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The Saga of The Mission College
Hansen Dam Area Blaze Grazes Rockin' B Stable
Safi Ishrati and Vartan Nayebya receive the building keys from property manager Andrew Son. Mission College officially took possession of their new satellite location. by
David DeMullé
For the past decade, beginning with L.A. Mission College president Dr. Judith Valles and ending with Dr. Monte Perez, the question has
been “Where are the $25 million Prop J funds and when are they going to have the satellite campus in Tujunga?” First there was the speculation that the college would see Mission College, page 9
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ANF and L.A. County firefighters attack Hansen Dam in last Tuesdays fire. by
David DeMullé
More than 100 firefighters fought a 21-acre brush fire in the Hansen Dam area Monday night and again on Tuesday morning. The fire was
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reported around 11:15 p.m. Monday in the 10500 block of Woldrich Street near the Foothill (210) Freeway and across from the Rockin’ B Stable. Firefighters were stymied in
trying to get to the fire across the rugged terrain and called in ANF and L.A. County fire equipment to bolster their efforts. The fire quickly spread from two, to five, to 21 acres see Dam Fire, page 9
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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
Godspell performers outdid themselves in this years productions. Richard Stewart, Marynance Schellenbach and Chris Rowe with Toastmasters Award. The Foothills Community Toastmasters Club will be giving “Recognition for Public Speaking and Leadership in service to our community” with an award that they are calling “Toast of the Town.”
One award will go to Herrold Egger, retired LAPD, for his many years of dedication and support to our neighborhoods while serving in the LAPD. see Toastmasters, page 5
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Reach for the sky! A magic spell was cast upon our town of Sunland-Tujunga and burst forth in a hometown rendition of GODSPELL. The celebrated Broadway musical — replete with a pop-rock score composed by
Stephen Schwartz of "Wicked" and "Pippin" fame — was recently staged at New Hope Community Church in Sunland. Drawn from the Book of Matthew, the parables and lessons of Jesus were performed by a talented cast from local see Godspell, page 9
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SPORTS PHYSICALS
Sandports are what define our schools are a great break from academics. You already know that participating in sports helps keep you fit. You also know that sports are a fun way to meet people and have fun. But do you know why the physical you have to take at the beginning of your sports season is so important? In the field of sports medicine, the sports physical exam is known as a Pre-participation Physical Examination, or a PPE.
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Sunland/Tujunga Crescenta Valley Art Association Sierra Club' Schedule of Events Upcoming Events Free art demonstrations are being held every second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.at the La Crescenta Spiritual Center on 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 Center. Costs are: members, $20; guests, $30. Payment for Saturday workshops is required by the Thursday meeting just before the workshop. Nov. 10: Julie Snyder-Oil Landscape Nov. 12: Julie Snyder-Oil Landscape Dec. 8: Holiday Potluck and Pet Rock Painting and Regifting Sale at the Spiritual Ct.
This exam helps determine whether it’s safe for you to participate in a particular sport. The State of California requires that kids and teens have a sports physical certificate before they can start a new sport or begin a new competitive season. Your local Urgent Care Clinic located at the Commerce Center on 7204 Foothill Blvd. is offering a special $20 PPE.
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On Tuesday, October ll at 7:30 p.m., the Crescenta Valley Sierra Club presents arborist Gary Knowlton at the Los Angeles County Public Library in La Crescenta at 2809 Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta. Arborist Knowlton, a longtime resident of the area and as presenter numerous times for the Sierra Club, will have much to say about our trees. This will include: which trees are best for our area, how to care for them and where to plant them. The program begins following news of conservation and outings. This is a free event and everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served. Please contact Wayne Fisher, program chair, for further information at (818) 353-4181.
Sierra Club presents Bruce Hale's "Turkey: The Grand Loop from Istanbul to Ankara" at the Los Angeles County Public Library in La Crescenta on 2809 Foothill Boulevard, in La Crescenta. Bruce Hale, Sierra Club member and world traveler, will talk about his May, 2016 visit to Turkey. Traveling more than 2,500 miles for 17 days, the tour covered Istanbul to modern Ankara. The slide show will include Troy, Izmir, Ephesus, Pamukkale, Antalya, Cappadocia and Ankara. Each destination has its own history going back to ancient times. Roman ruins abound and some of the best preserved ruins can be found there. The program beings following news of Conservation and Outings. This is a free event and everyone of welcome. Refreshments will be served. Please contact Wayne Fisher, program chair, for further information at (818) 353-4181. •••
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Wow — has this been a hectic week with grand openings, passing of keys. Everybody seems to be doing the best they can in making our little vortex a great place to live and work. People are starting to notice that people they know are getting killed on Foothill or La Tuna Canyon and are trying to create action groups to stop the carnage. BTW, if you want to see about 400 wrecks on one site, visit the Web site www.car-nage.com. Take a moment to make it personal; those are our friends and neighbors in those photos, after all. After more than 12 years of negotiating, talking and just plain crying, Sunland-Tujunga is getting a community college satellite location. No one is talking about the $25 million that got disbursed to other communities, but thanks to Nina Royal, we got our share
On the other battle site, our own Krystee Clark received the keys to the old STNC logistics office and auditorium. Thank you, Herb Wesson, for making that happen! The new NC board has been making friends with the community (and enemies with the machine). Great; maybe for once we will have actual board members helping the community instead of collecting Certificates Of Appreciation and giving themselves business contracts. I really wish that Ed Rock, long-time employee of the STNC could come back and oversee the “youngsters.” Yes, it’s been a great week for the community. The Legion had its Casino Night and I have to say that I never saw so many seniors having the time of their life. The younger officers and members just took everything in stride and made everybody happy with casi-
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ROC K no games and great lottery prizes. One thing that the community may have overlooked is that with the Mission College moving into the Commerce Center Plaza, it will be bringing in hundreds of people, some who live here and some who want to get an education closer to home. That means that economically, everybody wins. If you have any ideas for what types of classes you’d like to see here (both physical and Internet), just drop us a line and we’ll let them know.
We all had our earthquake scare, and fires have been running every week for the past months. Just because you feel the colder weather, don’t forget to be fire-safe. The moisture in the air is enough to spur brush growth and then the sun will make it tinder. A-B-C: Always Be Careful. Yup, this has been a great week, and there are going to be a lot of holiday activities. Maybe this year you can stay home with the family? In any event, you can say that maybe it was the water!
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Dear Editor, That's a damn flattering photo of you on the cover of that rag. Never have I read a
more confusing and inaccurate piece of writing. (I know that you set up an encampment for the homeless, and are friends w/ Arnie.) These people are so ignorant, they have no idea of how powerful and influential
you are. And what a writer! Has that rag won any awards, BTW? Yep, you definitely know where the bodies are buried. And I bet there are tons of dirt on that Eddie guy. That's the thing about local poli-
tics: so cruel and stupid and superficial. I am betting that their article will backfire on them!
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An Apology from the Editor: Ten years ago in The Foothills Paper, I made a disparaging remark about a young Armenian driver. I apologize to any member of the Armenian community that I may have offended. It had nothing to do with the youth being an Armenian who, six months later, killed Michele Wincentsen in a car crash on La Tuna Canyon. He was merely a minor. -Doc
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Evie Calvin (left) with Memorial Day Event Coordinator Robert Young. Evie has been in the Legion for more than 27 years and will be 89 this coming Friday.
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Before the official start of school, Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School (CCNS) held a Water Play Day to welcome new and returning students and families. Incoming Darling Ducklings (3-year-olds) and Busy Bears (4-year-olds) and their siblings played with water pumps and buckets, built sand castles, played on the playground equipment and had a great time while parents looked on and chatted at the school grounds. The Water Play Day was a great opportunity for students and parents to meet their teachers and classmates and for new students to get acquainted with the school play area. By the end of the day, everyone had made some new friends and both parents and students were looking forward to the start of the school year.
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CNNS Students Make a Splash on Water Play Day
Harlow Contreras and Liam Baghdasarian enjoy dumping water on a hot day. CCNS has served the community for more than 55 years. Parents manage and guide the cooperative preschool along with two salaried teachers to create a program to meet the social, emotional, intellectual and physical needs of their chil-
dren. Parents also assist in the classroom once or twice per month and work together on various committees. For more information, please visit: www.ccnsonline. com or look for CrescentaCanada Cooperative Nursery School on Facebook.
Movie Review: War Dogs by
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“War Dogs” tells the story of two guys who use underhanded tactics to achieve the American Dream, live large, and destroy themselves. It is based on a real-life incident that has not been brought to screen before, but still seems awfully familiar. The characters themselves love “Scarface” and compare their story to it at every opportunity. It also has a lot in common with those narration-heavy Scorsese mob movies like “Goodfellas” and “Casino” (the latter features Kevin Pollak, who is also in this movie). Speaking of Scorsese, it’s hard not to compare this film to “The Wolf of Wall Street” due to the subject matter and the fact that both movies star Jonah Hill. I also see a lot of recent Best Picture nominee “The Big Short” in this movie because both were directed by filmmakers known primarily for comedic work (frequent Will Ferrell collaborator Adam McKay did “The Big Short, here it’s “The Hangover’s” Todd Phillips), and both are very funny, but both go into darker, more serious, and more challenging territory than we’re used to seeing. The film takes place in the mid-2000’s, when the U.S. government was spending trillions on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. David Packouz
(Miles Teller) has floundered around from one dead-end job to another, and he just learned he has a baby coming. But then opportunity knocks in the form of his childhood friend Efraim Diveroli (Hill). Efraim runs a small business where he scoops up government contracts to sell things to the U.S. military. Sometimes it’s armor or surveillance equipment, but mostly it’s guns and ammo. David joins and soon the two are making tens of thousands of dollars. Then it’s hundreds of thousands. By the finale, they’re dealing with millions. Of course, the path to wealth is not without its obstacles. The two twentysomethings don’t have the resources to manufacture the merchandise, which means they have to get it from other people, often taking shortcuts and dealing with shady characters. Sometimes this means putting their business and their lives in the hands of people they’ve never even met, sometimes this means trusting people they know are bad news, like suspected terrorist Henry (Bradley Cooper). Trade embargoes come up a number of times, forcing them to find ways of circumventing international law. And by “circumventing” I mean “breaking.” But perhaps the biggest obstacle is the volatile personality of Efraim. David spends the movie in awe of his partner. At first,
he’s in awe of what a genius he is. Then he’s in awe of how he always manages to succeed despite how crazy and greedy he is. By the end, even though the two hate each other, he’s still sort of impressed at what a magnificent scumbag he is. And it’s not just David, the movie itself is in awe of Efraim, making him the scenery-chewing wildman who always dominates the scene. Critics are saying that Hill single-handedly carries the movie, and while Teller as the spottily sympathetic narrator isn’t quite the weak link he’s being made out to be (the best scenes in the movie involve the two characters playing off each other, and it takes both of them to do that), there’s not going to be much debate over which character is more memorable. “War Dogs” is being marketed as a comedy, see War Dogs, page 9
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Quinoa and Poblano Peppers This is an easy and relatively quick dish to make. If the photo looks at all good to you, you’re going to love this combination of slightly-hot Poblano peppers, zesty tomato sauce and the quinoa filling. Very fresh taste. In addition to taste, this gluten-free dish looks amazing when plated and/or brought to the table for serving. The recipe makes two good sized peppers but the recipe can easily be doubled to serve four. I also like to use four small peppers (without doubling the recipe) and serve this as an appetizer. Pepper Ingredients: One 28-ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes 3 cloves garlic (minced) 1 chipotle pepper (in adobo sauce) 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil ½ small red onion (diced) ½ small red bell pepper (diced) 1 plum tomato (diced) 1 cup cooked quinoa 1 teaspoon chili powder 2 large Poblano peppers ½ cup jack cheese (shredded) 2 green onions (sliced - for garnish) Sauce Ingredients: 1 large ripe avocado ½ cup Crema Mexicana
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carefully remove the seeds. Stuff the peppers with the quinoa mixture. Ladle about half of the tomato sauce into a 9x9-inch baking dish. Place the peppers in the dish and ladle the remaining sauce on top. Sprinkle the peppers with the cheese, cover with foil, and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil from the top and cook for another 5 minutes or until the peppers are very soft. While the peppers finish baking, prepare the avocado sauce. Slice the avocado in half and remove the pit. Scoop the flesh into a food processor and add the crema, lime juice, cilantro and salt and pepper to taste. Blend until smooth. Set aside. Remove peppers from the oven and garnish with green onions. Serve with avocado sauce on the side.
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I'm not sure this is entirely accurate. It certainly doesn't explain why people don't see a message in every painting they look at. Some artists don’t paint any message at all in their artwork. My art is mostly allegorical. I like to tell a story. But how many viewers of my art get the message I think I’ve put there, whatever it may be? Now, if I'm exhibiting in a gallery and happen to be in attendance someone may ask me about a particular work. I tell them about the work and what I was trying to represent; what I was trying to say by painting this pieces in the manner and style it was painted. Many then see it. But, this could be auto-suggestion. My telling them made the message visible. A similar example is staring at cloud formations. They are filled with suggestive imagery if you look long enough. We see many things in clouds - faces of people, animals, and familiar shapes of things. These images, of course, are not really there, or are different with every person. Some look and see nothing at all. I do believe that we are hard wired to make order of our lives and abstract work is akin to cloud images. If you stare long enough at most things; if you are a person with any imagination; you will see something where nothing exists. Quite on the other hand, I’m stumped as to the meaning of a black dot on a white
canvas. Call me crazy! I don’t intentionally try and hit a viewer over the head with messages. I try to be more subtle. I first want anyone looking at my work to see a beautifully crafted work of art. Then, if they look further, to see something more; to see the message or idea of the artwork. This is what I mean by the peek-a-boo affect. Now I don’t advocate putting hidden meanings or obscure messages into your work or painting any devious ideas. What I mean is I paint something that on first viewing seems benign and pleasing and straight forward. When they take the time to look they will see “more” – I hope. I painted a girl sitting in a field of poppies. When you first look at it, it is a pleasant enough work. The poppies are beautiful as is the girl. Simple enough you say? On closer inspection, you begin to notice just a glimmer of a leg brace showing beneath the almost hidden leg of the girl. She is reaching for what looks like some poppies. If this is all you see — fine. In fact, this is a painting of a cripple girl I knew who fell to the ground and was reaching for her cane –also barely visible in the poppies in front of her. Now I can stop here and tell you what the meaning was – for me, but I’ll leave it up to you to make your own choices.
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others to do likewise.” The awards will be given during the club’s second annual charter party on Monday, October 17 at the home of Marynance Schellenbach at 6635 Day Street in Tujunga, 91042. Potluck dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. with speeches and awards to follow. The public is invited to attend at no charge. Please RSVP to the Toastmasters at: fctm.club@gmail.com. More information about the Foothills Community Toastmasters Club may be found at the club's Web site, www.meetup.com/FoothillsCommunity-ToastmastersMeetup.
Another award will go to Lloyd and Marlene Hitt for their numerous contributions in the founding and operating of many organizations that have contributed to our community. “Toastmasters is here to help people improve their speaking and leadership skills,” said Dennis Nordstrom, president of Foothills Community Toastmasters Club. “We want to recognize those in our community who have been using these skills in service to us all. We plan to make the ‘Toast of the Town’ award be an annual award and that it will inspire
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Sunland/Tujunga Art Association Hosts Pine-needle Basket-weaving On Thursday, October 13 at 7 p.m., the Sunland/Tujunga Art Association (STAA) will welcome guest demonstrating artist Shelley Matousek. She will be demonstrating her methods for crafting lovely pine-needle baskets with fused glass and other natural embellishments. She will also hold a followup session on Saturday, October 15. This workshop will be in her studio and allow attendees to create their own baskets. Matousek believes her passion for basketry developed from a love of using natural, organic and California-native materials and then combining them with other materials to create works of arts. As she artfully explains, "Nature provides everything we need if we just open our eyes and minds to the creative process. Pine needles can be collected, cleaned and used to make some amazing baskets. I love to recycle
whenever I can and recycling the pine needles is often just the beginning of the process. Wood, agates, leather and even glass get a new life as art in many of my designs." Each piece is a one-of-akind item as the organic materials shape their final design. Each piece takes on a life of its own. Its own adventure. She added, "I am just along for the ride, the love, and the passion!" Her glass embellishments include some handcrafted by her and her husband. Her work is currently on display at the Collonade Gallery at 2421 E. Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. The gallery can be reached at (626) 239-3153. Her work has also been presented at The Towns/Burr Gallery on Magnolia in Burbank and at the Magnolia Park art nights as well as many other spots There will be an opportunity drawing at the end of the
demonstration for one of Matousek's newly made baskets. Refreshments will also be served. Regarding the October 15 event, Pine Needle Basket Weaving with Shelley Motousek, it will take place at Shelley's Studio on 10352 Glory Avenue in Tujunga from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The event costs $20 for STAA members and $30 for guests. For the October 15 event, space is limited to six students. Please call Nancy Bearce at (818) 736-7492 to reserve your place. There will be supplies for each of the six students to create two baskets: a wood bottom and a leather bottom and the pine needle sides for both. There will be time to finish one; the second one should be taken home to complete. If you wish to bring from home any beads, stones or other natural embellishments for your basket, please feel free to do so! (Please bring your own bev-
One of Shelley Matousek's beautiful pin needle baskets. (The quarter at top left is for scale.) erages and snacks for this Saturday, October 15 workshop.) For more information cregarding the STAA, please contact Nancy at (818) 7367492 or Pat at (818) 3522484. The group meets the
second Thursday night monthly at 7 p.m. at the La Crescenta Spiritual Center, 4845 Dunsmore Avenue in La Crescenta 91214. Shelley Matousek's Web site may be found at www.PineNeedleBasketryAndGourdart.com.
Quick Thinking Saves The Day
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS: The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 ensures that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use cannabis for medical purposes where medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined that the person’s health would benefit from the use of medical cannabis. Recommendations must come from an attending physician as defined in Section 11362.7 of the Health and Safety Code. Cannabis is a Schedule I drug according to the federal Controlled Substances Act. Activity related to cannabis use is subject to federal prosecution, regardless of the protections provided by state law.
Firefighters and CHP officers examine the rolled truck. No injuries were reported.
WE DO SMOG CHECK, BRAKE & LIGHT INSPECTION, ENGINE DIAGNOSIS AND ELECTRICAL.
There was a solo truck accident on the Sunland off-ramp Monday afternoon. When we arrived, we found a large box truck laying on its side and the driver sitting on the cab. Deep tire marks chewed through the median island and except for a broken tree and sprinkler heads, there were no injuries. It looked like a truck that missed a turn, and then the story came out. The driver (who requested that his name not be used) was going down the off-ramp when his truck brakes
went "soft" on him. Quick thinking and rapid action saved the day for a lot of people. Eight hundred feet down from where he was, traffic was going through a green light on Sunland Boulevard. If the truck could not stop, there would have been a major traffic accident with possible deaths. The driver veered off the ramp into the soft dirt median where the truck sank in and rolled over. Lives were saved today. Thank you for your professionalism!
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Mission College, from pg. 1 buy the old K-Mart building and share part of it with commercial vendors such as TJ Max or Target, but those ideas fell through when the family trust that owns the property wouldn’t sell. The college has long maintained that they were only interested in purchasing a property and not leasing. President Judith Valles had addressed the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council in the past, explaining how they deter-
Dam Fire, from pg. 1 in a three-hour period. Waterdropping helicopters protected the equestrian area and Stable while ANF firefighters used handlines and shovels to
mined that a satellite school time because we do not know would benefit the community who they will be. and local neighbors. Here In specifically asking about statements were happily reTarget and if they are interestceived by stakeholders, and ed in working with the Colthose questioned about their lege, she further stated “We feelings about having a local do not believe that Target is college in S-T were enthusias- interested in “sharing” the tic. building, I do not have a de Specifically addressing that finitive answer for you at this question, Valles stated “If the time.” Then the factor of College is able to lease to other “owning” the property was set vendors, these (vendors) aside and the proposed camwould have to complement the pus project began moving mission of the College and the again. master plan for the area, those Things are looking up for conditions are unknown at this the S-T community at large.
The contract was signed for space at the Commerce Center Plaza last week and the college sent two of its building services personnel Friday to verify the new site measurements. With much speculation going on these past months, it was finally determined that the college would only lease one corner building site that measures out at about 1,700 square feet. In the coming weeks, plans will be formalized as to what classes will be offered, how many actual stu-
dents will be attending the physical facility and how many will be served through the Internet. It is one more of those things that are making Sunland-Tujunga become a place to live and shop. It will be a benefit to everyone here. With the coming of the College and its students, there will be an increase of dollar revenue to local merchants and in particular, to the other residents of the Commerce Center. It’s really a win-win situation for everybody.
contain the fire. Although the LAFD stated that the fire was 100 percent contained around 1:00 am, flames re-ignited about an hour later and the night was filled with the sounds of po-
lice sirens racing down Wentworth to prepare evacuation efforts. There were more than nine LAPD vehicles and 17 officers assigned to the Marybell location. Fire crews rotated out
around 4:30 a.m. but line crews kept an eye on the fire zone as hot spots continued to flame up. No structures were damaged during the incident and Assemblywoman Patty Lopez spent many hours with
Vikki Brink, owner of the Stable, helping out in keeping the horses calm. Units of the California Highway Patrol sealed off the Wheatland 210 freeway on- and off- ramps until 7 a.m.
accomplishment in SunlandTujunga is against all odds, a community just decades ago tagged as the "meth capitol" of Southern California, a motorcycle-club-filled, culturally impoverished wasteland. By providing an outlet for local talent, this type of endeavor helps to ensure our youth side-step the aimless-
ness and pitfalls of drugs. ous woman from stoning: The selection of GOD"Cast ye not the first stone unSPELL by director Timothy less your heart is free from Jon Borquez depicting biblisin." All hands lower as he cal stories (that he set within bids her sin no more. the inner sanctuary of New We, as a culture, also need Hope Church) attests to the to face our transgressions thirst for revival of deeper and support more opportunity thought within our communi- for youth and the arts as well ty. An ascetic Cody Williams as greater respect and a reas Jesus protects an adulterturn to the church.
by Day" and raised the roof of expectation. colleges and high schools em- Kudos to this production ploying sketch-comedy and brought to us by The Footstory theater punctuated by hills Performing Arts Council distinctive vocal performancin association with New es. With their youthful energy Hope Tapestry Arts — aproand supported by superb dipos of bringing "new hope" rection and a live rockin' band, for rise of the arts in our they performed songs such as town. the Grammy-nominated "Day This quality of theatrical
Godspell, from pg. 1
War Dogs, from pg. 4 and it’s hard to argue with that. Hill and Teller have impeccable chemistry in their banter, and Hill’s madness is always enthralling. But don’t underestimate this movie as a straight-up crime story. In that regard it’s a movie we’ve seen done before and done better with more well-developed characters. Teller’s blankcanvas narrator seems hollow at times, there isn’t much to the supporting cast, and even Hill’s instability gets predictable after a while. Still, this
movie holds its own. Like the characters as businessmen, the movie can’t really compete with the big boys that are classics, but it has enough pluck to pull out some noticeable minor victories. 2.5 stars out of 5. “War Dogs” is rated R for language throughout, drug use and some sexual references. Its running time is 114 minutes. Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@nyu.edu.
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Sometimes something is so wrong that we just have to show it. The people who were driving this SUV were making a U-turn on Floramorgan Trail when they lost control of their vehicle and went over the cliff where it was stopped by a tree. No human injuries were reported, and the tree did not respond to inquiries.
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Mother and Children Reunited! by
Karen Perdue
You may remember from our last edition there was a written plea from a woman asking for help to find her mother whom she lost contact with as a child. Terry had been searching for more than thirty years using her own researching skills and then utilizing the services of a private investigator. She was close to locating her mother finally, then began hitting one dead-end after another. She wrote to David DeMulle, editor of The Foothills Paper. She had come to learn that David knew just about everyone in town, the homed and the homeless alike. Within a matter of hours of publishing her request, she got a lead in which she describes “the newspaper did the trick.” One person talked to another, which led to the area where her mother, “Sepulveda,” resides. She had been homeless for most of her adult life, some
of that time spent in the quent jail break and being Sunland-Tujunga area. smuggled out of the country. Her mother met the father Bob and his two brothers of her children, Bob while moved out of California at in her teens at the height of the same time with hushed the hippie era. Peace, love tales later told of John and acid flowed freely. As Fogerty and Janis Joplin. The with many people during brothers are now deceased. that time, it took it's toll With them went many on people and had it's dark unanswered questions, and side. Hushed family stories secrets never to be revealed. of her fathers association Terry's mother is now 70 with Timothy Leary and the years-old and lives happily Brotherhood of Eternal Love in a structured environment. could possibly explain why Their reunion was “instant Bob fled with his children and fabulous” and felt to Maryland, and forcing her like family immediately. mother, Sepulveda, into a Sepulveda holds much of the psychiatric institution. The family history, beginning Brotherhood of Eternal Love with her grandmother's time was referred as the “Hippie of Irish Freedom Fighters Mafia” with the manufacturand Nazi life in Germany ing and distribution of the to present time. They all legendary “Orange Sunshine” look forward to making LSD in the hopes of starting up for lost time, mending a “psychedelic revolution” hearts, coming to terms in the United States. LSD with their past and spending was not illegal at that time. time together in the future. Bob's departure to Mary Terry had always felt a land with his children coin“pull towards my mom” and cides with Timothy Leary's can remember crying and legal problems, his subseyearning for her mother as a
A whole new world has opened for this family. child. She may never know the full reason her father removed her and her siblings from her mother. It was not uncommon for a spouse to ask authorities to lock the other spouse up out of spite at the time. Before his death, her father admitted that he did not treat her mother well.
Her parents were both raised in extraordinarily abusive environments. Perhaps as a young couple they were seeking peace and love for themselves. They did not find it through the promised LSD, cocaine, or marijuana. That is as true now, as it was then.
STNC Keys Received for "New" Council Office by
David DeMullé
Last Monday, the new CD-7 council member, Herb Wesson, gave his permission for the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council to once again occupy the North Valley City Hall office. Krystee Clark received the keys from L.A. city council representative Yolanda Fuentes. Plans are being formulated as to when they will actually move in and
where all the items are going to go. This move will save the neighborhood council more than $7,000 a year in rental expenses. This comes after a fruitless year of discussions with thencouncilman Felipe Fuentes. On Sunday, August 14, Fuentes announced resigning from his northeast San Fernando Valley district council seat. In January, he had announced that he would not be running for re-election in 2017.
STNC President Krystee Clark (left) receives the STNC keys from L.A. city council representative Yolanda Fuentes.
Trees, Masks and More at Kathy's Kreations
It's getting scary out there and the "Living Dead" might be coming to your voting box soon. Shop Kathy's Kreations for your customized Halloween costume, and be sure to return later for your Christamas tree! 8421 Foothill Boulevard in Sunland. (818) 353-5416.