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DEPARTMENTS What Folks Are Doing........... 2 View from the Rock ............. 3 Letters and Perspectives....... 3 Chef Randy .......................... 5 Artfully Speaking ................. 5 S-T Crime Stats .................... 6 Pet Page ............................. 8 Take My Card .................... 11 FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 THE PAPER WITH AN ATTITUDE! VOLUME 10 • NUMBER 19 FREE LOCAL HATE GROUPS USE FACEBOOK TO DESTROY COMMUNITY See “View From The Rock,” pg. 3 Nostalgia: The Rainbow Theatre ................ 3 S-T Republi- can Club Holds 9/11 Remem- brance Parade ................ 3 Kimberly Blum Still Missing ................ 4 Sunhill Shop- ping Center proposal ................ 5 Verdugo Hills Cemetery Tour ................ 7 Disney for Lo- cal Seniors? ............ 12 Snoopy CA License Plate ............ 12 Fran and Ray Are Retiring The S-T Community loses its best supporters! INSIDE: I have known this “Dynam- ic Duo” for over 12 years, and it has been wonderful. When I found out that they were retiring after all these years of being an integral part of the Sunland-Tujunga community, I just had to ask them to tell me something about their adventure. Starting back at the begin- ning: After 10 years of mar- riage, we hit Sunland-Tujun- ga like a tornado in our effort to find something we could both do together. Fran left the corporate world and her job with Disney and Ray left his self-employment after 20 years with the studios and we both became Realtors with Century 21 Crest in Sunland. During the 10 years that fol- Harmony Farms Sponsors Pet Food Round-up for Homeless Who Have Pets Wag My Tail staffers making the presentation to Jan of the Sunland-Tujunga Temporary Aid Station. Last Friday, Wag My Tail Pet Grooming presented over 120 cans and bags of donated pet food that they collected to help the pets of the local homeless. The cases of dog and cat pet food were given to Jan Brasil, director of the Sunland-Tujun- ga Temporary Aid Center locat- ed within North Valley City Hall. “This has been an enlighten- ing experience to see how ma- ny people really care about the homeless peoples’ pets,” said Sonny of Harmony Farms. “We never expected to get this much of a response” referring to this second Pet Food Round- up. Wag My Tail staffers collect- see Round-up, pg. 5 Super Scoopers at Van Nuys Airport Fire Chiefs Osby and Terrazas with their staff present the Super Scoopers at the Van Nuys Airport. The Los Angeles County and City Fire Departments unveiled the recent arrival of the Canadian CL-415 Super Scoopers and the Erickson Air-Crane Helitankers that will be used in conjunction with our existing airborne firefighting equipment. Rep- resentatives from Erickson- Canada met with City and County representatives in- cluding 3rd District Supervi- sor Zev Yaroslavsky. The Super Scooper mea- see Scoopers, pg. 2 see Fran & Ray, page 6 photo: Dyan McManus

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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

S-T Crime Stats .................... 6

Pet Page ............................. 8

Take My Card .................... 11

FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 THE PAPER WITH AN ATTITUDE! VOLUME 10 • NUMBER 19

FREE

LOCAL HATE GROUPS USE FACEBOOK TO DESTROY COMMUNITYSee “View From The Rock,” pg. 3

Nostalgia: The Rainbow Theatre

................3S-T Republi-can Club Holds 9/11 Remem-brance Parade

................3Kimberly Blum Still Missing

................4Sunhill Shop-ping Center proposal

................5Verdugo Hills Cemetery Tour

................7Disney for Lo-cal Seniors?

............12Snoopy CA License Plate

............12

Fran and Ray Are Retiring

The S-T Community loses its best supporters!

I N S I D E :

I have known this “Dynam-ic Duo” for over 12 years, and it has been wonderful. When I found out that they were retiring after all these years of being an integral part of the Sunland-Tujunga community, I just had to ask them to tell me something about their adventure. Starting back at the begin-ning: After 10 years of mar-

riage, we hit Sunland-Tujun-ga like a tornado in our effort to find something we could both do together. Fran left the corporate world and her job with Disney and Ray left his self-employment after 20 years with the studios and we both became Realtors with Century 21 Crest in Sunland. During the 10 years that fol-

Harmony Farms Sponsors Pet Food Round-up for Homeless Who Have Pets

Wag My Tail staffers making the presentation to Jan of the Sunland-Tujunga Temporary Aid Station.

Last Friday, Wag My Tail Pet Grooming presented over 120 cans and bags of donated pet food that they collected to help the pets of the local homeless. The cases of dog and cat pet food were given to Jan Brasil, director of the Sunland-Tujun-ga Temporary Aid Center locat-ed within North Valley City Hall.

“This has been an enlighten-ing experience to see how ma-ny people really care about the homeless peoples’ pets,” said Sonny of Harmony Farms. “We never expected to get this much of a response” referring to this second Pet Food Round-up. Wag My Tail staffers collect-

see Round-up, pg. 5

Super Scoopers at Van Nuys Airport

Fire Chiefs Osby and Terrazas with their staff present the Super Scoopers at the Van Nuys Airport.

The Los Angeles County and City Fire Departments unveiled the recent arrival of the Canadian CL-415 Super Scoopers and the Erickson Air-Crane Helitankers that will be used in conjunction with our existing airborne

firefighting equipment. Rep-resentatives from Erickson-Canada met with City and County representatives in-cluding 3rd District Supervi-sor Zev Yaroslavsky. The Super Scooper mea-

see Scoopers, pg. 2

see Fran & Ray, page 6

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Nordic Musical Program A Norwegian Romanser musical Program with Cara Clove singing 19th century songs will be presented on Saturday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m. A potluck, program to follow. The program will take place at the Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 1700 Foothill Boulevard, La Crescenta. Free. For more information, please call Jo Ness at (818) 249-8102.

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Wine Events at the Angeles Na-tional Golf Club We have live music at the tasting room every Saturday and Sunday from 2-4p. We have a Wine Dinner with Aga-ve Bar and Grill, which is the restaurant on the golf course, on September 13th, which includes a four-course meal with four perfect Semler and Saddlerock wine pairings for $50 per person. We also have

our ‘Sips N Giggles’ comedy show monthly— the next show will be on September 26th and it is $5 per person. We are in the works of having many more fun and unique events that those in the surrounding areas will love!

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Free Glendale Noon Concerts FREE ADMISSION GLEN-DALE NOON CONCERTSEvery FIRST & THIRD WEDNESDAY at 12:10-12:40 pm at the Sanctuary at FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF

GLENDALE, 209 N. Louise St. (at Wilson), Glendale CA 91206 (818) 242 2113

SEPTEMBER 17: ARIOSO DUO: CYNTHIA ELLIS - fluteMICHELLE TEMPLE - harphttp://cindyellisflute.weebly.com/arioso-duo.html

OCTOBER 1: ERGO MUSICA (An original instru-ment Baroque concert curated by ADRIANA ZOPPO www.ergomusica.com)

OCTOBER 15: CALICO WINDS www.calicowinds.com

Republican Club Holds 9/11 Remembrance Parade

The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Early Rodders Car Club hosted the annual 9/11 Re-membrance Parade at 9:11 a.m. starting at the Ralphs market parking lot, 2675 Foothill Blvd, in La Crescen-ta. The “Remembrance Pa-rade” which consisted of 32 Classic Automobiles, law en-forcement vehicles (CHP – L.A. Sheriff – Glendale Po-lice) and fire department vehicles totaled over 50 ve-hicles in the parade which made its way through the community’s main streets. Although the “Remem-brance Parade” was to begin at 9:11 a.m. from the Ralph’s parking lot, in La Crescen-ta it was a bit late. It serpen-tined through the communi-ty of La Crescenta. passing by all of the schools, fire sta-tions, law enforcement sta-tions and the American Le-

gion VFW hall, 2937 Hono-lulu Ave. ending at the Los Angeles County Fire Depart-ment Station No. 82. Coun-ty firefighters and deputies as well as officers from the Glendale Police Department participated in the parade as well as guiding the cars through their route. Some of the schools had all their students come out of the classrooms to the school’s sidewalk area to observe and show their respect. Follow-ing the Parade the Republi-can Club had a short program about their new office. Later that day, residents al-so attended a special ceremo-ny honoring first responders at 7 p.m. at Bob Smith Toyo-ta, La Crescenta that offered free food and great lively pa-triotic music. The evening was balmy but comfortable. Parents brought their chil-dren and a great time was had by all.

sures 45 feet high, 60 feet long and 97 feet wide and can drop 1,600 gallons of water in one single load or measured repeated drops. It can be de-ployed in 10 minutes and can fill from land based supply or any water containment such as a swimming pool.LACo Fire Chief Daryl Osby stated that he was extremely concerned about the continu-ing drought and had requested the tankers to be stationed here through April 2015. LAFD Chief Terrazas added his thoughts to the presenta-tion by stating “It is not a question of IF we will have a

major brushfire, it is a ques-tion of when.” The additional 8 million dol-lar contract is unprecedented in the County of Los Angeles. It has been said that “we no longer have a brush fire season – it is all year long.” The ques-tion was asked if this expendi-ture could be justified being as the County was in financial trouble.” The answer was

“Based on the dollar value of houses, if the Super Scoopers saved even 10 houses from fire destruction, the cost would be repaid.” The County regularly spends approximately $5/6 million to lease the Canadian aircraft. If the County wanted

to purchase one of their own, it would cost about $30 mil-lion. And that doesn’t take in-to consideration the mainte-nance and crews required to operate them. Alain Houde, the Quebec government representative in Los Angeles, stated that “This is an on-going effort between the two entities. We have pro-vided over 140 men and women over the last 20 years to service and maintain the airworthiness of the Super Scoopers leased from the Ca-nadian government.” An active firefighting dis-play of the aircraft dropping water on simulated targets was provided.

Approximately 80 flag waving Republicans gathered for the Grand Opening of the Republican Club of the Foothills’ elections office at 2910 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta. At the same time the patriotic group cheered on and shouted U S A - U S A - U S A as the 9-11 REMEMBRANCE PARADE passed by their office about

9:35 AM on September 11.

The singers for the Nordic musical program.

Scoopers from pg. 1

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The Rainbow Theatre on Foothill Boulevard, Circa 1980s

1980’s photo of the Rainbow Theater where Great Caesars Banquet Hall now stands. Photo by Randolph Graham.

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The FooThills leTTers & PersPecTives

Who would have thunk it? It wasn’t that many years ago that the local Neanderthals were dragging their knuckles on the sidewalks of Sunland-Tujunga and nobody really paid any atten-tion to them. Jump forward 10 years to 2014 when everybody has a Facebook presence and at least one sock-puppet persona. Facebook hate-sites like the Foothills Observed, Sunland-Tu-junga Independent, the Mi-chelle’s Sunland-Tujunga News-feed and the Fabulous Foothills Fringe—and of course that old standby of the Septic Tank Army (STA) blogspot: all are out there spewing their pseudo-intellectu-alism to their limited audiences. Local Realtor Tomi-Lynn Bowl-ing stands back behind the curtains and lets others malign and defame local residents under the guise of keeping the community clean. Mi-chael Higby doesn’t even hide be-hind a curtain, he just vomits out his hatred for anyone that does

things better than he can. Using the talents of a stretched-out water-bal-loon-chested, washed-out porno-wannabe actress, he posts carica-tures of our local City Council and Neighborhood Council members and fills his site with the smegma of the Sunland-Tujunga Internet derelicts. Once upon a time, there were people working to help the com-munity and each other. But now, thanks to the anonymity of the Internet and the unpoliced social media sites, we have created a community of attackers and the attacked. Yes, even I have been a part of the problem, taking to task the mis-doings of our local he-roes who have been trying to do good things by doing bad things. Funny thing, though; when I real-ized that we had to keep these people here because they were actually accomplishing good things, I started getting criticized for not keeping up the attack. Bread & Circuses is what

caused the downfall of the mighty Roman Empire. Nobody is going to write the history of Sunland-Tujunga, and nobody outside of our area cares. Even within our community, nobody cares. It’s just a catacomb of un-related fiefdoms that sometimes will work with another group so that they might get a bigger por-

tion of City doughnuts or more certificates of appreciation to stack in the closet along with all the rest of the meaningless mem-orabilia of their past servitude. Yes boys and girls, look around you, it’s sh*t without the smell, but it’s still there, and even in the middle of this drought, you can say, It’s The Water!

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The Past LivesDear Editor, I just wanted to take this op-portunity to let you know how much we appreciate all that you and your crew here at The Foothills Paper in Tujun-ga have done for us these past 16 days whilst we were tru-ly down on our luck, homeless and penniless. You have truly provided a “Safe Haven.” You provided us with a new tent, sheltered us from the pounding rain and strong rays of the sun -the extra protection of the stur-dy outer tent which has made such a difference in protection from the elements. The Andy Gump which is maintained on a weekly basis. A shower with hot water and decent privacy, an air mattress (brand new), towels and most important-ly giving us THE PRIVILEGE AND PEACE OF MIND TO BE ON PRIVATE SECURE PROPERTY behind a locked fence and off “the street,” out of eminent danger. Your camp manager–“Pig”–shared and has allowed us to use his radio, his high-pow-ered light, one of his Sparklets water dispensers. He got us a full bottle of water on arriv-al. He and his girlfriend Pattie allowed us to use their micro-wave when we had nothing. Pattie gave us bedding - an almost brand new feather comforter, some clothes that were laundered and clean. Pig runs a tight ship and has made us feel very secure here as he doesn’t allow anybody on the property, especially if they cause any disturbance or dis-ruption. There are some scary,

wild people in the world and more to the point, in Tujunga/Sunland etc. Pig has a gnarly presence which is exactly what one needs in a homeless camp. Since moving into Safe Ha-ven, I have been able to sleep soundly at night without the threat of the unknown ele-ments of living on the street. Nothing has been stolen from us. We have been able to start

taking care of business. With your straightforward nudge, I was rested enough to get to the San Fernando Court to face and deal with my open container ticket. You have even been gracious enough to offer to let me do my commu-nity service here at and for the paper. You let me use your of-fice phone to try to contact the Las Vegas Court where I have a ticket, etc., to deal with.

You let me work for the paper and earn some money when I didn’t have one cent so that I would have bus fare, food and walking-around money. Thank you so much for all that you have done for Ross Rayner and myself. Your al-truism is highly unusual in this greedy dog-eat-dog world we live in today in the United States of America.

see Letters, pg. 9

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$5,000 Reward for Missing Person Kimberly Blum

The Blum family under the auspices of the City of Los Angeles Police Department offer a $5,000 reward for sol-id information leading to the whereabouts of Kimberly Blum. Kimberly Ann Blum (fe-male, Caucasian, brown hair, blue eyes, 5’2”, 140 lbs.) was last seen on the evening of Thursday, June 5, 2014. She was last seen in the La Cres-centa area near Los Angeles wearing a black tank top. She was last driving a silver 2004 Honda CRV, CA License No. 5JVU774. During the week of June 9th, Search and Rescue of the sheriff’s station in La Cres-centa covered a 295-mile search in the Angeles Nation-al Forest. A Cal Trans worker in the National Forest, while clean-ing out a drain, found Kim-berly’s cosmetic bag. Nearby were empty prescription bot-tles with Kimberly’s name on them. The worker reported it to Search and Rescue and a third search was conducted in that area. They found noth-

ing. At a loss for answers, a family friend rented a heli-copter and searched the Na-tional Forest area again. That was the third time. Again, the search discov-ered nothing. The family of Kimberly Blum and the Los Angeles Police Department Missing Person’s Unit are asking for the public’s help to find her by offering $5,000 Reward. Mother of Rosalie Blum, “We are in a conundrum. I find it odd that my daughter was last seen on June 5; on June 6 one of her best friends arrived from Arizona for a visit. The LAPD, LASD and MSR have all been helpful and support-ive, but with every passing day I become more worried. Please help.” Detective Carlton says, “LAPD and MSR continue to search for Blum. Anyone with information, please con-tact me at (213) 996-1805.” Anyone with information re: the whereabouts of Kim-berly Blum leading to a RE-WARD should contact:• Detective Carlton, LAPD Missing Persons Unit, 213-996-1805• LAPD’s Missing Persons Unit (213) 996-1800• RACRA DIV after hours (213) 484-6700,• Email inquiries to: [email protected] This investigation is filed under DR# 1416 09648.

Hostile Take Over or Saviors of Local Church?By Bonnie Corwin

A local Southern California church, the Spiritual Treat-ment Center in Redlands, CA (STC), seems a good takeover target for two new arrivals who seem set to convert the assets of STC to the econom-ic benefit of themselves. These co-conspirators have effectively run away the pres-ent members, bringing in their own attendees. Ed Torres and Mark Chitji-an visited the STC in Red-lands during the latter part of April 2014, immediately re-questing membership. (Mem-bership was later terminated because of a violation of by-laws.) Presently, Torres and Chitjian falsely claim they are members of STC on court documents. Enter a third potential co-conspirator -- Reverend Irma Forward. Reverend Forward, known to STC, cannot sup-port her alleged STC mem-bership. She applied for membership recently and was denied citing a conflict of in-terest. Reverend Forward ex-tended invitations to two board members and other members to meet and perform Visioning (originally created by Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith), at the home of Torres and Chitjian because she felt it would be for the Center’s highest good. Rever-end Forward further works with Chitjian toward reinstat-ing his practitioner license of which he stated he already had. When investigated with the Agape International Spiri-tual Center it was noted this license expired a number of years ago. Torres and Chitjian returned the following week request-

ing to serve on the board. STC bylaws do not allow for new members to become board members immediately. Torres suggested there was a way around that. Out of re-spect, the board president met with Reverend Forward, who at that time was guest speaker, to discuss Torres comments and she agreed with him stat-ing they have financial back-ing. This church’s bylaws do not allow a board member-ship after two weeks. STC, an independent church, having financial diffi-culty had a congregation vote and the decision was made to sell the church property. Sev-eral times, Torres and Chitji-an strongly urged that Rever-end Forward “take over” as church minister. The board president told them candidacy is a requirement for anyone wanting ministry at STC, re-quiring a congregational vote. Someone suggested the church obtain a loan and bor-row enough to pay for a min-ister and secretary for one year. This would allow the minister to concentrate on in-creasing membership without financial worries. The church members decided the loan was a good idea. An anony-

mous individual came for-ward to offer a loan for the STC, once a minister is in place. During fellowship, one of the congregants asked: “Who sent you to ‘fix us’?” Chitjian replied either the board presi-dent or Reverend Forward. When asked, the board presi-dent indicated she never met either of them until they at-tended services. It was during this time Torres and Chitjian’s attitudes changed. STC dis-covered that one was in Real Estate. Chitjian and Torres demanded to see the Church books. On July 13, 2014, Reverend Forward aggressively con-fronted the board president after services telling her that she’d better go out and tell Marlene Padavick that her son-in-law just threatened Torres, and might possibly lead to another lawsuit. Rev-erend Forward was invited to go next door and tell Pada-vick herself. That week Tor-res filed a temporary restrain-ing order against the son-in-law. On July 20, the Redlands PD came out attempting to serve papers at the service.

Peaceful outside belies the turmoil inside the church.

With all the water running in to the wash, residents on Mt. Gleason near Apperson grabbed up what they could to help water their plants and lawns.

see Church, pg. 6

Kimberly Blum.

Mt. Gleason Water Main Leaks Thousands of Gallons

You can take the Tujunganites out of Tujunga, but can’t take Tujunga out of the Tujunganites.

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After getting over the hy-perbole of what “experts and critics” say is “good art”, there are several things to be considered in every “young” artist’s life. Please realize when I say “young” I mean being new to painting and the idea of being an artist. The biggest mistake many make is exhibiting too early. There is period of learning and experi-mentation where many artists fail to take full advantage. Many paint for a year or less and seek representation and exhibition outlets. This is a mistake and will set a new art-ist back more years than they can imagine. Every young art-ist, after a good solid time of serious study; with and with-out a teacher, will begin to do decent work and they will be-gin believe it is their best. And it may be for that period of their art career. But, when you look at the great artists of the past and even some in the present, can your work stand up to comparison when put head to head. Can you realisti-cally say your work is as good? There is “good” work and then there is “great” work. Truly great work comes only with time and experi-ence. How many artists’ even after years of painting, look back at what they thought was good work, only to wish they could take it back and get it out of public view? If we can look at our earlier works and know we can do better, how do we know when it is time to exhibit our work and show it

to the world? When do you say this is mature, quality work? Going this road, alone, is very difficult. It is not easy to sit back and be objective and critical about your own work. Asking the “experts” can also be fraught with dan-ger and be misleading. Friends are certainly no judge of your work. Many love it simply because they are friends. Whenever you think it is time to show your work, start slow. Have those artists you admire and respect see your work first. Paint with others who are better that you. This is a good way to measure you’re quality and your tech-niques. Don’t ask for criticism but be open to criticism. Take what people say with some reservation. Don’t embrace everything told you. Find shows and exhibits in your community. Ultimately only you will be the final judge of the quality of your work. But we all need mentors, those who we trust to tell us the truth without bi-as. These people are out there but hard to find. Creating work that will endure; being an artist who will last; means all other things are subordi-nate to your art. Take the time to try things and experiment. Don’t try to make masterpiec-es. You will cover miles of canvas, spend long hours alone, before you begin to see results. Only then will the real work begin. Only then will you grow to know great art.

New at Art?b y R i c k R o t a n t e

ArtfullyFresh Cucumber-Radish Salad The delicious dressing for this salad comes from the juices that form while the cucumber marinates with garlic, an Arbol chile, lime juice and other ingredients. As a bonus, the fresh mozzarella pairs well with the marinated cucumbers.

Ingredients:2 long English cucumbers (Don’t peel. Cut into 1-inch chunks)3 garlic cloves (lightly crushed)1 small dried whole Arbol chile (lightly crushed)½ teaspoon sugar½ teaspoon salt2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (divided)2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

4 fresh radishes (sliced thin)¼ cup fresh parsley (chopped)2 tablespoons fresh basil (chopped)2 tablespoons fresh cilantro (chopped)1 tablespoon fresh chives (snipped) Fresh ground black pepper4 slices fresh Mozzarella (look for mozzarella medallions)

Directions:In a large, plastic bag, combine cucumbers, garlic, chile, sugar, salt, and 1 tablespoon of the lime juice. Seal and shake the bag. With the palm of your hand, lightly smush the cucum-bers to release their juices. Let the bag with the cucumbers and juices stand at room

temperature for 30 minutes. Drain the cucumbers, reserving 2 tablespoons of the cucumber juice. Discard the garlic and chile. In a medium bowl, whisk the cucumber juice with the remaining 1 tablespoon of lime juice and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Add the cucum-bers, sliced radishes, and herbs. Arrange the salad on 4 plates. To serve, place a slice of fresh mozzarella on top of each salad.

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Sunhill Shopping Center Proposal In last week’s Sunland-Tujunga Land Use Committee meeting, the GASKA development (of what most people consider the Ralphs Plaza), made a presentation of what the proposed remodeling would look like. The architectural firm of Burns & Bouchard who completely downplayed who actually owned the site, showed drawing after drawing of what the site would look like if it ever got done. The remodel, which has been going on for the past four months starting with Ralphs market, has kept the existing tenants in the dark. In fact, if you asked the Ralphs general manager, what he said and what the “GASKA” owners are proposing are completely at odds. In contacting GASKA at its Glendale offices drew a blank when this reporter asked the simple question “Is GASKA the name of a person ed and packaged the pet food

items for Presentation to the Temporary Aid Center which is

open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. They assist struggling se-niors, families and the home-less of Sunland-Tujunga.

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Drawing and photo overlay of the proposed Sunhill project.

GASKA representative makes an impressive presentation.

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Theft 09/02/14 01:30 PM 10200 BLOCK OF SCOVILLE AV

Theft 09/03/14 10:30 PM 2600 BLOCK OF ALTURA ST

Burglary 09/05/14 08:40 PM 4500 BLOCK OF AL-CORN DR

Theft 09/06/14 11:30 PM 00 BLOCK OF APPERSON AND FOOTHILL

Theft 09/06/14 07:00 AM 4100 BLOCK OF BIG TUJUNGA CANYON BL

Theft 09/07/14 11:15 AM 2600 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BLVD

Assault 09/07/14 02:00 AM 2500 BLOCK OF MON-TROSE AVE

Assault 09/07/14 08:35 PM 7000 BLOCK OF GREE-LEY ST

Burglary 09/09/14 07:00 AM 9900 BLOCK OF HIRON-DELLE LN

Assault 09/09/14 06:00 AM 00 BLOCK OF WESCOTT AND QUILL

Theft 09/10/14 10:00 PM 8200 BLOCK OF OWENS ST

Theft 09/11/14 12:00 PM 7700 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BL

Assault 09/12/14 06:10 PM 11000 BLOCK OF NAS-SAU AV

Burglary 09/13/14 05:30 PM 9700 BLOCK OF SHAD-OW ISLAND DR

S-T Crime Stats Reverend Forward and Chitji-an were texting, disrupting the service, looking at the back door. The Redlands PD disrupted the service in order to serve papers. Further, For-ward, Chitjian along with two others, left in the middle of the service, to meet Torres and others on the sidewalk and had a meeting. Redland’s PD failed to use discretion to enforce California Law [pe-nal code section 302(a)]. Fur-thermore, when the Redland’s PD did act, they escorted a worshiper for detainment and questioning in the middle of service. There was no threat of danger, or commission of a crime. Many members expressed their displeasure from lack of respect conducted by both the public and Redlands PD. A complaint was filed against the Redlands PD. It is the consensus of the STC (mem-bers) congregation that they feel reluctant to attend service

if this becomes a regular oc-currence. The co-conspirators have now run off the mem-bership. The regular members who tithe enough to sustain operating expenses, no longer show. The new attendees drop pennies, a couple of dol-lars here and there, and some-times blank tithing envelopes into the collection basket, im-pacting the financial solvency of the church. Torres and Chitjian demand-ed the membership list from the board president. Their re-quest was denied as this infor-mation is confidential. The board president announced to the membership from the po-dium if they wanted to person-ally give that information, it would be their choice. Chitjian and Torres began a campaign working the church members on church property. Reverend Forward brings members from another church, of which she is assistant minister. Chitjian, Forward, Torres filed a lawsuit claiming they were members and plaintiffs

representing Spiritual Treat-ment Center against individu-als: Earnestine Wilson, Mar-lene Padavick and Luis Blanco, all board members. One of their goals was to ap-point receivership and that was denied. Another goal - to receive $25,000.00 from the three defendants. The third goal – to block the ability to accept the loan, or sell the church. The judged moved to a new hearing date in August. At this hearing all claims were dismissed. During a service, someone placed a flyer on vehicles in the parking area regarding Environmental Service Pro-fessionals, Inc. “In 2009 did not pay their employees”. Eight individuals were listed including Torres and Citjian. In the mail, the church re-ceived an anonymous flyer:

“Beware of these two people” with a copy of their Rip Off reports. This is an attempted hostile takeover instead of a place of spiritual treatment – a sad state of affairs.

Church from pg. 4

lowed, we set out to know our new employer–the people of Sunland Tujunga. This was accomplished in various ways like lots of open houses, public appearances and vol-unteering. We attended many, many fundraisers over the years and for four years we led the Sunland-Tujunga Co-ordinating Council which helped sponsor, plan and hold the Sunland Tujunga Historic Home Tours with the monies collected provid-ing scholarships for the stu-dents at Verdugo Hills High

School. We joined the Sun-land-Tujunga Chamber of Commerce and ran as a cou-ple for Honorary Mayors, raising lots of money for our Charity, Easter Seals and the Chamber. We volunteered at the Carnivals held at Sunland Park for several years and helped out at the 4th of July Fireworks events and partici-pated in several parades in the area. Seven years ago we got Daphne, our little white dog, who accompanied us at most of these events and be-came quite popular. Five years ago, an opportunity came up for Fran to work

part time for the Chamber as their Executive Director while we continued to sell re-al estate for Century 21 Crest. During this time we have met some incredible people and experienced some wonderful times for which we are very grateful. Now, after 20 years of wedded bliss, we are off to experience our next chapter in life as we relocate to Northern California to a re-tirement community where we will continue to have as much fun doing all we can together. Thank you, Sunland-Tujun-ga, for a great ride.

Fran & Ray from pg. 1

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Verdugo Hills Cemetery Tour

Little Landers Historical Society will conduct the first community tour of Tujunga’s Verdugo Hills Pioneer Cemetery in many years on October 25. The tour of the cemetery with a “view to die for” will focus on the historical significance of the Ceme-tery and the Sunland-Tujunga pio-neers who are buried there. After a short opening program at Bolton Hall, visitors will be transport-ed to the Cemetery where re-enactors will portray some of the early “resi-dents” of the cemetery and visitors will stroll the grounds. The event is a fund-raiser for main-tenance of Bolton Hall Museum and the Verdugo Hills Cemetery and tick-ets are available from September 20 through October 24 for $20 per per-

son. All tickets must be purchased in advance. Reserve early for you choice of tour times. For more information about tour times and ticket order forms, see lit-tlelandershistoricalsociety.org or con-tact us at [email protected] or (818) 352-3420. Verdugo Hills Cemetery TourSaturday, October 25, 2014 (5 tour times available from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.) All tours begin at Bolton Hall Muse-um10110 Commerce Avenue, Tujunga, CA 91042 Additional information is available from Little Landers Historical Soci-ety, (818) 352-3420; www.littleland-ershistoricalsociety.org or E-mail [email protected] .

Misjudgement on Foothill Boulevard at Wheatland. Too many questions.

High speed + distraction = bang!

Solo car roll-over at Mount Gleason and Rim Canyon Road.

Past curator of the cemetery Mary Lou Pozzo with her book about the cemetery. The book, “Tombstone Tales,” is available

for sale at Bolton Hall gift shop.

Nostalghia to Play This Sunday at Main (West) Nostalghia is comprised of vocalist/songwriter Ciscandra Nostalghia, key-boardist/producer/drummer Roy Gnan, who met each other on Craig’s List, and touring cellist Adele Stein. With Gnan’s BA in jazz perfor-mance and cache of instruments, com-puters and other electronic gear, com-bined with Ciscandra’s artistic bravery that is the product of the col-lision of two entirely different worlds: Los Angeles and Tehran, Iran, they make provocative, uncompromising and cinematic music. Early supporters run the gamut from Skrillex to Marilyn Manson to Amy Lee of Evanscence to former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo. The band has been embraced by a wide variety of audiences, having shared the stage with artists including Jared Leto’s 30 Seconds to Mars, Gogol Bordello, Green Day, The Orb, Serj Tankian, and Avenged Sevenfold. With Chrysalis, the band’s debut al-bum that was mixed by multi-Plati-num producer/mixer Dave Fortman and released April 8 (110 Recordings

INgrooves), Nostalghia proves they are not your average alt/rock band. NOSTALGHIA is playing on Sun-day, September 21 at the Main (West) Stage from 4:00 until 4:40 p.m.

“Highlights included...Nostalghia, a captivating act along the lines of Dia-manda Galas led by powerful vocalist Ciscandra Nostalghia.” -- Huffington Post, Toronto RiotFest reviews

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Foothills Pet Page

Dangers of Dogs Riding in Pickup Truck Beds You may see it quite often as you’re driving around town: dogs riding in the back of trucks. You might even know someone who does it. Why not? It seems so convenient to just load your dog up in the back and take them with you. According to the Humane So-ciety of the United States, 100,000 dogs are killed each year in accidents involving rid-ing in truck beds. In addition, veterinarians see numerous cas-es of dogs being injured be-cause they jumped out or were thrown from the bed of a pick-up truck. If these dogs are lucky enough to still be alive, broken legs and joint injuries are among the most common types of damage that they sustain and often result in amputation. There are many dangers of hav-

ing your four-legged friend loose in the bed of a truck while you’re ramming the roads.

Eye, Ear & Nose DamageThis may not have even oc-curred to you, since dogs al-ways have a tendency to stick their heads out the window of a moving vehicle to smell all of those new smells on the open road. But being in the open air traveling at high speeds (wheth-er their head is out the window or they’re in the back of the truck) can likely cause damage to the delicate parts of their face. The swirling of the air currents in the bed of a pickup truck can cause dirt, debris and insects to become lodged in the dog’s eyes, ears, and nose.

HARMONY FARMS IS SPONSORING A PET APPRECIATION FOOD PROJECT FOR PETS OF THE HOMELESSand requesting donations of pet food and toys to be delivered to the local homeless camps.

Please help us help them! Their pets need love and food. Harmony Farms and Wag My Tail-Sunland have donation boxes at their stores.

see Dogs in Trucks, pg. 9

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Top 5 Products for Portable Water for Pups and Dogs Dogs are generally easygoing and fun-loving travel compan-ions, and they don’t usually re-quire much in the way of cod-dling on trips. However, people who are constantly on the go with their pooches know that one must-have is a good source of fresh water - especially if they plan to spend a great deal of time outdoors with their pets. Staying hydrated is as impor-tant to dog health as it is to hu-man health. While water is easi-ly come by in most places, it isn’t always guaranteed that it will be safe, clean, or easy for your dog to drink. This makes finding the right water container

essential. The perfect water container isn’t as easy a find as you might think. Water bottles are made for lips, not lapping tongues, and using them to keep dogs hydrated can lead to a lot of spillage and waste. And tradi-tional dog bowls aren’t easy to transport - they take up a lot of space, and they don’t easily fit into backpacks or suitcases. Fortunately, there are prod-ucts out there that make it easy to provide water for your pooch while you’re on the go. Kim Salerno, CEO and founder of TripsWithPets.com, travels fre-quently with her pets. She

knows a little something about the best pet travel products, and she offers her picks for the top five water containers and dis-pensers. Kim notes that the Kurgo Wander Pail is both easy to transport and highly practical.

“It’s really two bowls in one,” she explains. “The larger pail makes up one of the bowls, and then a smaller bowl fits perfect-ly into the pail. You can store food in one of the bowls and use the other bowl for water, and then carry them both around at once.” The Wonder Pail is crafted

see Water for Dogs, pg. 9

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Ross and I look forward to being of service to you, safe haven and The Cause, the challenge that you, Doc, take on a daily basis: helping those that are in need at their darkest hour when the system isn’t working.

(NOTE-we just found this letter in our files while we were going

through the archives.)• • •

Does He Ever Read Wrecks of the Week?Dear Editor, About Assemblyman Mile Gatto’s AB 47 bill for stricter penalties for hit and run drivers. There is no excuse for hit and run period. But when a pedes-trian comes out of nowhere because they are jaywalking and it’s night,and

they don’t want to go to the corner and use the light well? Look I’m very sor-ry about the lady and her daughter who crossed the street at night without a crosswalk , to get something to eat, the mother was struck and died. Well the outcry was about what a tragic thing it was. If the driver had stopped he would have been released unless he was intoxicated. When are the people who jaywalk going to get ticketed, they do it all the time in Sun-land /Tujunga on Foothill, but the police would rather give us a ticket for doing 40 mph in a 35 mph zone in front of Smart and Final on Foothill than to discourage jaywalking. That’s what a ticket is supposed to do: change a per-son’s behavior You need to crack down on jaywalk-ers not the drivers, but we all know that its the drivers who we can squeeze for revenue.

Thank You,Rocky R

Letters from pg. 3

from stain-proof and rust-proof metal, so it’s sure to last through many hiking and camp-ing trips. It’s dishwasher-safe, which makes it a snap to keep clean, and the lid screws tightly on to the container, which keeps prevents spills and waste. While the Wonder Pail is a great way to transport your pet’s water bowl, Kim doesn’t advise carrying water in the bowl itself. “The lids keep food secure, but not liquids,” she ex-plains. “You may end up with a mess on your hands.”

The Pet Top’s simple, yet smart design makes it a winner in Kim’s book. “It’s really just a specially designed top that attaches to a regular water bot-tle,” she notes. “The top causes the water to come out in a slow stream that’s easy for dogs to drink, without wasting water or creating a mess.” Kim likes that the top is easy to use, easy to transport, and versatile.

“You just turn it to stop and start the water flow,” she ex-plains. “There are two different water flow speeds, which can work for different sized dogs. It slips right into your pocket,

purse, or hiking bag, and it has fit every bottle I’ve tried it with.” This product is ideal for pet parents who, like Kim, spend a lot of time enjoying the out-doors with their dogs. De-signed in essence like a dog-walking utility belt, the Hands-Free Hipster fits around your waist, and features stor-age pockets that can accommo-date your cell phone, keys, or any other small essentials you might need on a walk, or a visit to the dog park. What makes this product really special is the fact that you can attach

your dog’s leash to a D-ring in the belt’s center, which leaves your hands free and relaxed. The reason the Hands-Free Hipster is one of Kim’s go-to products for transporting water is its mesh bag, which is per-fectly fits most standard water bottles. “I use this product often to carry around water as I hike with my dogs,” she notes. “I al-so carry the Pet Top with me to make it easy for them to drink from the bottle.” The Port-a-Bowl made Kim’s list because it’s a convenient and compact choice for a porta-ble water dish. The bowl is

made of fabric - when you need to take it somewhere, you can just collapse it and tuck it into a hiking bag or large purse. You don’t have to worry about it tip-ping or leaning; it features a bottom-heavy design that keeps it in place and sturdy sides that hold their shape. “This bowl is great for hiking or camping,” Kim affirms. “You can just fill it each time you stop, for water, pour out any ex-cess, fold it up keep going. It dries really fast, and it keeps its shape really well, even after it has been stuffed into small spaces.”

Water for Dogs from pg. 8

Being Ejected from the TruckWe’ve all had to slam on our brakes while we’re driving at some point; it’s inevitable. Now imagine slamming on your brakes while your beloved dog is in the truck bed. He’s going to get a serious jolt and it’s possible that he could fly right out of the bed and into the road. You also run the risk of getting into an accident while you’re traveling with your precious cargo which could also force him out of the bed. And if you think that securing him with a rope or chain is any better, you’re wrong. There have been cases where dogs were thrown out of the back of the truck while still at-tached and being dragged on the road while the owner is still driving. Talk about a nightmare situation.

Jumping ShipEven if you don’t slam on your brakes or get into an accident, your dog may have plans of her own. Does your dog get eas-ily distracted by squirrels, dogs, or other animals? Who’s to say she’s not going to willingly jump out in order to better in-vestigate a situation? How long would it take you to realize she’s gone? How will you be able to protect her from getting hit by other cars or straying too far away while you’re in the driver’s seat?

What are the Laws?In February of 2009, Senator Norman Stone Jr’s bill to ban riding around with dogs in truck beds was defeated on the Senate 30-17. Although the bill was passed by the House unanimously in 2008, some Senators questioned whether

or not it was a real problem. Others wor-ried that farmers would be unable to ride with their dogs, leading to a lot of unhap-py dogs. There are, however, a number of indi-vidual states that have banned this type of pet travel and other states have bills pending.

What’s the Alternative?Even though it’s not against the law in all 50 states, traveling with dogs in the bed of your pickup trucks should never be an option. The Humane Society of the US notes that they don’t know of any brand of harness that is safe for the back of the truck. It’s best to have the dog in the cab with you, and if it’s an extended cab, the dog should be restrained in the back and away from the windshield. For trucks, pet travel crates, pet safety belts, and pet car seats are the safest bets. And if none of these are available to you at the time you’re taking your truck (or any vehicle), consider keeping your dog safe at home.

About TripsWithPets.comTripsWithPets.com is the #1 online re-source for pet travel. Named best pet travel site by Consumer Reports, Trip-sWithPets.com’s mission is to offer re-sources that ensure pets are welcome, happy, and safe while traveling. The website features a directory of pet friend-ly hotels and accommodations across the United States and Canada, as well as air-line & car rental pet policies; pet friendly restaurants, beaches, and events; a user-friendly route search option; pet travel tips; pet travel supplies; and other pet travel resources.

Dogs in Trucks from pg. 8

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Attention All Veterans,Sons, Daughters and Wives

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Saturday, October 18, 6:30 p.m.

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or a consortium? With most of the property left unrented for the past five years, questions about what the owners were actually going to do with it ran rife with expectations. The question of how GASKA would be handling the panhandlers that roamed the sidewalks went unanswered. When asking Ralphs market personnel about how they were going to install locking wheels on the grocery carts also were met with different answers depending on who you asked. At this point in time, both GASKA and Ralphs are blaming each other as how

they would install the locking barriers around the property. During the question and answer period, the amount of 150 trees to be planted was brought up and discussed. GASKA representative Lonner stated that although 150 trees were planned for planting, he also stated that there was only provisions for watering 100 of them,the rest would have to be maintained by the tenants. Representative Debby Beck brought up the requirement of real river rock being incorporated into the remodel

“Not Faux Rock” she said. The pictures and drawings were very well planned out, but nothing conclusive came out of the presentation.

GASKA from pg. 5

For the person who has everything, give them a Star Hand Carwash Gift Certificate!

For Hall Rental, call Commander Dan at (818) 521-1137

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Tuesday Nights: The “Pond Stars” Don’t miss the next episode of The “Pond Stars,” a new TV series on Nat Geo Wild.

Pacific Outdoor Living and its sister company, Pro Ponds West, was featured on the new TV series, The “Pond Stars,” last Wednesday night (9/16/14) at 7 p.m. PST.

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For the past eight months, Great Caesars owner Der-ava-lessian, known as Hamlet to his friends, has had a dream of sharing his grand banquet hall with the patrons of Sunland-Tujunga’s daycare centers. “I have banquets at night and on the weekends, and Caesars is empty during the day. Wouldn’t it be nice to let the seniors have a place to play music, dance and play games?” asked Ham-let. The idea is very possible and no remodeling is needed to ac-commodate the seniors. “The city and the fire inspectors have already made their inspections

and granted me permits to oper-ate,” he continued. “The health department checked out the building for ADA requirements and gave us a clean bill of health.” When asked if he had experi-ence in working and caring for senior citizens, Hamlet stated simply, “I am not running the day care program, that is the specialty of the caregivers who are the experts in that field.” LUC representative Cindy Cleghorn stated, “You only have six handicapped parking spaces, I want you to add one more space.” And the discus-sion came to a standstill.

The Great Caesars Banquet Hall can handle over 350 people and the city inspectors deter-mined that six handicapped parking spaces were required for that number. With the day care providers bringing their wards in by van and bus, there is no need for additional spaces. But Hamlet, ever graceful said “Whatever you want I’ll do, I have more than enough space to add more handicapped parking if it is required,” Using all the local day care providers, there would not be more than 100 se-nior citizens on site at any one time with 1 caregiver attendants for every 15 seniors. Great Ceasars for great seniors!

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This week marks the six-month milestone in the statewide campaign to put the world’s most beloved beagle on an offi-cial California license plate, and help generate needed funds for the State’s museums at the same time. Since late January, over 4,200 Californians have pre-or-dered an official Snoopy license plate—which is 56 percent of the 7,500 applications required by the State before the new plates go into production. The li-cense plate features a reproduc-tion of an iconic original Snoopy drawing by Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz and the phrase

“museums are for everyone”. “The outpouring of interest and support has been fantastic,” said Celeste DeWald, Executive

Director of the California Asso-ciation of Museums. “Although we still have time to sell 3,300, we would like to reach the re-quired number of pre-sold plates as soon as possible. The sooner we reach that number, the sooner DMV will start producing Snoopy plates and California museums will have a new fund-ing source.” Snoopy was chosen as an am-bassador for museums because his well-rounded life and inter-ests exemplify the kind of life-long learning that museums make possible. Snoopy’s multi-ple guises in the strip (e.g. WWI Flying Ace, “Joe Cool”, Olym-pic athlete, scout leader, writer, the first dog to fly solo across the Atlantic) often relate to 20th

century history and culture, a key subject in many museums. Snoopy is also a real life mascot for aviation and space, with a lu-nar module in the United States Apollo space program named af-ter him.The Snoopy plate is also an op-portunity to commemorate Santa Rosa cartoonist and cultural icon Charles Schulz. Jean Schulz, the widow of Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz and founder of the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, the Schulz family, and Peanuts Worldwide are gen-erously allowing access to the original drawing for this special license plate. Proceeds from sales of the Snoopy license plate will estab-lish a competitive grant program

to support California museums. California has over 1,400 muse-ums devoted to history, art, sci-ence, and natural history, in ad-dition to zoos, botanical gardens, and aquariums. The program will be administered by the Cali-fornia Cultural and Historical Endowment (CCHE), a State en-tity tasked with preserving and protecting California’s cultural heritage.

The Department of Motor Ve-hicles will begin issuing the Snoopy license plates upon re-ceipt of 7,500 paid applications. If the Snoopy plate does not re-ceive 7,500 pre-paid orders by late January 2015, the CCHE will either fully refund plate or-ders or, with the permission of the plate purchasers, retain funds to extend the campaign for a sec-ond year.

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