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TH E F OOTHILLS COMMUNITY NEW S PA P E R
March 12, 2015
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Crosswalk May Get the Boot
Potential Changes
to Sidewalk
Dining Ordinances
By Ted AYALA
Smokers indulging their
habit in Glendale’s numerous
restaurants with sidewalk
dining areas have been put on
notice.
A set of amendments to the
city’s Sidewalk Dining Program
were introduced to the Glendale
City Council on Tuesday night
by Laura Stotler, principal
planner
for
Community
Development.
According to her, a number
of modifications in the zoning
code have been made in recent
years. However, ordinances
pertaining to outdoor dining
were in need of being updated.
“What
we
want
are
amendments that are in
keeping with current practice,”
Stotler said in the meeting.
The amendments, which City
Manager Scott Ochoa described
as “rather innocuous,” would
clarify differences between
outdoor dining areas and
sidewalk dining areas.
If the amendments pass,
sidewalk dining areas would
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The newly installed
diagonal crosswalk
at Ocean View and
Honolulu has little
support from MSPA as
discussed at its monthly
board meeting.
By Mary O’KEEFE
T
here was no doubt
after
the
monthly
Montrose Shopping Park
Association meeting on March
5 that the majority of the board
did not like the new diagonal
crosswalk at the Ocean View
Boulevard and Honolulu Avenue
intersection.
The crosswalk has been
a topic of discussion since its
implementation on Feb. 19, and
now it appears that conversation
will be continued at Tuesday’s
Glendale City Council meeting
when Councilwoman Paula
Devine plans on presenting the
subject and asking the city to
take the diagonal crosswalk
away.
“I have asked Scott [Ochoa,
Glendale city manager] to pull
[the crosswalk], “ said Devine on
Wednesday. “I will bring it to the
[City of Glendale] Council [at its
Photo by Mary O’KEEFE
Despite what the sign says, most find that the diagonal crosswalk at Honolulu and Ocean View is not okay.
next meeting on March 24].”
If
Devine
gets
another
councilmember to second her
motion to remove the diagonal
crosswalk it will then be voted
on at the next council meeting
on March 31. That meeting will
be at Sparr Heights Community
Center as part of the City Council
in Your Neighborhood outreach.
“I
thanked
Paula
for
understanding that the entire
board of the MSPA is trying
to make Montrose safe,” said
Andre Ordubegian, president of
the MSPA.
At the March 5 MSPA meeting,
Ordubegian voiced his opposition
to the diagonal crosswalk and
shared the comments from
businesses concerned about the
increased vehicle traffic.
The diagonal crosswalk was
a surprise to the MSPA board
members and business owners.
The city had looked at the
most active pedestrian areas in
Glendale and found that the
intersection in the Montrose
Shopping Park was one of
the more active. The diagonal
crosswalk was a pilot program as
agreement with the Los Angeles
Archdiocese and Holy Redeemer
parish to hold their classes at
the Holy Redeemer campus,
with the possibility of a four
year renewal. St. Monica’s K-12
grades will begin classes at Holy
Redeemer starting next fall,
the culmination of the school’s
efforts to obtain a larger space to
accommodate a growing student
body.
Joseph Freymann, St. Monica
Academy’s director of Marketing,
said that “our enrollment has
outgrown our campus.”
Holy Redeemer’s campus also
presents the added benefit of
an attached church for religious
services. Currently, St. Monica
students travel to St. Andrew
Church, about a mile away
across the 210 freeway.
Martin Boles, president of
St. Monica Academy’s Board
of Directors, praised the
cooperation of Holy Redeemer
in their mission to find a new
campus.
A statement from Boles
reads, “We are most pleased to
become acquainted with Holy
Redeemer’s Pastor, Father Ed
Dover, a prayerful priest who has
welcomed us enthusiastically,
and without whom this move
would not have been possible.”
Susan Romero, principal of
Holy Redeemer and St. James,
said she saw the move as “a win
for everyone.”
Romero said that the initial
reaction from parents has been
“very positive,” saying that the
schools’ focus on providing “a
Catholic education” was of the
utmost importance, something
which would not be affected by
the move.
Two Schools, One Roof
By Jason KUROSU
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The Holy Redeemer Middle School cheerleaders will be cheering on a
different campus beginning in September.
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Less than a decade after the
merging of Holy Redeemer
Middle School and St. James
Elementary School, the two
campuses will be moving their
students under one roof starting
in the fall.
St. James the Less will serve
kindergarten through eighth
grades starting this September.
Holy Redeemer and St. James
the Less originally merged in
2009 due to financial issues and
declining enrollment, sending
kindergarten through fourth
grades to St. James and fifth
through eighth grades to Holy
Redeemer.
Now,
Holy
Redeemer’s
campus will be made available
for students from St. Monica
Academy
in
Pasadena,
which has reached a six year
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Scam Protection
and More
This week’s issue is packed full of interesting and needed information we at CV Weekly
are proud to provide our readers. One of the
stories you’re going to find on these pages is
about a senior scam stop event. It was held
over at Glendale Adventist Medical Center
with presentations by Assemblymember Mike
Gatto and Kerri Kasem, daughter of radio personality Casey Kasem. The pair talked about
recent legislation – AB 1085 – being proposed
that addresses financial abuse of the elderly
and would provide legal recourse for adult
children who are denied access to their ill or
dying parents.
Another speaker at this event was Jane Kreidler of the Contractors State License Board
who detailed scams that are perpetrated on
the elderly. The story could not be more timely
because on Wednesday Mary O’Keefe received
a phone call from her mom who lives in Arizona. Her mom was frantic because somebody
called her and identified herself as Mary’s
daughter Molly who is away at college. This
person told Mary’s mom that she had been in
a car accident and was injured and that Mary’s
mom needed to send her money ASAP. Well,
Mary has written stories before about these
types of scams and had warned her mom of
the scams that target senior citizens. But even with this warning and information,
Mary’s mom almost fell prey to this predator.
Thankfully she had the wherewithal to contact
Mary. Despite being told that Molly was fine
and eventually even speaking to Molly herself,
Mary’s mom was still shaken to her core.
Unfortunately this type of scam is not uncommon and our seniors are targeted. So if
you get a phone call that seems a bit strange,
I encourage you to ask questions and don’t
react quickly. Take your time to investigate.
Read the story on page 6 and learn for yourself ways to short-circuit the scam artists who
want nothing more than to get their hands
into your wallet.
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On another note, I congratulate the Glendale Educational Foundation that held its
annual Denim & Diamonds event over at the
equestrian center on Friday night. Even with
my arm in a cast, I still looked great decked
out in western wear provided by Jeri’s Costumes over on Mayfield Avenue. I don’t know if
you’ve ever had the chance to stop by Jeri’s but
she’s a gifted seamstress. You can see pictures
of this grand event in our Between Friends
section on page 21.
I hope you enjoy this week’s paper; it’s
one of the largest we have ever had. So sit
back and relax and enjoy this issue of the CV
Weekly.
Robin Goldsworthy is the
publisher of the Crescenta
Valley Weekly. She can be
reached at [email protected]
or (818) 248-2740.
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March 12, 2015
Weather in the
Foothills
“Some things arrive in their own mysterious hour,
On their own terms and not yours,
To be seized or relinquished forever.”
~ Gail Goodwin, American author & inspirational speaker
Better late than never… In this case,
the old proverb is true. Our chance for
rain has increased, due to El Niño’s
much anticipated, albeit late, arrival.
Last week, NOAA’s Climate Prediction
Center declared a weak borderline El
Niño condition finally developed over
the Pacific Ocean equatorial region. Our
rainfall total, thus far, is 8.54 inches.
Normal is between 18-24 inches. So,
welcome back El Niño. Feel free to stay
for a while as the weather is perfect and
the natives are friendly!
If the drought was not a concern, I
could enjoy these breezy, warm days
even more. Daylight saving time began.
The mornings are now filled with the
lingering night, just until sunrise, while
the evenings stretch far beyond sunset
in their light.
One of the first and most notable
mentions of embracing the daylight was
made by Ben Franklin in 1784 while
living in Paris, France. He took notice
of the hours of daylight wasted by the
people there as they slept late during
the summer months. A letter written
to a Parisian journal expresses his feelings and suggestions on this matter. He
included estimates of the cost savings if
the entire population got up from bed an
hour or two earlier. His writings did not
mention moving the hour hand on the
clock forward. Ben’s ideas were more
along the lines of enforcement, such as
rationing the sale of candle wax. On a
kinder note, to encourage earlier wakeup times churches should ring their
bells at sunrise. I think we should propose the latter to the CV Town Council.
Rain. Some cool news here before it
gets really hot!
Average rainfall is possible with El
Niño’s late return. Be it March and not
October, the rain season is almost over
for 2014-15. If the southwest does not
receive the precipitation now, meteorologists are hopeful the El Niño conditions will carry over into the 2015-16
rain season.
The calendar may read mid-March,
but not the thermometer. An unseasonably hot air mass will move over
Southern California with peak influence Saturday and Sunday; temperatures reaching 100 degrees are possible.
By the middle of next week an onshore
flow with cooler spring-like weather is
forecast.
With fluctuating weather conditions,
preparation is vital. Be it sunscreen,
water or umbrella, keep in mind the
extended daylight. Abby’s dog leash
now hangs by the front door (next to
the umbrella) in anticipation of an evening stroll.
Sue Kilpatrick is a
Crescenta Valley resident and
Official Skywarn Spotter for the
National Weather Service. Reach
her at [email protected].
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Restoration Day at
Rosemont Preserve
The next Rosemont Preserve
restoration day is Saturday, March 14
from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Volunteers will
be clearing the trail and spreading
mulch at interpretive stations. A lot
of mulch will be spread and shovels
and rakes are needed; volunteers are
requested to bring them if possible.
The Preserve is located in
La Crescenta at the north end of
Rosemont Avenue, just past the chain
link fence. Parking is available at
Two Strike Park at 5107 Rosemont
Ave.
Those who plan to attend should
wear sturdy shoes, comfortable work
clothes and bring garden gloves (long
pants and sleeves are recommended).
Other tools and equipment will be
available. Rain cancels.
CVTC Hosts Debate
On Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m.,
the Crescenta Valley Town Council
has invited all of the GUSD school
board candidates to participate
in a debate. Moderator will be
Councilmember Mike Claessens who
will present questions accompanied
by one of the CV Youth Town Council
members. Candidate questions can be
submitted to contact@thecvcouncil.
com.
CV Town Council meets at the
La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill
Blvd. in La Crescenta.
New CVWD Manager
Announced
The Crescenta Valley Water District
Board of Directors announced
the appointment of Thomas Love
as the district’s general manager.
Love will begin his new position
at the end of March following the
retirement of Dennis Erdman who
served the district for the past 10½
years. The selection culminates an
extensive recruiting process in which
approximately 20 well-qualified
candidates applied for the position.
Love brings a considerable expertise
to the district including over 30
years of experience in public agency
management,
engineering,
and operations in both the
water
and
wastewater
industries. He leaves a private
consulting practice serving as
vice president of Municipal
Services.
Saying Goodbye to
Chief Scoggins
The Glendale Fire Dept.
in collaboration with the
Glendale Fire Foundation and
the Glendale Fire Fighters
Assn. invites the community to
a celebration of Chief Harold
Scoggins’ commitment to public
safety and his contributions to
the Glendale community as he
prepares to move to Seattle to
take on the duties of fire chief
there. This memorable event
for Chief Scoggins and his
family is on March 26 at 6:30
p.m. at the Palladio.
Tickets are $50 each; please
RSVP by March 16 by emailing
[email protected].
Palladio is located at 1018 E.
Colorado St. in Glendale.
By Jason KUROSU
T
wo weeks ago, Networkeronwheels.
com launched, a networking
website for businesses and
nonprofits and the brainchild of Montrose
resident Jerry O’ Brien. The site offers
free thumbnail advertising to “businesses
and nonprofits that give back, uplift
and inspire their community,” according
to O’Brien and features a number of
organizations that advocate for the disabled.
Networkeronwheels.com
currently
advertises for over 60 businesses and
nonprofits through thumbnails featuring
the various organizations’ logos and links to
their websites.
O’Brien said he hopes the website will
“help build up the community and bring
awareness to those companies that are
forward thinkers and nonprofits that are
effective motivators together changing our
world.”
The website is only in its initial phase
and future additions will include a news
ticker displaying a variety of businesses and
nonprofit organizations, as well as a map
which will allow users to locate the website’s
featured organizations.
O’Brien is thankful to a number of people
who helped him build the site such as
photographers Deeno DeSantiago and
John Free, as well as the businesses and
nonprofits which advertise on his site, most
of which he did not have to pursue himself.
“People can see the promise in what this
site is doing,” said O’Brien. “I believe it can
compete with the big guys. I believe it can be
as big as Twitter or Facebook.”
But O’Brien also hopes the website will
serve another purpose, bringing light to
issues within the disabled community. After
suffering a lower back injury in 2001
which put him through six surgeries and
left him limited to the use of a wheelchair
and a walker, O’Brien began focusing on
advocacy for the disabled, which is reflected
through his participation as advisor for the
Ms. Wheelchair California Organization,
work on advisory committees to improve
ADA accessibility at Glendale Community
College and the nonprofits featured on his
website.
“The general public does not seem to
know about disabled people becoming more
active,” said O’Brien. “We need to change
how people view this.”
O’Brien is hopeful that the site can garner
some celebrity endorsements and increase
public awareness of an often overshadowed
community.
“Some people ask me if the website is just
for disabled people,” said O’Brien. “I believe
the abled and the disabled can be united for
community change. One cannot be without
the other.”
Networkeronwheels.com
founder Jerry O’Brien is
hoping his site will bring
light to issues within the
disabled community as well
as build up the community.
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Council Candidates Tackle
Questions at LWV Forum
By Ted AYALA
Aspirants to the Glendale City
Council and its two incumbents
met last Thursday afternoon in
a forum held by the Glendale
League of Women Voters.
The forum, which was held in
the city council chamber, had
candidates field a number of
questions, ranging from the
permitting process to concerns
over what some residents see as
runaway development.
“We’re not going to be able
to handle it,” said candidate
Evelyne
Poghosyan
about
development in the city’s
downtown.
“We’re
already
overcrowded.”
The sentiment was echoed
by Edith Fuentes. “We need to
stop the developments for now.
The impact will spill into other
neighborhoods.”
Among the solutions Poghosyan
offered were increasing parking
spaces along the city’s periphery
and providing a shuttle service
for workers commuting to
downtown Glendale. She also
advocated for the increased
use of rideshare services such
as Uber as a way to alleviate
clogged traffic arteries.
Councilmember
Paula
Devine who, along with
incumbent Councilmember
Dave Weaver, agreed with
Poghosyan on improving Beeline
and shuttle services to and from
downtown Glendale. But she
sharply disagreed with calls to
stop development.
“We can’t stop development,”
she said. “What we can do is slow
it down and control it.”
Devine touted the city council’s
efforts to mitigate runaway
development
by
increasing
impact fees, as well as reducing
and eliminating incentives for
property owners to maximize
development.
But she reminded her audience
that, “[growth] is market-
driven.”
The
Glendale
Narrows
Riverwalk project also sparked
disagreement
among
the
candidates.
Erik Yesayan called the project
an “exciting opportunity” adding
that he “looked forward” to
it. He also noted that most
of the funding for the project
would be provided by the city
of Los Angeles and the federal
government.
Nonetheless,
Yesayan said that Glendale has
a “huge stake” in the Riverwalk
and that South Glendale in
particular stands to benefit.
Vartan Gharapetian, who
had formerly served as the
city’s Historic Preservation
commissioner,
added
his
support, though he qualified it
with concerns about funding for
what promises to be an integral
part of the project: a multiuser bridge that would span
the Los Angeles River from the
Riverwalk to Griffith Park.
“[That is] going to be the major
issue,” he said. “I hope we have
the budget for it.”
Incumbent
Weaver,
who
reminded the audience of his
years of work in the Army Corps
of Engineers, decried the project,
voicing his concerns over the
ability to control the flow of the
river through the bend along the
Riverwalk.
“I don’t believe the project is
going to work there,” he said.
Some common ground was
found on Measure D, which puts
forward to voters the question of
scrapping the city’s current atlarge election system in favor of
districting.
Weaver and Devine stated
that they both voted for placing
the measure on the ballot in
order to avoid a lawsuit. But
both incumbents made their
opposition clear.
“I hope everybody votes it
down,” Weaver said. “We don’t
need it.”
Devine voiced concerns that
districting would encourage
councilmembers to form “little
empires” that put their home
districts’ priorities over the good
of the whole city. She proposed
electing an at-large mayor to
counterbalance the problem.
Stating his opposition to “vague
ballot measures” Gharapetian
strongly opposed Measure D.
The candidate said that the
districting would have nothing
to do with geography and would
“create corruption.”
“I hope [voters] will turn it
down,” he said. “The only reason
this is on the ballot is because of
a lawsuit by greedy attorneys.”
Candidates Poghosyan and
Yesayan, however, voiced support
of the measure, though they
added that an elected mayor atlarge would offset the fractioning
that districting would create.
Both candidates also called for
an independent body to draw
up district lines, saying that no
ethnic demographic should be
favored over another.
A random selection of qualified
people was suggested by Weaver.
“Put all the names into a hat
and pull them out,” he said.
“That way it won’t be political.
Let the people do the district
drawing.”
But he quickly added: “But
please vote [Measure D] down.
Just get rid of it.”
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Draft EIR for 710 Ready for Review
By Jason KUROSU
The long-awaited latest draft of
the SR-710 study Environmental
Impact Report was released on
Friday beginning a four-month
countdown for interested groups
seeking to weigh-in on the
controversial project.
Five
alternatives
remain:
the freeway tunnel with dualbore and single-bore variations,
bus rapid transit, light rail
transit, Transportation System
Management/Transportation
Demand Management and a No
Build alternative.
Assemblymember Mike Gatto
asked for an extension on the 90-day
public comment period, a request
which was granted by Caltrans.
Caltrans also will be holding an
additional public hearing, per
Gatto’s request, adding to the two
meetings already confirmed for
April.
“The processes have rightfully
gotten the community very upset,”
said Gatto. “It’s very critical that the
State Department hears all of the
proceedings regarding this project.”
Advocacy groups both in favor and
opposed to the tunnel are poring
over the report in the early days of
the release, hoping that the now
120-day comment period will be
sufficient to review the document.
Susan Bolan of the No 710 Action
Committee, who is opposed to the
freeway tunnel alternative, said
that one early topic of emphasis is
the proposed 50-foot tall ventilation
structures, which would be located
at Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena.
Bolan called the proposed
structures “truly an insult to the
city.”
Other early reactions include those
of Alhambra City Councilmember
Barbara Messina and La Cañada
Mayor Pro Tem Donald Voss, both
of whom appeared on Airtalk KPCC
on Monday to discuss the EIR.
Messina, whose city is part of
the 710 Coalition in support of
the tunnel, said that traffic has
become a problem in Alhambra,
where trucks and other vehicles
are forced to travel on Alhambra’s
surface streets because of the lack
of a freeway connection between the
710 and 210 freeways.
Messina said that schools in
Alhambra have also been affected
by close proximity to freeways
resulting in poor air quality, but
said “to get those trucks and cars
off of our arterial streets will make
a quality of life difference in the city
of Alhambra.”
Voss, whose city is part of the
Five Cities Alliance opposed to
the tunnel alternative, identified
similar concerns with air quality,
but in reference to the freeway
tunnel alternative.
Voss said, “Our primary issue
with the tunnel would be [increased
health risks due to the increase in
traffic],” noting the close proximity
of 10 schools near the 210 freeway. “Study after study shows proximity
like that creates permanent health
damage to children under the age
of 10,” Voss said. “This is something
that, as a city councilmember, we
have to protect against.”
Messina said that air quality
concerns would be addressed by the
air scrubbers and other components
of the ventilation system, which she
said would “scrub any particulates
coming out, so that it would be
cleaner than the virgin air.”
Voss called the claims of air
scrubbers producing cleaner
air than would exist outside the
tunnel “hard to believe.”
Voss and other opponents to the
tunnel support alternate means of
transportation, whether that be
light rail or some combination of
the other alternatives.
“For so long, Los Angeles has
relied upon automobiles as the
only mode of transportation and
we’re choking on it now. We need
alternative means to get around
Los Angeles Basin. Light rail is
a component of that,” said Voss.
“We have an opportunity here to
build something that will make our
grandchildren proud, not sick, and
I think we should be pursuing 21st
century solutions.”
Messina called light rail “a
monster of a solution” to the 710
extension debate.
“When it comes to Alhambra
and Monterey Park and East
L.A., it is a rail in the sky, an
aerial. That’s totally going to be
unacceptable and it’s undoable.
There’s no money in that.”
Messina said she was optimistic
that money could be raised to
fund the $5.5 billion through a
public/private partnership, along
with $780 million in Measure R
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Some of GPD’s suggestions
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photographs
•Limit contact information
•Do not post family member’s
schedules.
It is common for people to meet
others over the internet and the
person may not be who they say
they are and could easily be using
another person’s photograph.
Subjects such as sex, threats
of violence, drugs, hate speech
or illegal activities should not be
discussed online.
As teens get older, they may
want to meet new people online,
but must be instructed not to meet
these new friends offline unless
they have a parent or guardian
present.
Gaming sites today also utilize
the internet. Questions about the
game should only be discussed and
engaging in personal conversations
with strangers should be avoided.
Online scams are abundant.
Recognize scams and never put
personal information on personal
sites.
Anyone with information in
relation to Delman is requested to
contact the GPD Assaults Division
at (818) 548-3106. Callers wishing
to remain anonymous can contact
Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
Local Upgrades to Result
from Grant
The Glendale City Council is committed to a cleaner,
more sustainable Glendale as part of the Zero Waste
Plan adopted in 2011. The City of Glendale recycles
20,053 tons each year and, in an effort to make even
greater contributions to the city’s Zero Waste goals, the
city’s Public Works Dept. recently submitted for and
was awarded $220,000 from the Dept. of Resources
Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). The City of
Glendale, one of 18 public agencies in California to be
awarded this competitive grant, will use the funding to
introduce recycling litter baskets in the city’s business
districts of Montrose and downtown Glendale. These
new litter baskets will be installed by early 2016.
Other important upgrades to the Montrose area
include:
•The completion of Honolulu-Verdugo intersection
improvements to improve traffic and pedestrian flow
•The upcoming Ocean View Boulevard infrastructure
improvements in summer 2016
•Planning stages of the Montrose Vision 20/20
•The completion of slurry sealing and colored-
stamped crosswalks on Honolulu Avenue to improve
the pavement conditions and pedestrian safety
•Planned improvements to extended Beeline and
Metro bus routes
•Parking lot improvements
•Sidewalk pressure washing in partnership with
Montrose Shopping Park Association
•Improved refuse containers and collection services
Some important improvements to downtown Glendale
include:
•The completion of the award winning Central Avenue
and adjacent streets infrastructure improvement
project
•The construction of a paseo connecting the Museum
of Neon Art and downtown Glendale with Central
Library, Adult Recreation Center, and Central Park
•Arts & Entertainment District development
•Improved pedestrian and bicycle safety features
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Victims of Alleged Internet
Predator Sought
The Glendale Police Dept. is
seeking the public’s assistance
in identifying possible victims
involving an internet predator that
seeks out underage females.
The Santa Clara Sheriff’s office
arrested 42-year-old Kenneth
Delman of Glendale on Feb. 13 for
allegedly soliciting an underage
female over the internet. GPD
is looking for additional female
victims under the age of 18 who
may have been contacted by
Delman over the internet in the
City of Glendale and surrounding
areas.
Social media platforms may
serve a legitimate purpose, but
they also provide a means for child
predators to access and do harm
to unsuspecting and unsupervised
funds which will be provided for the
project.
Currently there are two confirmed
public hearings: Saturday, April 11
at East Los Angeles College, Rosco
Ingalls Auditorium from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. and Tuesday, April 14, at
the Pasadena Convention Center
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The date and
location of the third public hearing
has yet to be confirmed.
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envdocs/docs/710study/draft_eireis/.
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Traffic Stop Leads to Cocaine Arrest
On Friday at about 3 p.m., a Glendale police
officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation
with three occupants, all women from Yuma,
Arizona, at La Crescenta Avenue and Altura
Avenue.
A consent search of the vehicle was
conducted and K-9 Branko, a 5-year-old
German shepherd, was alerted to narcotics in
various areas inside the vehicle. Investigation
revealed 30 kilos of what appeared
to be cocaine allegedly located in hidden
compartments.
All three occupants were arrested for
transportation and sales of cocaine. All three
women had a court date on Tuesday and were
released on Wednesday. They were released
pending investigation by detectives, said
Tahnee Lightfoot, GPD spokeswoman.
Seniors Advised at Scam Stopping Event
By Jason KUROSU
Glendale Adventist Hospital
hosted a Senior Scam Stopper event
last Thursday afternoon, with hopes
of educating seniors on the most
common scams and how to avoid
becoming victims of fraud. The
Contractors State License Board
and Glendale Adventist Hospital’s
Live Well Senior Program sponsored
the event and welcomed regular
guest speaker Assemblymember
Mike Gatto, as well as Kerri Kasem,
to speak about upcoming legislation
regarding financial abuse of the
elderly.
Gatto and Kasem collaborated
on AB 1085, which was introduced
earlier this year and would provide
legal recourse for adult children who
are denied access to their ill or dying
parents.
Kasem, the daughter of famed
radio icon Casey Kasem, was
thrust into such a scenario when
she and her stepmother became
embroiled in a long legal battle over
visitation rights. Kasem said that
her stepmother, Jean, prevented her
and her siblings from seeing their
father, who was initially diagnosed
with Parkinson’s disease and later
on with Lewy body dementia.
“Elder abuse is a silent epidemic,”
said Kasem. “I was lucky that I had
a famous last name. That’s the only
reason that my case became visible
and that’s not fair.”
Kasem backed AB 1085 and urged
seniors in the audience to document
their wishes thoroughly in order to
prevent disputes of estate, such as
the Kasem family encountered.
“Just protect yourself. It’s so very
important that you have your will
and estate plans in order.”
Gatto has authored a number
of bills related to elder abuse –
physical, financial or otherwise –
over the last few years, including AB
1085, which Gatto said was inspired
by Kasem’s story.
“You’re in a hospital room
somewhere and you’re wondering
why your family does not come and
visit, why they have abandoned you.
Meanwhile, your family is wondering
why they can’t get in to see you,” said
Gatto. “The more we get out there,
the more we learn that these stories
about trying to separate someone
from their money or their family are
increasingly common.”
The seminar also featured two
speakers from the Contractors
State License Board and U.S. Postal
Inspection Service, who spoke on
common scams seniors encounter
regarding house repair and mail.
Jane Kreidler of the Contractors
State License Board said that work
from unlicensed contractors is
among the most prevalent scams,
particularly those that allow
scammers access to people’s homes.
“They want to get in your home,
because once they’re in your home,
they’re going to find ‘something
wrong,’” said Kreidler, who
recounted stories of elderly residents
preyed upon by seemingly legitimate
salesmen and repairmen.
One elderly man hired contractors
to check his air conditioning, only for
them to tell him he had mold, which
required removal costs escalating
to $8,000. CSLB investigators
eventually found that there was
no such mold but because the
contractor was not licensed he could
not be located, nor could the $8,000
be returned.
Another woman in her 90s and
suffering from dementia was coerced
into signing a $42,000 unsecured
loan agreement in order to install
solar panels. Unlike the first story,
this contractor was licensed, giving
Kreidler a bit more hope that the
perpetrator can be tracked down.
“If they’re not licensed, there’s not
a whole lot that anybody can do. If
we can locate them, we can make
them pay a fine, but that doesn’t help
you,” said Kreidler.
Kreidler recommended getting as
many bids as possible (preferably
at least three) for a project and
having the contractors show you
their contractor’s license and driver’s
license.
“Your home is your castle,” said
Kreidler. “When you get someone
to work on your home, you want to
make sure they’re licensed. Even
if they’re licensed, it doesn’t mean
they’re ethical, but you have much
more recourse.”
Stacia Krane of the U.S. Postal
Inspection Service elaborated on
common mail scams, most involving
false promises of financial winnings
and false advertising on goods
purchased through the mail.
Actual examples of goods
received through the mail include
the “universal coat hanger,” which
proved to be a 10-penny nail, and the
“solar clothes stabilizer,” otherwise
known as the clothespin.
But among the most prevalent
scams that Krane discussed was the
lottery scam, in which a resident
receives mail indicating that they’ve
won an enormous sum of money,
this without any participation in a
lottery or contest.
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Krane said scammers will ask for
money to pay for fees or taxes, with
such fees subtracted from the prize
money in an actual lottery. Once this
process begins, scammers will begin
separating the victim from anyone
who might clue them in to the scam.
“They’re going to tell you they’re
your only friend. Don’t trust your
relatives because they’re just greedy.
Don’t trust your friends because
they’re just greedy. Don’t listen to
anyone else. They alienate you from
anyone you know so that you’re
really relying on that phone call from
them,” Krane said. “They’re telling
you that they care for you because
you remind them of someone, their
grandparents, their mother.”
Worse yet, Krane said that the
address of those who participated in
a lottery scam is now being shared
amongst scammers, who will sell
information, including the address,
to other scammers.
Krane also warned of scammers’
intimidation tactics once a victim
starts refusing to pay, including
threats of physical violence.
“They already have your address.
They’re going to go on the internet
on Google Earth and take a look at
your house,” Krane warned. “They’ll
call you and say ‘I’m down the street
from your house. You don’t pay me,
I’ll come down there and kill you.’”
Krane said scammers can create an
air of legitimacy with these threats
by masking their phone number to
appear like a local number, even
if they are actually calling from
outside the country.
“Do not trust your caller I.D.,”
advised Krane.
Krane identified communicating
with neighbors and sharing
information as effective preventive
measures against future scams and
a boon for residents who do not want
to advertise their plight, allowing
the problems to deepen.
“They feel embarrassed and don’t
want to tell people, ‘I was foolish
enough to fall for it.’ But we want
people to tell everyone, scream it
from the mountain top, because
that’s only going to help the next
person.”
Photo by Jason KUROSU
Assemblymember Mike Gatto
shares with the Senior Scam
Stopper event audience the
motivation behind AB 1085,
legislation regarding financial
abuse of the elderly.
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Obituary
Jerry Roy
Taylor
July 6, 1938 – Feb. 26, 2015
It is with sadness the family
of Jerry Taylor announces his
passing on Feb. 26 at his home
in La Crescenta.
Jerry was born in Lyons, Kansas
on July 6, 1938. He graduated
from Lyons High School in 1956
and Sterling College in 1963.
After driving a cattle truck and
farming for several years Jerry
became a teacher, first in Cave
Junction, Oregon for two years
and then in Los Angeles for 35
years where he taught English
and reading. He was a
founding member of United
Teachers of Los Angeles and a
dedicated teacher activist. After
retiring from the classroom he
worked seven years in the Peer
Assistance and Review Program
(PAR), a joint effort between
UTLA and the school district to
help struggling teachers.
Jerry enjoyed bragging
about his grandchildren. He
loved his roses and vegetable
garden, classical music and
doing crossword puzzles. He
served many hours at Altadena
Community Church as an office
volunteer and pastoral assistant.
Jerry is survived by his wife of
36 years Sherry; two daughters
Tammy and Christy (Michael
Aguilera); grandchildren Aliana,
Paxton and Noelan who lives
in the Democratic Republic of
Congo; sisters Betty Hunt and
Beverly (Bill Milam). His parents
Ralston and Emily Taylor and
sister Peggy predeceased him.
Jerry was committed to human
rights, peace and instilling a love
of reading to all children.
A celebration of Jerry’s life
will take place at Altadena
Community Church, 943 E.
Altadena Drive in Altadena
on Saturday, March 28 at 2
p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial
donations may be made to the
Mother’s Club Family Learning
Center, 980 N. Fair Oaks Ave. This
will be used for an early literacy
program. Please put Jerry Taylor
on the memo line. You may also
bring a new book in English or
Spanish for a child 0-5 years of
age to the service. Or donations
may be sent to For His Children,
P.O. Box 912412, Denver, CO
80291-2412. This will be used for
the gardening project at the
orphanage in Ecuador. Please
put Jerry’s Garden on the memo
line.
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Obituary
Francisco “Paco”
Soldevilla
June 25, 1928 – March 2, 2015
CRIME BLOTTER
March 7
3000 block of Foothill
Boulevard in La Crescenta,
a customer at Office Depot
reportedly took off his wristwatch
while looking at other watches
at the store. He left the store,
forgetting his own watch. When
he realized what had happened,
he returned to the store but the
watch was not found. The incident
occurred between 10:05 a.m. and
10:30 a.m.
March 5
600 block of Foothill Boulevard
in La Cañada, a backpack with
personal information was stolen
and driver’s side lock had been
punched in a vehicle between
6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
March 4
4300 block of Ramsdell Avenue
in La Crescenta, a vehicle was
vandalized while the driver, a
student of Crescenta Valley High
School, was in class between
9 a.m. and noon.
2200 block of Phyllis Street
in La Crescenta, CDs, vehicle
registration, sunglasses and
a flashlight were stolen from
an unlocked vehicle between
3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Bike and Pedestrian Safety
Francisco “Paco” Soldevilla
passed on March 2 after a brief
illness at the age of 86. He lived
in Glendale for the last 29 years.
He had just moved with his wife
to Lake Oswego, Oregon to live
with his son and his wife.
He was a Renaissance man
and special in many ways
as a husband, father, uncle,
grandfather and friend. He was
born in Portugalete, Spain on June
25, 1928 where he studied naval
engineering and became the
chief engineer on the merchant
marine vessel Motomar. Paco first
came to the USA through New
York where he met his lovely wife
Carmen Cuadra, to whom he
was married for 59 years. They
moved to California, and Paco
eventually returned to school
to pursue a degree in romance
languages. He taught at UCLA
while working on and receiving
his PhD and was a scholar in the
study of Don Quixote. He was a
professor at Bradley University in
Illinois, The Claremont Colleges
in Pomona, and Franklin High
School in Los Angeles.
He traveled extensively
throughout the world as a
mariner, and throughout Europe
in later years with his family. His
love of good food was legendary
and, to many, his paella and
flan were considered the gold
standards. Paco loved
challenges whether they were
mechanical or philosophical. He is survived by his wife Carmen,
sister Mari-Asun in France,
daughter Maria Carmen, sons
Francisco and John, daughterin-law Jaymee, grandchildren
Kirstin, Francisco, and Gracie,
and many cousins, nieces and
nephews.
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By Mary O’KEEFE
On Monday, the Glendale
Police Dept. conducted a bike and
pedestrian safety enforcement
operation.
This was part of a federal grant
awarded to the GPD that covers 10
operations from Oct. 1, 2014 to Oct. 1,
2015. The focus of the enforcement is
on collision causing factors involving
motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists.
“We go out [to where] we are
having our collisions and write those
violations not only for pedestrians
but vehicle [violations] like not
yielding [for pedestrians],” said Sgt.
Bouzikian.
The patrol officers were looking
for pedestrians that crossed outside
crosswalks or against signal
lights, and vehicles not yielding for
pedestrians and bicyclists. They
were also citing bicyclists who
violated traffic laws.
“On Monday, we had 19 violations
for vehicles not yielding to
pedestrians, and 19 pedestrians for
unlawful crossing,” Bouzikian said.
“And we gave [out] nine [citations]
for bicyclists including three that
were wearing headphones in both
ears.”
Bouzikian added that cyclists must
follow the same laws as drivers with
regard to headphones or ear buds.
They cannot wear them in both ears.
“They need to be able to hear a
siren [from an emergency response
vehicle] or hear a car coming to a
screech behind them,” he said.
It is common that drivers are
often cited for violating crosswalk
and signal laws but, Bouzikian said,
the program also concentrates on
pedestrians illegally crossing.
However, pedestrians need to be
aware that even when they are in the
right they are still going to get hurt if
a vehicle hits them.
“Yesterday at San Fernando Road
and Palmer Avenue there was a
pedestrian who was [struck],”
Bouzikian said. “He was legally in
the crosswalk … and two weeks ago
someone at Colorado Boulevard and
Orange Street [was struck]. She
entered the crosswalk on a ‘Don’t
Walk’ signal.”
A truck saw her and stopped but a
vehicle didn’t and struck her.
“We want pedestrians to be
vigilant,” he said.
Pedestrian vs. car accidents are
an issue in Glendale. Although the
grant is for 10 operations a year,
GPD sends out their officers more
often, Bouzikian said.
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They are not only being proactive
by citing drivers, pedestrians and
bicyclists, but also by educating the
public.
In January 2015 there were 12
pedestrian vs. vehicle accidents
within the city of Glendale, and 10
accidents last month.
The Montrose and far north
Glendale areas have not experienced
the same rate of pedestrian involved
vehicle accidents that other areas of
the city have seen, Bouzikian said.
“However we have collisions
everywhere. … Just because we
are not having any problems in
[Montrose/far north Glendale] now
doesn’t mean it won’t happen,” he
said.
He wanted to remind drivers to
be aware of pedestrians but also
cyclists and pedestrians need to be
alert as well and not assume just
because they have the right of way
they do not have to be aware of their
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Crescenta Valley Sheriff Support Group invite you to the
Crescenta Valley Day at the Races
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285 W. Huntington Dr. Arcadia, CA 91007
The gates open at 11:00 AM. The
first of 9 races start at 12:30 PM. The
cost is $25.00 for Adults (18+) 17 and
under is $15.00.
And once again we will be in a private
area in the grand stand area “The Top
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Drawing of CV Tow Arson Suspect
By Mary O’KEEFE
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept.
released a composite drawing of
a suspect in the Feb. 16 arson
fire at the police impound yard
Crescenta Valley Tow located at
4456 Cloud Ave. in La Crescenta.
On Feb. 16 Los Angeles County
Fire Dept. responded CV Tow
at about 1:40 a.m. The garage
area that has a shared wall
with the office of the business
was in flames when fire crews
arrived. After an investigation,
detectives from LASD Arson and
Explosives Detail determined a
fire accelerant had been poured
on the vehicles in the garage
and an arson investigation was
conducted.
Detectives
continued
to
examine the scene and discovered
the location was equipped with
a number of video surveillance
cameras.
An examination of the
surveillance footage revealed
at least two suspects had
forcibly entered the location
and intentionally set fire to the
structure, which included the
police impound bay utilized by the
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department,
California Highway Patrol, and
Glendale Police Department.
Additional surveillance footage
from surrounding businesses
captured images of a black
compact sedan, believed to
be a late model Toyota Yaris,
approaching the location just
prior to the fire being discovered.
A witness from the area provided
a detailed description of one of the
possible suspects, which was used
to create the composite sketch.
Detectives believe the police
impound area may have been the
intended target of this arson.
The investigation is still
ongoing.
The public is asked to contact
LASD Arson and Explosives
Detail Sergeant John Hanson
at (323) 881-7523, with any
information related to this crime.
Montrose Founder’s Day –
Take Two
The Montrose Founder’s Day was
cancelled due to rain on Feb. 22.
The day started out cloudy with
slight drizzle that turned into a real
rainstorm. Organizers had planned
to honor several individuals and
organizations, however the weather
was too severe and the seats were
empty – and wet.
The Montrose Shopping Park
Association, which sponsors the
event, has rescheduled the awards
portion of the Founder’s Day event
to March 22 at 1 p.m.
They are hoping for clear skies
to celebrate the organizations and
individuals that make Montrose so
special.
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Arrest Made in Hit-and-Run
Fatal Accident
By Mary O’KEEFE
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The Glendale Police Dept. Traffic
Division has made an arrest in
the fatal hit-and-run collision that
occurred on Friday at about 4:55
p.m. in the 1200 block of East
Wilson Avenue.
The suspect, identified as 55-yearold Shant Badleean of Glendale,
self-surrendered at the offices of
the Glendale Police Dept. He was
accompanied by his family.
Badleean was placed under arrest
and charged with felony hit-andrun. His bail is set at $50,000.00.
On Friday, GPD received
numerous calls concerning a child
who was struck by a vehicle in the
1200 block of East Wilson Avenue.
Preliminarily, it appeared the
4-year-old girl ran from the north
side of the street, between two
vehicles, and into the westbound
lane of traffic. She was struck
by a light colored sedan traveling
westbound. Upon impact she was
thrown a distance into a parked
vehicle. The striking vehicle fled
the scene.
The girl has been identified as
Violeta Khachaturyan, a resident
of Glendale. She was treated at the
scene and transported to Glendale
Adventist Medical Center by the
Glendale Fire Dept. where she was
pronounced dead.
“This tragic event weighs heavy
on the hearts of all our police and
fire personnel who were involved in
the response and treatment of little
Violeta,” said GPD Chief Robert
Castro. “Our prayers and thoughts
are with the family and friends as
we all try to cope with this horrific
event. I know my personnel and I
gave our children an extra kiss good
night last night.”
Both parents were present when
the accident occurred.
The Glendale Police Officers
Association is accepting donations
to assist the family. Checks can be
made out to GPOA Cops for Kids.
Please indicate the donation is for
the Khachaturyan Family in the
memo portion of the check. Anyone
with questions regarding donations
can contact the GPOA office at (818)
246-9053.
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part of the city’s street
improvement project. It was
serving as a preliminary study
allowing the city to see if it
improved pedestrian traffic.
The
comments
received
by the MSPA board were
overwhelmingly negative; CVW
also received several negative
comments, but Ochoa said the
feedback the city received was
a 50/50 mix of positive and
negative.
“We did make a mistake,”
Ochoa told the board, referring
not to the pilot program but in
not talking to the MSPA board
prior to the implementation.
Devine had been part of a
meeting with some of the past and
present MSPA board members
where the idea of a diagonal
crosswalk had been raised.
“It was an informal meeting,”
said board member GiGi Garcia.
“[Ordubegian] flatly said no to
the [crosswalk].”
She added that she had told
Devine “it was an interesting
proposal.”
“But when I said that I was
being polite,” she said.
Kim Kelly, MSPA board
member, liked the idea at the
time and voiced her approval for
the crosswalk. She wanted those
who were against it to give the
pilot program a chance and did
think it improved the pedestrian
feel of the town.
She shared that several people
she had spoken with liked the
change.
Ordubegian and Garcia both
said they had thought the city
would first come to the board to
discuss it before changes were
made.
Ochoa repeated that the city
was wrong for not sharing its
plan but added that Devine had
approached Public Works and
there was an opening on the
schedule so it was done.
The concerns from those on
the MSPA board were safety,
traffic issues and how the change
affected businesses.
The crosswalk affected the flow
of traffic along Honolulu Avenue
and Ocean View Boulevard,
with traffic backing up in both
directions and creating more
traffic issues on surface streets.
During the MSPA meeting,
Crescenta Valley Town Council
President Robbyn Battles said
the traffic was spilling into the
unincorporated area of Los
Angeles County/La Crescenta.
“What we are hearing is so
much traffic is coming into the
unincorporated area,” she said.
“I am just concerned that parents
[will not] come to Montrose
because it is unsafe.”
She suggested the city speak
to the county on traffic signal
timing.
“I can tell you we will reach out
to them,” Ochoa said.
At the time, Ochoa said the
pilot program was scheduled for
six months; however, it could be
reduced to three months. Now it
looks more like three weeks if the
city council votes to change the
crosswalk back.
The crosswalk was installed
quickly and signage was another
issue with the board. Rubik
Golanian, Glendale Public Works
director, said the signage did
need improvement.
Golanian added that the
intersection, along with other
streets throughout Montrose,
would be studied as part of the
improvement project.
The discussion of garbage
was also a hot topic at the
meeting. MSPA has been
working with the city and local
businesses to deal with the
increasing amounts of trash
on the sidewalks and parking
lots.
“Steve
[Pierce,
market
coordinator] and I [approached]
businesses and asked them to
please take care of the trash in
front of their stores, and they
were cooperative,” Ordubegian
said.
He is working with the city
now to get more garbage cans
and hopes the businesses will
also take it upon themselves to
keep their areas clean.
Ordubegian also spoke with
Edith Fuentes who is running
for Glendale City Council. She
has a campaign office in the
2200 block of Honolulu Avenue
which is in violation of a city
code prohibiting office use on
new owners to reapply for the
permit. According to Stotler, this
is to ensure that owners are
“on board” and aware of the
ordinances that may apply.
Inconsistencies determining
where alcohol can be consumed
would also be ironed out.
Currently, restaurants and
taverns with sidewalk dining
areas are not permitted to serve
alcohol in those areas. Stotler, in
an interview after the meeting,
said that the amendments would
“clean up” those inconsistencies,
allowing those establishments to
serve alcohol on their sidewalk
dining areas.
“Private property is no
problem,” she said. “But there is
a blurred line between what the
city defines as ‘outdoor dining’
and ‘sidewalk dining.’”
Stotler
said
that
“inconsistencies
have
been
building up over years,” resulting
in restaurants with alcohol
permits which are not considered
“full-service” being unable to
serve alcohol in their sidewalk
dining areas. Currently, only
“full-service” restaurants are
allowed to serve alcohol in their
sidewalk dining areas.
Stotler pointed out that
restaurant
chains
such
as Rubio’s and Chipotle are
establishments that would
benefit from the amendments.
During
the
meeting,
Councilmember
Laura
Friedman
praised
the
amendments, taking special
note of the closing of the loophole
on smoking in sidewalk dining
areas.
“I’m glad to see that you’re
clarifying smoking,” she said.
“I’ve seen restaurants that
allow people to smoke in their
sidewalk dining areas. I’m glad
to see that will now be clearly
prohibited.”
Council will vote on the
amendments at its next
meeting on March 24.
the first floor level of a building.
The board was concerned the
office would set a precedent for
temporary campaign offices in
retail areas.
“It looks like [the shopping
park] is supporting Fuentes,”
Garcia said.
She added that the Montrose
Shopping Park is not endorsing
Fuentes.
On Feb. 23, Fuentes was given
a City of Glendale warning notice
to vacate the building within 15
days. As of press time she had not
vacated.
Another objection by the board
was the campaign signs that
were taped onto the windows of
the vacant Rocky Cola Café.
“I spoke to [Fuentes] and she
said she would take them down,”
Ordubegian said. “And she did.”
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be designated as being in the
public right-of-way, which would
make them subject to the city’s
smoking ordinances for public
spaces. Smoking would no longer
be permitted in sidewalk dining
areas.
Outdoor dining areas, which
are private property, would see
no change in the ordinances that
currently allow limited smoking
in designated spaces.
“There’s sometimes a confusion
between [sidewalk dining areas
and outdoor dining areas],”
said Stotler. “This is an attempt
to clarify that. Right now it’s
not clear which areas count as
‘outdoor dining.’ For purposes
of the smoking ordinance some
people use sidewalk dining as
private property. But it’s not, it’s
a public right-of-way.”
The amendments would also
make sidewalk dining permits
non-transferrable. A change in
ownership of a restaurant with
sidewalk dining would force the
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CV Town Council updates and topics
for discussion in the coming months.
GUSD Candidate Debate. Our March
19 council meeting will feature all five
candidates running for Glendale school
board. We decided on a debate so you
can hear unscripted responses and
how the candidates think on their feet.
Councilmember Claessens will be the
moderator accompanied by a member
of our youth council who will be asking
questions submitted by our local youth.
Candidate questions can be sent to
[email protected]. We will be
streaming the debate live too. A link to
watch the debate will be posted to our
website by Monday, March 16.
CVVOTES.Org – Get Out the Vote on
April 7. This year the CV Council is
working to help get out the vote for the
April 7 school board election. We are not
endorsing any specific candidate. We
are, however, endorsing the election and
need every resident to get out and vote
for school board. GUSD is a neighbor
in our community and what happens in
and around our schools can have a direct
effect on all of us. Parents, residents and
our youth 18 and older are encouraged to
get out and vote. All La Crescenta polling
places can be found at CVVOTES.org.
Election Day is April 7.
15-Gallon Trees for $10. Doing a
landscape project or simply need a few
trees to spruce up the yard or patio?
As a fundraiser, CV Town Council has
approximately 300 15-gallon trees
available for purchase. Tree orders must
be placed no later than March 25. To
place your order, visit our website www.
thecvcouncil.com and click on Earth Day
Tree Order. There are over 25 varieties
including some natives.
Earth Day is May 2. This year the
council will host an Earth Day event
in the parking lot of Rosemont Middle
School from 8 a.m. to noon. Bring your
shovels and your wheelbarrow as there
will be a large dumpster of free mulch
Treasures of the Valley
» Mike lawler
for the community. In addition there will
be an e-waste drop area. The Green Club
from CV High School will have a booth
and the Tree People will be on hand as
well.
Sagebrush. There have been remarks
made lately about the Mountain Avenue
Park re-entering the negotiations in the
Sagebrush territory transfer. The GUSD
board of education made a promise to
this community and Mountain Avenue
Elementary School parents that this
park was “off the table.” This council
and community will hold our district
accountable to their promise no matter
what the circumstances may be that
has brought this topic back into the
conversation. GUSD and LCUSD will
meet again to discuss the possible
territory transfer on March 23.
Crescenta Commons Tiles. So, where are
the tiles? Please do not worry; they are
coming. All 172 tiles are handmade and
over 80 tiles are completed at this point.
We were hoping to have them installed
over spring break, but all of the tiles must
be complete before installation can begin.
We will be posting some of the finished
tiles online so you can keep up with the
process. Rest assured it is truly worth the
wait as these tiles are beautiful.
710 Freeway Draft EIR. For those of
you who may not have heard, Metro has
released the 26,000-plus page draft EIR
regarding the five alternatives to close
the 710 gap. The draft can be found at
Metro.net or No710.com. Come to our
April 16 meeting to learn more.
Lastly, on behalf of the CV Town
Council, we extend our deepest
sympathies and condolences to the family
of 4-year-old Violeta Khachaturyan who
tragically was killed by a hit-and-run
driver last Friday in Glendale.
Robbyn Battles
President
CV Town Council
[email protected]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Good Idea, If Not Original
The use of carpool lanes during off hours
is a great idea. Too bad for Mr. Gatto that
it is not an original idea. The carpool
lanes in the San Jose and Santa Clara
areas have been that way since at least
the 1980s. There were signs that said the
carpool lanes were for two or more during
specific hours.
I guess it takes that long for those ideas
to filter down to Southern California.
Tom Suter
La Crescenta
Charter Amendment D Will Benefit CV
In its March 5 issue, the CV Weekly
reported on two local Glendale City
Council candidate forums. In those forums
the incumbents and challengers were
asked about their position on Charter
Amendment D, the ballot measure that
will reorganize the city into five City
Council districts. I would like to comment
on a few of their answers.
Councilman Weaver is opposed to
creating districts because our at-large
system has worked for a hundred years.
The current at-large system has not been
working and here’s a local example. The
city created the Montrose Shopping Park
district. Yet they did not contact any
local leaders when they dropped the new
diagonal crosswalk on the intersection
of Honolulu and Oceanview, right in the
middle of the shopping park district.
The resulting traffic has impacted local
merchant sales. Ouch! (Please note, the
city is currently planning to add oneway streets around town. Are we ready
for Florencita to be one-way west and
Broadview one-way east without any
advance warning?)
Councilwoman
Devine
opposes
Measure D because it will create
“empires” out of the five districts. Really?
All five current councilmembers live north
of the 134 and south of Montrose and La
Crescenta. Their “empire” is threatened
by Measure D. It will be broken up when
representatives form Montrose and La
Crescenta and south Glendale are elected
to the City Council. The current five will
have to compete for three seats, effectively
dissolving their current “empire.”
Challenger
Fuentes
opposes
Measure D because she would rather
be represented by five councilmembers
than one. How does that work? Currently
we are all represented by 20% of each
councilmember. The result is when five
councilmembers each represent all of
the city, no individual councilmember is
representing the Crescenta Valley.
In summary, councilmembers who
represent everyone end up representing
no one.
Voters have three weeks to study the
issue and vote on April 7.
Lynn McGinnis
Glendale
One of Our Weirdest Native
Plants – The Wild Cucumber
Those venturing out onto
our local trails this time of year
are bound to notice light green
vines growing out across the
trails and climbing up into the
surrounding chaparral. Walk
the same trail the next day and
the vines will be twice as long –
they grow that fast. In just a few
weeks these vines will produce
fruit that are absolutely one
of the weirder sights you will
see in our mountains – nasty
little green orbs covered in
scary-looking spikes. I’m sure
you’ve seen them. They have
a distinctly alien look, and
they look startlingly out-ofplace. But they aren’t. They’re
a California native – the wild
cucumber.
Like many native plants
the wild cucumber is known
by several names, some
with
interesting
origins.
“Cucumber” because in some
of its variations throughout the
western states the fruit is less
spikey, and does look a little
cucumber-like. It’s also called
“manroot” or “old man in the
ground.” The vines grow from
a perennial tuber, or root, that
gets huge with age, sometimes
over a hundred pounds. This
large root divides into “legs”
and looks vaguely human
when dug up. The plant’s
real name is “Marah,” after a
Biblical place-name mentioned
in Exodus, where the Mosesled Israelites came to a well
where the water was too bitter
to drink. The plant is indeed
extremely bitter to the taste,
and thus the name.
The huge tuber slumbers
underground through the
summer and fall, dormant, but
after the first rain of winter,
the vines explode up out of
the ground and take off in
every direction. Its strategy
is to take advantage of the
short-term abundance of water
and grow as fast as it can.
It quickly pushes out a few
leaves for photosynthesis and
some small white flowers for
reproduction. As some flowers
are male and others female,
it self-germinates. The fruit
– the “cucumbers” – develop
quickly and, after the last rain
of our short rainy season, the
plant goes dormant again. The
vines dry up, and the spikey
fruit turns yellow, then tan
in color. The seeds drop out of
the dried up cucumbers, which
are generally eaten by various
birds and animals. But the
strength of the plant is stored
in the huge underground tuber.
The vines can be cut off, year
after year, as they often are
near trails, and they just keep
coming back from the stored
energy in the root. It survives
fires as well, and is often the
first plant to re-appear.
Although the plants, fruit
and seeds are inedible, even
poisonous to humans, the local
Indians, who used everything
in their natural world, found
uses for wild cucumber. The
vines and fruit were mashed
into poultices and soaking
solutions for various ailments.
The tuber was, like yucca root,
used as soap. Some tribes
mashed the fruit and root, and
placed it in streams. The wild
cucumber contains a chemical
that apparently denies oxygen
to fish in the stream, stunning
them, and causing them to
float to the surface. The roots
and seeds were also used by
News from CV Alliance
Hi, CV!
For those of you who
love statistics, here are a
few from this past week.
Ninety percent of cigarette
smokers started as teens.
Ninety percent of kids who
purchase e-cigs and vapes
do so online. Seventy five
percent of people who
comply with prescribed
treatment, whether for
diabetes or addiction, are
successful. Sixty percent of
calls to poison centers are
for kids 0 to 5 years who
ingested liquid nicotine.
And 70 partners attended
our quarterly meeting!
Next week is spring break
so, before you check out, I
want to remind you of all
the great programs we have
planned upon your return.
Parent Sessions run
Tuesday nights from 7 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. in CV High’s
library. Bring your kids
to hear CHP Officer Ryan
Bejar talk about distracted
driving and DUI on March
26, same time/same place.
He’ll bring “drunk goggles”
that alter reality. They’ll
love it and they will learn
just how dangerous it is to
drink and drive. I hate to
write this on International
Women’s Day, but if you
have sons bring them as
they are the group with the
riskiest driving behavior.
Speaking
of
spring
break, I hope that you and
your family find time to do
something fun together.
Our family is heading to
Florida and we’re bringing
my daughter’s best friend.
They will be spending the
night with my nephew
and his girlfriend in their
apartment in Hollywood.
As I tell my nieces and
nephews (ranging in ages
22-31), “Don’t you dare turn
the Indians as a purgative.
This seems to be the only
use the white man picked
up. California wild cucumber
was the active ingredient in
Stoughton’s Bitters, a popular
laxative of the 19th century.
And of course there’s the
notorious rumor that is applied
to so many native plants – that
the plant has hallucinogenic
properties. As the plant is
somewhat poisonous, it seems
a pretty risky high.
In most of the U.S., winter
is a time of bare plants and
brown ground cover. The plants
come alive in spring and stay
brilliant green all summer from
the frequent summer rains.
Here in Southern California,
it’s just the opposite. Many
native plants take advantage
of our short winter rains with
a growth spurt, then hunker
down and try to survive the
coming several months of no
rain.
So as you venture out onto
our local trails, say hello to the
prickly wild cucumber, a true
California native plant, and
one that reflects so well our
seemingly backward natural
growing season.
Mike Lawler is the former
president of the Historical Society
of the Crescenta Valley and loves
local history. Reach him at
[email protected].
my daughter on!” I don’t
want them introducing
her to alcohol or any other
drug, and I shake my
finger in their face and
threaten them with injury
they cannot imagine, a
caricature of the classic
Jewish mother. But I mean
it, and they know it and they
know their responsibility is
to protect my child.
My dad always told me
it’s friends who get you
into trouble because you’ll
do things with them and
for them that you wouldn’t
for anyone else. Same goes
for close family relations.
That’s why the whole
family is a good prevention
tool. That and a crazy Aunt
Suzy.
Suzy Jacobs
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CV Alliance
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CV Weekly had an overwhelming
response to our story on the newly
installed diagonal crosswalk. Here
is a sampling of the comments
received.
Finally, a solution for a problem
that never existed. This was
the easiest and most pleasant
intersection in Glendale for a
pedestrian to cross the street. It
always felt quick and safe. Now
you have to wait for two signals to
be allowed to cross and when you
are finally able to, traffic backs up
in all directions.
Also, as a driver you can now
have the delightful experience of
waiting for up to four full cycles of
green lights in traffic backed up on
Honolulu all the way from Ocean
View to Verdugo to finally be able
to cross the intersection.
The only explanation that I
have been able to come up with
is that the traffic engineers in
downtown Glendale are envious
of our relaxed free flowing traffic
patterns and want us to have the
same miserable experiences that
they have to constantly endure
downtown. Either that, or they are
not quite as bright as they think
they are. Maybe someone else can
answer that.
RB
What a debacle! The intersection
has never been friendly for
traffic, but was usually tolerable.
Now, it is impossible. Traffic is
jammed in all directions, even
in light traffic times. The allway ped crossing simply makes
the signal red times too long.
Traffic backs up so far it does
not clear during the green times.
The only way to make this work
would be to eliminate left turns
at that intersection, something
that would make Montrose traffic
patterns even worse. Therefore,
this “experiment” is Dead On
Arrival (DOA). Should have been
taken straight to the morgue and
put in the freezer. I hope no one
tries to resuscitate it.
JL
I did notice something ‘unusual’
about the Ocean View/Honolulu
intersection shortly after it was
implemented.
My first thought was ‘did I miss
reading about this new change?’
Then I read the Feb. 26 article
in the CV Weekly. I feel very
strongly that the way the fourway/diagonal
crossing
was
set up was an exceptionally
poor management decision. It
did not appear that there was
any effort to communicate
with
business/Montrose
Shopping
Park
Association.
Knowledgeable managers make
data-driving decisions. How did
such a significant change get
implemented without this very
important step?
MG
I can’t believe the City of
Glendale went to this trouble
to implement something that
clearly wasn’t needed. It is just
like the proposed bike lane that
would have wiped out a traffic
lane on Honolulu a couple years
ago. Yesterday afternoon I sat at
Coffee Bean and watched all the
vehicle traffic back up. In a 30-to45-minute time frame I think I
saw four people cross diagonally.
And several fellow patrons were
laughing that to cross Honolulu
at the eastern crosswalk is maybe
10-12 paces (15 feet?). I can only
guess that whoever dreamed this
up for the City must have thought
a diagonal crosswalk would bring
Montrose a little more high-end
pizzazz and would be heralded
as a welcomed status. Like that’s
what we want in our beloved
“Mayberry” Montrose! And to
think part of the plan might have
included erasing the mid-block
crosswalks. That would be just
plain dumb.
SC
I saw the new crosswalk
Saturday evening, and no one
was using the diagonal function.
All things considered, it’s useless
and there was no problem to begin
with. It creates a problem where
there was none. That’s my opinion.
I would love to see it taken out and
returned to the standard which
served well. Waste of taxpayer
money!
BE
I find it funny the X-walk in
Montrose would be blamed for
traffic “congestion.” My wife and I
like the new X-walk and I suspect
those who don’t are probably those
who never actually stop to walk
and shop in Montrose. And the
idea of congestion there means
there might be three to five cars
at a red light at most which is,
of course, nothing. How a few
extra seconds of walking could be
blamed for this is beyond me and
since the X-walk seems to be in
conjunction with the walk signs
already there I wonder if it adds
any time at all. Montrose is designed for
shopping and walking and the
X-walk helps speed up walking
“traffic” which is what the whole
quaint district is about.
Though I know walking is still
not what L.A. in general is about.
So I hope they keep it, I think
it probably helps safety on that
busy corner; I’ve seen a number of
near misses with walkers on that
corner.
JW
I have lived here all my life – 50
plus years. Never have I seen
such a debacle. This crosswalk is
a horrible idea. The crosswalks
have always worked beautifully.
There was no need to change that.
Now traffic is backed up and the
signals take forever and a day to
change. This ridiculous idea needs
to be stopped immediately. And
the people who promoted it need
to have their heads examined. I
have talked to the people who own
and work in several restaurants
on Honolulu and they also think
it is ridiculous! There was no
need to change the existing plan.
Please put it back the way it was!
I will stop shopping and eating in
Montrose if this is not fixed.
LA
In short: It’s awful. It backs
up traffic creating congestion and
cars idling pumping gas fumes
to all the people walking on the
streets. Montrose does not need
a big city idea like this. The old
crosswalks worked just fine.
MK
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I think it’s progressive and
a great idea. The popularity of
Montrose is growing and it helps
businesses when pedestrians are
able to get around more easily.
AK
Count my vote as no. Among
many reasons, here are three:
1. Concurrent vehicle traffic
delays
2. Diagonal crosswalks are better
suited to 4-lane intersections
3. More danger to pedestrians
for red light right turns.
Prohibiting right turns would
further delay traffic flow.
Thanks for asking.
TL
I think it’s symbolic of what you
value – people walking vs. people
in cars. Although I understand
the resistance to change, I wish
people weren’t negative about it.
Encouraging people to walk is a
good thing.
JD
I am wondering what problem
the City is trying to fix? The
City has created increased traffic
congestion and I observed that
pedestrians are still crossing
when they would normally
which are a problems. The old
arrangement was safer and kept
traffic moving better than the
diagonal cross-walks. My vote is
to go back to what was working.
TE
My biggest complaint about the
change to the crosswalk is that
it now takes so long to cross the
street. And I walk through that
intersection close to 20 times
a week. I have only crossed
diagonally twice. But removing
the other crosswalks on Honolulu
would be a huge mistake. Those
crosswalks help give Montrose
its small town feel and allow
pedestrians to easily cross back
and forth on Honolulu. The
Glendale Public Works director
clearly does not spend time in
Montrose.
Robert Newcombe
I agree with both sides on this
issue. How is that possible you
ask? Allow me…
Mr. Ordubegian and Mr.
Dawson are correct that city
officials should have informed
the Montrose Shopping Park
Association before installing
the diagonal crosswalk. It is
inappropriate for city officials
to be out of communication,
especially to the detriment of
the public. For Mr. Golanian to
state that “Because this is a pilot
program, there was no need for
community meetings to be held”
is not fitting.
Having said that, even though
Mr. Golanian’s department
should have communicated the
change to the MSPA, he has gone
on the record and said that it is
just that, a pilot. So if the triangle
intersection does prove to be
unsafe and cause undo traffic
congestion, the logical outcome
will be for the city to remove it.
Finally, it is always in the
public’s best interest for both
elected officials and local
associations to have open
communication with each other
and the public they have pledged
to represent. Individualism and
subjective leadership serves no
one!
JH
As merchants we actually like
traffic to move a little slower and
hopefully drivers might actually
notice some of our small business
as they linger in traffic. Over the
years Montrose (or the City of
Glendale) has made improvements
to make our shopping district more
pedestrian friendly. Our welldefined crosswalks make crossing
Honolulu safer and encourages
walking traffic. I would hate to
see Honolulu Ave. turned into
the “Honolulu Freeway” and if
I am personally in that much
of a hurry I avoid driving down
Honolulu because it is slower …
it’s supposed to be a shopping
district.
We wish everyone would calm
down and give something new a
chance. We’re sure that there are
adjustments to the signal patterns
that need to be made but give it a
few months for drivers to get used
to it. Instead of tirades let’s all
slow down and smell the roses...
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YOUTH
Gearing Up for
FIRST
By Isiah REYES
The Crescenta Valley High
School Team 589 Falkon
Robotics and the Clark Magnet
High School Team 696 Circuit
Breakers will participate in
two different FIRST – For
Inspiration and Recognition of
Science and Technology – robotics
competitions this month.
The first is the Los Angeles
Regional from March 13 to
March 14. The event will be
in Long Beach and there are
currently 42 teams registered.
The competition is open to the
public. Students will get to learn
from professional engineers and
build and compete with robot
designs of their own to earn a
place in the world championship
and qualify for more than $20
million in college scholarships.
“Our bottom line goal is to
have kids participate and learn,
be inspired and to be good
humans,” said Lyn RepathMartos, who has been mentoring
the CV Falkon Robotics team
for the past four years. “I mean
good humans in all senses in
the word. We offer a very open,
accepting environment and we
expect every kid on the team to
treat every other kid on the team
with that same level of respect
and openness.”
Director of the Robotics
Program at Clark Magnet High
School David Black will be
making final preparations for
the regional events in the days
leading up to the event, including
redesigning the Clark robot’s
forks, applying vinyl graphics to
the robot’s sponsor panels and
team vehicles, manufacturing
spare parts and assemblies, and
rendering a 4K-resolution 3D
animation that showcases the
robot’s mechanical design from
several different angles.
All teams competing have the
same challenge called Recycle
Rush. Robots score points
by stacking totes on scoring
platforms, capping those stacks
with
recycling
containers,
and properly disposing of pool
noodles, representing litter. It is
played by two alliances of three
robots each. Since the teams
are randomly assigned their
alliances, there’s no way for the
students to know the capabilities
of the other robots they will
be playing with until they get
to the tournament and see for
themselves.
The challenge was released
on Jan. 3. All the teams in
the country received the same
release date and had until Feb.
17 to design, strategize and build
the robots.
The
second
regional
competition for both teams
will be the Ventura Regional
Competition held on March 28
and March 29. Both competitions
begin with opening ceremonies
then qualifying matches and
alliance selections. Following
that are the final rounds and
finally the awards ceremony.
Some of the awards include
Creativity Award, Engineering
Inspiration Award and Industrial
Design Award among many
others.
“Our goal at the L.A. regional
would be, of course, to win,” said
Martos. “But we feel a successful
season is more defined by the
journey and not defined by
the destination. We’re already
thrilled because we’ve already
had a successful learning
season.”
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CVHS’ Tyler One of Six
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Oratory Contest
The finalists, from left, are Jill Young, Aneliza Carmen Ruiz, John Pointer, Tiffany Yan-Lin Liu and Brett B. Tyler.
Missing is Elaine Huang.
Near the end of January,
Crescenta
Valley
High
School speech and debate
teacher Shannon Marshall
gave students the option
to compete in the ACSA –
Association of California School
Administrators – (Region XV
“Keep Calm and Lead On”)
speech competition.
Students were tasked with
writing and presenting a speech
based off this year’s prompt
as an in-class assignment,
but they could also use it to
compete if they wanted to.
There were multiple levels
of competition. The first
competition was held at the
school-level, and only three
students would be picked to
move forward from it. From
this
competition,
CVHS
judges chose Will Bleveans,
Naomi Vakharia and Brett
Tyler.
The next competition was
held at the district level, and
only one student would be
picked to move forward. The
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competition
was held on Feb.
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24 in the Carlson Fellowship
Hall at the Glendale First
United Methodist Church.
There were 12 different
competitors
from
GUSD
high schools. Tyler won this
competition and moved on
to the Region XV student
oratory contest.
The Region XV student
oratory contest was the final
level of competition. Here 24
students came from all over
Los Angeles County who had
won at their school and district
levels. At this final level, only
six students would be named
finalists and receive a $500
scholarship, while everyone
else who competed would
receive a $100 scholarship for
achieving that level.
The competition was held at
the American Legion Hall in
Pasadena to a full house.
Upon entering, each student
competitor checked-in and
picked a random ticket to
determine their order. They
also each received a “stresspack” that contained a pack of
gum and a candy bar.
The event began with
introductions,
then
the
students were told that one of
the scholarship donors made
it possible for each of the six
finalists’ $500 scholarships
would be doubled to $1,000.
“It was really interesting
to see how each student
interpreted the same prompt
in their own way,” Tyler said
as the speeches began. “One
potential problem I realized was
‘blocking.’ Every presentation
before this I had given my
speech on a stage and mapped
out precise movements to
match the speech accordingly.
But at the [American Legion
Hall] there was a podium
with a microphone taking
up the center. So while the
speakers before me presented,
I calculated new movements
and blocking for my speech.
When finally it was my turn to
speech, there was a definite and
wonderful sense of everything
coming together exactly as I
had practiced it.”
After all the speeches were
over there was an intermission.
The students could finally relax
and get to know each other.
“Everybody I met was very
nice, and it was great to have a
chance to break the ice and get
to know these fellow students,”
he said.
The finalists were announced
and Tyler learned he was one
of the six. The others were
Tiffany Yan-Lin Liu of Glen
A Wilson High School, Jill
Young of Saugus High School,
Elaine Huang of Arroyo High
School, John Pointer of John
Muir High School and Aneliza
Carmen Ruiz of Pioneer High
School.
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Teen MOVE Held CV Park Benefits from Eagle
at CVHS
Scout Project
By Mary O’KEEFE
Crescenta Valley High School
students spent sixth period and
time after school on Thursday
learning of pre- and postgraduation career and internship
opportunities at Teen MOVE.
The Foothills YMCA sponsored
the event with support from
CVHS PTSA. Representatives
from non-profit, government
and businesses were on the
campus with information on their
respective organizations. This
year, the Y coordinators invited
students from both La Cañada
and Verdugo Hills high schools to
the event.
Information on internships
from Congressman Adam Schiff
and State Assemblymember
Mike Gatto were available. Gatto
stopped by the event to show his
support and answer questions not
only about internships but college
financing as well.
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(Accelerated
Habilitation
Education
and
Development) with Horses was
one of the non-profit organizations
that
offered
volunteer
opportunities
to
students.
The organization is located in
Shadow Hills and for 45 years
has provided highly motivated
and effective therapy, education
and recreation using horses and
related experiences to disabled/
disadvantaged/at-risk/specialneeds children.
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12 at 5 p.m. at the Underground Theatre at CV High School, 2900
Community Ave. in La Crescenta.
All are invited to come out and support the Comedy Sportz team.
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Glendale’s Salem Lutheran
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Summer Enrichment
Program 2015
Glendale Community College is offering a 4-week Summer
Enrichment Program for children entering grades K-6 in
the Fall of 2015. No residency requirement, all children are
welcome! The classes are taught by credentialed instructors.
All major credit cards are accepted.
Creative Writing
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Fun with Math
Intro to First Grade
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June 8 – July 10, 2015 at Crescenta Valley
and Glendale High Schools.
Classes offered:
• Algebra 1 A,B
• Algebra 2 A,B at GHS only
• Geometry 1, 2
• Biology 1, 2
• Ceramics 1, 2 at CVHS only
• Ceramics 3, 4 at CVHS only
• Chemistry 1, 2
• Computer Applications (semester)
• Economics (semester)
• English 9 – 11 at CVHS only
• Government (semester)
• Health (semester)
• Spanish 5, 6 at GHS only
• Trigonometry (semester) at CVHS only
• U.S. History 1, 2
• World History 1, 2
How to register?
Go to the GEF Summer School, Inc. website:
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Download the registration form.
Print and submit with payment.
Completed applications are
Due April 17, and classes will be formed
based on enrollment numbers at that time.
Information? Call 818.247.0466
SUMMER
March 12, 2015
CAMPS & SCHOOLS
CVHS Spring Break 2015
By McKenna MIDDLETON and Universal Studios.
“The CVHS music program has
Joyce LEE, interns
been upholding the tradition of
Although school is not in session an annual spring break festival
at Crescenta Valley High School because music is the universal
(CVHS) from March 14 to March language,” said symphony
23, many students are using violist senior Stephanie Ha. “I
spring break to explore and am able to see that there are
so many students from other
learn in new ways.
Students
in
the
CVHS schools who share the same
Instrumental Music Dept. have passion for music as CVHS kids.
the opportunity to travel to We can continue traditions at
Florida with their classmates the spring trips. Every year the
to compete in music festivals. seniors pull a prank on [band
The spring music trip allows the director] Mr. [Matt] Schick.”
music students to spend time as Other CVHS organizations
an entire music department and and programs are branching
relate to other students around out with international travel
the world who are going to these for spring break. The CVHS
theater arts program will travel
same festivals.
“It’s my last spring trip with to Greece this year. The group
CVHS symphony orchestra and plans to travel to Delphi and
also my first as concertmaster. Athens among other landmark
So I am having mixed feelings cities. Previous drama trips
of anxiety, sadness, and have included England and
excitement. Music is not only Paris.
about competing with others “I’m going [on the Greece trip]
and winning; it’s about having because it’s a great experience to
fun and experiencing new things explore a different culture and
and that is what we do at these also have an awesome time with
trips,” said senior symphony friends,” senior drama student
Dylan Sylvester said.
concertmaster Erica Son.
In addition to the musical The Spanish Dept. at CVHS will
endeavors of this trip, the also travel to Europe with Spain
students will also spend time as its destination of choice. The
sightseeing
and
relaxing planning for this trip has been
together. They plan to visit the in the making for almost a
Harry Potter theme park at year as student interest and
itineraries were created. Those
attending this trip will visit
landmark cities in Spain, as
well as experience the culture
and further their mastery of
the Spanish language at its
birthplace.
Besides these school associated
trips, individual students at
CVHS have trips planned for
the break as well. Some seniors
will spend the week visiting
colleges, both in state and outof-state. Others will visit out-ofstate family.
A group of CVHS students will
leave for Colombia on Monday
with Glendale Presbyterian
Church.
“Our main goal is to build a
stronger relationship with
the churches in Colombia
and secondly to become more
familiar with a foreign culture
and language,” said junior
Abbey Mosman.
However, some students will
opt to stay home and study for
the upcoming AP exams or hold
Netflix marathons.
Whether learning about a
foreign culture, studying music
in a different state, or just
kicking back with family and
friends, this spring break will be
a well-deserved time for CVHS
students to relax before AP tests
and finals.
Why Summer Camp?
Did you know that over TEN
MILLION American kids go to
camp every summer? Whoa!
Summer camp has been a U.S.
tradition for over 150 years. Back
then, before air conditioning was
invented, hot city summers were
miserable and even unhealthy
for children, so escaping to the
country for a few weeks became
a popular trend. Today, kids have
different reasons for making camp
a part of their lives, such as:
To Meet New People
Camp might give you a chance
to be with people from different
states, or even different countries.
It’s a great way to make cool new
friends and learn about different
places and cultures.
Michiko, 13, puts it like this:
“I loved camp. I met this girl
named Manny who lives in New
York (I live in New Jersey) and she
is cool. She speaks Spanish and I
speak Japanese. We taught each
other words. We liked to swim in
the pool a lot. She was a really nice
girl. We are going to camp again
this summer.”
To Try New Things
Most camps offer games and
activities that you probably can’t
do in your backyard or even your
neighborhood. You might try
archery, sailing, pottery, dance,
obstacle courses, and a hundred
other cool things! Staying home
and doing “the same-old sameold” can be boring, and camp can
let you mix things up.
To Challenge Yourself
Not all the things that kids do
at camp are easy-they’re not
supposed to be! Fresh challenges
-- like trying new sports, learning
new crafts and games, or pushing
yourself to achieve something -can be very rewarding. Take it
from Arabella, 13, who told us:
“I went to summer camp and
I passed my swimming test! I
can barely swim, so it was a
big accomplishment. I felt great
afterwards.”
To Get a Change of Scenery
Sometimes it’s important to get
away from familiar territory and
find a “new place” for yourself.
Camp
offers
the
perfect
opportunity to make a fresh start,
see and experience a variety of
things, and find out how you
think, feel, and act outside of your
normal surroundings. It can even
be great to get away from your
family and friends for a while and
just be you.
To Learn New Skills
All the activities and instruction
at camp are great opportunities
to learn something new -- such
as pottery, sailing, or tap dancing
-- that could end up being your
favorite hobby. Camp can also
help you develop important life
skills like independence, selfreliance, and confidence. Since
you’ll be living with a whole
group of people, it’s also a great
way to learn about cooperation,
compromise, and tolerance. To Get
Healthy With all the fun, games,
and physical activity, going to
camp can be a great way to get
exercise and fresh air. Swimming,
hiking, and playing sports are
a much healthier alternative
to hanging around at home all
summer.
We bet you can’t do that at
home!
• A California co-ed camp focuses
on performing arts and the
circus. Campers learn how to
be clowns, juggle, unicycle, walk
tightropes, perform trapeze acts,
be magicians, and master dozens
of other wild and crazy skills! At
the end of the session, kids get to
perform in front of an audience
made up of parents!
Now that we’ve given you lots of
reasons WHY you might want
to go to camp, we’ll talk about
WHERE you might want to go.
From pbskids.org
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SPORTS
Doubles Keeps Streak Alive for CV Tennis
By David O’ CONNOR
A
slightly weakened and
a near second string
CVHS boys’ varsity
tennis lineup easily swept aside
the South Pasadena Tigers 16-2
at home on Tuesday in a nonleague matchup and extended
the undefeated Falcons’ winning
streak to five matches in a row.
The Falcons’ No. 3 singles
player, Jonathon Frink, played
as the top seed against the Tigers
and showed his experience and
class with 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 wins. The
super sub, Eric Kim, prevailed
7-6 in his opening match, which
enabled him to take some
confidence into his polished 6-2,
6-2 wins. Half of the Falcons’
standout doubles pair, Kevin
Rowe, had to keep the ball away
from the doubles’ alleys in his
unfamiliar role as the No. 3
singles player. He closed out a
perfect performance from the
singles team with compact 6-4,
6-2 wins.
Coach Sam Hyun changed the
lineup because it was a nonconference match and he also
wanted to give a few players
the opportunity to pick up some
points that will count towards
the individual Pacific League
tournament at the end of season,
which involves the best 16
singles players and doubles pairs
slugging it out for cherished spots
in the regionals, sectionals and
state playoffs.
Usually the No. 1 and No.
2 singles players, seniors Arin
Meserkhani and Albert Chtchyan
combined as the No. 1 doubles
pair against South Pasadena
and only dropped two games in
an intimidating display, which
yielded comprehensive 6-1, 6-1
and 6-0 wins. Jae Woon Yoong
and Jason Wang, who have
only lost one set in five rounds,
continued their strong teamwork
with clinical 6-2, 6-3 wins.
An injury-plagued Falcons
team overcame Hoover High
School 13-5 last Thursday at
home, with No. 1 singles player
Meserkhani succumbing to a
right bicep injury that forced him
to pull out of two matches, which
created an opportunity for Eric
Kim to shine and perform when
his team needed him the most.
Meserkhani has proven to
be a vital part of the Falcons’
superb start to the season by
only dropping one set in four
rounds of competition, which
meant that Kim had big shoes
to fill. He absorbed the pressure
by churning out a tough first
set, 7-5, and ran away with a 6-0
flawless win in the second set.
“Eric has always been a reliable
sub, he’s a solid player and at
any time when we’re injured
he always comes through. On
Eric’s part he did very well,”
said Meserkhani. “Eric is not a
pusher, he’s an aggressive player
and has good footwork.”
It was the Falcons’ doubles
pairs who had a huge bearing on
the result, with the Tornadoes
being allowed to win only 12
games in nine sets due to such
a dominating and an impressive
level of play from the home team.
No. 1 pair Charlie Kim/Rowe
continued their dominance in
the Pacific League and remained
unbeaten with 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 wins.
No. 2 team Chang/Woong Yoon
easily prevailed 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
and No. 3 pair Alex Jang/Danny
Chung blitzed their opponents
6-0, 6-0.
Rowe feels that his strong
connection with Kim off the court
allows them to flourish as a
doubles pair.
“Charlie and I are playing well
because we really connect as a
team and we really get each other
and know each other’s strategy,”
Rowe said. “We don’t break at
certain points, we kind of keep
each other in check and we talk
each other into playing better. If
we didn’t [connect] off the court
as much, I don’t think we’d play
as well together.”
Falcons’ head coach Sam Hyun
lauded the successful partnership
of Kim and Rowe, but he has his
eyes on their key match against
League rivals Arcadia on March
31 and feels that Meserkhani
will be heavily relied upon, but
he needs to address his fitness
before this eagerly anticipated
clash.
“Kevin and Charlie had a
no-nonsense mentality which
makes them play very safe
with a complementing strategy
and helps them to cover their
partners’ weakness,” said Hyun.
“Arin is our best singles player
and he has a lot of big match
experience and sound technique,
but he needs to focus on his
physical conditioning before
tough matches ahead against
Arcadia.”
Chtychyan also suffered a
right arm injury during his 6-4
loss and was unable to take
part in his other two singles
matches. The injuries sustained
by Meserkhani and Chtychyan
made things complicated for the
singles team, but Meserkhani is
grateful for their reliable doubles
team and pointed out that they
saved the day.
“The doubles helps a lot, they
have a very strong lineup,”
Meserkhani said. “If we don’t
come through in singles they
always have our backs and they
manage to score either six or
seven points each game we play.”
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Kevin Rowe handled well the unfamiliar role as the No.
3 singles player closing out a perfect performance from
the singles team with compact 6-4, 6-2 wins.
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Falcons Boys Score a Win Against Grizzlies
By Leonard COUTIN
The CV Falcons boys’ varsity
track team claimed a victory on
Thursday with a non-scoring
league win over the Santa Clarita
team from Golden Valley High
School. The first win came from the
400m relay team running 45.5
with strong contributions by CV’s
Kenny Kang, Chris Cabrera and
Hye Kim with dual gold wins.
Kang won the 110m hurdles
(15.7) and the 300m high hurdles
(40.5). Cabrera not only won the
long jump (19-9¼) and the triple
jump (39-2¼) but also placed
second in the 100m (11.3). Kim
won the 100m (11.2) and 200m
(23.1). Manav Vats took second
in the 3200m (10:05) with Silas
FritzGerald taking third (10:12).
FitzGerald also placed second
in the 1600m (4:39) followed by
Philip Thomas in third (4:41).
Jacob Poole and teammate Austin
White grabbed much needed
second and third places in the pole
vault with 11-0. Arthur Akopyan
took second in the shot put (4211¼) and third in discuss (106-1).
The Falcons successfully captured
the last win in the 1600m relay
with a time of 3:35.6.
Final score CV 71 vs. Golden
Valley 65.
Though the Falcons girls worked
well together despite missing key
athletes, they fell short against
the Golden Valley Grizzlies. CV’s
Sammie Phinney not only had
a win in the 100HH (15.1), but
she also broke her own school
record. Phinney also took third
in the 100m (13.1). Teammate
Natalie Smith placed second in
the 100HH (18.4) and third in the
300H (55.1).
Megan Melnyk had a dual gold
win in the 800m (2:20) and the
3200m (11:49). In the 3200m,
Golden Valley runner Yovanna
Gonzalez with CV’s Melnyk broke
away from the pack until the last
lap when Melnyk used her speed
to overpower Gonzalez just before
the finish line.
Sophomore
Falcon
Claire
Schlueter brought important
points to the Falcons taking three
second place wins in the 100m
(12.6), long jump (16-2¼) and
the triple jump (31-6). Rebecca
Mencia took third in the 3200m
(12:16). Alisa Shinn captured
second place wins in the shot put
(33½) and discus with a throw of
(90-2½). Last year Shinn had two
fine performances at several of
the invitational meets.
Falcons scored high in field
events with Emmie Walker (5-0)
and Grace Keller (4-10) placing
first and second in the high jump.
Jordin Springfield took second in
the pole vault (8-0) and teammate
Sylvia Giron placed third (7-0). The Falcons closed the day with a
no contest win in the 1600m relay
(4:27.1).
Final score 82 Golden Valley vs.
CV 54.
Coach Evans congratulated his
crew in beating the Grizzly team.
The young CV frosh/soph teams
have only competed for the second
time this year and managed to
show a lot of promise. Girls frosh/
soph won 88-43; boys frosh/soph
won 68-51.
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photos, visit www.cvweekly.com/
SPORTS.
TOP RIGHT: Sammie Phinney won the
100HH in record time.
RIGHT: Kenny Kang placed first in
110HH.
ABOVE: Megan Melnyk won the 800m.
Photos by Leonard COUTIN
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By Brandon HENSLEY
Summer will be here soon
enough and there are plenty of
options for parents to keep their
kids out of the house or off their
smartphones.
The Crescenta Valley High
School
baseball
program
offers both a summer and
winter camp. This summer’s
camp with be held June 15
through June 18 from 9 a.m.
to noon every day. Phil Torres,
the head coach of the CVHS
baseball team, runs the camp
along with former and current
coaches and players, including
those who have had college and
professional experience. Players
are taught the fundamentals
in all aspects of the game at
Glendale’s famed Stengel Field.
The Falcons baseball camp is
for ages 7 to 13, and costs $175.
For more information, visit
cvfalconbaseball.homestead.
com.
In the gym, youth players can
break a sweat at Coach Z’s
Basketball Camp. From July
13 to July 17, Shawn Zargarian,
the head of Falcons basketball,
will host his annual camp at
Crescenta Valley High School.
Boys and girls ages 6 to 13 will
receive instruction from former
and current Falcon players, and
then scrimmage in the afternoon.
Camp will run from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. daily. For more information,
email Coach Zargarian at
coachzbasketballcamp@gmail.
com.
Another annual basketball
camp, this one in Altadena, is
run by Jonathan Young and his
Foothill Hoops organization.
Foothill Hoops, a year-round
league for players, will hold three
different sessions this year, all at
John Muir High School, for kids
6 to 15. Registration is $195.
There is a $25 discount for a
sibling and $45 discount for each
additional sibling. Also, there
will be a discount available if
your player signs up for both the
Foothill Hoops summer league
and one of the camps. Camp
sessions run from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. The session weeks are June
8-12, July 6-10 and July 27-31.
For more information, including
financial assistance, contact
[email protected] or visit
foothillhoops.org.
To stay cool in the pool, Rose
Bowl Aquatics offers its annual
swim camp. The Anderson
Adventure Camp H2O offers
13 one-week sessions of coed summer camp for children
entering first grade to seventh
grade. The dates for the oneweek sessions go from June 1 to
Aug. 28. Rates are $60 per day,
and extended day care, which
goes from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., is $12
per day.
Visit rosebowlaquatics.com for
more information.
Photos contributed by
Drew ARREDONDO
March 12, 2015
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Glendale Grads Honored at Gala
owboys and cowgirls
donned their finest
western wear Friday
night for the annual fundraiser
benefitting
the
Glendale
Education Foundation. Guests at
this year’s Denim and Diamonds
gala, held at the L.A. Equestrian
Center, enjoyed an evening of
live country music, line dancing,
delicious food and the chance to
win one of two diamonds in an
opportunity drawing. The evening
was also the chance to honor this
year’s diamond honorees Harry
Hull, Yasmin Beers, David Black
and Sev Ohanian, all graduates
of Glendale schools.
“We have had nothing but
great reviews from the nearly 300
guests,” said GEF member and
gala organizer Susan Hunt. “Our
honorees were wonderful, the
band was great fun – line dancing
too!”
To learn more about the GEF,
visit www.glened.org.
For more of Dan Holm’s photos
of Denim and Diamonds, visit
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FRIENDS.
Photos by Dan HOLM
CV Weekly publisher Robin Goldsworthy and
husband Steve were among the guests who kicked
up their heels at the annual gala.
YWca of Glendale 18th annual
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Kobeissi Properties Boosts CVHS Cycling Team
By Mary O’KEEFE
The Crescenta Valley High School
cycling team path is a little easier
thanks to fellow cyclist Dan Kobeissi and
Kobeissi Properties, Montrose.
On Feb. 26, Kobeissi held a fundraising
poker tournament to benefit the local
cycling team. Forty-five players joined
the tournament and $1,500 was raised
for the team.
“It is a great [team]. We are privileged
to have this team,” Kobeissi said, adding,
“Not a lot of schools have [a cycling
team].”
There were all levels of poker players
and they were all there to support the
CVHS team.
Kobeissi understands the draw of
cycling. He is recovering from a torn ACL
after an accident a couple of months ago.
“I will get it repaired and am [anxious]
to get back out [cycling],” he said.
He has donated to the team in the
past but this is the first time Kobeissi
Properties, Montrose has hosted the
poker tournament fundraiser and he
is grateful to those who stopped by the
Montrose office to try their luck.
“We want to say thank you to everyone
for supporting this great cause,” he said.
Photos provided by
Kobeissi Properties
Dan Kobeissi of Kobeissi
Properties (right) hosted
the inaugural poker
tournament benefitting
the CVHS cycling team.
AESA Introduces New Council
At its general membership
meeting
in
January,
the
Armenian
Engineers
and
Scientists of America (AESA)
introduced its new council for
2015. The new executive council
is composed of President Marina
Guevrekian Ph.D., Vice President
Razmik Gharakhanian, Past
President Vasken Yardemian,
Executive
Secretary
Mark
Abajian and Treasurer Armineh
Khachatoorian. The councilors
in large are Aram Setian, Arin
Abed, Ohan Armenian, Argineh
Shabandari, Talin Petrosian,
Richard
Ohanian,
Vrej
Agajanian, Eddie Atoian and
Christ Kirikian.
Outgoing President Vasken
Yardemian reported last year’s
activities and achievements of
the organization. AESA had a
successful year of organizing
a series of scientific lectures
and workshops as well as the
annual
Science
Olympiad
competition that was held at
California State University,
Northridge. In addition, the
AESA started collaborations
with the College of Science and
Engineering of the American
University of Armenia (AUA)
and the National University of
Architecture and Construction
of Armenia (NUACA). AESA
New-New
Jersey
Chapter
initiated a certification program
with the Rutgers University of
New Jersey to conduct short
courses at NUACA in Armenia.
Already two of the AESA NewNew Jersey chapter members
were in Armenia last October
to teach two certificate courses
in construction management.
Furthermore, AESA completed
a feasibility study on a project
to improve the water supply and
irrigation system of four villages
close to the border in Armenia.
These villages are Yeghvard,
Uzhanis, Khdrants and Agarak
in Kapan Region.
Yardemian
introduced
incoming President Marina
Guevrekian, the first female
president of the AESA. Dr.
Guevrekian shared her plans
and goals for the upcoming year.
“We would like AESA to become
an inviting venue to foster
youth and experience,” said
Guevrekian. “Our new projects
involving the young generation
and establishment of ties with
Armenian businesses in the
engineering and scientific fields
will bring AESA to the next
level.”
AESA will continue the
Science Olympiad program
and by initiating the new
strategic games for Armenian
schools’ middle school students.
The establishment of the
young professionals group, its
collaboration with established
scientists and engineers and
other
young
professional
associations is in AESA’s plans
for 2015.
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Pioneer Club Celebrates Alumni
Pioneer Club of Holy
Redeemer
honored
six of their alumni
members on Feb. 16.
The club started in
1977. Shown from
left are Ruth Siedel,
Margaret
Locke,
Mickey
Cummins,
Agnes Carriere, Tom
Passafume and Cora
McConnell.
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Annual Benefit Basketball
Game Planned
The 5th Annual Salvation
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Game between the Glendale
firefighters and Glendale police
department will take place on
April 12. Prior to that game,
the Glendale Sunrise Rotarians
will play against the Glendale
Noon Kiwanis. Tip off will be
at 3 p.m., and the games will
be held at the Glendale High
School gymnasium.
The event benefits the
Salvation Army after school
program The Zone designed
for kids ages 8 to 13. One
component of The Zone is DORA
(Diagnostic Online Reading
Assessment), a program that
helps kids achieve higher
literacy rates. Students can
get homework help as well
while having a safe place to go
after school Monday through
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such as good sportsmanship,
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Tickets for the Hoop Heroes
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are also asked to bring in a can
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By Mary O’KEEFE
Foothills Relay for Life held
its kick-off along Honolulu
Avenue on Saturday night.
The Relay for Life event is a
fundraiser for the American
Cancer Society and will be held
on April 11-12 at Clark Magnet
High School.
On
Saturday,
several
members of Prom Plus Club
joined the kick-off and shared
why they “Relay.” The majority
said the reason they joined
Relay for Life was because they
knew someone – a grandma,
aunt, coach – who had cancer
or who had passed from cancer.
After sharing their stories,
the members as a group held
lit glow sticks and signs and
walked the 2100 and 2200
blocks of Honolulu to remind
folks about the upcoming Relay
for Life event.
The American Cancer Society
sponsors Foothills Relay for
Life. Teams are formed and
fundraise and, for 24 hours,
at least one member of each
team walks the track at
Clark Magnet High School to
symbolize that cancer never
sleeps, and neither do the
needs to raise awareness and
do research.
Foothills Relay for Life is
still looking for teams to join
the fight. To join, go to www.
relayforlife.org, enter the 91214
zip code, click on Relay for Life
of Foothills and start a team or
join a team.
For more information email
[email protected].
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LEISURE
Ready to Go to ‘Town’
By Charly SHELTON
T
he news is out – there’s
a new restaurant in
town. Since it opened
a month ago, there have been
hour-long waits for tables and
reservations held every night.
Many diners have tried out the
new, more upscale fare in the
Montrose Shopping Park and
have reported back with wildly
positive reviews. The restaurant
– Town Kitchen and Grill in the
2200 block of Honolulu Avenue.
Reservations are a must to
avoid a wait but were obtained
easily enough with a phone call
the morning I planned to stop
in. When I arrived, guests at
the door were challenging who
I was and made sure to inform
the hostess that I had just
arrived and they were in line
first.
We were seated in the middle
of the room, which is a single
long and narrow dining room,
with a bar on one side and
exposed original brick on the
opposite. The menu is simple
but elegant, with an array of
specials as well. The cocktails
are pretty standard fare –
old fashioned, Manhattan,
margarita, etc. – with a few
surprises, like the cucumber
mint gimlet, peach Cosmo, and
a scotch and ginger drink called
“Disky Business.”
The dining selection is much
more dynamic. We started with
Not-Your-Mama’s
Brussels
Sprouts, which is the perfect
way to get kids and adults
alike to eat their vegetables.
For anyone who cringed when
reading Brussels sprouts, let
me tell you they were cooked
to crispy perfection and tossed
with a bacon vinaigrette. Yeah,
a bacon vinaigrette. These will
change the way you think about
Brussels sprouts from now on,
and make you disappointed
when you eat them any other
way than this.
The entrees are just as
impressive. I had the Australian
» Music review
Le Salon Performs
Peterson-Berger,
Hahn, Ysaÿe, Cras
By Ted AYALA
lamb chops, grilled to order and
served with a basil Parmesan
polenta (like a gritty and crispy
cornbread cake). These types of
fine dining places usually offer
a small piece of lamb perched
gently atop a single bite of the
side dish. Not at Town. The lamb
chops came four at a time (about
the size of an iPhone each), with
a decent sized polenta, double
stacked, and even some spinach
and onions to round it all out
nicely. By no means was it too
much food, but I didn’t walk
away hungry. My friend ordered
the almond and chicken risotto.
I am not a risotto fan, but he
said that he was pleased with it.
I’m not really sure how, but
we found room to have dessert
as well. The Town Brown
is their brownie à la mode,
with chocolate, raspberry and
caramel sauces. The raspberry
sauce was very tart and a little
weird but the others were great
and the brownie was a solid way
to end the evening.
All in all, I really enjoyed
Town. The only thing that I
can’t put my finger on is the
feel of the place. The food is
amazing, menu choices (as
in which dishes are offered)
are something that you really
can’t get at any of the other
local restaurants and it has an
upscale price tag to go with it.
And yet it seems like a laid-back
bistro you would expect to see in
Montrose, not fine dining. With
entrees ranging from $14 to $29,
it is a bit more pricey than the
average mid-level restaurant
(like a BJ’s or Black Cow),
and menu selections are more
reminiscent of Los Angeles than
Montrose. I can’t decide if this
is supposed to be fine dining or
not. And that’s not a bad thing.
I thought that fine dining in
Montrose would be met with
resistance or disinterest. But
a place like Town Kitchen
and Grill brings the fine
dining experience without the
intimidation. Diners won’t feel
out of place in a suit or a T-shirt.
This is like coming to our town,
where you can relax and have
a good time, and be surprised
that the glitz and glitter of the
big city not so far away can
be encapsulated in this little
hideaway in the valley behind
the mountains – if you know
where to look. Invite anyone
from here or not from here to
come to Town and they will be
pleasantly surprised. I know
I will be going in again soon,
hungry for more.
Then & Now | Sacred Heart Academy
Then » Here we see construction in 1927 on a grand resort hotel perched on
the top of the San Rafael Mountains overlooking La Cañada and Pasadena.
Financed by Flintridge developer Frank Flint and designed by noted architect
Myron Hunt, the hotel was not successful financially. It was sold to the
Biltmore chain, which also failed to fill rooms there. It went up for auction in
1931.
“How has something this
wonderful been forgotten for
this long?” Chances are that’s
the number one question on
your mind after a Le Salon de
Musiques concert.
The path of musical history
is a wide and sometimes widely
traveled one, winding and
twisting more so as the centuries
progress, splitting and forking
onto byways that sometimes lead
to fortune, more often into lonely
dead-ends rife with overgrown
weeds.
Le Salon demonstrated on
Sunday that for every famous
composer at least dozens remain
in their shadows. For every
Fauré there is a Hahn, for every
Roussel a Cras whose toils have
gathered dust in the ignominious
oblivion of a fickle public’s
musical consciousness.
Some, like Eugène Ysaÿe,
whose splendid and neo-Bachian
“Trio for Two Violins and Viola”
formed the centerpiece of last
Sunday’s concert, found their
works as creative musicians
had to compete with their
world-beating reputations as
performing musicians.
In a single, concise movement
(though musicologists have since
found additional movements),
Ysaÿe’s “Trio” was evidence that
the revolt against Wagner, the
lushness of the 19th century was
well underway before Stravinsky
came along. Yet the 19th century
is engraved, encoded even, into
its tight strands of rigorous
counterpoint. Nowhere is the
Stravinskian irony that was
the keynote of 20th century
neoclassicism (at least at its
dawn) evident. Instead, sincerity
and severity are the twin pillars
of Ysaÿe’s idiom, though the
latter quality is sweetened
with sparing drops of Romantic
warmth.
Likewise, Reynaldo Hahn’s
lithe “Soliloquy and Forlane for
Viola and Piano” and “Nocturne
and Romance for Violin and
Piano” fused Busonian (or better
still Mendelssohnian) “young
classicism” with the Romantic
penchant for rich harmonies and
wide-breathed melodies.
Wilhelm
Peterson-Berger’s
youthful “Violin Sonata,” on
the other hand, was Late
Romanticism at full bloom:
Aromatic harmonies, supple
melodies.
There were moments of
interest in Jean Cras’ “Piano
Quintet,” which closed the
program, though they were
padded with equal parts filler.
The performance of the Cras
was
stunning
nonetheless,
potently expressive and deeply
nuanced.
Los Angeles Philharmonic
concertmaster Martin Chalifour
played the solo part in PetersonBerger’s sonata with agility and
charm.
He was joined by violist
Carrie Dennis, a fellow section
leader at the Philharmonic. She
coaxed from her instrument
an almost vocal sound, now
smokily crooning, now pealing
resonantly. Violinist Ambroise
Aubrun, on the other hand, laid
out the Hahn and Ysaÿe scores
with limpid clarity.
The magic thread throughout,
joining all the musicians in the
Cras, was pianist Kevin FitzGerald. His sense of textural
coloring, harmonic shading, and
singing tone were a joy.
It would be enough to hear
on a single program so many
overlooked
treasures
from
musical history. But to bring
them to light with such polished
and committed performances as
Le Salon does time and again is
an embarrassment of riches.
Courtesy of the Historical Society of CV
Now » The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose were planning a girl’s
school in Sierra Madre, but instead bought the defunct hotel, including
furnishings and acreage, for a paltry $150,000. Since then Sacred Heart
Academy has successfully operated as a prestigious Catholic girl’s school for
grades one through 12. The original buildings, shown here, and most of the
original furnishings, have been meticulously maintained.
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Weekly
Horoscopes
by John Deering and John Newcombe
Provided by horoscope.com
March 9, 2015 - March 15, 2015
Mars trines Jupiter on Monday, making this a day for positive action with an optimistic
outcome. Wednesday needs to be handled with care, though, as Mars conjoins Uranus
and squares Pluto, making this a very volatile time. Try not to drive or operate machinery
if you’re in a hurry or feeling edgy. Mercury enters Pisces on Thursday, making it easier
to connect with and express your feelings. Finally, Saturn turns retrograde on Saturday
and doesn’t turn direct until August 2.
A ARIES March 21 - April 19
CALENDAR this
RAPP SCREENING PLANNED
RAPP – Read And Practice Peacemaking
– is presenting “The House I live In” on Friday,
March 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Crescenta Valley
United Methodist Church.
“The House I live In” is a powerful
documentary that melds the ideas forwarded
by author Michelle Alexander and journalist
David Simon. Those who have read
Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow” or seen any
of Simon’s work on HBO (‘Homicide: LIfe on
the Street,”‘The Wire”) may be familiar with the
knowledge that the attempted suppression
of drug use in America has been an assault
on poor communities of color and has not
reduced the consumption of drugs. Simon
describes the injustice and toxicity of the war
as a “holocaust in slow motion.”
Doors open at 7 p.m.; film begins at 7:30
p.m.
All events are free to attend.
Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church,
2700 Montrose Ave. in Montrose.
NOON CONCERTS OPEN TO PUBLIC
Glendale Noon Concerts is a free
admission concert series taking place every
first and third Wednesday from 12:10 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 March 18 and
features Maksim Velichkin performing
solo works for cello by Bach, Zelenaia and
Gianopoulos.
First Baptist Church of Glendale, 209 N.
Louise St. in Glendale
GLENDALE ART ASSOCIATION
NEWS
The Glendale Art Association is
cooperating with the GALA – Glendale Area
Loves Art – project to provide a series of
exhibitions and installations of quality art to
be viewed by pedestrians thereby enhancing
downtown culture and attracting further
creative events and programs. The current
exhibit continues through Sunday, March 29
at 138 S. Maryland in Glendale (the corner of
Maryland and Harvard across from Glendale
Central Library). GALA is a curatorial project in
the City of Glendale and is supported by the
City of Glendale Arts and Culture Commission
and funded through the Urban Art Program.
It is managed and curated by John David
O’Brien, curator of the Sturt Haaga gallery at
Descanso Gardens.
For further information, contact Honor
Haase (818) 248-7373.
opening reception will be held on March
13 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and wine will be
available for purchase. Admission to the art
exhibit is free and a percentage of all artwork
sold will benefit the youth served through the
Glendale Youth Alliance.
Razmik Grigorian will again be the curator
of the event.
FIRES, FLOODS & FOSSILS
Little Landers announces the next in its
series of monthly programs of historical
interest. Local mountains have recently
yielded up fossils from the distant past
following the 2009 Stations Fire and
subsequent flooding. Speaker Charly Shelton,
a geologist associated with Cal State L.A.
and writer and editor of CV Weekly and True
Believer, will tell program attendees about his
research and will present maps, pictures and
fossils uncovered in area mountains.
This program is on Saturday, March 14 at
1 p.m. at Bolton Hall in Tujunga. The program
is free and open to the public. Everyone is
welcome.
Looking ahead to April, the historical
society is hosting Blazing Star Bazaar
Treasures & Plant Sale, the annual rummage
and plant sales. Both events are fundraisers
for Little Landers and Bolton Hall and will be
held at Bolton Hall on April 25 starting at 9
a.m.
Donations of new, gently used, antique,
retro, vintage and collectible items may be
brought to Bolton Hall during public hours
any Tuesday or Sunday afternoon from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. or on Friday, April 24 from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
For plant donations, please call Bolton Hall
to make arrangements.
Additional information is available from
Little Landers Historical Society, (818) 3523420 or www.littlelandershistoricalsociety.
org or email [email protected].
Bolton Hall Museum is located at 10110
Commerce Ave. in Tujunga. Parking is
available a few doors uphill at the Elks Lodge.
DEMS CLUB MARCH MEETING
On Sunday, March 15 Shirlee Smith will
be speaking on the topic “Mothers Behind
Bars – America’s Continuing Slave System”
at the meeting of the Cañada
Crescenta Democratic Club. She is founder
and CEO of Talk About Parenting. Her
organization teaches parenting skills to
incarcerated women.
The meeting is from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at
the home of Dona Mitoma & Marvin Inouye at
5648 Stardust Road in La Cañada.
ANNUAL CAR SHOW HOSTED BY
ELKS
Glendale Elks #1289 is having its 20th
annual charity car show on Sunday, March
15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Glendale Elks
Lodge. The public is welcome to this free
event that features an array of cars ranging
from a 1914 Ford Model T to custom modified
cars of many descriptions. Both breakfast and
lunch will be available for purchase plus there
will be raffles and a silent auction.
For more information,call (818) 4722552. For car entry information, call George
GYA ‘IGNITE THE FUTURE’ ART
McCullough at (818) 970-3114.
EXHIBIT FUNDRAISER
Glendale Elks Lodge is located at 120 E.
The Glendale Youth Alliance’s third art
Colorado
Blvd. in Glendale.
exhibit “Ignite the Future” and fundraiser is
being held at Glendale Forest Lawn Hall of
The Crucifixion-Resurrection on March 13 & PLAN NOW FOR DAY AT THE RACES
The Crescenta Valley Sheriff Support
14. Over 500 guests and 50 pieces of art are
expected to fill the prestigious Forest Lawn Group, the Crescenta Valley Chamber of
Hall of The Crucifixion-Resurrection. The Commerce and the Montrose Verdugo City
KNITTING NEWS
Jewel City Knitters will hold its monthly
JCK Charity Knit & Crochet on Saturday, March
14 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase
Library. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon of knit,
crochet and conversation.
For more information visit www.
jewelcityknitters.com or email sandra.
[email protected].
Chevy Chase Library, 3301 E. Chevy Chase
Drive, Glendale
Chamber of Commerce have teamed up for
the 7th Annual Crescenta Valley Day at the
Races. The event will take place at the Santa
Anita Race Track on Sunday, March 15.
The cost to attend is $25 for adults (18
and over) and $15 for attendees who are
17 years and under. Once again, the group
has reserved the Top of the Stretch on the
grandstand side, which is a prime viewing
area. Plus, each attendee will enjoy nine
exciting Thoroughbred races, parking, an
official race program, barbecue lunch, soft
drinks and“expert”handicapping advice from
Rick Dinger.
The barbecue lunch will again be
donated by Schreiner’s Fine Sausages. There
will also be a raffle and silent auction so
everyone will have the opportunity to leave
a winner. Proceeds from this event benefit
the CV Sheriff Support Group and both local
chambers.
For more information, call the chamber
office at (818) 248-4957.
MARCH INTO FASHION
“March into Fashion”luncheon and fashion
show will be presented by the Pasadena
Women’s Connection on Wednesday, March
18 at 11:30 a.m. at the Women’s City Club in
Pasadena.
Join an afternoon with Eileen Gerber and
her traveling boutique of fine and fashionable
clothing for all ages and sizes.
Motivational speaker Carol Guttman,
former real estate agent, will speak on“Home
Improvement 101 – First Fix Yourself.”
Tickets are $23. For reservations, call
Darlene (818) 353-2212 or Carole (818) 7901907.
Women’s City Club, 160 North Oakland
Ave., Pasadena
JPL HISTORIAN AT FLINTRIDGE
BOOKSTORE
On Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m., Flintridge
Bookstore & Coffeehouse hosts a talk and
booksigning for Erik M. Conway, historian of
science and technology at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of
Technology, and author of “Exploration and
Engineering: The Jet Propulsion Laboratory
and the Quest for Mars.”
Although JPL has become synonymous
with the United States’planetary exploration
during the past half century, its most recent
focus has been on Mars. Beginning in the
1990s and continuing through the Mars
Phoenix mission of 2007, JPL led the way in
engineering an impressive, rapidly evolving
succession of Mars orbiters and landers,
including roving robotic vehicles whose
successful deployment onto the Martian
surface posed some of the most complicated
technical problems in space flight history.
In “Exploration and Engineering,”
Conway reveals how JPL engineers’ creative
technological feats led to major Mars
exploration breakthroughs. He takes readers
into the heart of the lab’s problem-solving
approach and management structure,
where talented scientists grappled with
technical challenges while also coping, not
always successfully, with funding shortfalls,
unrealistic schedules, and managerial turmoil.
Conway is also the author of“Atmospheric
Science at NASA: A History.”
For more information, contact Gail Mishkin
at (818) 790-0717. Flintridge Bookstore and
Coffeehouse is located at 1010 Foothill Blvd.,
La Cañada Flintridge at the intersection of
Foothill Boulevard and the Angeles Crest
Hwy. Parking is in the rear of the store.
This action-oriented week can bring
promising results if you channel your
energy into key goals and ambitions. The
more willing you are to override your
limitations, the more successful you can
be. Tread with care on Tuesday, as a fiery
combination could cause an argument or
even a minor accident. This is one day when
it pays to go slowly. Mercury glides into
Pisces on Thursday, putting you in touch
with your intuitive awareness and dreaming
mind. Watch for messages and guidance.
B TAURUS April 20 - May 20
Feelings could be intense, yet you might
keep them to yourself, which wouldn’t be
such a good idea. The pressure could be
explosive, especially on Tuesday, causing
a bout of anger and frustration. To avoid
this, it would be best to tackle issues as
they arise and discuss them with those who
need to know. Not only will this help create a
solution but can save you a lot of stress as
well. With an active social life, your weekend
looks fun and relaxing.
C GEMINI May 21 - June 20
G LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 22
Your relationships can be very direct and
honest this week. An upbeat aspect on
Monday could encourage you to melt the
ice concerning someone you’ve admired
for some time. You’ll need to be careful
and sensitive to other people’s feelings on
Tuesday. Even an innocent remark could
cause a spat, leaving you hurt as a result. If
you sense tension, stay clear. Saturn turns
retrograde on Saturday, encouraging you
to take a closer look at your limitations and
how you might overcome them.
H SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21
There’s a pleasant focus on your romance
sector, paving the way for some wonderful
date nights. Use your leisure time to
channel your creative skills, as doing so
can be very therapeutic now. You can
make great strides this week where your
job and career are concerned if you focus
on one goal and work to achieve it. Avoid
impulsive moves on Tuesday, as they won’t
help your cause. Starting Saturday, handle
resources carefully and try to be thrifty in
your dealings.
Your social life bubbles with excitement and
opportunity. The more people you meet, the
more your life opens up in interesting ways.
It would be best to avoid cantankerous folks
or those looking for trouble on Tuesday.
Keep a low profile. Mercury eases into
Pisces and your career sector on Thursday,
encouraging you to research your options,
apply for jobs or interviews, and generally
put out feelers. Certain relationships may be
up for review starting Saturday, as Saturn
turns retrograde.
I SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21
The fun meter is set on high, with many
opportunities for leisure and pleasure
providing thrills and spills. Romance can
also be a heady subject, bringing passion
and intensity your way. There’s little
chance you’ll want to make a commitment,
however, which is just as well. Avoid
dangerous sports or activities on Tuesday,
when it’s best to keep things low-key.
Saturn turns retrograde in your sign on
Saturday, and you may start thinking about
your mission and purpose in life.
CANCER June 21 - July 22
There’s plenty of activity in your career,
kick-starting a new phase. If you’re looking
for work, the presence of Mars encourages
a proactive approach to getting what you
want. Use creative solutions and try to
stand out from the crowd and showcase
your skills. Avoid impulsive moves on
Tuesday, particularly when dealing with
those in authority. You might not come out
the winner. Mercury entering Pisces can be
a chance to indulge your love of new ideas.
Pace yourself to conserve your energy.
J CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19
E LEO July 23 - August 22
The desire for adventure continues to
show up this week, spurring you to take up
new challenges. An unexpected romantic
opportunity could appear, disrupting your
best-laid plans. Think very carefully about
getting too involved, as it might not be
in your best interests and could even
have negative consequences. Saturn turns
retrograde in your romance and creativity
sector on Saturday, so you’ll likely be a lot
more cautious when it comes to dating and
making a commitment.
K AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
F VIRGO August 23 - Sept. 22
. PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20
Go easy regarding finances this week, as
it could be all too easy to make the wrong
moves. Overspending or the unwise use of
funds in general could leave you struggling
at a later date. If you need to talk, discuss
things with a professional adviser who can
help set you on the right track. Tuesday
is the day to watch out for splurging and
melting your plastic. Don’t give in to
temptation. Try exercise as a way to channel
restlessness energy.
It’s “all systems go” at home, with a
chance that the days ahead could be fun
yet disruptive. Unexpected events will
mean that your best-laid plans may fall by
the wayside. Avoid frustration if possible,
as that will only make things worse. If
you’re feeling annoyed or edgy, channel
your energy into exercise or a long walk.
Doing so will be calming and therapeutic.
Mercury gliding into Pisces means it’s time
to harness your imagination to manifest
your dreams and desires.
Communication is fast paced this week.
You may be busy closing deals, discussing
ideas, and generally interacting with others.
There’s a lot to be gained from expanding
your network and meeting new people, as
the lucky breaks will come rolling in. It would
be to your advantage to avoid arguments
on Tuesday. One could spoil a friendship,
business deal, or lucrative opportunity.
Mercury’s presence in Pisces starting
Thursday can encourage you to get a handle
on finances so you can stay in control.
An upbeat aspect on Monday can be excellent
for attending interviews and meetings with
a view toward getting results. Your ability to
project a confident demeanor can go a long
way to helping you succeed. Avoid impulsive
spending on Tuesday, as it will certainly do
more harm than good. Channel your energy
into exercise instead, which will leave you
feeling calm and centered. Mercury hikes
into your sign on Thursday, encouraging
you to share ideas and actively expand your
social circle.
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RELIGION
Helping Those in Need is the Mission
of TUMC
NOTES & NODS
By Isiah REYES
T
he Tujunga United
Methodist
Church
continues to help those
in need by providing food,
clothing and other services.
The Bailey Human Care
Center at the church provides
food assistance every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. Lay leader of the
church Jim Emery said the help
is not only for the homeless,
but also for people who are
down-and-out and barely make
minimum wage and need food.
“By the time many of these
people get their car payment or
rent [paid] they don’t have any
money for food,” said Emery.
The church’s soup kitchen has
been available to people for the
past two years, but the food
cupboard was started in 1983
with a box of canned goods
underneath the secretary’s desk.
They used to hand out just a few
cans to people, but now with food
drives by the Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts and the Post Office, and
with the food purchased from
the cupboard, bagfulls of food
are handed out.
The church also gets food from
Trader Joe’s and Vons, such
as breads, produce and fresh
meats.
“People come in and donate
and, if they have an orange tree
in their backyard, they will bring
in a big bag of oranges and it’s
just a good thing,” Emery said.
“It’s one of the church’s main
missions and it’s fantastic.”
In addition, the San Fernando
Rescue Mission brings a mobile
truck every week and allows
homeless people to take a hot
shower. They also bring a team
that prepares a hot lunch for
anyone in need. Showers are
from 10 a.m. to noon with lunch
starting at noon.
On Fridays, the church offers
Clothes Closet, which allows
people to get clothes for free,
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“Helping people is what the
Lord wants us to do,” said Emery.
“As far as the people go, they do
appreciate us immensely and it’s
just a great thing.”
A couple of years ago, the
church estimated that it helped
more than 3,500 families and
more than 13,000 people.
People are allowed twice a
month to come in and get a sixday supply of food. On average
there are about 20 to 25 people
showing up.
The Tujunga United Methodist
Church is located at 9901
Tujunga Canyon Blvd. in
Tujunga. It is open every fourth
Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon
for those who are unable to stop
by during normal hours.
St. Joseph’s Table
The 5th Annual St. Joseph’s
Table benefitting the Glendale
Sunday Homeless Lunch program is on Sunday, March 22 at
Incarnation Catholic Church in
Glendale. Ticket includes sausage, pasta, salad and bread; desserts and beverages available for
purchase. Presale ticket cost is $7,
$10 at the door. Tickets can
be purchased at Incarnation Catholic Church, 1001 N. Brand Blvd.
in Glendale on Sundays between
8 a.m. to noon. Contact [email protected] or
call (818) 419-6040.
Rummage Sale for Center for
Spiritual Living
On March 22 at noon is the
Center for Spiritual Living annual
membership meeting. Those who
would like to become a church
member before the meeting,
which entitles voting privileges,
should contact Rev Bev at the office or on Sundays. All are welcome to become part this growing, loving membership.
Center for Spiritual Living,
4845 Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta
Photo by Charly SHELTON
RELIGION SERVICE DIRECTORY
Center for Spiritual
Living - La Crescenta
“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
Crescenta Valley
United Methodist Church
COME MEET US!
St.(Missouri
Luke’sSynod)
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
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
(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
Light on the Corner Church
Pastor Jon Karn
1911 Waltonia Drive
Montrose
(818) 249-4806
Sunday services 10:45 a.m.
www.lightonthecorner.org
The Rev. Jim Bullock, interim Pastor
www.lcifoothills.org / 818-790-1951
To be in our
Ser vice
Director y
contact
Emily Fairchild
at
(818) 248-2740
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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
Tuesday Table Talk
On Tuesday, April 7, Bethel
Church in Sun Valley offers a
showing of the film “Who Is Dayani Cristal?”
In this immigration documentary, Arizona authorities find a
man’s decomposing body in the
oppressive desert heat with only
one clue to his identity: a tattoo
reading Dayani Cristal.
The video will be preceded
by a potluck supper. The potluck
starts at 6:30 p.m., the video presentation starts at 7:15 p.m. followed by dessert and discussion
at about 8:45 p.m. Free.
The community is invited to
attend Easter worship services at
Bethel Church. A sunrise service
is offered at 7:30 a.m. followed
by a free fellowship breakfast.
The 10 a.m. celebration service
will be immediately followed by
a children’s egg hunt with prizes
and crafts for kids of all ages. All
are welcome!
Bethel Church, 10725 Penrose
St. in Sun Valley.
To be in our
Ser vice
Director y
contact
Emily Fairchild
at
(818) 248-2740
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
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Glendale Quilt Guild
presents the
36th Annual
Quilt Show and Retreat
March 13 & 14, 2015
Pasadena Convention Center
300 East Green St., Pasadena
Hours: Friday 10am to 6pm
Saturday 10am to 5pm
Scheduled Teachers:
• Laurel Anderson - Applique Quilt Designer
and author of “Applique Workshop”
• Charlotte Warr Andersen - Quiltist
and author of “One Line at a Time”
• Melissa Corry - Modern Quilt Teacher
and Pattern Designer
• Flavin Glover - Designer/Teacher
• Sharla Hicks - Certified Zentangle Teacher
Admission: $10 per day • $15 for two days
Children 12 and under are free
One day and two day Advance Tickets
will be available for purchase.
For additional information, visit our website or
send an email to [email protected]
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BUSINESS
» Montrose
S h o p p i n g Pa r k N e w s
Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day
at Thee Elbow Room
If you are like me, St. Patrick’s Day brings thoughts of corned beef,
cabbage and all things green. I’m happy to report you’ll find all three
and more on the patio of Thee Elbow Room. Owner Cristal Arguelles,
pictured here, knows a thing or two about corned beef. As a matter of
fact, it’s one of her specialties. High-quality brisket marinates in house
brine for 21 days! The cooking process continues for 48 hours until
it reaches your plate in thin, melt-in-your-mouth slices sandwiched
between slices of grilled rye bread. This sandwich is made complete
with yellow mustard, (Cristal will have it no other way) and house
made dill pickles. This is something you will want to sink your teeth
into. Their delightful green salad with tangy homemade balsamic
vinaigrette adds the perfect accompaniment. For St. Paddy’s Thee
Elbow Room will also be serving traditional corned beef and cabbage
as well as bangers and mash.
When you think Thee Elbow Room think handcrafted beer. For $8
you can get a flight of four beers served on a paper tray that is labeled
with your choices. On St. Pat’s Moylans Dragoons Dry Irish Stout and
Kiltlifter Scotish Ale, as well as green beer(!) will be on the menu. Soft
pretzels are a natural with beer and Thee Elbow’s giant Bavarian pretzel
served with house made spicy honey mustard and pub cheese hits the
spot. The pretzel, imported from Bavaria, is served warm and is as big as
a dinner plate.
Last week Cristal, Carole /Revelation TOPS, Shara/A New Luke Salon,
Karen/Panache Hair, and I had a wonderful Montrose evening shooting
and enjoying the breeze on the patio. We were surrounded by Chinese
lanterns that swayed in the gentle winds under the tarp. Magical indeed!
The evening ended with their not-to-be missed sticky toffee pudding, an
English cake topped with toffee sauce and
a side of whipped cream. Thee Elbow Room
is a pleasant Montrose destination to be
enjoyed for lunch and dinner, especially this
St. Paddy’s Day! Watch for more pictures of
this special night on the Montrose Shopping
Park Facebook page. Thanks for reading and
keeping it local.
Mary Dawson
Montrose Shopping Park
Love to SHOP & Dine
Montrose!
»
Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce
“Our Business is Your Business”
Tickets are going as fast as
a thoroughbred horse for this
Sunday’s Day at the Races! Gates
will open at 11 a.m. and races will
start at 12:30 p.m. Tickets will be
available at the event, but your
$25 fee ($15 for 17 and under)
includes a free parking pass so
you might want to stop by the CV
Chamber office between 10 a.m.
and 2 p.m. today or tomorrow to
get your entry packet in advance.
The price also includes nine
exciting thoroughbred races, an
official racing program, soft drinks
and a barbecue lunch! Food is
being provided by Schreiner’s
Fine Sausages and cooked by
sheriff Captain Bill Song. What’s
not to love about a sunny day in
the grandstands, eating sausages
off the grill, and hearing the
thundering of hooves? The icing on
the cake is that proceeds benefit the
Crescenta Valley Sheriff Support
Group as well as the MontroseVerdugo City and CV chambers.
The deadline for sponsoring this
year’s Hometown Country Fair
is also fast approaching. In order
to receive full advertising and
promotional benefits, please let us
know of your desired sponsorship
level by noon on March 13. All
sponsorships over $125 include
a 10’x10’ booth, but if you choose
to give more, exposure of your
business’ name and logo increases
in prominence. Please call me at
the office for more information.
Businesses currently participating
include Montrose Travel, Bob Smith
Toyota, Crescenta Valley Weekly,
Crescenta-Cañada Pet Hospital,
Burrtec Waste Industries, Mike
Napolitano at Dilbeck Real Estate,
GCC Professional Development
Center, Glendale News-Press,
Riley and Associates, Gelsinger’s
Meats, Smart & Final and Dream
Dinners La Crescenta.
If you are not interested in
having a booth at the fair but
would like to show your community
support, consider sponsoring a
banner. For $100 you may display
your business’ banner at the event
on April 25 in Crescenta Valley
Park. If you don’t have a banner,
we can print a full-color, 3’x 6’
banner for you ($50 plus tax). In
either case, you have until the day
before the fair to get your banner to
us and we’ll be sure it’s displayed
prominently.
Another opportunity to increase
exposure for your business is to
donate raffle items to our monthly
mixers. Raffles are very popular at
these networking events and we
give donors lots of love when we
announce prizes. Consider donating
a free haircut, a gift card, free
classes, some handmade items or a
basket of your best-selling cookies.
Be creative! Or simply donate a
bottle of wine in your business’
name. At our February mixer, we
received generous donations from
Tim Mitchell Plumbing, Clark
Asset Management, Fast Frame,
JR Hardware Sash & Door, Fringe
Hair Salon, Andea Insurance
Services, American Legion, and
Jackie’s Hair-a-Go-Go as well as
residents Ken Biermann, Jeanne
Wallace and Jean Maluccio.
Thanks to all our sponsors and
donors for supporting the chamber.
It may seem like we’re always
asking for your financial support
but keep in mind what the
chamber does for the community
in turn. Not only do we produce
family-friendly events, we are a
resource for business owners, a
hub of community information and
a donor to local schools and other
organizations. Currently we are
accepting scholarship applications
for graduating area high school
seniors. Check our website or call
the chamber for more information.
And have a great week!
Lisa Dupuy, executive director
CV Chamber of Commerce
3131 Foothill Blvd. ‘D’
La Crescenta, CA 91214
(818) 248-4957
» Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce
City Council in Your Neighborhood
Glendale City Council is coming
to our neighborhood! That’s right.
The Glendale City Council is going
to hold a city council meeting up
here in Montrose on Tuesday,
March 31 at 6 p.m.. They will be
broadcasting live from the Sparr
Heights Community Center and
we are all invited to join in. This
is your opportunity to sit in on a
city council meeting and see how
it works. As always you will have
the opportunity to address city
council with any of your concerns
or ideas on any subject. All you
have to do is come to the meeting,
pull a speaker card and submit it
to the city clerk and you will get
three minutes to speak. Don’t
miss this opportunity right here
in our own backyard!
Also the Montrose-Verdugo
City Chamber of Commerce, in
conjunction with the Glendale
City Clerk’s office, is holding an
election information night on
Monday, March 30 at 7 p.m. also
at the Sparr Heights Community
Center. The city clerk will be
talking about the most pressing
issues facing the city, upcoming
Measures being voted on and
how important your vote is,
and providing valuable election
information. Help us get out the
vote in the Crescenta Valley by
getting yourself and your friends
and neighbors informed. On April
7, you will be voting to fill two
Glendale City Council seats, two
GUSD school board seats as well
as four Measures. Too busy to go
to the polls? You can download
a vote by mail application at
www.glendalevotes.org.
Here
you will also find information
about each Measure and each
candidate who is running. Don’t
live in Glendale? Even if you live
in the unincorporated part of La
Crescenta, you will be voting for
two seats on the GUSD school
board. There will be a forum
for the GUSD school board
candidates on Thursday, March
19 at 7 p.m. at the La Crescenta
Library community room hosted
by the CV Town Council. This
is a great way to hear from the
candidates. Remember to exercise
your right to vote. If you have any
questions or need any information
about the upcoming election,
please don’t hesitate to call the
chamber office.
M o n t r o s e - Ve r d u g o C i t y
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
Crescenta Valley Day at the
Races on Sunday, March 15
at Santa Anita Park, 285 W.
Huntington Drive, Arcadia.
St. Patrick’s Day on Tuesday,
March 17 – Come to one of the
many fine establishments in the
Montrose Shopping Park and
surrounding areas for good food,
fun and a green beer.
GUSD school board candidate
forum on Thursday, March 19 at 7
p.m. at the La Crescenta Library
community room, 2809 Foothill
Blvd. Hosted by the CV Town
Council.
Poker night on Thursday,
March 26 at 6 p.m. is registration;
at 7 p.m. cards fly! Crescenta
Valley Insurance, 3156 Foothill
Blvd., La Crescenta
City of Glendale information
night on Monday, March 30 at 7
p.m. at Sparr Heights Community
Center, 1613 Glencoe Way,
Glendale (Montrose) in 91208.
Glendale City Council In Your
Neighborhood on Tuesday, March
31 at 6 p.m. at Sparr Heights
Community Center, 1613 Glencoe
Way, Glendale (Montrose) in
91208.
Glendale Votes on Tuesday,
April 7. You can vote by mail.
Download the application at
www.glendalevotes.org.
April business mixer on
Wednesday, April 1 at Crown City
Antiques and Abe’s Lock & Key,
2820 Honolulu Ave. #A, Verdugo
City.
» Melinda
clarke
Melinda Clarke
Executive Director
Montrose-Verdugo City
Chamber of Commerce
3516 N. Verdugo Road
Glendale, CA 91208
(818) 249-7171
www.montrosechamber.org
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CLASSIFIEDS & Service Directory
LEGAL
Fictitious
BUSINESS
NAME
STATEMENT FILE No. 2015049708
FIRST FILLING. The following person(s)
is (are) doing business as RAESLER’S
CARPET
AND
UPHOLSTERY
CLEANING, 10405 Samoa Ave,
Tujunga, CA 91042. This business is
conducted by an individual. The date
registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name or names listed above in 2009.
Signed Josie C. Davis. The statement
was filed in the office of the County
Clerk of Los Angeles on February 25,
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
February 26, 2015, March 5, 2015,
March 12, 2015, March 19, 2015.
Fictitious
BUSINESS
NAME
STATEMENT FILE No. 2015041254
FIRST FILLING. The following person(s)
is (are) doing business as GROWING
INSIGHT: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND
COUNCELING, 130 S. Euclid Ave #4
Pasadena, CA 91101. This business is
conducted by Individual. Registrant
has not yet begun to transact business
under the fictitious business name or
names listed herein. Signed Maria C.
Shufeldt. The statement was filed in
the office of the County Clerk of Los
Angeles on 2/17/2015 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
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 March 12, 2015, March
19, 2015, March 26, 2015 April 2, 2015.
• Your Business Here •
community
Blood Drive
The 7th Annual Blood Drive at
Fremont Elementary School,
3320 Las Palmas Ave., Glendale,
is on Thursday, March 12 from
12:45-7 p.m. Child care and free
cookies provided. To schedule your
donation, visit redcrossblood.org
(sponsor code is fremontelementary). Walk-ins welcome! Questions? Contact Emily Love at
[email protected].
lost
Set of Lexus Keys. If found please
call Duane at (818) 248-9561.
Employment
Help Wanted
Button Nose Pet Shop in
La Canada is looking for an
experienced groomer/bather.
The position is part time. Please
contact Christina at (818) 864-6655.
Employment
For Rent
Help Wanted
Guest House
for Rent
Thomas Partitions and Specialties
seeking finish carpenter with
knowledge of ADA codes. Starting
at $25 per hour. Please send
resume to [email protected]
or call (323) 256-8666.
For Rent
Office FOR RENT
Immediate occupancy. Located
in La Crescenta, spacious offices
for $850 per month. Please call
(818) 956-6008 ext. 109 or
(818) 209-9609.
SPACE FOR RENT
Secure storage space available
on Foothill. 24-hour access.
Spaces from 75 to 250 sq.ft.
Long term preferred. Call Jim
(818) 957-2659 for great pricing.
Services
Housekeeping
PET SITTING
In business since 1996
Bonded & insured. Walks,
pet sit & medications.
Call Audri (818) 515-9251 or
email [email protected].
Hauling
You CALL, WE HAUL!
Yard, garage, estate left overs &
any clean out! Now also offering
Pressure Washing Service. Call
Mario (818) 426-3949.
Reliable, trustworthy, great work
ethic and experience. Affordable
prices. Miriam (323) 304-3193.
Math & Physics
Tutoring
Calculus-Geometry-Algebra
SAT Math I & II, AP Calculus College Professor, Teaching Credential James J Kim (818) 512-8031.
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is ready for your legal notices!
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Services
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Toluca Lake
$5,995,000 Hollywood Hills
Tuscan Inspired Compound. 6 BR, 7 BA, approx.
8,700 SF of Interior Living Space (per R.E.S.T)
situated on a 26,939 SF Lot. Tranquil grounds.
text 2514678 to 67299 for detailed property info
Thomas Atamian
818/248-2248
$2,100,000 1922 Montecito Drive, Glendale $1,050,000 Glendale
Welcome Home to the Magic of Hollywood Hills,
Historic Hollywood Dell. Contemporary Custom
Built 4 BR, 3 BA Home. Hrdwd flrs. Open floor plan.
text 2498216 to 67299 for detailed property info
Kara Handy
818/248-2248
New Listing!Special 1930’s Character home in
desirable Montecito Park area. 4 BR, 3 BA. Large
park-like flat back yard. Lots of detail. Cherry hrdwd
floors. FDR, Central air/heat. Large bedrooms.
Bev & Alex Gingrich
818/248-2248
$1,495,000
Located on an approx. 6.18 acre parcel with 2
existing homes. Use your imagination & remodel to
create the estate/family compound of your dreams.
text 2413149 to 67299 for detailed property info
Cindy Rademacher
818/248-2248
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Canoga Park
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$899,000
Market Share
in the Foothills*
Great Investment Opportunity! Prime Land on busy
Sherman Way in Canoga Park. Currently zoned
R-2, but is surrounded by lots that are C-1. Near all!
Thomas Atamian
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818/248-2248
$594,500 Tujunga
Beautiful 3 BR, 3 BA Northwoods Village townhome
with many upgrades. Remodeled Kitchen w/wine
fridge, hrdwd flrs, FPs in LR and Master Suite.
text 2590700 to 67299 for detailed property info
Lisa Harley & Pam Dellon
818/438-1097
NEW LISTING
$549,000 Glendale
Spacious 4 BR, 3 BA home with a huge family
room. Newer kitchen, DR with fireplace. Downstairs
2 bonus rooms & a garage with a workshop.
text 2595526 to 67299 for detailed property info
John Hickey
818/248-2248
$819,000
Welcome Home! Offering Stunning Views! 5 BR,
3 BA, gorgeous remodeled kitchen overlooks the
lrg. pool area & outdoor patio. Mature Landscaping.
text 2553621 to 67299 for detailed property info
Kara Handy
818/248-2248
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La Crescenta
West Hills
$465,000 Canoga Park
Location, Location! Cul-de-sac home perched
above Foothill. Ready for renovation, the bathrooms
have been newly remodeled. Lots of potential.
text 2590698 to 67299 for detailed property info
Deon Cavender
818/248-2248
$305,000
Special 2 BR, 2.5 BA townhouse with a loft. Approx.
1437 SF (per assessor). Complete remodel in the
last 5yrs including 2011 new AC/heat unit + more.
text 2498201 to 67299 for detailed property info
Linda Hall
818/248-2248