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Bloodhound Wins MedEx Opens in Sunland! resident and entrepreSemi-Final in 2015 neurLocalKarina Keshishian has brought a touch of class to Hero Dog Awards Sunland in the form of the Meby

Landa Coldiron

Glory, a local Search and Rescue Bloodhound who finds wayward pets, has won a spot as a Semi-Finalist in the prestigious Hero Dog Awards. This national competition recognizes ordinary dogs who do extraordinary things.

During Glory’s long and successful career, she has helped bring closure to hundreds of families with missing cats and dogs. She works in extreme temperatures and under difficult conditions and is devoted to her work.

During the month of June, Glory needs your votes!

see Glory, page 8

dEx Pharmacy. With a grand opening and ribbon cutting party last Saturday with homemade and catered foods, the guests were further treated to the arrival of members of the USC Marching Band.

Karina brings with her a list of accomplishments that few Pharmacists can offer. Specializing in Geriatric Health Karina has dedicated her life to creating change in the community’s nutrition and vitamin consumption, the decreasing of unnecessary medication and focusing on drug-drug and food-drug interactions.

Karina is not new to the business and professional life, while working with seniors to

I N S I D E : Motorcycles Can Now Time to ExLegally Share Lanes! plore Camp ................

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MedEx Pharmacy owner Karina cut the red ribbon commemorating the opening welcomes guests and members of the USC Marching Band. better their health, more opportunities opened up when the Berlin Wall came down.

Because she could speak both Russian and Armenian, she operated a business for the pharmaceutical industry as a Chief Regulatory Manager of Rugby Pharmaceuticals Company, Division of Marion Merrill / Dow

Company. In this position, her company registered generic medications with the former Soviet Unions’ FDA in the newly established Countries.

This operation was based on Commerce Avenue in Tujunga.

Her next project was to work with and make profitable many see MedEx, page 9

It’s Wildfire Time Again!

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

Motorcyclist didn’t watch traffic while lane-splitting. by

David DeMullé

It’s called motorcycle lanesplitting — and when “AB 51” passed in the California Assembly on May 28, it was made it legal. Loved by riders and frustrated by drivers, the act of driving between slowly moving cars like they do in European countries is now

legalized in California and is now going through the Senate where supporters of the bill show their strength.

The motorcycle lanesplitting which allows riders to avoid traffic congestion is a double sided sword said one rider. “Yes, we can go through the lanes when the ‘cages’ are see Lane-splitting, page 2

If you don’t clear your property you will get one of these! by

David DeMullé

The risk of wildfire in Sunland-Tujunga and Lake View Terrace is a reality. Fire Officials are particularly concerned about the recent rain that came just during the hot weather period. As a result, “fire season” is

NOW, as indicated by the recent brush fires in Hansen Dam and La Tuna Canyon, as well as smaller fires in Lake View Terrace and off of the 210 Freeway. Some firefighters, with many years of experience, have noted with concern that because of see Wildfires, page 7

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S-T Residents Named to Dean’s List at California Lutheran U The following local students were named to the Dean’s List at California Lutheran University for the fall semester.

Carly Holland of Sunland is a business administration major.

Ryan Moguel of Tujunga is a political science major.

Students qualify for the Dean’s List by maintaining a 3.6 grade point average in their academic subjects. For the fall semester, 704 students earned the honor.

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Sunland Residents Named to Dean’s List at Cal State Long Beach and USC The following people recently were initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Siouneh Shabandari of Sunland (91040) was initiated at California State University, Long Beach Danny Dixon of Sunland

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(91040) was initiated at University of Southern California.

These residents are among approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

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Sunland Resident Free Glendale Named to Fort Noon Concerts Free admission to Glendale Lewis College Noon Concerts every first and Pamela Bogust of Sunland was named to Fort Lewis College’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2015 semester. Bogust’s major is Engineering .

To be eligible for Dean’s List, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.6 or better in no fewer than 15 credit hours of graded college level work and have completed all work for which they are registered by the end of the semester.

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My Two Cents

Folded Socks

Summer is approaching, the time of year when we’ll be subjected to men wearing socks with sandals. I’m convinced these men don’t own a mirror. Some men always wear socks, whether or not they should. Some people never wear socks even when they should, like working out at the gym and sweating profusely. I’ll see somebody at the gym, running on the treadmill with sweat dripping down their back, their legs and into their sneakers. Without socks to absorb the moisture the sneaker becomes a breeding ground for bacteria. In this situation a man needs to wear a sock.

There are two types of people when it comes to folding socks: those who fold socks into a ball and those who fold socks in half. When it comes to the sock drawer you have two types of people: those who toss the socks in Willey Nilley and those who organize the drawer. I fold rather than roll and I organize according to the seasons. Wintertime my heavy, long socks are front and center. Summertime my ankle height sport socks are front and center. My peds are side-by-side my sport socks.

My sport socks are in two piles – lightweight and heavy

duty cotton. My winter socks are also divided into two piles – warm, woolen socks that I usually wear around the house and my trouser socks that I wear with dress pants when going out. Then I have Christmas socks which are grouped in the winter section.

When it comes to putting on socks and shoes, once again there are two types of people.

You have the person who puts on sock, sock, shoe, shoe.

And you have the person who puts on sock, shoe, sock, shoe.

I usually put on sock, shoe, sock, shoe. But, sometimes as I’m lacing up I think if my house suddenly caught fire I’d be forced to run into the street with one sock and shoe on, making running hard to do. Being off balance would impede the pace at which I’d be able to flee from the house.

Yet, if I had on sock, sock, I would be able to flee easily and seek safety. Sometimes I think if I forgot the socks and just wore sneakers then not only could I run from house fire, but I could run quickly.

I could run all the way to the gym if I wanted to, jump on the treadmill and become one of those people who make me wonder why they don’t wear socks. Now that I think about it, it all makes sense.

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Lane-splitting, from pg. 1 stuck, but we also risk some person opening his door, or in frustration squeezing us into another car. Until now, we really didn’t have any recourse in court.”

The bill allows motorcycles to travel between cars up to 10 mph faster than the flow of traffic up to 30 mph.

In Sunland-Tujunga, there is least one if not more

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motorcycle traffic accidents a month. Fortunately, we have only had three fatalities in the past three years. Some of the bill’s backers feel that letting the riders go down the traffic lanes actually is safer for them based on traffic statistics that show that three-fourths of the cycle accidents are attributed to cars not seeing them causing rear-end collisions.

“Lane-splitting is dangerous,” said Thomas Freeman,

a passionate opponent of the practice who said his opposition movement, hosted online at stoplanesplitting.com, has more than 1,000 members.

Lane-splitting was called “Lane Sharing” when I was growing up riding motorcycles and although neither legal or illegal, no one ever stopped us. Riding a bike is inherently dangerous and exhilarating at the same time.

This law just makes it legal.

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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE! And I have the best of all worlds.

As I was leaving the High Speed Rail (HSR) community meeting today, I was mulling over some of the photos I took. All the elected officials, the board members, the representatives from our STNC, concerned citizens and of course Kurt Koesler, who spent most of the meeting hiding behind a handful of fliers.

But everybody else was having a great time. It’s fun being a photographer and a lot better being an editor that everybody wants to cover their stories. Hell, I’ve even got my own paparazzi following behind me taking pictures. There was even a “I hate the foothills paper” site dedicated to showing the world how stupid people can be.

I was talking to one group of people at the last HSR community meeting and one person said “I see you everywhere! How do you do it?” Well boys and girls, after 10 and a half years of shit-kicking,

just about anyone who is interested in what is happening in the foothills region knows about The Foothills Paper.

I just realized that I get at least one call from the business community each week (if not more) asking, “How can they get people to shop in their shops?” And these are real people, not sock-puppets. So it actually made me think about what is not quite right about being here.

We’ll forget the histrionics of Robin Meares and the absolute flat-out lies of the social clubs and anyone involved with Sonia Tatulian.

WHAT WE DON’T HAVE HERE IS A STRONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE! There, I’ve said it. We need a chamber of commerce that will work hand-inhand with our local businesses.

And that means that we the people, we the business owners, have got to join and make it something that people respect. What we have done is get pissed off at the past chamber leaders and instead of

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ROCK taking back control, we’ve just done nothing. I was invited to a grand opening of MedEx last week and it was wonderful. People from all walks of life and ethnicities were there having fun and meeting the new owner.

That’s what we’re supposed to be doing. Working with our local businesses to make our community a truly great place to live and shop in. We shouldn’t tolerate third-rate fast food shops. We should demand quality both in our lives and where we shop. Sunland-Tujunga is unique in the composition of who lives here.

We have new shops opening like The Artisyn Gallery and Coffee Shop. We have Cauruso’s Steak House and the Shawarma House.

We have great places to go. Soon we will have the Summerfest where we can take our kids and forget the world’s troubles for a couple of days.

Yes, we have the chance to enjoy ourselves and have some family fun. Things really are good here, we just have to know where to look. And yes, boys and girls, maybe it’s time to enjoy our community and stop saying, “It’s The Water!”

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Dear Editor, Thank you for covering the HSR event last week. Although there weren’t many people from the community, it really was a successful opportunity to meet with the HSR representatives and ask questions. I didn’t even know about the meeting until I saw it in your paper. I make it a point to read all the local papers because they are so diverse. Yours seems to have all the important information.

Whatever happened between you and Nina Royal?

She was a real firecracker when it came to police news.

And I just saw Eddy Rivera’s name in the Record. Didn’t he use to work for you also?

There are a lot of peoples’ names that I recognize. Were you running a school back then? Anyway, I really like your slant on life and WHO is this guy Jim Laris? I can’t remember laughing so hard when I read his piece. Keep up the good work.

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Wally Wharton is a What!?

Dear Editor, Thanks for telling me that the Facebook Foothills.

observed is partially administrated by Wally Wharton.

She’s too psycho for me. She is too psychotic for me.

I imagine she will get worse as she ages since she obviously can’t control herself. I cancelled my request to join that group.

She’s just a restraining order waiting to happen.

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Is it Actually The VICE of the Village?

Dear Editor, I live on a fixed income and the only pleasure in my life is going to Starbucks on Foothill to drink my coffee and read the newspapers there. I buy a cup of coffee there every two weeks and refill it with my own coffee so they won’t think that I’m a freeloader. But to make it short, I was enjoying the LA Times when I saw this man come in and put a stack of The Voice on top of your newspapers.

Now that isn’t right. No one could see that your papers were even there. I think it’s disgusting for them to do that to your papers. Don’t they have any ethics at all? I put your papers back on top of the pile.

I love The Paper.

DJ

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Friends of The Library Bookstore

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Time to Explore Summer Camp! by

The Friends of the Library bookstore, located inside our local library, is open every day that the library is open.

The group sells slightly used books, magazine, CD’s, DVDs and videos. Fiction and non-fiction books are available on almost any subject, as are paperbacks covering general fiction, science fiction, westerns and classics.

The Friends supports the local Sunland-Tujunga branch library by purchasing books, DVDs, equipment and supplies as well as supports programs at the library, es-

pecially the summer reading program for children.

Donations of books, magazines and DVD’s are welcome.

The group helps keeps the bookstore supplied. Arrangements can be made to have large donations picked up.

Donations are tax deductible.

For more information, please call the library at (818) 352-4481. Stop by the bookstore at 7771 Foothill Boulevard and meet the friendly and helpful volunteers.

Patrons’ purchases and donations are much appreciated.

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This school year has just flown by! I can’t believe the kids are out of school in two weeks! If you’re like me, you may have just realized how close we are to the end of the school year. And you’re realizing that the kids are going to be out of school…. all day long! If you haven’t made summer plans for your kids yet, it’s not too late.

Families have different reasons for looking for summer camp. It may be because parents are working. It may be because they want their kids to have something fun to do over the summer. Or it may be because they would like them to have more learning experiences – something that helps them do better in school next year.

Over the years, many families have found the summer camp at Time to Explore to meet their needs in all three areas. Time to Explore is a fully licensed child development center. The staff has an educational background that helps them provide fun age appropriate activities for the students who range in age from kindergarten to middle school. Background checks include clearance by the FBI, the Child Abuse Index and the Department of Justice.

The staff is also fully trained in CPR and first aid. The center offers a full day program (open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.) as well as a full time and part time schedule (less than five days a week). Students can attend all summer or for just a few weeks. As a licensed

It’s a big world; make Time To Explore it! center, there is always at least one adult per fourteen students – students are well supervised but not “babysat”.

Each week there is a different theme as well as a field trip (which are generally included in the price of tuition). The themes are generally focused on some aspect of nature (like geology, conservation, or the ocean).

The activities throughout the week expand on the topic.

The goal is to provide good information in a hands on way that makes it fun and exciting. The kids want to learn more. And they have time to be with their friends and just be kids! The director has more than 20 years experience helping children and adults learn about the natural world as a volunteer at a county nature center. The center is owned by a local Sunland resident who is feels that it’s important that the students learn about their own area (like the foothills, the local history, and the river). The center does not take any field trips to amusement parks as they feel that these are wonderful places for students to visit with their

parents.

During the summer, students can lose some of the academic skills they have worked so hard on during the school year. At Time to Explore, a small portion of the day is dedicated to keeping their academic skills sharp. The staff has extensive experience helping students understand and apply their knowledge to their homework. School teachers say that the first few weeks of school are spent reviewing the prior year. Even just a little time spent every day on school type work such as reading and math, during the summer can really help a student be more prepared for the next grade level.

Summer enrollment is now open but space is limited and filling up fast. The rates are very reasonable considering the qualifications of the staff and the high quality of the program. They are open full day beginning Friday, June 5 through Monday, August 17.

The center’s Web site is located at http://www. timetoexplore@vpweb.com or you can call them at (818) 951-2338.

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Barley Risotto With Mushrooms

Who’d a thought you could make an excellent risotto with barley?

Barley is a versatile cereal grain with a rich nutlike flavor and an appealing chewy, pastalike consistency. It is the perfect substitute for Arborio rice in risotto. It is touted as one of the world’s healthiest foods having an abundance of manganese, magnesium, selenium, copper, chromium, Vitamins B1 and B3, and fiber.* Although this recipe looks like a lot of work, it is actually fairly easy to make. Once you prep the ingredients, you throw them into a slow cooker, walk away, and let the cooker do it’s magic.

sorbed and the barley is tenDirections: der - about 2 ½ hours. You will Heat 1 tablespoon of the butbe lured by the aroma comter and 1 tablespoon of the oil ing from the slow cooker. Do in a large pan over mediumnot give in to the temptation to high heat. Add the shallots and open the cover. Every time the Ingredients: cook, while stirring, until tencover is lifted you need to add 5 tablespoons unsalted butter der – about 2 minutes. Add the another 15 minutes of cooking (divided) barley, salt, and pepper and time for lost heat.

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olcook for 1 minute more. Pour After 2½ hours, remove the ive oil (divided) in wine and cook, stirring, unlid from the slow cooker and ½ cup shallots (chopped fine) til the wine is mostly evaporat- if the barley is tender, stir in 1½ cups pearl barley ed – about 3 minutes. Transfer the parsley, sage, ½ cup of the 1½ teaspoons salt this mixture to a slow cooker, cheese and the remaining 2 ta½ teaspoon freshly ground cover and set the heat to low. blespoons butter. Transfer to pepper Using the same large pan on a large serving bowl and gar¼ cup dry white wine nished with the remaining ¼ 16 ounces Cremini mushrooms, medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of the butter and cup cheese. Bring to the table (sliced thin) the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. while still hot.

4 cups vegetable broth Note: If the barley is not ten2 teaspoons Better Than Bouil- Add the mushrooms and cook until lightly browned and wilt- der after 2½ hours, replace the lon Vegetable Base ed – about 5 minutes. cover and set the timer for an2 tablespoons fresh parsley Add the mushrooms, broth, other 30 minutes. (chopped) and bouillon to the slow cook1 tablespoon fresh sage er. Stir gently to combine. Set * Barley has gluten proteins so (chopped) the slow cooker to low and if you have celiac disease it is ¾ cup finely grated Parmigiacook until the liquid is abnot a safe grain for you. no-Reggiano

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I am not going to spend time on the art of the past. It has been well documented and is there for anyone willing to take to time to search for themselves.

Creating art was and still is today a solitary endeavor. It takes thought, intelligence, perseverance and diligence. At least that was so in my day.

While art is still being done “the old fashioned way”, there is less and less interest and understanding for it. As with many aspects of life, we have pushed out the old for the new.

Slowly my generation is aging and passing on, leaving a legacy of ignorance about what came before. Buildings constructed to house great works of the past are no longer fashionable or in vogue. We don’t turn to what was as much as we used to do. While it may seem I digress, we no longer listen to our “artistic” elders.

Of course, life has changed much, what our elders knew and believed no longer applies today in the minds of the young. True, older people are not so savvy when it comes to the new technology. What they believed, and how they lived a simpler life also doesn’t apply anymore in many cases.

Which brings me to the art of today. Art began to change after World War ll. Kids today don’t remember the times after WWII. In fact, that war is fading memory.

America was on top of its game then. Industry, new gadget, time savers and technology was going to make our lives easier. Television was invented and not to spend too much time here, we progressed faster in technology than in any time in our history. Along with new inventions, art also changed. We wanted new and improved art.

Out with the old and in with the new. Ideas concerning what art is have changed. Our intent in making art also changed. Artists were experimenting with new ideas. In fact, if it had anything to do with what came before, it was looked upon as out of date.

Artists looked to the future, not the past. New movements were invented that reflected the time. Fauvist art, Abstract Expressionist, Cubism, Conceptual art, Dadaism, Expressionism, Folk Art, Minimalism, Photorealism, Surrealism, Drip art, Pop Art, Op Art, you name it. The field was wide open.

Art no longer had an esthetic. It was no longer refined.

And it no longer looked like anything we had seen before.

Anything and everything was fair game to be called “art”.

We were living in the Wild West again and with no Sheriff. We purposely destroyed all semblance of what came before for the sake of “The New. Along with this “new art” we lost the idea of what real art was; art we grew up with; art of what we referred to then as MASTERFUL.

The Saddles For Soldiers (SFS) non-profit is an integral part of the Shadow Hills/La Cañada community. It has provided treatment for symptoms of PTSD and TBI for America’s service members. SFS is also providing cost free therapy and transitional housing to any and all veterans regardless of the time in which they served to this country. The Shadow Hills Equestrian Center is the host for Saddles For Soldiers and is a PATH--accredited premier facility, one of only two in the greater L.A. area.

I, Casey L Gray, am a 100% disabled Veteran and I have had the honor of being assisted by Saddles For Soldiers with my own personal struggles with TBI. I can tell you that Johnny Higginson, the founder of the program, has really done a great service to this country and to our service men and women with his dedication and patriotism. Saddles For Soldiers runs on donations and is only funded by events like this Sunday’s BBQ. We have partnered with Harmony Farms to provide 100% grass-fed beef to the BBQ and we look forward to the community’s support of not only our veterans, but the businesses of OUR community.

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S-T is on The Wrong Track by

David DeMullé

The widely publicized High Speed Rail (HSR) meeting came to town at the Verdugo Hills High School auditorium. With “Sitting Room Only” crowds it appeared that there were almost as many presenters as there were concerned citizens.

Outside, the HSR had set up canopies in which they had really slick digital presentations and boxes of nutrition bars and water for the guests.

The community meeting which had been predominantly advertised in all the local news media was not a “flop” as some residents stated while filling their pockets with the freebies.

It actually was a visual indicator of how concerned our community is about the HSR going through their neighbors’ property.

STNC officers Cindy Cleghorn and Mark Seigel were there with California Assembly-person Patty Lopez to talk with the community members as well as ask questions of the HSR group. With the 1,000 seat auditorium filled to capacity with about 75 concerned residents, those there considered it to be a success.

Even social deactivist Wally Wharton was there to graphically indicate how pleased she was.

HSR community meetings have been held in Sylmar, San Fernando, Santa Clarita, Palmdale and Acton over the

STNC President Mark Seigel and Assembly-person Patty Lopez

Community deactivist Wally Wharton shows her excitement about being there. past weeks which provide input to the HSR proponents as to what the communities real concerns are.

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

Passing vehicles doesn’t always work. Tujunga Canyon at the 210 on-ramp.

Chasing and being chased is no excuse for this head-on along Tujunga Canyon and La Tuna Canyon.

A car full of relatives and kids plus distracted driving did this one on La Tuna Canyon.

Still waiting to figure this one out: The driver lost control, was thrown out of her van on Foothill Boulevard, and the van continued on to hit these two newspaper racks.

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

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Wildfires, from pg. 1 the drought the hills are drier than they have ever seen.

We can expect that conditions will continue to worsen with extreme heat, low humidity and dry winds.

It’s a given, we all must be prepared for the risk of fire.

And we can’t depend on Stations 24, 74 and 77 being able to respond quickly to our particular neighborhoods.

“Brush clearance and weed abatement have made a huge difference in firefighters’ success in saving lives and property over the past years,” says Rush Yakhaman of Aper’s Tree & Brush Service.

“It was only less than a month ago that our Hansen Dam and La Tuna Canyon were ravaged by fire. “ In talking with fire captains during the recent Fire Training Drills, it was pointed out that the recent rains caused a greening of the hills and mountains. “Weed abatement and brush clearance must be planned,” says Rush. “It is important to both remove or reduce the dense vegetation that has just sprung up. So in planning brush clearance and vegetation management, consideration must be given to both fire and future flood risks.

Remember that the same vegetation that must be cut-back for fire prevention also stabilizes the hillside, protecting your family and home from mud slides.

Proper brush clearance requires moderation, to protect against slope instability.” We are all subject to the special Brush Clearance requirements for “Very High Fire Severity Zones.” Brush clearance inspections usually begin in May and Notices of Violation are in this month’s mail.

It is critical to remember that brush clearance is a year-round responsibility. We have a duty to each other to maintain our properties in a fire-safe condition.

The importance of brush clearance vigilance has been well-illustrated during the Sayre, Marek and Station fires in the last decade, where firefighters reported that many neighborhoods had been spared due to strict compliance with brush clearance rules and wise landscape/vegetation management, preventing fires from destroying homes and taking lives.

Vegetation management as it relates to wildland fire refers to the total or partial

removal of high fire hazard grasses, shrubs, or trees.

Wildfire behavior is strongly influenced by vegetation type, terrain and the weather.

Castor bean and sumac are vegetation that are ready to explode when lit because of the high concentration of oils contained in their leaves.

Rush reminds us of the following basic requirements for brush clearance within 200 feet of structures: • Remove all dead materials from live plants, such as needles, leaves, and branches • Remove all dead trees, plants, and shrubs, but leave the lowest 3 inches and root structure to help prevent erosion

property are also fuel for fire.

With the drought conditions here in California and in particular in our community, this is a good time to plant fire retardant plants that are also drought tolerant.

Now is the right time to consider making changes to maximize your safety. In terms of vegetation planning, the most critical space is the 100 feet surrounding structures on your property. On flat areas surrounding your home, you will help reduce fire hazards by planting and maintaining nonflammable soft-scape lawns, border plantings, flower gardens and vegetation beds, along with hardscapes, such as pools, concrete, brick, or stone decks.

The Day Street fire was caused by brush clearance workers.

• All grass, brush and weeds • Clear all flammable vegetamust be cut to 3 inches or tion from combustible fence less in height, unless it is lines well maintained and irrigated landscaping (single trees, How To Survive A Brush landscape shrubbery or culti- Fire In Sunland-Tujunga vated ground cover, however, The LAFD has radically Wildfire races up Tujunga Canyon, may be permitted) changed the way it responds and LAFD and County crews battle the blaze. to wildfires over the past • Give special consideration five years. These changes to problem trees such as Euhave dramatically increased calyptus and Palms. Remove LAFD’s success in fighting all leaves, limbs, litter and wildfires. The key changes loose bark from the ground include the following: and from the trunk of the trees to a height of 20 feet • Brush Clearance – The LAFD Brush Clearance Pro• For trees taller than 18 gram is the most significant feet, remove lower branches change. Brush Clearance within 6 feet of the ground has been responsible for the • For trees and shrubs LAFD’s recent successes in less than 18 feet, remove minimizing loss of life and lower branches to 1/3 of their property due to wildfires in height Roadways and Private areas like ours.

Streets • Air Power Resources – New • Clear all flammable vegetafirefighting equipment — A brush fire erupts on Esko Road. tion within 10 feet of roads particularly airborne waterhave now been mapped. drove through our streets and driveways dropping equipment — has mapping off those that would increased the LAFD’s ability “No Parking” priority enforcement was established be hard to access in the event • Make sure that your adto fight wildfires. to keep roads open on of a wildfire. Certain roads dress can be seen on your high-risk “red flag” fire days. off of Reverie were desighouse or mailbox from the • Protection Policies – LAFD “Red Flag” fire condition nated as “Non-Defensible.” street, using numbers of at now recognizes that criteria were established That means that fire equipleast 4 inches high and in a evacuation is not always the based on (1) Weather — ment could not enter and color that contrasts with the best method for protecting background individuals in areas like ours, temperature, wind, humidity; expect to be able to retreat if the fire went out of control. where there is limited ingress (2) Topography — steep slopes (because fire burns With the help of LACo and • Park your vehicles in your and egress during emergenuphill most quickly); and (3) LAFD waterdropping equipdriveway or garage, not on cies.

Fuels — trees, brush, grasses. ment, a margin of safety the street The most fundamental that was unknown before In many instances, “shelterchange in wildfire-defense is now a reality. But is still • NEVER, NEVER, NEVER ing in place” is the safest, strategy has now involved boils down to the property park in front of a fire hydrant and most effective way to the decision to protect owner maintaining his land. save lives. Sheltering in residential spaces by employ- Residents are encouraged • Protect the Community by place means staying inside ing containment strategies, to contact companies like reporting any vehicle parked your home during a fire Aper’s Tree & Brush Service in front of a fire hydrant on a emergency, instead of getting instead of trying to put out for cleaning up your area.

Red Flagged Roadway. stranded on the road, and im- brush fires.

Call Parking Enforcement pairing access for firefighting Wind-driven wildfires can- Use of “day laborers” is not not be stopped but they can recommended as they do not 24-Hours (213) 485-4184 or vehicles. LAFD’s New be directed around structures. have the proper skills and 3-1-1 — “One Call To City Wildfire Planning & StrateHence the containment equipment to prevent fires as Hall” — from any land line gies LAFD also re-evaluated strategy.

During surveys of they work. in Los Angeles. The plants, its operational resources and our hillside homes, various Be safe! Your life and trees, shrubs and ground decided to “Take it to the mutual assistance agencies those you love are at stake. cover that beautify your people!” Evacuation routes

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Foothills Pet Page At Least My Dog Likes Me

by Jim

Laris

I’m looked down on for a lot of things. Oh, sure, you’re going to say it’s because I am short. Real funny. And I’m not that damned short, dammit.

I’m taller than Napoleon. I’m taller than that woman race driver. I’m taller than them short people who Randy Newman sings about.

But, I have to admit there are numerous traits I have that are looked down on by people

such as yourselves and your critical friends. To which I say, “Pshaw.” I am going to keep those irritating traits and I will enjoy exercising them until I either buy the farm or one of you sells me the farm.

I cannot go into all of those traits right now because this is a limited space, so I will just highlight one of the things I do which seems to irritate people who observe me doing it. I like to feed my dog weird shit, OK. Is that so bad?

Here’s how I see it. A dog is of health. I’m telling you, he on the planet for, say, 13 years. smiles. Really. He looks at me, And I think he should be happy and I smile back at him and for those years. And most he tells me in dog language people I know just feed their (which, by the way, is very dogs dog food. They think it’s similar to stuttering) that he is healthy and their vet tells them so glad he doesn’t live with my it is and maybe it is. I don’t garage-floor-dog-food-spilling, know. animal-mistreating friend.

What I do know is that it is Every once in a while I will damn boring. And if I were buy him some ground round. their dog I would bite them as And I’ll just give it to him raw hard as I could or at least pee (although at times in the past I on their leg. admit I have lightly browned One friend of mine, who I it in the skillet) and he goes consider a great friend, just over to his dish and his dumps a 50- pound bag of nostrils flare and he sticks his kibble crap on the garage floor long-headed dog nose in that and if his dogs eat it, fine. If raw meat and he wolfs that not, they die. I took Hadley ground round down, and then the Airedale to his house one he comes out into the living day, and he looked at that pile room walking on his hind legs of supposed dog food and he and he high-fives me. Oh God, got back in the car. I couldn’t that’s a great feeling. blame him. We left and went Hey, the point is, I try to think to In-N-Out and shared a of him. That’s all. Hell, he’s couple of double-doubles. made it to 11 years old. That’s I spend time fixing Hadley 77 in our years. Heck, he’s his meal every night. He never older than I am. And he seems knows what the hell he’s going happy. And all his dog friends to get. But he usually eats it want to come over to our all. Yes, I am that great of a house to eat. I don’t know, I cook. I’ll usually give him two think dog health is overrated. packets of Caesar dog food The other night I went to just to give a nod to vitamins Panda Express and got some and minerals and such. But Orange Chicken and some then I’ll add some hot dog chop suey and sweet and sour chunks. And some strands something and cashew nut of string cheese. And some chicken and beef broccoli pieces of liverwurst. That kind stuff. And I brought it home of thing. and sat on the end of the couch Each night I try to do and was eating it, and then Mr. something different. Like I’ll Fur Face comes over like he buy sliced ham and cheap always does and sits right in baloney and cut off hunks of front of me and looks sadder salami. And I’ll just add those than a monk seeing Madonna to his dish. And, of course, if naked. And he just looks up at we have any leftovers, I’ll put me with his big eyes and dripmeat loaf or chicken or twoping tongue. Kind of reminds week-old, fat-covered strogame of someone I dated in high noff lumps in with his packets school. Oh, no — that was me.

Glory, from pg. 1 Glory is asking for community votes to win the title of the 2015 Hero Dog. The ceremony takes place each year at The Beverly Hilton and is televised on Hallmark.

All winning proceeds will benefit Glory’s Charity Partner, the National Search Dog Alliance. The American Humane Society hosts the annual event.

Glory’s voting links are at www.herodogawards.com

I couldn’t stand the sound of a dog crying, so now and then I would give him a piece of cashew chicken to shut him up.

He liked it. And then I gave him a few tidbits of the bad fatty pieces of beef I didn’t want, and he liked them, too.

Then I gave him a big glob of Orange Chicken and you know what he did? If I’m lyin’, I’m dyin’. He spit it out! On my pants!

That ungrateful little weasel.

Anyway, I finished eating and had some leftovers, so I thought I would piss him off and teach him a lesson. I got a plate and put out the sweet and sour pork stuff that even I couldn’t stomach and threw in a little chop suey and the Orange Chicken gooey-ass sauce. And I put the broccoli right on top. I put the plate down in front of him. I think it was moving by itself. And you know what?

He ate the whole thing!

Just slopped it up like a four-legged vacuum. Man, it was gone. Fast. And then he is going around the living room wiping his snout-face on the chairs and all over the rug and smiling his dog smile. So what did I do? The only thing I could do. I gave him a fortune cookie. He ate the whole thing.

Even the little paper fortune.

Which I carefully picked out of a moist pile with my chopsticks, and was able to decipher that it read, “Canine who eats General Mao Chinese shredded chicken will do a dog barf on your carpet.”

Those commies are very wise.

You can reach Jim at jimlaris@mac.com. in the Search and Rescue category.

For more information, please visit www.facebook. com/GlorytheBloodhound or www.herodogawards.org/ hda2015vote-gllory.

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REVIEW: Not With My Daughter

Every father wants their daughter to be safe, but great fathers want them to be safe and happy! In the informative, yet humorous new book, Not With My Daughter! A Dad’s Guide to Screening Dates and Boyfriends, Terry Vaughan shares how Dad can decode the gestures, facial expressions, and verbal utterances of the new man in her life and know for sure what might, or might not, be on the young man’s mind.

Vaughan is the father of three children with two daughters quickly approaching their dating years. He says, “My book arms dads with the necessary body language decoding skills to determine if their daughter’s date is a good guy or not.

There’s no better gift this Father’s Day than peace of mind when it comes to dad and his princess, so forget about giving Dad another tie or a new gadget this year!”

The dating years are always hard on fathers, and it can be tough to maintain a strong bond with his daugh-

MedEx, from pg. 1 of the troubled CVS/Caremark Corp stores.

As Karina brought the troubled CVS Stores up to creating positive revenue, she was also closely involved in educating, refining and mentoring phar-

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Woodcraft Rangers Gala in Little Tokyo

ter during this time since his protective nature often puts him at odds with her.

Vaughan suggests that Dad hide the shotgun (if only temporarily!) and instead position himself as the trusted confidant supporting his daughter in her quest to find Mr. Right.

Readers have said, “...This book is funny as hell! ...Is hard to put down ...This book didn’t disappoint. Great read.

Terry’s easygoing and hilarious style masks instruction in entertainment.”

The book is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon,

Books-A-Million and other major retailers.

Terry Vaughan is a professional edutainment speaker and consultant on communication and decoding body language. He delivers his highly interactive and energetic events to corporate and private groups. He was formerly a British Royal Marine Commando and a season four competitor on History Channel’s hit show, Top Shot. He lives in Wyoming with his wife and three children.

For more information, please visit his Web site at www.tvempowers.com.

On Wednesday June 17, Los Angeles’ oldest after school program, Woodcraft Rangers will host their annual Gala at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown L.A. in the heart of Little Tokyo. The gala will offer a night of fine dining and entertainment with all proceeds to benefit the many programs of Woodcraft Rangers. The night will honor and recognize their collaborative partners and those who embody the true meaning of youth development.

The evening will be highlighted by the youth performers from Sunland Elementary located in the Sunland-Tujunga area and the various schools in which Woodcraft Rangers serves across the greater L.A. area.

CEO Chris Johnson said, “It will be very humbling how the community, alumni and partners will come together to celebrate and support Woodcraft Rangers in our mission.”

With over 65 schools in greater Los Angeles area,

macy students from different pharmacy schools. One of the benefits of working at CVS/ Caremark was that she obtained many business skills and people skills that she has brought with her to her Sunland pharmacy. “This would allow me to expand my skills

in private practice and where I could make a difference in my patient’s Health. And so here I am at MedEx Pharmacies in Sunland, California.”

Her independently owned MedEx pharmacy will allow her to accomplish new challenges in different arrays of

life. “By opening up my doors to my community,” says Karina, “I will make a difference by taking care of the needs of the Sunland-Tujunga community. Health is my passion and to educate one to become healthy is my commitment.”

Bringing more than her

The Woodcraft Rangers are all dressed up!

Woodcraft Rangers’ NVISION programs are committed to guiding the youth to become leaders, creative innovators, and true lifelong learners.

Tickets available via: www. woodcraftrangers.org For further information contact (213) 249-9293 or woodcraft@woodcraftrangers. org. To learn more about Woodcraft Rangers, go to www.woodcraftrangers.org. background in pharmacy, she is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association at USC School of Pharmacy, Board Member for San Gabriel Valley Pharmacist Association, and is involved in helping to pass bills for health and healthcare.

La Crescenta Woman’s Club Honors Area Students

On May 8, the La Crescenta Woman’s Club presented their scholarships to seven very deserving high school seniors. The recognition night was full of joy and happiness. Each student came to the podium to receive their scholarship money with a wonderful smile on their face.

You could see their family and friends in the audience beaming with pride.

The students attend Crescenta Valley High School and Glendale High School.

Scholarships are selected from applications from Crescenta Valley High School, Glendale High School, Hoover High School and Clark Magnet High School.

The scholarship committee spent many hours reviewing and discussing the applica-

tions received to pick the most deserving seniors.

The first recipient was Odalys Mendoza.

Jose Ruiz Garcia is the next deserving student from Glendale High School.

Alexandria Chwieut attends Cresenta Valley High School and has a 4.4 GPA. Our next shining star from Crescenta Valley High School is Deborah Rheem.

Makayla Mathew has spent four years in marching band at Crescenta Valley High School.

Crescenta Valley High School has been the learning place for Justin Wright.

Our last student receiving a scholarship check is Soli Jones. This young lady is our Roberta Kurtz Scholarship for the Arts recipient. The

Deanna Alfeld, Odalys Mendoza, Alexandria Chwierut, Deborah Rheem, Justin Wright, Jose Ruiz Garcia and Carol Huntwork. evening’s presentations began with the local Brownie/ Daisy troop presenting the flags. The troop later sang for the audience to an over-

whelming applause. Cookies and congratulations ended this wonderful evening.

If you know of or have an outstanding student that will

be a senior in high school next fall, check out our website for an application at www.LACRESCENTAWOMANSCLUB.ORG

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S-T Crime Stats Theft 05/08/15 08:00 PM 10300 BLOCK OF FAIRGROVE AV Theft 05/22/15 05:00 PM 10700 BLOCK OF RADWIN AV Theft 05/22/15 08:00 PM 8600 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BL Burglary 05/22/15 11:00 PM 10800 BLOCK OF PLAINVIEW AV Burglary 05/24/15 05:30 PM 10900 BLOCK OF IRMA AV Burglary 05/24/15 06:10 PM 6500 BLOCK OF VALMONT ST Burglary 05/24/15 01:00 PM 8600 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BL Assault 05/24/15 10:20 PM 7100 BLOCK OF GREELEY ST Theft 05/25/15 01:15 PM 1900 BLOCK OF VERDUGO BLVD Theft 05/25/15 03:00 PM 00 BLOCK OF BIG TUJUNGA AND MOUNT GLEASON

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In a period of two weeks, Sunland-Tujunga lost three of its medium quality fast food joints: Sizzler, KFC and Denny’s. Now to see if any one wants to take their place with a higher quality food menu.

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Summer Solstice Walk Reflect on the Mid-Year With each twist and turn of the labyrinth welcome the bold brilliance the summer solstice has to offer, reminding you that you are at mid-year. How has what you set out to do at the beginning of the year blossomed, or not? Reflect on the past six months, and welcome the coming six. What might you alter or modify with summer’s strength?

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Fred Neil

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Fred Neil last week. Fred was a member of the American Legion Post 377, Tujunga. His wife Pat is a member of the Legion Auxiliary.

Fred Neill’s mass was at Our Lady of Lords on Friday, June 5 at 11 a.m., followed by noon grave site services at 1160 Stranwood Cemetery. Grave site services were followed at 1:30 p.m. refreshments/reception at Pat Neil’s home in Shadow Hills.

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We also carry no prescription colored contact lenses because a lot of people like to have a different fun look. Other selections of frames start as low as $49 and almost all come in colors like brown, gold, silver and others.

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