Johny Carpenter Arena Becomes a Reality

Voice of the Village 1 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ the good news newspaper Volume 2, Issue 6 online at voiceofthevillage.org June 1, 2011 LEADS: FeatURES: ARTS: American Pride-Home town heroes honors- A whole new way to market your business!- City Champs to perform in Fourth of July men and women in the military-page2 page 20 parade -page 29 Johny Carpenter Arena becomes a reality dent, Randy Horton Vice 501 c(3) public charity and has its LA City Business President, Katherine Car- Tax Registration Certificate and is a member of the penter secretary, Joel Druck- Sun Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. man and Skeeter Mann. Other activities that day included the plot- The first task was ting of the site plan and working on the round pen in to display the banner an- the adjacent “horse rest” area (Part of the dedicated nouncing the “future loca- trail around the church). Thanks to Terry Kaiser and tion” of the arena, which is his tractor, this made a huge difference in the round the same historic site of the pen. This is also available to the community, 7 days a original Heaven on Earth week. Ranch, where Johny Carpen- Future activity will be a formal “ground- ter built an authentic west- breaking the community will be invited to and then ern town and taught physi- on to the final construction. The “target” date for the cally & mentally challenged formal opening is around September 17th, 2011 or children and young adults soonafter. The arena will be open 7 days a week, day- how to ride a horse. All Na- light hours. Monday-Saturday, you will be able to tions Church purchased park horse trailers in a staging area next to the arena. the land and upon learning Use by individuals is free of charge, as will the riding about Johny and the ranch, program NHOER will be offering. Local groups, for said to “bring it back.” The a nominal fee, will be able to “reserve” half the arena LEFT TO RIGHT: Lee Diebold, Mary Benson, Skeeter Mann, Joel Druckman, Terry Kaiser, arena is part of the churches for their use. There will be no “public” events taking Katherine Carpenter and in front, Randy Horton. conditional use permit with place, but local groups can conduct their programs. Michael Carpenter NHOER listed as the organi- A bulletin board will be on site with rules and be zation to maintain it. available for community postings. The arena dimen- The New “Heaven on Earth” Ranch (NHO- The land where the arena will sit was dedi- sions are 125’ x 250’ with 3 gates. ER), took the first steps in the construction of the cated in a public ceremony, by the church, on Sep- For more news about NHOER and the “Johny Carpenter” Arena, “Johny Carpenter” Arena on Foothill Place in Lake tember 12, 2004. The Johny Carpenter working group recommended to honor Johny, an independent 501 please call 818 470-5235, email: [email protected] or come by the View Terrace. The first day of construction was Satur- board of directors meeting, last Thursday of each day April 30, 2011. Attending the start up was Mary c(3) should be created to build the “Johny Carpenter” Arena, make it available to the community and es- month (Through October) at Cocos Restaurant on Sunland Blvd Benson representing Council Member Paul Kreko- in Sunland, 7:00pm. rian, Terry Kaiser of FTDNC & ETI and members of tablish the “Johny Carpenter” riding program, free of the board of directors of NHOER: Lee Diebold Presi- charge. NHOER is now a fully recognized CA based Fire station 74 comes out and sets the record straight Tomi Lyn Bowling a fire in Sunland, and another call is received After weeks of controversy surrounding reports for a paramedic in Tujunga, at about the same that the fire station in Tujunga was closing amid time that has firefighters fighting to keep a drastic budget cuts, fifteen firefighters along with response time of less than five minutes. Assistant Chief Yamahata and Batallion Chief Duca Calling in aid from outer areas in those attended the May meeting of the Sunland Tujunga situations can result in a very long response Neighborhood Council to give everyone in the time so multiple call situations are of great audience a complete description of the changes concern. that will occur. Also present at the STNC meet- Clearly, the fire stations are not closing. There ing was Mr. Lima a representative from Unit- will be changes that will result in less manpower and ed Firefighters of Los Angeles who was there vehicles including the loss of the normally scheduled to rally support for not cutting any emer- back up paramedic vehicle. There will be a remote gency services in Sunland Tujunga because vehicle available to be utilized but the manpower to of our isolation and distance to other possible activate the vehicle will need to be called in to action responders. from elsewhere. Residents were urged to contact Councilman Kreko- Both stations 24 and 74 have trained paramedics rian to request that he allow no cuts in emergency servic- Verdugo students thank Sunland-Tujunga’s emergency services that are firefighters so there is not a great deal of es. [email protected] or call 213-473-7002 concern for normal amount of calls per day. It is the instance where one call is received, for example, for Index: Staff Acknowledgements: News ................................................... page 2 Business ............................................. page 4 Editor in Chief Liaison/Journalism Advisor Section Editors Web Address Bob Georgius David W. Riemer Josh Esquivel www.voiceofthevillage.org Features ............................................. page 7 818-523-5494 Layout Advisor Lina Hwang Who We Are ....................................... page 13 Arshavir Steven Saryan Christy Kim P.O. Box 4323 School News ...................................... page 17 Ad Sales - Sandy Shaffer- Connor Newell Sunland, CA 91041 Service Clubs ..................................... page 19 Broms Supervising Co-Editors Travis Pierce 818-397-3835 Samantha Willson Irene Penn Announcements ................................. page 25 [email protected] Amy Hwang Church News ..................................... page 29 Ad Design - Jeannine Crowley The Arts ............................................. page 30 2 Voice of the Village Voice of the Village 3 American Pride: Hometown Heroes organization Angeles National Golf Club sponsors the Relay for Life honors men and women that serve in our military “wrap up” party celebrating the success of the event children, commemorates their busy lives. A guinea thing that had really brought out his leadership qual- Sandy Schaffer-Broms pig, there for the weekend from the fourth grade ities,” Deanna said. “He wanted to join the service class Deanna teaches, offers spontaneous bubbling and had gone to all the recruiters: Army, Navy, Coast On April 27, Angeles National Golf Club purrs while a big yellow Lab cruises about sniffing Guard, but it was the Air Force that recognized his sponsored an elegant buffet for all the volunteers of and nudging, making sure that everyone’s getting service for ROTC and offered him a higher rank at the 2011 Relay for Life. The celebration was for the enough love. entry level.” American Cancer Society’s signature event “Relay It’s the kind of place you’d really miss if you Deanna added that John would also be able for Life” which was held on April 9 at Verdugo Hills found yourself far away, and the people there would to work on his AA degree while in the Air Force. High School. miss you right back –– and do something about it. “They want their airmen to continue their education, It was announced that our Community’s Like put up a sign. A big one. And then rally and John wants to advance as an officer.” “Relay For Life” has now raised over $33,000.00 with the community around the cause of keeping people The Bowers’s son is currently stationed at the top 3 leading fundraising Teams being the “Walk- close in heart –– especially those in the military who historic E.F. Warren Air Force Base, in Cheyenne, ing Stiffz’s” (the Working Stiffz Band) with $6,277; are far from home. Wyoming, one of just three strategic missile bases in Quiet Hair Growing with $3,674 and Team Tack-y at Like many families in the Sunland/Tujunga the US and the oldest continuously active base in the $3,155. Our Top Participants have raised $2,715 by community –– one that is distinguished by an unusu- Air Force. He’ll be there for the next four years. A Jodi Lakatos; $1,950 by Jennifer Wollard; and Tami ally high population of veterans, a standing figure of nuclear base, John’s detail at Warren finds him as- Revel at $1,900. Keep informed on the finals of these 12 percent –– the Bowers’s also have a family mem- signed to security forces. categories as it can change up until the close of the ber in the military. Their youngest son, John, having But Cheyenne wasn’t the first stop. That 2011 year on August 31, 2011. Our web site is www. enlisted in the Air Force for a long-term commitment, would have been boot camp, a while back, in San relayforlife.org/sunlandca will give most of his 20s in service to his country. Antonio, Texas, learning maneuvers under a blister- Ann Dodge, Event Chair, presented Certifi- “He is a very motivated young man,” Dean- ing summer sky. cates of Appreciation to all Committee Chairpersons: na said, recalling an energetic youth that found her “I don’t know how those guys did it,” his Marcy Bucy, Charlotte Sexton, Noelle Arias, Sheryl son tackling life at full speed. Excelling in sports, he father, Wendell said.

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