THE FOOTHILLS PAPER by David DeMulle' - MAY 2, 2014

D E P A R T M E N T S

What Folks Are Doing........... 2

View from the Rock ............. 3

Letters and Perspectives ....... 3

Chef Randy .......................... 5

Artfully Speaking ................. 5

Take My Card ...................... 9

Auntie Gail’s Pet Corner ..... 10

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Can you still be a crook and not a criminal?See page 12

Pena’s Tacos Whips Up a Treat!

.................2LAFD Stn. 24’s new ice machine!

.................3Verdugo Hills Women’s Cho-rus in Riverside

.................4ArtsDay at L.A. City Hall

.................4Clean Slate at American Legion Post

.................6A Look Back: Tuna Camp Prisoners

.................7Miss Tujunga Visits Hospital

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Sunland-Tujunga Honorary Sheriff Race 2014 It’s time again, to elect the Sunland-Tujunga Honorary Sheriff . This annual Chamber spon-sored event allows community groups and organizations to sponsor a representative to run for the Sunland-Tujunga’s Honorary Sheriff position. Each candidate registered with the Chamber will be con-ducting fundraising events to collect votes for this honorary and coveted position. The deadline for submitting votes and proceeds will be Thursday, June 26. All proceeds collected will be shared 50/50 after expenses with the participating sponsors. The winner will be announced at our community’s 4th of July Family Fireworks event.

I N S I D E : Is There a Homeless Camp in Our Future?

April 12, 2014 was Rotary at Work Day, where Rotarians all over the United States partici-pated in community service projects in their neighborhoods. And on that day the Crescenta Cañada Rotary Club (CCRC)

took to the highways… specifi-cally, the Angeles Crest High-way. The CCRC adopted a por-tion of the Angeles Crest Highway over 20 years ago, and has been committed to it ever

The camp sign outside of Camp Louis Routh.

The American Legion threw a fund raiser April for Past Post Commander Bud Fales. Food was prepared by Tom Smoker

and music by the Working Stiffz.

K-9 Search and Rescue Practice

Last Sunday as we were going down Oro Vista we came across the K-9 Search Dog Team practicing in the Big Tujunga Wash. Los Angeles Search Dogs (LASD) was founded in 1985 and is an all volunteer search team for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The Team uses trained dogs to search for lost

persons in wilderness and urban areas. Their dogs are also trained to search for cadavers, in avalanches, col-lapsed and burned buildings, and for drowning victims. They receive 60-100 calls a year from the Sheriff’s Depart-ment and other law enforcement agencies. Recent requests have

Shirley Smith looking at Joe Brownfield apparently kissing Maura, his Rhodesian Ridgeback, Agneta Cohen with her dog Siggy,

Timmee Fisher on her right side and Sheila Malavasi at far right.

see K9 SAR, page 11

Camp Louis Routh which was a LA County Probation Fire Camp for over twenty years was shut down in 2009 and vacated in 2010 leaving the facility and its buildings vulnerable to metal thieves and vandals. The camp which once held and trained hundreds of juveniles in firefighting tech-

niques and served alongside the Little Tujunga Hotshots and the Angeles National Forest firefighters was constantly hav-ing financial problems as the City and County cut back on their operating funds. Two years ago in a conversa-tion with County President Mi-

see Camp, page 11

Rotary at Work Day Ends With Clean Highway

see Rotary, page 10

CC Rotary club members (l to r): Fred Konrad, Dennis Yen, President Robert Ippolito, President-Elect Lynn Chen after a day

of cleaning up the 210 on-ramp that Rotary adopted.

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Armond Sarday-ani Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi BATON ROUGE, LA—The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Armond Sardayani of Tujunga, Calif., was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the na-tion’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Sarday-ani is pursuing a degree in Fi-nance at California State Uni-versity, Los Angeles. Sardayani is among approxi-mately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomina-tion and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of se-niors and 7.5 percent of ju-

niors, having at least 72 semes-ter hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for grad-uate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Little Landers’ Oral Histories at Bolton Hall Museum Little Landers Historical So-ciety announces a unique oppor-tunity for history fans to learn oral history interviewing proto-col and techniques. Our May 10th program speaker, Ellie Kahn, has conducted hundreds of oral history interviews since 1988, including international in-terview projects. Her 1996 film about the history of the Boyle

Heights neighborhood was based on her interviews of area resi-dents and was shown Bolton Hall on April 12. On May 10, Ellie will return to Bolton Hall to offer a hands-on workshop experience in col-lecting oral histories. Learn the basics of interviewing and shar-ing experiences in order to col-lect personal and family’s sto-ries. Bring your memories and questions and join us for this special event. This program is free and open to the public. Everyone is wel-come. The event will be on Sat-urday, May 10, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Bolton Hall Museum, 10110 Commerce Avenue, Tu-junga, CA 91042. Parking is available a few doors uphill at the Elks Lodge. Additional information is available from Little Landers Historical Society, (818) 352-3420; www.littlelandershistori-calsociety.org or E-mail [email protected] .

Pena’s Tacos Whips Up a Special Treat!

With Cinco de Mayo on its way, you’re probably wonder-ing where you can go to expe-rience a real taste of Mexico. Look no further, because Pe-na’s in Sunland is the place to go. It all began when Arturo Pena decided to operate a Taco Truck on Foothill Blvd. and when he saved up enough money, he rented the building at 8319 Foothill Blvd., Sun-land and it was an instant suc-cess. Arturo has been involved in customer service most of his life and worked at the Burns Manor Convalescent Home for 14 years. Going into Pena’s Tacos is like walking into a Loncheria on Alvarado St. in downtown Los Angeles This Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) Pena’s will be whipping

up their best meal yet called the Mexican Flag Enchilada. The Cinco de Mayo plate, also known as the “Mexican Flag Enchilada,” is a full plate of beef, chicken and cheese enchiladas covered in a green, white and red sauce. The meal comes with a generous por-tion of rice and beans, and it is only $6.00 and is “muy de-licioso.” In addition to the way the Mexican Flag Plate looks, the meal is surprisingly affordable and does not skimp on flavor. It tastes fresh and authentic, just like what real Mexican food is noted for. This is a big day in Sunland-Tujunga and around the world, so be sure to plan your day around having an authentic Mexican Dinner to celebrate it.

Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus in Riverside

The Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus (VHWC) , a three-part women’s chorus, is still singing after more than 60 years. Many of the current membership of 35 will sing in the 45th annual con-cert “It’s a Musical World” hosted by the Riverside Mission Belles. The public concert will take place on May 4, 2014 at 2:00 pm at the Riverside Con-vention Center 3637 Fifth St., Riverside, CA. The Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus has sung at Mountview Retirement in Montrose, Scholl Canyon, Windsor Manor and Incarnation Church in Glendale and Villa Gardens, Regency Fair Oaks, and Astoria Regency in Pasadena among other ven-ues. Members of VHWC will

join almost 200 CWC members from throughout California to perform at the annual CWC concert. This year’s musical se-lections from around the world will include jazz, gospel, a Ca-nadian folk song and selections from Broadway musicals. Guest Director, Melva Morri-son is a teacher and choral di-rector at Jurupa Valley High School as well as associate di-rector of the inland Master Cho-rale. Accompanist Willliam Brakemeyer began playing pia-no at age five. He spent 36 years in public education and he sings with the Asbury Octet and Raincross Chorale. Virginia Blumenthal who was chosen Woman of the Year by the Cali-fornia Legislature and named

one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the country, will emcee the CWC musical event. CWC, a non-profit organiza-tion, is dedicated to encouraging choral singing among women and raising funds for scholar-ships for vocal students. Two winners, Anthony Whitson-Mar-tini and Gianna Halpin were chosen through an audition pro-cess by professional adjudicators. Each will perform at the concert on May 4th and receive their scholarships at that time. Tickets are available at the door of the Riverside Conven-tion Center for a donation of $20. Pre-sale tickets may be ob-tained by contacting Connie Lynch 951 653-7740 or [email protected].

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Poppy Day Poppy Days have become a familiar tradition in almost every American community. This distribution of the bright red memorial flower to the public is one of the oldest and most widely recognized programs of the American Legion Auxiliary. Connecting the visual im-age of the poppy with the sacrifice of service made by our veterans has been an im-portant goal of the American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Pro-gram since its inception in 1921. Honor the veteran in your life by sending in the poppy

below with your donation. The poppy will be placed on our memorial tree at:American Legion Post 377

10039 Pinewood Ave Tujunga

from Memorial Day to the 4th of July. One hundred percent of your donations go directly to assist disabled and hospital-ized veterans in our commu-nities.

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Well, what can I say oth-er than Joseph Mailander was right. He said that “You could show the City a videotape of people stuffing the ballot box and they wouldn’t care…” We actually had a really good elec-tion. You have to ignore the fact that money passed un-der the table to the North Val-ley Reporter against all rules of ethics. That it was proved con-clusively to the Empower LA people that the term limits of the Cleghorn machine were run out and no one cared. But what the heck, like Nick Nolte said to his new sidekick in the mov-ie Chinatown “This is Sunland-Tujunga. And that is the answer for everything. Unfortunately for the scoff-law donut suckers, The Foot-hills Paper calls out the liars, cheats and thieves. What peo-ple do about that knowledge is

their business. I just report the facts as people tell them to me. I look back 4 years ago when the town got Tatulianized. That is when the Lie-Cheat and Steal gang went crazy. Since then, we’ve lost our Watermelon Festival, our Easter Carnival, the Rotary Club went rogue and their presidents stole money to pay for their Scientology class-es, the CERT people stopped certing, and the community got divided as to who was real-ly running this town and where in the hell did this “Gateway to the Angeles National Forest” come from being that nobody ever voted on it? But it just doesn’t matter. As long as we have the re-ality of the homeless people just asking to be left alone be-cause every time we give mon-ey to some organization, they never benefit from it. All the

merchants are complaining about the homeless pan han-dling in front of their shops, but of course they have forgot-ten that the Cleghorn machine kicked them out of the Safe Ha-ven Camps and put them on their doorsteps. Oh, and don’t let us forget that the Cleghorns’ hitman Joe Barrett is homeless and living with her on McGro-arty. Yes boys and girls, she’s desperately trying to get him in to the Day Street complex. That kicks out one real honest to goodness local homeless per-son. But it really doesn’t mat-ter. You’re killing yourselves off with your radical driving. Sui-cide and attempted suicides are up 400%. We’ve had a crime spree for the past month and the SLO still keep telling us that crime is down. Our coun-cilmember Fuentes snubbed the

STNC inauguration, maybe he knew something. His field reps aren’t even “yesmen”, they’re “mis-spokemen.” We’ve had two killings these past two months. Maybe we should make it matter. Something is wrong with our community, maybe It’s The Water!

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When the Foothills Paper learned that the ice maker at LAFD Station 24 had died, a public request was put out on our FaceBook site and 10,000 people viewed it. With more than 10 offers of assistance, Sunland resident Michael Hidvegi (center, in cap) stepped up

and offered a like new ice maker he had in his restaurant. It’s people like this that make our community a great place to live in.

Citizens Charged Up Over Solar PanelsBy DaviD “Doc” DeMulle

Although solar energy appears to be one of the favorites of al-ternate energy proponents, Fritz Bronner a local resident says that “some of these proposed solar developments are not appropri-ate for their intended communi-ties. For example, one project pro-posed for 9965 Foothill Boule-vard in Lake View Terrace that is owned by Ecos Energy would build 3,500 (1.50 megawatt) ground-mounted solar photovol-taic cells on an empty property that is located in a residential Equinekeeping District. The project would be inappropriate in the scenic; rural area and would also take away an equine-zoned parcel, of which there re-main few in Los Angeles. Yet the

State’s blanket policy on solar development makes it nearly im-possible for the City to prohibit such a project and find a more appropriate location for it.” Under the DWP’s new FiT (Feed-in-Tariff) Program that exists to encourage businesses with sufficient roof space to in-stall more solar panels than they need for their own electri-cal needs so that they can sell any excess directly to the DWP. This includes mounting the so-lar panels on the side of moun-tains such as the proposed solar units on Reverie in Tujunga. As you drive around town, you will even see solar panels mounted on top of parking structures and vacant land. What creates the controversy is the changing of zoning for the parcel which is split between

RA-1-K and RE40-I-K agricul-tural and single family home and ranch properties. The problems in getting this project denied by the residents and neighbors of this 2½ acre

property is that there are no zoning restrictions that would preclude the installation of solar panels in their neighborhood. This could be the way of the fu-ture whether we like it or not!

The proposed Solar Farm at 9965 Foothill Boulevard in Lake View Terrace.


ArtsDay at L.A. City Hall

ArtsDay is an annual oppor-tunity for Angelenos to cele-brate the contributions of arts and culture to the community and to talk with their elected of-ficials about why the arts are important to us. Now in its third year, ArtsDay unites art-ists, audiences, and arts organi-zations with the leaders who represent them in City Hall, fostering stronger relationships between those crafting the vi-sion of LA’s future and those who make it a reality. They use ArtsDay as an op-portunity to highlight the con-tributions of the arts to all spheres of life, from education to business, public safety to

health care, transportation to in-novation. “We thank our elect-ed officials for their invest-ments in arts and culture in their communities and ask them to keep their pledges to foster healthy, vibrant, and prosperous communities that include the arts.” said one of the organizers Arts for LA hosts a continen-tal breakfast reception in the City Hall Rotunda prior to the morning’s city council meeting. This is a great opportunity to see old friends and make new ones in the arts and culture communities throughout L.A.! One of the hallmarks of Arts-Day is the visual show of sup-port by the arts and culture

community during the day’s City Council meeting. Last year nearly 400 advocates joined to-gether in the John Ferraro City Council Chambers, most of them wearing the iconic red

“Creative Capital” t-shirts de-signed by local artist Andrew Colunga. The Council Meeting is a singular opportunity for our community, often isolated by the vast geography of Los An-geles, to feel connected not on-ly to one another, but to the city’s elected leadership. STNC and S-T community members joined in the festivi-ties and a group photo on the City Hall steps.

5 Vital Reasons for Securing your Pet on Car Rides

Americans have been buckling up for years, and for good rea-son. The proper use of lap and shoulder belts has been shown to reduce the risk of fatal injury to front seat car occupants by 45 percent, while reducing their risk of moderate to critical injury by 50 percent. Further research has shown that unbelted rear seat passengers increase the death rate of front seat passengers by up to 5 times. With these facts in mind, we take care to make sure that all of our family members are safe and secure during car travel. Or . . . do we? While we strap our kids and ourselves in snugly, we may be forgetting our four-legged family members. Many people believe that securing their pets in the car is unnecessary for short trips around town, and don’t think twice about traveling with unse-cured pets to the bank, the pet store or the dog park. However, these short and sweet trips are when most accidents occur. With pet travel on the rise, more and more dogs and cats are at risk of suffering severe inju-ries during car trips. To help bring awareness to this problem, we’ve come up with five impor-tant reasons for securing your pet in the car.

1. Driver DistractionEven the most well-behaved pet travelers can get overly ex-cited or frightened while riding in a car. Frightened or excited pets may jump into the front seat, lunge out of windows, cry or bark incessantly, or attempt to climb on the driver. Multiple pet travelers may choose an in-opportune moment for a fight or a rambunctious play session. Any one of these scenarios can cause the driver to become dis-tracted, which can dramatically increase the chances of an acci-dent.

2. Injury During a Car RideEven in situations where an acci-dent does not occur, pets who are allowed to roam free in the car can become injured in a variety of ways. If the car swerves or

stops suddenly, they may tumble off seats, be thrown across the car, or be hit by unsecured ob-jects. A curious or comfort-seek-ing cat may crawl into a tight space and get stuck. Dogs who stick their heads or paws out the window risk injury from passing cars, or may be tempted to try and jump out if something out-side the car piques their interest.

3. Injury During a CrashDuring a crash, unsecured pets can be thrown against wind-shields or out of windows, and those riding on their parents’ laps can be seriously injured by de-ployed airbags.

4. Potential Injury to Other Pas-sengersEven at just 30 miles per hour, the impact from a car crash can turn a 60-pound dog into danger-ous projectile wielding 2700 pounds of force, which could have devastating consequences for both the pet and anyone else rising in the car.

5. Loss or Injury After an Acci-dentWhile most safety concerns re-volve around what happens during a car crash, few people consider the dangers posed in the aftermath of an accident. Unsecured pets that are fright-ened and disoriented may run out into traffic, run away en-tirely, or become aggressive with police or paramedics who are trying to help with a rescue. Current pet auto safety devic-es are comfortable, affordable, and easy to use. There are plen-ty of options available. Pet trav-el crates and kennels are a tradi-tional option that keep pets calm and secure. Vehicle pet barriers restrict pets to either the cargo area or back seat. And pet safety belts secure pets firmly to the seat, where they can still look out the window to their hearts’ content. There are numerous options available for securing your pet during car travel. Whichever product you choose, know that you’re investing wisely in your pet’s safety and well-being.

The more than 300 participants at the Los Angeles ArtsDay get together, we even had locals Belinda Woodruff, Kristee Clark and Ed Novy in attendance.

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“For me, that means push-ing my limits, trying new things, and creating what I love. As “Caroline Anderson once told me, “why paint what’s been done before? I want every painting to chal-lenge me to do what I’ve never done. If you want to stand apart from the sea of sameness, then your chal-lenge is to avoid doing what others already do well, find out what excites and chal-lenges you, be open to new approaches, and be passion-ate about every aspect of the painting process.” Needless to say I felt vindi-cated. So many painters think if they just capture the scene this is enough. If they render every detail faithfully the scene will come to life. This thinking falls short of what I believe art is supposed to do. Art should uplift, should transcend reality. I don’t paint to show things as they are; I paint to show things as I see them; how I feel about the subject before me. I be-lieve those who view and ap-preciate painting are looking for individuality. We basical-ly all look at things with our eyes only. It is the artist who sees things with their souls; with their imagination. Most of us don’t have the time or will to see life as something to stop and notice. It is the artist’s job to bring into con-sciousness the things most don’t take the time to see. It is the artist’s job to show na-ture in a different light. I know I am not alone in

thinking about sameness in art. This is a condition that is inevitable when many take up the brush. There are many qualified artists making won-derful paintings of our sur-rounds. They have studied and worked and have come to an understanding the begin-ner or novice or part time painters have not. That art is an expression, a language. If you are to express your feel-ings using art, you need to work and understand you tools. You need to under-stand to dynamics of the pro-cess. You need to understand the language of art and how to speak clearly and succinct-ly. Leave out the superfluous and unimportant. Focus in on the essentials. Including every detail won’t make a better painting. As in life, so too in art. We must focus in on what is es-sential and find a way to show this in an interesting, personal way. Most of us have seen trees and grass, mountains and hillsides. But few of us think much about the beauty inherent in them; the wonder and majesty of a snow capped mountain, the mystery of ocean waves; the beauty of a sunset over the city or countryside. The pow-er of a flower as it pushes through to grow in the sun. Artist’s see these things and have a drive; a need; to ex-press their fascination. This is what people want to see. This is what people need to see. The artist is the con-duit through which to see it.

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Fire on Little Tujunga Canyon

Tres Salsas for Cinco de MayoBy Chef Randy

Why do I offer different sal-sas for those of us who wish to honor Cinco de Mayo? Some-times one salsa is simply not enough. Other times different foods require different sauces. Often times it is just plain fun. Why do I offer only three differ-ent salsas and not five? Five would have been cool because the title could have been “Cinco Salsas for Cinco de Mayo” which sounds so much better. I wish I had a better answer but the truth is I only have three dif-ferent salsa recipes in my culi-nary bag of tricks. These salsas are so good, however, that three is good enough. Give them a try and let me know what you think.

Grilled Peach and Avocado Salsa

Ingredients:2 ripe Haas avocados2 ripe peaches

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (divided)¼ cup shallots (chopped fine)2 garlic cloves (minced)2 jalapenos (seeds removed and sliced thin)¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions:Preheat your grill on medium high heat (400 to 450 degrees) for 10-15 minutes. While the grill is heating, slice the avocados and peaches in half lengthwise and remove the pits. Brush a mixture of 1

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See Chef Randy’s food blog for more recipes at

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Angry bees attacked the bee keeper severely stinging him and causing him to drop his smoker which set fire to surrounding brush and a few hives. LAFD and LACo firefighters assisted by ANF

members responded and provided medical aid for the bee keeper. If a person is stung too many times or has an allergic reaction to bee sting venom, they could succumb to anaphylactic shock.


Tujunga-Sunland’s Clean Slate at American Legion on May 17

Legendary Tujunga/Sunland rock band Clean Slate perform in concert at American Legion Post #377, 10039 Pinewood Ave., on Saturday, May 17. 8 p.m. show. $5.00 cover. Info: (818) 353-9856 Clean Slate (James William-son, drums-vocals; Darrel Mon-son, guitar/vocals; Craig T. Fall, guitar/vocals; Chris Turbis, key-boards/saxophones/acoustic guitar/vocals; Bill Winkler, bass/vocals) are five hardwork-ing musicians from Southern California who got their start in 1976, with their first gig taking place at Rocky’s Shamrock when all the band members were only 18 years of age. As Clean Slate’s popularity grew, so did the size of the venues they played - first, The Amber Glo on Sunland Blvd. (at Wheatland); next, as the house band at My Way in Montrose, as well as Lady Jane’s and Sherlock’s; finally, touring throughout the 1970s and ‘80s with memorable performances at June Lake in Steamboat Springs, CO, Catalina Island, Lake Tahoe and and Palm Springs, to name a few. Clean

Slate opened shows for such notable music names as Tower of Power and Boz Scaggs. The late Delaney Bramlett, Dwayne Bailey (from Bob Seger’s Silver Bullet Band), and members of Stevie Wonder, Glenn Camp-bell, and Dave Mason’s bands are among those who regularly jammed onstage with Clean Slate. “A lot of our kids and grand-kids were just a blink away af-ter one of our gigs,” says Wil-liamson. “We have always been playing and raising our families. We got off the road in the early Eighties to concen-trate on raising our kids and build our businesses, but have always kept jamming and re-hearsing - kind of like playing cards once a week. Then when a gig would come in, we would do it.” The same members started The Boys of Summer Eagles tribute in 2004, and says Wil-liamson, “we haven’t looked back.” Expect to hear songs from both their Clean Slate era AND The Boys of Summer Ea-gles tribute at the American Le-gion Post show.

Play Ball, T-Ball!

CCLCF is proud to present this year’s new and improved T-Ball Program led by Coach Andy of Assist Athletics and his staff to bring your son or daughter the best T-Ball pro-gram under the sun! In this in-troductory class, young ath-letes learn T-Ball’s basic skills including throwing, catching, running bases, and hitting off the tee. Participants will also learn the importance of good sportsmanship and

team spirit in this non-com-petitive environment. Players need their own glove and wa-ter. T-shirt and award includ-ed! The fee is just $215 for the 7-week session. Register To-day by calling (818)790-4535, visiting the Web site at www.CCLCF.org or visiting the Community Center of La Ca-ñada Flintridge at 4469 Chevy Chase Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011.

Last year’s T-Ball CCLCF team.

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Clean Slate’s publicity photo.

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Miss Tujunga’s High Valley Lodge Convalescent Hospital Easter Visit

Gissele Tohom had a lovely visit time meeting the resi-dents of High Valley Lodge in Sunland-Tujunga where she passed out Easter goodies and made new friends. She has been invited back and is look-ing forward to growing her

new friendships as she will be an ongoing volunteer. One of the residents says she brought the sunshine with her smile. Tohom says that happiness was the purpose of her visit and she is glad that she made someone smile that day. She is

a Jr Pre-teen Finalist for Na-tional American Miss and is going for the State Crown on July 31. Her goal is to continue to be a role model that no mat-ter your age you can make a difference. Happy Easter to everyone!

Gissele Tohom at the High Valley Lodge Convalescent Hospital on Easter Sunday.


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A distracted driver had a one car spin-out, she went to the hospital.

First rain of the month didn’t slow this driver down, but the railing did.

Woman got so excited seeing the empty festival that she didn’t notice the fire truck. She hit two parked vehicles.

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Community Dinner Volunteer Service

Miss Tujunga was honored to participate in the community dinner as a volunteer which was held at Chapel of the Hills Church and hosted by Pattee Colvin Easter Sunday. She loves helping others and wants to be a role model

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Wrangel StangelDid you vote in the recent Sunland Tujunga Neighborhood

Council (STNC) election? If you did or did not and you are an animal lover you ought to be pleased to know that we now have two professional animal advocates on the STNC board. Dana Stangel is our elected Animal Issues Group Representa-tive (there are 8 Group Reps.) and I am one of two Region Reps. for Region 2.

On April 9, we held our first STNC meeting with the newly elected group and created a first ever Animal Issues Commit-tee, with Dana Stangel as the Chairperson. We are going to use this committee to help our community be more aware of wild and domesticated animal related issues. I thought this pet col-umn would be a great place to share information on a local and very unique type of animal rescue organization.

Teranga Ranch is a non-profit that specializes in reptile res-cue and environmental education. Dana Stangel, Executive Di-rector and her busy team take in unwanted animals and educate the public about eco-responsibility, pet ownership, adaptations for survival, living with wildlife and more. They take in lizards and other reptiles who have nowhere else to go. Some are ad-opted out, and some become part of their educational program.

Their mission is to help animals who have nowhere else to go and to educate the public about the pet trade, the sometimes overwhelming requirements of reptiles as pets, adaptations for survival (rainforest vs. desert lizards), and lizard physiology.

Teranga Ranch also provides local volunteer opportunities for young and old! From cleaning enclosures to handling animals at events, to organizing events, they are grateful for all of their variety of volunteers.

Teranga Ranch also has a Naturalist Club for kids! Once a month, they do a kids oriented activity. They go on a nature hike or they come to Teranga Ranch to learn about a specific animal and get to know that animal up close and personal. Their hikes are family-friendly (not too steep not too long) and FREE! The next one is coming up on May 4th at 10am at the Chilao School in La Canada.

It is hard to “wrangel stangel,” she is so busy as a mother, wife and animal issues advocate. Her next big endeavor in-volves planning “Summerfest” (in August) at Sunland Park. More information will be available in the coming months.

Please consider supporting this local 501C3 group. There is an annual Teranga Ranch membership fee of $25. Teranga Ranch contact information is: (818) 305-4377 [email protected]

You get a t-shirt, a monthly newsletter and regular updates. Be a part of the beautiful growth that is happening right here in our community. We look forward to helping (as always) with your pet sitting needs and dog walking.

• • •Auntie Gail has a B.A. in Philosophy, is a certified veterinar-ian assistant and has a pet-sitting and dog-walking service in the area. She can be reached for appointments at 818-605-9675 or her Web site: www.auntiegailspetsitting.com.

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since. CCRC members and friends were out in full force early Saturday morning to clean up their adopted stretch of An-geles Crest. Every member, armed with their orange vests, hard hats, gloves, trash picker-upper tools and trash bags brought good cheer and a posi-

tive attitude. Close friends got closer and new friendships were forged, while litter was being put in its place. In the end, bags upon bags of garbage were col-lected and prepared to be hauled off. All in all, another great day for the CCRC, where the aim is to help everybody win, truly personifying their motto: “Service above self!”

Crescenta-Canada Rotary is one of the oldest service clubs in the area, founded in the 1940s. It meets on Tuesday eve-nings at 6:45 at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. If you are inter-ested in participating in the vol-unteer efforts of the CCRC, please contact President Robert Ippolito at 818-612-0618. All are welcome.

Rotary, from pg 1

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chael Antonovich, we brought up the idea of turning it into a “Homeless Re-Training and Housing Complex” along the lines of the OSS Facility in Tu-junga. County Supervisor Yv-vone Burke was an advocate of finding housing for homeless families and in particular, the re-training of them so that they could become self sufficient. Camp Louis Routh is still a vi-able project if funds were made available. Unlike the $15 million dollar day Street facility that only houses the elite homeless that are receiving State and County aid, the Camp 15 facility would cost only $400 per person per month and provide them with on the job

training. A couple of years ago, the Cleghorn machine and her hitman Joe Barrett went out of their way to destroy the three SAFE HAVEN CAMPS in Tu-junga, resulting in homeless peo-ple now living on the streets, be-hind buildings and pan handling in front of local businesses. The last SAFE HAVEN working camp in the Big Tujunga ranch land closed 18 months ago when all residents had obtained jobs and moved out. “There are four ‘homeless-transient’ working groups in S-T and not one of them knows what they are doing” stated David DeMulle’, PhD. “We have a workable plan if we can get the community to back it. We can only wait and see.”

Camp, from pg 1

been the Metrolink Train ac-cident in Chatsworth, the search for the body up the Big Tujunga Canyon near Vogel Flats with the Sheriffs deputies as well as the Wildfires and the destruction of the Mobile Home park in Sylmar. They work only for law enforcement agencies, fire

departments and the State Office of Emergency Services. There is never a charge for their services. Like the Montrose Search and Rescue that we featured a couple of issues back, the K-9 Search and Rescue Team is an all volunteer group and on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For more information, please visit: LASEARCHDOGS.ORG.

K9 SAR, from pg 1

Orrill’s Auction ServicesBy MiChele PiCkeRing

It is always exciting and far too infrequent that we welcome a new business in Sunland-Tujunga, and we have a LOT to look forward to with Orrill’s Auction Ser-vices, located at 10511 Sun-land Blvd., in the Ralph’s shopping center in Sunland. This much needed addition to our community offers us an incredibly fun method of finding unique and fairly priced treasures of all kinds! Orrill’s Auction is a fourth generation family owned business, founded in 1928 by the great grandfather of the current owners. Originally they were located near many other similar companies that formed a corridor of auction houses along historic West Adams Blvd in Los Angeles. When the family sold the building in late 2013, we were fortunate to have them join our community in March of this year for a perfect fit. As unique as we are here in Sunland-Tujunga, Orrill’s is one of the few remaining general auction houses that features an unlimited variety of items, not just high end and high dollar items. The company is very community oriented, and was awarded a citation from the City of Los Angeles for their strong rela-tionship to the community, which was presented to them by the LAFD. The auctions are held ev-ery other Tuesday, and select Saturdays. The first two auc-tions have not only had a great turnout, but have filled up the shopping center park-ing lot for a much needed community event, and most

likely a noticeable benefit to the neighboring businesses. When we at The Paper in-quired on the starting bids on a few of the items, they were more than reasonable, and there is such a wide variety of interesting pieces, there is definitely something for ev-eryone. The quality is out-standing, and all items are in-spected carefully. The items auctioned are acquired from dealers, pri-vate parties, and storage auc-tions, and include a very wide variety of furniture, art-work, collector’s items, mu-sical instruments, appliances, lamps and fixtures, antiques, rugs, crystal table pieces, baseball/ football cards, books, amazing cookie jars, and MUCH more. You can check their website at: www.orrillsauction.com and check the ‘Featured Items’ page for photos of upcoming auction pieces. If you see something(s) you like, plan to come by the store on the Monday before the auction date for an up close look at the items, and make sure you have at least an hour or two as there is a lot to see. There are treasures EVERY-WHERE, and the extraordi-nary variety and great quality

will keep you busy and enter-tained for hours. In my 20-30 minute visit I watched sever-al truckloads being unloaded by long time employees that really know the business they are in, and for the amount and variety of inventory they have, they are very well or-ganized, For anyone who has household or collectable items taking up space that they would like to sell, the experts at Orrill’s Auction can get top dollar for quality pieces, so give them a call. I know I am personally very excited to attend my first tra-ditional auction, and urge ev-eryone to come take a look. There really is something for everyone, and even if you are not looking to purchase any-thing, the history of many of the pieces offers a museum quality experience, and it is well worth checking out. To make it even more appealing, the family that owns the business are wonderful, com-munity oriented folks that are happy to be here, and are hoping to be here for a very long time. So come out and have some fun this coming Tues-day, April 29 starting at 9:30 am!

With a filled-to-capacity room, the bidding was hot and heavy. Everybody won!


You Can Still Be Crooked In S-T And Not Be A Criminal! The S-T Chamber of Com-merce held its annual Easter/Spring Festival in Sunland Park this past Easter weekend. More than 150 people showed up over the three-day week-end, and many vowed “never to come back.” Although un-promoted except for illegally placed banners and one large banner strung across Sunland Blvd. with the inglorious state-ment “Sunland-Tujunga Gate-way To The Angeles National Forest” stuck on the bottom. Two weeks later, the sign is still flapping in the wind over Sunland Blvd. This is your S-T Chamber at work. The slogan, which is owned by Paolina Milano and forced down the throats of S-T resi-dents, is just another power play by the Cleghorn Machine. Down the street, the Cres-centa-Canada Chamber held their festival on one day and had over 1,000 visitors, they had a classic car show, food trucks, rides for toddlers to adults and reasonable prices. All the service organizations got involved and EVERY-ONE HAD A GREAT TIME! Our next great event is the coming 4th of July parade and fireworks. The Cleghorn ma-chine has been extorting mon-ey from potential participants telling them that they “had to join the Chamber” in order to march in the parade. That’s interesting because the Cham-ber and the Rotary Club that runs the parade have nothing to do with each other.

Crescenta-Cañada Hosts its Festival! Are we missing something?

S-T Chamber ofCommerce Hosts Festival

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THE FOOTHILLS PAPER by David DeMulle' - MAY 2, 2014