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Mission College Opening Ceremony

David DeMullé

Sunland-Tujunga is experiencing an upturn on accidents these past three weeks.

Three vehicle roll-overs, two injury accidents involving cars, one fatality on Tujunga Canyon, one bicyclist fatality near Riderwood and Foothill, and one pedestrian who was run over while crossing a driveway on Commerce Ave. These accidents don’t even take into account the almost 3 non-injury accidents per day that occur on Foothill Blvd and it’s adjoining parking lots.

It’s time that our citizens

Fatality roll-over on Tujunga Canyon Blvd. take back the streets and demand a surface traffic study that is way overdue in our community. The LAPD Valley Traffic Division has it’s

hands tied by not having enforceable traffic laws. It’s time to take back our streets rather than just sit around talking about it.

I N S I D E : Native Plant Garden

Vigil for Christina Martinez

to Honor Senator Liu

The people who made the Mission College Satellite Campus happen!

On October 28, Mission College officially arrived in Sunland-Tujunga. Dr. Monte Perez made the announcement during the groundbreaking ceremony and introduced the dedicated people

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DEPARTMENTS Foothills Happenings............. 2 View from the Rock.............. 3 Letters to the Editor.............. 3 Legion Post Calendar............. 4 Chef Randy........................... 5 Artfully Speaking.................. 5 Crime Stats......................... 10 Take My Card..................... 11

see Mission College, page 9

Local Toastmasters Club Hosts Toast of The Town

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that made it happen after more than eight years of dialogue.

“On behalf of Los Angeles Mission College, as well as

Marlene and Lloyd Hitt along with Herrold Egger receive the “Toast Of The Town Award” for their community service.

Pinewood school students show their appreciation for the new gardens.

A native plant garden honoring the legacy and work of Senator Carol Liu (SD-25) was dedicated during a special event on Tuesday, October 25, at 9 a.m. at the Pinewood Avenue Elementary School in Tujunga. The Pinewood Legacy Garden Project transforms a highly visible, barren

expanse of dirt at a TK–5 elementary school in a lowincome area. Vibrant garden space to learn, play and enjoy now fills 1,500 square feet adjacent to the auditorium and school offices.

Senator Carol Liu, Pinewood Elementary see Garden, page 3

If you have lived in the Foothills area for any length of times you will likely recognizes the names of Lloyd and Marlene Hitt and that of Herrold Egger.

After a dinner and lively Toastmaster meeting, these long-time community leaders were awarded plaques which proclaimed them as Toast of the Town. The awards were given by the Foothills Community Toastmasters Club in

recognition for use of Public Speaking and Leadership in service to our community.

The event happened on October 17 at the home of Marynance Schellenbach.

Susan Stewart presented the award to Herrold citing his many contributions to the community over the years including is work with D.A.R.E., an LAPD program to alleviate the drug see Toast Masters, page 3

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Chamber Mixer at Crow’s Nest Sunland/Tujunga Art Association Schedule of Events

4845 Dunsmore Avenue, in La Crescenta, CA 91214. Low-cost art workshops will be held every Saturday following the second Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. until 2 or 3 p.m.; location to be announced at the Thursday night meetings at the Tujunga Library, 7771 Foothill Blvd. OR the La Crescenta Spiritual Cen-

Free art demonstrations are being held every second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.at the La Crescenta Spiritual Center on

ter. Costs are: members, $20; guests, $30. Payment for Saturday workshops is required by the Thursday meeting just before the workshop.

Nov. 10 & 12: Julie Snyder-Oil Landscape Dec. 8: Holiday Potluck and Pet Rock Painting and Regifting Sale at the Spiritual Ct.

NOV. 8 ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS City of L.A.:

Measure HHH YES As the evening began, chamber members checked in and got their raffle tickets. Arnie Abramyan and Michael Moncrieff have taken the chamber out of it’s rut and are helping to re-vitalize the community businesses by introducing the chamber to prospective members. Mixers are a sure way to show the chamber at its best.

Candlelight Vigil Held for Christine Martinez

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Friends and classmates light candles in memory of Christine Martinez.

A gathering of family and air, landing on its top. All friends for a candlelight three victims were taken to vigil was held last Saturday local hospitals for evaluation. night to honor the memory Nearly 100 people, which of 17-year-old Christine included school staff and Martinez, a Crescenta Valley friends, filled the small High School student who was church clubhouse called killed in a rollover single-car “The Firehouse” before they crash on Tujunga Canyon solemnly marched up the Blvd. walkway and lit candles According to the CHP, the in front of a memorial that accident occurred around contained flowers, a soccer 10:20 p.m. Thursday night ball and a large photograph of when the Ford Explorer SUV the smiling Christine. she was riding in lost control, Dr. Linda Gubler Junge, hitting some boulders next to principal of the Crescenta the roadway and rolling over, Valley High School, told the ejecting Martinez and another gathering crowd that there passenger. were clergy and counselors The vigil was both a solemn available to help those who and uplifting occasion as wanted to talk with someone. fellow students and people Valley Traffic Division who knew her best came detectives are looking for together to remember her as a additional witnesses to the “fun-loving, happy person.” crash. Anyone with more The driver of the SUV, information is urged to call identified as Summerain Detective Dough Larkin at Solomon (also of La (818) 644-8115 or Detective Crescenta) was driving down Bustos at (818) 644-8021.

Tujunga Canyon Blvd. when Those wishing to remain she lost control of the vehicle, anonymous may call Crime causing it to flip through the Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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I woke up this morning with a feeling of apprehension and fright that I couldn’t put my finger on it; things just didn’t feel right. I was still laughing at Kathy Anthony’s window cartoon of what was really frightening: Clinton & Trump. Here we have two totally incompetent candidates that are going to re-form our world.

Just when I think that no one can say anything more dumb than they have, BAM! One or both of them say something so far off the charts that I have to think that they must be a Sunland-Tujunga Facebook administrator.

And that is really scary to me. I never really believed that “we the people” really controlled the elections. Somehow people just got elected and we went along with it. Nobody ever talked about the amount of

money that changed hands before and during the elections.

And then there is the amount of “free money” that the candidates are raising by their offthe-wall comments. I mean that we are talking billions of dollars in free air time that the candidates got by saying really dumb things. Sort of like the Gong Show of elections.

And we can’t do anything about it. I wonder what our progeny will be thinking in the coming years. It must be okay to lie and make up things; after all, our elected leader did it.

Really now — we have come so far in civil rights matters.

Minorities and women can be a part of our society. Even the LGBT groups have a sense of security and can feel a part of society. And then comes Trump with his contemptible flaws of character. I’m an editor of a

newspaper that raises awareness of what is right and wrong in our community. I’ve made mistakes and I’ve always made amends for them. But I’ve also done what I felt was needed for our community: 12 YEARS OF TELLING THE TRUTH. It got people to talking and acting on things. The big joke here is those small people who set up the Facebook hate sites and hide behind their computer.

Like little Trumps having a tantrum, some of our so-called community leaders have overstepped the bounds of civility and one-by-one are getting called down for it.

But it also gives me pleasure to see these “bad” people doing “good” things, like getting the Mission College Campus here. Like cleaning up Commerce Ave. and getting the local businesses working togeth-

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ROCK er. That’s what makes me feel like it was worth all the effort. I love the idea of the Commerce Center Plaza being the center of our town. I love the idea that it is bringing in commerce and new money to the community.

Yes, boys and girls, you can only be frightened if you let yourself be. But we are beginning a renaissance here and I don’t think that anything or body can stop it. And yes: it was probably the water!

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Tiny Tygers

By The Tail Dear Editor, It’s Allan, local artist and Instagrammer. We’re both promoting Sunland-Tujunga and “freedom of expression” in general so I just wanted to send you a line on a story that I think the public should know about.

The Tiny Tygers preschool on Sherman Grove is closing after 20 years of service to the community. The family that works there will be out of work and they live right behind the school. As

Garden, from pg. 1 Principal Patrizia Puccio, student council members and parents, LAUSD, Beyond the Bell/ LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program, FormLA were supporters and sponsors of the landscaping and garden project.

The gathering was to dedicate a new native plant garden

Toast Masters, from pg. 1 problems in the area as well as his contributions to the Little Landers Society.

Lloyd and Marlene Hitt were presented their awards

by Joe DeCenzo who relayed their long lives of service to the community including helping to found the Sunland

you may imagine, there’s a little consternation about this.

Unfortunately the family feels the owners (Foursquare Church) are being very uncommunicative about this ordeal and seem to have disappeared. As a parent of one of the students there, I tend to agree with the family and feel it is my job to call out injustice whenever I see it.

As a reporter of truth, I only ask you to mention the fact in the Foothills Paper, a paper that as a community stakeholder I respect.

October Surprise Mailer

Dear Editor, Yesterday I received a mailer from the Raul Bocanegra campaign. It was designed to illicit fear regarding our incumbent, Assembly Member Patty Lopez. It had what appeared as blood on it and a gun and a pretty scary headline. It is my understanding that Raul Bocanegra has a few skeletons in his closet. There are individuals that are at this moment attempting to make these With regard, skeletons public. In fact, the Allan R. Reyes information was written in an •••

article in Citywatch. Evidently the Bocanegra campaign is learning from our national political scene and how the public can be manipulated through fear. I urge your readers to study all the information and to make a vote based on studying the facts and not succumbing to fear.

It is interesting that in Sunland-Tujunga at least if this type of campaign picture were put on Facebook, many of the locals would call it distasteful and rip him to pieces.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely, Bonnie Corwin •••

and to instill the legacy of Senator Carol Liu (SD-25), a champion for LA’s children and environmental protection and conservation. During the event, parents also re-dedicated a young pomegranate tree (the national tree of Armenia) commemorating the Armenian genocide, which has now been moved to the garden’s new orchard. The project is a

joint effort between Pinewood Elementary, LAUSD, Beyond the Bell/ LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program, FormLA Landscaping, and the Senator’s GREEN21 sustainability program.

The Pinewood Legacy Garden will deliver more than beauty. It will be a powerful tool continuing Senator Liu’s work. It will: 1.) Support

student health, wellness, and academic achievement, 2.)

Serve as an experiential learning tool for students, teachers, and community, 3.) Mitigate food insecurity and hunger, 4.) Be a cool play space, and 5.) Save water and reduce school operational costs.

It was a fun experience for all the adults and children that participated in this event.

Tujunga Neighborhood Council, work with Landers Society and efforts to get landmarks and historical sites recognized and protected.

Richard Stewart spoke about the Foothills Community Toastmasters was established to assist the Foothills community members to increase their public

speaking and leadership skills. He relayed how being a Toastmaster helped him to overcome severe embarrassment and led to his performing in a comedy troop as well as being an active participant in the community groups such as the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council and Rotary Club.

The club plans make the Toast Of The Town awards an annual event to acknowledge community members who are setting a good example to us.

The club meets regularly on Monday nights at the home of Richard and Susan Stewart, 10700 Hillrose Circle, Sunland.

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School Air Forces Junior ROTC lead by Ltc. Dave Worley will perform “The Armed Forces Medley” honoring all the armed forces.

Boy Scout Troop 288, sponsored by the American Legion Post 288, will conduct a flag retirement ceremony.

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Q: Why should you never perform for ghosts?

A: Because they’re always saying “Boo!” This movie gets a bunch of boos out of me, and it’s not because I’m trying to scare it.

Tyler Perry is back and he’s brought his alter ego, Madea, with him. Get ready for 103 minutes of crass old lady jokes with delusions of wisdom.

The story is that Brian (Perry looking like himself) needs someone to look after his 17-year-old daughter Tiffany (Diamond White) on Halloween night. She expressed interest in going to a party at a nearby fraternity, and of course Brian doesn’t want her to go. But he also doesn’t want to rock the boat in their relationship, where he’s trying to be more of a friend than a parent. Apparently he’s being guided by the one book in the world that thinks this approach to parenting is a good idea.

So he asks his Aunt Madea to babysit, and she brings along her brother Joe (Perry again, in horrible makeup but at least not drag), his wife Hattie (Patrice Lovely, in one of the

worst portrayals of an old lady I’ve ever seen), and cousin Bam (Cassi Davis).

Shenanigans follow. Tiffany sneaks out of the house and Madea and her crew have to go to the frat party to track her down. But the silly old people — they don’t know how to interact with the young people. And the flippant young people — they don’t respect their elders and need to be put in their place. And this needs to be done by Madea exposing herself for some reason. Elsewhere in the movie there are clown attacks, zombie attacks, murder scares, arrest scares, candy stealing, prescription pot jokes aplenty, and all manner of PG-13 bathroom humor.

Aside from the jokes being plain unfunny and the characters’ actions being stupid, the movie suffers from pacing issues. Perry, a playwright, clearly wrote some of these scenes with the stage in mind.

Scenes in Brian’s living room stretch on and on, because onstage you can have long conversations in a single setting because it’s necessary to keep set changes to a minimum.

But onscreen it just makes the movie drag, especially since

nothing interesting is being said. Other examples of the film’s staginess hurting it are the horrendous “they need to see it in the back” makeup and of course the broad acting, which in person might be praised for being “energetic,” but here is just obnoxious.

If you’ve ever seen one of these movies, you know that they’re never entirely about Madea and her antics. I’d say “thankfully,” but the serious parts of this movie don’t fare any better. The supposed “heart” of this movie is Brian’s relationship with Tiffany and how he should handle matters of discipline. The idea is that see Boo!, page 9

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Open-Face Artichoke Melt I was reading about an artichoke festival they have in Tuscany, Italy about this time of year. The article featured a sandwich made with focaccia bread, black olives and fresh baby artichokes seasoned with lemon juice.

I thought, Man, I wish I were in Tuscany right now.

Because traveling to Italy was not an option I sat down at the kitchen table and began outlining artichoke sandwich ideas. I decided my sandwich would be open-faced and, for ease of purchase and prep, use canned artichoke hearts instead of the baby artichokes used at the Tuscan artichoke festival.

As I was enjoying this wonderful sandwich in the sun on our back deck, I thought, This is the kind of late afternoon meal Diane Lane would have shared with her lover in the movie Under the Tuscan Sun. It is the perfect sandwich for a spring fling with food.

This hot, open-faced sandwich begins with a taste of classic Italian Fontina cheese and buttery Castelvetrano olives. The fresh tomatoes and artichoke hearts, encased in crusty Ciabatta, get a kick from fresh lemon and explode with flavor as you savor each and every bite.

Serve with a nice bottle of Chianti and clink glasses in a toast to friends, family and to the sunny weather we enjoy here in the Ojai Valley. Mangiamo!

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Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Add garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds. Add artichokes to the skillet and sauté until golden - about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add lemon juice, parsley and salt and

pepper to mixture. Transfer to a small bowl and stir gently to mix. Cover and set aside.

Return skillet to heat; add remaining 1 tablespoon oil.

Arrange tomato slices in skillet and season with additional salt and pepper to taste. Cook for about 5 minutes, then turn each slice over and cook for another 60 seconds. Remove pan from heat and set aside.

Assembly: Scoop out the doughy bottom of each Ciabatta half creating a cavity for the filling. Spread each half with ¼ of the olives. Mound the artichoke mixture over olives and arrange tomato slices over the artichokes. Place one slice of cheese over tomatoes.

Place sandwich halves on baking sheet and place sheet on a rack in the middle of the oven. Broil until cheese melts - about 2 minutes. Watch carefully so cheese does not burn.

Remove sandwiches from broiler and serve while hot.

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I have always wondered why it is that when I listen to music and when I view art, their effects on me are so different. Why don’t I look at art and get the same relative feeling as when I listen to music? I am deeply moved when seeing a beautiful work of art. This is true whether by a master of old or a contemporary master. But my feelings differ dramatically when experiencing each.

I have experienced this when watching others listening to music or viewing art. Why is that, I wonder?

I have asked this question to myself for some time now and wondered about the answer. I would like to explore a theory that has been formulating in my mind over a period of years and see what you think. First let me tell you my thoughts about art and then I will present the ideas I have about music. In my youth I trained and preformed as a musician before moving permanently into Fine Art. When we look at a work of art, there seems to me, to be a lapse of time between the viewer’s feeling for that artwork. The views response is seldom immediately affected.

A feeling about the artwork becomes more apparent to the viewer the longer he views the work or the more he knows about the work.

But the instant emotional feelings they get will be minor or more accurately subdued. Conversely, the oppo-

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site may also happen and no feeling about it will take place. We sum up the experience as one where we either liked the art or not and go on with our day. Why don’t we get a visceral experience right off the bat? There are things about art we need to know in order for it to affect us before we can have an emotional reaction to it. Sure we may like the subject matter, or the colors may be pleasing, but we remain distanced. Something is missing within us that has not been brought to bear. We see the art but have to process it intellectually. We need to know what it is saying. We appreciate and understand the techniques applied by the artist and effort put into it but we remain apart from it. Over time and with more study we begin to appreciate the work and/or the artist. But still we are not emotionally invested in the art. Why not?

With music there seems to be a different effect. People listening to a piece of music have an immediate effect upon hearing the music whether they recognize it or not.

Based on our exposure and experience with the music being played, our emotional responses to it may be intensified. We may not know anything about the piece being played or the author or in what context it belongs, yet we feel something stir within us that makes an emotional connection. Why doesn’t this happen when we look at art?

S-T Arsonist’s Torch Recovered

A fire occurred in the construction yard at 10164 Tujunga Canyon Blvd. at approximately 12:30 p.m. last Saturday.

The fire was started in the alleyway and spread to a tree.

Firefighters from Station 74 knocked it down quickly.

(INSET: photo of torch used to start fire.)

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Crescenta Valley High School AF Jr ROTC Unit CA 882 Annual Rummage Sale

This Saturday, November 5 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crescenta Valley High School Cafeteria, La Crescenta (corner of Glenwood and Prospect Avenues) The CV Junior ROTC Booster Club will conduct a Rummage Sale, the proceeds of which will go to benefit the Jr. ROTC Program at CVHS. The public is invited to participate and to contribute any items of value which may benefit the efforts of the Booster Club to raise funds.

Donations should be delivered to the Crescenta High School Cafeteria on Friday, November 4 from 3 until 5:00 p.m.

The CVHS Cadets in 2016 were National Finalist in the Air Force JROTC Drill and Ceremony Team competition and JROTC College Bowl Academic Team Competition. Most of the activities and programs of the JROTC Program are financed by the Air Force and the School District but many of the expenses for the Cadets activities have to be covered by the Cadets themselves.

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Nightmare on Oswego Street by

Alejandro Magallanes

Halloween has changed for me over the years. As a child, I loved dressing up as my favorite horror movie monsters. In my twenties, Halloween became an excuse for me to party my ass off. Now, as a father of two little boys, my Halloween is swamped with cute costumes, cartoons and my boys’ insatiable desire to “win” more, and more, and more CANDY. Two years ago on Halloween night, my wife, my two boys and I were making our way down Oswego Street to Sunland Neighborhood Church’s “Trunk or Treat.” We were at the corner when I ran into a fellow daddy. We greeted each other. I told his 5-yearold that he looked awesome in his Indiana Jones costume.

The boy looked at me, eyes wide open, and warned, “Don’t go in there! There’s a little girl cut in half!” He was pointing to a huge tarp covered structure at the corner house of Oswego and Oro Vista. His dad explained to me how his son really wanted to

go inside, so they stepped in set up my “cross-fit” workout and upon seeing this resistation. After setting up, he dence’s version of Halloween, helped me guide the kids they immediately walked out. I through their workout. I immethanked them for the warning diately noticed he was a great and told them I would meet up helping-hand and he was great with them at the Trunk or with kids.

Treat. I turned to my wife: After the event, Richard “Babe. Watch the kids. I’m go- helped me take down my ing inside.” workout station. We needed I walked through their maze. some tools that the school Yes, there was a young girl could not supply. He offered, who looked like she had been “I’ll get them from my house.” law, Diane. That crew has The material structure of cut in half, and she was grab“Isn’t that too far?” I asked. He since extended to cousins, their haunt has grown too. bing her own “intestines.” I replied, “No. I live right there.” nephews and nieces. Richard “We started with a strobe light, won’t tell you what else I saw He pointed to the corner house let his nephew, Samuel, and a hockey mask and a chainthat night, but I will tell you on Oswego and Oro Vista. I his niece, Sophia, do the scarsaw,” Richard explains. Greg that I was thrilled. I loved it! shouted, “You’re the Hallowing one year and it worked laughs, reminding him, “An For a daddy like me who will een guy!” He grinned, nodding beautifully. The following year electric chainsaw.” These were probably not be going to yes. I was so excited that as he had them step away from humble beginnings for a haunt amusement park haunts until soon as I arrived home from the haunt, not wanting to take that has since grown into my sons are in their teens, I the event, I proudly announced time away from their “trick or wood structures, mazes, fog completely enjoyed this expeto my wife, “I worked with the treating.” The kids promptly machines, black lights, gas rience. They brought the haunt Halloween guy from Oswego discovered that getting free powered chainsaws and anyto me, and I was grateful.

Street!” She lit up, immediate- candy was boring in comparithing else they can mutate into Two years later, I was work- ly asking, “Who are the kids son to having the opportunity a twisted nightmare. ing an event at Sunland Elethat help him?” I realized we to scare the bejeezus out of “It’s pretty complex now,” mentary, where daddy volunboth had plenty of questions. adults on Halloween night.

Richard continues. “We have teers are in short supply. My Fortunately, Richard was will- They returned to the haunt and to do a mini mock-up. Test evfriend Kristie greeted me and ing to answer. have been helping out since. erything ahead of time.” It’s saw that I needed help. “Rich- Richard’s Halloween antics When I saw her cut in half, great that they do. They selard can help,” she told me. started six years ago on Oswe- with her guts spilling out, Sodom come across any probShe sends over her husband, go Street. The original “haunt phia was 11. Samuel was 8, lems. (I can see Richard this tattooed dude who’s twice team” was him, his brother-in- chasing people with a huge pig knocking on wood.) Of course, my size. He kindly helped me law, Greg, and his mother-insee Nightmare, page 9 mask.

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Mission College, from pg. 1

he said as he brought those responsible for the satellite campus up to the front of the new campus where they were formally introduced.

“This groundbreaking formally marks the beginning of our efforts to serve the Sun-

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of people line up to enter their haunt.

“It’s where we’re located,” Richard said. “Because we’re across the street from the Trunk or Treat, we get a lot of foot traffic.” And that’s true.

That’s exactly how I found out about his haunt. But what I find most amusing is that the church who supplies his “foot traffic” is also an establishment who has asked him not to celebrate Halloween. Richard receives letters and flyers from local churches on the days leading up to his haunt, pleading with him not to celebrate the holiday. Churches send these letters, explaining that Halloween is “the devil’s

holiday” and that Jesus loves by and gave them money, Richard, so there is no need for thanking them for their hard him to participate in the sins of work. Indeed, they have expeHalloween. rienced their fair share of “I don’t understand them. I “drive-by donations.” But it is wouldn’t ask them to stop celnot just the materials and the ebrating Christmas. This is all supplies. It is also the love. for fun. It’s for the communiWhile I was working with ty.” Indeed, it is for our SunRichard on his front lawn this land-Tujunga community, and year, a mom drove by, shoutmany in our community have ing from her family van, “You reciprocated Richard’s altruis- guys are great! We love what tic Halloween spirit. Richard you do! Every year! Thank and Greg have told me that you!” people will drive by and sim Last Monday was Hallowply give them props and lights. een haunt number seven. I’m One year, when it was still waiting to see if they’ve “crunch-time,” and they were topped their number of guests down to their last box of from last year: 794. And if you screws, and they were running wonder what happens after all low on funds, a person drove the lights go down, the last

fogger is out of juice, and the chainsaws are out of gas…let me tell you. It’s kind of like the ending of “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!” where Charlie Brown and Linus are sitting at the wall, discussing their past Halloween experience. Only it’s Richard and Greg, sitting together, exhausted, discussing their past Halloween haunt, and promising, “You just wait till next year! Next year will be better! We’ll be back, and we’ll scare the crap out of everyone who dares to enter!”

To learn more about the haunt on Oswego, visit Dr. Phobias nightmare on Facebook.

Assemblywoman Patty Lopez and the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, I am pleased to announce that the Sunland-Tujunga Satellite Campus is officially here,”

Nightmare, from pg. 8 they have had their share of minor mishaps and setbacks over the years. There was the year it rained and part of the tarp collapsed, getting everything wet and forcing them to close early. There was an adult who was frightened and slapped one of the kids.

They’ve had a few run-ins with inebriated guests who fall down, knock things over or “bully” their way though the path. But other than those small issues, their haunt has primarily served our community as a delightfully frightening experience. And did I mention well-attended? Hundreds

Boo!, from pg. 4 Brian is too soft and Madea and Joe are advising him to be too harsh, and the best solution is somewhere in between.

Brian’s approach clearly isn’t working and Madea and Joe cite examples that Hammurabi would consider abusive. Is it any wonder that none of it comes off as insightful?

I’m giving “Boo! A Madea Halloween” one star out of five. Please know that I don’t despise this movie the way I despise some of the other movies I’ve given one star to

this year. It’s too lightweight to get me that angry. And at least I can take a little bit of solace in knowing that Perry had to be uncomfortable under all the makeup and prosthetics. I just can’t think of a single thing this movie does right.

One star out of five.

“Boo! A Madea Halloween” is rated PG-13 for drug use and references, suggestive content, some horror images and thematic material. Its running time is 103 minutes.

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