THE FOOTHILLS PAPER JUNE 26, 2015

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TELLING THE TRUTH FOR OVER 10 YEARS!

Samoa Avenue a Drug Center And Hazard to Residents

Someone left their “works” where children could find them! by

Karen Perdue

Mr. Richard (not his real name), who is a resident of the 1000 block of Samoa Street in Tujunga brought to our attention what has

become a Poppy and Kush field in an empty lot adjacent to his apartment. During the daytime, the lot is inviting with poppy flowers, bamboo and a partly rocky terrain see Drugs, page 11

Sunland-Tujunga’s Own Mounted Centurions! by

David DeMullé

It just looked like another biker gang parked in front of the old Petta Printing shop on Commerce Ave., but then it became apparent that they were LAPD looking like skinny robocops.

With all the new trails being opened up on the Big Tujunga Canyon Rd., it was bound to happen. People who wanted to play with their off-road toys just had to go and ruin it for the rest of us. Litter, scared horses and homeless campers looking for ways to avenge the intrusions.

The LAPD Valley Traffic Div. has created an off-road patrol that can cover the rugged terrain that makes up

I N S I D E : L.A. Mission College: Is It

The Sewards Finally Going To Happen? on Real Estate by David DeMullé tion J funding was brought up. ................

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DEPARTMENTS What Folks Are Doing........... 2 My Two Cents....................... 2 View from the Rock.............. 3 Letters and Perspectives........ 3 Chef Randy........................... 5 Pets Page............................. 8 S-T Crime Stats................... 10 Take My Card..................... 11

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“We have allocated 25 Million The STNC meeting was Dollars for Community filled with community activists College expansion,” he stated, and citizens who wanted to we have studied the needs of hear the representative from many communities, and have Assemblywoman Patty Lopez determined that the K-Mart discuss the possible coming of site at Scoville and Foothill the college satellite learning will meet the needs of the center on Foothill Blvd. in community learning center.”

Tujunga. Originally contacted Negotiations with the property

by STNC member Nina Royal family trust have been onin 2005, it has been 10 years going and if everything works in the making and the eagerly out, they will make a fair price awaited center could now be offer for their property. just around the corner.

But in the meantime, a tem Scoville and Foothill’s porary satellite building will be corner to be exact. In previous leased to hold August’s classes. talks with Larry Eisenberg (the In talking with LA Community previous Executive Director College District President Dr. of Mission Colleges Facilities Monte Perez, it was discussed Planning & Development), the how the previously allocated time table was discussed and $25 million dollars will now be see College, page 5 the importance of the Proposi-

A modern day posse. the Big-T waterway. This may off the road in the winding not be the toughest beat in the rocky trails that switch back City, but it sure is the bumpiand forth alongside the Big est. The space-age uniform Tujunga Canyon Road. There is more padding that armor are no streets down there, and and it is needed to protect the in some cases it is impossible officers when going through for the LA Fire Department the arundo infested streambed. paramedics to get down to the A typical event is when reported area. someone reports seeing The Off-Road force a body dumped, a smoke see Mounted, page 9 trail from a methlab or a car

Brushfire at Paxton Truck Storage Yard

County crews take control of the Paxton fire.

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the Big Tujunga HotShots.

They had a knockdown within Friday afternoons fire at the in 45 minutes. The fact that Paxton Truck Storage yard there was no wind and the fire consumed two acres within 30 was burning from bottom to minutes. LA County Angeles top protected the stored trucks National Forest and LAFD and trailers on the top of the responded with 40 firefighters, hill. Mop-up crews spent an one waterdrop helicopter, and see Paxton, page 4 by

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Time Flies And The Months Seem Like Days by

Joshua Lee Receives Georgia Tech Degree Joshua Lee of Tujunga, CA (91042), has earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Lee was among approximately 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students who received degrees during Georgia Tech’s 249th commencement exercises on May 1 and 2 at the McCamish Pavilion.

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Shadow Hills Student Graduates Army and Navy Academy Ian Kim of Shadow Hills (91040) was awarded his high school diploma at the 104th Commencement Ceremony at Army and Navy Academy, a pri-

vate military boarding school in Carlsbad, California. He was one of 68 Cadets who graduated the school on Saturday, June 6.

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S-T Students on Dean’s List At California Lutheran U The following local residents are among 718 students who made the spring dean’s list at California Lutheran University.

Ryder Christ of Sunland is a communication major.

Ryan Moguel of Tujunga is a political science major.

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Tujunga Resident on Dean’s List at Pratt Institute Galileo Nunez, Tujunga resident and a student at the prestigious Pratt Institute, was among more than 900 students who made the Dean’s List in the Spring 2015 semester.

My Two Cents

Lift and Separate An article in USA Today reported that Playtex has come out with a more contemporary line of bras in hopes of gaining younger consumers and increasing sales.

Recently, I went bra shopping and was surprised at the latest styles. One style was memory foam. Is this really a good idea for the woman who has to lift her breast up off the floor before she puts on her bra? No woman wants to put on a bra and have it fall to the floor for her to step into. A bra should lift them up so no woman walks around hunched over all day.

It’s bad for the back.

I have a memory foam mattress which is great as it draws the invisible line down the beds center, keeping hubby on his side of the bed.

Memory foam for a bed is good. Memory foam for a

bra is not good.

One bra had a tag which read ‘Funny Shapes Fixed.’

Would advertisers would be so cruel and heartless to put such a label on a package of men’s underwear?

There was a mother and daughter in the fitting room next to me and the daughter was trying on bras. I know because I heard the mother using phrases like, “It won’t give much support,” and “You need more coverage.”

The girl and I emerged from the dressing room at the same time. I looked at her and thought… she’s young.

Memory foam bras were made for her.

I paid for my bras and the physical support guaranteed and then went home to get emotional support from my husband. Those memory foam bras can leave an emotional scar.

Cindy Argiento is a freelance columnist. To check out her book and laugh along at her other works, go to cindyargiento.com.

She may be contacted via cargiento@aol.com.

David DeMullé

It’s summertime and the music is flowing at the Pasadena POPS. The new season has opened with Michael Feinstein at the helm amidst the screeching of the peacocks and the tranquility of the midnight blue nights.

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of taking a few guests to the Los Angeles County Arboretum in Arcadia for the opening season blast of the Big Band Era. At first I had wondered if Feinstein could fill the shoes of the incredible Marvin Hamlisch when he passed away unexpectedly in 2012 but those fears are gone. Not only is he a great conductor, but Feinstein is also a great singer.

Next month will be a tribute to the late Frank Sinatra with Feinstein as a solo singer.

What I didn’t know, was that Feinstein will also be performing in three out-of-state concerts in Ohio, Indiana and Rhode Island. Now that’s a “traveling man.”

Michael, Marilyn And Michael make quite a program.

I knew that something great was up when I found all the parking lots full. As I was checking in, you could feel the excitement of the mixedage concert-goers. It was all because of the Big Band Era presentation that included Glen Millers “Pennsylvania 6-5000” that just happened to be the phone number of the Pennsylvania Hotel where Glen Miller performed.

One of the really fun things about the Pasadena POPS is the historical information that

is presented that explains how the music was written. Music from legendary greats such as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Less Brown and Harry James filled the night and brought back memories of growing up with these “black and white” TV shows.

Saturday’s soloist performers were cabaret singer Marilyn Maye and Michael Andrew who belted out these old time oldies. It was truly a “something for everyone” event.

See you there next month.

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I get two kinds of comments about our news coverage. “Your papers a rag filled with lies!” goes one, and "Thank You for the paper, I run out to get it every other week!” Now that covers both ends of the spectrum. The first is usually from mentally challenged kids that act like parrots and spew out others ideas, and the second group are those that have matured and know what a job it is putting out a local newspaper.

What’s frustrating is that things happen so fast here and by the time it’s reported, people have already forgotten it happened. But I guess that happens everywhere.

Some wag once said “..for such a small community, we have an abundance of newspapers.” And he was right, sort-of. The Foothills Paper comes out bi-weekly and tries to cover the most pertinent news events that happened.

It has the Facebook site that posts daily what’s going on. If it miss-

es something, there is a good possibility that one can find it in the other newsletters on the street.

Yes boys and girls, we have an information overload. I just wish that there were more people that would stop sitting on the sidelines and actually get involved with making our community a great place to live. Right now, we have a small group of people on the Neighborhood Council doing everything they can to beautify our town and make it safe. And they’re getting burnt out. I’ve watched the decline of our “service clubs” and nothing’s come to replace them. People are getting old. People are getting jaded.

It’s time for some old fashioned fun again. I was talking to STNC president Mark Siegel the other day about having a movie in the park. Or an old fashioned street faire. Or maybe just a community gathering of the church choirs.

The possibilities are endless. And they all involve getting people to-

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Yes, we have problems here, but if we’d just slow down a minute we’d stop most of our problems and of course the accidents. And we’d have a moment to actually explore our town and all its hidden treasures.

Have you looked at the broken sidewalks we have all over town?

Have you seen the trash blowing in the dust of Foothill Boulevard?

Have you seen the gawd-awful dilapidated liquor store on Commerce? It’s things like these that make us look bad and give us the feeling of frustration. We don’t

need The City to take care of us, we need to do that ourselves. I see our local heroes picking up pieces of trash as they go for their daily walks. I see people hiking our trails and I see people sitting at Starbucks. What I don’t see is people sitting in the parks or walking up Commerce Avenue.

And that’s the key. We need to have people friendly events like the coming 4th of July parade and fireworks. It’s time we slowed down and begin to enjoy what we’ve got and when frustrated with the way things are, to quit saying,“It’s The Water!”

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A Letter From The Man on The Mountain

Dear Editor, Thank you for your warm welcome.

I look forward to the challenges and opportunities the Angeles and the new monument bring, I’m excited and humbled to have the opportunity to oversee one of the most complex urban places in the nation.

I look forward to working closely with communities, media partners and stakeholders to cooperatively manage our majestic mountains.

Jeffrey Vail Forest Supervisor for the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument •••

Home Sweet Home No More Dear Editor, I know you have a handle on the homeless issues here, bu what is happening with the new city rules allowing removal of personal property with only a 24-hour notice?

The law used to be 72 hours and that gave us the chance to get out of jail, get back to town and reclaim what we

left here. Now that has been changed. Does this new set of rules include the Big-T? Whatever happened to the city creating more low-cost housing? All I see are more mansions being built and the rents are going up everywhere.

Where are we supposed to go, and more inportantly,

where can we go that is safe?

I am so tired of these dopers stealing everything they can get their hands on, and physically assaulting anyone in their path. This used to be a friendly place to live in, but now we are harassed not only by the community, the police and transients stealing our stuff, but now we are

harassed by the hard-core dopers that are giving everybody here a bad name.

Is there any way that you can set up the Safe Haven Camps again? At least we had a safe place to sleep and the offer of a job when we’re sober. God bless you, Doc, for all you’ve done for us.

Billy D.

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Saddles For Soldiers Event

Over 100 community members enjoyed the BBQ fundraiser.

Last week, the Shadow Hills Riding Club under the direction of Johnny Higginson, held a BBQ fundraiser for the Saddles for Soldiers (SFS) program developed to assist disabled US Veterans.

Using grass fed meats donated

by Harmony Farms, everybody had a great time. This program which is directed by Casey Gray is offered to all military personnel who live with emotional or physical disabilities and their families.

SFS utilizes a holistic approach in order to reach its main, long-term goal,

the reduction of suicide for veterans.

The short-term goals are: Reintegration into society, • Learning new skills, • Animal/human bond, • Emotional stability, • A safe, fun environment, • Substance abuse recovery, • New experiences.

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U.S. Flag Retirement Ceremony at The American Post Legion

Newly elected Post Commander Paul Pangburn was the master of ceremonies and Chaplin Bud Fales stood at attention and in a solemn voice, called the assembled Legionaries to silence and commanded “Comrade Sergeant-at-Arms advance with your detail and present the Flags for disposal and inspection.” The Sergeantat-Arms called his detail to attention. They formed at the Post of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and took the Flags which were then saluted.

Legionaries and Boy Scouts retire an American Flag.

The Sergeant-at-Arms then called out “Comrade Flags of our Country which detail bearing the Flags Commander, we have the have been inspected and and destroy these Flags by honor to present for final incondemned as unserviceable. burning. The members shall spection and proper disposal They have reached their stand at attention.” Fales these Flags of our Country.” present state in a proper then recited a short prayer The response was “Have service of tribute, memory that explained the ceremony. any of these Flags served and love.

“Almighty God, Captain any other purpose?” and the Let these faded Flags of of all hosts and Commander reply: “Some of these Flags our Country be retired and over all, bless and consecrate have been displayed in varidestroyed with respectful this present hour.....To a ous public places, another of- and honorable rites and their clean and purging flame we ficer then called out “Present places be taken by bright commit these Flags, worn them to the Commander for new Flags of the same size out in worthy service. As final inspection and fitting and kind, and let no grave they yield their substance disposal.” of our soldier or sailor dead to the fire, may your Holy Commander Pangburn be unhonored and unmarked. Light spread over us and continued: “Comrades, we Sergeant-at-Arms, assemble bring our hearts renewed dehave presented here these the Color Guard, escort the votion to God and Country.”

Paxton, from pg. 1

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additional three hours saturating hotspots. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

It was almost one year ago that the trailer storage yard was accidently set afire by a mechanic working on his truck. Because of the rugged landscape, water dropping helicopters saturated the area while ground forces contained the fire to the top of the storage area. No trailers were damaged in this fire.

Firefighters had a hard climb to attack the fire.

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Fifty Shades of Green You may be thinking, Why would anyone make an all green salad? Isn’t salad green enough as it is? I say the greener the better.

This recipe has lettuce, green peas, edamame, and avocado. My creamy tarragon vinaigrette brings them all together into a tasty and nutritious salad. It is super-green and good for you.

Now you may be thinking, Yeah, but too much is too much! I say not when it comes to green goodness. Try it and let me know what you think.

Ingredients: ½ cup Vegenaise ¼ cup vegetable oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 1 teaspoon Tamari sauce ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper 1 clove garlic (minced) 1 ½ tablespoons fresh tarragon (minced) 2 cups fresh-shelled peas

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allocated. Many changes have happened since the passage of Proposition-J which passed a $3.5 billion bond.

“New business practices have been enacted which will consolidate the college district management into one location.

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2 cups shelled and cooked eda- vinegar, Tamari, pepper and We threw that out with the mame (ready to eat) garlic. Add tarragon and mix baby and the bathwater.

4 cups spring salad greens well. Set this dressing aside.

1 avocado (peeled and cut into In a large bowl, toss the peas, Everyone got on board to support this “new” idea of art small cubes) and edamame. Add the dressi.e. curators, museums, gal3 tablespoons Parmigianoing and toss again. To serve, leries, conservators, buyers, Reggiano cheese (grated) arrange the greens on a salad plate, top with the peas and collectors. Everyone wanted into this new American art Directions: edamame, and finish off with being created.

In a small bowl, whisk togeth- cubes of avocado. Garnish Now seventy five years later, er Vegenaise, oil, lemon juice, with grated cheese and serve. we have art that reflected those times; I feel mediocre, without any significance or meaning; Dilettantism, Amateurism. Many will disagree with me on this point but this is how I see it. Art was so experimental, no one style remained in the public eye for very long. It too became old quickly.

Without knowledge or skill or training; without the ability to access the past and learn from the great painters of history; without the sensitivity or ability to exploring your History repeats itself with new 1960’s license plate inner self or tap into areas that mean something more them within the next two issued. to three weeks. Gatto’s AB “Aside from not salting our than worrying about purchasing your next IPhone or the 1658, signed into law in 2012, roads, California doesn’t ofnext Basketball super team, authorized the California ten do much for automobile we now create diversions.

Legacy License Plate Proenthusiasts. This is an easy Art became like yesterday’s gram, instructing the DMV way for the state to enable magazines. Work devoid of to reissue iconic plates from everyone from the backyard intellect, skill, thought, inCalifornia’s past. According restorer, to the nostalgic, to sight or meaning. We make to the DMV, the black plates, the purchaser of a retrowhich were originally issued styled automobile to add that pictures; wall art for the from 1963-1969, were among extra bit of detail for those of masses. the fastest specialty plates us who appreciate the classic This may all sound like sour grapes and understandever to achieve the 7,500 era of automobile design,” ably so. I’ve spent the greater applications necessary to be said Gatto.

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In 2012, when Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) introduced AB 1658 to create the California Legacy License Plate Program, he wanted to do something nice for those who preserve California’s classic-car heritage.

Such enthusiasts often view Sacramento as the source of pesky regulations. But even peskier is the fact that after completing a full restoration of that classic Mustang, a car owner had to affix a seven-digit, bright-white, out-of-period license plate on it.

Today, the DMV announced that production of California’s historic black plates has finally begun, and those who ordered them via the Legacy License Plate Program will begin receiving

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savings both dollar-wise and personnel.”

Another issue is concern for the environment. It is expected that although the LACCD will be centralized by the end of 2016, the changeover to environmentally friendly campuses won’t be finished until 2020.

At that point, the entire district will be energy self-sufficient.

Currently, advanced technology is being installed and used to heat, cool and light all their

buildings. When completed, this will virtually eliminate dependence on fossil fuel generated power and generate their own power using solar, wind, fuel cell, micro turbine and other innovative sources.

This project is well underway with some colleges already generating a significant amount of their power requirements.

All of these state-of-the-art power generating and distribution facilities will also serve as

part of my life learning and working to bring my skill level to a higher degree only to realize that in today’s art environment, I’ve been training and working to bring work to a world that doesn’t care or understand. It has lost its ability to discern art from hype. Worse yet society eliminated art training and teaching from the schools.

We forgot how art affects many of the other sciences we think more important.

How having art in your life can bring you closer to what really matters in your family and your life.

Looking back, I see now I’ve been dwelling in the past. My artwork reflects the past. Admittedly, I’ve not kept pace with the new trends. I don’t try new styles.

As a result, my work doesn’t hang on the walls of everyman. Many see it as old, dated, uninteresting. I can’t complain about that. My work needs knowledge and feeling from the viewer. It needs those who understand what art expresses. It needs those who appreciates another’s’ point of view of the world. It needs those who have feeling and an appreciation for life outside of everyday issues. It needs people with imagination and a history of the art that came before.

It needs people who have lived and have vision to see the thought and emotion that went into it. It needs people who understand that when they buy art, they enrich their lives in so many ways. That art can raise them up or take them to places they can only dream.

learning resources for students. less polluted, and a national Working with Councilperson leader in getting major power Patty Lopez and the commuusers ‘off the grid.” nity, they will continue to craft Although the district is still a complete set of programs under a spending moratorium that will train students to and some projects are deinstall, maintain, and construct ferred, this project will bring Green power sources as well more people and funds into as other need courses. the Foothills Region. This The Los Angeles region has is truly a Win-Win situation nine completely renovated that is happening - NOW. colleges equipped with cutting See our FaceBook site for edge technology and programs, new developments from the and the region will be cleaner, Chancellor’s office.

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Woodcraft Rangers Engage The Past to Inspire the Future

Clean Slate is Back as The Boys of Summer

Actor Marcellus Wiley, CEO Chris Johnson and Woodcraft Rangers Board of Directors at the show.

On Wednesday, June 17, Los Angeles oldest youth development program, Woodcraft Rangers held its annual Gala in the heart of Little Tokyo at the Japanese American National Museum. In attendance was Woodcraft Rangers awardees, McFarland USA’s director Niki Caro, Curacao Stores, Beyond the Bell CyberPatriot, Michael Funk, Head of Afer School Division for the California Department of Education, custom shoe designer King of Sneakers, and community activist Madeline Goodwin’s family. Celebrities and presenters included Woodcraft Rang-

ers alum and NFL Veteran, ESPN sports analyst Marcellus Wiley, Best Supporting Actress Winner Jenette Goldstein, Marcus Paulk from the 90’s hit show “Moesha”, and McFarland USA star Carlos Pratts. The event was emceed by Samm Levine, known for his roles in “Freaks and Geeks”, and his many roles in television programs such as “Modern Family”, and “Entourage”.

The stars of the night truly were the youth performers from Sunland Elementary and the various schools Woodcraft Rangers serves throughout see Woodcraft, page 9

Coming off a highly successful 2014 that saw them tour throughout the country and perform at numerous major venues, top Southern California-

based Eagles tribute The Boys Of Summer, as part of their Summer 2015 Tour, perform in concert at Sunland see Summer, page 10

B e s t o f W r e c k S O Ff T H E W E E K Slow down and live...

If you rear-end someone, you’re at fault!

So much for legal lane splitting - Slick roads don’t help.

Distracted driving?

Can you hear me now?

There were way too many accidents to cover here; visit Facebook.com/thefoothillspaper

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Why Real Estate Could Have a Great Summer Why Real Estate Could Have a Great Summer Submitted by John Seward, Broker

Summer is typically

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Foothills Pet Page Smelling Assaults

Pets And Distracted Driving With busy summer travel season right around the corner, many families are planning to hit the road with their families - and that of course, means their four-legged family members too. To ensure safe travels for everyone it’s important to take heed of a very real pet travel safety issue - pets and distracted driving.

When we think of distracted driving, the typical “culprits”

that come to mind include; texting, eating, applying makeup, chatting on the phone, or even daydreaming. However, we seldom consider that traveling with an unsecured pet is a very real and dangerous distraction.

AAA in conjunction with Kurgo conducted a survey of people who often drive with their pets. The survey showed that a whopping 64 percent of pet parents partake

see Glory, page 8

Jim Laris

another. Sniffing like there’s been a jailbreak. He likes the I got up the other morning smell of dog butts. the way I get up every morn- And he seeks out piles ing. I’m lying on my right of certain things that were side and I have somehow formerly in said dog butts. dislodged my attractive And he sniffs the bejabbers C-Pap machine mask and out of those, too. If he had matching designer tubing, arms, he would wave over and my head is hanging over his dog buddies. “Hey, get a the edge of the bed. And then whiff of this steamer, Rinty.”

I feel a nose on my face and I know he would. I am sure I open my eyes and there is of it.

Archie the Airedale, wagging I have seen my wonderful his big, squirrelly tail like a dog actually put his discerndamn outboard propeller. At ing nose into dead animals least one of us is happy. that have lower forms of And then I pet his big-ass life crawling in them. I Airedale head a little and he have seem him nose-nudge comes in closer and puts his something that used to be nose right next to my mouth. alive. I have wiped things And then you know what he off his nose that would scare does? He takes a whiff of my chemical hazard teams. And morning breath and he backs his tail would be spinning. off. Yes, he actually takes a And yet. And double yet, he step backwards, staggers a has to turn away from only little and turns his head to one thing in life: my morning the side. breath.

I am not kidding. He is He just can’t take somerepulsed by my morning thing that smells that bad. breath! OK, I get that. Many Nope. Worse than dog butts, people have been repulsed by dog butt results, and worse my morning breath. Marge, a than mounds of decaying few unlucky women compan- animals with worms in ions, an ex-wife, Boy Scout them. Nope, just can’t quite tent mates, golfing buddies, take old Mr. Laris’ morning nurses, sleep clinic personnel. breath. Sumbitch. I oughta But, hey, it really frosts me see when my dog, Archie the how he barks tilted.

Psycho, turns away from me. OK, I am trying to calm Archie does not turn away down. Give me a second. from, well, other dogs’ butts. OK, OK, I’m ready. After Nope, nothing better than that morning breath episode I taking a whiff of Rover’s rear decide to take him to the dog end. I take him to the dog park anyway. Even though park and he seeks out butts. he doesn’t deserve it. Yes, I He runs from one butt to am just that wonderful and by

forgiving.

So we get in the car and I stop at the 7-Eleven for some coffee and a breakfast object so I can enjoy something while I watch Archie smell some new buttmobiles (and not be repulsed.) By the way, do you know why I like to eat at 7-Eleven? Because of their motto: Our Food Will Kill You Just a Wee Bit Slower Than AM-PM Food.

Hey, that’s good enough for me.

Anyway, I get my Styrofoam cup of Brazilian bold coffee and I take it out to the car and I put it on the closed cup holder area. Yes, usually I have the cup holder lid open and I put the coffee in the cup holder. Not that day. I get in the car and I turn to tell Archie that I still think he’s a sumbitch, and I nick the edge of the cup, and it falls on my lap. And I spill some lava java on my pants and my thigh inside my pants. Holy scorched skin.

That was hot.

But it was not over. As I am picking up the coffee cup I knock the lid off and all the rest of the coffee spills on my inadequately Polyestercovered flesh. I let out this murderous scream. A really loud urgent scream. Nobody responded. (I think they thought I was just eating the food.)Archie just looked at me and sniffed his own butt.

I jump out of the car and brush off the coffee that see Smelling, page 9

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n her graduation address to The Gooden School’s eighth grade class of 2015, alumna Hannah Courtney, encouraged the students to always be curious, not always seek praise, and foster a love of service to others.

“High school is a time to explore more about the world.

Ask questions…develop an ability to empathize…volunteer. And doors will open for you,” said Courtney. “You will always have the Gooden family to support you,” she added. The graduation took place on Thursday, June 4, at the Episcopal school’s campus in Sierra Madre.

A distinguished Gooden alumna, Courtney recently graduated from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and has a B.A. in history from UC Berkeley. She is a member

of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, and Loyola’s Project for the Innocent. Additionally, Courtney has served on the boards of the Public Interest Law Foundation and the Scott Moot Court Board.

The Gooden School’s eighth grade graduating class of 2015: Lauren Elizabeth Anastasia, Michael Thomas Antonucci, Madison D. Bove, Ben Christopher Brookbanks, Oliver George Brookbanks, Winifred Rose Chavira, Hunter Taylor Feldmann, Maxwell Francis Horvath, Luke Henry Hurrell, Isabella Sofia Lopez, Devin Noelle Martinez, Molly Katharine Mittelberg, Ethan Howard Stein, Atta Mario Toosi, Conner James Walker, Daniel Dmitry Walsh and Andrew Sean Wong.

Reflecting The Gooden

Mounted, from pg. 1 practices and patrols where four-wheel drive vehicle can’t go, looking for tracks, camps, litter and any signs of illegal activity. Off-roaders who defy the laws and invade the natural habitat are their target. What they find is sometimes more sinister.

Meth Labs, fugitive felons and campers that are defying all logic by setting campfires in the brush are what they find.

There is no place in Los

Woodcraft, from pg. 6 the Los Angeles area.

Performances ranged from an elementary mariachi club, urban dance, to drumline musicians and folklorico. This was an evening highlighting

Distracted, from pg. 8 in unsafe distracted driving habits as they pertain to their pet. Additionally, 29 percent of respondents admitted to being distracted by their four-legged travel companions, yet 84 percent indicated that they do not secure their pet in their vehicle. According to the survey, drivers were petting their dogs, putting them in their laps and giving them treats. Some drivers (three percent) even photographed their dogs while driving.

It’s pretty easy to understand

Smelling, from pg. 8 hasn’t quite scalded me yet. I take a long defeated breath, and I get back into the car. I scream again. I had

Photo by Meghan Snyder, The Gooden School

Gooden School Grads Encouraged to Give Service to Others

Front row from left: Lauren Anastasia, Molly Mittelberg, Isabella Lopez, Devin Martinez, Madison Bove.

Back row from left: Oliver Brookbanks, Daniel Walsh, Luke Hurrell, Ethan Stein, Maxwell Horvath, Andrew Wong, Michael Antonucci, Hunter Feldmann, Connor Walker, Atta Toosi, Ben Brookbanks School’s reputation for academic excellence and its emphasis on the arts and service learning, Gooden students are accepted by the finest area high schools. This

fall, graduates will attend Flintridge Prep, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, La Salle, Loyola, Maranatha, St. Francis, Waldorfand other schools. Established in 1975,

The Gooden School is an independent Episcopal school, kindergarten through eighth grade, in Sierra Madre, CA. For more information, visit www.goodenschool.org.

Angeles City limits where off-roading on motorcycles or vehicles is legal. But that doesn’t stop them from trying their luck at evading the LAPD and the Angeles National Forest police. Of major concern is the amount of new scrub brush that has sprung up because of the recent rains.

It only takes one hot exhaust pipe or spark to set the Big-T afire.

On the maps, these areas are called mountain fire districts and bringing a motor vehicle into them is a misdemeanor

that carries a minimum $330 fine. Police can also impound vehicles and jail violators for repeated offenses. Illegal dumping or igniting of fires will bring stiffer penalties.

This is not a new LAPD Traffic unit as there has been an off-road unit in service since the 1970s. The difference is that in past years, officers wore blue jeans and off-road motorcycles. Now they are looking professional and intimidating in their professional racing and safety equipment.

The six motorcycles staged on Commerce Ave. with their support vehicle can respond within 30 minutes to any call of dangerous activity in the Big-T. Talk about the “Lone Ranger”, when pursuing a scofflaw in the river valleys, there is no back-up, they have to use tact and common sense to get their job done. Unlike the motorcycle riders on our local streets, the off-roaders tend to be more like professional racers that will make a run for it rather than not.

“We get calls from Lake

View Terrace and Riverwood Ranch” said one officer, and if it involves the possibility of damage to the area or causing a fire, we’re on it.” If we can see a dust cloud coming off a trail, we’ll work out a strategy on how to cut them off and go get them. If needed, we can call in the helicopter ‘Eyes in the sky,’” he said.

Even if they don’t catch them all, just their presence is enough to deter some of them. Signs are posted, and the LAPD is there waiting – perhaps for you?

the success of Woodcraft Rangers throughout the districts they serve. CEO Chris Johnson said “It was very humbling how the community, alumni, and partners came together to celebrate and support Woodcraft Rang-

ers in our mission.”

A silent auction was also held with multiple autographed and original items from mixed martial artist and actress, UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey. Team autographed

basketball from the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, and Boston Celtics and upscale vacations to Las Vegas Cosmopolitan Hotel.

The Gala served as a fundraiser with all proceeds benefiting the inner city

youth of Los Angeles to help fund Woodcraft Ranger’s NVISION Woodcraft Rangers continues to serve the youth in the Los Angeles area and add to the 1.1 million lives they have impacted since inception.

how an unsecured pet can be a distraction while driving.

Some pets may become anxious or excited causing them to jump around or bark while in the vehicle. Additionally, a happy and loving pet may just want to be near you and crawl on your lap while driving. Oftentimes, pets can be frightened and there is always an element of unpredictability with any animal. When looking for comfort dogs and cats may naturally opt to be near you and add to the possible perils caused by these distractions.

Properly securing your pet in your vehicle is not only about alleviating this potential driving distraction that could cause an accident. It is also a proactive approach should there be an accident or sudden stop - even a fender bender can injure an unsecured pet.

We wear seatbelts for our safety in case of an accident and should take the same care to secure our pets.

A pet that is not restrained properly in a vehicle can be seriously harmed or even killed if thrown from a vehicle.

Airbags can go off and injure

a pet in your lap. In the event of an accident, frightened pets can easily escape from a vehicle and run off. Further, a pet that is not properly secured may not only be harmed but could also put others in danger through the shear force of any impact from an accident.

Ensuring your pet is safe while traveling in your vehicle means finding the pet safety restraint that is right for him.

Options include pet seat belts, pet car seats, travel crates, and vehicle pet barriers. Planning to have the right pet safety restraint for your trip will not

only keep you and your pet safe but also offer you peace of mind and take one more distraction away.

About the Author Kim Salerno is the President & Founder of TripsWithPets.com.

She founded the pet travel site in 2003 and is an expert in the field of pet travel. Her popular web site features pet friendly hotels & accommodations across the US and Canada, along with other helpful pet travel resources. Her mission is to ensure that pets are welcome, happy, and safe in their travels.

sat down in a puddle of still incredibly hot coffee that I had not cleaned up from my first spill. Yes, I had done a three-banger. Scalded myself three times in three different

places in less than a minute.

This time I got my right butt cheek. Only my wallet saved my other buttock.

With an even more defeated and resigned sigh, I

tell Archie that I have to go back into the 7-Eleven to get another cup of coffee. Archie sniffs a couple of times. I think he can smell my burning butt cheek. And he says

to me, “Uh, while you’re in there, you think, maybe, you could pick up some Scope?

You can reach Jim at jimlaris@mac.com

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A Work for Christ Dance Ministries

For a while it appeared that A Work for Christ Dance Ministries would come to an end and/or have to relocate to another city causing yet another failed business in Tujunga. But wait! It turns out that this is actually a new beginning and A Work for Christ Dance Ministries will continue its dance program in the Sunland-Tujunga area.

It was touch and go these past seven months, as its Artistic Director, Laura Tohom searched for a way to continue this valuable community Nylah, Lilit, Artistic Director Laura Tohom, dance program after its muGissele, Kasta, Melissa tual decision to separate from Come join us on Friday, worship in visual form and exSummit Christian Church, June 26 at 7 p.m. at 9641 Tuhibit the art of biblical storyformerly known as Open Bijunga Canyon Blvd., Tujunga, telling in dance, proclaiming ble Church. After careful CA 91053, as AWC’s dancers the gospel of Jesus Christ.” thought and negotiation, the perform their way into your Tickets are on sale now.

AWC Dance Ministries 5th hearts. “This ministry is so VIP limited seating $10.00 Anniversary Recital Memimportant because it provides tickets are going fast. Reguories & New Beginnings lar seating tickets are $5.00. found its way to a new begin- low cost professional Ballet ning and its upcoming recital classes for children and adults To purchase tickets, please call (818) 464-8750, or you promises a very exciting pro- that otherwise could not afford to dance”, says Tohom. can pay at the door. If you gram consisting of favorite would like to enroll for the dances of over the last sever- “I am thrilled that its mission will continue to have perfornext dance season, scholaral years commemorating its past and embracing its future. mances to create, promote and ships are available.

Summer, from pg. 6 Summerfest, 8651 Foothill Blvd., Saturday, June 27.

Showtime is 9:00 p.m. This is an all-ages, free event. Info: (818) 352-5282 or http:// www.sunlandsummerfest. com/. This is a “homecoming” of sorts for the band, who started out performing several decades ago in the area as

Clean Slate before morphing into The Boys of Summer.

The Boys of Summer are James Williamson, drumsvocals; Darrel Monson, guitar/vocals; Craig T. Fall, guitar/vocals; Chris Turbis, keyboards/saxophones/ acoustic guitar/vocals; and Bill Winkler, bass/vocals, five hardworking musicians who play and channel

some of the greatest music ever created and produced on the West Coast, that being from legendary rock group, the Eagles. With each band-member possessing many decades of professional experience, TBOS play the true musical heart and soul of the Eagle’s music - recreating the sounds, harmonies, and most important, the feel.

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Drugs, from pg. 1 that invites children’s play. A couple of kick balls left behind would suggest children do make their way to play through the gaping hole in the fencing or a portion long ago trampled down. A quick walk in the field quickly reveals the illicit activities dusk invites. Littered amongst the wild poppy flowers are used syringes, burned cooking spoons, broken alcohol bottles, and huffing materials.

The bright colors scattered across the field are not another species of wild flowers.

The purple, blue, yellow and

orange splattering of color are discarded plastic marijuana containers strewn about with lighters and cigarette butts. A propane tank here and there, along with construction debris left just about everywhere.

This fine culture continues with graffiti on the back block wall tagged “Tooner-ville” in huge ugly lettering.

The weekends are always the worse, according to Mr. Richard. The lot serves as a meeting place for drunken fights, sometimes with knives and machetes with obscenities filling the night air. The police response time was two hours this last weekend. Mr.

Richard is frustrated with what has happened to his neighborhood. The police recommended that he move as an answer to the problems that seem to have no solution.

This vacant lot and the surrounding area serves as a dumping ground for discarded furniture, toilets and every type of trash imaginable.

Often the items are placed in giant heaps around the fire hydrants making access nearly impossible especially with cars parked in front, behind and on the side of the two hydrants on that block.

With bleeding hands Mr. Richards showed me his work

that morning. To keep the hydrant accessible he placed boulders around one of the hydrants to prevent parking there.

Earlier that day, the Sanitation Department trucks hauled away some of the bulky items but left some behind because not every item was listed for pick up as required. Mr. Richard has spent much time trying to keep his neighborhood clean and safe for everyone.

He feels he is on his own for the most part as he explained why the sanitation trucks left lots of trash behind.

Another problem on Samoa is the lack of parking which

causes tension amongst neighbors. The reason for this, he explains is because many of the apartment buildings do not offer adequate parking. Also, many apartment managers turn a blind eye to multiple families living in each apartment.

Mr. Richard is frustrated and sad to see his neighborhood becoming a scary place to live. Friends of his and even his girlfriend will not visit him once the sun goes down and the partying begins. Part of his frustration and anger is having so many different divisions to call within the City of LA for services, which he believes is failing him.

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