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Crescenta Valley
Weekly
TH E F OOTHILLS COMMUNITY NEW S PA P E R
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
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Sagebrush Transfer May Be
Sooner Than Later
Council Approves
Transfer of Stengel
Field Maintenance
By Ted AYALA
After decades of
waiting, a territory
transfer may come as
quickly as next month.
Supporters of Stengel Field
scored a victory on Tuesday
when the Glendale City Council
approved a motion authorizing the
transfer of maintenance, operation
and management responsibilities
from the city to the Glendale
Unified School District (GUSD).
The field has been a cornerstone
of local baseball since its
construction in 1949. It was
subsequently named after Casey
Stengel, who as manager for the
New York Yankees led the team to
an unprecedented five consecutive
World Series wins between 1949
and 1953. “The Old Professor,” as
he was affectionately known by
his teammates, was a Glendale
resident.
Stengel
Field
currently
serves as the home field for the
Crescenta Valley High School
(CVHS) Falcons, as well as the
Glendale Community College
(GCC) Vaqueros. They share the
venue with the Glendale Little
League and Babe Ruth League,
as well as the Glendale Angelenos,
a California Collegiate Summer
League baseball team founded in
2011.
Concerns were raised last spring
by members of the community over
the city’s ability to maintain the
venue and its overuse during the
summer months.
see GCC on page 8
By Mary O’KEEFE
T
he Sagebrush area of
La Cañada Flintridge
has two identities: One
as a member of the city of La
Cañada Flintridge and the other
as a member of Glendale Unified
School District. Some La Cañada
Flintridge residents, backed by
the La Cañada Unified School
District and the city, want to
bring everyone home into one
school district.
The area known as Sagebrush
is located within the city of
La Cañada Flintridge along
Rosebank Drive at the east end
and Ocean View Boulevard to the
west, both north and just south of
Foothill Boulevard.
Children
living
in
the
Sagebrush area attend GUSD.
La Cañada residents and officials
have attempted a “territory
transfer” in the past including
one in the 1970s and another
in the 1990s. The last attempt
put both districts in a long legal
battle; however, this time the
atmosphere appears to be more
compromising and congenial
than battle-ready.
“We are currently meeting
with LCUSD administration and
Photo by Charly SHELTON
Among the schools affected by a territory transfer is Mountain Avenue Elementary School where many Sagebrush
students attend.
have asked an outside entity,
School Services of California, to
[work with the two districts],”
said Eva Lueck, chief business
and financial officer for GUSD.
Lueck said LCUSD and GUSD
officials met with outside sources
that both districts trusted.
Both districts are looking at
the ramifications of the possible
transfer including how it will
affect students and budgets.
“We are looking at what would
be a transition plan,” Lueck said.
In past LCUSD governing
board meetings, residents spoke
during public communications on
the matter of the transfer. Tom
Smith is a Sagebrush resident
and leader of the citizens’ group
petitioning the city of La Cañada
Flintridge.
“There have been so many onoff discussions between neighbors
[about a potential] territory
transfer during the [past eight
years in Sagebrush],” he said,
during a LCUSD board meeting
and reported earlier in CVW.
“Why slice off a part of our
community?”
Those in favor of the transfer
pointed out their children attend
a school in GUSD area but are in
soccer or other sports activities
that are determined by location.
They are part of a team with kids
they don’t go to school with, which
creates conflict to community
consistency.
The students from Sagebrush
attend
Mountain
Avenue
Elementary, then Rosemont
Middle School and Crescenta
Valley or Clark Magnet high
schools. What the future holds
for Mountain Avenue Elementary
School and its students was a
topic of conversation by some
as well as other stipulations;
however, Judge Stephen Marcus
of the Los Angeles Superior Court
rejected that agreement.
The case is now scheduled to
go to trial with the next court
appearance scheduled for Nov.
4 and the trial ordered to start
within the following 16 days.
In court on Friday, Deputy
District
Attorney
Susan
Schwartz stated the agreedupon requirements for the plea
agreement,
which
included
Drayman admitting his guilt of
embezzlement of funds from the
MSPA, tax fraud and perjury.
He would also be restricted from
running for any future public
office and would be required to
serve 300 hours of community
service. There was no jail time in
the agreement, which was a fact
the judge did not feel was fair.
Judge Marcus referred to a
probation report that stated
Drayman was not eligible for
probation. He asked Schwartz
the feeling of those who made the
charges, the 2011 MSPA board.
Schwartz presented a recent
letter from former board members
and current MSPA executive
director Dale Dawson. In it, they
Drayman is on the Docket
By Mary O’KEEFE
File photo
John Drayman, seen here when he was on the Glendale City Council,
is due to begin trial in November.
On Friday, John Drayman,
former
Glendale
city
councilmember
and
former
Montrose
Shopping
Park
Association board member, was in
court as lawyers proposed a plea
agreement, but it was rejected by
the judge.
In 2011, the MSPA accused
Drayman of embezzling from
its harvest market. The plea
agreement, which had been
accepted by both the district
attorney and Drayman’s attorney,
would have required Drayman
to plead guilty to three felonies
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Getting to Know …
Your Local Chambers
This is the time of the year when our local
chambers of commerce – Crescenta Valley, Montrose-Verdugo City, Sunland-Tujunga, La Cañada
Flintridge and Glendale – start ramping up. Just
last week, the CV, MV and LCF chambers hosted
a tri-city business expo up at USC Verdugo Hills
Hospital. This well-attended event hosted over
60 businesses that had the opportunity to present information (and sometimes samples) of their
business to over 500 people. Those who attended
learned of local goods and services and tasted
some wonderful food.
On Saturday, the CVCOC is holding its annual
5K run/walk at Two Strike Park. This is a fundraiser that benefits the chamber and its scholarship fund. Runners, walkers and their pets are
welcome to show up at 7 a.m., ready to take on the
hills of the Crescenta Valley. Don’t be frightened,
though – the 5K isn’t too demanding. I know, I did
it last year! The cost is $20 prepay or $25 at the
park (5107 Rosemont Ave.).
Next month, the MVCOC is organizing what is
arguably the biggest party in the foothills – Oktoberfest! On Oct. 5, crowds numbering 30,000
are expected along Honolulu Avenue to get their
annual dose of all things German. We’re talking
brats and beer, games and music. There’s no cost
to attend and you have plenty of time to take part.
Oktoberfest is from noon until 11 p.m. (CV Weekly
will be there, too, manning a wine booth.)
The LCF chamber ushers in the holiday season with the annual Festival of Lights. Festivities include caroling, snow, the announcement of
the Miss La Cañada Flintridge finalists and the
lighting of the gazebo and Foothill Boulevard.
The Festival of Lights takes place the first Friday in December at Memorial Park on the corner
of Foothill and La Cañada boulevards from 4 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m.
Some of my favorite events are part of the LCF
Robin Goldsworthy is the
publisher of the Crescenta
Valley Weekly. She can be
reached at [email protected]
or (818) 248-2740.
chamber’s Fiesta Days celebration. This threeday extravaganza takes place over Memorial Day
weekend and includes a parade, a barbecue complete with fireworks and the kick-off to the annual
summer Music in the Park series at Memorial
Park. If you can’t wait until Fiesta Days, you can
still get a “taste” of the chamber by visiting its
weekly farmers’ market every Saturday morning
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1300 Foothill Blvd., across
the street from Memorial Park.
The Glendale chamber is a busy one. It has an
active ambassador program and holds regular
workshops geared for local businesses. On Oct.
16, for example, it is hosting a tabletop expo and
mixer. Exhibitors can showcase their products
and services from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hilton in
Glendale. And, like the other chambers, they have
monthly networking mixers for business owners.
The Sunland-Tujunga chamber hosts the popular Food in the Foothills on Wednesday nights.
San Fernando Valley’s gourmet food trucks park
along Foothill Boulevard at 5 p.m. between
McVine and Oro Vista avenues. Locals and outof-towners can enjoy a treat every week! Artist
displays, music, choice foods offered by local shops,
cafes and restaurants as well as a host of gourmet
trucks to choose from.
I sit on the board of the CVCOC and there are
times that I really treasure. Each year, the chamber (like most) hosts a recognition luncheon or dinner (we hold a dinner). The recognition banquet
spotlights local people and businesses that make
the Crescenta Valley so special. We are preparing
for our November dinner and are winding up notifying those special people and businesses. I had
the pleasure of telling Sue Present of CV Tow that
their business was named as Business of the Year
and was at the CVTC meeting when President
Cheryl Davis was informed that she was named
Woman of the Year. On Tuesday night I had the
privilege of telling Julie Dowse, in front of 50-plus
teenagers and friends at the Fire House, that she
was chosen as the Volunteer of
the Year. They were all very
surprised!
Next week we’ll include pictures of the awardees when
they received the news.
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2013 State of California - 43rd Assembly
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September 26, 2013
Weather
in The
Foothills
“Winter is an etching,
Spring a watercolor,
Summer an oil painting,
And Autumn is a mosaic of them all.”
~ Stanley Horowitz
Autumn arrived in classic beauty.
On Sunday, its first day, a cool breeze
swept the skies clear, revealing a blue
only seen at this time of year. Foliage,
although dry from summer, is just
beginning to change color and scatter
the yard. Nighttime temperatures
dropped to the 50s – more spring-like
than winter. Changes are underway,
not quite here or there, but certainly
everywhere. A “mosaic” …. a good
description.
Excitement over the change of
seasons was quickly squelched as
this week progressed. Once again
thermometers climbed to summerlike highs with readings well over 90
degrees, but the nights remained cool
– typical conditions for September and
October.
Moving ahead, but not too far …
what is predicted for the fall and
winter months? After two unusually
dry years, we eagerly await the rainy
season. It seems the meteorologists
are doing the same.
The following is a summarization from two sources, the National
Weather Service’s Climate Prediction
Center and climatologist Bill Patzert
of NASA’s JPL.
“Without an El Nino or La Nina
[condition] present, other, less predictable, climatic factors will govern fall,
winter and spring conditions,” according to Patzert. “Long-range forecasts
are most successful during (these)
episodes.”
A determining factor is ocean temperatures off South America that are
in a neutral state or “La Nada.”
Patzert added, “The ‘in-between”
ocean state, La Nada, is the dominate condition and is frustrating for
long-range forecasters. It’s like driving
without a decent road map – it makes
forecasting difficult.”
So, now what?
In the past, our wettest and driest winters have been during these
so-called “neutral periods.” The term
doesn’t quite fit with its often devastating, volatile nature of droughts
and floods. To keep informed of ongoing changes, visit http://sealevel.jpl.
nasa.gov/science/elninopdo/latestdata/.
Back to the day-to-day weather of
The Foothills: cool and gusty, with
a very slight possibility of drizzle
are currently in the forecast. Come
the weekend and likely next week,
the offshore flow returns with above
normal temperatures. Predicted highs
not to exceed 90 and lows in the 50s,
it would be safe to say, “Abby, I have
a feeling we’re not in summer (or
Kansas) anymore…”
Sue Kilpatrick is a
Crescenta Valley resident and
Official Skywarn Spotter for the
National Weather Service. Reach
her at [email protected].
September 26, 2013
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NEWS
IN Brief
Chamber 5K on
Two Strike MemoriSaturday
al Wall Dedication
The community is invited
Runners and walkers are
on Sunday, Sept. 29 to the
invited to lace up this Saturdedication of the Two Strike
day, Sept. 28 for the Crescenta
Park Memorial Wall taking
Valley Chamber of Commerce
place at noon at the park.
5K run/walk at Two Strike
The Veterans of Foreign
Park. The event begins at 7
Wars and American Legion
a.m. Online registration is still
extends a special invitation
available at www.crescentato any family members of
valleychamber.org/5k or visit
those who are named on
the chamber office at 3131
the memorial wall. Family
Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta.
members are invited as speThe fee is $20 for pre-entry
cial guests to the dedication
and $25 on Saturday. Each
event. Contact Mike Baldwin person will receive a race Tat (818) 326-9856 or email
shirt with each paid entry fee.
[email protected] for more
Two Strike Park is located
information.
at 5107 Rosemont Ave. in La
Along with the unveiling
Crescenta.
of the wall, there will be performances by the CV High
Group Show Opens
School band, food and more.
Fall Exhibitions
Two Strike Park is located At Gallery
at 5107 Rosemont Ave. in La
“Lazy Susan 3: Go Figure,”
Crescenta.
the third in an ongoing series
of art exhibitions continues
Audubon Bird Walk
in the Glendale Community
at Preserve
College Art Gallery on through
The public is invited on
Oct. 17.
Saturday, Sept. 28 from 8
The group exhibition
a.m. to 10 a.m. to learn about includes the work of Judie
birdlife abundant on the
Bamber, F. Scott Hess, Gegam
preserve. Mark Osokow from Kacherian, Jim Morphesis,
the Audubon Society will be
curator Mahara T. Sinclaire
guiding the walk. He is the
and Eloy Torrez. The series of
founder of the San Fernando exhibitions highlights figuraValley Bird Observatory,
tive artists and their relationwhich is currently monitorship to the art historical fabric
ing birds in local hillside
of Los Angeles.
communities using bird
An opening reception will be
banding and other methods. held today, Thursday, Sept. 26
Binoculars, sturdy shoes
from noon to 1p.m. The artists’
and long pants are recomreception will be Saturday,
mended.
Sept. 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The preserve is located at
The gallery is located in
the north end of Rosemont
the Library Building. Call for
Avenue, just past the chain
hours at (818) 240-1000, ext.
link fence. Due to the 5K
5663 or send a message to
run at Rosemont, attendees
[email protected]. Admisare asked to park at the pre- sion is free.
serve.
The college is located at
This event is free to the
1500 N. Verdugo Road in Glenpublic, all ages, no reservadale.
tions required.
Also on Sept. 28 is the Sea- Relay for Life –
son of the Earth, a Rosemont Foothills Holds
Preserve tour followed by
Event
a reception at the La CresAnyone who knows somecenta Library.
one who has been affected by
La Crescenta resident
any type of cancer, whether as
Frank Colcord is co-chair of
a caregiver or patient, is invitthe Friends of Rosemont Pre- ed to attend the Relay for Life
serve. He will lead a leisure- – Foothills kick off event on on
ly, educational walk through Saturday evening Oct. 26 to
the preserve introducing
learn how to “fight back” in La
participants to the origins,
Crescenta/La Cañada/Moncurrent programs and future trose. The foothills team and
plans of the preserve, as well supporters will be gathering at
as provide an overview of the the northwest corner of Ocean
flora and fauna that grace
View Boulevard and Honolulu
the site. The walk will begin Avenue at 5:15 p.m. to hear
at 10 a.m. at the preserve,
inspirational stories and share
followed by the reception.
experiences. After, candles will
Participants should wear
be distributed and lit, then a
sturdy shoes and long pants. brief procession will take place
This event is free to the
in the 2100 and 2200 blocks
public, all ages welcome; no
of Honolulu Avenue to kick off
reservations required.
plans for the spring Foothills
Attendees are asked to
Relay for Life event.
park for this event at Two
Relay For Life - Foothills
Strike Park, 5107 Rosemont invites everyone in the comAve.
munity to get involved.
The library is located at
On Oct. 26, FROYO is do2809 Foothill Blvd. in La
nating 10% of its sales during
Crescenta.
this time to Relay for Life.
Red Carpet Event to
Benefit Autism Organization
Courtesy of Actors for Autism
LEFT: Supporters of Actors for Autism, a Glendalebased organization, turned out recently for a walk to
raise awareness and funds for the organization.
ABOVE: Actor Joe Mantegna, shown with president
Charlene Tilton, will be honored at the Oct. 2 event.
By Michael YEGHIAYAN
A
tistic spectrum have skills that make them well-suited for a
successful career in filmmaking.
“A lot of the things in production are repetitive, and people on the autistic spectrum like routine. So it’s a matter of
teaching them the steps and once they learn those steps,
whether it’s with a camera or editing or lighting, it’s just
repeating those steps in different settings,” she explained.
“It seems to be a really good match for them. Once they find
a passion for something, teaching them the steps is the easy
part.”
Funding for the program is made possible through a contract with the State of California through the Regional Center system, which provides funding for the developmentally
disabled who qualify through an assessment and diagnosis.
“If a student tours the program and decides that it’s really something they want to pursue, the state agency can
approve it and provide the funding to us directly,” said Wolf.
“It prevents parents from having to pay out of pocket, which
is really nice.”
A number of the students are from outside the area, and
Wolf wanted to encourage potential local participants to
look into the program if they have interest in the film industry.
“We are getting some people from nearby, but a majority of the people are from outside the Glendale, Pasadena,
or Burbank area that either have had a connection to us
before or maybe attended one or more of our programs,”
she said. “[Though] we know that autism is prevalent in the
surrounding areas, we feel it is about the parents not really
knowing about our program.”
For more information about Actors for Autism or to purchase tickets to “Reach for the Stars,” visit www.actorsforautism.org.
ctors for Autism, a Glendale-based organization
dedicated to training and supporting students
with autism who are interested in film and television production, is holding an event honoring actor Joe
Mantegna. The event, titled “Reach for the Stars,” will be
held on Oct. 2 at Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Feliz.
The evening will include a red carpet, silent auction, dinner and program produced by the organization and will feature a range of people involved in Actors for Autism.
“The show will offer a feeling of inclusion within our entire community,” said Actors for Autism founder and director Alisa Wolf. “There will be people with and without disabilities, some people who are physically challenged, some
with autism, some celebrities, and entertainment from the
venue itself.”
The evening will also present Mantegna, perhaps best
known for his role on CBS’s drama “Criminal Minds,” with
the Humanitarian of the Year award. He was one of the first
celebrities to work with the organization, which was originally founded in 2004. He is also a member of its advisory
board.
“He knows what our vision is, and shares in that vision.
We felt that because not only has he helped us, and a number
of other charities as well, he was our choice for this award,”
explained Wolf. “I can’t remember a time [when] we called
him asking for help and had him turn us down.”
The actor, who has a daughter with autism, was praised
for his selflessness and charity.
“Having him and having his support really opened a door
for us to other professionals in the industry who respect him
and felt compelled to come on board with us,” she continued.
President Charlene Tilton, best known
for her work on the television show “Dallas,” joined the organization in January.
She wanted to hold an event to help raise
awareness of the program and to help raise
funds to supplement the cost of the equipment, particularly in the film and television division.
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Council Looks For County
Support to Resolve Big Rig Issue
By Jason KUROSU
After the CV Town Council covered the latest local developments
at its Thursday night meeting, including the ceremony for the war
memorial wall at Two Strike Park
this Sunday, the upcoming town
council election (applications for
candidacy available until Oct. 9)
and various community fundraisers, the council saw to an emerging issue within La Crescenta:
parking restrictions for big rig
trucks throughout the community, particularly near freeway
overpasses and underpasses.
The council ultimately voted to
present a proposal for a parking ordinance to the L.A. County
board of supervisors for its Nov.
26 meeting.
Past council meetings have
touched upon concerns of big rig
trucks parked for long periods of
time around the community, with
particular emphasis on the effects
on parking availability and driving safety. “It’s not only an eyesore, it’s a
hazard waiting to happen,” said
CV council member Harry Leon,
speaking to the potential danger
of big rigs parked next to parking
lot entrances and exits, particularly on busy Foothill Boulevard.
The council explored avenues
for establishing a more restrictive
parking ban for trucks parked for
long periods of time, similar to the
ordinances currently enforced in
Altadena, among other cities.
David E. Oboza of L.A. County’s
Dept. of Public Works visited the
meeting to apprise the council of
its options and present Altadena’s 2008 ordinance as a possible
framework for a local parking
ban.
Altadena’s parking restrictions
do not allow for commercial vehicles exceeding 10,000 pounds to
be parked between 10 p.m. and 6
a.m. unless the driver can prove
he was involved in a local busi-
Photo by Jason KUROSO
The 210 underpass on Pennsylvania Avenue is a popular spot where
big rigs park.
ness activity (necessary loading
and unloading, local construction,
maintenance, etc.).
Oboza recommended a 6 a.m. to
11 p.m. restriction, which would
only allow truckers to park at
night and sleep without disrupting the community during business hours. Ultimately, Altadena’s
ordinance became an overnight
ban, though the increased restrictions were introduced more in response to RVs than big rig trucks.
California Highway Patrol Officer
Thomas Miller said the penalty
for violating the Altadena ordinance was a daily $63 ticket.
Currently, signs exist prohibiting parking in designated areas
from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. for no more
than 30 minutes at a time. These
signs have been posted since Sept.
11, although council members
complained that the signs were
doing little to deter trucks from
parking overnight.
“They park right underneath
the signs,” said Leon. “And they
leave the truck for a couple of
days, too.”
Oboza said the current signs
are a “temporary solution” until
the council can bring its concerns
to the board of supervisors.
The council was adamant on
designing an ordinance in line
with strict ordinances in place in
surrounding cities.
“Everyone has this tight enforcement except for us,” said
Corresponding Secretary Robbyn
Battles. “That’s why we’re seeing
this happening all of a sudden in
our community.”
The council unanimously voted
to recommend a ban at the Nov.
26 board of supervisors meeting.
They will propose two versions of
a potential ordinance. The first
proposal would be for a 24-hour
ban. Should the county not agree
with the recommendation, the
council’s second proposal would
be for restrictions between 1 p.m.
to 10 a.m., leaving a three-hour
window in which trucks could
park.
The hours were chosen with
respect to parking availability
for Crescenta Valley High School
students and the nearby overpass
on Ramsdell Avenue, a frequent
site of parked big rigs.
“We’ve got to preserve Crescenta Valley High,” said Battles.
“They need the parking.”
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September 26, 2013 • Page 5
‘Good Neighbor’ Welcomes Community
for Wine-Tasting
By Ted AYALA
When Rachelle Bowers, newly
hired at Kobeissi Properties’ new
Montrose office, took one look at
her new workplace’s sumptuous
surroundings, a single thought
seized her mind: People need to
know about this place.
“In my former life,” Bowers
recalled, “I was an events
coordinator.” That was before she
joined the Kobeissi Properties
team. Now the one-time events
coordinator saw her gilded office
space and in it an opportunity to
put her experience to work for
her new employer – and for the
community.
She was also struck by
Montrose’s
small
town
atmosphere,
its
tightly
knit group of residents and
businesses. That’s when the
epiphany struck her that would
bring Montrose residents to
Kobeissi.
“Wouldn’t it be great to make
this office a kind of neighborhood
hub?” she thought. “I would
love to bring the neighborhood
together in here.”
Her ambition was to turn her
office into a nexus for locals to
gather and meet, where families
feel welcome, a place where,
Bowers said, Kobeissi wouldn’t
be merely another business in
the area, but a “good neighbor.”
And the first step to realizing
Bowers’ dream? A nice cup of tea.
“It’s a great way for people to
network,” she said. “People get
warmed up, animated. Set up
tea for your guests and you’ll get
them to talk.”
In the last few weeks, Bowers
has organized a variety of
free community events at the
office with another coming
around this weekend. A
complimentary wine tasting,
presented by pourwineandbites.
com and sponsored by Shea
Case of Skyline Home Loans,
is scheduled for Sunday
beginning at 1 p.m. Wines –
six different brands in all –
are provided courtesy of the
Boisset Wine Group. Featured
wines will include offerings from
California wineries Buena Vista,
Raymond, Deloach, and JCB, as
well as French winemaker Louis
Bouillot. Live acoustic guitar
music performed by Mario
Monico promise to fill out the
ambiance.
Future events penciled in at
Kobeissi Montrose include yoga
classes, classes teaching healthy
eating habits to children, and
“mommy classes.”
“Classes that will help new
mommies get back in shape
and lose that baby weight,” she
added. “It’s a privilege to be a
part of a community, to be part of
people’s special day, and to help
the community network.
I hope in the future to somehow
able to make turn this hub into a
local charity.”
But until then, wine awaits.
The Kobeissi Montrose office
is located on 2429 Honolulu Ave.
To make a free reservations for
Sunday’s wine tasting, call (818)
839-0935. For more information
on the events at the Kobeissi
Montrose office, go online to
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New Name, Same Goals
for CVDAPC
By Jason KUROSU
The Crescenta Valley Drug and
Alcohol Prevention Coalition
(CVDAPC) held a strategic
partners meeting at USC
Verdugo Hills Hospital Friday
morning, a meeting meant to
attract both current coalition
members and possible future
members to the cause, as the
coalition tries to heighten
awareness of youth drug and
alcohol abuse.
Of the most direct impacts
to the coalition itself was an
announcement
by
Matt
Zakarian, president of the
CVDAPC and a Glendale police
officer. Zakarian said that
CVDAPC would be changing its
name to one considerably more
concise: The Crescenta Valley
Alliance.
But
for
that
morning,
the meeting still belonged to
CVDAPC,
allowing
local
politicians,
business
and
community leaders to hear from
those in the thick of enforcement
and ask questions about current
drug and alcohol laws.
Captain Bill Song of the
Crescenta
Valley
Sheriff’s
Station introduced himself to
the audience. Song brought 22
years of experience with the
L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. to
La Crescenta when he was given
command of the station in May.
Song said he was encouraged
by the lack of crime in the area.
“Crime here is really low
around here, including narcotics
crimes,” he said.
Sgt. Tom Lorenz of the
Glendale Police Dept. spoke on
new legislation relating to drug
and alcohol issues, including a
bill which would put California
medical marijuana dispensaries
under the oversight of the
California Dept. of Alcoholic
Beverage Control (ABC) (the
bill failed and Lorenz called
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strategic partners meeting on proposed legislation.
the decision “a victory.”). The
bill also would have made the
sale, or even the furnishing
or giving away, of alcohol to
minors a felony (currently a
misdemeanor). Another failed
bill proposed extending alcohol
sales from its current cutoff time
of 2 a.m. to 4 a.m.
The audience was also
introduced to Victoria Wood, a
supervising ABC agent. Wood
spoke about the different
strategies and programs the ABC
utilizes to enforce restrictions on
alcohol sales and availability,
particularly when alcohol may be
sold or made available to minors.
Among these is the minor
decoy/shoulder tap program.
Underage individuals will stand
near or outside stores that sell
alcohol and either attempt to
purchase alcohol or ask nearby
adults to purchase the alcohol
for them. Those seen aiding the
minor in obtaining alcohol are
arrested.
Wood explained that it’s a
three strikes program when it
comes to violators, with license
suspensions and fines increasing
with each strike.
“If you have three strikes
in three years, you lose your
ABC license,” said Wood. Once
licenses are taken, they cannot
be used in that same location
for at least a year, barring
protests by residents and/or law
enforcement.
Wood said the program has
been effective and that the
frequent use of the program has
let alcohol vendors know that
they are being watched for any
deviations.
Wood also spoke about the
TRACE (Targeted Responsibility
for
Alcohol
Connected
Emergencies) program, which
punishes not only drunk drivers
but the vendors who sold the
alcohol to the offending driver,
when an accident involves a
person under 21. If alcohol was
sold to a minor who was later
involved in a drunk driving
accident, that vendor can have
its ABC license suspended or
revoked.
Wood praised the coalition’s
efforts in preventing alcohol sales
to minors, with signs posted near
establishments reminding and
warning of the legal implications
of selling alcohol to minors.
“We really rely on law
enforcement and the community
to let us know of any problems
that they are noticing and we
are not able to see,” said Wood.
“We’re very thankful for this
coalition.”
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No Buyers Yet for Twelve Oaks
By Mary O’KEEFE
Twelve Oaks assisted living
residents continue to move out
of their homes while the owners
continue to look for a buyer for the
property.
In August, residents were told
Twelve Oaks was being shut down
and sold. Thus began a firestorm of
community concern, disbelief and,
in some cases, anger. For about
80 years, Twelve Oaks has been a
quiet refuge for seniors; however,
owners the be.group decided to sell
citing financial reasons and concern
for their aging senior community.
Twelve Oaks is located on a
property that is surrounded by oak
trees. Little cabins pepper the area
making it look more like a small
mountain resort than an assisted
living facility. This is one of the
reasons the residents of the Twelve
Oaks community are finding it
difficult to leave. Twelve Oaks is a
special place.
In the 1970s, the National Charity
League of Glendale managed the
facility through the Verdugo Hills
Sunshine Society, whose name
was later changed to Twelve Oaks
Foundation.
The charity league helped
manage the facility until about 10
years ago when they brought in
Southern California Presbyterian
Homes. SCPH managed it for
the NCL of Glendale. The facility
was still under the Twelve Oaks
Foundation.
Then, 10 years ago, the facility
was transferred to SCPH.
“All but four of the [members
of the NCL] stepped down from
the [Twelve Oaks] Foundation,
then [SCPH] stepped in and had
majority control,” said Rose Chan,
president of NCL of Glendale.
By conducting the matter in this
manner, the facility was transferred
and no money changed hands in the
transition.
In 2011, SCPH changed its name
to the be.group and a rebranding
campaign began.
Chan said when the transfer
happened the expectation of the
NCL board was it would remain an
assisted living facility.
“[NCL] wanted to keep it going,
but didn’t feel past members had
the knowledge to run [the facility]
the way it should be run,” Chan
said.
The news of the closure and sale
of the facility came as a surprise to
NCL – and a disappointment.
“We were never advised there
were financial issues; the only thing
we knew was there was a deficit
allocation from the rebranding
campaign,” Chan said.
She added some of the cost of
rebranding appeared to be absorbed
by Twelve Oaks.
Chan also said the closure and
sale was a surprise because the
facility was accepting residents
“five to seven weeks before we
heard [of the closure].”
be.group spokesman Dan Hutson
has said the facility was not up to
the standards of the company’s
other assisted living properties.
Years ago, those who came to a
nursing or assisted living home
were in their late 60s and early
70s and were more mobile. Now
seniors are in their 90s before
coming to a facility like Twelve
Oaks and the facility is not suited
for those elderly seniors who are
less ambulatory, Hutson said.
“Everything is ramped. You can
get around in a wheel chair and a
walker,” Chan argued. She added
people who come to Twelve Oaks
know the facility and chose to live
in the unique setting.
Hutson has said the sale will
continue and the residents are
moving out. New Urban West
Inc. was interested in buying the
property but has since backed out
of the deal. The be.group continues
to look for a buyer.
The be.group has helped residents
find other facilities and helped with
the costs of moving, Hutson said.
“We are not focused on the sale of
the property now,” he said. “We are
[concentrating on] a safe transfer of
residents.
Hutson is well aware of the
community’s feelings and admitted
the company may have made some
mistakes in handling the sharing
of the information of the sale and
closure.
“We should have kept the whole
issue of the closing of [Twelve
Oaks] separate from the sale of the
property,” he said.
Neighbors have voiced concerns
about what will happen once
November arrives and the property
is vacant. If there is not a buyer
by that time, the property will be
left vacant. Hutson said he is not
certain of the details but assured
that the be.group would secure the
property from vandalism.
In the meantime, Chan, who is also
aware of the community concerns,
is going to be at the Crescenta
Valley Community Association
meeting tonight, Thursday at 7
p.m. at the La Crescenta Library,
2809 Foothill Blvd. Twelve Oaks
will be discussed.
“I think the community needs
to have its feelings known,” Chan
said.
Another Successful
Minibike Reunion
By Brandon HENSLEY
It’s a numbers game for Joe
Sebergandio, and he’s doing well
at the moment as far as he’s
concerned.
His event, the second annual
Joe’s
Minibike
Reunion
Tour, brought out many bike
enthusiasts to Crescenta Valley
Park last Saturday. In fact, it
brought out way more than
Sebergandio expected. Over 150
bikes were registered and about
1,000 people showed up, said
Sebergandio.
“That was way, way, way beyond
what we expected,” he said. “I
would have been happy with 500.”
For comparison, last year’s
event had 70 bikes registered and
around 300 people attending.
Sebergandio
credited
the
change in scheduling. Last year
the reunion took place on a hot
day in August, and this year,
on the first day of fall and with
shorter hours, it proved to be
beneficial.
“That was a great decision [to
change] because we had a record
crowd,” he said.
The reunion tour is based in
nostalgia for minibikes and the
grownups who used to, and still
do, play with them. The tour gives
people a way to celebrate their
hobby and show off the bikes they
either bought or built themselves.
The event held awards for
several different categories,
including “People’s Choice,” won
by Chris Schneider for his Honda
CT70.
New to this year were two
hall of fame inductees: Dave
Miller, a Formula 125 minibike
racing champion and renowned
minibike builder, and Richard
“Mac” McGill, a legendary
minibike historian, collector and
parts expert.
Widespread media attention
was there last week as well.
“DUB Magazine,” “Hot Rob
Magazine” and hotrod.com all
covered the show. Also there were
members from BCII, Brentwood
Communications International,
Inc., to record a sizzle, which is
very short film defining the mood/
tone of a potential bigger project.
Could a reality TV show be in
Sebergandio’s future?
“It would be a wild dream if
something like that were to
happen but that’s the type of
attention and excitement we’re
capturing,” he said. “Maybe there
is the potential to capture some
exposure on TV. Who knows?”
What could also be in the future
for the tour is a way to connect
with the community in a larger
role.
“We do want to find a charitable
outreach to associate with the
event and I’m open to any ideas
that folks may have about
something that’s worthwhile for
the community,” Sebergandio
said.
In the end, putting on
the show is a labor of love for
him. Sebergandio had a larger
sponsorship this year, including
Campbell’s Automotive, but these
last two years have not made him
money – and he’s not expecting
to make a profit anytime soon,
which is not a deterrent for him
to continue holding more shows in
the years to come.
“This is far from a profitable
venture for us,” he said. “I know
from my previous experience
promoting car shows that it takes
anywhere three to five years
[until] you even think about
breaking even.”
He added, “There’s something
so unique about these minibikes
that all I have to do is get people
there on a consistent basis for
a few years … I know I’ll see an
increase in sponsors and minibike
participation at the show.”
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CVTC Hosts Pancake Breakfast
Photos by Mary OKEEFE
The Crescenta Valley High
School campus was a busy place
on Saturday as people lined
up for the CV Town Council
Pancake Breakfast.
The traditional breakfast
was a fundraiser for the
CVTC, supporting its various
outreaches including the high
school scholarship program.
Tickets were $5 prior to
the event and CVTC offered
community
non-profit
organizations a share in the
fundraising. For each ticket
CRIME BLOTTER
Sept. 20
2900 block of Community Avenue in
La Crescenta, a cellphone and gym shorts
were stolen from a locked gymnasium
locker at Crescenta Valley High School
between 11:20 a.m. and 12:20 p.m.
Sept. 19
500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La
Cañada Flintridge, a resident reported
that he had been notified by his bank
that money from his account had been
transferred into 10 different accounts
without his permission between Aug. 5
and Sept. 4.
2400 block of Berkshire Avenue in
La Cañada, a purse was stolen from an
unlocked vehicle overnight.
Angeles County Supervisor
Michael Antonovich’s office and
Nayiri Nahabedian, president
of the Glendale Unified School
District board of education.
CVTC also recognized Prom
Plus on its 20th anniversary.
The grassroots organization
offers an after prom party for
CVHS seniors and their guests.
There are several activities
including climbing a rock wall,
riding mechanical bull and
ziplining and a full casino at
the event.
sold, the non-profit received
50%.
This year there was an
additional outreach by the
Lions Club with its Eye
Mobile that was parked in the
school’s quad. The club had an
optometrist present, offering
free eye examines including
glaucoma screenings.
Several
officials
joined
the event to flip pancakes
and help out including
Anthony Portantino, Rita
Hadjimanoukian from Los
on his self. He also appeared to have
difficulty standing and was not certain
where he was. He was arrested for public
intoxication at 2:09 p.m.
Sept. 11
Big Tujunga Canyon Road and Mt.
Gleason Avenue in Tujunga, a deputy
saw two people parked in a BMW in an
isolated area. The deputy discovered the
driver, a 63-year-old Tujunga man, was
on probation for possession of a controlled
substance. After an investigation,
the deputy found a baggie with what
appeared to be methamphetamine in the
pocket of a jacket that appeared to belong
to the man. He was arrested on suspicion
of possession of a controlled substance.
Sept. 18
2900 block of Community Avenue
in La Crescenta, someone stole an
iPod and headphones from a locked
gymnasium locker at Crescenta Valley
High School between 11:25 a.m. and
12:15 p.m.
Sept. 16
1900 block of Verdugo Boulevard
in La Cañada, deputies responded
to the United Artist movie theater
regarding a disturbance. A 28-year-old
La Crescenta man had been removed
from the movie theater because he was
“extremely intoxicated.” The police
found him near the theater; there was
a strong smell of alcohol on his breath
and he had apparently gotten sick
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DRAYMAN from cover
agreed to the plea agreement
stating it would be better for
Montrose businesses not to have
the publicity of a trial.
The letter, though, was not
written by the present MSPA board.
“[The letter] was not authorized
by the MSPA,” said Ken Grayson,
board president. “No one on the
current board knew anything about
it.”
In 2012, Drayman was charged
formally with 28 counts including
embezzlement, filing false tax
returns and money laundering. He
is accused of embezzling an amount
ranging from $304,000 to over
$800,000 from the MSPA primarily
from the harvest market.
The 2011 MSPA board members
first levied the accusations. Alyce
Russell was the board president at
the time.
According to Drayman, the plea
agreement was not something that
was actively sought by him.
“I got a call from my lawyer asking
if anyone had ever approached [me]
with a settlement offer,” Drayman
said in an interview with CVW
after Friday’s court appearance.
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Sean McDonald is the second
public defender and third lawyer
Drayman has had since the charges
were brought. Drayman said none
of his attorneys had approached
him with a plea agreement. He
told McDonald he was open to the
possibility and after conferring with
the district attorney his lawyer
returned with an agreement.
“The [District Attorney’s Office]
proposed of the 28 they will drop 25
counts,” he said. “I didn’t accept it
right away. I had to think about it
and talk to family and friends.”
In the end, he decided to take
the plea agreement, which included
admitting to guilt.
“I spoke to a lot of family and
friends [about the plea]. I knew
what the fall-out would be,” he
said of the agreement. “But [a
friend said] those who think you
are the devil now will continue to
think that, those who know you are
innocent will continue to think you
are and those who are on the fence
may stay on the fence.”
The agreement had been
discussed in court earlier in
the week, on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
According to Drayman, at that time
Judge Marcus voiced his opinion
that some jail time should be part of
the agreement.
“No one had mentioned jail time
in any agreement proposed to me,”
Drayman said. “It was not part of
the negotiation.”
Drayman said his lawyer
later told him that the authors
of the letter agreed with the plea
agreement. Drayman said he was
then told that on Friday it would be
presented again to the judge.
It was then that Judge Marcus
rejected the agreement.
All will be back in court on Nov. 4.
The one thing Drayman and
his accusers have in common is
they have voiced concern for what
the publicity of the trial will do to
Montrose. Although the judge was
sensitive to the MSPA’s position of
avoiding more unwanted publicity
for fear it would hurt business,
he did not see any way a plea
agreement could be accepted
without jail time.
“This is my principle position,”
Marcus said. “I cannot give him no
jail time.”
parents at the recent CV Town
Council pancake breakfast.
One concern was that
the transfer seemed to be
happening very quickly.
“I just feel that things might
happen soon,” said Melinda
Karl Forster, a Mountain
Avenue parent.
And she is right. The
discussion, which began in La
Cañada in mid-summer of this
year, may be decided as early as
the end of October.
There are several items that
need to be decided upon like
Measure K and Measure S
bonds that are being paid by
GUSD residents and the partial
tax that is being funded by
LCUSD residents.
That does bring up another
aspect of the territory transfer
– money. Districts receive
money for each student who
attends class. The transfer will
have GUSD losing students;
estimates of the number of
students affected have ranged
from 150 to 300.
that makes sense for so many
different stakeholders as we do
tonight,” he said before presenting
the item to council.
Under the prior arrangement,
the city assumed the full financial
responsibility of the field’s upkeep.
“However,” noted Jess Duran of
Community Parks and Recreation,
“[GUSD and GCC did] provide
services in helping the city maintain
the field with donations of labor,
materials, and sometimes sharing
in the costs of special upgrades or
repairs, such as laser-leveling the
field on an annual basis.”
The new arrangement would
transfer those duties to GUSD,
which Duran noted “already [has]
the capacity” to assume the mantle
of responsibility. Though GUSD
would become the venue’s primary
caretaker, the district guaranteed
its continued use by GCC for its
baseball team’s games and practices.
Similar conditions were guaranteed
for the Glendale Little League and
Babe Ruth League. GUSD would
also agree to pay for the field’s
electricity and water costs.
GUSD and GCC have their own
advertising programs and would
continue to be the sole recipients
of those revenue streams. The city,
however, would continue to reserve
all rights on filming requests with
the revenue from potential filming
going solely to the city.
The initial term for the
memorandum of understanding
(MoU) between the city and the
GUSD is two years, beginning
on Oct. 1 and ending Sept. 30,
2015, with optional two one-year
renewals.
City staff estimated the savings
from transferring Stengel Field’s
operations to GUSD would be
$200,000. Those funds could be
allocated to maintain and service
the city’s other public spaces.
“The savings in staff time alone
is something that is a major driver
for our recommendation in this
matter,” added Ochoa.
Still up in the air is the ultimate
fate of the stadium structure on
Stengel Field, which Duran noted
“cannot be ignored.”
That structure consists of two
underground locker rooms, a ground
level concession stand, restrooms,
equipment storage rooms and
built-in bleachers. Those bleachers
have served as the roofing for the
stadium structure. Worn down by
weather over the past six decades,
water leakage from the bleachers
into the interior of the stadium put
the integrity of the structure into
Another issue of concern for
Mountain Avenue parents is
how the loss of students will
affect the school.
“Will they make it into a
magnet school?” asked Jackie
Bodnar, a Mountain Avenue
parent.
Other issues include those
of students who are in both
districts via out-of-district
transfers and future transfers.
Forster wants GUSD parents
to be aware of what is going on.
She feels that because in the
past the territory transfer did
not succeed, people feel it will
not this time or, at the very
least, take years to complete.
“I just think we have to be
as strong [about this] as La
Cañada,” she said.
GUSD board members will
discuss this at the Oct. 15 board
meeting at the district office,
223 N. Jackson St., Glendale
beginning at 5 p.m. There is a
section for public comment at
the meeting.
GCC from cover
“It is being overused right now,”
CVHS coach Phil Torres said in July
regarding Stengel Field. “The grass
is being destroyed.”
Meetings had been held between
city and GUSD staff over the summer
attempting to reach an agreement
that would allow the school district
to take primary responsibility of the
venue. Talks were stalled initially,
but a breakthrough was finally
reached in recent weeks.
Calling Stengel Field “a
tremendous asset to the community,”
City Manager Scott Ochoa was
glowing in his recommendation to
transfer primary responsibilities of
the venue to GUSD.
“Rarely do we have the
opportunity to bring you an item
question. Concerns over its safety
led to its closure in 2011, with only
the first two rows of bleachers safe
enough for use – enough room for
approximately 300 spectators.
The limited available space
makes it difficult for CVHS and
GCC to host big rivalry games at
the venue. Such CVHS games can
attract over 1,000 fans, said city
staff.
City staff is set to return to council
on Oct. 8 to discuss various options
that would deal with the structure’s
future.
Possibilities
include
preservation and rehabilitation of
the existing structure, demolition of
the old structure in favor of a modern
replacement, and eliminating the
structure altogether with only the
bleachers being replaced. Under the
options at hand, existing bleachers
would be temporarily replaced with
aluminum ones.
Ochoa said that the MoU was
ideal in that it gives the city and
GUSD ample time to commit to a
future solution.
“There is a great deal of
excitement with GUSD about the
challenge and opportunity of raising
the funds to replicate the structure
that’s there,” he said. “Because it’s a
historic venue, has a lot of history,
and just a lot of atmosphere that
goes along with that venue.”
Former CVHS Falcon and
Toronto Blue Jay minor league
player Bryan Longpre spoke to the
council in favor of the MoU, making
a passionate plea in support of the
venue’s importance.
“My family played on that field,
coached on that field long before I
was born,” he said. “I know there
are many other residents who share
that same story. It is a historic
ballpark and, like the Alex Theatre,
something that is very valuable to
many people in Glendale.
“To me and many other residents,
[Stengel Field] is more than just
a field – it’s a home. It’s a point of
pride in this community.”
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My Thoughts, Exactly
» Jim Chase
Treasures of the Valley
» Mike lawler
Slovakian Henry Biescar
Moves to La Crescenta
Those who know CV’s history
are familiar with the various
ethnic
and
international
groups that have made up
our history. Starting with the
Indians, then the Spanish and
Mexicans and, into the ’20s and
’30s, the Italians and Germans.
The Germans established
Hindenburg
Park
which
attracted German-Americans
from all over California. Today
we have the Koreans with
their many churches, and
Armenians, also with churches
and cultural centers. But
few know that in the ’30s, La
Crescenta became the hub for
the vibrant Czechoslovakian
population of Los Angeles
with the building of the
Czechoslovakian Hall and Park
by the Slovakian patriot Henry
Biescar.
Slovakian immigration to
the U.S. began in the 1870s
after many years of unhappy
Hungarian domination of
the Slovaks. Whereas most
of the immigrants settled in
the coal mining regions of
Pennsylvania, many came to
Los Angeles including brothers
Henry and George Biescar
in 1883. Quite a few of the
immigrating Slovaks, including
the Biescars, were “drotari” or
wire workers from northern
Slovakia, highly skilled in
producing metal wire and
wire products. Henry Biescar
opened a wire-works operation
in downtown Los Angeles and
quickly prospered, as did other
Slovakian drotari, producing
wire baskets for fishing and
industry, birdcages, furniture
and industrial products.
Henry Biescar prospered
in business and real estate,
and retired in 1915 after
many years of bad health.
His doctors advised a move to
higher elevation in the foothills
of the San Gabriels as a cure.
He purchased 11 acres in La
Crescenta above Foothill on
the east side of La Crescenta
Avenue, between what is now
Orange and Henrietta streets
(Henrietta is named for one
of Biescar’s daughters). After
spending three years clearing
the sagebrush, planting a
variety of fruit and nut trees
and building a home, the
Biescar family with four kids
moved into their new abode.
The land above Foothill was
almost entirely wild land then
with only a few homes scattered
about. La Crescenta Avenue
was a narrow dirt road that also
served as the driveway to the
Bissell family’s Hi-up Ranch,
what is now the Pinecrest
neighborhood. The unbridged
dry wash that drained Goss,
Eagle and Shields canyons
would erupt into a torrent at
every rainstorm. It crossed
La Crescenta Avenue at El
Caminito, occasionally making
the road impassible.
The four Biescar kids,
Charles (known as “Amo”),
Marion, Mildred and Henrietta
had the idyllic, healthy
childhood described by so many
old-timers who grew up in La
Crescenta during that era.
They walked each day down
to La Crescenta Elementary
School, passing by the La
Crescenta General Store and
Post Office. The wooden store
on the southeast corner of La
Crescenta and Foothill had a
frontier look, shaded by giant
pepper trees, and the kids
would stop and pick up the
newspaper each day for their
As our fiscal year ends, let’s take
a look back. Here’s a quick list of
things we’ve accomplished – largely
with your help and support. I’m
going to give you a preview of what’s
to come in our Year 4 that begins on
Oct. 1.
• Welcomed Brian Landisi and
Harry Leon to the board
• Community & Family Forum on 40
Developmental Assets, featuring
Clay Roberts (256 attended)
• Trained 60 people to bring assets
to local groups
• Presented Assets at five of
seven elementary school PTAs;
partnered with Glendale PTA
Council extensively
• Parent Education Workshops at
Mike Lawler is the former
president of the Historical Society
of the Crescenta Valley and loves
local history. Reach him at
[email protected].
the YMCA (2012 – 13
school year stats: 296
participants; 82 families,
average
participation
13; funded by grant from
Supervisor Antonovich)
• Lunchtime (anti) Drug
Club at Rosemont (35 students
attend five of six sessions)
• GPD Officer Joe Allen (Elks’
Narcotic Officer of the Year) spoke
at Fremont Elementary for Red
Ribbon Week
• April Rx Drug Take Backs (350 lbs.
of unwanted medicine collected)
• 4 Strategic Partners meetings
(average: 66 per meeting)
• Hired company to rebrand, create
new website, and get a new DBA
• Community Outreach: Hometown
Country Fair Sponsor, Foothill
Business Expo, VHH Health
Expo, Howdy Day, Tri-Chamber
Legislative Committee, CV Town
Council
• 501(c)(3) designation
• CV Youth Alliance formed
• Formed partnerships with CV
CVDAPC NEWS
» Suzy Jacobs
Greetings from CVDAPC!
dad. Summer days were spent
picking, canning and drying
the variety of fruit and nuts
growing on their trees, and
swimming in their reservoir.
The many Biescar relatives
would come to visit Henry and
his family “out in the country”
and be sent home with boxes of
whatever fruit was ripe at that
time.
The Biescars were leaders
in the community of old La
Crescenta. They helped found
Holy Redeemer Church. Mrs.
Biescar was a president of the
La Crescenta Woman’s Club,
and the Biescar daughters were
members of the La Crescenta
Woman’s Club Juniors with
Henrietta serving as president
of that group. Mr. Biescar, ever
the Slovakian patriot, was
involved with the Czechoslovak
Patronat, a conglomeration of
various Czech and Slovakian
cultural groups in Southern
California. When, in the early
’30s, it was determined that
they would build a cultural
center, Biescar donated land
that he owned near his home
in La Crescenta. Not only
would that give a boost to
the Czechoslovak Patronat
to establish a home base,
but it would also benefit La
Crescenta. Local labor would
be used to build it and the
influx of people to the cultural
center would bring in outside
dollars to local businesses.
Next week I’ll cover the
history of the Czechoslovakian
Hall of La Crescenta.
More Petting
of the Peeves
Hey kids, it’s been almost
a year since we last visited
my kennel of pet peeves and
frankly, they’re getting a
little lonely. So let’s go visit,
shall we?
Pet Peeve #11: Running
out of salsa when there
are still plenty of chips left
in the bag. Or vice versa.
This common condition
virtually guarantees that if
you open a new bag of chips,
there will be too many left
when you finally run out
of salsa. And if you open a
new container of salsa or
dip, you’ll have too much
of it left when all the chips
are gone. There has to be
some way of eliminating
such a vicious (but tasty)
circle. Then again, I never
have understood why they
sell hotdogs in packages
of eight, but hot dog buns
come by the dozen. Such are
the many mysteries of life
in the food chain.
Pet Peeve #12: Young
retail clerks who mumble.
Especially when “helping”
an older customer (And
no, I’m not talking about
myself. I’ve raised four kids
– I’m fluent in teenage.)
It’s painful to stand in line
behind an elderly person
who is being mumbled at
by the “sales associate.” It
makes me want to interrupt
their texting and yell, “Slow
down. Enunciate. Look this
customer in the eyes when
you’re talking and try to
help them, please!
Pet Peeve #13: The nearly
obscene, inappropriate-atany-hour,
anti-smoking
propaganda TV commercial
Town Council, City of La Cañada
to put up alcohol warning signs
• GUSD committees: Healthy Start
Collaborative, Safe & Drug Free
Schools
Coming Up:
New name, new board members,
new officers, new website
USC VHH Community Health Fair
on Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Armenian Korean Cultural Festival
on Oct. 13 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at
Crescenta Valley High School
ID checks at Oktoberfest on Oct. 5
from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Rx Drug Take Back on Oct. 26 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Community forums headed by Mary
O’Keefe and Cheryl Davis
Resource Guide
Speakers Bureau established –
invite us to speak to your group!
Red Ribbon Week with Council PTA
Board meetings open for public
comment. The next one is on Oct.
21 at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist
Church, 4441 La Crescenta Ave. in
La Crescenta.
from LAQuits.com featuring
the disgusting audio track
of a wretched man afflicted
with emphysema gasping
for air. I understand that
smoking can result in all
sorts of dangerous medical
conditions – death being
one – but is it appropriate
to broadcast the deeply
disturbing sound of a
human literally dying for
oxygen? I’ve seen the spot
in the middle of dinner, in
the morning before most
kids have left for school
and other times when kids
would almost certainly be
watching. I realize that
the health zealots who
have a white-hot hate for
smokers want to scare our
children into never picking
up a cigarette. (How’s that
working, by the way?) But
I’d also like to have our
youth grow up to never have
abortions. Would anyone
want to see a similarly
gross and inappropriate
TV campaign against that
horrific practice that kills
every time? Didn’t think so.
Pet Peeve #14: When
the customized, targeted
advertising space on the
side of my Facebook home
page automatically fills in
with ads for AARP, prostate
health supplements and
Assisted Living options.
Stop rushing things!
Pet
Peeve
#15:
Advertisers who take a
smart, funny, memorable
and
buzz-worthy
TV
commercial – oh, say
like the current spot for
Sprint that features a wellmannered zombie asking
CA Healthy Kids Survey with GUSD 4 Strategic Partners meetings: first
Fridays in December, March, June
and September from 8 a.m. to 10
a.m. at USC VHH.
Adventures in Parenting @ the Y,
Tuesdays from 7:15 p.m. to 8:30
p.m.; sponsored by First Baptist
Church LC
Advocacy: Putting up alcohol signs,
National Medicine Abuse Month in
October
Fundraising
Committee work
Data Summit
More inroads in building community
collaborations to prevent, and
reduce, youth substance use
Many thanks to my board, all of
our partners and supporters, Julia
Rabago, and to Robin Goldsworthy!
Suzy Jacobs is the executive
director of the Crescenta Valley
Drug & Alcohol Prevention
Coalition. You can reach her at
[email protected].
about their “value for life”
plan. It’s a brilliant concept,
perfectly cast and executed.
The first few times I saw it,
I loved it and laughed every
time. Now, after having
seen it a dozen times a day
for months, not so much.
They’ve ruined an effective
commercial in the name of
reach and frequency.
Pet Peeve #16: Restaurant
servers who ask if you want
lemon with your iced tea,
and no matter how nicely I
reply, “No, thank you!” they
ignore my request. At Jack
in the Box drive through
off the 210 Freeway at
Arroyo, I recently told the
voice coming out of the
speaker that I definitely
did not want lemon in my
iced tea, thank you very
much. Lo and behold, as
I drove on the freeway
onramp towards La Cañada
and took a big sip from the
straw, I got a mouthful of
ultra-lemony tea. Opening
up the top of the cup, I saw
not one, not two, but three
big, bitter, yellow wedges
inside. Maybe I should have
mumbled.
And with that, I’ll open
up a bag of Purina Peeve
Chow to coax the remaining
critters back behind the
chain link fence until
another day.
I’ll see you ’round town.
© 2013 WordChaser, Inc.
Jim Chase is an award- winning
advertising copywriter
and native of Southern California.
Readers are invited to “friend” his
My Thoughts Exactly page on
Facebook. Also visit Jim’s new blog with
past columns and additional thoughts at:
http://jchasemythoughtsexactly.blogspot.com
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» AND ALONG CAME ASTER...
Did you know that according to the
U.S. Administration on Aging in 2000,
approximately 605 million people were
60 years or older. In 2050, that number is
expected to be close to 2 billion. At that time,
seniors will outnumber children 14 and
under for the first time in history!
And along came ASTER –Assisting
Seniors Through Enhanced Resources.
ASTER is a non-profit whose mission is to
serve as a resource for older adults and their
families in the Foothill communities.
ASTER is a support organization not
just for seniors but for anyone interested
in learning how to handle life challenges as
they age.
In recognizing the growing need within
the senior population, our goal is to arm
our seniors and their caregivers with great
resources. ASTER sees itself as the conduit
in bringing together community services,
groups and organizations in one convenient
spot – TheASTER.org.
No matter what the need – health,
wellness, housing, classes, safety, fun or
education – ASTER brings them to one
central place.
While right now many can be found on
our website, ASTER in the near future will
provide a printed directory and ultimately a
Wellness
Style
&
place where seniors can call and get crucial
information. ASTER’s goal is to be the first
and best resource for seniors and their
caregivers in the foothill communities.
Where is ASTER right now? Information
is currently available on our website
TheASTER.org. There you can find a list of
resources, a senior community calendar as
well as a list of local senior discounts.
If you have been to an ASTER event in
the past, you will be happy to know the
ASTER Speaker Series will be returning in
November (date and topic to be announced).
Our series will always be focused
around community, safety, security, and
empowerment for seniors
Where is ASTER going? In our next
article, we will discuss some of the plans
for 2014 – renewing our focus on the critical
issues facing seniors today, and sharing with
you some of the fun plans which include a
senior prom and senior ditch day!
I would encourage you to visit our site and
learn more about TheASTER.org. You can
email us at [email protected] or give us
a call (818) 306-5224. Don’t hesitate to ask
ASTER!!
Robbyn Battles is the president of
ASTER. TheASTER.org
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As a past Prom Plus Tour of Homes host,
I would like to encourage Crescenta Valley
residents to join the fun.
Being on the tour was a wonderful
experience. It prompted the completion of
a great many “honey do” items on my list.
More importantly, it gave us an opportunity
to reconnect with so many friends from our
Little League, AYSO and PTA days. It was a
delight to catch up and hear their news and
find out where their kids were in life.
Two things which I think prospective
hosts need to know: First, you don’t have to
open all the rooms in your home. My office
displayed a sign borrowed from the Wizard
of Oz: “Nobody gets in to see the wizard. Not
nobody. Not no-how.” Because believe me,
nobody was getting in to see that disaster
area!
The other is this: while we have opened
our home for many events over the years,
we have never experienced a single negative
outcome. We have instead experienced the
joy of seeing old friends, meeting new ones
and finding ourselves more connected to our
amazing community.
Robin [Goldsworthy] is right; “Prom Plus
Needs You” [see ‘Notations on the Calendar,’
the Sept. 12 article From the Desk of the
Publisher], but Prom Plus will not be the
only beneficiary!
Mary W. Boger
Vice President
GUSD Board of Education
Disappointed in Article
Regular contributor Mike Lawler
(Treasures of the Valley) is the former
president of the Historical Society of the
Crescenta Valley. I am a long-time member of
1996-2012
the Glendale Historical Society and a former
Cst#1018299-10
president
of
Royal
Canyon Homeowners
Association
and
Summit Mortgage Bankers, Inc.
the
Homeowners
Coordinating Council.
It would appear we
have
community
and
neighborhood
preservation in common.
I am disappointed and
unable to understand
Mr. Lawler’s motivation
behind his misleading
and
inflammatory
comments in his recent
• Priority Purchase Closing Within 2 Weeks
piece, “Twelve Oaks –
• $0 Lender Fee for Purchase Loan Over
Built by Charity, Sold
for Profit” (Crescenta
200K Applied by Oct. 2013
Valley Weekly, Sept. 5,
• 24hr Conditional Approval
2013). His words – “in
• $0 Cost for Any Cashout Refinance
secret,” “suspicious,” “lie
to the rumor,” “changed
• Special Loan Program for Insuffecient
corporate moniker to
Income Borrower
the ridiculous be.group,”
“ugly,”
“avoid
any
Summit Mortgage Bankers, Inc.
uncomfortable
‘What
would Jesus do?’” – are
all patently unfair.
388 E. Valley Blvd., Suite 121 • Alhambra, CA 91801
For the past three
Tel (626) 688-1070 Fax (626) 270-4378
[email protected]
years I have lived in a
DRE LIC #01892199 NMLS #358676
be.group senior living
2012
The Direct Lender You Can Count On
Sherry Cui
“Bring me your scenario, and I’ll get
the best solution for your loan!”
SMARTER
FASTER
BOLDER
community and, in fairness, with thanks to
Paul Harvey – here’s the other side of the
story.
“In secret,” “suspicious” – I know senior
living communities are highly regulated
to provide protection for residents at every
level of service. be.group is helping residents
who wish to relocate to another be.group
community by maintaining their Twelve Oaks
rate even if they move to a more expensive
community. They do this not because it’s
mandated, but because it’s the right thing to
do. Additionally, I know be.group is attempting
to transfer staff to another community if they
wish to relocate.
“Corporate moniker” – I know the name
change occurred to more clearly identify the
organization as inclusive and forward-looking,
rather than to imply a community restricted
to Presbyterians.
I know the legal name is Southern California
Presbyterian Homes DBA be.group.
I think it’s okay with Jesus.
Mary Ann Prelock
Bradbury, Calif.
CV Town Council Wants You
The Crescenta Valley Town Council has
applications on their website – thecvcouncil.
com – for concerned citizens to run for the
council that represents the unincorporated
areas of La Crescenta and Montrose.
We really want all voters who have lived
here for at least one year to ask if they can
give the third Thursday of the month to get
involved with their town. There are three
regular seats for three-year terms and three
alternates seats for just a one-year term. At
this time we do not have enough [candidates]
running to fill these six seats, so do consider if
this is the year you can get involved.
The Town Council gets involved in
everything from big rig trucks to senior and
school issues. It has been your town council
that secured the dog park and the new county
library. Your town council gets involved with
land use issues as well. Why leave someone
else speak for you? Give a year and you might
find you really enjoy getting to know your first
responders, your county planning, your utility
representatives and the list goes on and on.
This is your town as well as ours, so please
don’t hesitate. We are not a clique, but want
everyone to run and then let the community
have choices who will represent them on the
council.
Applications are on our website as well as
so much more useful information; do check it
out – thecvcouncil.com.
Danette Erickson
La Crescenta
Danette Erickson is a current member of
the Crescenta Valley Town Council.
A Brief Note of Thanks
This letter is a thank you for your kindness
to the family of three and child that paid for
my dinner at the Magic Wok on Wednesday,
Aug. 28.
Thank you again.
Doris Dash
Glendale
September 26, 2013
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YOUTH
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Golf Tournament Benefits Local Schools
F
riday the 13th was a lucky day for St.
James and Holy Redeemer schools when
parents, alumni, and other supporters
teed off in the schools’ inaugural golf tournament
at Angeles National Golf Club in Sunland.
Approximately 65 golfers participated in what
will become an annual event for the two schools
as they raise funds for campus improvements.
Proceeds from this year’s tournament will upgrade
the grass playing field on the Holy Redeemer
Middle School campus and develop new play areas
and structures at St. James Elementary School.
“Father Ed and I are both thrilled with the
results of this inaugural golf contest,” said Susan
Romero, principal of the two schools. “Our parent
volunteers put on a very professional event that
brought people together from both of these schools
in a fun way.”
A highlight of the day was the “golf balls from
heaven” ball drop on the 18th green with SunlandTujunga fire station No. 74 lending its ladder truck
for the event. St. James Elementary parents Scott
and Julie Acosta were the winners of the ball drop
with their ball getting the closest to the hole.
Romero thanked the sponsors of the tournament
that included Eva Jeffers, Dr. Santo and Joanne
Polito, LMG Group LLC, Innovative Consulting,
and Printefex.
Contributed by Lisa TUSH
ABOVE: Susan Romero, principal, and Fr. Ed Dover, pastor, of Holy Redeemer-St.
James with members of Fire Station 74 (from left) Adam Chitiea, Bill Levengood, George
Baxter and Julian Singelakis.
TOP RIGHT: Golfers participating in the putting contest
RIGHT: Dan and Ken Rendler.
Military Service
Academy Tonight
Congressmen Adam Schiff and
Tony Cardenas are scheduled to
host an event today, Thursday, Sept.
26, for area high school students
interested in applying for admission
to one of the country’s military
service academies.
The event will take place at
the Sunland-Tujunga Municipal
Building from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Attendees will have the opportunity
to learn about the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point, the Air
Force Academy at Colorado Springs,
the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
the Coast Guard Academy at New
London, and the Merchant Marine
Academy at Kings Point.
Joining the congressmen will
be representatives from the
respective schools who will provide
information and answer questions
from interested students and
parents.
“Each year, I nominate highly
qualified students to these
academies, and I encourage
students to apply for prestigious
appointments to our nation’s fine
service academies,” stated Schiff. “I
hope that this informational session
will be beneficial to students who are
considering applying to the service
academies, and I would encourage
students and their parents to attend
and learn more about the benefits of
a military education.”
Students interested in applying
to a service academy must meet a
series of rigorous standards and be
nominated by a member of Congress
or the Office of the Vice President in
order to be considered for admission,
with the exception of the Coast
Guard Academy. Those selected will
receive free college tuition and will
be trained to become officers in the
United States military.
“We have nominated some of
the most extraordinary young
people from our communities to
the academies,” explained Schiff.
“We look for applicants who are
well-rounded, patriotic and willing
YOUTH NOTES
JROTC Rummage Sale
A rummage sale is being held
on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 7 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at the Crescenta Valley
High School cafeteria (Falcon
Café) located behind the school on
Glenwood & Prospect avenues.
CV High School is at 2900
Community Ave. in La Crescenta.
All proceeds from the rummage
sale will support CVHS AF
JROTC events and activities.
This is a multi-family fundraising
event. Please stop by to purchase
“gently used” merchandise and
support the ROTC cadets!
Pancakes at Rosemont,
Fremont, CV
Fremont Elementary, at 3320
Las Palmas Ave. in Glendale,
is hosting its annual pancake
breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 28
from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. For only $5
ticketholders will get pancakes,
sausages, juice, coffee, and a
performance by the Rosemont
Middle School orchestra. All
proceeds will help fund education
activities for Fremont’s sixth
graders.
Then on Oct. 5, it’s the annual
Rosemont pancake breakfast
concert from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.,
rain or shine, at Rosemont Middle
to serve, academically superior,
athletic, and participating in a
wide range of leadership and
extracurricular activities.”
Although the standards required
for consideration to a service
academy are considerably high,
Schiff encouraged all interested
students to attend the informational
session.
“But there’s no ‘mold,’ and each
student brings something different,”
continued Schiff. “All will go on to
become the leaders not only in our
armed forces, but in every field of
endeavor because of that diversity
of abilities and talents.”
Students interested in being
nominated must apply to their
representative’s office by Nov. 1 in
order to be considered for the class
of 2018. For more information about
Service Academy Night, contact the
office of Rep. Adam Schiff at (818)
450-2900. The Sunland-Tujunga
Municipal Building is located at
7747 Foothill Blvd. in Tujunga.
School at
4747 Rosemont Ave. in La
Crescenta.
The cost is $5 and offers all you
can eat pancakes with one serving
of sausages and drink. The
Rosemont string section, concert
band, advance strings, chorus
and jazz band will also be playing
under the direction of
Rod Yonkers, Rosemont Middle
School music director.
All proceeds benefit the
Rosemont Middle School music
department.
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September 26, 2013
SPORTS
Still Banged Up, Still Winning
Quarterback Brian Gadsby is
dealing with last week’s mouth
injury and receiver Weston Walker
is out this week with a knee injury.
But CV has a chance to go 4-0.
By Brandon HENSLEY
I
t couldn’t all be sunshine and roses for
Brian Gadsby, and he knew it. After two
monster games to start the season for the
Crescenta Valley Falcons in which he passed
for six touchdowns in both games, things got
tougher for the junior quarterback last week
against the La Cañada Spartans.
In the second quarter, he took off running and
when he was tackled his helmet lifted up a bit
and his chin strap went into his upper mouth,
cutting his frenum, the string that attaches the
gum to the lip, while also taking out a chunk of
his upper gum.
He finished the half a pedestrian 7 for 16
passing for 92 yards and two touchdowns (one
of them rushing), and his coaches had him sit
out the rest of the game for concern over tearing
his mouth completely open.
“Just one of those games,” said Gadsby, who
actually spent time in the ER after the win.
“Can’t throw six touchdown passes every game.”
Fair enough, and it’s not as if the Falcons
sorely missed him. CV led 28-0 at the half and
went on to beat the Spartans 42-14 to improve
to 3-0 for the first time in over a decade.
On Friday, the Falcons head to Pasadena
High School for their Pacific League game to
take on the Bulldogs, who are 0-3.
Pasadena finished last season 1-9. This year
they have a new coach, Doug Bledsoe, but the
results haven’t been good. Bledsoe’s team has
scored a total of 15 points.
Just don’t tell the Falcons they should come
in and roll the Bulldogs.
“Our first league game is coming up, we
don’t want to come out flat, so we’re trying to
be mentally prepared,” said defensive back and
running back Kevin Hello.
Gadsby, who said he was good to go for
Friday, and Hello said this week the team’s
preparation for the Bulldogs is similar to what
it was for the Spartans. Pasadena likes to run
the ball, which bodes well for CV’s defense,
which definitively had its best game last week.
It held La Cañada to 3.5 yards per carry and
both times the Spartans scored were because
of CV miscues that gave them the ball deep in
their territory.
“To me, we have a pretty great run defense, so
we should do well and we’re excited that we’re
3-0,” Gadsby said. “We want to keep it coming.”
“There’s definitely room for improvement,”
Hello said. “We’re happy we got the win [last
week]. It wasn’t a pretty win. We shouldn’t have
let them score those 14 points. We made some
critical errors but thankfully we were able to
compensate for that with the points we scored.”
Hello said the coaches are telling guys to
watch for broken plays, such as when the
Bulldogs have things go awry and they use
their athleticism to compensate and catch the
Falcons off-guard.
“If we give up those long plays, that could kill
us,” Hello said. “We have to be mentally ready.”
Gadsby said Pasadena’s defense plays manto-man, like the Spartans do, so there should
be enough opportunities for the passing attack
to get back on track if the receivers can break
away from coverage.
There were multiple times last week when
guys were open but Gadsby’s passes went off
the fingers of his receivers.
“I felt like every throw was just missing,”
Gadsby said. “I don’t think I had a completion
until the second quarter.”
Gadsby will most likely be without receiver
Weston Walker, who injured his knee against
La Cañada. That makes yet another receiver to
go down this year: Walker, Connor Van Ginkel
(injured in Week 2, out for a few more weeks)
and Kyle Tavizon, who hasn’t played a game yet
with a broken arm.
Gadsby said junior Robbie Benson and
freshman Tyler Hill will now get plays in at
receiver.
“They’re going to step up just like everyone
else is doing,” he said. “Everyone’s a little sore,
but that’s football.”
Torres Stepping Up
Backup quarterback Joe Torres came in for
Gadsby in the second half last week. It wasn’t
pretty at first. He fumbled the hand-off to a
running back which resulted in a turnover, and
another series was chalk full of penalties, like
false starts and illegal motions. This led to the
sizable CV student section to chant, “We Want
Brian.”
Eventually, he got it together and led the
team on two scoring drives, one a long throw to
Jordan LoBianco and another on a quarterback
sneak at the goal line.
“He did have a rough start, but I think he did
well,” Hello said. “It’s hard for a quarterback to
not play offense for the first two weeks of the
season and then be thrown into a game that’s
pretty important for us.”
“Joe did great,” Gadsby said. “The first series
or two, he had to get used to the offense, and the
offense had to get used to him. But after that it
was normal.”
Another Hello Sighting
Hello blocked a punt and recovered the ball
for a touchdown in Week 2 against San Marino.
Last week on defense he grabbed a deflected
pass for an interception and ran in it in for
another score. It was the third straight game
CV has scored a non-offensive touchdown.
“There is some luck to it, but overall that is
what we’re trying to do; get the offense the ball,”
he said.
Standings
CV and Burbank are the only 3-0 teams
in league. Of course, no one in league has
played each other until now. Pasadena is the
only winless team in league. After Friday at
Pasadena, the Falcons play five of the last six
games on their home field at Glendale High.
They travel to Burroughs next week, but
after that it’s all at Glendale. CV will be the
designated road team against Hoover later this
season, but psychologically the only difference
is CV’s team and fans will be on the other side
of the field.
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Cycling Team Sign Ups
The high school cycling season
is just around the corner and open
enrollment for potential new team
members at Crescenta Valley
High School is approaching. The
co-ed team is open to any CVHS
student. Those interested in
joining the award-winning CV
cycling team can contact teacher
Jan Babington at CVHS or Coach
Jim Rowton at coachjimrowton@
gmail.com.
The first official team function
is a parent meeting scheduled for
Tuesday evening Oct. 1 in Jan
Babington’s classroom at 6:30
p.m.
Golf Tournament Coming Up
CVHS boys basketball is
hosting the 2013 James Jenkins
Memorial Falcon Golf Tournament
on Oct. 21 at La Cañada Country
Club. Registration is at 11:30 a.m.
followed by a putting contest,
lunch and then the shotgun start
at 1 p.m.
Sponsorship
packages
available. Plenty of prizes! For
more information, contact Patti
Currie at [email protected].
Deadline to register is Oct. 11.
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Strong CV Showing at Woodbridge
By Leonard COUTIN
The 33rd Annual Woodbridge
Invitational
Cross-Country
Classic was held on Saturday
at Estancia High School in
Coast Mesa, rather than its
predecessor Woodbridge High
School in Irvine, and produced
some impressive three-mile
times, especially this early of the
season.
The Crescenta Valley High
School Falcon boys endured a
long wait Saturday night racing
in the last race of the day, the
Sweepstakes, at 9:54 p.m.
against rival state champions,
the Arcadia Apaches.
For the Falcons, Nick Beatty
took the lead in the first mile
while teammate Gabe Collison
managed to work his way up
through the crowd, taking over
lead in the second mile. But
Collison couldn’t maintain the
pace and Stockdale’s Blake
Haney forged ahead to win (13:55)
with Estevan De La Rosa from
Arcadia taking second (13:56).
Collison, who ran 15:07 last year
on the same course, placed 12th
running 14:29. Beatty sprinted
at the finish, moving past other
competitors capture 22nd (14:48).
“I am very pleased with how
we competed,” said Head Coach
Mark Evans. “Everyone ran well.
We got out a little slow but moved
up well in the race.”
Arcadia boys placed first with
the CV Falcons capturing sixth
place.
The
Falcon
girls
saw
a successful night at the
Woodbridge-Estancia – Costa
Mesa Classic as well. Running
in the varsity B women threemile race, Falcon Megan Melnyk
took charge by sprinting ahead
at the start, securing a position
with the lead runners. Over the
course, Melnyk picked off one
competitor at a time, making
Photos by Leonard COUTIN
her presence known as she came
into the stadium bolting to the
finish line and winning her race
in a time of 17:43. Teammate
Rebecca Mencia, a sophomore,
had one of her best and smartest
The 2013 Gladiator football
season began on Saturday,
Sept. 21 at La Cañada High
School. All Gladiators teams
played the Huntington Park
Spartans. It was a banner
day. All Gladiator tackle
teams won lopsided victories.
The
following
parents
contributed articles that can
be found on www.cvweekly.
com/SPORTS: Sara Ortiz,
Chris
Faulkner,
Jeremy
Cicneros, Greg Kekahuna,
Chara and Gary Campanella,
Amy Lydon Seite, and Ken
Putnam.
races of the year, capturing
seventh (18:27) with junior Haley
Witzeman taking eighth (18:31).
The Falcon girls scored sixth
place.
GREMLINS
La Cañada 46, Huntington Park 0
JR. PEE WEE
PEE WEE
Jr. Midgets
MIDGET
JR. GREMLIN FLAG
La Cañada Gladiators vs.
Huntington Park Spartans
Teams do not keep score
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September 26, 2013
BETWEEN FRIENDS
Nordstrom Welcomed with Gala
by Lillian BOODAGHIANS
A
little over two years after
the announcement that
Nordstrom would relocate
from the Glendale Galleria to The
Americana at Brand, the move is
finally complete! And what better
way to celebrate than a house
warming party with a cause.
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, Nordstrom
hosted an opening gala that served
as both a store preview for guests
and a charity event with proceeds
benefitting two local charities:
Ascencia, a foundation based in
Glendale that provides permanent
housing for the city’s homeless,
and Hillsides, a Pasadena-based
charity that works to help atrisk youth through their various
programs that build emotional
health and aid in education.
Live models sporting the
store’s fashions stood aboard The
Americana trolley and greeted
guests as they entered the store. The
lobby, with its shining chandelierstyle light fixture, was packed with
attendees chit-chatting, sipping
cocktails and snapping pictures
of the new location while DJs
pumped music throughout the
three-story building. Nordstrom
was abuzz with over a thousand
guests exploring the offerings of the
new location, all the while making
their donation to the community
charities.
Nancy Garni, director of
Development at Hillsides and an
attendee at the night’s festivities,
described the process of becoming
involved with Nordstrom for the
event.
“Nordstrom came to us with the
idea of having the event be linked
with charity. We were selected
alongside Ascencia from about five
charities after having undergone
a very fine vetting process [by
Nordstrom],” said Garni.
Preparation for the charity event,
the development of which was
spearheaded by Nordstrom itself,
Garni added, had taken about six
to nine months and had culminated
in a gala with over one thousand
guests including celebrities such
as Nicole Richie, members of the
Nordstrom family Blake, Erik,
Pete, and Jamie Nordstrom, as
well as members of the community
and the charities. Attendees were
treated to dinner and dessert bites
while they shopped the new store.
Filled to the brim with designer
clothing, shoes, and beauty
products, the store did not fall
short of expectations and was as
luxurious as the event itself. Models
substituting for mannequins stood
at mini displays on the shop floor
while store employees helped
guests with their shopping needs.
The new Nordstrom at The
Americana is a departure both
in style and in merchandise
from the original store in the
Glendale Galleria. A crisp, clean
white theme brightens the
store, giving it a fresher, more
sophisticated vibe comparable to
other Nordstrom stores like that at
Santa Monica Place or The Grove.
The youthfulness of the store gives
it an energy the original store
lacked. Featuring Ebar, the store’s
own coffee bar, and Bar Verde, a
new restaurant, the Nordstrom in
Glendale has been given a much
needed and long overdue update,
renewing its appeal not only
to veteran shoppers but also to
newcomers of the retailer.
Photos by Dan HOLM
Photos by Dan HOLM
Among the dignitaries were (above left) Jamie, Erik and Blake Nordstrom with Nicole Richie. Center is Rick Caruso.
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memorial and burial benefits for
all veterans other than those who
were dishonorably discharged.
If the cause of death was
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through the CV Weekly,
(818) 248-2740, or writing the
Crescenta Valley Weekly at
3800 La Crescenta Ave., Suite 101,
La Crescenta, CA 91214.
GAMC Donates Furniture
to Local High School
La Cañada High School recently
was the recipient of a furniture
donation by Glendale Adventist
Medical Center. The donated
furniture included desks and chairs
valued at $2,500. The hospital was
in need of the storage space and the
items were not being used anymore.
The desks will be used by
teachers and the chairs will be used
in school waiting room areas.
When Hilda Bogossian, manager
of Auxiliary Relations at GAMC
heard that the hospital was going
to get rid of some furniture, she
contacted Claudia Alquist at the
high school and asked if they could
use the furniture.
“They were so excited and
grateful,” said Hilda Bogossian, a
former teacher and current parent.
“They have been wanting to set up
new working areas for teachers
and other staff members but were
unable to because they did not
have the furniture. It was a perfect
match and [perfect] timing.”
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Kiwanis to Hold 11th Annual Wine KCET Wins Broadcast
Engineering
and Gourmet Food Tasting Event
The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada
is holding its popular annual Wine
and Gourmet Food Tasting event
on Sunday, Oct. 6 in Memorial Park
on Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada
Flintridge. Over the past 10 years, this
event has become part of the fabric of
La Canada’s traditional soirees.
On Sunday afternoon visitors from
the San Gabriel and San Fernando
valleys will come together to enjoy food
and wine provided by local merchants.
The tastings begin at 3 p.m. and are
followed by the La Cañada Flintridge
Educational Foundation’s (LCFEF)
premium wine auction from 5:30
p.m. to 7 p.m. Mary Gant, past club
president, and Clyde Hemphill
serve as co-directors. The event, as
mandated by law, is for adults only due
to the presence of alcoholic beverages.
Tickets are $50 and available
The monies raised are used to
fund the ongoing work of Kiwanis
Club Foundation; sponsor youth
organizations including two Key
Clubs at La Cañada High School
and Flintridge Prep High School, a
Builders Club at LCHS Middle School,
and a Terrific Kids Program at two
elementary schools. The club also
provides annual scholarships to six
high school graduates and donation of
dictionaries and books to Union Avenue
Elementary School in downtown Los
Angeles as well as read with second
grade students weekly. The club also
provides financial support to a variety
of organizations and causes.
Excellence Award
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Planning for this year’s event are (seated at table from left) Lynn Tran, Mary Gant,
Clyde Hemphill and Kelly Chamberlain. Standing in the back row from left are Linda
Taix-Paccone, Kyle Hara, Vanessa Mapula, Pat Luangeaktrakul, Carl Christinsen,
Patty Prang, Deborah Weirick and Heather Ehrhart.
LCFEF’s premium wine auction will
feature more than 50 live and silent
lots of premium and collector wines.
All proceeds from the wine auction
benefit the Foundation’s Endowment
Fund.
Le Petit Vendome will furnish all of
the wines and beers at the tasting as it
has in the past years. Usually 80-plus
wines are poured and about 20 beers.
Twenty-five local restaurants, caterers
and food purveyors will be offering
tastes of their foods. Entertainment
will be provided by the Blue Like Jazz,
featuring Rita Chen.
Remedy Liquor in LCF will provide
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Wellness
six bottles of premium wine to six
lucky attendees who submit names
and addresses (no purchase of raffle
tickets required).
A commemorative wine glass and a
buffet tray are given to each attendee
as well as a program booklet with a
listing of all beverages poured and food
purveyors.
The presenters and partners for
the event are The Kiwanis Club of La
Cañada, LCF Educational Foundation
Endowment Fund, LCF Chamber of
Commerce and Le Petit Vendome. It
is expected that more than 800 will
attend the event.
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KCET, the nation’s largest
independent
television
station serving Southern and
Central California, won the
2012 Broadcast Engineering
Excellence Award for the
station’s new state of the art
broadcast facility.
In April 2012, KCET
relocated from its historic
Sunset Boulevard lot to The
Pointe in Burbank, a new LEED
GOLD certified building in the
city’s famed media district.
KCET’s studios are equipped
with the latest technologies, all
new equipment and resources
for
optimal
broadcast
transmission and production
efficiency. One of its two
production studios is equipped
with three robotic cameras and
a green screen virtual reality
set.
“This was a fantastic
opportunity to conceive, design
and build a media facility
from the ground up,” said
Gordon Bell, KCET’s senior
vice president of Engineering
and Operations. “It was a
privilege to head up a team of
so many talented individuals
and work with some of the
most respected companies
in the broadcast technology
industry.”
Now in its 13th year, the
Excellence Awards honor new
broadcast engineering facilities
for innovation, high-quality
design and construction.
This year’s contest opened
last December when 31
entries were presented in the
Broadcast Engineering Digital
Reference Guide. Readers then
cast their ballots online and
votes were tallied.
Questions About Today’s
Real Estate?
Ask Phyllis!
Selling Your Home
During The Holidays
Dear Phyllis,
We were hoping to get our
home on the market before
Labor Day, but it took
longer to get it ready than
we planned. I am curious
if you think it is too close
to the holidays to get it
on the market; should we
wait until next spring?
Procrastinator
Dear Procrastinator,
Inventory is low! Homes
are selling in multiple offers
and often over asking price.
I think you should get your
home on the market now and
here’s why:
1) Buyers looking at this
time of year are highly
motivated; there are fewer
“lookiloos” to disrupt your
family.
2) Less inventory – you
are competing with fewer
properties. You will have
more competition in the
spring when most sellers put
their home on the market.
During the peak spring
buying season, scheduling
movers is more difficult –
during the holidays their
prices and schedules are
more flexible.
3) Most homes and
neighborhoods
look
especially pretty this time of
year.
4) Many buyers are highly
motivated to close escrow
prior to year end to take
advantage of tax benefits.
5) Many people get
additional time off during
the holidays allowing
additional time to focus
on buying.
Keep
your
holiday
decorations to a minimum;
“less is more”:
* Purchase a smaller tree.
The colors on the tree
shouldn’t clash with your
home’s décor. Simplify
by color coordinating
the ornaments on the
tree or just tying simple
monochromatic bows on
the branches. Simplifying
will give the tree and your
home a less cluttered look.
* Don’t crowd too many gifts
under the tree; keep the
small boxes hidden; I
would not suggest leaving
a Tiffany’s box under the
tree. I also recommend
additional
safety
precautions during open
houses.
The holidays are an ideal
opportunity for you to
showcase some of your
home’s
features
and
benefits:
*A large formal dining room
might be set for an elegant
sit down dinner.
*A beautiful wood burning
fireplace could be staged
with
your
children’s
stockings waiting for
Santa.
*A center island kitchen
might be enhanced with
a cookbook opened to a
Christmas cookie recipe.
*A computer nook could be
staged with a few holiday
catalogs.
Phyllis Harb is a Realtor® with
Prudential California Realty.
She may be contacted
at (818) 790-7325 or by email
[email protected].
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September 26, 2013
LEISURE
Celebrating the Red Bull
Flugtag
A Whale of an
Undertaking
Photos by Charly SHELTON
Photo by Gary Leonard, courtesy of the LFLA
Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt kept the audience smiling while
encouraging them to (at least) attempt to read Melville’s classic.
By Charly SHELTON
I
f you’ve ever had a Red
Bull energy drink, then you
know the familiar feeling
of wanting to do something
reckless right now! Like skydive
from a space ship. Or drive 100
miles an hour. Or build a dragon
and fly away with it. That is the
spirit of Red Bull – adventure
and excitement to go along with
the massive pounding in your
eyeballs!
The drink company has become
synonymous with pushing the
limits of world records and
extreme sports in general. The
highest freefall (from the edge
of space) was in fact sponsored
and organized by Red Bull. The
Red Bull Moto GP is taking place
this weekend in Spain, pushing
motorcycles to the limits. And the
world-renowned Red Bull Flugtag
has been going strong since 1992
in over 35 cities around the world.
What is the flugtag? It means
“air show” in German. The
competition consists of several
teams who have built their own
man-powered flying machines
that are pushed off a ledge. Then
they try to fly as far as they can
before hitting the water below.
The world record stood at 229
feet, set last year by a German
team from a flugtag in Mainz,
Germany. That is until last
Saturday.
The first annual National
Flugtag Day was held Sept. 21
in five cities around the country
simultaneously – Washington
DC, Miami, Chicago, Dallas/Fort
Worth and Long Beach. And of all
the Flugtags in America, a Long
Beach team walked away with the
new world record – 258 feet. Team
Chicken Whisperers of Palo Alto,
Calif. flew their 85-pound craft
comprised of foam, aluminum
tubing and balsa wood into the
record books by shattering the
previous distance by 29 feet.
Some crafts weren’t meant to
fly such as the buffalo shaped
craft that made a beeline for
the water right off the launch
platform, courtesy of UC Santa
Barbara. Or the dragon shaped
craft dubbed “Game of Throwns”
which flew more like a potato
than a dragon. Some crafts, such
as the flying saucer shaped craft
made of balsa wood and fabric
covering, were so lightweight that
they flew off the platform with
the offshore wind before the pilot
could even get in.
But there was more than flight
that wooed the crowd.
An honorable mention was
earned by Team Uppers who flew
the house from the Disney/Pixar
animated film “Up.” The team
members, who were dressed as
the characters from the film, built
a small replica of the house, tied
balloons to the fireplace and set
off down the launch platform with
a cry of “Adventure is out there!”
Granted, the house dropped like a
rock, but it was the showmanship
that wowed crowds.
By far the best craft, in this
reporter’s opinion, was Team
Oakley Factory Pilots with their
angler fish craft. One of the most
beautiful pieces of art ever pushed
off a pier, the Oakley Factory
Pilots created a metal angler fish
with gaping jaws and riveted side
panels. It didn’t fly far at all, but
I don’t think that was the point.
After its daring drop, the craft
was largely intact unlike most
of the others that broke apart on
the surface of the water, and some
that even broke before that. This
was best in show, in my opinion,
but they took third overall.
Chicken
Whisperers
took
first for their record-breaking
flight and The Legendary Flying
Machine (a small, light version of
the famous H-4 Hercules “Spruce
Goose”) took second.
Scan the QR code to see some
of the failed attempts and some
of the not-so-failed attempts at a
flight over the water.
Then & Now | Verdugo City
Then » In this photo from the ‘40s the town center of Verdugo City is a thriving
business district. The beautiful brick Roger’s Pharmacy building takes center
stage, and there are dentist and doctors’ offices above. Located here as well
are a grocery store, gas station, auto repair and post office. This is the view
looking west on Honolulu Avenue towards its intersection with La Crescenta
Avenue.for women mental patients. The lush grounds were part of the charm of
the sanitarium, which boasted 3½ acres of oak-shaded walkways, quiet alcoves
and secret gardens, designed to have a soothing, calming effect on the patients.
As part of its ongoing tribute to
the Melville classic, “What Ever
Happened to Moby Dick?” the Los
Angeles Public Library and the
Library Foundation of Los Angeles
teamed up with actor and comedian
Patton Oswalt on Saturday in an
effort to introduce the novel to 21st
century audiences.
Oswalt, an avid reader who
admitted to never being able to
complete the lengthy American
classic after 10 attempts to do so,
read a selection from the novel at
each of the three libraries he visited
to a diverse crowd that ranged from
dedicated Melville enthusiasts to
interested on-looking spectators.
He then proceeded to discuss the
book with the audience, peppering
literary analysis with a sharp
comic wit that makes Oswalt one
of the most respected comedians
working today.
Beginning at the Will & Ariel
Durant Branch Library, Oswalt
mobilized a following, many of
whom were in costume, who joined
him for a second reading in Silver
Lake before concluding the tour at
the Echo Park Branch Library.
After each reading, Oswalt
encouraged the audience to pick
up a copy of the book and commit
themselves to reading it, even
if doing so required multiple
attempts – or the help of a 12-step
program.
“If you take a run at it and
fail, don’t judge yourself. Just
take a run at it again,” he said to
the crowd in Echo Park. “We will
be having meetings in church
basements every week; come by
and keep working the program,
folks.”
Oswalt also received some help
choosing his passages along the
way, particularly from an onlooker
who felt the bleak message that is
typically associated with the novel
failed to do it justice.
“This nice old woman named
Libby asked me to read the passage
where Queequeg gives half of his
money to Ishmael, which is a really
sweet part of the book,” explained
Oswalt. “She told me, ‘I don’t want
people to think that Ishmael is so
sad, so read the one where he and
Queequeg become friends,’ and I
told her I’d do that.”
In addition to the readings,
Oswalt participated in the
library’s “summarizing Moby Dick
competition” on Twitter, which
looked to further connect modern
audiences by using social media.
“They started off telling people
to summarize the book in a 140
characters, and when I started
seeing the tweets I started going
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Now » It’s still a business district with a gas station, post office and several
offices, but it would be hard to find anyone today who would call this intersection
“Verdugo City.” The City of Glendale has taken steps to remedy that, and have
placed signs identifying neighborhoods all over the city, including one for Verdugo
City. This intersection’s current claim to fame is that it is the home of the offices of
the CV Weekly newspaper, circled in the above photo.
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off and sort of picking up on it,” he
explained.
The competition received a fair
share of entries, but among the best
submissions were “Crazy captain
spearheads a doomed voyage for
vengeance; doesn’t get it that there
are bigger fish to fry in life,” “You’ve
Got Whale,” and “For sale: whale
harpoon. Used twice.”
“What Ever Happened to Moby
Dick?” is scheduled to continue
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into early October with programs
planned throughout the city. City
librarian John F. Szabo hoped
the scope of the whale-inspired
activities would help reach a broad
audience.
“As the cultural hub of our city,
the Los Angeles Public Library is
the ideal place to pose this question
and explore its answers,” said Szabo
in a statement. “We are excited to
discover and investigate Moby Dick
together as a community in our
libraries, from film screenings in
Hollywood to nautical rope knots in
San Pedro, sea shanties in Hancock
Park to navigating by the stars in
Studio City.”
The campaign also aims to bring
the area youth into their local
libraries by piquing their interest
and introducing them to the range
of programs that are available.
Wendy McPherson, Young Adult
Librarian of the Echo Park Branch,
was on hand answering questions
about the library’s after school
college prep offerings and SAT
writing program.
Oswalt also reminisced about
spending some of his high school
days in the comfort of a library.
“My school library was great,
they had this room off the main
area with blue curtains that I would
sit in for lunches and read a book,
and it was amazing,” he explained.
“I loved having a bit of time away
from everybody. I’m not introverted,
I’m just relaxing.”
For more information about the
programs offered by the Los Angeles
Library system, visit the library’s
website at www.lapl.org. To learn
more about “What Ever Happened
To Moby Dick?” or The Library
Foundation, visit www.lfla.org.
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Weekly
Horoscopes
Provided by horoscope.com
September 23, 2013 - September 29, 2013
by John Deering and John Newcombe
Whistle a happy tune when the Moon sextiles Jupiter on Monday. Good energy will
surround all of your efforts. Communication will be easy on Tuesday. Call a friend and
have a long chat. You won’t want to live in the real world on Wednesday. Daydreaming will
be your favorite pastime. Emotions could run high on Friday. Don’t overreact to life’s little
annoyances. Trust your gut instincts when Mercury enters Scorpio on Sunday. Your ESP
should kick up a few notches.
A ARIES March 21 - April 19
Look over your financial paperwork on
Monday. You might be overdrawn at
the bank! A partner will send you mixed
signals on Wednesday. Decoding this
individual’s true desires will be very
difficult. You might be extremely impulsive
when the Moon squares Uranus in Aries
on Friday. It’s important to think first
and take action later. Search for spiritual
enlightenment on Sunday. Read a book by
a religious leader, learn how to meditate,
or walk a labyrinth.
G LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 22
Stick to your budget on Tuesday. If you
have the urge to splurge, ask a friend to
hold on to your wallet. An associate may
try to deceive you when the Libra Sun is
quincunx Neptune on Wednesday. Be on
your guard when interacting with others.
Family matters could interfere with your
work schedule on Friday. Finding the right
balance between home and career will be
a struggle. An admirer may try to impress
you on Saturday. This person values your
good opinion!
B TAURUS April 20 - May 20
You may experience mental confusion
when the Moon in Taurus is quincunx
Mercury on Monday. Separating fact from
fiction won’t be easy. A health matter may
spring up on Wednesday. It might be wise
to schedule a regular medical checkup.
You’ll be in a very upbeat mood on
Thursday. Get ready to smile at everyone
you meet! A family member may ask for
your advice on Saturday. Say so if you
don’t feel competent to counsel your
loved one.
H SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21
C GEMINI May 21 - June 20
I SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21
You will be at the top of your game on
Tuesday. Get ready to defeat any and all
competitors! Your creative juices will flow
on Wednesday. It’s a great time to dance,
draw, make music or write. A financial
enterprise could lose money on Friday.
Think about pulling your capital out of
the endeavor. Don’t reveal your secrets
to anyone when Mercury enters your
zone of hidden matters on Sunday. Your
private information could become public
knowledge this weekend.
You’ll shine with a special glow when
the Moon enters your sector of self on
Tuesday. It’s a great time to mix and
mingle. Harmony will flow on the job
on Thursday. A co-worker might invite
you out to lunch! A friend may ask for
a large monetary loan on Friday. Check
that you have the funds necessary before
agreeing to it. Put your brain to good use
on Sunday. Think up ways to bring joy
into your life.
CANCER June 21 - July 22
You could face a setback on Monday.
A certain situation won’t work out as
planned. It’s time to start over! Your
intuition will be spot on target on
Tuesday. Follow your sixth sense in all
life circumstances. A loved one may try
to control your actions when the Moon in
Cancer opposes Pluto on Friday. Explain
that you have the right to live your own life.
Avoid gambling on Sunday. It’s possible
that you could lose big time.
E LEO July 23 - August 22
Demonstrate your leadership skills while
at work on Monday. A higher-up will
take notice! You’ll waver between two
options on Wednesday. Wait until you’re
sure of what you really want before
making a decision. A lover could be in a
quarrelsome mood when Venus squares
Mars in Leo on Saturday. Give this person
plenty of personal space. Unfinished
business might need to be dealt with on
Sunday. Take steps to bring the matter to
final closure.
F VIRGO August 23 - Sept. 22
A new acquaintance will enter your life
on Monday. This person will expand
your mental horizons. It’s possible that
you’ll travel to a foreign country together.
Play by the rules on Tuesday. If you run
a red light, you will get caught! Be true
to your beliefs on Thursday. It isn’t wise
to blindly follow the opinions of others.
New vibrations will surround you when
your ruler Mercury enters Scorpio on
Sunday. Your heart will lead your head
this weekend.
Surround yourself with nature on Monday.
Putting plants in your living space will
restore your spirits. Check your insurance
policies on Tuesday. You could be paying
for unnecessary services. Love will be
lovely when Venus in Scorpio trines
Jupiter on Thursday. If you’re single, you
could meet a soul mate. Say what you
mean and mean what you say on Saturday.
If you don’t clearly state your intentions,
you’ll be misunderstood. A lost object will
finally be found on Sunday.
J CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19
A colleague may renege on a promise
on Monday. Don’t hold a grudge. Just
remember that this person doesn’t
keep his or her word. Unexpected good
fortune will come your way on Thursday.
Say thank you to the cosmos. You will
have a date with destiny when the Moon
trines your ruler Saturn on Friday. A fated
experience could change the course of
your life. Get moving on Saturday. Lots
of activities will keep your mind and body
occupied this weekend.
K AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
Be your own best friend on Monday.
You’re good to others, so now show
the same kindness to yourself. Think
before you speak on Tuesday. You may
inadvertently offend a loved one if you’re
too blunt. Reach for the stars when the
Moon sextiles your ruler Uranus on
Wednesday. You have oodles of untapped
potential. Organize your house from top
to bottom on Saturday. It’s time to put the
sock drawer in order.
. PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20
Your agenda could be upended on
Monday. Try to go with the flow as much
as possible. Sparks may fly with a lover
on Tuesday. Have a fire extinguisher
handy! Good news will reach your ears
when the Moon trines Neptune in Pisces
on Thursday. Call a friend and celebrate.
You’ll learn a life lesson on Friday.
This experience will help you grow
as a person. Have a good time on
Sunday. Forget your cares and worries
this weekend.
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POP UP! CONCERTS CONTINUE
IN GLENDALE
Tonight is the final Glendale Arts POP
UP! concert, a free outdoor concert in
downtown Glendale. It takes place in
the Glendale City Center Plaza (101 N.
Brand Blvd.) from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on
Sept. 26.
More information on Pop Up! Is at
www.glendalearts.org or facebook.
com/GlendaleArtsCA.
Beginning on Oct. 6, POP UP! concerts
will move to the Glendale Galleria. This
month-long music concert series takes
place every Sunday in October from 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Macy’s Court, lower
level at the shopping center.
Throughout the series, artists will
perform a variety of music ranging
from rock, smooth and classic jazz and
techno music.
On Sunday, Oct. 6 Sean Wiggins &
Lone Goat will provide rock, blues and
country music.
HEALTH SCREENING, INFO AND
FINANCIAL TIPS
Free health screenings, heart-health
information and financial planning
tips will be available at the San Gabriel
Health and Wellness Expo on Sept. 28.
The American Heart Association
and Union Bank will host this Health
and Wellness Expo at Union Bank’s San
Gabriel Branch on Saturday, Sept. 28
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will
receive complimentary blood pressure,
glucose and cholesterol screenings,
have the opportunity to consult oneon-one with a cardiologist or registered
nurse and learn about cardiovascular
disease and the seven simple steps to
a longer, healthier life. Participants will
also walk away with tips on financial
planning, including budgeting and
saving.
Union Bank San Gabriel Branch is
located at 401 E. Valley Blvd. in San
Gabriel.
ARMENIAN EXPERTS HOSTING
SPEED NETWORKING EVENT
Armenian Experts, a newly formed
networking group, will host its second
speed networking event on Sept. 26
at 7 p.m. at Elegante Banquet Hall on
10519 Victory Blvd. in North Hollywood.
The event will be a chance to meet
and connect with local experts, who
are eager to expand their personal and
professional networks. In addition to
speed networking, the evening will also
include fun games and unstructured
time for socializing.
Membership is free. For more
information, visit Armenian Experts’
Facebook page or LinkedIn group.
Admission is $15, which includes
refreshments and appetizers. Alcohol
will be available at the bar. Tickets
available on armenianexperts.
eventbrite.com.
REPUBLICAN CLUB TO HOST
SONJA EDDINGS BROWN
The Republican Club of the Foothills
is hosting a dinner at the La Cañada
Thursday Club on Thursday, Sept. 26
featuring guest speaker Sonja Eddings
Brown and former White House aide
Kathy Rust.
Brown will give Foothill Republicans
a peek into the backroom of the Obama
2012 campaign, and the landmark shift
in technology and strategy that will
change U.S. elections forever. Brown
is a former newswoman with ABC, a
Los Angeles media strategist, and the
president of “The Kitchen Cabinet,”
the largest coalition of economically
conservative women in the country.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; dinner is at
7 p.m. Tickets are $20/person, pre-paid;
$25/person at the door.
BOTTLES OF WINE
REQUESTED
A fundraiser benefitting the
Pasadena Ronald McDonald House
is being held on Nov. 2. Donations
of bottles of wine (minimum value
of $30) are being requested for the
Annual Shine Gala.
To make a donation or to
arrange a pick up of a donation,
contact Phyllis Harb at (818) 7907325.
SQUARE DANCE CLUB NEW
SEASON
The Sets in Step Square Dance
Club is sponsoring a new beginners’
class for beginners or those who
want to refresh their dancing. It is
from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the
Community Center of La Cañada
Flintridge. The first class is free.
John Hyde is caller. Refreshments
are provided. The cost is $6 each
week.
This is a fun way to get some
exercise and make some new
friends. All are welcome – singles
and couples. The address is 4469
Chevy Chase, La Cañada. For more
information, call Betty at (818) 7906175 or Vance at (818) 248-6546.
RSVP: Joanie at (818) 790-0014 or
Mary at (818) 952-7040.
The La Cañada Thursday Club, 4440
Woodleigh Lane, La Cañada
SONS OF NORWAY
The Sons of Norway Edvard Grieg
Lodge is hosting a Scandinavian
cultural evening at Lutheran Church
of the Foothills on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Social is at 6 p.m., potluck dinner at 6:30
p.m. with program to follow. This is a
free event. Questions can be directed
to P. Hamilton at (818) 247-9042.
Lutheran Church of the Foothills,
1700 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada.
GUESS WHO’S BACK?
For nearly 20 years, Glendale
Healthy Kids has connected children to
healthcare and provided preventative
healthcare education classes in the
schools. Children without insurance,
and those that are underinsured have
been helped by Glendale Healthy
Kids and more than 250 volunteer
healthcare professionals.
On Sept. 28 and Sept. 29, supporters
can attend a special dinner. The cost
is $100 and covers everything –
food, drink, entertainment and fun.
Please visit the GHK website www.
glendalehealthykids.org for further
information or call (818) 548-7931.
SCIESZKA TO SPEAK AT OUAT
Children’s author Jon Scieszka,
named by the Library of Congress as
the nation’s first ambassador for young
people’s literature, wants kids to read.
His books hook “reluctant readers” with
silliness, factoids, historical elements,
gross stuff and humorous drawings
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he places in each of his dozens of
books: “Stinky Cheese Man,” “The True
Story Of The 3 Little Pigs,” “Robotzot,”
“Melvin Might,” the Trucktown series,
“Time Warp Trio” series. Scieszka
will present the final book in the
Spaceheadz series about an out of
control hamster bent on conquering
the world when he visits Once Upon
A Time bookstore on Monday, Sept.
30 at 7 p.m.
There will be a mystery raffle for
those who come hear him speak!
Once Upon A Time is located at 2207
Honolulu Ave. in Montrose.
NOON CONCERTS OPEN TO
PUBLIC
Glendale Noon Concerts is a free
admission concert series taking place
every first and third Wednesday from
12:10-12:40 p.m. in the restored chapel
and sanctuary of the First Baptist
Church of Glendale (downtown at
Louise & Wilson, no religious affiliation).
The next concert is on Oct. 2 and
features Kewa Ensemble performing
Benjamin Britten’s “String Quartet
No.2.”
First Baptist Church of Glendale, 209
N. Louise St. (at Wilson) in Glendale.
NEWS FROM JCK Jewel City Knitters will hold its
monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct.
2 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Scholl Canyon
Estates, 1551 E. Chevy Chase Drive,
Glendale. Membership is free. Knitters,
crocheters, and those who wish to learn
are welcome. For more information,
visit www.jewelcityknitters.com or
email [email protected]. Jewel City Knitters will hold its
monthly JCK Charity Knit & Crochet
on Saturday, Oct.12 from 2 p.m. to
5 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Library,
3301 E. Chevy Chase Drive, Glendale;
call (818) 548-2046 for info. Enjoy a
relaxed afternoon of knit, crochet, and
conversation.
For more information, visit www.
jewelcityknitters.com or email sandra.
[email protected].
SIERRA CLUB PRESENTS FIRE
SAFETY PROGRAM
The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club
presents Ranger Richard Anderson’s
program on fire safety at the La
Crescenta Public Library at 7:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, Oct. 8. Enter on La Crescenta
Avenue for the meeting room and
parking.
Ranger Anderson is a member of
the Angeles National Forest Service.
He will give a talk on fire safety, and
include the clearing of brush and
debris around buildings and homes
to insure maximum protections for
the community and neighborhoods.
Program begins following news
of conservation and outings.
Refreshments will be served. This is a
free program and everyone is invited.
Contact program chair Wayne Fisher at
(818) 353-4181 for further information.
Los Angeles County Public Library,
2809 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta
UTOPIA FOUND AT LITTLE
LANDERS
Little Landers Historical Society
announces the next in its series
of monthly programs. October’s
program, Utopia, takes place on Oct.
12 and is a fascinating journey into the
Utopian Society movement of the early
1900s including its own Los Terrenitos
– The Little Lands Colony. The speaker
for this program is Paul Greenstein, a
local historian, preservationist and coauthor of “Bread and Hyacinths-The
Rise and Fall of Utopian Los Angeles.”
Join us for a look at the political
and social environments that gave
rise to the Southern California utopian
colonies and the movement that
provided the original motivation for
the creation of Bolton Hall.
This program takes place at 1 p.m. is
free and open to the public. Everyone
is welcome. Parking is available a few
doors uphill at the Elks Lodge.
Additional information is available
from Little Landers Historical
Society, (818) 352-3420, www.
littlelandershistoricalsociety.org or
email [email protected].
Bolton Hall Museum, 10110
Commerce Ave., Tujunga
AAUW GLENDALE BRANCH
OCTOBER MEETING
The October meeting of the AAUW
Glendale Branch is titled, “Women in
Science – the Future” and features
guest speaker Laura Faye Tenenbaum,
member of the Earth Science
Communications Team at JPL.
The meeting is from 9 a.m. to 11
a.m. on Saturday, Oct.12 at Oakmont
Country Club. The cost is $25 per
person; make check payable to AAUW
Glendale. Reserve by Oct. 9 by calling
Susie Robinson at (818) 951-6104, or
(818) 317-5602.
Oakmont Country Club, 3100
Country Club Drive in Glendale.
K-9s IN THE PARK
The Glendale Police Foundation
is hosting its fifth annual K-9s in the
Park on Oct. 12 at Verdugo Park. This
free, family‐oriented and dog-friendly
event will run from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Last year over 5,000 people enjoyed
the unique and highly popular event.
This is the primary fundraiser for the
Glendale Police K‐9 Unit.
Attendees can see live police K‐9
demonstrations and dog obedience
displays, enter their dog in a costume
contest or have their dog’s running
speed clocked with a radar gun. There
will be face painting, a climbing wall,
bounce houses, and a balloon artist for
the kids. The Office of the Glendale City
Clerk and Vet Care will provide low‐cost
vaccinations as well as microchips for
cats and dogs. The Pasadena
Humane Society will offer pet
adoptions as well.
Over 25 vendors and dog-related
organizations will display their wares.
Finally, the Kiwanis Grill Team will sell
picnic fare from their food truck.
The event is hosted by the Glendale
Police Foundation, the Glendale Police
Dept. and the City of Glendale,
Community Services and Parks.
For more information, visit www.
glendalepolicefoundation.org or, visit
the official website of the Glendale K‐9
Unit at http://www.glendalek9.com.
Verdugo Park is located at 1621
Cañada Blvd. in Glendale.
FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT
BRAND LIBRARY
The Associates of Brand Library &
Art Center is hosting a fundraising
event on Saturday, Oct. 12. Glendale
Collects is from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and
is the first of many gatherings planned
in private homes of Glendale’s
passionate collectors of original
works by artists and artisans. The
event will feature an evening of wine,
hors d’oeuvres, live music, art viewing
and a silent art auction. Tickets for this
event are $100 per person or $65 for
members of the Associates of Brand
Library & Art Center. Individuals may
become members of the organization
at associatesofbrand.org/join.php.
Proceeds from ticket sales will be
used to restore and frame six original
ceiling painting fragments recovered
at the Brand Mansion (originally Leslie
Brand’s home, now the library) during
its renovation.
The venue for the fundraiser is
a designated Glendale landmark
home and the hosts are passionate art
collectors and supporters of the Brand
Library. The identity and location of
the home is being withheld until ticket
purchase. Ticket holders will receive
detailed information and directions.
Tickets for the event are available
online via the Associates of Brand
Library & Art Center website at The
Americana At Brand concierge desk
and at Glendale Community College’s
Main Stage Theatre Box Office. Tickets
may also be purchased by mail to
The Associates of Brand Library, 1601
W. Mountain St. Glendale 91201 (by
check payable to “Brand Associates”).
Questions may be addressed to
[email protected] or by
calling (818) 937-7888.
The Glendale/La Crescenta Stamp
Club will be holding an open house
on Tuesday, Oct. 15 beginning at 7
p.m. at the La Crescenta Library. Club
president and member of the American
Philatelic Society Don Schilling will be
presenting a program titled, “Learn
More About Stamp Collecting – Your
Passport to the World.” There will
refreshments and free postage stamps
for children and adults who would like
learn more about one of America’s
favorite hobbies.
For more information contact, Don
Schilling at (818) 903-4451.
La Crescenta Library is located at
2809 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta.
7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is
free and open to the public. This festive
event features local vendors, unique
hand-made gifts, live music, a bake
sale, and of course the chili bowl sale.
Artists are sought to sell their work at
this very famous and very large event!
Those interested in being a vendor
this year can submit an application,
found at www.mcgroartyartscenter.
org, or call (818) 352-5285 for more
information.
The holiday boutique vendor
application is due by Tuesday, Oct.
15 at 6.p.m. This is not a postmark
deadline.
For further information contact
Monica Hicks-Jenkins, director of
Development & Marketing by email
at [email protected].
WDR HOSTING MIXER
Women’s Divorce Resource (WDR)
is an outreach for single women going
through divorce or those widowed.
On Oct. 16, WDR is hosting its second
mixer. “Sip n Shake” will be held on Oct.
16 at 6 p.m. at Los Gringos Locos, 631
CALL FOR ARTISANS, ARTISTS Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada. There is no
FOR ANNUAL HOLIDAY
cost to attend.
BOUTIQUE
For more information, email info@
Every year McGroarty Arts Center WomensDivorceResource.com or call
in Tujunga hosts its annual holiday (818) 396-6590.
boutique, this year on Saturday, Dec.
Oktoberfest
is Saturday
October 5, 2013
Visit the CV Weekly staff at our Wine Booth
in front of Citibank!
Visit www.cvweekly.com for more info
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RELIGION
NOTES & NODS
CSL Calendar
On Sunday, Sept. 29 at 12:30 p.m.,
the Center for Spiritual Living – La
Crescenta will host Freddie Weber who
will present, “Be Here Now.” Freddie’s
one-woman show is based on Eckhart
Tolle’s, “A New Earth.”
The cost is $20 pre-registered and
$25 at the door. Freddie will also be the
guest speaker and musician for the 11
a.m. celebration service.
The Center is located at 4845 Dunsmore Ave. La Crescenta.
Tuesday Table Talk
On Tuesday, Oct. 1 Bethel Church
in Sun Valley will screen the film “The
Life of Pi.” The movie follows the adventure of a zookeeper’s son who finds
himself stranded on a lifeboat with a
450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Pi tries to understand God
through religion – Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam. The video will be preceded by a potluck supper. The potluck
starts at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation
starts at 7:15 p.m., followed by dessert
and discussion at about 9:15 p.m. Free.
Bethel Church, 10725 Penrose St.,
Sun Valley
CVUMC Hosting Empty Bowls
The sixth annual Empty Bowls takes
place at Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church on Saturday, Oct. 5. It is a
fundraiser that has raised over $30,000
in the past five years that has been given to hunger organizations. The bowlmaking workshops and the event itself
have provided many community-building opportunities over the years. Organizers hope that Oktoberfest guests will
make their way to the church to buy a
bowl then have it filled by one of several restaurants that will be onsite to
provide soup or chili.
Crescenta Valley United Methodist
Church is located at 2700 Montrose
Ave. in La Crescenta.
“Open Mic Night” at Our Lady of
Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Church in Tujunga is hosting its first
“Open Mic Night” on Saturday, Oct.
5.
Singer/songwriters, small musical
groups, poets and comedic acts are invited to sign up for a time slot by emailing Tracy Fajota at tlgajota14@gmail.
com. Performers are free and guests
are $5, which includes refreshments.
Sound system, electric piano and drum
kit will be provided.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event is
from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Parish Hall
at 10275 Tujunga Canyon, Tujunga.
Bible Studies at Montrose Church
A variety of Bible studies and times
are available at Montrose Church. A
women’s and men’s Bible basics class
and study of the Book of James are just
some of the studies taking place.
Anyone interested in attending one
of the studies can go online to register
(http://montrosechurch.org/biblestudy).
Pre-registration helps with planning for
childcare and group assignments.
Montrose Church is located at 2409
Florencita Drive in Montrose.
Women’s Day Class
Community Bible Study, Glendale
invites the public to join its Women’s
Day Class that is studying the book of
Romans, the apostle Paul’s fullest statement of the Gospel. The study meets
from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at Glendale Presbyterian Church, 125 S. Louise St., Glendale.
For more information, visit the website www.communitybiblestudy.org or
call Leslie at (818) 355-2805.
RELIGION SERVICE DIRECTORY
Light on the Corner Church
Directory contact
Lisa Mitchell at
(818) 248-2740
Center for Spiritual
Living - La Crescenta
Celebration Service Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Ongoing spiritual
growth 7:00
classes
Wednesday
Night Service
p.m.
and counseling available
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St. Luke’s
of-the-Mountains
Episcopal Church
Sundays
Gathering 9:30AM
Worship 10:00AM
Domingo Misa en Español a las 12:00PM
Sunday School and Child Care
All are Welcome
2563 Foothill Blvd, La Crescenta
818-248-3639
http://stlukeslacrescenta.org/
www.facebook.com:
St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church
church and the world in new
and unique ways. His heart and
compassion for people is evident
in his messages, and he helps
to show the value in others as
Religion
Sunday services 10:45 a.m.
www.lightonthecorner.org
4845 Dunsmore Ave.
La Crescenta, CA
91214
(818) 249-1045
T
he public is invited
to hear Troy Murphy,
the chaplain of the
Green Bay Packers, at a La
Cañada Presbyterian Church
presentation of its Growing
Families ministry. This event
takes place on Saturday, Sept.
28 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall of the church.
Murphy
will
weave
storytelling with his experiences
as a chaplain, pastor and parent
to explain what is needed to
raise
successful
children.
Success: How do you define it?
How do you achieve it? What
is it not? Attendees will find
out how to shape their family’s
priorities and schedule in a way
that fosters and inspires the
spiritual growth of both children
and family. Murphy will bring
his Super Bowl ring for all to
check out!
Murphy serves as lead pastor
of the Green Bay Community
Church, chaplain to the Green
Bay Packers and the Brown
County Sheriffs’ Dept. He
has been in a role as youth
pastor or lead pastor for over
30 years. Known to many as
a pastor, but still others as
a creative consulting business
entrepreneur, church planter,
chaplain of the Green Bay
Packers, motivational speaker
or former U.S. Marine, Murphy
and his natural speaking ability
allows him to relate to the
To be in this
Pastor Jon Karn
1911 Waltonia Drive
Montrose
(818) 249-4806
“Where it is our dream to help you build
and manifest your dreams!”
Growing Families Presents
Green Bay Packers
Chaplain Troy Murphy
9:00am
11:00am
CV Weekly is on line:
www.crescentavalleyweekly.com
ST. BEDE the VENERABLE
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
(Missouri Synod)
Rev. Msgr. Antonio Cacciapuoti, Pastor
Rev. Kevin Kester, Associate Pastor
Rev. Tony Marti, OFM, Cap.
Rev. Mr. Augie Won, Deacon
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Mass Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8:10 a.m.;
Saturday: 8:00 a.m.,
and Vigil Mass at 5:30 p.m.;
Sunday, 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m.,
11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
Services in the Chapel
Lectio Divina; Monday: 5:30 p.m.
Evening Prayer and Vespers:
Tuesday-Friday 5:30 p.m.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
Wednesdays 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Rosary: 8:30 a.m.
Weekdays at the close of Vespers
215 Foothill Boulevard
La Canada Flintridge, California 91011
(818) 949-4300 • www.bede.org
(Missouri Synod)
COME JOIN OUR CHURCH FAMILY
2723 Orange Avenue,
La Crescenta, CA 91214
818-248-3738
www.glcmslc.org
Adult Bible Study: Sundays 9AM
Worship & Children’s Sunday School: 10AM
Koinonia (Singing & Bible study):
Wednesdays 7PM
Lutheran Church
in the Foothills
1700 Foothill Blvd.
La Cañada Flintridge
SUNDAYS AT LCIF
Worship and Communion 8AM & 10AM
Children’s Church 10AM
Sunday School for Youth and Adults 9AM
PASTOR BRUCE JOHNSON
www.lcifoothills.org /818-790-1951
God does. Simply put, his love
for Jesus makes others want to
love Him.
Growing Families is a
monthly seminar-type class at
the La Cañada Presbyterian
Church for parents and
grandparents led by a variety
of people; some are experts in
the field of child development,
psychology, and education while
others are parents who offer
to others what has worked for
their families.
La Cañada Presbyterian
Church is located at 626 Foothill
Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge.
September 26, 2013
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BUSINESS
» M o n t r o se
»
Mary
Dawson
S h o p p i n g Par k Ne w s
Happy
Anniversary,
CV Weekly!
Shop, Dine, and fall in love with Montrose!
Around the time this paper
celebrates its anniversary, I like
to pause and reflect on times gone
by. Four years ago, I met Robin
Goldsworthy and Mary O’Keefe
for the first time. I can still see
them coming into Mountain Rose
Gifts and excitedly handing us
their brand new paper – Station
Fire, recession and all. It was the
beginning of what has developed
into a nice relationship with the
Montrose Shopping Park. In
many ways the paper and the
shopping park represent a way
of life that is being challenged
by today’s fast paced, Internetdriven world. This is all the more
reason to cherish the shop owners
who follow their heart and to
relish the feel of a Thursday
paper in your hands.
It’s hard to believe it has
been four years since I started
writing this column. It was all
born out of a desire to use words
and photos to share the hidden
treasures found in our one-of-akind shops, salons and cafes. I
also enjoy introducing you to our
storeowners and what makes
each of them special. My goal is to
eventually write about all of the
more than 150 businesses in the
MSP. Have you seen the Montrose
Shopping Park Facebook page?
It’s filled with pics that enhance
the stories found here. Folks
from all over the country can get
a taste of Montrose. So often we
get comments of joy from those
living far away, when they see
Montrose, their special little
town, in pictures.
It seems as fast as we learn
one social media a new and
improved one pops up. This
year has brought Instagram to
the MSP. It’s for those who like
quick pics rather than a bunch
of words. Speaking of words, do
you know that the CV Weekly
has a fabulous website? Yes,
everything is archived online at
www.crescentavalleyweekly.com.
If you want to look back at this
column, all you do is click on the
“Business” section and just keep
scrolling back. All of the articles
are right there for you.
This year it was a privilege to
write about Montrose Bakery
& Café, Walk This Way Shoes,
Montrose Jewelers, Needle In a
Haystack, Giuseppe’s, Joselito’s,
Gelsinger’s Amber Road, Casa
Cordoba and Mayhall’s Sewing
Center. Now the big question is:
have you experienced these one
of a kind businesses for yourself?
A great deal of time is spent
publicizing our many family
friendly events. We want people
to always have a reason to come
to Montrose. This is the best
time of year with Oktoberfest,
Spooktakular, White Friday,
Small Business Saturday, and
Old Towne Christmas coming
up. But wait! There’s more!
Our marketing committee has
all kinds of plans in the works.
Watch for Boo-Tique Saturday
on Oct. 19. The reasons to shop &
dine in Montrose just don’t end!
So, thank you faithful readers
who follow this column. It is
always so encouraging to hear
your comments. I always get a
kick out of the people who tell me
they go to the back of the paper
first. Cheers to another year!
Mary Dawson promotes the
Montrose Shopping Park. She
and her family own Mountain
Rose Gifts and Revelation Tops.
» News from the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce
All Can Benefit from 5K
It’s time for our annual
Running the Foothills 5K
event! We invite all to join us
this Saturday, Sept. 28 at Two
Strike Park in La Crescenta.
Runners, joggers, walkers,
families, friends, and pets: this
event is for all to enjoy!
Come rain or shine we will be
at the park at 7 a.m. for prepaid
check-in and to enter those last
minute participants. If you
have not yet entered and want
to get ahead of the race, you
can still register online atwww.
crescentavalleychamber.org/5k
or visit our chamber office
at 3131 Foothill Blvd. in La
Crescenta. The fee is $20 for
pre-entry and $25 on Saturday.
Each person will receive a race
T-shirt with each paid entry fee.
There will also be a free Kids
Fun Run for all our special little
participants. If your little one
would like a T-shirt, it can be
purchased for just $10.
We will be honoring first,
second and third place male and
female winners in each of our
seven age groups. In addition,
this year we have broken down
our age span for each category
in order to honor more winners.
So all of you competitive spirits
come out and show us what you
got! Those who are just looking
for some fun in the sun – please
join us as it’s going to be a
wonderful time.
Also, I want to remind
everyone that we will be
donating $5 of each entry
to a local school or youth
organization of the paying
participants choice. If you are
looking to raise some extra
money for your child’s school,
or maybe your little one’s youth
sports team, this will be a great
opportunity to bring in the
funds. I know there are some
principals out there who have
challenged other schools to see
who can raise the most, so be
sure to check in with your school
office and find out how you can
help win the challenge. I am
telling you it’s as easy as can be,
so sign up for the 5K and just
tell us where to send the check!
We look forward to seeing you
at the race; happy running!
a.m. located at 3427 Ocean
View Blvd. in Montrose. Join
us in celebrating the opening of
Boulevard 34 – our new, family
owned gift shop.
Monthly mixer on Wednesday,
Oct. 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
It will be hosted by Bonner’s
Equipment Rentals located at
6935 Foothill Blvd. in Tujunga.
Our annual scholarship golf
tournament will be held on
Saturday, Oct. 19 at Verdugo
Hills Golf Course, 6433 La Tuna
Canyon Road in Tujunga.
For
more
details
on
these and other upcoming
events, please contact the
chamber office at (818) 2484957 or visit our website
crescentavalleychamber.org
to
see
the
calendar
of
events.
Ribbon cutting at Boulevard
34 on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 11
Michele Sierra is the executive
director of the Crescenta Valley
Chamber of Commerce.
Coming up!
» MICHELE
SIERRA
Harmony Health MD Welcomed
to the Neighborhood
Amidst the uncertainty of
looming healthcare changes,
shortage of primary care
physicians and decreasing
reimbursement rates, one local
physician is not holding back.
Dr. Emil Avanes has opened the
doors for his private medical
practice, Harmony Health MD.
Harmony Health MD, a new
medical practice for internal
medicine,
celebrated
the
launch of its spacious offices
in the Montrose shopping
area with a grand opening
earlier this month. Over 400
people attended including City
Councilman Zareh Sinanyan,
City Manager Scott Ochoa, City
Clerk Ardashes Kassakhian,
Los
Angeles
County
Medical Association CEO
Rocky Delgadillo, Anthony
Portantino,
representatives
from Congressman Adam
Schiff ’s office as well as
Supervisor Mike Antonovich’s
office.
“We’re excited to be a part
of this wonderful community,”
said Dr. Emil Avanes, who has
practiced internal medicine
for the last five years, most
recently at Verdugo Hills
Medical Associates, an urgent
care facility in Glendale.
Dr. Avanes earned a degree
in biology at Duke University
before graduating from the
Chicago Medical School. He
completed his training at
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
and currently is a Los Angeles
County Medical Association
district
board
member,
utilization review committee
member at Glendale Adventist
Medical Center, and Glendale
Community College Health
Information Technology (HIT)
advisory board member. Dr.
Avanes is also active in the
community and serves on
the board of the Armenian
American
Chamber
of
Commerce in Glendale and
is a member of the Crescenta
Valley, La Cañada Flintridge
and Montrose-Verdugo City
chambers of commerce. He has
been active in the Burbank
YMCA since childhood, first
as a youth athlete and later
as a coach. More recently he
has been a guest speaker,
addressing the fight against
obesity.
“We welcome new patients
and accept most health plans,”
said Dr. Avanes, who is fluent
not only in English, but also in
Armenian and Spanish.
Harmony Health MD is
located at 3600 N. Verdugo Rd.,
Suite 202 in Glendale. Contact
the office at (818) 369-7470
or visit the website at www.
harmonyhealthmd.com.
www.cvweekly.com
Bonners Party
Rentals
BUSINESS
Local Businesses, Potential
Customers Gather at Expo
Serving the Foothill Community Since 1939
Chairs • Tables • Linens
Tents • String Lights • Heaters
Concession Machines
Bonners Equipment
Rentals
6935 Foothill Blvd, Tujunga
(818) 951-9117
www.bonnersrentals.com
Photos by Dan HOLM
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CRESCENTA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
REVISED URBAN
WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
Notice is hereby given, that the District’s
revised Urban Water Management Plan
is available for public review.
The Urban Water Management Planning Act requires
that urban water suppliers, such as CVWD, prepare
a management plan of its current and future water
resources so as to continue to provide its customers
with an adequate and reliable water supply.
The District is inviting public review and comment
on the revised 2010 Urban Water Management Plan
(UWMP). The public can submit written comments
through 4:30 p.m. on October 8th, to CVWD, 2700
Foothill Blvd, La Crescenta, CA 91214 or by email to
[email protected].
A public hearing on the revised
2010 UWMP will be held
October 8th, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at the
District’s main office located at
2700 Foothill Blvd
La Crescenta, CA 91214
All public comments will be reviewed before the
Board of Directors considers the revised 2010 UWMP
for adoption at its October 8th, 2013 meeting.
Copies of the draft revised 2010 UWMP are available for
review on the District’s website at www.cvwd.com, or at
the District’s main office. Customers may also request an
electronic copy by email to [email protected].
The
Crescenta
Valley,
Montrose-Verdugo City and La
Cañada chambers of commerce
held their annual Foothills
Community Business Expo
on Sept. 18, an event that
highlighted local businesses that
serve the community.
This was the 12th year of the
business expo. As in the past, it
was held in the community rooms
of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Though
spacious, additional room was
needed to accommodate the 67
participating businesses vying
for the attention of the 500-plus
guests attending.
“The expo sold out of booth
space,” said Leonard Ghazarian,
president of the Crescenta
Valley Chamber of Commerce.
“It’s clear that vendors find this
event very attractive. It was a
huge success.”
Participants had the chance
to learn of the many area
businesses that ranged from
restaurants and catering to
insurance and service clubs.
To encourage them to take full
advantage of what the expo
had to offer, guests were given
a “passport” that they took to
every booth to have signed off.
The completed passport was
brought back to the chamber
table and an opportunity ticket
was issued for a variety of
prizes. Prizes were donated by
vendors and other supporters of
the event.
There
was
also
live
entertainment on site provided
by Mike Perry. And no one left
hungry – several food providers
enticed guests with samples of
their favorite recipes.
“Most people mentioned how
good the food was,” Ghazarian
said.
Ghazarian also praised the
volunteers who made the event
possible.
“All three chambers did
an amazing job putting this
together,” he said. “I have been
part of the expo for eight years
now and it keeps getting better.”
September 26, 2013
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3448 Foothill Blvd. Glendale, Ca. 91214
818 900-4049
Open Mon-Fri 10am-9pm
Sat-Sun 10am-7pm
Electronics and Accessories
iphone & computer repair
Mention this ad for
10% OFF
Offer expires 9/28/13
• Party Rentals •
• PET Services •
Bonners Party &
Equipment Rentals
VERDUGO
PET
CABIN
Serving the Foothill Community Since 1939
Chairs • Tables • Linens
Tents • String Lights • Heaters
Concession Machines
6935 Foothill Blvd, Tujunga
(818) 951-9117
www.bonnersrentals.com
R.POWER SERVICES
LICENSED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
Free Estimate on All Electrical Work
• Remodeling / Landscaping / CONSTRUCTION •
General Contractors Incorporated
2834 N. Verdugo Road
818.548.9840
KITCHEN & BATH SPECIALISTS
(First Time Customers Only)
(818) 790-8219
Bring 1 Dog, Get 1 Dog
Groomed at 1/2 Price!
Tues-Sat 8:30-6
Supplies/Boutique/
Doggie Day Care
Teeth Cleaning
(anesthesia-free)
AFFORDABLE
ROOFING
ROOFING &
& RAIN
RAIN GUTTERS
GUTTERS
Repair or New • Tile & Slate • Shingle & Flat
Hot Tar • Maintenance • Coatings
www.AffordableRoofingService.com
1105 Foothill Blvd.
La Cañada, 91011
★
Tim Mitchell’s
Plumbing Service
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE & REPAIR
★ BATH REMODELING ★
Serving The Crescenta Valley Since 1985
Office (818) 812-5987
(310) 307-3594 (323) 405-3526
www.Rpowerservices.com
Jose Gonzalez
626.216.9374 / Lic #947589
Licensed & Bonded Over 20 years experience
(818) 249-6470
Contractors License #469492
Bonded • Insured
Your project from
Concept to Finish
Loc a l
Fa m ily Ow ne d
Phone: 818.957.2494
Contractors State
License Number 879142
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OPEN SUNDAY 1-4
NEW LA CRESCENTA LISTING
3022 PARAISO
Three bedrooms, one
and a half baths. Fireplace
in living room, some hardwood
floors, dining area plus eat in kitchen.
Double detached garage plus bonus
room in backyard. Great location
and schools. Trust sale. Needs
some TLC. Great floor plan.
Loaded with charm!
Offered at $539,000
Andersen’s Pet Shop
&
LOVE THAT DOG
HOLLYWOOD!
Pet Adoption every
Sunday from 9am-2pm
2218 Honolulu Avenue
Montrose, CA 91020
818 632-4128
(818) 249-1724
www.janekane4re.com
Andersen’s Pet Shop parking lot!
Volunteers, Fosters & Donations
of Blankets, Towels, Beds...
Toys are always needed and
greatlly appreciated!
Listen to our weekly radio show
Wednesdays 2pm - 4pm
www.gvbradio.com/lovethatdog
ANE KANE
“Queen of the Foothills”
www.cvweekly.com
A CAPPELLA MUSIC CAMP
featuring the BUZZ
presents MOMENTS IN TIME
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH
at 7PM
7 PM Show • Students $15
Adults $30
Presented by:
Verdugo Hills Showtime Chorus
Featuring: The BUZZ,
International Queens of Harmony
TICKETS:
www.verdugohillschorus.org
[email protected]
818-419-6360
With Performances By:
CHANNELAIRE CHORUS
2012 Chorus Regional
Champions
TICKETS: $30
CACHET
2012 Quartet Regional
Champions
verdugoshowtimechorus.org
[email protected]
Can Grandpa come
out and play?
A move to Elmcroft isn’t throwing in the towel
– it’s getting back in the game. Practically
everybody who lives with us has a more active
life now than they did when they lived alone.
Activities, events, concerts, movies, plays – you
name it – they’re seeing it and doing it.
Call to schedule your
personal visit!
818.248.6737
Senior Living | Memory Care
2640 Honolulu Avenue | Montrose, CA 91020 | elmcroft.com
Lic# 197607164
HARMONYHOLICS
2012 Regional YWIH
Champions
for women… students and adults
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Glendale High School Auditorium
1440 E. Broadway • Glendale, CA 91205
9-12 Learn to sing 4 part harmony
Students $10 Adults $30
You will learn one song and sing
with us on the evening program.
Our teachers are sought after around
the world and especially love to
work with students.
1-4 Audit coaching sessions
of Regional Champion Chorus’s
and Quartets
SIRENS
2013 Quartet Regional
Champions
Glendale High School
1440 E. Broadway
Glendale CA 91205
SINGERS WANTED…LOVE TO SING?
Call today. No experience….No
problem. We will teach you to sing.
Love to Sing…call today
818-419-6360
We will teach you to sing
4-part harmony.

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