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Another Wildfire in Little Tujunga Canyon
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Safe Streets members John Laue, Lori Apthorp, Eve Sinclair, Randy Perez, Alejandro Magallanes, David DeMullé and Marlene Hitt; not shown is Liliana Sanchez.
Firefighter battles to control wildfire! by
David DeMullé
A wildfire possibly started by an automobile accident Monday morning burned
more than 50 acres in the L.A. County portion of Little Tujunga Canyon and required the efforts of the LAFD, Cal Fire and the Erickson Sky
Crane to extinguish it. The initial alarm came in about 5:15 a.m. with a call for help in putting out a onesee Inferno, page 9
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JAIME HERRERA, Corporate Officer/Entreprenuer BONNIE D. CORWIN Businesswoman/Bookkeeper ROBERT C. SORIANO Los Angeles City Employee NANCY WOODRUFF (WITHDRAWN) Realtor JOSE G. CASTILLO Real Estate Broker MARTHA “MARLIN” MEDRANO Community Activist MONICA RODRIGUEZ Los Angeles Commissioner/ Businesswoman TERRENCE “TERRY” GOMES Financial Advisor FRANKI MARIE BECERRA
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The Safe Streets Committee met last Saturday at the North Valley City Hall to examine different thoughts on how to reduce the traffic accidents in our community. Traffic fatalities and accidents are up 300% from this
time last year and something has to be done about it. One suggestion to check out is the installation of “bollards” down the center of Foothill Blvd. to discourage illegal left-hand turns and unsafe Uturns.
Joyous, Solemn Event At Two-Strike Park
CONNIE SAUNDERS Lender Mortgage Subservicer BENNY “BENITO” BERNAL Community Advocate MIKE SCHAEFER Public Interest Advocate CARLOS LARA Community Leader DALE GIBSON Rancher/Stuntman OLGA AYALA Community Organizer RICARDO BENITEZ Business Owner KARO TOROSSIAN Chief Environmental Planner
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Lt. Col David Worley salutes the colors at Two-Strike Park. Bunting and flags were blowing in the warming morning as groups of revelers, were gathering at twostrike Park in La Canada last week. It looked more like a 4th of July get together than a solemn occasion. What made the 100-plus happy participants stand out were their American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars uniform caps, hats with campaign pins and a steel drum filled with burning logs. This
was the annual American Legion Veterans Day and Flag Retirement Ceremony. This year, flags that were to be retired were cut into strips of red white and blue and carried by the Boy and Cub Scouts as well as participants that brought their own American flags to the park for a proper and dignified retirement. It was a beautiful day. The program began with the pledge of allegiance and the see Colors, page 5
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Botox Girl by
I’ve Got Answers! It’s Not Just Halloween, It’s a Spooktacular Event! Terri Whiting
Take it from me, I love Botox! Botox is so effective at preventing and softening facial lines that Botox and I have been having this love affair for more than 10 years, hence the name “Botoxgirl.” It’s my e-mail and my license plate, and people have recognized me and said, “Hey — you’re the Botox girl!” My love affair is out in the open; I can’t hide it — it’s addicting. We meet every three months and I’m proud of it! I received several questions after the articles on Botox, Vampire Face Lift and the OShot. I would love to share with the Foothill community some of the common questions emailed, or people ask me, about certain cosmetic treatments including my favorite: Botox. If I have Botox injections, will my frown lines look worse after the Botox wears off? No, actually it’s preventative. Over time, your frown lines may soften after having Botox treatments. The Botox
Terri Whiting prevents you from repeatedly frowning and causing microinjuries to your skin. Without Botox, the frown lines will continue to become deeper and more noticeable as time goes on. Stop the movement, stop the injury. Do the Botox injections hurt? Um... yeah, just a bit. The needle is very thin and small. Ice can be used or a numbing cream can be applied prior to the injections. I find most people only experience a little pressure or pinch with the needle and don’t bother with numbing.
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We didn’t have room last and their parents who walk up edition to include the ABSOOrcas street to be awed and LUTELY BEST HAUNTED amazed at the display that HOUSE IN THE N/E VALtakes a week to create. LEY. Every year for the past Hundreds of pounds of 10 years, the Campbells of treats are given out to the Orcas street in Shadow Hills revelers, and everyone has a Estates have been putting on a “spooktacular” time. Some of Halloween Haunted House for the creators who have fullthe community. But the word time jobs in the film industry got out and for three days in use their varied experience to October the streets are filled creat the amazing special efwith thousands of kids, pets fects. It’s hard to decide who
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Herb Wesson Visits STNC
L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson came to the STNC meeting last Wednesday night to congratulate the NC for sticking together and bringing the problems of money owed to the NC for moving and other expenses, and in particular the need for the NC to come back to North Valley City Hall where it had been for twelve years. Councilman Felipe Fuentes in a fit of “snit” banished the STNC from the city owned building. Wesson, ever the showman stated in a moment of exuberance, “I love this job! I love being a public servant and seeing things happen!” The meeting was well attended with over 125 stake holders and another 30 youth from Verdugo Hills High School. Alisa Orduna, the Mayor’s Homeless Policy Director spoke about different ideas that the city is working on to
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One of the things a “real” newspaper has is an editorial box where the editor or publisher gets on his/her soapbox and ties all the loose stories together. It’s not easy doing it week after week, month after month and year after year, but it is the focal point for most readers to see what is happening in the community. Think about it, could you write a comprehensive statement that people could follow? We as a nation just had an election and the person that “everybody” hated ended up getting elected President of the United States. We as a community just had our neighborhood council and Chamber of Commerce elections and those who were elected didn’t follow what the minority wanted. Surprise! The members balked at the machine’s interference and decided to try and pull the community back together. And it seems to be working.
Now we’re going to have another election to replace our councilman. Can you believe it, there are 31 people that threw their hats in the ring to go after that job. And it is really a crosssection of who we are. I’m concerned (but not really) that our STNC President Krystee Clark might win and once again the STNC will not have the person we elected. But I won’t hold my breath for that to happen. She’s a great leader and has made things happen in S-T. In the last election, The Paper made 21 suggestions on how to vote. Nineteen of them won. Now that’s pretty good calling. But it boiled down to people getting out the vote. For that I want to thank you. Our major concern RIGHT NOW, is the arson fires, the horrible drivers and what we are going to do about slowing traffic on Foothill Blvd. and La Tuna Canyon. We have a new group called
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R OCK “Safe Streets” that is comprised of some really dedicated people that are creating ideas that they can examine. This isn’t “like the weather” where everybody talks about it but doesn’t do anything about it. These people are actually coming up with ideas that can be submitted to city hall. We’ve had three traffic deaths in four months here and more traffic accidents that I can even count. So many in fact that we don’t even roll on most of them.
I hope that our photo archives of over 5,000 traffic accidents will be put to good use in creating a public awareness campaign to slow these drivers down. But it’s going to take more than pictures and campaigns to get something done, it’s going to take you the reader and your children beginning to act responsibly that is going to make the change. And I’m looking forward to seeing it happen. And no, you can’t say It’s The Water!
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formation at all,even now, so you can imagine how grateful Mr. Knopp’s family was when my friend called on them to let them know that he didn’t die alone and that he had his family on his mind when he passed. I am very proud of my friend...her name is Bridgette O’Donnell. I can only imagine that her sharing this with this man’s family, they were able to find some peace in the situation, knowing that he tried to hang on and just couldn’t. NOW...I’m not surprised why that accident happened... the bike lane ends so abruptly that this accident was inevitable! Something ought to be done about that. The bike lane ended and basically Mr. Knopp was a sitting duck, if you will, and if you
look at the location of the accident, it’s been an accident WAITING to happen and I can’t believe that no one has been hit there before now. To Mr. Knopp’s family, may God bless you at this sad, sad time...and may Jeffrey Knopp rest in peace. I have heard he was a wonderful husband, father and brother, that left all of you WAY too soon. I am so very sorry for your loss.
struck by a car on Foothill Blvd. near Pinewood on Monday, Nov. 7, survived.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR/PUBLISHER Dr. David DeMullé
Dear Editor, Thank God! A very close friend of mine was driving by the bicycle accident last Tuesday. She stopped and tried to keep Mr. Knopp concious, reminding him that he MUST have someone who loves him and needs him to come home that night. He tried to open his eyes when she asked him to, and then he died. His wife found out when she realized he was late getting home from work, so she located his cell phone’s signal and went driving to where the signal directed her, and that’s how she found out it was her husband that had been hit by a car. The police didn’t really offer much in-
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Like many ranchos, Sunland-Tujunga passed through a few transitions over the decades since the first settlers, the Native American Tongva tribe arrived. This area has a rich history behind it having several of its historical landmarks listed in the California register. Eighty years ago in order to attract settlers to the area , the advertisement went like this: COME TO TUJUNGA BUILD YOUR OWN
HOUSE And indeed Angelinos came. That was back then, today it appears housing developers are sending out that same message only they’re the ones who are going to build your house in north Big Tujunga Canyon and Verdugo Hills Golf Course areas. Many local residents may feel as though they are a single voice up against something much bigger than they are. Permit me to say you’re not a single voice but one of thousands of other voices
Debbie Zell Editor’s note: The name of the man killed while riding his bicycle was Jeffery Herbert Knopp of Sunland. He was struck by a car and killed about 5:15 p.m. He was 60 years old. The motorcyclist who was
who feel the same way you do. And as a large group together we can make a difference in the community by attending city council meetings, and establishing a good public relations campaign. It’s a known fact that communities who have used social media, informational mailings and meetings, and have had dialogue with project developers have in fact altered a planned project , sometimes even stopped it. This isn’t about what city council wants . This is about
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You’re Welcome Dear Editor, I enjoyed your piece on Clinton / Trump. Thank you! And I must admit that it’s comforting to know that I’m not alone in having a negative attitude for this presidential election. My hat’s off to you for telling the truth, something that appears to be a scary concept for both candidates . •••
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what the community wants and council members as well as city officials would do well to heed the voice of the people since it’s the voters who give meaning to the word constituency. Let that vacant Home Depot on Foothill Blvd. be a reminder not only to council members but to developers alike that what amounts to nothing more than watered down gentrification is not acceptable nor does it work in this historsee Developers, page ?
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Summit Church Provides Kids a Safe Haunt on All Hallows Eve
Amelia Anderson
“And they got more candy and treats than dodging cars Summit Church sponsored through city streets,” said a fun-filled Harvest Festival pastor Scott Le La Cheur. with more “bounce-to-theTaking a concept that he creounce” Halloween night. ated in Texas 23 years ago, Sporting booths manned by the Harvest Carnival has carnival-costumed parents hosted more than 7,000 kids made the night a fun advenand countless families in this ture for community children. safe celebration. by
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Movie Review: Dr. Strange by
Bob Garver
Doctor Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is the latest superhero to be added to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Prior to becoming a superhero, he’s a lot like Tony Stark: an arrogant genius who coasts through life on incredible talent without really pushing himself beyond his comfort zone. Strange is a surgeon who gets in a car accident and loses use of his hands. He’s lucky that’s all he loses after his car went over a steep cliff, but as a surgeon, he’s still devastated. He plunges into a downward spiral where he goes broke and turns away his caring girlfriend (Rachel McAdams). No doctors in the Western Hemisphere will help Strange, so he travels to Nepal to be treated by a mysterious Ancient One (Tilda Swinton). She introduces him to a form of magic and subjects him to things he never thought possible, like separating his spirit from his body and sending him hurling through the multiverse. He becomes her student, with her training him for what he thinks is his own benefit, but is actually to make him a defender of the planet. A dangerous former student
(Mads Mikkelsen) is trying to steal all of the Earth’s time and is planning to turn it over to an evil outer space cloud monster who will use it to achieve world domination. I might not have gotten that last part quite right, but that part of the movie doesn’t make a lot of sense. Actually, a great deal about this movie doesn’t make a lot of sense. This movie can’t turn around without introducing us to something incredible. In a very short span of time, Strange learns about out-of-body experiences, the outer reaches of the universe, the creation of matter with his mind, the culling of resources from parallel dimensions, a protective cloak with a mind of its own, a portable prison of sorts, all manner of manipulating time and space, and a librarian who has apparently never heard of Beyonce. Maybe a wunderkind like Strange can keep track of it all, but I couldn’t. And frankly the movie can’t either. These concepts are thrown around haphazardly so we can get about five minutes of cool visuals, but they don’t seem to have any long-term effects on our world. That’s not to say that there’s not a lot about to like about
this movie. Cumberbatch has finally found a blockbuster leading role that suits him, and he has excellent chemistry with everybody. The humor mostly hits, outside of tired Mister/Doctor confusion. And the aforementioned cool visuals are extraordinarily cool. The movie has a somewhat dull color palate until that multiverse sequence and then wham! – you’re hit with the full spectrum. One of these parallel universes sees Strange’s hand grow new hands out of his fingers, and then those hands grow hands, and those hands grow hands. You might not think you’re freaked out by fingers, but trust me, you are. Then there’s see Doctor Strange, page 9
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Burrata Lasagna by
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What is Burrata? Burrata a semisoft white Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream. The outer shell is solid mozzarella, while the inside contains both mozzarella and cream, giving it an unusual texture. It is to die for. What is lasagna? I say it is the ultimate one-pot meal. In its most basic form, lasagna is a layered dish of long, wide noodles with blankets of sauce, cheese, and other tasty ingredients in between. When you use Burrata cheese in lasagna the end result is amazing. This is a make-ahead recipe, if you want, for two hungry adults. Make it the night before you need it, cover and put in the refer until ready to
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I have been working in New Mexico for the past fourteen months, and there have been challenges that have presented themselves that have made me question my ideas about art, teaching and community. When you come to a smaller community, you find that motives and goals are quite different than what you are used to in bigger cities like New York, California or any other art mecca. Interest in art is still strong, but many here do not aspire to become worldlass or to interact on a bigger or world stage. They do not seek fame or notoriety, while willing to learn and advance the drive for acclaim and excellence is not as acute as I found when teaching in New York or California. I have managed to offer drawing and painting classes for students wishing to add to or continue their art training in several venues here. And I have had success in bringing new techniques and ideas to many in the community willing to expand their knowledge — with several notable differences. Aspiring artists understandably gravitate to areas where educational opportunities flourish. Where you go to get the best teachers. Where there are opportunities to see great art. Where you can commune with others of like mind and be inspired by them and by your surroundings. This was true in the Renaissance and it is true today. This has been my belief and understanding since I decided to become a professional artist and make my life all about creating art. When I first started teach-
ing here, I had false assumptions about how and what I would teach. Foolishly, I expected on that first day to be assailed by semi-seasoned artists ready to push forward and expand their experiences; artists who, with several years already behind them, were anxious to break new ground and work to improve their skills. Alas, that was not what I found here. Forgetting to consider the time and place, I failed to appreciate that I was no longer in an art mecca where seasoned artists congregate. This was not an area where one goes to expand one’s artistic prowess and expertise. I found here a community that firstly had a culture I was unfamiliar with. A culture steeped in traditions with which I had no knowledge or experience. I had forgotten to take into account I was a stranger in a strange land with a rich culture going back centuries. A history and culture where I was completely ignorant. My wife has repeatedly reminded me that I am on my own time frame, one which may be incompatible with the reality of my situation. She is right again. I have come to the understanding that to create opportunities for myself, I need to understand the people and the history of this place. In the end, excellence can be achieved regardless of initial ability or the lack of desire to be famous or world renowned. Keeping art alive and vital should be my ultimate goal.
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The memorial was set up earlier in the day and an honor guard vigil was held from noon to 2 p.m. when the ceremony began to draw people toward the front of the memorial’s center. This year, the presentation was directed to those women who served in our armed forces, in the present and in the past. Congressman Adam Schiff gave a dedication and honored the seven service women from La Crescenta and Glendale, four of which were in attendance to receive their certificates of appreciation.
singing of the “Star-Spangled Banner” by an elementary school student that belted out the words like a grown-up diva. Lt. Col. David Worley, with the Crescenta Valley High School Junior Air Force ROTC, spoke of the commitment it takes to be an ROTC commander and the amount of years he served in both the US Air Force and National Guard before he came to the Crescenta Valley High School.
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L.A. Dodgers First Baseman Adrian Gonzalez to Host Second Annual Bat 4 Hope Celebrity Softball Game PROCEEDS RAISED FROM THE GAME WILL BENEFIT PADRES CONTRA EL CÁNCER® (PADRES)
2013 and was named an official Ambassador shortly after. Since his introduction, Gonzalez has participated in several of the organization’s family and fundraising events such as, the annual Stand for HOPE! 5K Run/Walk; the annual Family Holiday event; and he has visited families at PADRES partner hospitals. This is the second year Gonzalez will host, play and chair the event. Invited celebrities playing and attending the game include: APL.DE.AP and TABOO (Black Eyed Peas); YANCEY ARIAS (actor); AYYDE (on-air personality);
ADRIAN BELLANI (actor); BETO CUEVAS (musician); LANDON DONOVAN (pro soccer player); AMERICA FERRERA (actor); RYAN GUZMAN (actor); ZULAY HENAO (actor); MARIO LOPEZ (TV personality); DJ LEZLEE; CONSTANCE MARIE (actor); ALEJANDRO NAVARRO (Telemudo 52); AMAURY NOLASCO (actor); EDWARD JAMES OLMOS (actor); SANDRA PEÑA (onair personality); KEVEN RAMIREZ (on-air personality); FREDDY RIVERA (on-air personality); ADAM RODRIGUEZ (actor); GIOVANI DOS SANTOS (pro soccer player);
CASSIE SCERBO (actor); MARIANO TRUJILLO (Fox Deportes); ANDY VARGAS (singer); KERRI WALSH JENNINGS (Olympian/pro volleyball player) and more. The second annual Bat 4 Hope celebrity softball game will include a sponsor village, a silent auction, a limited autograph session with Adrian Gonzalez and an award ceremony for game MVPs. PADRES Contra El Cáncer (PADRES) is an organization committed to improving the quality of life for Latino children with cancer and their families. PADRES programs, activities and services, while
primarily oriented to the Latino community, serve childhood cancer patients from all races and ethnic origins. No family is turned away. Celebrating 30 of years of service, PADRES brings together children, families, healthcare professionals and community leaders to promote a comprehensive understanding of childhood cancer and other blood disorders as well as effective methods for treatment. Please join our National Spokespersons Eva Longoria and Beto Cuevas in the fight against childhood cancer. To purchase tickets, please visit www.IAmHOPE.org.
let over medium-high. Add butter. Cook, stirring occaChanterelle mushrooms, seasionally, until mushroom mix2 4-ounce rounds Burrata son with salt and pepper and ture is considerably reduced cheese (torn into large pieces) cook, stirring occasionally, un- - about 5 minutes. Return 6 teaspoons Parmesan cheese til browned and starting to mushroom mixture to bowl (grated fine) crisp ( 8-10 minutes). Transfer and set aside. 5 teaspoons fresh marjoram to a bowl and set aside. Combine ricotta and cream leaves. Do the same with the Crem- in a small bowl. Season with ini mushrooms, 1 tablespoon salt and pepper and set aside. Directions: butter and 1 tablespoon oil. Assembly: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Mix in first batch of mush There will be six layers of Heat 1 tablespoon butter and rooms and add shallot, wine, noodles. 1 tablespoon oil in a large skil- and remaining 1 tablespoon To begin, spread a thin lay-
er of ricotta mixture in a small baking dish (I use a large bread loaf pan) and top with 2 noodles side by side. Spread 1/5th of the ricotta mixture over noodles, layer with 1/5th of the mushrooms, then a few pieces of Burrata. Top evenly with 1 teaspoon Parmesan and 1 teaspoon marjoram leaves. Repeat layering process (starting with noodles and ending with marjoram) 4 more times.
Dust the top with the last of the Parmesan and a bit of fresh ground pepper. Cover with foil and bake until warmed through - about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until golden brown - about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for at 5 minutes before serving. Serve with a fresh garden salad and vinaigrette dressing.
On Saturday, November 19, L.A. Dodgers first baseman and PADRES Ambassador ADRIAN GONZALEZ will host the second annual Bat 4 Hope celebrity softball game at Dodger Stadium. Proceeds raised from the event will benefit PADRES CONTRA EL CÁNCER, a non-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life for children with cancer and their families. Gonzalez first became involved with the organization in
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Inferno, from pg. 1 acre fire. By 5:30 a.m., the fire had grown to five acres with little wind. As the sun came up, the winds increased
Candidates, from pg. 1 MONICA RATLIFF Teacher/School Boardmember VENESSA MARTINEZ Deputy Attorney General ANTONY RODRIGUEZ Project Coordinator
Botox Girl, from pg. 2 Does the Vampire Face Lift require a lot of blood? No, one tube is usually plenty for a procedure. If there are a lot of platelets extracted from your tube of blood, I like to combine both the Lift and the Facial into one treatment. It makes a great combination with better lasting results.
Doctor Strange, from pg. 4 a chase/fight scene where the gravity is altered, so the characters run and fight up, down, all around, side to side, and many other directions. I got nauseated by this disorienting
and the fire whipped down Little Tujunga Canyon toward the horse ranches at Gold Creek Crossing. The fire roared out of control for about an hour with flames
NICOLE CHASE Education Advocate/Rancher
climbing to 100 feet and touching the high voltage power lines. Water-dropping helicopters and a bulldozer quickly stopped the forward move-
ment of the fire and county firefighters set back fires to secure the area. The fire was knocked down by 11 a.m. but ground crews stayed at the scene until 5 p.m. putting out
hot-spots. No structures were damaged and there were no injuries. For a video of the incident, please visit www.facebook. com/thefoothillspaper.
MARK REED Businessman/Realtor/Rancher
LOUIE ANTHONY MENDOZA Community Activist
Boardmember
JUAN SALAS Community Organizer
KRYSTEE CLARK Neighborhood Council President
CARLOS O. CHAVARRIA Small Business Manager
JOHN T. HIGGINSON Business Owner/Counselor
What exactly is a “Vampire Facial” compared to the “Vampire Face Lift” ? With the “Facial” procedure, your platelets are painted on the surface of your skin and infused onto your entire face by using tiny mico-needles. During the “Face Lift” procedure the platelets are injected directly into your skin sequence, but I appreciate the effort. With pun absolutely intended, “Doctor Strange” is one of Marvel’s stranger movies. The film’s ambition knows no bounds. Unfortunately, the film’s running time should
at various locations, like under the eyes for dark circles. How often should I get the Vampire Facial or Lift? Honestly, I’m addicted. I do my own treatments and have seen amazing results. I have had so many compliments on my skin since I started doing the Vampire Facial/Lift. The treatments can be repeated have been a bound(ary). The film comes up with amazing ideas faster than it can handle them. I hate to ask a film to ease up on the creativity, but taking more time to develop some of its higher concepts would have given this film
ART MINER Aerospace Engineer/Businessman DAVID JESSE BARRON Neighborhood Council anywhere from three to six months. It depends on which areas are being treated.
FRED A. FLORES Commissioner/Veterans’ Advocate
Josail Skin Care, drop me an e-mail.
How long does it take for the O-Shot to start working? The O-Shot takes anywhere from three weeks to three months to begin feeling effects. If you have any questions about some of the cosmetic procedures that are done at
Peace, Botoxgirl Josail Skin Care 7204 Foothill Boulevard Suite A First Aid Urgent Care (818) 352-8333 botoxgirl1@gmail.com www.josail.com
some much-needed coherence. Still, when this movie works, it works beautifully. I loved this movie when I could wrap my head around it. Doctor Strange could probably use some kind of magic to literally wrap his head around it.
Two and a Half Stars out of Five “Doctor Strange” is rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action throughout. Its running time is 115 minutes. Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@nyu.edu.
Developers, from pg. 3
that doesn’t justify changing the structure of community by building on it. Thirdly, it violates equestrian ordinance intended use. The developer Snowball who currently owns the Verdugo Hills golf course will be permanently closing the doors of the place on Dec. 31 with the high expectations of getting the property re-zoned so the developer get present his sob story of lack of business to the city in hopes of convincing the need to rezone the property which would allow the developer to build 200 homes in this area as well . These people are serious, they don’t have a problem playing the waiting game until the ball eventually gets into their court. Investors/developers are notorious for having a wait and see attitude. Now it’s time for us to join forces as a community and get more serious than they are. Game on.
ic community. That vacant building is like a monument eye sore that seemingly calls out to everyone passing by , “you see I told you so.” We can learn from past mistakes . Developers can’t understand or they don’t want to understand how disruptive major building projects are to a small town not to mention disrespect for historical significance. They just don’t get it! And wanting to build 200 homes in Big Tujunga Canyon typifies their vision of a cash register. So what other recourse is available if developers continue to push us? Firstly, development of this type in this area violates community planning, zoning, open blending and transitional requirements. Secondly it violates the scenic preservation plan. Just because there’s an open space
Wesson, from pg. 2
DROP-OFF HOURS: Mon-Fri after 2:30 p.m.
MICHAEL VENORE MOSBY Community Organizer
outreach. Pat Kramer received a potted plant for her birthday and Dana Stangel of Teranga Ranch presented Wesson with a can of “Coyote Bane” after she made a short presentation about coyotes in our neighborhood.
Coffee and pastries were provided by Arnie of Arnie’s Coffee N Cruise.
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Crime Stats Assault 11/11/16 02:45 PM 7500 BLOCK OF JAYSEEL ST
Theft 11/06/16 01:00 AM 7900 BLOCK OF WENTWORTH ST
Assault 11/11/16 02:45 PM 7500 BLOCK OF JAYSEEL ST
11/05/16 10:30 PM 00 BLOCK OF SILVERTON AV AND APPERSON ST
Theft 11/11/16 08:00 PM 10700 BLOCK OF MATHER AV Theft 11/10/16 06:00 PM 11500 BLOCK OF JEFF AV Assault 11/10/16 08:50 AM 7500 BLOCK OF MCGROARTY ST Theft 11/09/16 08:10 PM 9900 BLOCK OF COVELLO ST
11/05/16 01:00 AM 7800 BLOCK OF APPERSON ST Robbery 11/05/16 09:29 PM 8600 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BL
Theft 11/08/16 10:00 PM 10000 BLOCK OF MOUNTAIR AV Theft 11/08/16 10:30 PM 10800 BLOCK OF CROCKETT ST
Burglary 11/03/16 08:00 PM 7500 BLOCK OF SAN FERNANDO RD
Theft 11/08/16 02:40 PM 7700 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BL
Theft 11/03/16 10:59 AM 8700 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BLVD
Theft 11/07/16 08:30 PM 8100 BLOCK OF GLENCREST DR Assault 11/06/16 01:15 AM 10400 BLOCK OF SUNLAND BL
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Theft 11/04/16 05:00 PM 00 BLOCK OF WHEATLAND AND COLEBROOK
Theft 11/07/16 07:00 AM 7900 BLOCK OF TOPLEY LN
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Fresh Trees Arrive at Kathy’s the Day After Thanksgiving! We are a family-run business that has been selling Christmas trees for more than 30 years. We hand-pick our trees from a grower in Oregon. For special orders, we go out to the tree farm and select the perfect tree for that specific order. Our trees are as fresh as is possible. We don’t cut down our trees until two days before shipment. Our first shipment comes the day after Thanksgiving and the second shipment arrives two weeks later. We go to great efforts to keep our trees as fresh as possible. We keep them wrapped, sheltered and watered until they are sold. The trees standing in our lot always have water in their bowls. Almost all trees sell the same day they are stood up in the lot, so they are not exposed to the drying air for long before being purchased.
The types of trees we offer are Nordmans, Nobles, Grand Firs and Douglas Firs. We can handle trees of any size, but trees above 14 feet must be special-ordered. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for requests. Please call 818-353-5416 to place your order. We are one of the few Christmas tree lots in Los Angeles that does both fireproofing and flocking. All trees placed in a commercial building in the county of Los Angeles must be fireproofed. We also provide trees to churches, schools and local organizations. Our biggest tree is 30 feet high and can be seen in the city of Glendale’s city hall. We have competitive prices and great service. Come visit Kathy’s Trees at 8450 Foothill Boulevard in Sunland!
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An Empty Seat on Thanksgiving by
Alejandro Magallanes
I love the holidays. To me, the holidays are all about family. I have my wife, my two little boys and a baby girl who will be arriving before Christmas. I am excited! This is one of my favorite times of the year. I think that’s why I am having a difficult time processing our city’s traffic problems. As a member of the Safe Streets Committee, I don’t receive these traffic accidents in the same way the city of Los Angeles does: as bits of data, collected and organized to label us one of the most dangerous cities in the High Injury Network. No, I process our traffic information much differently. I see an empty chair at Thanksgiving dinner, a seat in which 17-year-old Christine Martinez would be sitting had she not been violently ejected from the rolling SUV that killed her. I imagine her family having a very difficult time being thankful during this holiday season. I see the surviving teenagers’ parents holding hands, deep in prayer, thankful that their children survived the crash, but distressed about how Christine’s death is going to impact their young souls. Will their kids suffer from “survivor’s guilt”? Will there be lawsuits prolonging and drawing out this traumatic incident? How will that community respond to the accident? With blame? Criticism? Will their children be able to handle all of this? I am not writing this to evoke sympathy from you or to play on your emotions; I am letting you know that these traffic accidents do not hurt just the ones who get carried off in an ambulance. Traffic collisions devastate an entire community of family and friends. This recent teenage traffic death will be in the news for a week, but the family will be suffering for the years to come. Maybe, if we recognize the lasting impact that these accidents have on the lives of the people we love, we will change the way we drive our vehicles in this town. Last month, the Safe Streets Committee met with Nat Gale, a transportation planner and engineer. (More can be found at https://m.facebook.com/Sunland-Tujunga-Safe-Streets-1093859640706916/?re f=bookmarks. ) He is the lead coordinator of Vision Zero and is well-educated on issues of traffic collisions and deaths. Do you know that the leading cause of death for kids between the ages 5 and 14 is traffic collisions? Nat emphasized that these deaths were collisions, not accidents. In other words, they can be avoided. “The fact is you are driving a weapon,” Nat explained. “You are driving a death machine.” Our recent tragedies are evidence of this. Next month, I will discuss the changes that will be coming from Vision Zero starting in January 2017. Until then, please be safe. Think about the lives you touch. Your car may feel like your own personal space, but the fact is that you’re sharing the road with millions of other Angelenos who want to make it home for the holidays. The photos on this page exhibit only a few of the traffic collisions our community has suffered throughout 2016. Several of these collisions resulted in fatalities. Please be the change you wish to see in this city. Watch your speed. Share the road. Like us on Facebook: Sunland-Tujunga Safe Streets.