Ways to Spoil Mom Celebs Selling Promotions and More in Hot Properties and Passings: Entertainment Locally See People in the News See Page 7 See Page 13 See Page 3 Valley Vantage Volume 37, Issue 10 A Compendious Source of Information May 7, 2020 News in Brief Most County Trails, Some Retailers Reopen Governor Gavin Newsom announced that starting Friday, May 8, select county trails and golf courses will open with monitoring to ensure there is no overcrowding. The exception to this order will be Runyan Canyon, which will remain closed. Calabasas Country Club and Woodland Hills Country Club will open also for golf only; club bars and restaurants will remain closed. “Non-essential” retailers that will slowly begin to reopen include florists, car dealers, bookstores, toy stores, clothing retailers, sporting goods stores and music stores. While in-store shopping is not allowed, these businesses will be able to offer curbside pickup. In addition, select county trails and golf courses will open with monitoring to ensure there is no overcrowding. These businesses will A prototype of a big screen assembled on Canoga Avenue last week. also still need to adhere to social distancing practices and the mandatory requirement of face mask coverings, perhaps giving us a glimpse of the “new normal” of life. If all goes Drive-In Movies Coming to West Valley smoothly, moving on to “Stage 3” will include reopening higher risk workplaces such as salons, gyms, movie theaters, They’re nostalgic, they’re fun, ahead, and will soon be streaming big screen on the Northrup in-person religious services, etc. and these days, they’re the way for free “G”- and “PG”- rated Grumman parking lot on Canoga we’re going to watch movies on films to your car stereo. No more to test it for L.A. Building and a big screen. hooking a speaker onto your Safety. According to Kilburn Drive-in movies are making a window and hoping it doesn’t fall officials, they are also awaiting Antibody Test Available at Exer comeback all over the nation, and off mid-movie. Digital streaming approval from the Health Exer Urgent Care today announced antibody testing for we can look forward to seeing will allow you to see featured Department before possibily COVID-19 is available. The FDA-authorized antibody test them soon in the West Valley. films on the giant screen while moving ahead with plans detects the presence of the virus through blood samples and Valley Cultural Foundation self-isolating safely within your to show movies in the valley. identifies patients who have been exposed to or recovered will be bringing 10 movies to a own car. Valley Cultural will also be from COVID-19. For the most effective results, the antibody local venue within the month. Last week another firm, showing eight films in NoHo. testing must be conducted a minimum of 10 days after They are waiting on the county Kilburn Live, created a stir For updated information check infection or exposure. This helps ensure sensitivity and Health Department to get the go- when they put up a prototype valleycultural.org. produces more accurate results. Results are received within 24-48 hours after testing and Exer notifies patients apprising them of their results and recommends next steps. Anyone Going for the Gold - In Sports and Life who is interested in receiving an antibody test must receive a referral through Exer’s VirtualCare portal or at an Exer A select few in life are lucky enough to be able to implemented over five visits to provide not only clinic. After a referral is received, patients will be directed to meet their heroes. For a special group of public school a physical workout, but a mental one as well. visit their local Exer clinic to proceed with antibody testing. students, not only do they have the opportunity to Spanned over a manner of months, each program Upon arrival, asymptomatic patients will be tested for meet their hometown is intended to establish immunoglobulin class G (IgG) testing. If the test is negative, heroes, they get the a growth mindset so the it likely means the patient has been exposed to or recovered once-in-a-lifetime students have the ability from the virus. Exer is located at 6440 Platt Avenue, West chance to be mentored to adjust and adapt, taking Hills. Visit www.exerurgentcare.com. by them. what they’ve learned in Ready, Set, Gold!, each lesson and utilizing it Give Thanks to Nurses This Week in partnership with moving forward. After all, LAUSD, serves to it takes more than physical Nurses have always been a crucial part of the healthcare match Olympians strength to reach your force, working tirelessly and selflessly to always put with local schools to Olympic goals and it’s this others ahead of themselves. While their efforts are always spread inspiration and message that is emphasized appreciated, National Nurses Week carves out a specific education to succeed each and every step of the week of the year to truly sing their praises, perhaps more not only in health, way. important now more than ever. Kicking off on May 6 and but in life. After all, During each workout, concluding on May 12 (Florence Nightingale’s birthday), in the current climate the students must complete Three time Olympic Water Polo Player Merrill Moses nurses have expressed their appreciation of acknowledgment of quarantine, perhaps the exercise and evaluate but have relayed that perhaps the biggest thanks they can the message of the components that aided receive is for others to remain socially responsible during motivation is now more important than ever. them. How can the focus you utilized on that these times. If you know a nurse, thank them today, and Integrated into the yearly curriculum, Olympians pushup be translated to your schoolwork? How always. and Paralympians follow a structured schedule that is (Continued to page 11) Page 2, Valley News Group, May 7, 2020 COMMUNITY Local Kids Thank Essential Workers Virtual Book Club at Calabasas Library Publisher’s Note: I am a big We asked local children to children to thank those that make The Calabasas Library’s Tuesday Evening Book Club for adults believer in the line from “South show their appreciate for essential our lives better - nurses, doctors, will be on May 19 at 6 pm. Award winning local author, Claire Pacific” that “children are taught workers and were thrilled with essential workers and especially Fullerton, will be talking to the group via Zoom. The group is reading to hate.” They are also taught to the artwork we received. their teachers. Mourning Dove by Fullerton, but it is not necessary to read the book love. It’s never too early to teach Thank you to our artists! before the meeting. For more information about the book club and the Zoom meeting link, email Barbara Lockwood at blockwood@ calabasaslibrary.org. Money Lead$ Networking Group meeting in Calabasas! Tuesday Mornings! Professionals Only! Lovi’s Deli Lead Exchange! Looking for New Members: Commercial Banking Electrician, Web Site Designer For information on joining call Steve at (818) 887-0433 Poster Above by Shayla, Age 12, Agoura Hills We are grateful for those who have our back in this important time. The list is long, but we want to thank our first responders and front-line workers. Especially in critical times, newspapers have your back. COVID-19 is a national story that is impacting you at home and at work. Your local newspaper is keeping you informed with current events in your neighborhood and is bringing communities together in these challenging times. 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City of Calabasas Councilmember Fred Gaines, Steve Brevidoro right, has been unanimously elected to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Announces the Opening of The Valley Economic Alliance (VEA). The VEA is one of the STEVE BREVIDORO San Fernando Valley’s most important business and economic INSURANCE AGENCY development organizations, and will play a key role in the Valley’s economic recovery from the Auto, Home, Business, Health, Life COVID-19 crisis. Outgoing Chairman Randy An independent broker. Lic # 0825275 Witt acknowledged Gaines’ leadership as “one of our long- time Board members” who has “deep Valley ties, and the ability to engage our strategic partners as we work toward a common vision local businesses and employing of recovery and prosperity for our local residents. I am honored all.” Witt said he was confident to serve in this capacity at this that the VEA is in good hands with crucial time. How well we do Gaines and the organization’s in bringing back our economy new CEO, Sonya Blake.