Rowe
You may never have thought about giving a speech as being a competitive sport, but that is just what is happening. On Monday, February 27 at 7 p.m., members of the Foothills Community Toastmasters Club will vie for the top prize in the Prepared Speech Contest. This
is the first step toward the Toastmasters International Speech contest which will be held later this year. Contestants are competing for the local club title and the change to advance to the area level competition as the next step toward their goal of 2017 Toastmasters International World Champion of Public see Toastmasters, page 9
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Community Help by Amelia Be Sure to Vote!
Crescenta Valley Students Make Sierra Club Group Deans’ List at The Crescenta Valley Sierra Azusa Pacific U Club Group will feature Karine Armen’s Ecuador on Tuesday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the L.A. County Public Library in La Crescenta on 2809 Foothill Boulevard. Karine is a Glendale resident, adventurer and photographer who has been traveling the world for the last 20 years. She visited Ecuador in March and June of 2016. There she studied Spanish and learned about the culture. Photos of Quito, Cuenca and the nature preserve Cajas National Park will be shown. Our program begins following news of conservation and outings. Everyone is welcome to this free program, and refreshments will be served. •••
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Amelia Anderson
On Thursday, February 16, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Tujunga City Hall, we invite you to connect to services for bridge or permanent housing, health and mental care, even SSI benefits; free lunch and backpacks, showers and flu shots will be provided. Apologies for short notice. L.A. Family housing scheduled us first of the CD-7’s because they know they can count on us for quick response. Speaking of CD-7, we extend an invite to all candidates running for the seat vacated by Councilman Filipe Fuentes. An unprecedented number of candidates, all blessed with multiple talents, have entered the race. Most list homelessness as sort of a distant major concern, but few have actually gotten their feet wet to be versed on the ABCs of who and what a social worker is and does and when or why programs exist to provide structure, the greater imple-
mentation of which are effective tools of the trade. Without this knowledge confusion reigns, resulting in the rampant “no-show” attitude and action of our wanna-bees and elected office board officials. I predict an exciting political derby lineup March 7 at the polls. Breaking 40 years of neglect, the jockeying of position by those most prepared on the homeless issue will be the first ones to cross the finish line. Anyway, the candidates’ forum at All Nations Church February 11 was a success and is to be followed by a candidate debate on Friday, March 3 at Mission College from 6 until 9:30 p.m. Remember: Uncle Sam WANTS YOU TO VOTE on Tuesday, March 7. See ya at the polls!
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Several Sunland-Tujunga residents made the academic Deans’ List at Azusa Pacific University. These students are honored for a fall 2016 GPA of 3.5 or better. Andrew Baxter of Shadow Hills (91040) Sophia Cowell of Shadow Hills (91040) Kelly Fish of Tujunga (91042) Abigail Golliher of Tujunga (91042) Abigail Rickett of Tujunga (91042) •••
New Office Hours for Angeles National Forest Starting March 1, administrative offices and visitor centers on the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument will be closed for lunch from 1 until 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Otherwise our regular office hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) will not change. If you need to report a fire or other emergency during a time when our offices are closed to the public, please dial 911. Stay up to date on what is happening on your National Forest and Monument by following us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Angeles_ NF and at facebook.com/ angelesnationalforest.
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Amelia P.S. Mayor Garcetti says No on Measure S; Yes on Measure H; and Yes on Measure M.
Amelia Anderson is a Homeless Advocate elected to both the SunlandTujunga Neighborhood Council and also to Mayor Garcetti’s Homeless Committee.
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Well it’s that election time again. We started out with 30 candidates and they frittered away to 20. I can’t believe it when I hear people saying, “It’s wonderful that so many people are civic-minded enough to run for office.” Yes it sounds good at first glance, but I can attest to the fact that going to all the mixers and meet-and-greets is bad for your waist. I applaud those who have taken the time to get on the ballot. But I really have to ask, “What do they really think are their chances of winning?” I ran for councilman in Arcadia back in the 1960s, and after seeing that two of my opponents actually had better platforms than me and that I would dilute the vote, I withdrew. The whole idea of an election is to get those people with the best chances of winning to run. And their chances are predicat-
ed on their ability to actually do something great (not good but great!) for our community. In my opinion, that wipes out about 80 percent of those running for the CD-7 seat. In my humble opinion, this election is pretty much doomed to those two candidates that are the best-connected at city hall. I’m not going to try and predict the winner, but the attacks on the candidates have already started. The regular people have “Punxsutawney Phil” to tell you when Spring will start. Here in Sunland-Tujunga, we have Wally the Whort and her tranny-granny fiancé to cast speculations on who is the worst candidate running. And I tend to go with some of their predictions. I mean, what the hell; in the real old days they would toss up chicken guts to predict the future. But these are modern times,
and now they cast their fate to the Facebook winds and try to incite people to follow them. And some really do, which gives credibility to the old adage, “If it wasn’t for the Internet, the mentally challenged wouldn’t have a voice!” And boy, oh, boy, do we have a lot of voices out there. Whenever I think of what the end result might be, I am reminded of Jonestown. Now those people didn’t drink the water, they drank the lemonade. This is really an important election for us. And as for me, the best qualified person isn’t going to win. It will be the man or woman who is most in bed with city hall. At the last candidate forum, I made the comment, “Wouldn’t it be great if all these people could get together AFTER THE ELECTION to work with us and really make our community great? Oh well,
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ROCK you can see what I’ve been drinking. There are some really good people here that really believe in the community. And they are doing something about it with no fanfare or photo ops. They just roll up their sleeves and get to work behind the scenes. Those are our heroes, and to be honest with you, NOT ONE OF THEM are directors of the Chamber of Commerce or the STNC! That tells you something, and it isn’t the water!
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Dear Editor, You can tell that the election is close by the amount of back stabbing, photo-op grabbing, small minded people in town. I was at the Candidate Forum and it was a disgrace. Although Dana Stangel did her best to coordinate the 1 minute statement time, some candidates just steamrolled her and went on talking. Here we were in the All Nations Church and going to do the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. Surprise! There was no flag. What gives? Was this some kind of PC statement? Maybe next time it should be held at the Legion Hall. Anonymous
The state of California might not have to succeed after all!
L.A. Children’s Choir Presents Masterclass with Conductor Scott Melvin Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC), one of the nation’s leading treble choirs and recognized for promoting the choral arts through workshops and special educational programs, presents a masterclass with noted choral conductor Scott Melvin, focusing on building choral tone and expressive singing for elementary, middle school and high school singers, on Saturday, March 4, 2017, 9:30 am – 3 pm, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. Open to the public, it is geared towards music teachers and young singers. Melvin, executive director of Performing Arts at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, has worked extensively with
choirs and orchestras throughout California and the Western United States. Melvin has conducted Mater Dei choral ensembles and orchestras throughout Italy in some of the world’s most remarkable venues, including the Sistine Chapel, St. Mark’s in Venice, St. Peter’s and St. Ignatius in Rome, and the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. His ensembles have also toured to Australia, Germany and the United States, including New York where the Mater Dei Chamber Singers performed at Carnegie Hall and as part of the Toyota Concert Series on the NBC TODAY Show. Melvin is a graduate of the Chapman University School
of Music and is pursuing a Masters of Arts Administration and Leadership at Colorado State University. In addition, he is the Director of Music at Christ Our Savior Catholic Parish in Santa Ana and is a frequent clinician throughout the Southern California area. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, International Federation of Choral Music, Music Educators National Conference, California Music Educators Association, Chorus America, and the National Association of Church Music. Registration for the masterclass is $45, which includes lunch. Pasadena Presbyterian Church is located at 585 E.
Choral conductor Scott Melvin. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91101. For tickets and information, please call (626) 793-4231 or visit www. lachildrenschorus.org
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Legionnaire Steve Heats Up The Night!
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2017’s Top Kitchen Designs Trends
by Ed Castellanos www.superliked.com/profile/ed-castellanos While a home’s curb appeal may draw buyers in, its interior matters just as much, if not more. Several features are high on the wish list of today’s home buyer, including a modern kitchen. Whether you’re thinking of starting a remodel or you’re just curious about what the future holds, check out these trends that turn kitchens into buyer bait. Hidden appliances: Upgrading appliances is one of the quickest ways to add value to a kitchen. If you’re looking to impress a buyer with deep pockets, look into hidden appliances. What’s the appeal?
David DeMullé
The Foothills Paper and its readers want to personally congratulate American Legionnaire Steve “The Wrench” Rundle for his service above and beyond the halls of the legion hall. A couple of weeks ago in the dead of night while the winds were blowing and the temperature dropped into the low 50s, the heater went out. A group of legionnaires led by
Joe Henry and Bob Smith went out and purchased a replacement heater. It fit perfectly but could not be connected because the tools were elsewhere. Steve Rundle fearlessly, braved the dark and cold to retrieve the specialized wrench, and saved the women’s auxiliary from freezing. From now on, whenever the winds blow, Steve “The Wrench” will warmly remembered. Thanks, Steve!
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faces. You can dress up your kitchen further with sleek waterfall-edge counter tops that extend vertically to the floor. Mixed-up metal accents: Accessorizing with different finishes is a trendy, cost-effective way to update your kitchen. In addition to stainless steel and gold, homebuilders are seeing copper accents emerging as the metallic detail of choice. Don’t let a dated kitchen cost you when it’s time to sell your home. Incorporating a trend or two could be enough to give your kitchen the facelift it needs to entice buyers.
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Less obvious appliances keep the eye on the kitchen’s overall flow and design. Personalized pantries: The utilitarian kitchen pantry has evolved into a trending design element. Whether you choose a pocket door and complementary light fixture or a rustic barn door and wallpaper, there’s no shortage of ways to express your personal style. Creative counter tops: Looking for a revamp with an immediate impact? Upgrade the counters. Quartz and butcher block, both easy to maintain, are quickly replacing traditional marble and granite sur-
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Movie Review: Rings by
Bob Garver
“Rings” was supposed to be released last Halloween, but the studio pushed it back to February. And not just any weekend in February, Super Bowl Weekend. It’s a weekend you don’t want for your new movie, because you can kiss your Sunday audience goodbye. (To be fair, we did get the exceptional “Hail, Caesar” in the slot last year.) So what made the studio decide not to release this franchise horror film in a plum Halloween slot? I’d like to think it’s because they saw the movie and knew it was awful, but I know better than that. Studios know that good or bad, people just want to scream at something on Halloween. No, it’s because of a timing issue that I’ll mention later. But the fact that it’s a uniformly miserable experience certainly didn’t help. Back in 2002, I thought “The Ring” was one of the scariest movies ever made. For those who don’t know, what happens to the victims in this series is that they watch a video of seemingly random images that ends with a shot of a glowing ring. Then they
get a mysterious phone call in which a voice tells them that they have “seven days” to live. They spend the next seven days being haunted, and then on the seventh day, evil child Samara (whose death is alluded to in the video) crawls out of their television and kills them by scaring them to death, leaving twisted expressions on their dead
faces. It was the face-twisting that scared me, but for some reason I was supposed to be scared of Samara and her greasy black hair. I just felt sorry for her, having to lug around that soaking wet mop on her scalp. It couldn’t have been good for her spine. “Rings” gives us very few twisted faces, but a whole lot see Rings, page 9
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Basic Tomatillo Salsa Verde by
Chef Randy
Tomatillos are a hard, small fruit that are a bit tart, yet slightly sweet - earthy but with a hint of citrus. In other words, like nothing else. You may have seen them in the store with their green husks and thought they were weird, green tomatoes. They are used to make mole, spicy soup, and a number of other Mexican dishes. I like to use them to make vegan salsa verde. Use on enchiladas or as a condiment for any dish that needs a little extra zip! Ingredients: 1 pound fresh tomatillos (husked and washed) 1 large yellow onion (cut into large chunks) 3 cloves garlic (peeled) ½ packed cup cilantro leaves (chopped) ½ jalapeno (de-seed if you don’t like the heat) 1 tablespoon lime juice Sea salt (to taste)
Directions: Cut the tomatillos into quarters and put them into the bowl of a food processor. Add the onion and garlic and process until smooth. Add the cilantro, jalapeno and lime juice and process until the jalapeno is finely chopped. Scrape the mixture into a small saucepan. Season light-
ly with salt and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid is boiled off and the salsa looks like a fine relish - about 15 minutes. Cool before using. Note: The sauce can be refrigerated for up to 1 week. If refrigerated, you may want to add a little salt and/or lime juice to taste before serving.
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A new cookbook, Ojai Valley GlutenFree Cookbook, by Ojai chef and author Randy Graham is now available for purchase. All of the 87 recipes in this book are gluten-free and vegetarian. In addition, 45 of the recipes are not only gluten-free but also vegan and are denoted as such in the table of contents. The Ojai Valley Gluten-Free Cookbook is available on-line at Amazon.com. For more info, see Chef Randy’s website at Valley-Vegetarian.com or contact him at rgraham33@mac.com for signed copies.
How to Put The Brakes On Pet Car Sickness With winter travel in high gear many of us plan on hitting the road with our pooches for a little winter fun. However, for some four-legged family members, road trips can mean upset tummies. Queasiness in the car is not just a human problem. Dogs and puppies do sometimes experience motion sickness on car rides. Unfortunately, car sickness can make any kind of pet travel a distressing ordeal for both dogs and their families. Car sickness doesn’t have to be a serious or lasting problem for your pet. With the right treatment, it can be mitigated, or even stopped altogether. There are several causes of car sickness in dogs and puppies. The most common include: • Immature ears. In puppies, the ear structures that regulate balance aren’t fully developed, which can cause them to be extra sensitive to motion sickness. Many dogs will outgrow car sickness as they age. • Stress. If traveling in the car has only led to unpleasant experiences for your dog -- to vet exams, for example -- he may literally be worried sick about the journey. • Self-conditioning. If your dog experienced nausea on his first car rides as a puppy, he may associate car rides with illness, and expect to get sick in the car. Car sickness doesn’t look like you might expect it to in dogs, and you might not even realize that this is the challenge you’re dealing with. Here are some symptoms to look out for: • Inactivity/lethargy • Restlessness • Excessive/repetitive yawning • Whining/crying • Hyper-salivation (drooling) • Vomiting If your dog is suffering from car sickness, symptoms will typically disappear within a few minutes after the car comes to a stop. Fortunately, there are a number of different methods available to help prevent and/or treat canine car sickness. 1. Increase His Comfort Level • Turn your dog so that he faces forward. Motion sickness is related to the brain’s ability to process movement. The less blurring movement he sees out the window, the better he
might feel. • Keep your dog as close to the front seat as possible (but not in the front seat). The farther back in the car you go, the more you sense motion. • Opening the windows a crack. This brings in fresh air, which is soothing, and helps reduce air pressure. • Avoid feeding your dog for a few hours before a car trip. • Transport him in a travel crate. A crate will limit his view to the outside, and will help to keep any sickness he may have confined to a small space. • Keep the temperature low. Heat, humidity and stuffiness can exacerbate car sickness. • Distract him. Toys, soothing music, or just hearing you speak may help calm and distract a high-strung dog. • Take frequent breaks. Getting out for fresh air or to stretch your legs can help him feel better periodically. • Exercise before your car ride. 2. Reconditioning For dogs who have negative associations with riding in cars, reconditioning could be the answer. Reconditioning does take time and patience, but it really can help relax your dog. • Drive in a different vehicle. Your dog might associate a specific vehicle with unpleasant memories. • Take short car trips to places your dog enjoys. This will replace negative associations with positive ones. • Gradually acclimate your dog to the car. Start by sitting with your dog in the car while the engine is off each day for a few days. When he seems comfortable, let it idle. Once he is used to that, drive slowly around the block. Gradually progress to longer and longer trips until your dog seems comfortable driving anywhere. • Offer your dog treats, or offer him a special toy that’s just for car rides. This will make the car a fun and rewarding place to be. 3. Medication While motion sickness can be helped in natural ways for some dogs, there are cases in which medications is the only option. There are both overthe-counter and prescription medications available, including: • Anti-nausea drugs: reduce nausea and vomiting. see Pets in Cars, page 9
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Flood, from pg. 1 over his inability to get accurate information from the cemetery caretakers about how many bodies were displaced. He was also concerned about the potential health hazard posed by any unrecovered corpse of an individual that might have died of a communicable disease. But as the recovery efforts continued, he said that “the only dangers posed by those who died of natural causes was to the mental health of the community.” The cemetery was owned by a nonprofit corporation headed cluded unplaced markers and a by Lois Bishore, Kenton Bishore and Abbie Lohr, none “stench” from apparently imof whom lived in the Sunland- properly sealed crypts and sinking graves. The investigaTujunga area. Noguchi voiced tion was again resumed after a his frustration in an interview 17-year-old youth attending with the Los Angeles Times his great-grandparents graves when he stated, “Cemeteries discovered the cremated ashes are like sacred cows, and I’ve of seven persons scattered on a had considerable difficulty in trash heap. getting the necessary records The cemetery fell into disreto identify the recovered pair and by 1976, locals were corpses.” He also said that the holding drinking parties on the records he was given were grounds. Grave stones were more than 20 years old. pushed over and even the In 1975, the state attorney mausoleum was broken into general’s office had begun an and ashes scattered. Rumors of investigation after the county misuse of cemetery trust funds guardian sent in his letter of were rampant, and poorly kept resignation calling out “deplorable conditions” which in- records prevented identifica-
The Hills of Peace Cemetery overlooks the Valley. tion of burial sites. Then on February 9, 1978, the rains began to fall and fall and fall, and the over-soaked land began to shift — sending a landslide of mud and bodies down the hillside. Eventually more than 55 bodies were found in home owners’ yards. For nearly a year, the road up to the cemetery was impassable. In 1980, the Bishores resigned and they transferred the duties to Bonnie Mason who after a year or so disappeared without a trace. A new caretaker was appointed and moved his wife and seven children into an abandoned Aframe work shed on the prop-
erty. Within the year, neighbors began to complain of the clothes and bedding being hung on the trees and graves, and in 1994, the new caretaker and his family were evicted. A new group called “The Friends of The Hills of Peace Cemetery,” under the directorship of Mary Lou Pozzo and Kathleen Travers, took over the cemetery’s care. They petitioned the Los Angeles City Council to make the cemetery Historic Cultural Monument Number 946. The newly designated Hills of Peace Cemetery began to be restored, but as things go here in Sunland-Tujunga, rivalries
formed and outside groups tried to take control of the cemetery and its $188,790 endowment fund. So much turmoil was created, that in 2014, Ms Pozzo up and quit giving the keys to Sgt. Herrold Egger of the LAPD and left the state. The cemetery has since been maintained by Egger and some LAPD cadets and is available for guided tours as well as an annual historic reenactment by local residents and the Little Landers Historical Society. We’ll see how much rain we have this month, and if anything will show up on our door steps.
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Safe Streets of Sunland-Tujunga
by Alejandro Magallanes
Street Changes Coming As Soon As March It was early Saturday morning. The entire town seemed to be snuggled at home, warm in their PJs, while a few members of the Sunland-Tujunga Safe Streets Committee met at Back Door Bakery to take a drive. We met with LADOT transportation engineer Tim Fremaux. The plan was to take a drive up and down Foothill Boulevard while locating and discussing dangerous traffic areas in our neighborhood. We drove Foothill Boulevard from Tujunga to Lake View Terrace. We stopped at locations where people had lost their lives. We asked questions. Fremaux gave answers, based on research that has recently been recorded by the Department of Transportation. So far, recent speed sur-
veys on Foothill Boulevard reveal that we should raise our city speed limit 5 mph on Foothill Boulevard. Would raising the speed limit be a solution to our traffic tragedies? Fremaux informed us that the speed surveys were simply the first step in LADOT’s research of our city streets. Before any speed limit might be changed, Fremaux and his Vision Zero team will be taking the next venture into our traffic solutions: engineering changes. Vision Zero engineers plan to make physical changes to our streets, including restriping traffic lanes and crosswalks and installing traffic delineators and bollards. After these changes are made (a process which may take up to a year), the
Safe Streets member with Transportation Engineer Tim Fremaux examine the bicycle fatality site on Foothill Blvd. speed surveys will be reshot with hope that the physical changes along our roads will have helped slow us down, preventing the need for a speed limit increase. One major road change that LADOT has planned for us is a reduction of traffic lanes on Foothill Boulevard,
starting at the end of Sunland Park and heading into Lake View Terrace. There are currently two lanes of traffic heading east and west through this area. LADOT wants to take it down to one, adding a bike lane and a buffer lane between the two. This lane reduction
sparked immediate disapproval from visitors at our Safe Streets meeting. Recent lane reductions on Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima have been met with outrage in their community. Fremaux reminded us that the section of road they plan on changsee Changes, page 9
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Toastmasters, from pg. 1 Speaking. During this same evening, the Impromptu Speaking contest will be held. In this case, the contestants are given a topic and must give a short speech on that topic without
Pets in Cars, from pg. 5 • Antihistamines: lessen motion sickness, reduce drooling, and calm nerves. • Phenothiazine: reduces vomiting and helps sedate the dog. Caution: Always discuss any medications you plan to give your pet with your veterinarian to ensure that your dog is healthy enough to take them, will be given the correct dosage, and won’t suffer any adverse effects. 4. Holistic Approach Holistic treatments are another way to go for dog parents. They really can be effective, and are worth trying. Some common holistic choices include:
Candidates+, from pg. 1 our community. The rules were calmly stated and called out by moderator Dana Stangel at the beginning that there would be only ONE minute for each candidate to make his statement of intent. Then there would be a meet and greet in the patio with candidates tables and food available for everyone. The pledge of Allegiance was called but unfortunately the All Nations Church doesn’t provide Amer-
Changes, from pg. 8 ing on Foothill Boulevard does not meet half the volume that Van Nuys Boulevard does; therefore, the lane reduction will not hurt traffic as much as it will provide an extra, safer lane for cyclists and horse riders.
Rings, from pg. 4 of Samara and her hair. In fact, sometimes it’s just the hair without Samara. Filmmakers, don’t try to scare me with your villain’s hair unless your villain is Medusa. The scares in this movie fall into two categories: entirely predictable Samara antics and cheap startle moments. One of the startle moments is so irrelevant that I wonder if it was left in the film by accident. And it’s probably the most effective one.
preparation of any kind. The contest will be held at the home of Richard and Susan Stewart 10700 Hillrose Circle in Sunland. Guests are always welcome at no charge. You may RSVP to attend at: (818) 749-6483 or e-mail ftcm.club@gmail.com. • Ginger. Ginger is used to treat nausea. Try giving your dog ginger snap cookies or ginger pills at least 30 minutes before travel. • Peppermint, chamomile and horehound naturally help calm the stomach and nerves of your dog. These are available in pills and teas. • Massage can help sooth and relax your pet before you travel. As with other medications, always discuss any holistic remedies with your vet to ensure that it’s appropriate and the dosage is correct. In short, with patience, training, or the right treatments, you and your dog will be able to ride safely and happily together anywhere you go! ican flags for their events. The first four candidates toed the line and did very well and then it started going downhill. Candidates went from 2 to 3 to four minutes and Stangel did nothing to curtail the vocal candidates. Unfortunately for the first candidates who only had ONE minute, the others snowballed them under. I guess that some people feel entitled to do what they want, in spite of it not being fair. This election is really going to be something to see. 65,000
people live in S-T. 100 people Mark Reed -No showed up. How many are go- Monica Ratliff -No ing to show up in the March Nicole Chase -No election? We can only hope for Bonnie Corwin -No the best. All the candidates Jose Castillo -Yes were asked their opinion on Krystee Clark -Yes Measures S & H. Here are David Barron -Yes their answers. Karo Torossian -Chose not to MEASURE S answer Mike Schaefer -No Carlos Lara –Yes Terrence Gomes -Yes *Candidate Franki Becerra did Dale Gibson -Yes not attend Art Miner -No Venessa Martinez -Yes MEASURE H Olga Ayala -Yes Mike Schaefer -No Monica Rodriguez -No Terrence Gomes -No
While Vision Zero appears to be making some of their biggest changes in Lake View Terrace, my main concern has been Foothill Boulevard in Sunland. I know families who walk these sidewalks every day, taking their children to and from the park and school. I discussed with Fremaux my
frustration with speeders using parking lanes, bike lanes and the median to pass other cars. Fremaux informed me that my issues can and will be met with easy, inexpensive physical changes. Plastic traffic delineators and botch dots installed in the appropriate places along Foothill Blvd.
will help steer speeders away from driving in areas where they do not belong. Fremaux hopes that he and his team will be making these changes as soon as next month. I would like to invite you all to like Sunland-Tujunga Safe Streets on Facebook. Consider the post of our next meeting
an invitation. Come to our meeting. Share with us your insight. Changes are currently being made and what you add to our discussion might save a life. Be there on the second Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. at North Valley City Hall on 7747 Foothill Boulevard in Tujunga.
The plot revolves around a pair of college students (Matilda Lutz and Alex Roe) who see the tape as part of an experiment devised by Professor Gabriel (Johnny Galecki). Gabriel foolishly watched the tape, but also learned that you can break the curse by copying the tape and getting someone else to watch it, at which point the clock resets with that person as the new victim. So he’s having a ring of students copy the tape and pass it amongst each other to see
how long they can stave off a Samara attack. Our heroes see the video, but refuse to pass the curse along, so they go to Samara’s hometown to see if there’s something in her past that can break the curse altogether. They’re aided by a helpful blind caretaker (Vincent D’Onofrio). His blindness means that Samara can’t attack him, except that she can. The loophole for the blindness is lazy. The lack of personality in the main characters is lazy. The
story, scares and overall look of the film are all lazy. (Constant grayness does not automatically translate to “dark atmosphere.”) I’d call the film lazy for having a third act that rips off a much better horror movie from last summer, but it’s been sitting on the shelf for so long that it was probably made first. “Rings” is so worthless that it doesn’t even make me mad, because making me mad would involve some sort of ambition or aggression that it just doesn’t have. It was
made and released with the intention of having one huge weekend and then falling off due to inevitably poor word of mouth, and it couldn’t even do that right.
Dale Gibson -No Art Miner -No Venessa Martinez -No Olga Ayala -No Monica Rodriguez -Yes Mark Reed -No Monica Ratliff -Yes Nicole Chase -No Bonnie Corwin -No Jose Castillo -No Krystee Clark -Yes David Barron -No Karo Torossian -Yes Carlos Lara –No *Candidate Franki Becerra did not attend
One Star out of Five. “Rings” is rated PG-13 for violence/terror, thematic elements, some sexuality and brief drug material. Its running time is 102 minutes. Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@nyu.edu.
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Crime Stats Theft 02/11/17 07:00 AM 10100 BLOCK OF SUNLAND BL Robbery 02/10/17 10:40 AM 8300 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BL Burglary 02/09/17 01:42 AM 6500 BLOCK OF ELMHURST DR Burglary 02/09/17 09:40 PM 10400 BLOCK OF LAS LUNITAS AV Theft 02/08/17 05:00 PM 10100 BLOCK OF MCCLEMONT AV Theft 02/07/17 06:00 AM 4400 BLOCK OF OCEAN VIEW BLVD Theft 02/05/17 10:00 PM 9400 BLOCK OF TREBERT PL Theft 02/05/17 05:00 PM 7700 BLOCK OF LA TUNA CANYON RD
Theft 02/02/17 07:00 PM 00 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BL AND MOUNT GLEASON AV Burglary 02/01/17 03:35 AM 10500 BLOCK OF PINYON AV Assault 02/01/17 02:00 PM 7500 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BL Theft 02/01/17 11:30 AM 10900 BLOCK OF ORO VISTA AV Theft 02/01/17 08:40 PM 8600 BLOCK OF HILLROSE ST Theft 02/01/17 08:00 PM 8000 BLOCK OF WENTWORTH ST Theft 02/01/17 04:00 PM 7000 BLOCK OF GREELEY ST Theft 02/01/17 08:30 PM 7800 BLOCK OF JAYSEEL ST
Burglary 02/05/17 10:50 PM 11100 BLOCK OF PROVENCE LN
Theft 01/31/17 09:00 PM 10200 BLOCK OF MATHER AV
Theft 02/05/17 11:00 PM 11100 BLOCK OF RHODESIA AV
Burglary 01/31/17 05:00 PM 10700 BLOCK OF MATHER AV
Theft 02/05/17 03:00 PM 6300 BLOCK OF HONOLULU AV
Theft 01/31/17 05:00 PM 10700 BLOCK OF MATHER AV
Burglary 02/04/17 11:00 AM 6400 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BL
Theft 01/28/17 08:00 PM9900 BLOCK OF HAINES CANYON AV
Robbery 02/03/17 10:00 PM 10000 BLOCK OF PINEWOOD AV
Theft 01/26/17 07:30 PM 11000 BLOCK OF LEOLANG AV
Theft 02/03/17 04:00 PM 10100 BLOCK OF TUJUNGA CANYON BL
Theft 01/25/17 12:00 PM 8700 BLOCK OF LA TUNA CANYON RD
Theft 02/03/17 01:30 PM 2600 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BLVD
Theft 01/25/17 07:30 PM 7300 BLOCK OF KYLE ST
Theft 02/02/17 09:00 PM 10500 BLOCK OF FLORALITA AV
Assault 01/24/17 12:05 AM 10300 BLOCK OF ELDORA AV
Assault 02/02/17 07:15 PM 1700 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BLVD
Theft 01/21/17 10:00 AM 10300 BLOCK OF MOUNT GLEASON AV
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Hertzberg Introduces Legislation to Stop Automatic Suspension of Driver’s Licenses Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, unveiled legislation today to prevent the automatic suspension of driver’s licenses for people who are unable to pay fines or fees for minor traffic tickets and require courts to determine violators’ ability to pay before setting fine amounts. SB 185, introduced this morning, states that your economic status shouldn’t determine your access to justice and ability to make amends. In addition, any previously suspended licenses must be reinstated for violators who make a good faith effort to begin payment plans. “It’s in everyone’s best interest to give Californians who are struggling to make ends meet a chance to keep their driver’s licenses, keep their jobs and pay off traffic ticket fines,” Hertzberg said. “We want all people, regardless of their income level, to be able to pay their debts and move on with their lives.” Gov. Jerry Brown endorsed the idea in his proposed spending plan for the 201718 fiscal year. In the budget
plan, which he delivered to the Legislature on Jan. 10, he wrote: “There does not appear to be a strong connection between suspending someone’s drivers license and collecting their fine or penalty. Often, the primary consequence of a drivers license suspension is the inability to legally drive to work or take one’s children to school.” Across the country, rising court fines, fees and penalties for minor offenses have proved especially burdensome to the poor and working poor, who can end up losing their driver’s licenses , jobs and freedom – sometimes going to jail – simply because they could not pay a traffic fine or failed to appear for a court hearing. A New Jersey study found that 42 percent of people whose driver’s licenses were suspended lost their jobs as a result of the suspension. According to a report issued last year by the U.S. Federal Reserve, 46 percent of Americans don’t have $400 to pay for an emergency
expense and would have to sell something or borrow money to cover the cost. Traffic tickets often cost hundreds of dollars and can exceed $400, depending on the offense. “We have to quit punishing people simply for being poor, and unfortunately, that’s what our justice system often does with high fines and fees for minor traffic offenses,” Hertzberg said. The bill is sponsored by a coalition of social justice groups that includes the Western Center on Law and Poverty, American Civil Liberties Union of California and East Bay Community Law Center. “When poor people get their licenses suspended because they are too poor to pay the ticket, the state won’t restore the license until they pay back all the money they owe,” said Michael Herald, legislative advocate for the Western Center on Law and Poverty. “But without a license, they can’t get to work or get a job, and people are trapped in poverty.”
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