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Crescenta Valley
Weekly
TH E F OOTHILLS COMMUNITY NEW S PA P E R
april 9, 2015
Council Nixes
Crosswalk
By Ted AYALA
The flap over a diagonal
crosswalk
along
Honolulu
Avenue and Ocean View
Boulevard
reached
its
culmination Tuesday night.
Glendale City Council voted
unanimously to scrap the
controversial
crosswalk,
though it expressed openness
to reconsidering the issue at a
future date pending the review
of data gathered by city staff.
Though a number of such
crosswalks currently exist in
the city, including in downtown
Glendale, the crosswalk that
cut through the heart of the
Montrose Shopping Park was
the first in the city’s north.
Local
businesses
and
residents were caught off guard
when the crosswalk appeared
in February. City council
admitted that the outreach for
the crosswalk’s arrival was a
failure, despite it having been
mentioned in a newsletter from
the city manager’s office.
“Not exactly a bestseller,”
quipped Councilmember Ara
J. Najarian before vehemently
expressing his opposition to a
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Something Special Coming to CV
Hundreds of athletes
are coming to compete
for a spot in the Special
Olympics World Games.
By Jason KUROSU
I
n preparation for the 2015
Special Olympics Southern
California Summer Games
in Long Beach, approximately 200
athletes will participate in a trivalley track meet on April 18 at
Crescenta Valley High School.
Six delegations, each comprising
around 20-40 team members,
will compete at CVHS from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. The athletes will
be vying for spots at the Long
Beach Games in June, which
will feature competitions in six
sports: aquatics, athletics (track
& field), basketball, bocce, golf and
gymnastics.
Kim Villa, director of Community
Engagement for the Special
Olympics World Games and a local
resident, said that 300 volunteers
have been registered for the event,
many of them Crescenta Valley
High students who will be paired
with athletes as “buddies” for the
day. However, many more people
are invited to sponsor the athletes
on Saturday as there are only
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Special Olympic athletes are gearing up for the 2015 Southern California Summer Games in Long Beach.
40 of the participating athletes
sponsored at this point.
“We are offering people an
opportunity to Sponsor An Athlete
for this event. They will be given
the name of an athlete and the
events they are participating in
so they can be there to cheer for
them,” said Villa.
Villa, who will also be recruiting
fans to come out to this year’s
Special Olympics World Games
in Los Angeles, said that
the experience of seeing the
competition and celebrating the
work of the athletes can have as
large an effect on the bystanders
and volunteers as on the athletes
themselves.
“This is a chance for people
to get out and celebrate these
individuals as athletes when they
don’t always get to be recognized
that way,” said Villa. “It has a huge
impact on their self-esteem and
their desire to compete again. It’s
very transformative.”
In addition to the Southern
California summer games in Long
Beach, the 14th Special Olympics
World Games will be in Los
Angeles this summer, the first
summer games held in the United
States since 1999’s Chapel Hill,
Durham and Raleigh games.
see OLYMPICS on page 6
New Faces on Glendale City Council and School Board
By Jason KUROSU and Mary
O’KEEFE
Photo by Mary O’KEEFE
Citizens from all around the area flocked to polling places to cast their vote in
the Glendale City Council and School Board election.
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Glendale’s 2015 municipal
election results show a number
of incumbents reelected to their
positions across the board, as
Tuesday’s voters kept many of
their representatives in place, as
well as retaining the current atlarge election process.
These are preliminary results:
Paula Devine has retained her
seat on the Glendale City Council,
receiving the most votes among
the 28 precincts, while Vartan
Gharpetian came in second,
replacing Dave Weaver on the
council.
“Everyone said that incumbents
have an edge but I think [if you
think that] it’s the best way to
lose,” Devine said.
Devine did not take anything
for granted. She attended several
events throughout the Glendale
and Crescenta Valley areas,
however she had been doing this
all along.
“I look at every event as a ‘meet
and greet,’” she said.
At these events she was able
to talk to residents about their
issues and what they would like to
see happen in their area, Devine
said. This will be her second term
on the city council. She felt that
those who may not have voted for
her the first time did this time
after seeing her commitment and
work on the council.
Devine knows this new term
will pose some new issues for her
that she hasn’t dealt with as a
member of the council.
“The budget is coming up. That
will be a lot of hours and work.
I have a lot of homework to do,”
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she said.
Another incumbent successful
in retaining her seat was Nayiri
Nahabedian, who will continue
serving on the Glendale Unified
School District board of education.
The second seat on the board,
which will be vacated by departing
board member Sandra Russell,
will be filled by Jennifer Freemon.
“I am both proud and humbled
to be elected as the next school
board member!” said Freemon
soon after the election results
were released. “I look forward to
a productive four years of keeping
our great GUSD schools great!”
Anthony Tartaglia and Vahe
Peroomian will also retain their
seats on the Glendale Community
College board of trustees.
Four ballot measures were also
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April 9, 2015
from the desk of the publisher
The Best Laid Plans…
This was going to be a busy week. Elections
were Tuesday and I had a little more studying
to do before casting my ballot. There was a
Hometown Country Fair meeting scheduled
for this morning (I sit on the chamber of commerce board of directors and am overseeing the
volunteer force). The main focus, though, was
the Relay for Life 24-hour event taking place
this weekend at Clark Magnet High School.
Mary O’Keefe and I are Relay co-chairs this
year and have been working with the many
folks who put on this annual fundraiser for the
American Cancer Society. These include Todd
Black who is handling our electrical needs and
Jean Maluccio and Julie Dowse who are taking
care of feeding the many who have paid their
$100 for the privilege to walk the track, listen
to the entertainment, participate in the luminaria ceremony, dine on the (mainly) donated
fare and take part in all aspects of the 24-hour
relay. Liza Morelli at Bonners Equipment
Rentals has answered all possible questions
regarding our equipment needs and Clyde
Hemphill with the La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses has made available again this
year the really big tent which is the centerpiece
of the field. Sparkletts Water has once again
stepped up to donate water and a dispenser to
keep team members hydrated. Ruth Warner
and Eli Locke are working with the entertainment that will be emceed throughout the day
by Rick Dinger, Mike Perry and Rik Middleton.
But as is attributed to John Lennon, “life is
what happens to you while you’re busy making
other plans” and life broadsided me on Friday.
A family emergency demanded that I immediately leave for New Hampshire where I am
sitting today looking at snow that still sits on
the ground while I pine for sunny California.
No elections for me; Hometown Country Fair
meeting had one empty
seat; Relay will happen
without my sneakers on
the track. Pity party? Per-
2015 Foothills
Relay For Life
haps.
But just because I can’t be there doesn’t
mean you can’t. You can tie one on (a pair of
walking shoes that is) and make your way to
Clark Magnet (4747 New York Ave. in La Crescenta) any time between 9 a.m. on Saturday
and 9 a.m. on Sunday to show your support for
Relay. Though this is a fundraiser, you don’t
have to pay a dime to be a part of an event that
shows solidarity and support for the cancer
community, which is, sadly, rather large.
If you’re still wondering why people participate in Relay for Life, I invite you to read
Mike’s story and Chuck’s story on page 15.
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There will be some new faces on the Glendale City Council dais as well as on the GUSD
school board. These were hard fought contests
and I applaud the sincere efforts put forth by
all the candidates. I bid farewell and say thank
you to Dave Weaver who served the City of
Glendale for so many years. Welcome new
councilmember Vartan Gharpetian and returning councilmember Paula Devine.
Jennifer Freemon will be taking a seat next
to re-elected GUSD board member Nayiri Nahabedian. Thank you to Sandy Russell for stepping in during the interim.
Robin Goldsworthy is the
publisher of the Crescenta
Valley Weekly. She can be
reached at [email protected]
or (818) 248-2740.
Weather in the
Foothills
“I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.”
~Vincent Van Gogh
rain
shower
evaporated
except the rain gauge collected
As I begin this week’s Weather in The Foothills, so
too has the rain begun to fall. With great anticipation I an additional .12 inches for the season. With the now
15th Annual Foothills Relay For Life
watch, hoping the much needed rain will add consider- clear skies and a waning moon, the ideal viewing time
ably to our meager seasonal rain total of 8.58 inches. for the zodiacal light draws near. This “light source”
Come Celebrate, remember,
The storm’s formation was in the Gulf of Alaska and runs along the ecliptic – an imaginary semi-circle
was expected to be cold and capable of leaving two to going across the sky from west to east. On a much
and Fight baCk at
four inches of snow at elevations between 4,500-5,000 grander scale it denotes not only the sun’s annual
feet. With a persistent drought pattern in place, any path, but defines the plane of the solar system where
rain or snow will be accepted, with gratitude, in our all the planets and constellations lie. Grains of dust
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parched valley. No matter the precipitation outcome, or cosmic dust from asteroid collisions and leftover
another happening of a more “celestial nature” will comets combine and form a zodiacal dust cloud along
and
the ecliptic. As light from the sun is reflected off these
occur and promises a potentially amazing show.
- April 11 at 9 am
Name three signs of spring … A kindergartener various objects and particles, zodiacal light is created.
Vincent van Gogh’s quotation is perfect here.
could easily answer. But ask an astronomer and the
term zodiacal light would be mentioned. Every year in Around April 18, in the dark of a new moon phase, look
March and April, close to the vernal equinox, a light- toward the western horizon. Use La Tuna Canyon as
April 11 at 9 pm
ened area appears above the western horizon. This is a guidepost. Just past twilight and above the skyline,
the zodiacal light. The old saying “nothing new under the elusive glow of the zodiacal light may be present.
This event is free and open to the public.
the sun” came to mind as I had never heard of such a Adding dazzle to nature’s already awesome artwork
This is a 24 hour event and there is
thing! The following is the scientific scoop mixed with is the brilliant planet Venus.
entertainment all day long.
Looking ahead … Clear and cooler than average
local detail.
For more information on starting a team, joining
I grew up in a house on Santa Carlotta. Our living temperatures – highs around 70 and lows below 50
our survivor lap or just attending
room’s large picture window looked toward the west. degrees – are expected to dominate. A cut off low is
visit our website:
Besides spectacular sunsets, we had good view of the likely to move into Southern California by the first of
“V” shaped La Tuna Canyon. Interestingly enough, I next week, no precipitation included.
www.relayForlife.org
With hope and a prayer, our umbrellas will get a
noticed at the fall and spring
equinoxes the sun set directly little more exercise before summer arrives.
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Fresh Ideas Found at
Clark Magnet
A
fun new project had judges eating
Subway fresh at Clark Magnet High
School on Monday as part of a class
project that cooked up a lesson in marketing.
Student teams in John Over’s design course were
challenged to create an original Subway sandwich
concept and corresponding in-store advertising
campaign to go with it. Over said the idea behind the
project was to provide real world partnerships that
Glendale students and educators are now forming
between local business and education in artistic
form and practical function.
“The idea started because it’s a design course,”
Over said. “We’re trying to get students to have
real world experiences, not just theoretical, so I was
trying to think how I could do a design project that
would have a real world impact. I’m down at the
Subway place all the time and I thought it would be
fun to design a new sandwich.”
The project had multiple layers. Students
designed the sandwich, then they photographed
the sandwich, and then they had to come up with
an advertising campaign that involved a lot of
Online Property Portal
Tool
The City of Glendale’s Community
Development Department now
offers an Online Property Portal
Tool to assist individuals in finding
important
information
about
Glendale properties. This tool is
a valuable resource for anyone
conducting research about a property.
Someone looking to purchase a new
home, for example, would be able to
gather important clues and insight
into the property’s history before
making a purchase.
To access visit http://csi.glendaleca.
gov/csipropertyportal/. Enter a
property address, APN number, or
permit number in the search field
in the upper right hand corner. If an
exact address is not found, the search
will display the closest matches under
the Address tab. Select the correct
property address. Results will show
the property’s location on a map.
Users can switch from map to satellite
view by clicking on the square at the
lower left hand corner of the map.
Once the property of interest is
found, information such as details
about permits that have been issued to
the property address will be available.
Click on the arrows on the left to
review the information. When looking
for specifics about a permit, click on
the permit number for more details.
FMWD Responds to
Governor’s Mandate
Governor Brown issued an
executive order mandating that cities
and towns across California reduce
water use by 25%. This marks the
first time in California’s history that
mandatory restrictions on water use
have been implemented statewide.
The executive order also includes a
number of other measures intended to
save water in the near-term and make
California more drought resilient
overall. The governor announced his
plans as the California Dept. of Water
Resources conducted the winter’s
fourth manual snow survey, which
found Sierra snowpack levels to be at
astonishing all-time lows.
Photos by Isiah REYES
TOP: Clark Magnet High School
students in the design class in front of
their proposed sandwich banners.
MIDDLE: A taste test by a panel of
judges decides the winner.
BOTTOM: Two students make their
presentation.
By Isiah REYES
IN Brief
Photoshop. The students had about a month and a
half to work on the project.
The groups designed various styles of Subway
sandwiches, from the Black Angus sandwich to the
Honeybaked Hoagie, the Mortadella Sandwich to
the Mediterranean Sandwich and the Thanksgiving
in a Bun sandwich. The judges were Assistant
Principal Lena Kortoshian along with Subway
representatives and students Armineh Gharibian,
Nairi Simonyan and Vanessa Pallaves.
The project between Subway and Clark Magnet
was part of the Verdugo Creative Technologies
Consortium that was established in 2014. It received
a $6 million California Dept. of Education grant,
linking the efforts of Glendale and Burbank middle
schools, high schools, Glendale Community College
and Cal State Northridge, to ensure students
receive both practical and theoretical training on
their path toward an ever-changing future.
“That grant was a huge boon, not only for this
school but for all the schools in this district,” Over
said.
Projects like the Subway one undertaken by Clark
Magnet students help bridge the gap between the
needs of industry and the education of students.
“With California’s severe drought
showing no signs of easing up, it
is crucial that we all take steps to
stretch limited supplies further than
ever before, and Southern California
Water Committee commends Gov.
Brown for taking decisive action to
reduce the state’s water usage,” stated
Richard Atwater, board president of
Foothill Municipal Water District.
“Southern California’s water agencies
have pioneered innovative strategies
to conserve water and make the region
more water efficient for the long term,
and will continue to seek out ways to
conserve water during and beyond
this drought.”
Free e-Waste Recycling
Event
A free e-waste recycling event
benefitting Valley View Elementary
School Foundation is planned for April
18 and April 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at Bob Smith Toyota in La Crescenta.
The collection will be conducted by
Omni Tech CA Recycling – www.carecycle.com.
This is the school’s fourth annual
e-waste collection fundraiser. In the
previous three years over 41,000 lbs.
of electronic waste has been collected
more than $3,800 was raised for
Valley View.
The collection site is Bob Smith
Toyota, 3320 Foothill Blvd. (south lot)
in La Crescenta.
GFD Makes Critical
Donation
On Thursday, the Glendale Fire
Department donated a 2003 Ford
ambulance to the Ministry of Health
in the Republic of Armenia. The
department had used the ambulance
for over 10 years to conduct lifesaving
emergency medical services for the
residents of Glendale. The ambulance
reached the end of its service life
with the department. The Ministry
of Health in the Republic of Armenia
will utilize the ambulance to fulfill a
critical need for transporting patients
from villages on the outskirts of
Yerevan to medical facilities for
treatment.
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Low Voter Turn Out at
the Polls
By Jason KUROSU
Voter turn out was low – again
– for Tuesday’s local election.
“It was a little disappointing,”
said Glendale City Clerk
Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian.
Around 20% of Glendale’s
registered
voters
have
participated in city elections
over the past decade, a number
that holds fairly steady when
considering just the La Crescenta/
Montrose/North Glendale area
saw 25.2% of voters participating
in the 2014 Special Election.
Of the 22,611 registered voters
located in zip codes 91214, 91210
and 91208, 5,689 ballots were
cast, 2,759 by mail and 2,930 at
the polls.
The June 2014 Special
Election was to determine who
would fill the seat of departing
Glendale City Councilmember
Rafi Manoukian and thus
did not include voters from
unincorporated La Crescenta,
unlike typical municipal elections
which include Glendale Unified
School District candidates. Of
registered Glendale voters, 22.3%
participated in 2014 overall and
21.4% of Glendale’s voters living
outside of the Crescenta Valley
participated.
The numbers are fairly
consistent with the turnout in
previous elections. Of Glendale
voters participating in 2013,
21.6% voted and 24.4% voted in
2011. Kassakhian said Glendale
has fared better than other
neighboring cities in terms of
voter turnout and has generally
trended upwards in participation
with each election year, but
conceded that “nobody brags
about 20%.”
The city has instituted a
variety of efforts to boost voter
interest, with everything from
door-to-door voter information
to promotional banners across
Glendale to online sources
such as the city of Glendale’s
election website, glendalevotes.
org, which features step-by-step
instructional videos on how to
vote in five languages (English,
Spanish, Armenian, Korean and
Tagalog.)
However, low voter turnout has
become the norm.
Los Angeles County’s 31%
voter turnout in the November
2014 election was low enough
that officials are considering
an automatic voter registration
system, which would bypass
the registration process by
automatically registering all
eligible California citizens to
vote. Oregon, which had 35%
of voters participating in the
2014 election, signed a statewide
automatic registration bill into
law this March, the first state to
do so in the country.
Glendale’s April 7 election saw
about 18,600 people who voted.
For more information on how a
specific precinct voted, visit www.
glendalevotes.org.
have allowed the Glendale City
Council to set their own salaries
by ordinance, was resoundingly
rejected by voters. Measure O was
approved by voters, increasing
hotel tax by 2%, from 10% to 12%
overall.
The results are preliminary as
the city clerk’s office works to
verify that voters who cast a
ballot are registered. Signatures
on the vote by mail will be
matched to voter’s registration
cards and provisional ballots will
also be checked.
Due to a new law, the city
clerk’s office will wait three days
to receive any ballots that were
postmarked on election day, April
7. Those ballots will be verified
and then added to others that
will be counted.
“Nothing will be counted until
April 22,” said Ardashes “Ardy”
Kassakhian, Glendale City Clerk.
“Official results will be submitted
for city council [approval] on
April 27.”
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featured on the April ballot, two
of which would have affected
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and Glendale Unified School
District as at-large elections. The
measures would have altered
the elective process to a five
or seven district election, with
each district voting for a specific
candidate to represent them on
the council and school board.
Measure C, which would
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Signatures, Support Letters Brought to
USC-VHH Officials
By Jason KUROSU
After USC Verdugo Hills
Hospital nurses voted recently
to approve potential strike
measures, a group of nurses made
what they termed as one final
plea to hospital management on
Tuesday, bringing their grievances
to the office of USC President C.L.
Max Nikias.
Among the documents the
nurses delivered to Nikias’ office
were 1,300 signatures from
members of the community in
support of the nurses, signatures
from a majority of the nurses in
the California Nurses Association
union,
letters
of
support
from Senator Carol Liu and
Assemblymember Mike Gatto,
and letters from 20 doctors at USC
Verdugo Hills Hospital detailing
unsafe working conditions from a
shortage of qualified nurses.
The nurses also delivered a
similar package to USC President
Emeritus Steven B. Sample’s
office. Neither USC official spoke
with the nurses directly on
Tuesday.
Dinorah Williams, California
Nurses
Association
labor
representative, said, “We want
to give them every opportunity to
get a clear understanding of our
position.”
Negotiations
between
the
nurses’ union and the hospital
have progressed, though Williams
said the key issues of “patient
care, nurse recruitment and
retention” have not been properly
addressed.
For the better part of a year, the
hospital’s nurses have protested
on numerous fronts regarding
what they considered insufficient
patient care, such as a lack of
a 24-hour pharmacy. At present,
a “mass exodus” of the regular
nurses has left the hospital mostly
staffed with temporary traveler
nurses, which Williams said is
insufficient for proper patient
care.
Kathy Carter, a retired nurse
and La Crescenta resident who
joined the group of nurses at
USC, said that traveler nurses
are given minimal orientation
on proper procedure and
familiarity with the hospital.
Orientation for these nurses
reportedly lasts as briefly as
an hour while regular nurses’
orientation typically lasts seven
weeks.
Among the unsafe conditions
reported by the nurses are too
few nurses for the number of
patients present at any given
time. According to the nurses,
on a daily basis nurse-to-patient
ratios are not in compliance with
the legal ratios dictated by the
California Code of Regulations.
“They’re breaking the law and
getting away with it,” said Carter.
Williams said that it is a “lack of
urgency” on the part of USC that
is most troubling for the nurses.
“Patient care is being neglected
and highly compromised and the
nurses there are being coerced to
violate the law,” said Williams.
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15th Annual Foothills Relay For Life
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Opening Ceremony and
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Luminaria Ceremony
Photo by Jason KUROSU
City of Glendale Prevails
in Lawsuit Against State
of California
The City of Glendale has
prevailed in a lawsuit filed
against the State of California
for the loss of more than $30
million in interest from loans
made decades ago to the nowdefunct Redevelopment Agency.
The March 16 final ruling
was in line with the court’s
Feb. 13 tentative ruling but
provided additional beneficial
clarity concerning the validity of
Glendale’s reinstated loans.
Officials
in
Sacramento
brought redevelopment to an
end in 2011. In order for cities to
obtain repayment of their loans to
former redevelopment agencies,
AB 1484 was introduced to allow
for the reinstatement of some
loans. The variable interest rates
on those loans going back to
the 1970s accumulated interest
amounting to $31.9 million using
the rates established by the
Local Agencies Investment Fund
or LAIF. The California Dept.
of Finance (DOF) disagreed
with Glendale’s application of
the LAIF rates and determined
the City of Glendale was only
entitled to a fixed .28% rate or
only $974,200 in interest. This
would have resulted in a loss
to the City of over $30 million
to support the general fund
and provide revenue for public
safety, parks, infrastructure and
libraries.
Glendale’s local legislators,
Assemblyman Mike Gatto and
Senator Carol Liu, stood by
Glendale and helped the City
try to resolve the matter without
filing a lawsuit.
“I called the Dept. of Finance
into a meeting with Glendale
staff last year to tell them
their case was flawed,” stated
Assemblyman
Gatto.
“We
explained to them that an
artificially low interest rate
was unjust to Glendale and
the taxpayers. I’m pleased the
city has prevailed in this case,
and I’ll continue to fight to
protect the economic interests of
Glendale taxpayers.”
The City of Glendale hails the
trial court decision to invalidate
the DOF’s interpretation of
AB 1484. The City of Glendale
expects the California Dept.
of Finance to appeal but
that will delay much needed
revenue for the operations and
the restoration of programs
previously lost in a reduced
economy.
Furthermore, the state of
California has introduced a
budget trailer bill that rewrites
key provisions of AB1484 and
could wipe out the trial court’s
favorable decision.
“We are pleased the Court
agreed with us in interpreting
the law; however, the proposed
trailer bill would effectively
unwind the bargain made in
AB 1484 for cities to comply
with timely and efficiently
dissolving their redevelopment
agencies in exchange for the
ability to repay lawful loans to
local jurisdictions. If enacted,
Glendale could lose over $30
million in loan repayments after
it had done its part in dissolving
its Redevelopment Agency,” said
Mayor Zareh Sinanyan.
To read the final ruling, visit
http://glendaleca.gov.
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process that he said “damaged”
the city’s ability to govern.
“Nothing came before the city
council,” he said. “Not happy
with the way this went forward.
Council caught a lot of criticism
from this. What hurt more was
that we knew nothing about this.”
City Manager Scott Ochoa
said that the dismantling of the
crosswalk would take upwards
of 60 days, which provoked a
reaction of disbelief from
Councilmember Dave Weaver.
Ochoa said the time was needed
in order to give staff enough
of a space to resynchronize the
intersection’s traffic lights.
According to city staff, the
cost for removing the crosswalk
is “minimal.” The walk signs
employed were ones the city
already had in storage. Restriping
the intersection will take up the
brunt of the costs.
Councilmember
Laura
Friedman also admonished city
staff for not getting the word out
about the crosswalk.
“The
MSPA
[Montrose
Shopping Park Association] and
the [Montrose-Verdugo City]
chamber of commerce didn’t
know about this,” she said. “This
was something in the middle of
their district. They should have
been kept apprised, especially
if it’s a radical change. This was
something that would’ve been
easy to communicate to them.”
Ochoa also said that the city
had gathered “enough” data from
the crosswalk, though it has yet to
be analyzed. Friedman requested
that the data be disseminated
publicly once it is ready.
Steve Pierce, representing the
MSPA, thanked the council for
their removal of the intersection,
calling their decision the “correct
one.”
However, Sharon Weisman
expressed her support for the
diagonal
crosswalk,
adding
that the MSPA is potentially
overlooking its usefulness for
local businesses. Among the boons
she listed was its slowing down of
traffic would help commuters pay
attention to the business district
they are zipping through.
She also said that the traffic
calming was a “small price to
pay” for improved pedestrian
safety.
But Councilmember Weaver
sharply disagreed.
“This was one of the worst
locations
for
a
[diagonal
crosswalk] I’ve seen in this whole
city,” he said. “It doesn’t belong in
[Montrose].”
Fatal Accident at Hermit Falls
By Mary O’KEEFE
Los Angeles County Sheriff
Homicide
Unit
responded
to the Hermit Falls area of
Angeles National Forest at 9:30
a.m. regarding a “recreational
accident.”
An 18-year-old man, later
identified as Jesse Yuth of Signal
Hill, jumped 50 feet from the top of
the fall into a pond below.
“Two teens were with him at the
time he jumped,” said Dep. Jeffrey
Gordon.
The teens realized their friend
was in trouble and entered into
the water and attempted to rescue
him but he was non-responsive.
The man was pronounced dead at
the scene.
The two teens were air lifted
to local hospital for treatment of
hypothermia.
“We have had hikers break
their ankles and [other injuries],”
Gordon said of the location.
Gordon said, some people are not
aware of how swallow the water is
at Hermit Falls.
Political Speech at Harvest
Market Discussed by MSPA
By Isiah REYES
The
Montrose
Shopping
Park Association invited Chief
Assistant City Attorney of the City
of Glendale Gillian van Muyden to
answer questions from the board
at its monthly meeting on April 2
concerning political speeches at
the Harvest Market.
The MSPA wanted to clarify the
rules and regulations for political
discourse, for example someone
who is campaigning for/against
ballot measures or passing out
literature for/against a certain
candidate and whether or not
those actions should be permitted.
The
current
marketplace
rules and regulations state
that
campaigning
for
or
against electoral candidates or
ballot measures and any other
unauthorized
solicitation
is
prohibited, with the exception of
the Democratic and Republican
clubs that are allowed to have a
booth before the general election to
register voters.
“It’s not always a straight forward
analysis when you look at First
Amendment free speech rights,”
said van Muyden. “Streets and
sidewalks are what are considered
to be traditional public forums
where free speech activity can
take place and that can sometimes
be conducted as well.” She added
that there is a distinction between
commercial speech and political/
religious speech. Regulations have
to be “content neutral” meaning
if political clubs are allowed to
register voters at the marketplace
then there shouldn’t be a concern
for other campaign activity (which
is considered protected free speech
activity).
Van Muyden said that usually
there is a designated area for
this type of free speech to take
place and, if that certain space
is not available, then there must
be adequate alternate channels
for this type of communication to
occur.
The board contends that having
five or six booths of political
candidates may detract from the
overall purpose of the marketplace,
which is to promote the vendors.
“There has to be some sort of
mutual understanding,” said
Andre Ordubegian, president
of the Montrose Shopping Park
Assn. board. “It doesn’t matter if
you’re Republican or Democrat.
Whatever it is, you need to come
and ask us nicely [to engage
in political activity]. What
we’re missing right now is the
communication part of it.”
The MSPA will take the issue to
the Harvest Market Committee to
further explore the issue including
establishing specific times for
political factions to rotate at an
information booth or other options.
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Seven thousand athletes from
177 countries will compete
throughout the week of games,
participating in 25 different
sporting events. The games
will take place at a number of
different venues in the L.A. area,
including locations in Downtown
Los Angeles, UCLA, USC, Long
Beach, Griffith Park and Encino.
In addition, about 100 host
towns will take in athletes prior to
the World Games, where they will
train and take part in community
events. This year, Glendale is one
of the Special Olympics host towns
and will welcome athletes from
Armenia, the Dominican Republic
and Bonaire for three days before
the World Games officially begin.
Those interested in sponsoring
an athlete can text the amount
and SOAthlete to (818) 330-1180.
The Long Beach Summer Games
will take place June 13 and 14 at
California State University, Long
Beach. The 2015 Special Olympics
World Games will take place from
July 25 to August 2 in Los Angeles.
For more information on the
World Games, visit www.la2015.
org.
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Gone Lawns – and More – May Result from Mandate
By Jason KUROSU
After a fourth consecutive year of
drought and the lowest snowpack
on record, Gov. Jerry Brown has
instituted the state’s first ever
mandatory water restrictions, which
seek to reduce water use by 25% at
each of the state’s 411 local water
agencies by Feb. 28, 2016.
Among the goals of the governor’s
executive order is a statewide
initiative for the replacement of 50
million square feet of lawns with
drought tolerant landscaping, a
rebate program to replace inefficient
household appliances such as toilets
and faucets, and the prohibition of
irrigating with potable water unless
it is done through drip irrigation or
microspray systems.
The Crescenta Valley Water
District will be developing a plan for
complying with and enforcing the
new restrictions. Specific regulations
will be adopted by the California
State Water Resources Control Board
in early May.
Crescenta Valley Water District
General Manager Thomas Love said
that a 25% reduction of the district’s
water use “is going to be a challenge.”
Love said that CVWD will continue
with conservation outreach efforts
such as turf rebates and other
conservation incentives, but that
enforcement will be instrumental in
compliance with the new restrictions.
“The last thing we want to do is fine
people,” said Love, but added “the
state has mandated that we need to
put people on notice.”
The restrictions largely target
urban water suppliers, despite that
80% of California’s water is used
by agriculture. Agricultural water
suppliers will be required to develop
drought management plans and
submit those plans to officials by July
2016, but will not be subjected to the
same restrictions.
Bill Patzert, a climatologist at the
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
said that the restrictions would not
have a significant impact without
reevaluating how the state’s water is
managed.
Patzert said that a 25% reduction
on municipalities is closer to a 4%
to 5% reduction statewide, when
agriculture and fracking are not
taken into account.
“It’s a lot of headlines without
a lot of reduction,” said Patzert.
“We have to rethink the equitable
redistribution of water in California.”
Patzert did say that a positive effect
of the restrictions was conservation
awareness by the state’s residents.
One such example of the shifting
public awareness is at Descanso
Gardens, which will be opening a
low-water demonstration garden to
the public this Friday. The garden
features 34 examples of drought-
Armenian Genocide
Commemorative Events
April
24
is
the
100th
commemoration of the Armenian
Genocide. Every year, April brings
about a time to reflect upon the lives
of the 1.5 million Armenian people
who senselessly lost their lives in
an act of genocide committed by the
Ottoman Empire. Glendale is home
to the largest Armenian population
outside of Armenia and annually
remembers the victims of the
Armenian Genocide and the victims
of man’s inhumanity against others
throughout the world.
A number of events to remember
the lives lost and to celebrate
the accomplishments those who
survived will occur during the
month of April and are hosted by
the Glendale City Council, life 100
organizing committee, Armenian
Genocide Centennial Committee,
Glendale City Staff and members of
Glendale community organizations
and partners. As the Centennial
approaches, the City of Glendale
encourages everyone to reflect and
remember the events of 100 years
ago while enjoying the numerous
programs being hosted.
Below is a list of commemorative
events:
April 8 – April 10 - What the
World Witnessed a Century Ago,
7:30 pm. Skirball Cultural Center,
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd (Los
Angeles) Contact: AGBU, 626-7947942
April 9 – April 11 - Red Poppy,
Visual Interactive Forum, 11:00 am
– 9:00 pm. Ararat Center, 3347 N
San Fernando Rd
Contact: Homenetmen
April 9 - History and Politics of the
Armenian Genocide, 12:20 – 1:30
pm. Glendale Community College
(Auditorium), 1500 N. Verdugo Rd.
Contact: Glendale Community
College, 818-551-5105
April 11 - life100: Symposium
Commemorating the Centenary of
the Armenian Genocide, 1:00 pm
Brand Library & Art Center, 1601
West Mountain Street
Contact: Brand Library, 818-5482051
Broadway
Contact: Glendale Unified School
District, 818-548-241-3111
April 12 - Armenian Genocide
Commemorative Event, 6:00 – 8:00
April 23 - Solemn Celebration of
the Divine Liturgy, 10:30 am
pm. Crescenta Valley High School
(Auditorium), 2900 Community
Avenue. Contact: ANCA
April 14 - Ecumenical Service at
the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Los Angeles, 12:00 pm
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Los Angeles, 555 W Temple St (Los
Angeles)
Contact: Armenian Genocide
Centennial Committee
April 18 - Unveiling Ceremony,
Centennial of the Armenian
Genocide, 11:00 am
Armenian Evangelical Bretheren
Church, 1800 Lake St
April 18 - Official Unveiling of
the Pasadena Armenian Genocide
Memorial, 3:00 pm
Pasadena Memorial Park, 30 North
Raymond Avenue (Pasadena)
Contact: Pasadena Memorial
Committee
April 19 - 2015 Walk to End
Genocide, 9:30 am
Pan Pacific Park, 7600 Beverly
Blvd (Los Angeles)
Contact: LA County Supervisor Zev
Yaroslavsky
April 19 - life100: Pianist Michael
Avetisyan presents the Music of
Armenian Composer Komitas, 2:00
pm. Brand Library & Art Center,
1601 West Mountain Street
Contact: Brand Library, 818-5482051
April 21 - Armenian Musical
Program, 12:20 – 1:30 pm
Glendale Community College
College, 818-551-5105
April 21 - I Remember and
Demand, 6:30 pm
Glendale High School (John Wayne
Performing Arts Center), 1440 East
St. Leon Armenian Cathedral, 3325
N. Glenoaks Blvd. (Burbank)
April 23 - Commemoration of the
Genocide, 12:20 – 1:30 pm
Glendale Community College
College, 818-551-5105
April 23 - History and Politics of
the Armenian Genocide, 1:40 – 2:20
pm. Glendale Community College
(Plaza Vaquero), 1500 North
Verdugo Road
College, 818-551-5105
April 23 - Candlelight Vigil,
7:00 - 9:30 pm. Glendale Civic
Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo Rd.
Contact: Unified Young Armenians
April 24 - 100th Anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide / March 4
Justice, 10:00 am
Little Armenia (Hollywood)
Contact: Unified Young Armenians
April 25 - Los Angeles County
Armenian Genocide Centennial
Public Art Exhibit, iWitness, 5:00
pm. Grand Park, 200 North Grand
Avenue (Los Angeles)
Contact: Supervisor Mike
Antonovich, 213-974-5555
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April 26 - Armenian Genocide
Commemoration of the 100th
Anniversary, 7:00 pm
tolerant plants in the Center
Circle Garden, which are watered
through drip irrigation.
David R. Brown, executive
director of Descanso Gardens, said,
“We wanted to show people that
they can make a beautiful garden
while using less water.”
FormLA Landscaping, which
designed and built the garden,
will hold four “walk and talk”
demonstrations over the next
year, detailing how residents can
create their own drought conscious
gardens, saving water without
sacrificing aesthetics.
Brown said that growing public
interest in creating such gardens
will hopefully lead to an increasing
supply of drought-tolerant plants
available to the public for purchase
and use at home.
Patzert believes that lifestyle
changes and increased conservation
habits are beneficial, but a minute
portion of the overall issue that
can easily be accomplished without
having much effect on the state’s
drought conditions.
Patzert said that California
residents “could reduce their water
use by 25% while standing on one
leg with one hand tied behind their
back.”
Furthermore, the pattern of
rising sea surface temperatures
indicates potentially wetter years
to come.
“The drought pattern is typically
decades of drought followed by
decades of increased snowpack and
rainfall,” said Patzert, who said
that the last lowest snowpack level
in 1977 was followed by the wettest
year on record at that time, during
1978.
The focus, as it pertains to water
restrictions, goes back to the
distribution of water.
“It takes about a billion cubic
meters of water to supply the entire
city of Los Angeles. It takes about
3.5 billion cubic meters to produce
all the almonds in California,” said
Patzert. “Given the new reality
of the drought, we need to take a
good hard look at who’s getting the
majority of the water.”
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Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd
April 30 - life100: REEL ART Film
Series – The Color of Pomegranates
/ Closing Reception, 7:00 pm
Brand Library & Art Center, 1601
West Mountain Street
Contact: Brand Library, 818-5482051.
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Baker to Vegas Run a Hot, Sweaty Success
chief with Glendora police.
Over the years there have been
After running 120 miles through changes in the race including
the desert, law enforcement dates and course changes. The
members that participated in this weather has been a varying factor
year’s Baker to Vegas relay race through the years.
Castro
remembered
one
are recovering from the run and
the heat, and deciding on whether year when it was 103 degrees
Fahrenheit. It was so hot runners
to run next year’s race.
“This was my 14th or 15th year,” shoes would melt into the asphalt.
This year he ran the 20th leg
said Glendale Police Chief Robert
that led into Las Vegas. The
Castro.
This was the first year Castro teams are extremely competitive.
“This team is much faster,” he
ran for the GPD team, prior
to that he had ran with other said, compared to other teams he
agencies including while he was has run with.
So fast in fact
that GPD crossed
the finish line
winning second in
their division with
a time of 15:54.
The run was
not easy and it
is not uncommon
for
runners
collapsing at the
end of their leg.
Photo Courtesy GPD Castro said the
Glendale Police Chief Robert Castro ran the competitive relay is organized
By Mary O’KEEFE
20th leg.
with a lot of support for runners.
“Very often there are runners
that need help,” he said.
For him the key to survive and
to thrive in the race is the proper
mix of carbs and water.
“This year I didn’t take any
fluids while I ran,” he said “I was
running into the sun.”
But he had hydrated prior to the
race and found this worked for
him. Each runner has found what
works for him or her.
“I didn’t want to stop.... you
are constantly hearing footsteps
running [behind or alongside]
you,” he said.
Castro who has been with the
GPD now for about a year and
a half was happy to run for his
department.
In an earlier interview team
captain Lt. Tim Feeley said
having the Chief be part of the
team was a morale booster.
“I [like] to set an example,”
Castro said.
He added it is as important for
him to stay in shape as much as it
is for his officers.
DATE CHANGE
Photo Courtesy LASD
Law Enforcement Technician Richard Engersbach was followed by a safety
vehicle in the extreme heat.
Los Angeles County Sheriffs
from the Crescenta Valley and
Altadena Stations were also part
of Baker to Vegas. They placed 41
in their division, which was a good
show as they are starting with
new team members.
“We were faster than last year,”
said Richard Engersbach, law
enforcement technician at the CV
Station. “The team worked well
together.”
He added the weather was very
Glendale Declares
Day for Trumpeter
Arturo Sandoval
By Ted AYALA
The SMART-A-THON 2015
WEDNESDAY MAY 20 11:30- 1:30
Please note the date has changed from
Wednesday March 25
Contact the
Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce
for more information
818 248-4957
hot.
“Our first seven runners had
to deal with extreme heat,”
Engersbach said. “None of
our runners passed out but I
personally saw three people that
couldn’t finish their leg because
they had passed out.”
Engersbach said he was happy
with the team’s results and they
are already planning for next
year.
Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is
used to fans raving over him at his
sold-out shows. But it was something
else to see the Glendale City Council
and local dignitaries alike geeking
out over the sight of Sandoval at the
council dais on Tuesday night.
The trumpeter accepted a
proclamation from the city
designating April 11 as “Arturo
Sandoval Day.” The proclamation
paid tribute not only to Sandoval’s
musicianship but also to his “ongoing
efforts to make Glendale a better
place to live, work, and play.”
Sandoval, who was born in Cuba
and defected from there in 1990,
has performed with many prominent
musicians in the jazz and pop world.
He also regularly performs classical
music, having originally been
classically trained.
Nearly a decade after his
defection, Sandoval was awarded
the Presidential Medal of Freedom
by President Barack Obama in 2013.
“We’re not just designating a day
because he’s Arturo Sandoval,”
said Mayor Zareh Sinanyan before
reading the proclamation. “But
he has a very close connection to
[this city]. He’s helping through
his efforts, his presence, and his
incredible talent in acquiring
musical instruments for [Glendale
Unified] students – and giving us
immense pleasure while doing it.”
Saturday, April 11 will also see
Sandoval at the Alex Theatre at 8
p.m. for “Save the Music 3,” a concert
benefitting youth music programs,
fund scholarships, instruments,
and art programs. Glendale Unified
School District [GUSD] has been
among the organizations that have
received help from the trumpeter’s
Arturo Sandoval Institute (ASI).
In the ranks of his backing band
Saturday night will be no less than
eight GUSD alumni.
A representative from the ASI
called their work a “magical ride,”
adding that it was hard to believe
that the idea for the organization
only came to being two years ago.
Sandoval, who personally accepted
the proclamation, thanked the
council for its support, saying that
Glendale’s role in the ASI is crucial.
He also singled out Mercy Velasquez,
a current member of the ASI and
past president of the Glendale Latino
Association, as being the “heart” of
his organization.
“Our hearts and souls are filled
with beautiful emotions,” he said.
“The support we got from Glendale
is something I appreciate very much.
No matter where we go or what we
do, Glendale will always be [the
ASI’s] ‘motherland.’ We are so proud.”
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Some things you may not know about
the Crescenta Valley Town Council. Did
you know the CVTC has a Land Use
Committee? An even better question, do
you know what they do? Did you know
the CVTC is working with the County
to have the signage code enforced so
the illegal signage and banners along
Foothill and the unincorporated areas
are removed? Did you know that the
CVTC represents the voice of the
community and reports directly to
L.A. County Supervisor Michael D.
Antonovich? So what does all of the
above actually mean?
Let’s start with the Land Use
Committee. Over the past few years
there have been significant changes to
its structure. In the past only CVTC
councilmembers could serve and now
the majority is made up of community
members. Each member brings a
certain knowledge to the table from
County code, architecture, planning,
enforcement and many other areas
of building and planning expertise.
Land Use has always listened to
issues regarding conditional use
permit requests for commercial and
multi-family properties. In addition,
they are now tackling corrections
and re-writes to the Foothill and
multi-family community standards
district document, known as the CSD.
The CSD is an additional layer of
code requirements for La Crescenta/
Montrose unincorporated area. Many
items in the CSD are specific to
building and remolding in a commercial
or R3 zone. Signage requirements/
restrictions are also contained in the
CSD. Land Use meets the second
Thursday of every month at the La
Crescenta Library community room at
6:30 p.m.
A brief update on signage
enforcement. Did you know all of those
banners on the hedges, buildings and
fences as well as the sidewalk signs
and flashing lights located in business
windows along Foothill Boulevard are
illegal? After a mounting number of
complaints, the CVTC has requested
the help of the County to bring some
education and, if necessary, some
stern enforcement to Foothill. Many
residents say it has simply gotten out
of hand and the appearance of Foothill
is diminished by all of the banners and
what not. A letter from the County
explaining what is and is not allowed
will be going to building owners and
businesses this month.
Treasures of the Valley
» Mike lawler
So what does it actually mean when
we say CVTC reports directly to the
supervisor? Here is an example: for
years many in our community have
requested medians on Foothill. At our
April meeting a motion will be made
to send a letter requesting medians on
Foothill. Items we have had a voice in
over the past years include the building
of the La Crescenta Library, completing
the Crescenta Commons, promoting
the creation of the dog park and getting
a crossing guard at Rosemont Middle
School. These are just a few of the many
requests the council has been involved
with. The CVTC works on many
different issues in our community. We
work closely with GUSD as well as
all of our other County services and
community organizations.
Come learn about what the CVTC
does and join our next meeting on
April 16 at the La Crescenta Library
community room. On the agenda is
a presentation regarding the 710
draft EIR. METRO as well as Ara
Najarian and Anthony Portantino will
be presenting. In addition, LA RIC’s
will be presenting information about
the possible installation of a new
communication tower at the Briggs
sheriff’s station. Bikes for Orphans will
also give a brief presentation. A Land
Use recommendation will be presented
regarding a permit for the location of
the school Options for Youth. Meetings
start at 7 p.m. Public comments and
Council committee reports are a
standard part of our agenda. One last
item: On May 2 from 8 a.m. to noon
the CVTC will host an Earth Day
event in the Rosemont Middle School
parking lot. A bin of free mulch will
be available to the public as well as a
drop site for e-waste. Several species
of 15 gallon trees will be available for
$10 per tree. More details can be found
at our CV Town Council website www.
theCVCouncil.com.
Flood Stories –
“They Reported Us Dead!”
It’s another beautiful spring
day, so let’s recount another
story of cold, wet terror from
our famous midnight flood of
New Year’s 1934. After a sudden
colossal downpour, 20-foot high
walls of rocks, mud and debris
tore down out of the mountains,
and in the inky blackness,
plowed through neighborhoods
like rampaging bulldozers.
As the following story shows,
some not in the direct path
of the floods were unaware of
the devastation until the next
morning.
Charles Bausback was a
longtime resident of the valley,
and until his death a couple
years ago, was perhaps our best
storyteller. He was blessed with
a crystal clear memory of his
youth, and an ability to weave
an interesting tale, and has left
us with a legacy of his many
reminiscences. He told us that
his family was enjoying a quiet
evening together, safe from
the pounding rain inside their
home at 3121 Evelyn Ave. One
of our valley’s many normally
dry washes ran adjacent to
their backyard, and had a
pretty decorative bridge across
it. Through the rainstorm
they heard a loud cracking
noise, and ran outside to find
the bridge gone and a rushing
river roaring down what
had been the dry streambed.
Retreating back inside, they
put in a call to the sheriff to see
about getting some sandbags
to control the water. The terse
reply was that they were only
concerned with saving lives
at that point. Eleven-year-old
Charles set down to working on
a jig saw puzzle. At midnight,
the ground began to shake like
an earthquake, trembling so
violently that the puzzle pieces
were knocked to the floor, and
then subsided, just as the
lights went out. With the rain
still pounding down, there was
nothing to do but wait inside
until morning.
They awoke to devastation on
both sides of them. Where their
bridge had been was now piled
with boulders and debris, and
the neighbor’s house on that
side had been half sheared off.
Walking over to the other side of
their yard they saw the houses
on that side were completely
gone. The midnight flood had
gone on either side of them!
With no water or electricity
they were fairly well cut off
from the world. They had a
battery powered radio that they
listened to, and were surprised
and saddened to hear how badly
the rest of the valley had been
affected, while they were nearly
untouched. Initial reports were
hundreds of fatalities. Two days
later the Red Cross broadcast
the names of those confirmed
dead so far, and the Bausback
family were shocked to hear
their own names read off. They
had been reported as missing,
and presumed dead, since their
neighborhood had been hit so
hard.
A couple days later a water
truck got close enough to their
house that the Bausback’s could
scramble over the debris and
refill their water containers.
Charles climbed up to the cab
of the truck and told the driver
that they had been reported
dead. The driver was shocked,
and told Charles, “Get in the
truck and I’ll drive you down to
the Red Cross headquarters so
you can tell them that you are
all still alive.” Little Charles got
the satisfaction of telling the
Red Cross officials that he and
his family were indeed alive.
An issue at that time was the
inability to calculate the death
toll. The phones were out, and
many areas were inaccessible.
Initial reports cited hundreds of
dead, and newspapers repeated
wild tales of mass death. Only
after months did the death toll
bottom out at 40, which was
the popularly accepted number
for many decades. Art Cobery,
who wrote the book “The Great
Crescenta Flood,” has written
that research has shown that
only 28 deaths were officially
tallied. But an unknown factor
here is the transients of the
Valley – the migrant Okies
reportedly camping in the
canyons who even Charles
Bausback said died but were
never counted. Some bodies
were washed to the ocean and
may have sank, or were buried
under rocks. Perhaps we’ll
never know the true number of
dead.
Mike Lawler is the former
president of the Historical Society
of the Crescenta Valley and loves
local history. Reach him at
[email protected].
News from CV Alliance
Respectfully,
Robbyn Battles
President
CV Town Council
[email protected]
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Hi, CV!
Scheduling updates kick
off this column. We will hold
our final two Parent Sessions
of this school year on April
14, “A Positive Community,”
with Pastor Bill Flanders,
our board president and
April 21, “Drugs and Teens:
A Parent’s Perspective,”
with Anonymous. Our final
Teen Trials & Tribulations
presentation for parents
and teens takes place on
Thursday, April 23 when
Tina Givrad, Ph.D., discusses
“Reengineering the Teenage
Brain.” Talks are free, open
to the public, run from 7 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. in the CVHS
Library, 2900 Community
Ave. Join us! Our speakers
donate their time and minds
for your benefit.
We are grateful to Tina
Givrad for all that she has
taught us about the teenage
brain as a result of cuttingedge research. We know that
the last part of the brain that
develops controls rationality.
Until the pleasure center
– amygdala – loses its
supremacy, adults must
protect children. Time spent
during teen years hardwires
adult
brain
behavior.
Captain Sullenberger flew
planes as a teen, wanting to
impress a girl with his mad
skills. It was no wonder he
was able to safely land in
the Hudson River. What
interests your teen today sets
up their future.
Want to teach a teen?
Make sure you don’t activate
their fight, flight or freeze
reactions, and whatever
you do, don’t bore them.
Be interesting, mix it up,
stimulate them. Don’t resist;
it’s developmental! We can’t
wait to learn more when
she defines and discusses
reengineering. The time is
now to maximize the capacity
of a young person’s brain. By
the mid-20s, what’s done is
done. An avid video gamer,
Tina suggests Scouts or an
activity that requires critical
and creative thinking. Think
back to when you were young
and the things you and/or
your classmates did during
your glory days. Now think
about where everyone is
today because of, and inspite
of, the fact we were ruled by
our unruly teenage brains.
Show compassion and control
for the teenage brains in your
home and in our community.
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YOUTH
Clark Magnet’s Kelp Huggers Win Big
in Eco Challenge
By Isiah REYES
S
tudents in Dominique
E v a n s - B y e ’ s
environmental geographic
information science class at Clark
Magnet High School have won
first place in the final challenge
of the Lexus Eco Challenge. The
team includes seniors Virginia
Aviles, Henry Bagumyan, Laura
Dandachi, Xochil Garcia, Kamran
Jahadi, Trevor Norman, Biura
Markarian, Maya Ramamurthy
and Mary Rshtouni.
The Lexus Eco Challenge is
a STEM contest for students
in grades six to 12 built on
environmental issues and practical
solutions. This year’s Kelp Huggers
team won the regional contest with
a project to identify and collect
underwater trash at the Channel
Islands Harbor in Oxnard. They
used an underwater remoteoperated vehicle to find the trash
and used Instagram to get the word
out on the dangers of litter to river
and marine life.
“The project required me to
apply skills I’ve learned in biology,
chemistry and English classes such
as scientific research procedures
and effective communication,”
said Kelp Hugger member
Ramamurthy. “The project was
a lesson in team management,
data collection and organization.
I have gained valuable experience
in leadership and other skills that
most high school students do not
acquire in a traditional classroom.”
To help spread the word about
their work, the team and teacher
advisor Evans-Bye started a
movement to “Bust the Bead” that
educated people about the problem
of microplastics in the ocean.
They created posters, which they
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Finally, the team increased
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up over 3,500 pieces of trash in
collaboration with project partners
around the globe. They also
examined sand, and the digestive
and respiratory tracts of bait
fish to document the presence
of microplastics in the local
environment. The Kelp Huggers
found several pieces of plastics in
the samples they worked with.
This phase of the competition
brought the team of nine students
$15,000 and a grand total this year
of $25,000.
“I’ve been working on this
program since its inception and I
would say the students get amazing
teamwork opportunities in addition
to making a difference in their
community,” said editorial director
of Scholastic National Partnership
Jessica Quinones. “It’s not just a
matter of coming up with the idea
but it’s a matter of implementing
the idea and then reporting back on
the results. So teams really commit
anywhere between six to eight
weeks to complete a project and
see it through to the end. So they
are making a difference and they’re
seeing tangible results.”
The idea behind the challenges
is to do more than just memorizing
facts by engaging students in a
project that allows them to see
how hard work can leave a social
imprint on the community. For
example, middle schoolers in New
Jersey reduced their community’s
mosquito population by adding
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students studied fracking in their
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help people in rural Guatemala.
Through this competition, students
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really enjoy the process of making a
difference for the environment.
The focus is on project-based
learning and teamwork as teams
compete for scholarships and
grants. The teams go through
multiple steps before the project
is complete. The first step is to
choose the right topic, then comes
creating an action plan and lastly
the teams must reach out by doing
public service announcements or
by writing letters to government
officials
and
environmental
organizations.
Overall, $500,000 was awarded
this past year and, since the
competition was created by
Scholastic and Lexus eight years
ago, $5.5 million in scholarships
have been awarded.
In the past, Clark’s Eco Challenge
teams have tested for heavy metals
in the Los Angeles harbor and
shared their findings with divers up
and down the coast, including Navy
S.E.A.L.s who spend a lot of time in
those waters. Evans-Bye’s teams
have won first prize at the regional
level five times out of eight. In 2011,
the Eco-Savers team won the grand
prize with a project identifying and
mapping contaminants in lobster
from around the world.
The future of all the students
involved with Evans-Bye’s class is
very bright.
“I know my involvement with
the Lexus Eco Challenge will
be useful in college and future
endeavors,” said Ramamurthy. “I
have always been interested in
doing environmental research and
am thankful for being given the
opportunity to make a quantifiable
difference.”
Photoby Isiah REYES
Biura Markarian, Mary
Rshtouni, Xochil Garcia,
Virginia Aviles, Dominique
Evans-Bye (teacher), Kamran
Jahadi, Maya Ramamurthy,
Laura Dandachi, Trevor
Norman and (not pictured)
Henry Bagumyan make up the
Clark Magnet High School Kelp
Huggers Club.
YOUTH
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FSHA Partners with Salvation Army in Prom
Dress Collection Campaign
For the seventh year, Flintridge
Sacred Heart Academy partnered
with the Pasadena Salvation
Army to collect prom dresses for
the annual “Cherished Memories”
campaign, which provides prom
dresses to local disadvantaged high
school girls. During the week of
March 9-13, students at Flintridge
Sacred Heart Academy collected
163 dresses for the campaign.
“As a school community, it
gives us great joy to share our
blessings with other high school
girls and provide them with the
opportunity to attend prom and
create meaningful memories,” said
sophomore (and participant) Sloan
Elmassian.
This year’s campaign included
a competition among the classes
to see who could donate the
most dresses. During the week
of collection it appeared the
sophomore class was a sure winner,
but the seniors stepped up their
game on the last day to nearly
exceed the sophomore’s donations.
As generous as the seniors were,
the sophomore class prevailed
donating four more dresses than
the seniors and also earning a free
dress day.
Sophomore class president
Samantha Cremer and Elmassian
presented the dresses to the
Salvation Army on behalf of
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy.
“It makes me especially proud
of my sophomore classmates who
The ‘Bright’ Way to
Mix Work and Play
By Samantha SLAYBACK
When imagining what an 11-yearold boy might do in his spare time,
few would picture him gambling in
a retirement home. However, that’s
just what sixth grader Jack Bright
looks forward to each week.
Jack began visiting Mountview
retirement home in Montrose last
August and fell in love. He initially
started going there out of a need
to earn community service hours.
Because his father is of Hawaiian
heritage, Jack is eligible to attend
the prestigious Kamehameha School
located in Hawaii. After attending
a summer school program with
Kamehameha last year, both Jack
and his parents were hopeful he
would be able to start his seventh
grade year as a student there. But
not everyone who applies
is
admitted
into
Kamehameha,
so
many
volunteer
hours
are
required to be
considered.
“He started
there
by
bringing
t h e residents
beverages,
helping
them
with bingo and
just visiting with
them,” said Jack’s
uncle Gary Gibson. “He
looked forward to going after school
every day.”
What started as a need for
community service hours led to a
fun weekly hobby when one of the
residents asked Jack if he played
poker. An avid poker player, Jack
took interest in the card game when
he was only 6.
“His dad taught him,” explained
Jack’s mother April. “He loves the
game and will never turn down an
opportunity to play.”
Since then, he has become a part
of the residents’ regular Friday
poker game.
“Some of the ladies [who] sign up
to play won’t play unless they know
I am coming – that feels nice,” said
Jack. “They are fun to be around –
it’s like being with friends.”
Jack’s relationships with the
Mountview residents have grown
over the months and not only are
they excited to see him, but he’s
excited to see them as well.
“Most people think its scary being
around older people,” said Jack. “I
don’t mind – they have a lot of good
things to say.”
Recently,
Jack
had
an
interview with the Kamehameha
administration.
“When asked what he wanted
to be when he grew up, he said if
he didn’t make it as a professional
soccer player, he wanted to operate
a retirement home,” shared Gibson.
“I was told that it brought a tear to
the eye of the woman conducting the
interview.”
Besides his usual visiting days –
Thursday for resident mingle
and Friday for their poker
game – Jack also
spent his birthday
with the residents
at Mountview
who celebrated
with
a
Hawaiian
luau. He also
visited
on
Thanksgiving,
Christmas Eve
and St. Patrick’s
Day.
“On Christmas Eve
I read ‘The Night Before
Christmas’ to the residents using
a microphone,” Jack said. “Since
they didn’t have a Santa suit for
me to wear, they gave me a clown
suit to wear instead [and] everyone
had a great time.”
Aside from playing poker at the
retirement home, Jack also enjoys
playing guitar, drawing, spending
time with his family and friends
and, especially, playing soccer.
The Brights are planning their
move to Hawaii and will find
out later this month whether
or not Jack will be attending
Kamehameha in the future.
“I would like to keep
volunteering,”
Jack
said.
“Wherever I live I want to be able
to help people.”
recognize how important it is to
be generous and serve the needs of
others,” said Cremer.
Contributing to the success of the
campaign was chairperson Robin
Elmassian and many dedicated
volunteers
including
Sandra
Dasaad-Farac, Elizabeth Valdivia,
Carla DeLaTorre, Mary Minassians,
Laura Leyva, Shab Caley, Shannon
Ruder, Colette McCreary, Monica
Yeh, Grace Galanto, Toni Garcia,
Michele Marquez, Dana Burnham
and Sue Gray.
The Dress Collection Campaign
was sponsored by the FSHA
Parents’ Guild.
Sophomores Samantha Cremer and Sloan Elmassian presented the Salvation Army with the 163 prom dresses collected
by students at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy.
St. James-Holy Redeemer School
invites 4 and 5 year olds and
their parents for
Funtastic, Fabulous
Friday!
May 7, 2015 12:30-1:30pm
Join us for special activities and refreshments
Questions? Please contact us at 818.248.7778
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REDEEMER SCHOOL
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www.sjhrschool.org
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SPORTS
Invitationals Brings Experience for Falcons
Photos by Leonard COUTIN
ABOVE LEFT: Kenny Kang in the hurdles. ABOVE CENTER: Emmy walker at the high jump. ABOVE RIGHT: Clair Schlueter at the long jump.
BELOW FAR LEFT: Kyle Dickinson leads the pack. BELOW LEFT: Megan Melnyk in a long race. BELOW RIGHT: Coach Eric Kwong showing hustle is important. BELOW FAR RIGHT:
The CV team had a strong showing at the Invitational.
By Leonard COUTIN
R
edondo Beach- The
Mustang Relays is one
of the highlights for the
Falcons track team each year to
attend. Hosted by Mira Costa
High School, this invitational
brings a combination of
individual running and field
events, as well, offers many
relays that allow athletes to
run that are not offered in other
meets. Being close to the ocean,
the weather was cool for the
athletes and spectators.
As the Falcons are now almost
into their mid-season many of
the athletes are just starting to
see their hard work payoff.
“I’m very happy with how
we competed. Lots of season
best
performances,”
said
Coach Mark Evans. Sprinter
and hurdler Sammie Phinney
placed 3rd in girls 100HH,
with a time of 15.79, running
against Serra Jaela Williams
who placed 1st, with 14.50,
and Shante Robinson of Mira
Costa 2nd with 15.40. Phinney
managed to take 2nd in 300
hurdles with a time of 47.92
behind Robinson of Mira Costa
at 44.40 to win. Grace Keller
placed 6th in 300 hurdles
running 49.72. Senior Emmie
Walker won the high jump with
a personal best this season
of 5’ 4” beating out Bishop
Montgomery’s Tessa Allen
who placed 2nd at 5-2. Claire
Schlueter was 6th in the long
jump at 16-5. Alisa Shinn took
2nd in the shotput with a throw
of 34-6. Jestena Galvan was 3rd
in girl’s frosh/soph 300 hurdles
with a time of 51.24.
For the CV Boys, Kenny Kang
was 2nd in 300 hurdles running
41.20. John Lapides placed
4th in high jump at 5’10”. West
Ranch Senior Max Cawley
took 1st with a win Jump at
6’2”. Chris Cabrera was 4th in
long jump at 20’6” and Junior
Arthur Akopyan at placed 4th
with a shot put of 43’4”.
In the later evening the
Falcons distance crew attended
the Azusa Pacific Meet of
Champions
sponsored
by
Adidas. Although this meet
starts off early in the morning
running athletes all day long,
the Falcons boys and girls
attended the early evening
portion, which hosted the 800m
races and the open dream miler
races.
CV star half miler, Megan
Melnyk
ran
the
girl’s
Invitational 800 with some of
the most talented athletes in
the state. Making sure she
kept close to the top runners
the entire race, Melnyk took
off running next to Huntington
Beach’s Durgy Cassie and
Golden Valley’s Bianca Tinoco.
As they approached the 600m
marks, the time was 1:38 to
1:40 in the 600m. As they came
around the last curve, Melnyk
made a gallant effort to hold
her position in front. Durgy and
Tinoco passed her with 70m
out from the finish line. Durgy
ran 2:11.19 capturing 1st and
Tinoco 2nd 2:11.20 with Melnyk
placing 3rd in 2:13.57. Evans
was happy with his runner’s
success.
“Megan was faster than she
ran at this time last year. She
ran very well,” he said.
Rebecca Mencia also had a
good night finishing 3rd in the
1600 with a time of 5:35.24.
The CV Boys had many good
showings as well in the night
performances. Falcon Colin
FitzGerald won the rated
race of the boy’s frosh/soph
1600 in 4:38.04. This was a
personal record for him. He
unfortunately fell with 450 to
go in the race, and got up
and still managed to win the
race. Other strong races were
made by Kyle Dickinson with
4:35.37, ran well in the 1600.
Silas FitzGerald finished with
a personal record of 4:36.74 in
the 1600. Logan Neil 4:47.69,
Jonathon Yoon at 4:48.93, and
Zach Johnson with 4:49.44 all
broke 4:50 in the 1600 for
the first time in their frosh
Soph race. Overall, the Falcons
managed to do well at these
invitationals and get ready to
compete in future league meets.
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Falcons Drop First League Game in Soggy Affair
By Vincent PAGE, intern
The Crescenta Valley High School
varsity softball team dropped its
first Pacific League game in an 8-6
loss to Burroughs High School on
Tuesday. The Lady Falcons fought
hard throughout the entire game,
but struggled at the plate unable
to string together multiple hits in
a single inning while Burroughs
prospered.
Senior Adela Alatraca got the call
to pitch for the Falcons, coming
off back-to-back shutouts and a
near-perfect game in the first week
of Pacific League play last week.
She came out stellar, not allowing
a run until the fourth inning when
Burroughs sophomore Destiny
Velasquez hit a no-doubt solo home
run, scoring the first run against
Alatraca this year. The score was
1-0 Burroughs going into CV’s half
when the mellow squad was brought
to life when junior Sydnee Wells
hit a hard line drive to right-center
field for a double, and was brought
in shortly after on a base hit by
Alatraca to even the score at one as
the fourth inning ended.
However, the Indians were not
finished as senior Delaney Nicol hit
a two-run shot off of Alatraca, the
last runs she would give up before
being pulled in the sixth inning in
favor of sophomore Brenda Gamez’s
fresh arm.
The Lady Falcons responded with
a run from junior Taylor Schaffer
scoring on a passed ball. The
sixth inning was full of runs, as
Burroughs scored three runs, two on
junior Brianna Devellano’s double.
The Falcons bounced back with
Wells and Alatraca scoring on a
Schaffer single. The score at the end
of the sixth was 8-4.
Though there was a tease of
a rainout during the game, the
weather took a turn for the worse
between the sixth and seventh
innings. A drizzle turned to rain,
and a sudden ending seemed
imminent. But the teams were able
to get through the first half of the
last inning quickly when senior
Hailey Cookson came in and threw a
scoreless inning, giving the Falcons
one last chance for a comeback, still
down 8-4. Senior Melanie Abzun
worked a full count, eventually
hitting a line drive over the right
field fence for a lead-off home run.
Wells and Alatraca continued
having
stellar
offensive
performances, as Wells got on
through an error and Alatraca by
working a base on balls. Senior Clair
O’Conner hit a double driving in
Wells. Unfortunately for Crescenta
Valley, that was not enough as the
third out was recorded on a Gamez
strikeout, ending the game 8-6 for
Burroughs.
The Falcons’ problem seemed to
be hitting with runners in scoring
position, as they stranded eight
runners on third and second
throughout the game.
“They strung their hits together
while ours were a little bit spread
apart, so they scored a lot of runs
with those innings where it was
consecutive hits,” head coach
Amanda Peek explained after the
game.
The past two seasons have been
sweeps in this series, with CV taking
both games in 2013 and Burroughs
took both in 2014. However, Peek
does not plan on letting this trend
continue, as that would mean the
Lady Falcons would drop their
second game against Burroughs
along with this one; however, she
also does not plan on changing her
strategy.
“I’m looking forward to our next
game. We just need to come out and
take care of our business and play
three outs on offense and three outs
on defense,” Peek said. “I’m sure
that will get the job done.”
The Falcons take on Glendale
High School today at 3:30 p.m. at
home.
Photos by Dan HOLM
RIGHT: Hailey Cookson pitched a
scoreless seventh inning on Tuesday,
but it wasn’t enough. Burroughs
defeated the Falcons 8-6.
BELOW: Crescenta Valley Coach
Amanda Peek’s strategy almost
brought the Falcons back, but their
rally late in the game came up short.
Girls’ Lacrosse Looks to Stop Skid
Crescenta Vally freshman Kimberly Foster (left) takes a
shot on goal against Louisville at Rosemont Middle School on
March 24. The Lady Falcons won the game 14-5. Since then,
the team has dropped two games in a row in the Pacific League.
CV lost to Chaminade 20-3 on March 27, and to Glendale 19-5
on April 3. The Falcons are 5-3 overall, 1-2 in league. They face
La Cañada for the first time this year on Friday at 3:15 p.m. at
La Cañada High School. After Friday, they play six more times
before the end of the season on April 30 against Westridge.
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live music, vendors, carnival
rides and an Easter egg hunt
that provided fun for the whole
family. The annual event
provided a broad spectrum of
rides for a broad spectrum of
ages.
Chair of the event and
Sunland-Tujunga
Chamber
of Commerce boardmember
Mark Seigel has been involved
with the carnival for 10 years.
Seigal said in the past people
used to go to the carnival and
say things like, “We have to pay
to get in?” and then they would
walk away. The carnival is now
free and it seems it will be that
way for the foreseeable future.
“My concept is, let people
come in and decide what they
want to spend their money on,”
Seigal said. “Let them try and
get a stuffed animal or buy a
hot dog and give them value for
their money. That’s the kind of
community we have and that’s
the kind of chamber we have
now. We want to provide value.”
In addition to the carnival
rides, another main attraction
were the vendors. Most of the
vendors were local businesses
from the Sunland area. One
of the vendors was local
artist Rebecca Mate, who was
attending the event for the first
time.
“It’s always nice when the
chamber of commerce has
an event that brings out the
community to be together,”
Mate said. “We have a diverse
community but we also have
things in common like art.
Everybody likes art and
everybody likes carnivals.”
Dr. Charles Richardson, who
was at a booth on behalf of Free
My Spine Health Group, said
he is a big fan of the SunlandTujunga Chamber of Commerce
and other events like the Spring
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BOTTOM: There is always more to do at the Spring Carnival.
Carnival because it brings
businesses together and gives
business people a chance to
meet each other.
The event also had a stage
dedicated to showcasing live
music.
Saturday’s
lineup
included the Cavalry Chapel
Band,
Thundertap,
the
Firepoint Church Band, Tim
Corbo’s Foothill Blues Revue
and Cash on the Barrel Head.
For kids, there were children’s
arts and crafts, Phillip Powell’s
Games, and Paint the Truck.
“The Spring Carnival at
Sunland Park is a wonderful
opportunity for families and
friends to enjoy our beautiful
park and spend time together,”
said
Los
Angeles
City
Councilmember Felipe Fuentes,
7th District. “It’s great when
the City and organizations like
the Sunland-Tujunga Chamber
of Commerce and the SunlandTujunga Neighborhood Council
work together to create a
fun, safe and free event. I
will continue working with
community members to find
new ways to celebrate our great
City and one another.”
The
carnival
was
a
fundraising event not just for
the community but also for the
chamber of commerce. Seigal
said it is a tradition to host the
carnival and he hopes it will
continue every year.
“It’s traditional for this
community and it’s been going
since before I was here,” Seigal
said. “And I like tradition, it’s
part of my blood and how I grew
up. I love to provide it for the
community. The kids love it so
we try to give them an enriching
experience every year.”
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USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
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Keck Medical Center of USC,
will hold its annual golf classic
on Monday, May 18 at Oakmont
Country Club. Proceeds from
this fundraiser will benefit
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
Foundation and Keck Medical
Center of USC, both part of
Keck Medicine of USC.
Leading the tournament
committee efforts are longtime supporters of USC-VHH,
including governing board
members, foundation board
members, executive staff and
physicians.
“We are excited about the
upcoming golf tournament,”
said Steve Wilder. “With
this partnership with Keck
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take the annual tournament to
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play on the newly designed
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Club. We are looking forward to
a great turnout and, as always,
a fun day.”
Registration begins at 10 a.m.
followed by a barbecue lunch at
11 a.m. The tournament will
commence at noon and a special
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awards dinner will be held at 5
p.m. Because the event always
sells out, pre-registration is
required by May 11.
For more information about
participation in the event or
sponsorship
opportunities,
contact Deb Jordan at (818)
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Why We Relay
The Foothills Relay for Life
is this weekend, April 11-12
at Clark Magnet High School.
Two local residents are sharing
their stories with CV Weekly
readers to explain why they
Relay and why they hope you
will join them on the track
during these 24 hours.
Mike’s story
My brother Howard was
diagnosed with melanoma
in the mid ’90s and he went
through chemo and radiation
for a year. He lost an ear and
was badly scarred from the
radiation. His melanoma was
terminal and he had two-tothree years at best.
My brother was an avid
fisherman and was from an
early age. My whole family
would go fishing together when
on vacation and on weekend
trips. One wish my brother had
was to fish Alaska for salmon
and halibut. My father formed
a group of family members to go
to Alaska with Howard and see
him fulfill his lifelong dream of
fishing Alaska.
My brother Denny, my
brother-in-law Carl and his
son, plus my dad and I all
traveled to Alaska to fish with
Howard.
As if God wished it on
Howard, he caught the biggest
halibut at over 100 lbs. and was
letting salmon go after catching
his limit each day. It was a trip
of a lifetime for Howard.
We stayed at the Glacier
Bay Lodge and had the time of
our lives with all the seafood
you could eat. We saw whales,
eagles, seals, otters and all
kinds of wildlife. We had to stay
two extra days due to weather
and were flown out in small
planes as the large jet that
brought us could not land with
the low ceiling [low clouds].
One sad thing did occur that
we did not understand until we
returned home; my brother-inlaw Carl was not felling well
and was very uncomfortable
during the trip, but at the
time we kissed it off as he did
not catch the biggest fish. My
brother and brother-in-law
both passed within two months
of each other, Howard losing
his battle with melanoma and
Carl with liver cancer.
I learned you don’t always
see what is in front of you until
it’s too late. I decided to take
my two sons to Alaska. We were
able to enjoy our fishing trip
without that bittersweet edge
as was the case with my oldest
brother and brother-in-law.
____________________
Chuck’s story
My name is Chuck and I
have cancer. My mom and
dad died of cancer, my wife’s
grandmother died of cancer,
and our son was diagnosed with
cancer when he was 19 years
old. We are happy to say he is
now 31 and doing very well,
thanks to a great medical team
and advancements in treating
cancer.
I’ve received medications,
surgeries, radiation, immune
system therapy, photon beam
therapy, etc., since 2007, and
I continue to wake up on the
right side of the dirt each
morning. When I was a kid, the
‘C’ word was synonymous with
dying. But today, what was a
death sentence is treatable and
curable.
The fact that I’m able to
write this may be attributed
to ongoing cancer research and
patient support programs. The
American Cancer Society is one
of the major funding sources
for these important activities.
When our son was diagnosed,
we heard about the Foothills
Relay For Life, our community’s
local chapter of Relay for
Life, the American Cancer
Society’s primary fundraiser.
We attended our first Foothills
Relay for Life in 2003, and have
continued to participate since.
Because Foothills Relay
For Life is a totally volunteer
event, over 90% of every dollar
we raise goes to the American
Cancer Society. Outside of
advertising and promotional
costs … it takes money to make
money … a very large portion
of each dollar the American
Cancer Society receives from
Relay For Life events across
the country is spent on research
grants and patient programs.
The 2015 Foothills Relay For
Life will take place at Clark
Magnet High School, 4747 New
York Ave., La Crescenta, from
Saturday, April 11 to Sunday,
April 12. We’ll kick things off at
9 a.m. Saturday and wrap it up
at 9 a.m. Sunday. It’s a 24-hour
Relay; each team makes sure
to have at least one person on
the track, in relay fashion, from
Saturday morning through
Sunday
morning.
Cancer
doesn’t take the night off, so
Relay For Life doesn’t either.
We
have
live
music,
entertainment, a late night
movie, special events for
caregivers (cancer is as hard
on family and friends as it is
on patients) and plenty of food
for the 24 hours of the event.
For more information, go to
https://www.facebook.com/
FoothillsRelayForLife. Again,
the fact that I can write this
today is largely due to the
hard work of local volunteers
like us, the continuing work of
the American Cancer Society,
and the research and patient
programs it funds. All of us are
no more than one or two degrees
separated from someone who
has, or has beat, cancer. Please
join us in the fight.
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LEISURE
Arturo Sandoval
In Lucky No. 7 ‘Fast And
Returns to the Historic
Furious’ Brings It
Alex Theatre
By Isiah REYES
By Susan JAMES
“Furious 7,” the seventh
film in the “Fast and
Furious” franchise, is a
worthy successor to the
series and a worthy tribute
to the late Paul Walker aka
Brian O’Conner. This tale
of unmasked avengers and
the women who love them
opens with a bang and rarely
pauses for breath during the
next two-plus hours. But
unlike other action films, the
“Fast and Furious” franchise
has put a premium on plot
and character so audiences
are asked to actually care
what happens to Dom (Vin
Diesel) and Letty (Michelle
Rodriguez) and Brian and
Mia (Jordana Brewster).
Malaysian-born
director
James Wan has used his
extensive experience with
video games to create a
visual rollercoaster ride
that actually pushes out
the boundaries of action
sequences. Five cars gunning
it out of a plane at altitude
into free fall anyone?
“Furious 7” picks up where
No. 6 left off. Comatose villain
Owen Shaw, brought down in
No. 6, has, as it turns out, an
even more badass brother
Deckard Shaw, played with
appropriate glittering-eyed
grimness by Jason Statham.
Deckard, former British
black ops baddest of the
bad, has sworn to take down
the crew that took down his
brother and begins by putting
Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) in
the hospital and blowing up
Dom’s home. Not a good move
as it turns out. Luckily for
Dom, government super spy
“Mr. Nobody” (Kurt Russell)
shows up with a proposition.
Here is where the movie
diverges into ABC’s “Person
of Interest” territory. “You
are being watched. The
government has a secret
system, a machine that spies
on you every hour of every
day.” Only this machine
hasn’t yet gone online and
its creator, an anonymous
computer hacker named
Ramsey, has been kidnapped
by an evil African warlord
played by Djimon Hounsou.
Mr. Nobody offers Dom
the future use of “God’s Eye”
as the machine is known to
locate Deckard Shaw if he
can retrieve both Ramsey
and the hardware from
the bad guys. The offer is
really unnecessary because
wherever Dom goes, like
Mary’s evil little lamb, Shaw
is sure to follow. All Dom
has to do is glance over his
shoulder and psychoman is
standing there with a gun, a
grenade and a grimace.
There are a lot of moving
parts to both story and stunts
but Wan keeps them moving
and it is a tribute to the actors
and their comfort with their
characters after 15 years of
working together that we
care about their relationships
and their fates. Will Letty
come out of her amnesia and
remember the years she has
spent with Dom? Will Brian
finally settle down as a family
man with Mia? While the
storyline definitely has roots
in all that has gone before,
newcomers to the series don’t
need to worry. The movie
holds up well on its own.
International locations and
stupefying stunts come at
you fast and furious. What
started as a movie about car
racing has morphed into a
mythology that is in its own
way as gritty and engrossing
as the more self-promoting
mythologies of “The Lord of
the Rings” and “Star Wars.”
Vin Diesel’s Dom is every bit
the tarnished knight that
Aragorn or Han Solo are. And
it’s a pleasure to watch him
once again wrecking havoc on
the nasties of the world.
See you at the movies!
Then & Now | Sake Sushi Bar
Then » This photo shows the typical mix of retail businesses in the 2200
block of Honolulu Avenue in the late ’60s. From left are Baskin-Robbins Ice
Cream, J. C. Penney department store, and the Valley Book Store. The pile
of dirt in front of Penney’s indicates that work has begun on the landscaped
Montrose Shopping Park.
Timberlake as well as on the
Billboard Awards with Alicia Keys.
Sandoval has been awarded six
Grammy Awards, and nominated
17 times; he has also received six
Billboard Awards and one Emmy
Award, the latter for his composing
work on the entire underscore of
the HBO movie based on his life,
“For Love or Country” starring
Andy Garcia.
In 2012, Sandoval launched the
Arturo Sandoval Institute (ASI)
to educate, support and inspire
music students to continue music
education without regard to their
economic circumstances. In the last
year, ASI donated a trombone to the
Glendale Unified School District
and six trumpets to low-income
musicians as well as an iPad for
a student with special needs and
underwrote three All Star Youth
Jazz Band performances at the
Alex Theatre.
“We feel enormous pride and
joy doing the work of ASI and
preserving music education in our
Arturo Sandoval returns to the
historic Alex Theatre in Glendale
for a one night only performance
of “Save The Music 3” on April 11
at 8 p.m. Members of the Arturo
Sandoval band as well as a few
celebrity friends will join him on
stage, all inspired by the same jazz,
Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms the
artist is known for. At the top of the
show, 19 members of the ASI All
Star Youth Jazz Band, including
eight students from Hoover, CV
and Glendale high schools, will join
Sandoval on the Alex Theatre stage
for a once in-a-lifetime performance.
“Glendale Arts is pleased to have
Arturo Sandoval back at the Alex
Theatre for a third year,” stated
Elissa Glickman, CEO of Glendale
Arts, the management company
of the Alex Theatre. “Arturo is an
extraordinary talent with an even
bigger heart. He’s often said that
music saved his life and he plays
that horn as if his life still depends
on it. Now, he plays for a grander
see ASI on next page
cause,
educating
and inspiring our
future
musicians,
and Glendale Arts is
honored to be along
for this ride!”
Sandoval, a protégé
of
the
legendary
jazz master Dizzy
Gillespie, was born
on the outskirts of
Havana, Cuba and
began
studying
classical
trumpet
at the age of 12.
Today, he is one of
the most dynamic
and vivacious live
performers of our
time, and has been
2014 photo by Ewasko courtesy of Glendale Arts
seen by millions at
the Oscars performing The ASI All Star Youth Jazz Band, including eight
with Celine Dion, students from Hoover, CV and Glendale high
schools, will join Arturo Sandoval on the Alex
at
the
Grammy Theatre stage for a once in-a-lifetime performance
Awards with Justin on Saturday night.
Courtesy of the Historical Society of CV
Now » The same location today (from left) are restaurant, restaurant, spa
and restaurant, anchored in the center by Sake Sushi Bar at 2270 Honolulu
Ave. The mix of retail has tipped heavily towards ethnic restaurants, which has
enlivened the nightlife and the somewhat cosmopolitan flavor of Montrose.
LEISUR E
GBK Gift Lounge for
This
the Kids Choice Awards Week in
AudioPark earbuds
Rooftop lounge at Redbury Hotel
The Kids Choice Awards were held in
Los Angeles in the last days of March,
and with every great awards show comes
a great GBK gifting suite.
For those unfamiliar, a gifting suite is
an invitation-only event where product
reps and designers have the chance
to gift their product or service to the
celebrities who attend the show and gain
exposure for their product or service, and
event organizers GBK Productions take
it a step further to promote charities as
well.
CVWeekly has been invited to cover
many GBK gifting suite events, and
we always do so most heavily through
social media, using their hashtag of the
event. Visit reporter Charly Shelton’s
Twitter and Instagram for as-it-happens
coverage of events like these, and read
the backlog to see coverage of this Kids
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ASI from previous page
schools,” said Mercy Velazquez,
volunteer CEO of the Arturo
Sandoval Institute.
Proceeds from the event will
benefit ASI and Glendale Arts.
Glendale Arts, the management
company of the Alex Theatre,
will use the funds to underwrite
its newly launched Tickets For
Kids program that provides
tickets to students to attend
performances at the Alex
Theatre free of charge.
Tickets are $25 for balcony
seats. Students can get in at
a discounted price of $10 plus
fees (balcony only). Terrance
seating is $57.50 to $67.50 and
orchestra seating ranges from
$57.50 to $67.50 to $85. VIP
orchestra seats are $250, which
includes an invitation to attend
two private receptions. The
pre-show reception begins at
6 p.m. at Gauchos Bar & Grill
and post-show artist Meet &
Greet in the Alexander Terrace.
The show will run for one
hour and 30 minutes with an
intermission. Photo and video
recording is not allowed.
The Alex Theatre is located
at 216 N. Brand Blvd. in
Glendale.
Good Friends Make for
Good Music
By Ted AYALA
For many musicians, a
stellar partnership on stage
doesn’t necessarily guarantee
an equally stellar relationship
off stage. One only has to
recall the enmity between
the
Vienna
Philharmonic
and Gustav Mahler or, in
more recent times, that of the
Audubon Quartet, which was
disbanded in 2011 following
bitter legal entanglements
between its members. But
for cellist Tao Ni and pianist
Harout Senekeremian, theirs
is a musical partnership that
was first firmly rooted in a deep
friendship.
They’ve known each since
2006, when they met at the
Corpus
Christi
Concerto
Competition. But their recital
of
music
by
Beethoven,
Tchaikovsky,
Brahms
and
Shostakovich being held this
Sunday, April 12 at St. Mark’s
Episcopal Church in Glendale
will be their first full-length
public collaboration.
“Every time we play together,”
Senekeremian recalled, “it feels
so natural, like I’m at home. It’s
such a great feeling.”
Tao Ni’s previous position
in the Cincinnati Symphony,
not to mention each musician’s
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hectic schedules, precluded any
opportunities to work together.
“There was no time for
recitals,” Senekeremian said.
“We’re making up for that now.”
Now a member of the Los
Angeles Philharmonic, the
Chinese-born Tao Ni has
earned accolades through his
participation in competitions
as well as a number of
collaborations including Itzhak
Perlman, Ani Kavafian and
Kim Kashkashian. He also
counts among his admirers
former President of the People’s
Republic of China Jiang Zemin,
who invited Ni to perform for
him personally.
Senekeremian’s
pianism,
with its richness and heft of
tone, has commanded much
attention both locally and
elsewhere. He has also been a
noted interpreter of the music
of George N. Gianopoulos, one
of the brightest lights among
the region’s composers. It
was Gianopoulos who helped
Senekeremian and Ni get in
touch with St. Mark’s director
of Music and Sacred Arts Ron
Burnett.
“It’s a beautiful venue,”
Senekeremian said. “[Burnett]
has been very accommodating
and enjoys having performances
at the church.”
Sunday’s recital has a
decidedly classical cast to it.
Beethoven sits at the head
of the recital and his shadow
looms large over the works of
Brahms and Shostakovich,
both
composers
being
profoundly influenced by him.
Yet the program displays both
composers’ capacity for renewal
of the Beethovenian idiom, their
ability to use traditional ideas in
new and striking ways.
“New” and “striking” could
very well describe Ni’s and
Senekeremian’s concert, with
both musicians goading the
other into reaching for new
heights.
“He has me playing at my
120%,” Senekeremian said.
“Having a partner keeps you
on point. And these scores now
really feel new.”
Tao
Ni’s
and
Harout
Senekeremian’s cello and piano
recital will take place this
Sunday, April 12 at 8 p.m. at
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church of
Glendale (1020 N. Brand Blvd.,
Glendale). A donation of $20 is
suggested. For tickets and more
information, go online to www.
saintmarks.la
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Weekly
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April 6, 2015 - April 12, 2015
An inquiring spirit can see you forging ahead with plans over the course of this week.
Mercury’s trine with Jupiter and a Sun/Uranus connection on Monday encourage flashes
of inspiration. A Mercury/Pluto square on Tuesday suggests that a decision may be in the
offing. Mercury cuddles up to Uranus on Wednesday while Jupiter turns direct. A Sun/
Mercury aspect on Thursday encourages plenty of interaction. Finally, Venus heads into
Gemini on Saturday and Mars sextiles Neptune on Sunday.
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DAY
Tickets are available for the 24th
Annual Derby Day: Run for the Roses,
The Campbell Center’s signature annual
fundraiser which, over the years, has
been instrumental in raising muchneeded funds for the organization’s
various programs and services. The
event takes place on May 2 at Pickwick
Banquet Center in Burbank.
Actress Mariette Hartley and her
husband, actor Jerry Sroka, will lead the
live auction that includes packages such
as a Cancun vacation, a week in Utah
at the historic Blue Church Lodge and a
week at a spectacular home in Cambria,
among many others. In addition to
the live auction, the day will include
a lavish buffet luncheon, a roomful of
fabulous silent auction items, a hat and
derby contest and a tribute to longtime
supporters of The Campbell Center
Vince and Toni Beck Espinoza. The day
will culminate in the live streaming
of the Kentucky Derby from Churchill
Downs.
For information about event
sponsorship levels and marketing
benefits, tables and tickets, call Rita
Tomassian-Hopkins at (818) 242-2434,
Ext. 312, or email at rita@thecampbell.
org.
MIDDLE EAST EXPERT TO
SPEAK AT LC REPUBLICAN
WOMEN CLUB
La Crescenta Republican Women
Club has invited human rights and
women rights author Nonie Darwish
to speak at Oakmont Country Club in
Glendale on April 9 at 11.30 a.m.
Darwish lectures at numerous
universities and has appeared on
CNN, FOX, MSNBC, C-SPAN, BBC and
was featured in the documentary film
“Obsession.”
The three-course luncheon at
Oakmont Country Club is $25 and open
to the public. Please RSVP via email to
[email protected] or call Joan at
(818) 790-0014 for reservations.
GLENDALE ART ASSOCIATION
NEWS
The Glendale Art Association has its
next meeting tonight, Thursday, April
9 in the community service room of
Citibank. Refreshments at 6:45 p.m.; 7
p.m. is the meeting.
Tak Salmastyan, teacher of painting
at Art Institute in North Hollywood, will
show a film he has made, talk about his
images, and critique artwork brought by
those in attendance at the meeting. He
calls himself a “spiritual hooligan” with
a “vivid imagination and spurious style.”
Members are $5 to attend; guests $7.
For further information, contact
Honor Haase at (818) 248-7373.
Citibank is located at 2350 Honolulu
Ave. in Montrose.
FREE SELF-HELP MEETING
Recovery International is offering a
free self-help meeting tonight, Thursday,
April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Community
Center of La Cañada Flintridge. It
provides effective self-help tools that
allow personal control over anxiety,
depression and anger. Free, but
donation requested.
Community Center of La Cañada is greater Pasadena: homeless and atrisk individuals including women and
located at 4469 Chevy Chase.
children. Its services include a food
pantry, a women’s shelter, and a bad
GLENDALE ART ASSOCIATION
weather shelter.
SPRING SALON
The orchestra, under the direction
Glendale Art Association Spring
Salon continues through April 25 at of Allen Robert Gross, will be joined by
White’s Gallery in Montrose. It includes distinguished cellist Cécilia Tsan. On the
a showing of artists’ work in a variety of program will be a repeat performance of
media including painting, photography Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony from
and sculpture, both abstract and its March 8 concert, Weber’s “Oberon”
representational works. Proceeds are Overture, and solos by Fauré and
contributed as scholarships to Glendale Tchaikovsky performed by Tsan.
For information about tickets, visit
visual arts students completing high
http://www.friendsindeedpas.org/
school and pursuing further education
our-events/friends-in-concert/.
in the visual arts.
St. Philip the Apostle Church, 151 S.
A gala reception and awards
presentation is on Saturday, April 11 Hill Ave. in Pasadena.
from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres,
beverages and live music. Gallery hours JEWEL CITY KNITTERS NEWS
Jewel City Knitters will hold its
are Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to
monthly JCK Charity Knit and Crochet
5 p.m.
For additional information, on Saturday April 11 from 2 p.m. to 4:30
visit the GAA website www. p.m. at the Chevy Chase Library, 3301
glendaleartassociation.com or call (818) E. Chevy Chase Dr., Glendale, (818) 5482046. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon of knit,
248-7373.
White’s Gallery and Restoration, 2414 crochet and conversation. Jewel City
Knitters will accept donated yarn for
Honolulu Ave., Montrose
charity projects.
For more information, visit www.
CV ALLIANCE PROGRAMS
CV Alliance hosts the next Teen jewelcityknitters.com or email
Trials & Tribulations presentation [email protected].
“Reengineering the Teenage Brain”with
Tina Givrad, PhD on Thursday, April 23 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Free, and open HONORED AT FLINTRIDGE
BOOKSTORE
to the public. Adults & kids welcome!
During the month of April, Flintridge
Parent/guardian education programs
are held Tuesday nights from 7 p.m. to Bookstore & Coffeehouse honors
8:30 p.m. Free and for adults only! On National Poetry Month with special
April 14, “A Positive Community,” April readings. On Sunday, April 12 at 5
21 TBD and April 28 “Living with an p.m., Rattle editor Tim Green presents
Jackson Burgiss, Deborah Kolodji
Alcoholic/Addict.”
All programs are held in the CV High and Mariko Kitakubo who is traveling
Library, 2900 Community Ave. and are from her home in Tokyo for this
reading. On Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m.,
free for the community.
Walk & Talk is on Wednesday Moonday hosts Lois P. Jones and Alice
mornings, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Pero welcome several of the poets
in CV Park, 3901 Dunsmore near the represented in “Woman of Metaphor,”
community center. Rain cancels. Dogs an anthology of poems inspired by the
artwork of Stephen Linsteadt.
welcome!
For more information, contact Gail
For information, email info@cvMishkin at (818) 790-0717.
alliance.org.
Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse
is located at 1010 Foothill Blvd., La
AAUW GLENDALE BRANCH
Cañada Flintridge at the intersection
MEETING
The AAUW Glendale branch meeting of Foothill Boulevard and the Angeles
is Saturday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to Crest Highway. Parking is in the rear of
11 a.m. at Oakmont Country Club. the store.
The April program features Jeanette
Chasworth, the “Color Whisperer.” She PAYNE PRO AT BOLTON HALL
Lisa Novick, director of Outreach and
will reveal secrets in using color to its
K-12 education at the Theodore Payne
best advantage.
The cost is $25 per person including Foundation, will give a lecture on the
brunch. Reserve by Wednesday, April 8. beauty and ecological importance of
Call Susie Robinson at (818) 951-6104. California’s vast native flora at Bolton
Oakmont Country Club, 3100 Hall on April 11. Guests will learn what to
do and what not to do for maintaining
Country Club Drive, Glendale
a native garden.
Novick earned a B.A. in philosophy
CALTECH-OCCIDENTAL
from UCLA and a Professional Clear
SYMPHONY FEATURED IN
Multiple-Subject Teaching Credential
BENEFIT CONCERT
The Caltech-Occidental Symphony from CSULA. She has designed and
will be featured in a special benefit installed more than 30 native (and
concert on Saturday evening, April 11 edible) landscapes across the Los
at 8 p.m. at St. Philip the Apostle Church Angeles region in schools and public
in Pasadena for Friends in Deed, one spaces. She has presented three Los
of Pasadena’s most important service Angeles case studies about urban
ecological revitalization through
organizations.
Friends In Deed, an interfaith landscaping with native plants at school
collaborative now in its 120th year, is sites and public commons.
dedicated to meeting the many needs
see CALENDAR THIS on next page
of the most vulnerable residents of
A ARIES March 21 - April 19
G LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 22
Mind power rules this week, as does
developing an insatiable curiosity. You’ll
go far if you read everything you can find
and become inspired. Read motivational
books if it will help you take action and do
what you have to do. The information you
pick up could be crucial in helping you get
a better job, persuading your love interest
out on a date, or explaining why you
deserve a pay raise. Creativity and romance
rock, too (if you’re ready and willing).
What do you do if other people seem to
question your motives? Perhaps you feel
that a love interest, partner, or other people
around you are being too inquisitive, and
you don’t like it! This week you’ll need to
flex your muscles and give as good as you
get. If somebody seems to be trampling on
your boundaries, let them know you won’t
tolerate it. The confidence you gain as a
result should stand you in good stead in
other areas of life.
B TAURUS April 20 - May 20
Mental activity could keep you awake at
night. Your subconscious mind seems
to be very active at this time, too, so by
tapping it you may be able to put its helpful
attributes to good use. Consider journaling
every day and your creative ideas could
leap off the page, helping you resolve
problems and gain a new perspective on
life. Watch your dreams, too, as they can
prove helpful. Later, your ability to get the
best bargains comes to the fore.
H SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21
Your love life is getting much more
interesting. If you’re in a long-term
partnership, taking on a challenge together
could be good for you both, especially
if you increase your joint income as a
result. Looking for love? Opt for a more
proactive approach to finding the person
of your dreams. This doesn’t just apply
to socializing. You’ll also benefit from
adopting a positive lifestyle with plenty of
exercise. If you feel good in yourself, others
are likely to respond to this.
C GEMINI May 21 - June 20
It’s well worth socializing this week as
it could significantly change your life.
Whatever issues or challenges you face,
someone you meet is bound to have an
answer - or at least some advice. Even so,
it doesn’t mean you have to discuss your
innermost secrets. Carefully choose the
people in whom you confide. Venus dances
into your sign this weekend, making you
an attractive option. If romance is on your
mind, this could be one of the better times
to start dating.
CANCER June 21 - July 22
This week is all about action related to your
goals and ambitions. The cosmos may
have some amazing surprises for you in
the form of encouraging events or people
you meet. If you have been procrastinating
concerning an important career plan, this is
the time to get busy. However, you will also
benefit from befriending likeminded people
who might be able to offer you support. In
addition, Mars and Venus in Taurus can
bring a sensuous quality to your love life.
E LEO July 23 - August 22
I SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21
You’ll enjoy pitting your wits against
others in a competitive sense, whether
this involves sporting or entrepreneurial
activities or both. This week’s powerful
Mercury focus encourages you to think in
terms of strategies to get what you want.
Whatever you do, don’t leave things to
chance. With just a little thought you can do
so much better. Want to capture someone’s
heart? Show you’re the best person for him
or her, even if you have to act a little goofy
to fulfill your dream.
J CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19
A calm, peaceful life may seem like an
unattainable dream. This week looks just
as hectic as ever, particularly on the home
front. It’s at such times when in the thick
of it that you can make great progress.
If you feel challenged, see it as a plus. It
brings an opportunity to progress, even
if unwillingly at first. You’ll need to soothe
your nerves after so much excitement, and
with romance high on the agenda there are
plenty of chances for that.
A new influence kicks in, motivating you
to start on all those plans and ideas you’ve
been thinking about. Traveling, whether for
pleasure or business, is strongly indicated,
too. You’ll benefit more by taking the road
less traveled. If you’re going on vacation,
opt for places off the beaten track. They
can open you to new life experiences. If
you’re thinking of taking a course, look
for one with a different take on a familiar
subject. Dedicated action can bring career
progress.
K AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
F VIRGO August 23 - Sept. 22
. PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20
Are you on the same merry-go-round and
feeling overwhelmed, with financial issues
causing feelings of frustration? If so, the
way to deal with this isn’t to flail around in
the water trying not to drown but to gather
information and make intelligent decisions.
You don’t have to sort this out alone - get
help. If you feel panic rising, this is the
time to find someone who can inform you
of solutions you never knew existed. Later,
revive yourself with a homey get-together.
Allow your intuitive awareness to guide you
through the maze of money matters this
week. If you’ve despaired of ever getting
your finances sorted out, the current
alignment encourages you to renew
your efforts. In this instance knowledge
is power. The more you know, the more
access you’ll have to facts that can banish
fears associated with not having enough
money. However, you also need to do
something. Charm can pave the way to a
golden opportunity where career matters
are concerned.
There are two sides to the week ahead very fast and very slow. When it comes to
closing deals, getting a bargain, or sending
your message out to the world, be quick
off the mark. The faster you respond to
the opportunities around you, the better
off you will be. The Universe loves speed,
so pick a goal and plan, talk, and advertise
your way to success. After this you’ll be
ready to kick back and relax to soothe those
frazzled nerves.
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Her presentation begins at 1 p.m.
Bolton Hall Museum, 10110 Commerce
Ave., Tujunga (corner of Commerce &
Valmont). Parking available uphill at
the Elks Lodge. Everyone is welcome;
free admission. Donations gratefully
accepted. Light refreshments served after
the program.
For more information call (818) 3523420 or email [email protected].
JLP TO HOST 2ND ANNUAL
SIMPLY SPEAKING BENEFIT
LUNCHEON
On Saturday, April 11, the Junior
League of Pasadena, Inc. (JLP) will host
its second annual benefit luncheon,
Simply Speaking, at the University Club
of Pasadena. This year’s guest speaker is
Jane Olson, an inspiring humanitarian
and Pasadena area local.
Olson has devoted her life to
international justice and humanitarian
work and has chaired the International
Board of Human Rights Watch and the
Landmine Survivors Network board.
The event will feature a seated lunch
and silent auction. In addition, the 2015
recipient of the Nancy Reed Payne
Achievement Award will be announced
acknowledging a sustaining member for
her exceptional contribution and years of
dedication to the Junior League and to
her community. All funds raised through
the event will directly benefit the Junior
League of Pasadena and its community
projects.
To purchase tickets and to learn more
about the Junior League of Pasadena,
please visit www.MyJLP.com.
‘CUBA – ISLAND NATION IN
TRANSITION’ SIERRA CLUB
TOPIC
The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club
presents Bruce Hale’s “Cuba – Island
Nation In Transition” on Tuesday, April 14
at 7:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library.
Sierra Club member and world traveler
Bruce Hale brings slides and narrative to
illustrate his program describing the
chapter’s first sponsored trip to Cuba
in December 2014. The trip covered
both the eastern portion of the island
as well as the western part. The tour
introduced Cuba in a way different from
standardized, off-the-shelf commercial
tours. Two days after the group returned
to the United States, President Obama
announced that diplomatic relations
would be re-established between the
two countries. This program will depict
Cuba before changes accelerate.
The program begins following news
of conservation and outings. This is a
free event and everyone is welcome.
Refreshments will be served. Please
contact Wayne Fisher at (818) 353-4181
for more information.
La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill
Blvd., La Crescenta
NOON CONCERTS OPEN TO
PUBLIC
Glendale Noon Concerts is a free
admission concert series taking place
every first and third Wednesday from
12:10 p.m. to12:40 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 April 15 and
features violinist Johana Krejci and
pianist Wendy Prober performing works
by Czech composers Leos Janacek and
Bedrich Smetana.
First Baptist Church of Glendale, 209 N.
Louise St. in Glendale.
SOROPTIMISTS HOSTING NIGHT
OF LAUGHTER
Soroptimists of Glendale is hosting a
special presentation on Thursday, April
16 at noon at the Oakmont Country
Club. Laughter Is the Best Weapon crime
awareness seminar with Byron Walls,
owner of California CRIMEFIGHT, tackles
the subject of crime safety. All are invited
to the seminar. Buffet lunch is $30 and
reservations are necessary. RSVPs must
be received by Thursday, April 9. Payment
must be made in advance by all guests via
PayPal/credit card.
www.soroptimistglendale.org/
event/2015/april/program-meetingcrime-awareness-laughter-best-weapon.
Email [email protected] or call
Mary Lotz at (818) 863-1326. No walk-ins
please.
A reservation made is a reservation
paid. Complimentary valet parking.
Oakmont Country Club, 3100 Country
Club Drive, Glendale
CASINO NIGHT
The Women’s Council of the USC
Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH)
Foundation will host a special casino
night fundraiser to benefit USC-VHH. The
event will take place at USC-VHH (Council
Room) from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on
Friday, April 17.
Cost is $100 per person, which includes
heavy hors d’oeuvres, two drink tickets
and $2,000 worth of funny money. Event
tickets must be purchased in advance.
Tickets will not be sold at the door. To
purchase tickets, call (818) 952-2226.
Since its founding in 1973, the
Women’s Council has raised more than
$3 million for hospital programs and
services.
All proceeds from this event will benefit
the hospital’s nursery department.
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, 1812
Verdugo Blvd., Glendale
AAUW PASADENA ELECTION
The American Association of
University Women will elect new officers
at the annual Pasadena branch meeting
scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Saturday,
April 18 at the Women’s City Club in
Pasadena. There also will be openings
for committee assignments.
For reservations for lunch, $20 per
person, call Gloria Reynolds at (626) 7983896.
Women’s City Club, 160 N. Oakland
Ave., Pasadena
LCWC HOLDS FASHION SHOW
The La Crescenta Woman’s Club is
holding its annual fashion show. This
year members are celebrating Derby Days
and are having a Derby hat contest for all
guests. There will be a silent auction, a live
auction and opportunity baskets. Lunch
will be served followed by a fashion
show with clothing from Drapers and
Damons. The festivities begin at 10:30
a.m. on Saturday, April 18. The event will
be held at the LCWC clubhouse at 4004
La Crescenta Ave. Don’t miss out on the
fun and fashions!
Tickets are only $40 per person. Make
reservations with Cindy at (818) 249-2374.
NEXT MEETING OF MONTROSE
AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY
The Montrose African Violet Society
is having its next club meeting on
Wednesday, April 22 at 10 a.m. at
Descanso Gardens (Birch Room). Guest
speaker is Joe Mandoky who will present
a program on bees.
Guests are always welcome to
attend the meeting and will have the
opportunity to win the door prize,
participate in the silent auction and
raffle table. Refreshments are served and
friendships are made.
For more information, contact club
president at [email protected] or
telephone (323) 236-0104 or visit www.
montroseafricanviolets.weebly.com.
Descanso Gardens (Birch Room) 1418
Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge
SMIT ON SALON DE MUSIQUES
ROSTER
The next presentation of Salon de
Musiques is on April 19 and pays a tribute
to the genius Dutch composer Leo Smit
with his magical “Sextet for Winds &
Piano,” an L.A. premiere.
The complete program, featuring
Mozart, Poulenc, Duparc, Hahn, & Satie,
will be performed by world renowned
artists soprano Elissa Johnston, Pamela
Vliek-Martchev on flute, Don Foster,
clarinet, Judith Farmer, bassoon, Jennifer
Johnson, oboe, Laura Brenes-Griffiths,
horn, Edith Orloff, piano, and Francois
Chouchan, piano.
An informal Q&A with the artists will
follow the performance and a gourmet
buffet dinner provided by Patina with
French champagne will be served.
Tickets are $39 for students, and $75
general admission that includes dinner
and drinks.
The performance takes place at 4 p.m.
at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, fifth
floor, 135 N. Grand Ave, Los Angeles.
VARIETY SHOW, BARBECUE AND
CAR EXPO AT LA CRES PRES
The All American Variety Show, BBQ
and Car Expo is happening April 25 from
5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the La Crescenta
Presbyterian Church. This event is a
fundraiser to support the church’s
mission projects to Haitian-Dominican
immigrants living in poverty in the
Dominican Republic.
Enjoy classic cars, tangy barbecue and
a home-style dinner followed by a variety
show that features American music and
dance. Opportunity drawings for great
prizes. Tickets for the whole event cost
$40/adult, $15/child. Reservations are
necessary; contact jennyschwing@gmail.
com for more information. Tickets for the
variety show only, which starts at 8 p.m.,
can be purchased at the door for $15.
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RELIGION
Powerful Easter Reminder at LC Pres
By Mary O’KEEFE
O
n Good Friday Christians
observed the crucifixion
of Jesus Christ as part of
Holy Week. Once removed from the
cross, Christ’s body was entombed
in a cave and a large boulder was
rolled in front. Then on Easter
morning, women who had come
to tend to his body discovered the
large boulder had been rolled away
and Christ’s body was gone.
This
powerful
revelation
culminating with the resurrection
of Christ is the journey Christians
take during the Lenten season
that ends with Easter.
Each church has its own way
of recognizing Good Friday; some
have subtle, quiet times of worship
while others bring the power
of those days between Christ’s
death and resurrection to their
parishioners in a big way.
About four years ago, Pastor
Andy Wilson of La Crescenta
Presbyterian
Church
began a conversation with
some church members at
a worship meeting. They
wanted to find a unique
way to commemorate
Easter, a way that would
convey the overwhelming
importance to people
of the holiday but also
capture the attention
of those who were not
familiar with the events
that surround Holy Week.
They found that unique
way with the help of
really large boulder and
a somber, but powerful
ceremony.
“The boulder is one of the
important symbols of the Christian
church,” Wilson said. “It reminds
us of Christ’s resurrection and that
people were brought back from
[their] sins.”
Those in the worship group
began talking about a ceremony
that would include a boulder that
would be rolled in front of the
church’s front door, remaining in
place until Easter morning.
Wilson originally visualized
a boulder about eight to nine
feet high made of paper mache.
A parishioner, Paul Hofmann,
volunteered his time to design and
build the boulder, which ended up
being a little bigger than Wilson
had anticipated.
“It is 14 feet high and two feet
deep,” he said. “It is a monstrously
big thing. We were worried at first
that [because it is so big] people
wouldn’t take it seriously.”
That first Good Friday Wilson
was not certain how those in
attendance would take to the new
Good Friday Observed at Glendale Memorial
Dignity Health Glendale
Memorial Hospital held
Good Friday service led by
His Eminence Archbishop
Hovnan Derderian, Primate
of the Western Diocese of the
Armenian Church of North
America.
Joining His Eminence in
conducting the service were
clergy members from St.
Leon Armenian Church.
Among the special guests
in attendance was Glendale
Mayor Zareh Sinanyan.
NOTES & NODS
CSL-LC Calendar Items
On April 15 at 7 p.m. the Center
for Spiritual Living-La Crescenta
is hosting “Mind Flow Hypnosis”
with Carmela Tunzi.
Stressed about life, taxes, etc.?
Learn how to let it go!
Love donation will be collected.
Every Sunday morning at 9:30
a.m. the center has an enlightening 15-minute metaphysical lesson
shared by its “amazing” practitioners followed by Sunday celebration services at 10 a.m.
Center for Spiritual Living, 4845
Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta
Photos courtesy of Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital
RELIGION SERVICE DIRECTORY
Center for Spiritual
Living - La Crescenta
Light on the Corner Church
(Missouri Synod)
Pastor Jon Karn
1911 Waltonia Drive
Montrose
(818) 249-4806
Sunday services 10:45 a.m.
www.lightonthecorner.org
Crescenta Valley
United Methodist Church
(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
WORSHIP
Sunday 10am
1700 Foothill Blvd.
La Cañada Flintridge
Childcare and
Sunday School
offered at 10 am.
SUNDAYS AT LCIF
Worship and Communion 10AM
Children’s Church 10AM
Sunday School for
Youth & Adults 9AM
REV. STEVE POTEETE-MARSHALL
2700 Montrose Ave
Montrose, CA 91020
www.cvumc.org
The Rev. Jim Bullock, interim Pastor
www.lcifoothills.org / 818-790-1951
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ceremony; Good Friday is a somber
day for Christians.
But the service did exactly what
everyone had hoped it would
do; it brought a profound visual
presence to the story of the Passion
of Christ.
After the stone is rolled in front
of the church, those in attendance
join in a campfire vigil to pray, sing
and share their faith.
The boulder is then rolled away
early Easter morning before the
service. This, too, is a powerful
symbol for those attending who
come to church and discover the
boulder moved.
About 600 people attend La
Crescenta Presbyterian Church on
Easter Sunday. That is typical of
most Sundays, Wilson said.
It is normal for churches to fill
more pews during observances like
Christmas and Easter; however,
Wilson said his parishioners are
pretty loyal and come on Sundays,
whether it is a holiday or not.
The church’s now traditional
Good Friday service does grab
the attention of those outside the
church but also gives members a
chance to bond in their faith and
reflect on the life of Christ.
“Where it is our dream to help you build
and manifest your dreams!”
4845 Dunsmore Ave.
La Crescenta, CA
91214
(818) 249-1045
Celebration Service Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Ongoing spiritual
growth 7:00
classes
Wednesday
Night Service
p.m.
and counseling available
ST. BEDE the VENERABLE
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
A Catholic Community ~
Here to Worship, Called to Serve
ALL ARE WELCOME
Rev. Msgr. Antonio Cacciapuoti, Pastor
Rev. Greg Dongkore, Associate Pastor
Deacon Augie Won
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Masses
Monday-Friday: 8:10 a.m.
Saturday: 8:10 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.
Others
Vespers: Monday-Friday 5:30 p.m.
Reconciliation: Saturdays
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Rosary: 8:30 a.m.
Weekdays and following Vespers
215 Foothill Boulevard
La Canada Flintridge, California 91011
(818) 949-4300 • www.bede.org
PreSenTS
“CHRIST IN THE PASSOVER”
This Sunday 4/12
COMMUNITY CHURCH of Montrose
10am 2416 Montrose Ave. Montrose CA 91020
Rev. Bryan Griem (818) 279-5614
[ALL WELCOME/FREE]
COME MEET US!
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
To be in our
Ser vice
Director y
contact
Emily Fairchild
at
(818) 248-2740
Open House at LDS
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, known to many
by the nickname The Mormons, is
hosting an open house on April 18
from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at their Sunland building at 7955 Hillrose St.
The open house will introduce
the faith and display what Mormons are doing locally and internationally to feed God’s sheep as
directed biblically. Displays will
be presented on various general
church programs including genealogy and family history, emergency preparedness and humanitarian outreach, scouting and other
youth programs, the international
women’s organization, and addiction recovery. The church’s new
Christ-centered video, “Because He
Lives” will also be presented.
Members of local LDS Spanish,
Tagalog, and Armenian-speaking
congregations will be present to
introduce topics to non-English
speaking neighbors.
There will be an opportunity to
ask questions.
All are welcome!
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BUSINESS
» Montrose
» Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce
“Join Us at the Hometown Country Fair”
Spring has sprung here in the
Crescenta Valley and what better
way to celebrate the beautiful
weather than an old-fashioned,
outdoor country fair? In case you
haven’t heard, the Crescenta
Valley Chamber of Commerce is
hosting the10th annual Hometown
Country Fair at CV Park on
Saturday, April 25.
This year, we’ll be doing
something a little different – free
shuttle rides to the Fair! Parking is
available around the event location
but save yourself the headache of
searching for a spot by parking in
one of our two convenient shuttle
stop lots. There should be plenty of
room at the Park and Ride facility
across from the Foothill Athletic
Club near Lowell Avenue and
the 210 Freeway. Parking is also
available at the Bob Smith Toyota/
Scion lot on the southern side of
Foothill between Pennsylvania
and New York avenues. Shuttles
will run every 15 minutes between
10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and drop-off is
right in front of CV Park.
Listen to some of the fun activities
you’ll find at this free event!
Close to 100 vendors will display
their wares including leather
goods, homemade jams, plush
animals, organic beauty products,
handmade jewelry, custom hats
and more. Local organizations will
provide services such as free safety
ID cards, historical information
about the valley, and emergency
preparedness. The Lions Club
Eye Mobile will even provide free
glaucoma screening from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
If you’re an animal lover, the
Fair is the place to be! Wildlife
Waystation will host a menagerie
of critters. Over in the Kemsley
carnival ride area there will be
animals to meet, to pet and to
ride. And at 2 p.m. it’s everyone’s
favorite event – the dog parade!
Canine cuties cavort through the
fairgrounds to selected doggiethemed music. The $5 entry fee is
donated straight to the SPCA.
But that’s not the only sight
to see. The pie-eating contest,
sponsored by Ralphs, starts at
12:45 p.m. Brave souls, aged 20
and younger, must dive face first
into cream pies. Use of hands
is strictly prohibited. Laughter
highly encouraged.
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the main
stage sees a line-up of local talent.
In order of appearance, we’ll see
Dana Ryan singing the national
anthem, the CV High School
jazz band, vocals by Elyse Cain,
demonstrations by Challenger
Sports,
Rosemont
Cheers,
Tammy’s Music Studio vocalists,
Faith Alone Band, Masters Tae
Kwon Do demos, St. Francis High
School drum line and the Rosemont
Middle School jazz band. It’ll be
non-stop entertainment. And it’s
all free!
But wait… there’s more! Thrill
seekers can take a crack at the
climbing wall and bungee jump.
Fun-lovers will get a kick out of
carnival rides, inflatables and
midway games. And what fair
would be complete without food?
Dessert trucks will serve Italian
ices and soft serve ice cream. And
CV Chamber board members will
be grilling up fresh hamburgers
and hotdogs thanks to generous
donations by Gelsingers and
Dream Dinners. If you have
children in Crescenta Valley
schools, look for our special flyer in
your Thursday folder or eBulletin.
One dollar goes back to the school
for every meal purchased at the
Chamber food booth!
If you have questions, call our
office beforehand or swing by the
CV Chamber booth (just to the left
of the main stage) on the day of the
event. See you at the Fair!
Lisa Dupuy, executive director
CV Chamber of Commerce
3131 Foothill Blvd. ‘D’
La Crescenta, CA 91214
(818) 248-4957
S h o p p i n g Pa r k N e w s
Here’s A Good Reason
to Shop Montrose This
Saturday!
Need a “girl’s day out”? We have the ideal daytime spring fling for
you! This Saturday, spend the day in Montrose checking out those
stores you have been meaning to visit. Have you seen the new Billy’s
Boardshop lately? It has a Cali sport/ beach vibe with something
fun for the whole family. Owner Jacqueline has “the gift,” an eye
for product and display. Next stop– Town Kitchen & Grill which is
now open for lunch. Locals are raving about the Town Angus burger
with house made chips. After lunch proceed west up Honolulu,
shopping all the way, and plan to arrive at White’s Gallery. From 3
p.m. to 6 p.m. you can enjoy appetizers, beverages and smooth jazz
guitar by Steve McCloskey during the reception for the Glendale Art
Association. Just what the doctor ordered – a day to relax and treat
yourself close to home.
» Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce
Scholarships Available For Graduating Seniors from
Crescenta Valley and Clark Magnet High Schools
Giving back is part of what the
Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber
of Commerce does for the local
community. Not only are our
local businesses important to
our city, but the residents and
the schools are as well. That is
why we believe in giving back to
the community and our students
by offering scholarships. For the
past 18 years, we have awarded
scholarships to students who
are heavily involved in the
community and are contributing
to it. When we see students who
are participating in organizations
and volunteering to make our
community stronger, we want to
reward them. To do this, we raise
funds at our annual golf classic
and scholarship fundraiser. This
year’s tournament is on Thursday,
May 14 at Verdugo Hills Golf
Course. It is always a fun time
and you are invited to join us!
Once again we will have disc
golf. That’s right! Even if you aren’t
a traditional golfer, you can still
participate in our 19th annual golf
classic and scholarship fundraiser.
You can create your own disc golf
team, join an existing team or
create your own mixed team. Disc
golfers play on the same course as
regular golfers. How fun is this!?
Registration is from 10:30 a.m.
to noon, putting challenge is at
11 a.m., lunch is from 11 a.m. to
noon and shotgun start is at high
noon. We finish the day with pizza
and desserts provided once again
by local restaurants in Montrose
then our scholarship and awards
ceremony for graduating seniors
from CV and Clark Magnet
high schools. Refreshments are
provided throughout the course
and, as you pass the clubhouse
after the first nine holes of golf, we
provide more food for you to enjoy
and energize you for the final
nine holes! Wow! All of this and
more is included in your entry fee.
Giuseppe’s Pizzeria, Sake Sushi,
El Charro, Gio’s Bakery and Café,
Montrose Bakery and Oceanview
Bar and Grill generously provided
food for the event last year. You
need to be a part of this! You can
find our scholarship application
and
our
golf
tournament
application on our website at
www.montrosechamber.org. We
hope to see you all there. Please
contact the chamber office if you
need additional information or
want to become a sponsor.
Our first annual poker
tournament was not only a lot of
fun but, thanks to our sponsors,
it was a huge success! I want to
thank our sponsors: Dave Fink of
the soon-to-be-open John Sparr
Tavern, Bob Zieman of IOTEC,
Bob Rountree at Rountree Glass,
Rick Dinger of CV Insurance,
Pat Longo of Andy’s Transfer
and Storage, Chris Waldheim of
J’s Maids, Jim Bates of the Law
Offices of James Bates, Hambeik
Sepani of North American
Financial, Pete Smith of Bob
Smith Toyota, Danny Park of
Hello Pizza and the McClures
of Montrose Travel. Thank you
again!
Montrose-Verdugo
City
Chamber of Commerce: Your
source for all things local! Our
mission is to actively support and
enrich the community, vitality and
pride of Montrose, to help preserve
the historic district and small
town atmosphere, to promote
economic stability and positive,
productive relationships within
Montrose and the surrounding
communities.
Upcoming events
Taste Of Montrose on Sunday,
May 3 in the 2200, 2300 and
2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue
in conjunction with the Sunday
Harvest Market and the annual
Kids & Kritters/Wags & Whiskers
event.
May business mixer on
Wednesday, May 6 from 6 p.m. to
8 p.m. at Wells Fargo Montrose,
2434 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose.
19th Annual Golf Classic
and Scholarship Fundraiser on
Thursday, May 14 from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at Verdugo Hills Golf
Course, 6433 La Tuna Cyn.,
Tujunga.
Memorial Day service on
Monday May 25 at 8 a.m. at the
Vietnam War Memorial located
at the northwest corner of
Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View
Boulevard.
Melinda Clarke
Executive Director
3516 N Verdugo Rd.
Glendale, CA 91208
818-249-7171
www.montrosechamber.org
[email protected]
We recently had the pleasure to attend a special Glendale City
Council meeting held at the Sparr Heights Community Center.
Representing the MSPA are (from left) me, Dale Dawson, Andre
Ordubegian and GiGi Garcia. We were most interested to hear the
segment on “Montrose Vision 20/20” a task force headed by Darlene
Sanchez, concerning long term economic development planning for
Montrose. Traditional retail, aka ”Mom & Pop,” has been hard hit by
this economy. The question is how do we attract more unique retail
shops to the area and how do we get more people to actually shop
here so it is worthwhile and profitable for them to stay? Montrose is
one of the last shopping districts of its kind in Southern California
and it’s going to take all of us – landlords, property owners and the
City – working together to keep it a place that has the right balance
of retail, restaurants, salons and fitness centers. We thrive on the
part you play in this and thank those who shop local first. Those
who have an ear please listen to what is being said here.
Thanks for reading! We’ll see you next week with the latest
Montrose Shopping Park inside tips.
Mary Dawson
Montrose Shopping Park
Love to SHOP & Dine Montrose!
April 9, 2015
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LEGAL SECTION
Ficticious Business Name
Fictitious Business Name
Fictitious
BUSINESS
NAME
STATEMENT FILE No. 2015047143
The following person(s) is (are) doing
business as DREAM DINNERS LA
CRESCENTA, 4121 Pennsylvania Ave.
Ste. F La Crescenta, CA 9121. California
Carnes Clan, Inc. 1404 industrial Park
Ave. Redlands, CA 92374. Registrant
has not yet begun to transact business
under the fictitious business name
or names herein. Signed Stephanie
Carnes, President declare that all
information in this statement is true
and correct. The statement was filed
in the office of the County Clerk of Los
Angeles on 2/23/2015. NOTICE: This
fictitious business name statement
expires five years from the date it
was filed in the office of the County
Clerk. A new fictitious business name
statement must be filed prior to that
date. The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in this
state of a fictitious business name in
violation of the rights of another under
federal, state, or common law (See
Section 14411 et seq., Business and
Professional Code). Pub. Crescenta
Valley Weekly 3/19/2015, 3/26/2015,
4/2/2015, 4/9/2015.
Fictitious
BUSINESS
NAME
FIRST FILING. The following person(s)
is (are) doing business as RAYUELA
850 East Mariposa Street Altadena,
CA 91001. The registered owner(s) is
(are) TRINITY FUNDING, LLC 201 S.
Lake Ave 300 Pasadena, CA 91011.
This business is conducted by a
Limited Liability Company. Registrant
under the fictitious business name or
names listed herein. Signed KRISTEN
TAYLOR. The statement was filed
in the office of the County Clerk
of Los Angeles on April 01, 2015.
NOTICE: This fictitious business
name statement expires five years
from the date it was filed prior to that
Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and
Valley Weekly April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015.
Fictitious
BUSINESS
NAME
FIRST FILING. The following person(s)
is (are) doing business as MAMA BEAR
MAMA CARE POSTPARTUM DOULA
SERVICES 39306 Fieldcrest Circle
Palmdale, CA 93551. This business is
conducted by an individual Registrant
under the fictitious business name or
names listed herein. Signed Ambor
Gibson declare that all information
in this statement is true and correct.
The statement was filed in the office
of the County Clerk of Los Angeles
on March 17, 2015. NOTICE: This
fictitious business name statement
expires five years from the date it
was filed in the office of the County
Clerk. A new fictitious business name
statement must be filed prior to that
Section 14411 et seq., Business and
Valley Weekly 3/19/2015, 3/26/2015,
4/2/2015, 4/9/2015.
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF
Tiffany Elise Horton FOR CHANGE
OF NAME CASE NUMBER: ES018849
Superior Court of California, County
of Los Angeles 300 East Olive,
Burbank, 91502. TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Tiffany Elise
Horton filed a petition with this court
for a decree changing names as
follows: Present name a. Tiffany Elise
Horton to Proposed name Zariah
Tiffany Elise Horton 2. THE COURT
ORDERS that all persons interested
in this matter shall appear before this
court at the hearing indicated below
to show cause, if any, why the petition
for change of name should not be
granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must
file a written objection that includes
the reasons for the objection at least
two court days before the matter
is scheduled to be heard and must
appear at the hearing to show cause
why the petition should not be granted.
If no written objection is timely filed, the
court may grant the petition without
hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. April
24, 2015 Time: 8:30AM Dept: NCB-B
Room: - b. The address of the court
is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy
of this Order to Show Cause shall be
published at least once each week
for four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition in
the following newspaper for general
circulation, printed in this county:
CRESCENTA
VALLEY
WEEKLY
DATED: March 16,2015 Mary Thornton
House JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR
COURT Pub March 26, April 2, 9, 16,
2015 CRESCENTA VALLEY WEEKLY
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Yard, garage, estate left overs &
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Lots of goodies including some
furniture and decorations! Fri.,
April 10 & Sat., April 11 from
9 am-2 pm. and Fri., April 17 &
Sat., April 18 from 9 am-2 pm.
Located at 3540 Encinal Ave.
La Crescenta.
In business since 1996
Bonded & insured. Walks,
pet sit & medications.
Call Audri (818) 515-9251 or
email [email protected].
WANTED!
Housekeeping
Sell your stuff, rent
your apartment, buy
just about anything, or
advertise your services
for pennies a day! Have
your ad run in print for
one edition and online
for up to 14 days for one
small price! Call Emily F.
TODAY @ (818) 248-2740.
Reliable, Trustworthy, great
work ethic and experienced.
Affordable prices.
Miriam (323) 304-3193.
wanted
Room Needed
Single mom and son and small
dog seek safe, quiet room to
rent in La Crescenta/Montrose/
N. Glendale area (must be in
GUSD). Can provide excellent
references. Please email Celeste
at [email protected].
• AIR CONDITION & HEAT •
YOUR CLASSIFIED
AD HERE!
• CleaNING SERVICES •
Maids.com
WINTER SPECIAL
Call us to have your system serviced!
www.lacanadaair.com
We Clean
Homes
One Time • Weekly • Monthly Service
818.790.8000
Call for a free estimate!
License #536450 • Master Card and Visa Accepted
818.248.2001
• Your Business Here •
• Event Services •
WANTED!
Bonners Party &
Equipment Rentals
Chairs • Tables • Linens
Tents • String Lights • Heaters
Concession Machines
6935 Foothill Blvd, Tujunga
• music •
• Plumbing •
DBA LOW VOLTAGE LIGHTING • LICENSE #994733
Puts Music in Your Life
In your home or in
studio. Guitar, violin,
Piano and more.
Free introductory lesson.
Call 818-731-5957
• GRAPHICS •
Serving the Foothill Community Since 1939
Call Emily F.
TODAY @ (818) 248-2740
YOUR LANDSCAPE LIGHTING EXPERTS
• New Installations
• LED Retrofitting
• LED Bulbs
• Solid Brass Fixtures
www.lighthouse-lights.com/socal
email: [email protected]
tel: 818-541-0745
(818) 951-9117
www.bonnersrentals.com
★
Plumbing Service
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE & REPAIR
★ BATH REMODELING ★
Serving The Crescenta Valley Since 1985
(818) 249-6470
Contractors License #469492
Bonded • Insured
Have a job to advertise?
Having a yard sale this weekend?
Have property to rent or lease?
Maximize your ad’s potential…Use print and
online services to enhance your ad’s visibility
and get more eyes on your ad!
wanted
For SALE
Music Lessons... Tim Mitchell’s
HANDYMAN
Specialist in Difficult World!
Help Wanted
• LIGHTING •
Highly Skilled
All Phases of CARPENTRY,
ELECTRICAL, MASONRY
If you are a returning vet or have
some on-the-job experience
working on a jobsite ie:
understand importance of safety
gear (we work outdoors!), the
concept of safety meetings, and
grasp the importance of meeting
a client’s needs, you may be the
candidate for this opportunity.
Business is growing and as a
result we have an opportunity
for an experienced entry level
trainee. $16 per hr to start, review
in 90 days. Email resume & cover
letter to: [email protected].
YOUR BUSINESS
2X2 SERVICE
DIRECTORY
AD HERE!
818-355-0236
Expert Repairs
Expert Plumbing
Very Neat & Clean
Training the Right
Candidate
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• HANDYMAN •
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Call Emily F.@ (818) 248-2740
• Roofing •
Pinecrest
Roofing
“TOP QUALITY WORK”
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Serving The Foothills
Composition Roofs
Tile Roofs
Flat Roofs
Repairs
Gutters
Skylights
LIC. #564628
818-957-5238
www.PincrestRoofing.com
FREE Estimates
LI
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JU
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Open HOUSe
ScHeDUle:
(818) 790-7325
SatURDaY
4/11, 2-4
SUnDaY
4/12, 2-4
3008 pieDmOnt
la cReScenta
Q&A
Phyllis discusses:
UpDateD tRaDitiOnal • $745,000
This move-in ready, 4 bedroom, 3 bath home boasts granite
and stainless kitchen, three luxurious baths and an oversized dining room.
Additional features include: fireplace, home office nook, Peruvian Mahogany and
Italian tile flooring throughout, Bose surround sound, potting shed
and an oversized garage with room for RV or boat.
/FoothillRealtor
Next week’s Q&A
“Selecting The Right
Real estate agent”
VOTED #1 Realtors by
the readers of CV Weekly
@PhyllisHarb
www.cvweekly.com
F o r
O v e r
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Y e a r s ,
H e l p i n g
Y o u
F i n d
T h e
W a y
H o m e
OPEN SAT 5-7 PM
2240 Maurice Ave., La Crescenta $1,188,000
Amazing Views - can see Catalina and ocean
from inside home! 4 bdrms, 2 baths. Fully finished
Basement. Approx. 2902 SF (per assessor).
text 2659581 to 67299 for detailed property info
Linda Hall
818/248-2248
Sun Valley
$945,000 La Crescenta
Beautiful home with spectacular yard. Many
upgrades including freshly updated master bath. FR
w/entertainment center, 2 frpls. Deck w/mt. view.
Karen Roberson
818/248-2248
$875,000 La Crescenta
Extraordinary traditional 5 BR, 3 BA home. LR w/
picture window, mtn views & gleaming wood floors.
DR, FR, huge kitchen. Beautiful backyard.
Maria Muriello
818/248-2248
$799,000
An exceptional opportunity. Quality workmanship,
high ceilings and excellent finishes. Recessed
lighting, breakfast bar, paved driveway.
Gerard Khorozian
818/248-2248
La Crescenta 818.248.2248 start your home search at dilbeck.com today
Sunland
Find, Follow, Like - Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin
$699,000
Market Share
in the Foothills*
Secluded woodsy lot, yet city close. Wonderful
location! Several updates. 3 BR, 2 BA. Large rear
yard, RV parking. Don’t miss it!
Kenny Lamm
818/248-2248
Sunland
*Per 2014-2015 Terradatum and its suppliers and licensors
$569,000 Glendale
$699,000
Just in time for the hot summer months! Pool home
with a cabana/guest unit. Charming 3 BR, 2 BA
home. Tastefully upgraded kitchen, FDR w/frpl.
Millie Alvarez
818/248-2248
Information from sources deemed reliable but not verified or guaranteed. School District boundaries may change.
$649,000 Tujunga
Welcome Home! Wonderful south Sunland area on
pristine cul-de-sac. Above the street level. Several
updates. 4 BR, 2 BA. Nice yard areas.
Kenny Lamm
818/248-2248
La Crescenta
VOTED #1 Real Estate
Company by the readers
of CV Weekly
$460,000 Hollywood Hills
Desirable cul-de-sac location within the sought Probate! Original cottage adjacent to Adams
after Sevenhills area. Special 3 BR, 2 BA home. LR Square. 2 BR, 1 BA. Many original features. Builtw/frpl & FR. Roses, waterfall & pond.
in hutch in dining room. Large backyard. Zoned R4.
Cindy Rademacher & Linda Williams 818/248-2248 Lynnell Woodward
818/248-2248
$1,750,000
Welcome Home to the Magic of Hollywood HillsHistoric Hollywood Dell. Contemporary custom built
home. 4 BR, lrg. windows, hrdwd flrs, recessed lights.
Kara Handy
818/248-2248

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