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got the new fall TV lineup, college football,
and closest to my heart, the new car season.
We all love our cars, so it’s no wonder that
this month’s > valencia edition of 1100.
com is full of car-related topics. From colorful
balloons floating along Creekside to traffic
cameras haunting our intersections, our staff
wrote about bumper stickers and where to
get them removed.
This month’s contributors include Claire
Jennings, a new addition to our community,
and Rob Mansour, a local attorney and
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valencia•1100•com september 2011
by Amy Adams illustration by Maggie Wood
Cover Illustration
Maggie Wood
AMY Ad AMS - Ed ITor IAl dI r Ec Tor
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Contributors
Janet Long
Janet Long lived in Santa
Clarita for 11 years. She now
resides in Acton with two
cats, two dogs, two horses,
two kids, one husband -
zoning restrictions apply.
Rob Mansour
When he’s not practicing
personal injury law or handling
wills and trusts for his clients,
Rob Mansour enjoys playing
keyboards with his rock band
“2nd Chance.”
CLaire Jennings
Claire Jennings is a sophmore
at Albert Einstein Academy
and current Editor-in-Chief
of the school paper. She is
a recent transplant from the
state of Washington.
Contributors Wanted! Tailor made for Valencia, our blog conveys an insider’s perspective to the community our editors know and love. We encourage reader submissions as well. Better yet, if we like your posts we’ll pay you to let us run them in the publication. You’ll join the lineup of esteemed contributors above and gain serious street cred! It’s easy...email us now.
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by Staff
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There, scrawled in the dust on my
dashboard, a desperate plea. WASH ME.
Clean Subaru is an oxymoron isn’t it? But
for the girly teen driver, we take Subie to
the Valencia Car Wash. “We have a special
…” the guy begins, then, “neh, I don’t think
that’s gonna work.” The manager calls a
staff meeting over the hood and rubs at
the cats’ paw prints. They give me the bad
news: I need major detailing. I give them
the bad news: “Just rinse it off.” But, no,
these pros could not stop until my road
warrior was sparkling pretty inside and
out. Discovered next day across the airbag
compartment: two perfect sets of dusty
girly-teen toe prints.
WASH ME!>
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661.255.3448
Valencia car Wash
24233 creekside road
by Janet long photos by Dianne Gordon
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Is it possible to have a family, drive an
SUV in suburbia, and not have one of
these? Observation tells me the answer is a
resounding “NO.” It seems that, along with
license and registration, every middle-class
family is now required to have a sticky, white
vinyl representation of themselves on the
back window of their vehicle. Often, family
members are depicted decked out in uniforms
or holding accessories that give insight into
the actual person’s age or personality. If your
family wagon can’t be properly indentified
from a distance when parked at the little
league field or ballet studio, design your own
family decal online at any number of vinyl
decal sites for an average of $4 a loved one.
Sticking Together>
valencia•1100•com september 2011
by Amy Adams photos by Dianne Gordon
Goof off - The Miracle reMover
chevroleT Tahoe
faMilySTickerS.coM
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In these tough economic times, what would
motivate you to drop twenty or thirty thousand
on a new car? Balloons, of course! Creekside
Drive is decked out like a birthday party. And
these are not ordinary, not-intended-for-children-
under-three latex balloons. These are commercial
inflatables. Nissan stands out, loud and circus-
like, with red and white checked balloons and
matching striped tent. Wait, can stripes and checks
really go together? Cadillac plays it conservatively
with primary colors. Lexus, having nothing to
prove, hoists muted white and yellow balloons.
The red, white and blue theme, of course, was
adopted by Chevy. Toyota? Well, Toyota put two
trucks in a pond. If that doesn’t drive unintended
acceleration right out of your head!
Helium Dreams> 661.228.0676
Valencia auto center
creekside rd
valencia•1100•com september 2011
by Janet Long photos by Dianne Gordon
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Do you remember when the red light
cameras were first installed in Valencia? I think
they made driving worse – you were either
braking way too soon or gunning it to make
sure your picture wasn’t snapped. Just last
week the Los Angeles City Council voted to
get rid of red light cameras in LA, but Santa
Clarita is choosing to keep them. Part of me
feels the decision is justified because people are
behaving themselves at intersections and we’ve
had zero fatalities and a significant reduction
in collisions. Each ticket is about $480 and
the city gets $150. In 2010, SCV wrote 6000
camera tickets yielding the city $125,000.
Unlike LA, SCV does enforce its tickets, so until
we get rid of them, “Say Cheeeze...!”
Say Cheeeze...>
valencia•1100•com september 2011
by Rob Mansour photo by Dianne Gordon
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Fall in Montana opens hunting season
for turkeys, partridge, and mountain grouse.
Fall in Valencia coincides with back-to-
school, also known as “fundraising season.”
With the help of just one Rio Norte kid, it
is possible to net up to 18 different types of
cookie dough and 300 magazines, with no
limits or special permit required. If you prefer
to hunt in a pack, you can attend Pampered
Chef or Salt City Candle parties organized
to raise capital for VHS choir kids hoping
to get to London to sing in the Olympic’s
Opening Ceremonies. With so much game
now available what will you go after? Will
an empty tin pail of cheddar popcorn look
tough hanging above your fireplace?
Landing a Whale> The PamPered chef
Valencia high School choirS
monTana / fall
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by Amy Adams photos by Dianne Gordon
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For those of us who grew up thinking
Harry Carey was something General Saito
does to himself with a long sword at the end
of Bridge on the River Kwai, here’s a priceless
piece of local history. The Tesoro del Valle
development was built on the site of the
Harry Carey ranch, owned by not one Harry
Carey but two - junior and senior. (Netflix
Red River, there’s a Harry Carey on either
end of the movie.) The adobe ranch house is
now a county park. Fire, flood, John Wayne,
a Navajo trading post, ample shade - this
historic site has everything. Even Farmer John,
yes, THE Farmer John, lived here (but not the
hogs). Visit this local gem before somebody
installs those forbidding velvet museum ropes!
Adobe in Our Midst>
valencia•1100•com september 2011
Bridge on the river Kwai
tesoro adoBe ParK
Farmer John
by Janet Long photos by Dianne Gordon
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Valencia, CA 91355
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Admittedly, I was not expecting to encounter
an ambitious art installment in Valencia. Yet, there
in the Decoro Ralph’s grocery store, a distinctive
sculpture. The material was repurposed Diet
Coke boxes, the artist anonymous, and the
overriding theme spelled out in plain English:
Awesometown. I marveled at the perceptive,
existential statement. Yes, this is Awesometown.
Valencia has grown increasingly awesome as
of late. With this art movement already taking
root, and a fleet of half-heartedly modified city
buses labeled “Hometown Trolleys” trolling the
streets, one can sense a bit of Bay Area influence.
Perhaps Rice-a-Roni boxes would serve as an
appropriate medium with which Ralphs’ own
Michelangelo could craft his next masterpiece.
Awesome Artiste>
valencia•1100•com september 2011
by Claire Jennings
661.263.7690
Ralph’s GRoceRy stoRe
27760 McBean pkwy
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