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FRIDAY • APRIL 14, 2017 TELLING THE TRUTH FOR 12 YEARS! VOLUME 13 • NUMBER 8 White Cross Has Blessed The Valley Since 1923 by David DeMullé (next to the Travel Inn). The service will begin promptly at The Annual Easter Sunrise 6 a.m. and conclude by 7 a.m. Service, (Sunday, April 16) The worship will be led by as coordinated through the the New Hope Worship Band, Verdugo Hills Ministerial along with musicians from Association (VHMA), will be many of the local churches. a beautiful experience and a The Verdugo Hills Ministerial dramatic reminder of Christ’s Association has coordinated promised resurrection after his the service with several of the death. This service has been area pastors participating. a Sunland-Tujunga Easter In 1992, the Los Angeles Tradition since 1926, and will Times religion editor John be held at The Cross of San Dart wrote that old newspaper Ysidro on McGroarty Peak in clippings indicate that a cross Tujunga. was first erected on the peak Vans will begin to transport in 1923 and was dedicated in people to the cross starting at a ceremony led by a Catholic 4:30 a.m., from the corner of priest. The sunrise service, Foothill Blvd. and Hillhaven see Sunrise, page 9 The Cross of San Ysidro overlooks Sunland-Tujunga. INSIDE: Hey, Herb Wesson! Neighbor Perishes; Bad Ass Boxes! Please Help ...... 2 Local poet’s book reviewed! ...... 2 Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus
...... 4 Don’t forget Tranquil Place. Firefighter calls for more water as apartment explodes in flames DEPARTMENTS All fires are tragedies, but flames and watched in horror Community Help...... 2 Pet Etiquette this April 1 apartment fire on as the apartment and every- the 7000 block of Greeley St. thing in it was destroyed. She View from the Rock...... 3 was more so. not only lost her husband but for Hotel Stays Jesse Arelleno was in the her home, two cats and her Movie Review...... 4 With the summer travel during the summer are happy his kitchen when the fire beloved bird, Sunshine. Chef Randy...... 5 season in full swing, many and safe ones. broke out. He had been Her nephew has set up a families are planning their For many, summer travel released from the hospital the GoFundMe account to help Legion Post Calendar...... 7 travels...and bringing along means staying at a pet friend- day before after having had with the funeral costs. Please their pets to stay with them ly hotel. It’s important to brain surgery. do what you can by logging Foothills Happenings...... 8 at pet friendly hotels. Be sure make sure that you and your The fire burned with such on to: Crime Stats...... 9 to plan ahead and take all pet are prepared. Following intensity that he was not able www.gofundme.com/ejrbt6- the necessary precautions to some simple tips will help to to escape. His wife made it ease-the-financial-burden- Take My Card...... 11 ensure that your pets’ travels see Pets, page 2 out though the smoke and for-lelah. GET THE DAILY NEWS BY JOINING THE FOOTHILLS INSIDER! Write to: [email protected] 2 — FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017 • THE FOOTHILLS PAPER www.thefoothillspaper.com • VOLUME 13 • NUMBER 8 Pets, from pg. 1 If your pet travels with a crate or kennel, place them in ensure that your hotel stay it when leaving the room. In Bad Ass Boxes Has with your pet is an enjoyable addition, place a note on the one. hotel door indicating that your Some Bad-Ass Chicks It’s recommended to book pet is in the room. by Alejandro Magallanes a room on the ground floor Don’t leave any pests be- and by an exit. This will hind. Before leaving home be The hostess of the comedy make it much easier for sure to give your pet a good show at the Legion Hall an- you to take your pet out for cleaning and de-flea & de-tick nounced that we would be tak- bathroom breaks. them. This means a good ing a five minute break. It was Make sure to always clean flea and tick bath along with a much needed break. Sitting up after your pet. A good rule utilizing preventative flea and through comic after comic and of thumb is to bring along tick control. Leaving behind a literally laughing until it hurt your own poop bags so you stinky smell,or worse, fleas or was starting to take its toll. I will always be prepared. ticks is the kind of thing that stepped outside for a breath of Be sure to exercise your makes pet friendly accom- fresh air. The man next to me pet; this means walks. Ask modations change their pet I’ll bet you can’t guess what is in this bag! lit up a cigarette, smiling. I hotel personnel about the best friendly policies. In addition, smiled back, “These women places to walk your pet. if a deposit is required, these are hilarious, aren’t they?” He and the real woman inside ex- est gift of Bad Ass Boxes is Treat the hotel room with types of things could very nodded, responding, “It’s plodes at 40 and 50, scream- their President, Andrea. respect; this means covering well prevent you from getting about time we get something ing, “No more!” What you’re Where the female comics she any furniture and beds that it back. good in this town!” left with is the genuine beauty works with call themselves your pet may be allowed on. Accidents happen! Even That’s the way it felt at The of a real woman, with enough the cougars of comedy, An- If traveling with a cat, pets that have never had an Cougars of Comedy show joy, rage, and creativity to drea is certainly the cougar place their litter boxes in the “accident” indoors may do so held two Saturdays ago at the lead an entire crowd of people cub: young, beautiful, energet- bathroom. This will make under stress. Bring along a American Legion Hall. It was into uproarious laughter. ic, and sharp. When I asked clean-up much easier. disinfectant as well as a rag a night of side-splitting laugh- What was best about this her about how this organiza- It’s recommended that you in the event that you have to ter. The ad in this paper stated evening of risqué comic de- tion started, she blatantly ex- not leave your pet unattended clean up after your pet. Not that it could make you “pee in bauchery was fund-raising for plained that she was drunk at in your hotel room. Even the doing so could also cause a your pants” and I wouldn’t be a good cause. Correction. A a whiskey bar, talking to a best behaved pets can bark loss of deposit. surprised if someone actually great cause. This comedy couple handsome servicemen and become destructive when To ensure that you’re wel- did. show was brought to us by a who were being deployed the in new surroundings. If you comed back, keep your pet on There’s something about local, non-profit organization next morning. After hearing must leave your pet alone, be a leash and avoid taking them women in their forties and fif- called Bad Ass Boxes. This this, she excitedly exclaimed, sure that it’s for a very short into dining rooms and other ties. It’s as if all the beauty family-run organization deliv- “I’m gonna send you some- time. Alert the front desk that restricted areas. magazines, asshole boyfriends, ers boxes of essential items to thing!” One hangover and two your pet is alone in the room Following some common and judgements from mother our Special Operations troops aspirin later, Andrea realized, and try putting on the TV or a sense rules this summer will they had to absorb in their deployed all over the world, “Aww, shit. I told those guys I radio to make your pet more help ensure that you and your teens, twenties and thirties fi- one platoon at a time. was gonna send them some- comfortable. pet have a happy and safe trip. nally reach a boiling point, I have to say that the great- see Bad Ass Boxes, page 11 Book Review: Clocks & Water Drops by Marlene Hitt, Poet
by David DeMullé
As a longtime fan of the wit and wisdom of Marlene Hitt, I had overlooked the possibility of her penning a work of art that transcends the everyday realities of our little vortex. Over the years, I have glee- fully read and enjoyed the ri- valries of the different authors attempting to lay out what Sunland-Tujunga really was at the time of its founding. Au- thors such as Mary Lee Tiernin, Mary Lou Pozzo and Sara Lombard called out in detail the trials and tribula- always with the touchstone of having participated in both her tions of our forbearers into a those objects that are still here growth and the growth of our stark Reality of facts. Facts to be seen in one form or an- community, leads the reader melded with conjecture, sto- other, I felt the relationships of on and on, until at last, you ries woven together through all the characters that she not can let out your breath and re- the researches of these es- only allows to present them- lax – from the wondrous jour- teemed ladies. selves, but to reveal their sto- ney that has made you feel And then, I discovered the ries and diversities in a natural wise, worn and petulant. brilliance of Marlene as an ob- flow and rhythm that both I promise that you will dis- server of the strengths and awes and propels you through cover the humor of Marlene frailties of those who lived her past and into your presence. the observer, rich with the ex- here and were in daily contact As each chapter/door opens periences of life, with a little with Marlene the child, the and then leads to another, you self-deprecation thrown in. woman, and the chronicler. are taken on a magical journey Clocks & Water Drops is a As I flowed through the cor- through the eyes of a child/ wonderful read. ridors of her mind, hand in woman. Joy, sorrow and feel- Available at Bolton Hall hand with her memories, and ings with an overall sense of Museum, Tujunga, CA. VOLUME 13 • NUMBER 8 • www.thefoothillspaper.com THE FOOTHILLS PAPER • FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017 — 3
Things are happening, things are things to our community under the tills of the carnival events and the changing — and you, the reader, cloak of authority. I think that our flat out lying about our communi- are a part of our future history. neighbors should know about how ty members. I received a phone call the other we lost the Watermelon Festival. Yup, I guess the caller was right. VIEW day and the woman was absolute- How we lost Old Timers Day. We shouldn’t talk about things VIEW ly irate. “How dare you print that How the Rotary club is a fraud like this. It might make people not stuff?” she yelled. “Don’t you (but a good fraud) and can’t get or want to live here. Hummmmmm- understand that people read your keep enough mental derelicts in mmmm, that sounds like a good paper and they’re getting the the club to meet the Rotary Inter- idea also. Look around you, and wrong idea(s) about our town?” national requirements for mem- try to remember six years ago Damn I’m glad she was on the bership. And that puts the 4th of when people were actually happy phone and not here in person. I July Parade in jeopardy of being here. And then the wet blanket calmly and with what I hoped was lost also. was dropped on us. And it all my most soothing voice, asked There was a time here in Sun- started going to hell. And we her, “Exactly what do you want land-Tujunga when the Rotary haven’t yet recovered from it. ROCKROCK me to print?” That was a mistake, Club and Lions Club were the BUT ONE THING NEVER because she told me what she organizations that people really CHANGED! With all the lies and wanted. “GOOD NEWS! None of wanted to be a member of. And deceit, the back-stabbing, name- and purity. “One Community Un- that stuff that attacks people or then a little four-letter word got calling and character assassina- der God” became our mantra once shows what stupid things they are in their way (LIAR). Oh, don’t tion, the community kept going. every year. And the members of doing.” let me forget our good friend So- Through it all, there was one thing the Verdugo Hills Ministerial As- Well boys and girls, she’s right. nia Tatulian who took over and that happened every year and nev- sociation were the keepers of the There are a lot of things that peo- raped these organizations and ac- er became sullied or smeared or faith. And for one brief shining ple do that they aren’t proud of. tually destroyed all that was good dragged through the mire. It was moment every year, we all be- And of course, I print it. Why not? in our community. Gosh, let’s not the S-T annual Easter Sunrise Cel- came brothers and sisters, and it Maybe someone will learn some- talk about losing her bank man- ebration that brought and bound made us ONE. thing from it. And it boils down to ager job because of insider trad- our community together. Nothing For this I give thanks — and no, people. People doing really bad ing. Or the missing money at the could touch it for its simplicity it had nothing to do with the water. The Foothills Letters & Perspectives that you don’t have cameras And their reply Ticked off about watching transactions, but the Correction on too many tickets cashier could easily be iden- On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at James Dean tified from my receipt, and 8:53 PM, Noah Tessler
L.A. Press Club munity. reached the peak levels of win the bid. At this point in see Security, page 4 Edgar Castellanos BRE# 01855534 Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles LAHOMES247.com International Combat Camera Association 661-510-5762 4 — FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017 • THE FOOTHILLS PAPER www.thefoothillspaper.com • VOLUME 13 • NUMBER 8 Social Security Matters California Dreamin’ Ask Rusty: WEP - Sub- Comes to Glendale by Arlene Massimino stantial Earnings Test by AMAC-Certified Social ployer who did not withhold The California Women’s Security Advisor Russell Gloor Social Security payroll tax, as Chorus, Inc. (CWC) 48th an- well as income from an em- nual public concert will take Dear Rusty: I turn 62 this ployer who did withhold So- place at the Glendale Hilton June. I collect a State Teach- cial Security payroll tax. In Hotel, 100 W. Glenoaks Blvd. ers Retirement and have been this case the question isn’t re- in Glendale on April 30 at 2 told I face a windfall reduc- ally whether your income was p.m. This afternoon of songs tion in my SS benefits if I have enough to earn a “quarter celebrating California will less than 30 service years in credit” toward the required 40 be hosted by the Verdugo SS. Social Security claims that credits to be eligible for So- Hills Women’s Chorus (VH- the years listed below do not cial Security benefits, but WC) and the Burbank Sing- qualify as years worked be- rather whether your income ers. Individually, VHWC and an audition process in Febru- announced, Rregistration will cause the income is too low. for those years met what So- Burbank Singers perform for ary. Scholarship Chair Jeanne begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Having researched SS regula- cial Security calls their “sub- civic groups, churches and re- Long said, “All those who au- April 28 in the foyer of the tions it stated that prior to stantial earnings” test. In or- tirement senior living homes ditioned were fantastic and Hilton Hotel.” The 10 com- 1978, quarters were earned if der to qualify as substantial in their individual commu- the scholarship winners will bined choruses will rehearse you made $50 in a quarter. If earnings in the formula for nities. Suzanne Duff and Di- present a program you will several hours over the week- this is correct can you tell me computing the WEP your So- ana Tyson, event co-chairs, not want to miss.” One of the end preparing for the con- why these years listed below cial Security earnings each will present Lauren Buckley- award winners is Elizabeth cert. Saturday night’s banquet would not count? SS claims I year must meet or exceed a Schaer, guest director, Naomi Queen, a Montrose resident. is being chaired by Gloria am three years short of 30 be- substantial earnings test. So- Sumitani, accompanist and She, along with winners Niko Malunao and Nancy Howe. cause of these years: 1971 cial Security’s substantial John Musker, master of cere- Murakami and Kali Hard- Gloria says, “This has been (earned $636); 1972 (earned earnings minimums for the monies. wick, will perform and re- a new experience for me and $799); 1973 (earned $2175). years you wrote about were: The CWC, whose current ceive their scholarships at the thanks to help from Burbank Thank you for your help. 1971 - $1950; membership numbers close to concert. Singers, it was an enjoyable Signed: Retired Teacher 1972 - $2250; 300, has a dual purpose: pro- The CWC concert is pre- one.” VHWC and Burbank 1973 - $2700. mote choral singing among ceded by a two-day conven- Singers will join together and Dear Retired: women and raise funds for tion where singers will meet perform at the banquet. What you’re referring to is So as you can see, you did music awards. Scholar- up with old friends from San On Sunday afternoon, April Social Security’s Windfall not meet or exceed their Sub- ships of $2,000 each will be Diego to Santa Barbara who 30, the public will be treated Elimination Provision (WEP) stantial Earnings requirement presented to three talented, gather each year to perform to a program by the combined which applies when a person for the years 1971 through young singers, chosen by pro- in the CWC concerts. Regis- voices of 175 CWC members has a pension from an em- see WEP, page 9 fessional adjudicators through tration Chair Kathy Kabuto see VHWC, page 5 Housing, from pg. 3 there will be more traffic. Movie Review: Smurfs Lost Village More traffic means more community, they shop in the noise, more smog and more by Bob Garver Smurfette (Demi Lovato) and community, they pay taxes, wait times. I’m sure there are her struggle to find her place their kids (if they have kids) many more cons and I would I make it a point not to put in the Smurf community. go to school in the communi- love to hear your feedback on out year-end “worst of” lists All of the other Smurfs have ty most times, and they typi- what you think. because there are so many distinctive roles or traits cally eat in their community. Living in L.A. County bad movies that I can’t be that are reflected in their A homeowner has a vested means you’re going to live in bothered to see. I have better names. Papa Smurf (Mandy interest in the community in a populated area, and there is things to do with my time Patinkin) is fatherly, Hefty a way that renters might not. a desperate need for housing. and money than waste them Smurf (Joe Manganiello) is Building homes create jobs, For a community to prosper on bombs that couldn’t find strong, Clumsy Smurf (Jack and new homeowners will and be comfortable, I would an audience. But rest assured McBrayer) is a klutz, Brainy boost the local economy, new argue that it is better having that if I did put out “worst Smurf (Danny Pudi) at least potential patronage to local new homes for sale to people of” lists, both “The Smurfs” thinks he’s smart, and so on. shops and restaurants. who have a stake in their and “The Smurfs 2” would But Smurfette’s name doesn’t Still, I can’t talk about all property, rather than going have featured very promi- tell the world anything about the pros of new housing crazy and building new apart- nently on the 2011 and 2013 her, so she doesn’t know without thinking about the ments for lease. Home owner- lists, respectively. Those hid- what she’s supposed to do. existing home owner that ship always has a positive im- eous live-action/CGI hybrids She doesn’t even know if would rather keep their pact on the community. So if were an ill-advised attempt to she’s really a Smurf, since neighborhood as it is. The you’re going to have new de- modernize the Smurfs, which she wasn’t born into the meant lots of breakdancing Smurf community, but rather homeowner that comes home velopments anyway, why not and Clumsy to find the vil- and crude humor. It was ob- created by the evil wizard after a busy day at work to a support new homes for sale? lage first and warn the new vious after the second movie Gargamel (Rainn Wilson) to quite, dark Foothills street I would love to hear from Smurfs about the attack. Papa that there was no future for go undercover for nefarious that is so common in the you. If you’re a home owner, disapproves of the mission, the franchise such as it was, purposes. She later decided Sunland-Tujunga area. The how do you feel about new but Smurfette believes it’s so the decision was made to to become a Smurf full-time, problem with new housing is housing developments in her purpose to help the new scrap the format and start but is being a Smurf some- that it also means more traf- your community? Smurfs, who all turn out to anew. The result is “Smurfs: thing one can “decide” to do? fic. The average household of And if you are developing be girls like her. The Lost Village,” which One day Smurfette three usually will have an av- new housing projects, how There’s something awfully replaces the entire voice discovers that there might be erage of two cars. With the do you highlight the positives familiar about the new Smurf cast, features no live-action, another village of Smurfs liv- increase in neighbor size, to the community? village. The environment and dials it way back on the ing somewhere in the forest. stays largely on the left side really painful jokes. I’m glad She’s immediately captured of the color wheel, with to say that the changes are an by Gargamel, who finds out lots of greens, blues, and improvement, though there about the lost Smurf village purples. There are all manner wasn’t exactly a need for a for himself. He plans to of exciting new plants and new “Smurfs” movie in the ransack the village first thing animals. The new Smurfs first place. in the morning, so it’s up to The story centers around Smurfette, Hefty, Brainy, see Smurfs, page 11 VOLUME 13 • NUMBER 8 • www.thefoothillspaper.com THE FOOTHILLS PAPER • FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017 — 5 Tomato Soup w/ Fresh Fennel
by Chef Randy 3 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley (chopped) Verdugo Hills Liquor Store This is a wonderfully hearty vegetarian soup for Directions: 7119 Foothill Blvd. the remaining overcast days Heat oil in soup pot over of the year. Quick and easy medium heat. Add fennel, to prepare, tomatoes and fen- and sauté 3 to 5 minutes. Stir nel pair nicely to make a in sausage and fennel seeds, tasty soup. Even better, this and cook 5 to 7 minutes, or soup freezes well. Make a until fennel seeds are slightly double batch and save some softened and bits of sausage for a rainy day. are stuck to bottom of pan. Add wine and and cook 5 Ingredients: to10 seconds, scraping to de- 3 tablespoons olive oil glaze pan. Add broth, toma- 1 large fennel bulb (diced) toes, vegetable base, and 3 Lightlife Italian Style sau- parsley. sage (sliced into 1/2-inch- Cover and bring to a boil. thick rounds) Reduce heat to medium-low 1 tablespoon fennel seeds and simmer for 10 minutes. 2 tablespoons dry white wine Season with salt and pepper, 4 cups low-sodium vegeta- if desired, and serve with a ble broth slice of fresh Ciabatta bread. 1 28-oz. can crushed toma- Robin likes a grilled Ha- toes varti cheese sandwich with VHWC, from pg. 4 fun and music for the entire cation and contact informa- 1 tablespoon Better than this soup. You might try that family. tion for each. There may be Bouillon Vegetable Base too! who enjoy participating in Verdugo Hills Women’s one in your neighborhood. this annual event held in dif- Chorus and Burbank Singers Tickets for the 48th annu- ferent California cities every encourage any woman who al concert may be obtained by For additional recipes, spring. loves the joy of singing to in- contacting Marianne Jennings see Chef Randy’s website at Come join us at the Glen- vestigate a CWC chorus. The at (818) 398-7323. Advance dale Hilton Hotel Grand Web site www.cwchorus lists sale tickets are available for valley-vegetarian.com Ballroom for an afternoon of CWC choruses as well as lo- $15 or at the door for $20. Get yours while they’re hot! A new cookbook, Ojai Valley Gluten-Free Cookbook, by Ojai chef and author Randy Graham is now available for purchase. All of the 87 reci- pes in this book are gluten- free and vegetarian. In addi- tion, 45 of the recipes are not only gluten-free but also veg- an and are denoted as such in the table of contents.
The Ojai Valley Gluten-Free Cookbook is available on- line at Amazon.com. For more info, see Chef Randy’s website at Valley-Vegetarian. com or contact him at rgra- [email protected] for signed copies. 6 — FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017 • THE FOOTHILLS PAPER www.thefoothillspaper.com • VOLUME 13 • NUMBER 5
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Camp Schedule The Women in Wildfire Basic Training Camp begins on Monday June 5, 2017, and ends Friday, June 9, 2017. Each morning camp participants will participate in hiking, running, and calisthenics to prepare for the physical demands of wildland firefighting. Each participant must complete the entire camp curriculum and VOLUMElive 13 on • NUMBER-site 5 • www.thefoothillspaper.com throughout the duration of the camp. If selected, participantsTHE FOOTHILLS will PAPER be • FRIDAY,paid MARCH for 3, 2017 — 7 the training and physical fitness test portion of the camp. Applicants Wanted: Women’s Location WildfireThis five Trainingday, and four night Camp isCamp held at a summer 2017camp in the San Gabriel Look O utsMountains, Communication in, the Angeles National Forest located east of U.S. Forest Service fire Upon completionEscape participants Routes, and ForestSafety Service, Zones part(LCES) of the management officials an- Lamay Canada, compete for entry California. level U.S. Department of Agricul- Potential Hazards and Human Factors on the nounced today that they are Participantswildland fireFire positions line will with be ture,staying is to sustain in thecabins health, with meals provided. seeking women candidates to the U.S. Forest Service and diversity and productivity of Transportation Safety attend the 2017 Women in with other wildland firefight- the nation’s forests and grass- Wildfire Basic Training ing agencies Hand throughout Tools, theFiring Deviceslands to meet, and the Water needs Use of Camp. The fire training camp United States. Suppression, Communication,present and futureand Mop genera-up- is designed to prepare woman The Women Hazardous in Wildfire Materials tions. for entry-level wildland fire- Basic Training Wildland Camp Urbanbegins Interface The agency manages 193 fighter jobs throughout the Monday, JuneOptional 5 and endsKnowledge Fri- million Areas acres of public land, pacific southwest and north- day, June 9.Performance This five-day, Day Requirementsprovides assistance to state west regions of the United four-night Nationalcamp will Incidentbe host- Managementand private landowners, System and States. ed on the Angeles(NIMS) National - An Introduction maintains to theFire largest Shelter forestry The training camp will Forest. ThoseTraining selected to par- research organization in the Training Providedtrain women on basic fire- ticipate willIntroduc receive tionpay forto Incidentworld. Command Public lands System the For - fighting techniques and fire the training(ICS) and for -O thenline fit -courseest that Service must manages be completed contrib- Firefighting Trainingbehavior, giveand hands-on Introdu ctionness test to portion Wildland of the camp. Fire ute more than $13 billion to prior to completion of Work Capacity Test training on fire suppression Lodging and meals are pro- the economy each year Behavior: This introductory course is designed to train entry-level equipment, and will intro- vided. Participants must pass through visitor spending firefighters. Participantsduce trainees to willthe Incident be introducedtheFor federal more firefighter’s information to and work gainon thealone. Wknowledgeork Those Capacity same lands Test of proplease - visit: the basic incidentManagement management System. The organization,capacityhttp://www.fs.fed.us/fire/safety/wct/2002/brochure_2002.pdf test at the firefighting arduous vide 20 techniques, percent of the na- camp will challenge trainees level prior to start of the tion’s clean water supply, a suppression equipment,in field exercises safety, structured strategy, trainingTo learn if andthey more are tactics aboutselected what along participantsvalue estimated with can fireat do$7.2 to bil prepare- watch this video: Click Here for trainees to apply what for the camp. Information on lion per year. behavior. Field theyexercises have learned will in wildland be performedthe work capacity for test valuableis in- The hands agency has-on either a di- training. Other tfieldraining environment. will includecluded: in the outreach and in rect or indirect role in stew- The Women in Wildfire the application. ardship of about 80 percent Basic Training Camp is To apply for Women in of the 850 million forested Fuel, Topography,structured to provide and leader Weather- Wildfire Training Camp, acres within the U.S., of ship skills, enhance critical please visit the Web site: which 100 million acres are Fire Behaviorthinking skills, and promote www.fs.usda.gov/angeles. urban forests where most Preparedness,professional I ncidentdevelopment. C ommand The mission S ystemsof the U.S. , andAmericans Resources live. Veterans Get JumpStart From
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Paranoia usual, which was great. ties came out to talk. Foot- set in about what changes There were no local authori- hill traffic officers were on would be coming next. Eve ties this time. There were hand, welcoming input from Sinclair, Chairperson for the only the usual committee the community. Assembly- STNC appointed Safe members and Doc from The member Raul Bocanegra Streets Committee, jumped Foothills Paper, who has spoke about changes he’s into the Facebook fray, giv- been covering the meetings trying to make to curb street ing factual data about when, since August. racing. Vision Zero’s top en- where, and why the changes Eve Sinclair opened the their view that Vision Zero they would no longer be in- gineers gave a complete ex- were happening. That only meeting with the same de- was part of a global scheme advertently pissing-off driv- planation of the program, its brought her out into the open tailed traffic information the to force drivers out of their ers. Neighborhood council- involvement with Los Ange- to become the target where committee has been giving cars and get them onto bikes. members from Sylmar and les, and its concern for Foot- everyone could throw their for months; however, there These audience members ex- Lake View Terrace applaud- hill Blvd. Even the two can- blame. are always new faces at the plained their complete dis- ed the entire audience and didates running for the CD7 The funny thing is, this is meeting, so we must inform trust in Vision Zero. committee for their partici- seat showed up to hear what what we have been dealing everyone again, every time. Then there were the people pation and concern for our everyone had to say. It was a with since the committee be- Eve also gave new informa- who welcomed the changes. city. great day. gan in August. Everyone re- tion and updates. Then, she Some citizens who live near- After Eve carefully ex- Days later, the street acts. Many don’t even ask opened the floor to public by said that the street chang- plained the process our changes began. That is when questions. They shoot and opinion. es made no dramatic change streets are going through to all hell broke loose. People ask questions later. We know As a committee member, I in their commute, and they make it safer for everyone, who didn’t know about Vi- this. We’re used to it. We was completely grateful to were completely happy. Cy- the audience seemed to un- sion Zero, our Safe Streets usually just wait for the dust hear from everyone. One clists stood up and shared derstand. Those who fought Committee, or the Saturday to settle, then explain our guest explained how some in their gratitude for the new for their anger simply morning meetings buckled- collective mission. And the community felt that the safety measures. They were stormed out of the meeting up behind their computers, that’s what we did at our fol- changes were being forced overjoyed that they were in a huff, but that was only a laptops, and mobile devices low-up meeting one week upon them. Another shared given their own lane, and see Committee, page 11
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WE DO SMOG CHECK, BRAKE & LIGHT INSPECTION, ENGINE DIAGNOSIS AND ELECTRICAL. VOLUME 13 • NUMBER 8 • www.thefoothillspaper.com THE FOOTHILLS PAPER • FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017 — 9 Sunrise, from pg. 1 All the setting up for the responsible for continuing Portantino Helps Research New service is done by association the Easter Sunrise Service which began around 1926, members. The preparation tradition to the community. Education Models for Best Practices event and well-attended by takes all day Saturday and a The music group Tapestry members of the Foothill com- few of the members will spend from New Hope Community munities. the night at the cross. Church will be leading the This celebration at the There are usually around worship with their pastor cross originally came about 400 to 500 people that attend Eddie Ledesma bringing the when the local ministers and the service. In the past, message titled “Wake Up.” Kiwanis Club members got resident and Kiwanis member Pastors from the community together and started the early Sandy Miller dedicated a of Sunland-Tujunga will be morning service, and it has lot of time and energy in sharing in scripture readings grown to what it is today. putting on the Easter Sunrise and prayers. You will not Senator Anthony J. Portan- will complete the scope of There are five ministers from Service as a service to the want to miss this special time tino (D – La Cañada Flin- work requested, starting im- five of the churches in the community. Although she of worship and praise as tridge) introduced SB 25 on mediately. Sunland-Tujunga area that are passed away 12 years ago, we watch the sunrise as we the first day he assumed of- “I commend Mr. Taylor involved providing the service. his family continues his celebrate the Risen SON. fice. This bill requests the and his staff for their eager- Each minister does a part of dedication in putting on the Come early to ensure that Legislative Analyst’s Office ness and willingness to re- the whole service, which is Easter Sunrise ceremony. To you will have enough time to (LAO) to assess the integra- search a collection of impor- nonsectarian. For 90 years, the honor the decades of work by be transported up the hill. tion of California’s K–14 tant topics that will ensure a Kiwanis Club has prepared the Miller, who was the heart and For additional information, schools, examine best prac- brighter future for the Cali- cross and area for the service. soul of the annual service, the please contact Bob Snyder at tices education models used fornia education system and On Saturday, church members Miller family has continued to pastorbob@churchofthefoot- in Europe, and research ex- its students. It is our duty as clean up the area, bring up provide the assistance needed hills.com or on the VHMA pansion of concurrent enroll- leaders in this state to make the chairs and, if it needs to enjoy this year’s sunrise Facebook. ment programs to help for- sure our students are provid- some touch-up work, repaint service. Those who wish trans- mulate a new and updated ed a quality education that the cross. The association The VHMA is grateful for portation should meet at the education model for the 21st prepares them for today’s provides the chairs, sound sys- for the physical and financial intersection of Foothill and century. workforce,” stated Senator tem and lighting of the cross, support the Miller family has Hillhaven by the Travel Inn In addition, the bill asks Portantino. which is lit Saturday night and provided over the decades. between the hours of 4:30 and the LAO to make recommen- Senator Portantino will stays on until after the service. This year the VHMA is 5:45 a.m. dations to better transition host an information hearing students from community this fall to discuss the first colleges to the University of half of the research that has Reach 7,000 viewers per week. California or the California been done by the LAO. A se- State University systems. ries of hearings will follow Advertise on our Facebook site. The bill also requires the in 2018. LAO to submit their findings Sen. Portantino represents [email protected] in a report to the legislature nearly 930,000 people in the by January 1, 2019. 25th Senate District, which WEP, from pg. 4 In late January, Senator includes Altadena, Atwater Portantino and the Legisla- Village, Bradbury, Burbank, 1973 because you only earned tive Analyst, Mac Taylor, sat Claremont, Duarte, Glendale, $675, $799 and $2175 respec- down to discuss SB 25 in Glendora, La Cañada Flin- tively in those years. Those more depth. After a robust tridge, La Crescenta, La three years are what made the discussion, Mr. Taylor and Verne, Los Feliz, Monrovia, difference between having the LAO agreed to not wait Montrose, Pasadena, San Di- your Social Security benefit Attention All Veterans, for the bill to become law mas, San Marino, Shadow reduced because you have on- Sons, Daughters and Wives of Veterans and begin work on formulat- Hills, Sierra Madre, South ly 27 years of “substantial So- Come and Enjoy your local American Legion Post ing recommendations imme- Pasadena, Sunland-Tujunga, cial Security earnings”, and Help support Veterans and Veterans’ Causes diately. In essence, the LAO and Upland. being exempt from WEP be- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ cause you have 30 or more years of Social Security in- come. 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The Senate Transportation payment plans. last year by the U.S. Federal and Housing Committee today The committee passed the Reserve, 46 percent of Ameri- passed legislation by Sen. Bob bill on a 12-1 vote. SB 185 cans don’t have $400 to pay Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, to goes next to the Senate Public for an emergency expense and prevent the automatic suspen- Safety Committee for consid- would have to sell something sion of driver’s licenses for eration. or borrow money to cover the people who are unable to pay “We’ve seen the horrible cost. Traffic tickets often ex- fines or fees for minor traffic consequences of overburden- ceed $400, depending on the tickets and require courts to ing struggling Californians offense. determine violators’ ability to with big fines and fees for mi- “We have to quit punishing pay before setting fine nor traffic offenses,” Hertzberg people simply for being poor, The Safe Streets Committee brought in the experts to explain amounts. said. “Many go deep into debt, and unfortunately, that’s what how the new bollards and street enhancement painting would SB 185 states that your eco- lose their licenses and end up our justice system often does help bicyclists and pedestrians. nomic status shouldn’t deter- out of work. It’s a harsh penal- with high fines and fees for mine your access to justice and ty that doesn’t fit the original minor traffic offenses,” Hertz- by Bonnie Corwin that might accidentally harm ability to make amends. In ad- offense, and it’s not fair or berg said. “The Traffic Amnes- a pedestrian. dition, any previously sus- smart. This legislation restores ty Program, which reduced On Saturday, April 1, Traffic Safety Officer pended licenses must be rein- common sense to how we deal debt for more than 200,000 at 10:00 am, Eve Sinclair Flores of Valley Traffic is stated for violators who make with traffic offenses.” Californians, showed us what facilitated a Vision Zero responsible for traffic issues a good faith effort to begin According to a report issued a huge problem this is.” meeting hosted by the Safe in the valley and explained Streets Committee of the that we have to let him know Raul Bocanegra is the Democratic Majority Whip in the California State STNC at our very own North about complaints. If LAPD Valley City Hall on Foothill receives complaints, they Assembly. He represents the 39th Assembly District, which includes the Blvd. Two engineers from work them for one to three Los Angeles communities of Arleta, Granada Hills, Lakeview Terrace, DOT presented information months. Right now they are on the Vision Zero program targeting Foothill Boulevard Mission Hills, North Hollywood, Pacoima, Shadow Hills, Sun Valley, and its upcoming campaign commercial between Sunland Sunland-Tujunga, Sylmar and the City of San Fernando. designed to create safer and Wentworth. Unfortu- streets. Los Angeles and nately, if LAPD does not hear STNC Safe Streets Com- any complaints they do not mittee is in the process of know what is going on. It’s implementing this campaign also not the greatest idea to throughout all the neighbor- post on social media that hood councils. Over the there are traffic police giving next several months you will out tickets. It impedes ef- notice banners, billboards forts to catch individuals who and other campaign signs are breaking traffic laws and that the STNC will provide driving recklessly. If you along Foothill Boulevard. would like to report a traffic DOT engineers explained complaint to Officer Flores, that Foothill Boulevard is call him at 818-644-8142. in the top 6% dangerous Officer Flores suggested it corridors known as the High- is probably not a good idea Injury Network, due to the to text and cross the street. deaths caused by traffic acci- Pedestrians need to use com- dents. City wide, the average mon sense like watching the aged crash fatality victim is signs and crossing when it is 70 years old. Additionally, legal to do so. Just because traffic collisions are a leading you are following the laws cause of death for children does not mean that a driver is in Los Angeles. Statistics in- paying attention. Stay alert dicate that a pedestrian who at all times. is hit by a moving vehicle LAPD is enforcing the no at 20 MPH will walk away right turn sign at La Tuna from an accident, rather than Canyon and Foothill Boule- perish. Vision Zero’s goal vard. This sign was installed is zero deaths due to traffic to cut down on accidents. accidents by 2025. DOT It’s imperative that we slow will be adding bollards in people down so that more order to create safer passage people live and there are less for pedestrians, bicyclists traffic accidents. Both CD7 and equestrians. Some City Council candidates were lanes will be reduced from at this meeting along with four to two so that traffic is a Mayor’s representative, forced to slow down. DOT Assembly Member Raul Bo- is also considering adding canegra and other neighbor- more scramble crosswalks hood council representatives. for pedestrians to cross the To read more information street in all directions at the about Vision Zero, go to same time. This alone deters www.visionzero.lacity.org drivers from making a turn Stay Safe! VOLUME 13 • NUMBER 8 • www.thefoothillspaper.com THE FOOTHILLS PAPER • FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017 — 11
Bad Ass Boxes, from pg. 2 status can be a difficult and These soldiers are so isolated gratitude. “That just blew your the power of something as lengthy process, so instead of out on the field that they are mind, right?” simple as a prepared meal, a thing.” This is how Bad Ass waiting for acknowledgment, easily forgotten. Bad Ass Box- What blows my mind is how Lego set, or a lava lamp to im- Boxes was born. Andrea’s company kept send- es sends detailed deliveries to one person can make such an prove the morale of a soldier “We all say, ‘I support our ing boxes to our troops. “But their entire platoon based on selfless decision to dedicate serving in a deserted area,” troops!’ But how?” Andrea we didn’t stop there.” She said. “request lists” they receive their life to caring for others. Andrea reveals. asks. “I felt like I couldn’t tru- Her organization kept sending through their private commu- Andrea is truly mother, wife, How do you support our ly say that unless I took ac- boxes to our troops. As her or- nication. sister and saint to many of troops? Please visit the web- tion.” And she did. A few ganization grew, she found her Andrea continued her work, these soldiers…the majority site. There you will see that months after that conversation niche within the numerous, and like a serendipitous bless- of whom she has never met. they are still receiving dona- at the whiskey bar, Bad Ass non-profit, box-shipment or- ing upon her organization, An- On her website, www.badass- tions for our troops who are Boxes sent its first shipment ganizations. She opened care- drea received a letter in the boxes.org, you can read testi- still being deployed in 2017. of boxes. ful and limited communica- mail on 9/11, 2015, revealing monials sent directly from sol- Andrea states, “Every dollar “We applied for our non- tion with the stealthy Special their accepted non-profit sta- diers who receive the makes a difference, just like profit status and it took quite a Ops troops, who are sent out tus. “How awesome is that?!” blessings that Bad Ass Boxes every care package helps a while. Obtaining non-profit to clandestine destinations. she reveals, beaming with send. “Never underestimate soldier.”
Smurfs, from pg. 4 that “Dances With Smurfs” (or more likely, your kids) defined by a nonsensical middle-of-the-road option. joke from “South Park” to want to see a movie about trait. It turns out I’m okay Two Stars out of Five emphasize a love of nature the next level. the Smurfs, who have always with the Smurfs just being and one of them is voiced “Smurfs: The Lost Village” been cutesy characters Smurfs. I can’t say that this “Smurfs: The Lost Village” by Michelle Rodriguez. Add at least seems like a proper without much depth. I was in film should be a priority if is rated PG for some mild that to Smurfette’s “going Smurfs movie, instead of the a bad mood when I saw this you’re looking for the best action and crude humor. Its native” backstory and I’d Smurfs trying to be some- movie, and I have to admit in family entertainment, but running time is 89 minutes. say this movie is trying to thing they’re not. Whether that it picked me up a little. I if you’ve already worked invoke “Avatar.” I guess the or not you like this movie laughed at a few of the gags, your way through your top Contact Bob Garver at filmmakers wanted to take depends on how much you especially one about a Smurf choices, this is a decent [email protected].
Committee, from pg. 8 change things. To get a traffic ity sets in. I remind all of you light. To save a life,” she ex- reading this that Vision Ze- couple of people. I wish plained. “Is this what my hus- ro’s goal is to eliminate all those people would have band’s death was about? To citywide traffic deaths by stayed, because the biggest help save a life? Well, if these 2025. Zero traffic deaths by attitude shift in the room changes are part of it, I think 2025. Stay the course. Hold came when Jennifer Knopp, it would be a good thing.” the line. We’ll get there. widow of the cyclist who was Looking into the eyes of a Follow us at Sunland-Tu- killed on Foothill Blvd. in woman who lost her husband junga Safe Streets on November, took a moment to in a traffic collision is a so- Facebook to find more infor- speak. bering feeling. All of the on- mation on meetings and up- “It always takes a death to line bashing dissipates. Real- dates. 12 — FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017 • THE FOOTHILLS PAPER www.thefoothillspaper.com • VOLUME 13 • NUMBER 8
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