Local Couple Economic Give Help Alliance to Graduating Presents High School Forum on Seniors “Cannabiz” Temps Are Heating Up... How to Avoid Heatstroke See page 3 See Page 11 See Page 5 VolumeValley 34, Issue 16 A Compendious Vantage Source of Information June 14, 2018 News in Brief Warner Center Gears Up for Fireworks The Valley Cultural Center will present Councilman Bob Blumenfield’s Fireworks Extravaganza on July 4, presented by Keyes Motors. There will be a free concert and 15-minute fireworks display. The Star Spangled Banner will be sung by the Valley’s own Star Tomlinson. Over 20 restaurants will be on hand along with arts and craft vendors and local businesses. The show will be held at Warner Park at Topanga Fortunate Son Takes “Centerfield” Sunday and Califa Street from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. For more information Fortunate Son, the premier Clearwater tribute band. This Irish rock, who will open at 5:30 visit www.valleycultural.org. act celebrating the music of John show was recently singled out pm. Fogerty and Credence Clearwater by AXS-TV’s hit show “World’s Warner Park is lcoated at Woodland Hills Post Office Gets Revival, will take the stage in Greatest Tribute Bands.” Topanga Canyon Blvd. and Drive Thru-Drop Off...Finally! Warner Park this Sunday at 6 pm. Opening for Fortunate Son is Califa Street in Woodland Hills. Since 1994, Brad Ford the “Emerging Artist” group Xs For more information on Valley It’s certified! has starred as John Fogerty, & Arrows, a trio of native Los Cultural Center’s summer concert The Woodland Hills pioneering the ultimate Creedence Angelenos bound by a love of season visitvalleycultural.org. Post Office, now located in the old New Assemblyman Macy’s at Westfield Promenade, has finally Sworn In gotten a drive-up drop off box location. in Sacramento Prior to its installation, patrons had to park Constitutional rights attorney and leave their cars Jesse Gabriel was sworn in to drop off mail. Monday as the Valley’s newest Many were parking Assemblyman.Gabriel, at right, illegally in the red took the oath of office, with wife zone to run over to the Rachel Rosner beside him, in box - creating traffic Sacramento, becoming the State hazards and danger for Assemblymember representing pedestrians. The boxes California’s 45th District, are located directly which includes Woodland Hills, behind the post office Tarzana, Encino, Calabasas, on the Ruth’s Chris Bell Canyon, Hidden Hills, West side of the mall in the Hills, Canoga Park, Reseda parking lot. and Winnekta. Page 2, Valley News Group, June 14, 2018 Community The North Valley Family YMCA and Kaiser Permanente Community Woodland Hills cordially invite you to a free lunch-and-learn seminar. Calendar Woodland Hills: The Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Nutritional Healthy Council Beautification Committee will host a Neighborhood Clean Up Day on Saturday, June 16th from 9 am to noon. They will be cleaning Knowledge Living the south side of Vanowen, from Owensmouth to Canoga. Meet in the parking lot next to The Rose Goldwater Center at Owensmouth and Vanowen. For more information visit www.whcouncil.org. Calabasas: The City of Calabasas was hold an E-Waste Collection If you are generally confused by nutrition labels, diet fads, and food advertising claims, you are not alone! on Saturday, June 16 from 10 am to 3 pm at El Camino Shopping Center, 23381 Mulholland Drive. For a list of acceptable items visit This lunch-and-learn led by Kaiser Permanente expert Sean Hashmi, MD starts from square one, taking you www.cityofcalabasas.com. through foods and terms you may have learned about, but rarely as a whole. You’ll learn about whole grains, Canoga Park: The LAPD Topanga Division is launching a fruits & vegetables, protein, dairy, fats, oil, salt, and sugar, with easy-to-understand conclusions you can Volunteer Community Patrol Program. The first training day is integrate into your life to reduce heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. scheduled for June 23, 8 am to 4 pm. You must be approved prior What’s more, Dr. Hashmi’s research is evidence-based, which means it integrates the best evidence from to attending the training session. Volunteers must be 21 years of age, various studies (more than 1,000 for this presentation), along with patient care data and clinical expertise. or older, and have have a valid driver’s license. To be considered for this program, you must complete a Volunteer Enrollment Form, an This presentation will allow you to make informed choices that transcend fads and confusing claims from informal interview, background check, and more. After the vetting advertisers. You’ll also leave with a simple, seven-word conclusion that will guide you at the supermarket, process volunteers will need to complete training in a variety of areas in the kitchen and at the dinner table, and when you’re on the go! including driving, radio procedures, checking out/in equipment and more. To apply email Officer Lazo-Maltez at: [email protected]. Porter Ranch: Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills and the North Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Valley YMCA will host a free lunch-and-learn seminar about nutritional knowledge and healthy living. Kaiser expert Dr. Sean Hashmi will start Noon – 1:00 p.m. from square one, from whole grains, fruits and vegetables to protein, fats, oil, salt and sugar, with easy-to-understand solutions to help reduce heart disease, stroke and diabetes. The seminar will be held at North Valley Family YMCA the North Valley YMCA, 11336 Corbin Avenue. Lunch will be served; 11336 Corbin Ave in Porter Ranch reservations required by calling 368-3231. Free and open to the community. Lunch will be served. Woodland Hills: The Woodland Hills Homeowners Organization Please arrive 10 minutes prior to the lecture. will hold their June 27 meeting at the American Legion Hall, 5320 Fallbrook Avenue, at 7:30 pm. The topic of the meeting will be the RSVPs are required. Please register at the North Valley Adler project, the 24-acre Warner Center Business Park redevelopment Family YMCA Welcome Center or by calling (818) 368-3231. project for Warner Center north of Burbank and west of De Soto. For more information visit www.whho.com. Canoga Park: There are only two weekends left to see the hilarious About our expert: Sean Hashmi, MD, is the adult weight management lead for Southern California Kaiser “Bullshot Grummond” at the West Valley Playhouse. The show runs Permanente. He is a board-certified Internist, Nephrologist Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm. The theatre and Obesity Medicine Specialist practicing at Kaiser Permanente, Woodland Hills, California. He is also the is located at 7242 Owensmouth Avenue. Call 884-1907 or visit www. founder of SELFPrinciple.org, a non-profit organization wvplayhouse.com for tickets. committed to disseminating evidence based nutrition, Canoga Park: LAPD Topanga Senior Lead Officers Sean Dinse and health and wellness information. Duke Dao will hold a Woodland Hills Neighborhood Watch meeting on Wednesday, June 20th, at the Topanga Station, 21501 Schoenborn Street. There will be a social gathering at 6:30 pm followed by the meeting at 7 pm. For more information call 756-4800. Updates: • Due to circumstances beyond the organization’s control, Kenny G can no longer perform at the Loving Home Hospice benefit on June 22. Headlining the benefit will be saxophonist, composer, and arranger. Tom Scott and jazz guitarist Graham Dechter. The evening will be hosted by comedian Jeff Rothpan. For more information call (805) 371-8457. ••• In our June 7 edition we incorrectly identified the owner of Hank’s Tires. The owner of Hank’s Tires who passed away last week was Hank Goldberg. We apologize for the mistake. ••• We have updated our website at valleynewsgroup.com and to see a larger version of the online newspaper click on the “cloud” icon above the paper and a full- screen version will appear. For any questions call Valley News Group at (818) 313.9545. 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