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TH E F OOTHILLS COMMUNITY NEW S PA P E R
april 16, 2015
Rim of the
Valley Study
Released
By Mary O’KEEFE
On Tuesday the National
Park Service (NPS) released the
Rim of the Valley Corridor Draft
Special Resource Study and
Environmental Assessment for
public review.
The study is another step in
the process of determining if
any portion of the Rim of the
Valley Corridor is eligible to
be designated as part of the
national park system or added
to Santa Monica Mountains
National Recreational Area
(SMMNRA). In other words,
will there be any wilderness set
aside for protection and, if so,
how much?
This journey to save some
land along the Rim of the Valley
Corridor began about eight
years ago when Congressman
Adam Schiff and Senator
Dianne Feinstein introduced
legislation that authorized the
Interior Department to examine
the feasibility of increasing the
size of the Recreation Area
using part or all of the corridor.
“What started [the request]
see GCC on page 7
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Rides, Animals, Cars and More
The annual Hometown
Country Fair is slated
for April 25 at CV Park.
Festivities kick off with
a hot rod forum.
By Jason KUROSU
T
he Hometown Country
Fair will be coming once
again to Crescenta Valley
Park on Saturday, April 25, the
Crescenta Valley Chamber of
Commerce’s yearly event for all
ages. The fair will bring back
many of the event’s staples such as
carnival rides, climbing wall, car
show, dog parade and pie eating
contest.
The fair offers a full day of
events for both kids and adults.
The “Legends of Hot Rods”
forum will take place in the park’s
community room from 9 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. The forum will feature
Pat Ganahl, former editor of
Hot Rod Magazine, automotive
customizer Gene Winfield, world
record drag racer Bob Muravez
and this year’s emcee, the voice of
the National Hot Rod Association,
Dave McClelland.
Dwight Sityar organized last
year’s forum around the theme of
File photos
A pie-eating contest, live entertainment, classic cars and hot rods, and carnival rides can all be found at the Hometown
Country Fair on April 25 at Crescenta Valley Park.
innovation and design in racing.
This year, he invited the robotics
clubs from Crescenta Valley High
School and Clark Magnet High
School to learn and gain insight
from this year’s speakers.
“It’s about how to get into the
business, how to avoid pitfalls and
how to get into the mechanical
side of things, when so much today
is focused on computers,” said
Sityar.
Carnival rides and games,
provided by Kemsley Shows, will
be set up in the parking lot.
Fairgoers are sure to find their
favorite ride.
At 12:45 p.m., the pie-eating
contest (pies courtesy of Ralph’s
supermarket) will get underway
for contestants under the age of
20.
At 2 p.m., the dog parade will
begin. Dogs can be entered into
the parade at the fair for a $5
entry fee and all proceeds will
be donated to the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(SPCA.)
Exhibits throughout the day will
feature over 50 vendors including
a number of nonprofits, the Lions
Club Eyemobile which will offer
free glaucoma testing and there
will be booths featuring crafters,
see FAIR on page 7
‘Mass Exodus’ Not the Case Say USC-VHH Officials
By Jason KUROSU
File photo
Contract negotiations continue between nurses and administrators at USC
Verdugo Hills Hospital.
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Discourse on patient care,
safety and hospital staffing has
dominated public discussion
regarding USC-Verdugo Hills
Hospital during ongoing contract
negotiations with the California
Nurses Association.
The nurses association recently
voted
overwhelmingly
in
approval of a strike, citing unsafe
working conditions stemming
from an understaffed hospital,
which protesting nurses allege
has led to the hiring of numerous
temporary traveler nurses, some
of whom have minimal training,
and the resignation of long-time
Verdugo Hills nurses.
USC-Verdugo Hills Hospital
officials denied that nurses have
been leaving in what the nurses
association characterized as a
“mass exodus” of hospital staff.
In an interview with CVW,
USC-Verdugo Hills interim CEO
Paul Craig said that current
turnover at Verdugo Hills
Hospital is around 6.5% over
the last six-months, a rate that
Craig said was below those seen
at similar hospitals.
“Every hospital has turnover. Is
it higher than we’d like it to be?
Yes,” said Craig. “The ideal is to
staff 100% full-time nurses all of
the time.”
The
nurses
association
contends that, in order to fill
spots vacated by departing staff,
an influx of temporary traveler
nurses has become a regularity
at the hospital and is central to
their concerns for patient safety.
USC-Verdugo
Hills
Chief
Nursing Officer Janet Brooks
refuted claims that training
and orientation for new traveler
nurses was as minimal as an
hour, saying that temporary
nurses receive a full day of
orientation and a review of
hospital policies. In addition,
they meet with the hospital’s
director of Education and Clinical
Coordinator and receive 7.5
hours of training on the hospital’s
computer system. Brooks also
said that traveler nurses were
also paired with other travelers
while receiving training and did
not care for patients during this
time, contrary to claims from the
nurses association.
Hospital officials also denied
that traveler nurses were making
up a significant portion of current
hospital staff. Brooks said
that traveler nurses currently
see USC/VHH on page 8
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An Honorary
Canney
INSIDE
Another week sees me in (today) sunny
New Hampshire. While it has been a challenging time here on many fronts, I have also
learned much from those who live here. For
instance: driving in the snow.
Since arriving I have been staying with
almost-family, Carolyn and Albie, who have
opened their home to me making me feel like
one of their own. Hot dinners, breakfast to go,
clean sheets – they make sure I have everything I need. After arriving here I voiced my
concern – repeatedly – about driving in the
snow. I had never done it and especially with
one hand (I still have a cast on my right from
a fall in early March) I didn’t want to have
to negotiate that white stuff in a place I’m
unfamiliar with.
So imagine my dismay when Carolyn called
to say that it had started snowing at home,
about 25 minutes away. I bolted like I was
shot out of a cannon and made my way to my
rental car under a cloudy but snow-less sky.
That didn’t last.
Ten minutes into my travels it started –
at first like little spits then big white fluffy
flakes. I couldn’t help myself – I opened my
window and stuck my hand out. And, being
a news professional, I had to make sure and
record the experience. (Scan the QR code to
see what I had to endure.)
I did make it safely back to Carolyn and
Albie’s I’m happy to report.
My obvious unease with driving in the snow
prompted Carolyn to include me in a girls’
night out with several of her sisters. The Canney girls try to have a night out on a regular
basis and scheduled a night out at a cooking
class about an hour away (I made sure Caro-
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lyn drove.)
There we were divided into pairs and assigned duties to create a Tuscan dinner: veal
stuffed with asparagus and cheese, home
made ravioli and sauce, mini-pizzas, biscotti.
After cooking it all, we sat at a huge table to
enjoy the fruits of our labors.
It didn’t take long to realize that I was not
going to be much help. I can barely hold a
spoon with my left hand much less stir something. Chopping? Out of the question. But I
was able to hold a wine glass and I am very
good at giving directions or being a cheerleader. So the Canney girls in no time were the
recipients of my “atta girl” and “that probably
needs more pepper” comments. I think they
applauded my California spirit and enthusiasm. And when dinner was served, one even
cut my veal.
Hospitality is certainly not in short supply
in NH.
Me with the Canney girls and friends.
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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April 16, 2015
Weather in the
Foothills
“Came the Spring with all its splendor,
All its birds and all its blossoms,
All its flowers, and leaves, and grasses.”
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Hiawatha”
The stirrings of springtime were well
underway before its actual March arrival date. Warmer than average winter
weather prompted an early bloom for
many trees, shrubs, grasses and flowers throughout parts of the U.S. In the
Southwest, an “early spring” was more
pronounced than in other areas. My
prediction of cooler days in last week’s
CV Weekly was not fulfilled; Monday’s
temperature climbed into the low 80s. A
scientific definition of the word “prediction” (Latin prae- “before,” and dicere,
“to say”) or forecast is a statement about
the way things will happen in the future, based on experience or knowledge.
Outside the science world, a “prediction”
may refer to nothing more than an opinion or maybe an unsubstantiated guess.
Merriam Webster may be correct, but
my personal definition of prediction is
infused with hope and rain.
Scientists and allergy sufferers alike
will agree; the emergence of pollen-laden
plants came two to three weeks ahead
of schedule this year, countrywide. Here
in the west, we can blame the ongoing
drought and unseasonably high temperatures. When the weather is altered
from its typical conditions, there are always the affected and unaffected among
all types of animals (human ones, too)
and plants.
The early and prolonged allergy
season makes life pretty miserable for
those suffering allergic reactions from
the wind-dispersed pollens. For us human animals, anti-histamines may help
alleviate the symptoms. Wildlife is the
most vunerable to conditions brought on
by shifts in seasonal weather patterns.
Animals, for sake of survival, become
acclimated to and dependent on an established stable environment. If climatic
conditions change, food availability, migration patterns and breeding cycles fall
out of sync. When Mother Nature’s perfect balance is disrupted, animal species
will suffer the impact. Adaptation is the
key to survival.
Phenology is the study of the timing
of seasonal events. The information
used by a phenologist is put together
from current scientific data and the
notations in leather-bound notebooks
by early naturalists. The premise, for
both these studies, is based on the start
time of annual flowering and animal,
bird and insect migrations. All are well
underway in our very own micro ecosystem, i.e. backyard.
The expected Santa Ana winds and
accompanying Red Flag warning were
downgraded as low pressure overtook
the high along the West Coast. A cooling trend is forecast into next week,
including a prediction for wet weather
Wednesday through Friday. As said, the
word prediction “is infused with hope
and rain.”
No matter – it’s up in the air for now!
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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White’s Gallery Hosts GAA Spring Salon
By Jason KUROSU
T
Photos by Jason KUROSU
A patron studies the work on display during the GAA Spring Salon reception on Saturday. The exhibit continues through April 25.
IN Brief
Rosemont Preserve Open Gate
The next Rosemont Preserve open gate is on Sunday,
April 19 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. All are invited to spend
the afternoon at the Rosemont Preserve enjoying the
poppies blooming and the beautiful green spring growth
everywhere!
This is a chance to visit the Preserve and wander the
trail. The Friends of the Rosemont Preserve committee
members will be available to answer questions and show
this community resource so many have worked so hard to
protect and develop.
Those who plan on attending should wear sturdy shoes.
This event is free to the public, all ages, no reservations
required. Rain cancels. Sorry, no pets please.
For further information, contact the Friends of the
Rosemont Preserve at [email protected].
The Preserve is located at the north end of Rosemont
Avenue, just past the chain link fence. As street parking is
limited, park at Two Strike Park, 5107 Rosemont Ave. in
La Crescenta.
Armenian Genocide Event Planned
An Armenian Genocide commemorative event takes
place at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 26 at the Alex Theatre
in Glendale. This year’s event will feature multiple
traditional Armenian dance and musical performances
by local students and keynote speaker Dr. Jermaine
McCalpin, Ph.D. McCalpin is a political scientist and
expert in transitional justice. The event will also feature
two short films: “America We Thank You: An Armenian
Tribute to the Near East Relief” and “Yevnige.”
Tickets to the event are free (limit four per person)
and available at the Alex Theatre, Americana at Brand
Concierge Services, and Glendale Community College and
online at www.alextheatre.org. Tickets are not available
over the phone. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
To learn more, call Community Relations Coordinator
Dan Bell at (818) 550-4424.
Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
Dodger Night
The 4th Annual Glendale Dodger Night presented by
Lexus of Glendale is on Friday, May 15 at Dodger Stadium.
Join your friends and neighbors from Glendale to cheer on
the Los Angeles Dodgers when they take on the Colorado
Rockies for a fun filled night at the ballpark. Fans can stay
after the game and walk onto the field to enjoy the Dodgers’
Friday Night Firework Show.
Tickets are on sale now through the Glendale Dodger
Night website at glendaledodgernight.com. All proceeds
from ticket sales will benefit the Glendale Parks & Open
Space Foundation to continue their mission to support
park projects, recreation programs, and trails and open
space activities.
Historic Aircraft Wrecks of
Los
Angeles County
Historic aircraft wrecks of Los Angeles County is the
topic of next meeting of the Historical Society of the
Crescenta Valley on Monday, April 20 at 7 p.m. at the
Center for Spiritual Living-La Crescenta.
In the century that aircraft have flown over Los Angeles
an astounding number have crashed, many in remote
areas of the mountains or ocean, some still undiscovered.
Aircraft archaeologist G. Pat Macha has spent a lifetime
discovering lost wrecks, in some cases giving closure to
grieving families left behind. Macha is an outstanding
storyteller, and has an amazing collection of personal
Art Show at GCC
photos of long-lost wreck sites in Los Angeles County.
The annual student art show continues through May 14
All are invited to his presentation.
Center for Spiritual Living-La Crescenta, 4845 in the Glendale Community College Art Gallery.
“Celebrating Our Cultures” is the theme of this year’s
Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta at the intersection of
show. GCC art students can enter work produced during
Dunsmore and Santa Carlotta avenues.
the fall or spring semesters. Various disciplines including
drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture,
CVCA Meeting Planned
The Crescenta Valley Community Association meets photography, design and jewelry are included in the art
Thursday, April 23 starting at 7 p.m. in the community show. Awards will be selected based on “people’s choice”
room of the La Crescenta Library. Updates will be given voting by faculty, staff, students and guests.
A reception and awards presentation will be held
on the 710 Extension DEIR and VHGC development and
discussion will be held regarding the results of the recent Tuesday, April 28 at 12:30 p.m. in the gallery.
Admission is free and open to the public. Gallery hours
election.
are Monday through Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. and
Free and open to the public.
For more information contact Sharon Weisman, (818) Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The art gallery is located in
the GCC library building, 1500 N. Verdugo Road. Call (818)
248-4967 or [email protected].
La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd., at La 240-1000, ext. 5663 for information or visit the website at
www.glendale.edu/artgallery.
Crescenta Avenue
he collected works
of
Glendale
Art
Association members
were on display Saturday, with
local artists participating in
GAA’s Spring Salon reception,
one of two annual GAA exhibits.
Since 1922, the Glendale
Art Association has offered
opportunities for local artists
to develop their talents and
display their works, with a fall
exhibit that is open to the public
and a spring exhibit exclusively
for GAA members. This year’s
spring salon exhibit was
held at White’s Art, Framing
& Restoration Gallery in
Montrose.
The jazz guitar stylings of
Steve Mccloskey greeted those
entering the exhibit, while
wine, hors d’oeuvres and art
awaited inside.
Glendale Art Association
President Jennifer Bentson said
the association gives artists
the experience of framing
their works, both for public
criticism and at Glendale Art
Association monthly meetings,
in which members practice their
craft, and receive feedback and
lessons from professionals.
Among the artists featured
in Saturday’s exhibition were
Anna Marie Clark of Hollywood,
who started painting after her
mother became ill. Thirty years
later, Clark was still painting,
with two pieces in Saturday’s
exhibit, including one of the
windmill near her former home
in Aspen, Colorado.
Margaret Clarke, who took
after her father’s artistic
tendencies, used pastels to
create a composite of a San
Francisco city block, bringing
together various buildings and
trees from around the city into
one ideal location.
La Cañada resident Magi
Watson has been painting “too
long not to be better than I
am” and featured two still life
pieces in the exhibit. Through
her painting, “Path to Pyramid
Lake,” Watson looked to evoke
the peacefulness of the setting.
One room was dedicated
entirely to GAA member Margot
Lennartz, who passed away
last month. Bentson recalled
receiving her first oil painting
lesson from Lennartz 30 years
ago at Descanso Gardens.
Saturday’s exhibit was held a
day before Lennartz’s service
and offered viewers a chance
to see her collected works all in
one place.
Awards were also handed
out on Saturday in a number
of different categories. The
works were examined and
awards were determined by an
impartial judge hired by GAA
especially for the event.
Paul Chamberlain’s “Wailea
Lillies” won first place in the
still
life/animals
category.
Cheryl Comstock’s “Harmony
in the Field” won first place in
the landscape category. Betty
Bairamian’s “Rise 1” won first
place in the sculpture category.
Hector Fernandez’s “Reflection
of Purity” won first place in the
portrait/figurative category.
Best of show was awarded to
Anna Strzhemechna, for her
piece, “Somber.”
Though awards were handed
out, the exhibit was not intended
to be an example of cutthroat
competition.
“We don’t judge artists,” said
Bentson. “We’re here to enjoy
each other’s work and support
each other.”
The Spring Salon is open
and available to the public
through April 25. For more
information on GAA, visit www.
glendaleartassociation.com.
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Public Turns Out for
Hearing on SR-710 Draft EIR
By Jason KUROSU
On Tuesday night, Caltrans
and Metro held the second of four
public hearings regarding the SR710 Study’s Draft Environmental
Impact Report, which was released
in March and available for public
comment until July 6.
Residents hailing from various
cities within the approximately 100
square mile study area ventured to
the Pasadena Convention Center to
view maps of the five alternatives
and voice their concerns directly to
those who prepared the draft EIR.
Project Manager Yoga Chandran
reviewed the EIR’s five remaining
alternatives for connecting the 210
and 710 freeways: light rail, bus rapid
transit, transportation demand
management/transportation
system management, a freeway
tunnel (single bore and double
bore variations) and a no build
alternative.
Chandran noted that the draft EIR
“does select a preferred alternative.”
Among the study findings that
Chandran and Environmental Task
Lead Deborah Pracilio presented
were land use impacts, of which
only light rail was said to impact
community character and cohesion.
Light rail was said to require
the greatest number of property
acquisitions, temporary parking
losses and business relocations.
Light rail was said to result in
the greatest number of future
employment opportunities, while
the freeway tunnel would result in
the greatest number of construction
jobs.
All alternatives, including no
build, were said to result in an
increase in air quality, a reduction in
cancer risk and a reduction in traffic
within the study area by varying
degrees.
Members of the public were able
to weigh in on the EIR, with familiar
opposition from certain cities to
specific alternatives: generally,
Pasadena residents opposed to the
freeway tunnel, East Los Angeles
residents opposed to light rail and
Alhambra residents supported
the freeway tunnel as a means of
reducing surface street congestion.
Alhambra City Councilmember
Steven Placido referred to the
freeway tunnel as the “missing link”
between the freeways.
“A system doesn’t work unless it’s
fully functional and I don’t think it
has been for the last 50 years,” said
Placido. “What it has done is force
cars and people onto our city streets.
Our kids walking to school are
forced to deal with freeway traffic
that needs to be on a freeway. If we
finish this freeway, our streets would
be safer, our traffic would be where
it belongs – on the freeways – and
there would be less congestion in the
whole system.”
Monterey Park City Manager Paul
Talbot spoke on behalf of the city in
support of the freeway tunnel.
“The answer is obvious. We need
the BRT. We need the LRT. But the
only thing that is going to remove
the cars off of the surface roads is
the completion of the 710 freeway.
The city of Monterey Park strongly
urges that you move forward with
the tunnel completion.”
Assemblymember
Anthony
Portantino called for a cost-benefit
analysis in the EIR and noted
that, though Metro and Caltrans
authorities were listening to public
responses, they were not responding
to questions from the public.
“One thing that might be healthy
for the process is, as you write
down all the questions at this
meeting, next meeting bring all your
answers.”
A few Alhambra residents came
out against the freeway tunnel
alternative, a stark contrast to
narratives regarding the city
of Alhambra’s opinion towards
completing the tunnel.
Linda Delaney said that the
tunnel would not reduce traffic on
Alhambra surface streets, as tolls
and a lack of exits in the tunnel
would force more drivers onto
surface streets in order to avoid the
tunnel.
“So many people assume that if
you live in Alhambra you’re for the
tunnel. Our city council spoke earlier
tonight and they do not represent the
entire citizenship of Alhambra,” said
Delaney. “Many Alhambrans believe
that this tunnel is an antiquated,
irresponsible idea. After all, the rest
of the world realizes the importance
of air quality, alternative energies
to fossil fuel, and the effects of
freeways on human health.”
Alhambra
resident
Gloria
Valladolid said that traffic in
Alhambra has resulted from poor
development decisions made by city
officials, such as complexes and
multi-unit structures that bring in
high vehicle traffic.
“My Alhambra City Council
has an out of control, aggressive,
irresponsible development policy,”
said Valladolid. “Alhambra’s quality
of life has degenerated as a result
of this unbounded growth with its
ensuing density. Consequently, our
traffic congestion stems not from
a gap in the freeway, but from the
actions of my city council.”
Monterey Park resident Thomas
Cendejas said that drivers would
not necessarily flock to light rail,
and was concerned about eminent
domain.
“I have seen the Gold Line hurt
businesses in East Los Angeles.
Several were forced to close their
doors,” said Cendejas. “I’ve ridden
the Gold Line and have seen several
seats empty. I’ve been to Japan,
where people pack the rail systems.
I’ve been to New York, where people
pack the rail system. Unfortunately,
we are a society of people that love
cars. I don’t see the rail system as
the answer.”
Two more public hearings are
scheduled for early May. These
include Wednesday, May 6 at the La
Cañada High School auditorium and
Thursday, May 7 at the Los Angeles
Christian Presbyterian Church.
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NEWS
The City of La Cañada
Flintridge
honored
former
mayors Laura Olhasso and Don
Voss by installing bronze plaques
commemorating their service at
Mayors’ Discovery Park.
Mayor’s Discovery Park opened
in 2004 and features a water
element and a whimsical “buried
treasures” children’s discovery
area. Also located at the park is
a wall of bronze plaques honoring
the service of former La Cañada
Flintridge mayors.
On March 31, Olhasso and Voss
met current mayor David Spence
at the park to view their plaques.
Recently, both Olhasso and
Voss concluded several years of
faithful service on the La Cañada
Flintridge City Council.
Olhasso, elected for the first
LCF Mayors Recognized
time in 2003, spent over a decade
working for the residents of La
Cañada Flintridge on the council.
Prior to that, she served as a
planning commissioner for eight
years. She was selected by her
peers on the city council to serve
as mayor three times. As mayor
from March 2009 to March 2010,
she faithfully led the city through
three major disasters: the Station
Fire, the resulting storm-induced
debris flows, and a tragic truck
crash at the base of Angeles Crest
Highway. Olhasso represented
the city on a number of regional
boards and served as president
of the California Contract Cities
Association. A mother of two and
a 30-year resident, her service
to the community has extended
far beyond city hall. Olhasso has
volunteered for the boards of the
YMCA, Lanterman Museum and
the Community Center of La
Cañada Flintridge.
Voss served the city as treasurer
for five years before being
appointed to fill a vacancy on the
city council in 2006. He served
on city council for nine years,
winning election and reelection
after his initial appointment. He
was selected mayor by his city
council peers in March 2010. Voss
has served on numerous regional
boards including the Los Angeles
County Sanitation District and
the San Gabriel Valley Council of
Governments. He has been the key
spokesperson in advocating the
city’s opposition to the proposed
SR-710 tunnel extension. During
his time on the city council he
Banning Banners
By Mary O’KEEFE
People who hang banners
around
the
unincorporated
area of Los Angeles County/La
Crescenta have been asked to
take them down.
For as long as anyone can
remember banners promoting
everything from country fairs to
little league have been zip-tied
to fences in areas like Ramsdell
Avenue and Foothill Boulevard
and the La Crescenta Avenue exit
off the Foothill (210) freeway. But
that form of event advertising is
no longer allowed.
In fact, it actually was never
allowed, only tolerated; however,
in recent months residents
have begun to complain to the
Crescenta Valley Town Council
about the increased number of
banners and large signs that
have cropped up especially along
Foothill Boulevard. The banners
prominent in the complaints
were not so much from the nonprofit organizations but those
erected by businesses.
Some banners were hung
outside the front of a business
and some that were very
large hung down the side of
the building. Unfortunately for
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local non-profits, like the annual
CV Chamber of Commerce
Hometown Country Fair, the
rules apply to all banners so all
had to come down in compliance
with the L.A. County ordinances.
“We [at the CVTC] started
getting
inundated
with
complaints about the banners,”
said CVTC President Robbyn
Battles. “[The public] wanted it
cleaned up.”
Many of the complaints were
received at recent meetings
of the Land Use Committee
where members are working
on correcting and revising the
Community Standards District
(CSD), a document created by
community members to create
continuity in design along
Foothill Boulevard in the
unincorporated area.
About four months ago the
CVTC had a couple of meetings
with representatives from the
county and talked about how
to educate people and business
owners on the issue of banners.
“We thought, ‘What if we do
an informal letter [to educate
businesses]?’” Battles said.
The town council worked with
the CV Chamber of Commerce
and distributed the letter to
businesses in the area.
“That helped a little bit. Then
in the meantime we were getting
clarification from the county
on how to be proactive and
[how to] respond nicely to the
[complaints],” she said.
That involved more meetings
with members of Los Angeles
County Supervisor Michael
Antonovich’s office and the
planning department.
“We don’t want to seem harsh
but we do want to do what
residents are asking us to do,”
Battles added.
The CSD is stricter than the
county ordinance because it
includes the banning of flashing
lights. Some companies along
Foothill have flashing lights
promoting their business.
But it is the county, not the
CVTC nor the chamber of
commerce, that is in charge of
enforcing compliance with the
ordinance. If businesses ignore
the request there is a possibility
of a citation and fine.
For now Battles just wants to
let the residents, organizations
and businesses know that La
Crescenta is a banner-free zone.
Photo by Mary O’KEEFE
From left CV Chamber of Commerce Vice President Calvin Chock and President Aram Ordubegian take down the
banner for the April 25 Hometown Country Fair. They are working with the CV Town Council to comply with the L.A.
County banner ordinance. Glendale Unified School District will allow the CV Chamber to hang the Country
Fair banners at schools around Crescenta Valley. The event supports local schools.
LCF Mayor David Spence (left) congratulates former mayors Laura Olhasso and
Don Voss on the addition of their plaques on the wall at Mayor’s Discovery Park.
was an active participant in the
League of California Cities and
the California Contract Cities
Association. Locally, Voss is a
member of the Kiwanis Club of La
Cañada (noon) and active in the
LCF Chamber of Commerce.
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Fighting Cancer at Annual Relay for Life
By Isiah REYES
The annual Relay for Life of
the Foothills fundraiser was held
at Clark Magnet High School on
April 11-12 for cancer survivors,
friends and families and all types
of supporters as they walked the
track for 24 straight hours to
raise funds and awareness for
cancer research.
“Many people have had cancer
or know someone who has cancer
and so it is nice to see the
survivors,” said Sharon Martin,
former town council member and
cancer survivor.
The funds raised will go to
the American Cancer Society for
research programs and patient
programs. To complete the 24hour walk, team members took
turns walking the track from 9
a.m. Saturday morning to 9 a.m.
Sunday morning, camping out
overnight to accomplish the feat.
“This event is important for
awareness for folks to keep track
of their body,” said Ed Waldheim,
president of J’s Maintenance
and J’s Maid Service. “There’s
no reason for you to die of
cancer if you are aware of what’s
happening to your body. So many
people are alive today because
of what [the] American Cancer
Society and other groups do.”
Many booths on-site were
raffling off prizes, such as
Walgreens, which had summer
fun baskets and free giveaways.
Other booths from the local
community had free healthy
snacks for all to enjoy. Overall,
there were many fun things to
do.
“It’s a great event, it brings the
whole community together and
brings awareness to the disease,
but most importantly it raises
money to contribute to the cause
of finding a cure and it’s fun
too,” said Crescenta Valley High
School student Kyle D’Ambrosio.
When the sun began to set,
Relay For Life participants and
donors remembered loved ones
lost to cancer and honored those
battling the disease by dedicating
luminaria bags. Each luminaria
is personalized with a name,
photo, message or drawing in
memory or honor of a friend or
loved one who has been affected
by cancer. Each luminaria candle
represents a person.
“We feel so privileged to be
here,” said Girl Scout leader of
Troop 15851 Sara Rush, who
had her troop decorating each
luminaria bag. “This is our first
year doing the luminarias and
it’s for a very important cause
and the girls in the troop are very
passionate about it, too.”
The event offered a lot of
socializing, fun and awareness
as it has in previous years. With
the support of the community,
the Relay for Life will continue to
be an annual event.
The American Cancer Society
has helped save lives for more
than 65 years by its research
into lifestyle changes and new
approaches in therapies and
support to improve cancer
patients’ quality of life, according
the ACS website. Funds for
the Foothills Relay for Life
continue to be collected. To make
a donation, visit http://relay.
acsevents.org/.
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Earth-friendly and green options
that will help lessen carbon
footprints.
The idea came from Mark
Sheridan and Steve Pierce of the
Harvest Market.
“Mark and I were talking about
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the Market and thought we
should do something for Earth
Day,” Pierce said. “It was as
simple as that.”
The event will be an addition to
the regular Harvest Market and
take place in the Montrose Travel
parking lot at 2349 Honolulu Ave.
There will be demonstrations on
bee keeping and how to turn
unwanted T-shirts into reusable
grocery bags. Bob Smith Toyota
will have some green vehicles on
hand and there will be booths on
energy saving techniques and
energy alternatives like solar.
“We will also have stamps with
ink made from organic juices
that kids can stamp with,” Pierce
said.
The Harvest Market is from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. in the 2300-2400
blocks of Honolulu Avenue in
Montrose.
BSA’s Troop 288 Annual
Pancake
Breakfast
fundraiser
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Every year the Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmasters and Adult Leaders
of Troop 288 La Crescenta organize this event in order to support our
Scouting activities. Money from this event is used to help defray the costs
of our summer camps, camping trips, and the purchase of troop equipment
that is used on these outings. By holding annual fundraising events, we
keep the costs the individual boys need to pay for these outings to a
minimum. We would greatly appreciate any ticket purchase that you can
make to support our fundraising activity.
Thank you for your support.
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For more information or ticket purchases, please call Assistant Scoutmaster Gabe Ynda at (818)535-9183.
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jewelers, face painting, balloon artists
and wildlife.
Live music and performances will be
provided by a number of local school
groups, including the Crescenta Valley
High School jazz band, Rosemont
Middle School jazz band and cheer,
and the St. Francis High School
drumline.
A new feature for this year’s fair is a
free shuttle service, which will operate
throughout the day and be available to
pick up passengers every 15 minutes.
According to Lisa Dupuy, executive
director of the CV Chamber
of Commerce, the shuttle will be
available at two pickup spots, Bob
Smith Toyota/Scion on in the 3300
block of Foothill Boulevard and the
Park & Ride lot on Lowell Avenue
near the entrance to the Foothill (210)
freeway.
A raffle drawing towards the end
of the day will award one winner an
iPad.
The Hometown County Fair will
be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is
being held at Crescenta Valley Park at
3901 Dunsmore Ave. in La Crescenta.
Admission is free.
Hot Rod Forum Highlight of Fair
The Crescenta Valley Hometown
Country Fair is hosting for the
second year an open forum titled
“Legends of Hot Rods.” Dwight
Sityar, coordinator for the fair’s
popular car show, is overseeing
the forum which hosts speakers
who have influenced what hot rod
building, customizing and racing
is today.
Among the speakers is Gene
“Windy” Winfield who has been
established as a premiere customizer
and car builder. He has been working
on cars for more than 60 years and
his ideas and painting techniques
have permanently influenced the
way custom cars are built today
and will be in the future. Winfield’s
creations were regular features in
car and custom magazines. A few of
his works could be found on popular
TV shows including “Get Smart,”
“Star Trek” and “Bewitched.”
Also on the forum line-up is Bob
Muravez, a world-class drag racer
who has been described as gutsy and
high-spirited since he started racing
in 1961. Driving the famous twinengine dragster called the “Freight
Train” and another called “The
Pulsator,” Muravez won multiple
first-place finishes setting speed
records and earning the title of the
number one top dragster in the
nation. Muravez’s career in the drag
strip circuit has always been very
colorful ever since his beginning
when he ran under the name Floyd
Lippencott Jr. (Why? Let Muravez
tell you.) He has recently been
inducted into the International
Drag Racing Hall of Fame.
Pat Ganahl will also take a seat
at the forum. Ganahl is the former
editor of Hot Rod Magazine, Rod
and Custom Magazine, Street
Rodder Magazine and the Rodders
Journal Magazine. He not only
“talks the talk” but he “walks
the walk.” He has done nearly
everything he writes about – from
building a hot rod and race car to
customizing and painting to engine
overhaul performance. Ganahl
has been considered “the” artist in
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was when [many] of my constituents
expressed a strong desire in
preserving [the wilderness] around
them,” Schiff said.
The constituents saw wildlife and
wildland disappearing.
Schiff praised the decision of the
1970s Congress to create the Santa
Monica Mountains Recreation
Area.
“Congress had the foresight to
see that the Los Angeles population
would grow and thrive, and it was
necessary to act to preserve the
open space and natural wonders
around us,” he said. “If they had not
[created SMMNRA, the wilderness
it protected] would be gone by now.”
The process for the study was
not easy.
“It took years to get that [2007]
legislation passed and it took more
[time] for the study to be funded
and then the study undertaken,”
Schiff said of the timeline.
NPS looked into four alternatives:
Alternative A, Continuation of
Current Management (No Action);
Alternative B, Cooperative
Conservation
Partnership,
which would foster cooperative
planning and funding tools
for the NPS, partner agencies
and landowners in the study
area, and key habitat linkages
to the Los Padres and Angeles
National Forests. No new areas
would be added to SMMNRA;
Alternative C, Rim of the Valley
Boundary Adjustment would
add 173,000 acres to SMMNRA’s
authorized boundary to provide
more parks and protect habitat
linkages, with an emphasis
on creating more recreational
opportunities
near
urban
areas; Alternative D, Regional
Rim of the Valley Boundary
Adjustment and Cooperative
Conservation Areas would add
313,000 acres to SMMNRA’s
authorized boundary with an
emphasis on protecting regional
wildlife corridors. Cooperative
conservation approaches would
be recommended for key habitat
linkages between the Rim of
the Valley Corridor study area
and the Los Padres and Angeles
National Forests.
The
NPS
recommended
Alternative C.
“While I am grateful that the
Park Service has shown the
foresight of recommending a
substantial
enlargement
of
the existing recreation area by
embracing Alternative C, I am
disappointed that it did not also
adopt Alternative D, which would
provide the greatest resource
protection possible,” Schiff said in
a released statement.
The process of wildlife and open
land preservation may take some
time but protecting and preserving
the environment is not a surprising
response for Californians.
“I think this is characteristic of
Californians to want to preserve
the natural beauty around us. It
is what makes our area special,”
Schiff said. “I love the fact that
we have mountain lion and that
we have bears. How many places
can you live in a suburban and
urban setting and you have wildlife
around you?”
It will once again be time for the
public to add their voice to the Rim
of the Valley decision.
Schiff will be holding a town hall
meeting for interested constituents
and community members to discuss
the new draft report and offer
feedback and concerns to the NPS
on April 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Descanso
Gardens-Van de Kamp Hall, 1418
Descanso Drive. Those interested
in attending are asked to RSVP to
Schiff’s District Office at (818) 4202900 or (323) 315-5555.
Other public meetings include
a virtual/online public meeting on
April 21 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
For instructions go to www.nps.gov/
pwro/rimofthevalley.
Also on May 4 a meeting is being
held at the La Crescenta Library,
2809 Foothill Blvd., from 7 p.m. to
9 p.m.
Additional meetings are being
held in Newhall, Thousand Oaks,
Chatsworth and Downtown Los
Angeles.
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His contributions to the automotive
industry from the articles written and
his knowledge of the industry have
been noted as the greatest by renowned
designers and builders. Aside from
being an Automotive Hall of Fame
recipient, Ganahl has written at least 20
books on the subject.
La Crescenta’s own Dave McClelland,
also know as the “Voice of the NHRA,”
will be doing the honors as emcee of
the “Legends of Hot Rods” forum. As
last year’s speaker, McClelland offered
insights into the world of automotive
racing. His views come from a wealth
of knowledge and authority. He has
been awarded hundreds of plaques
and testimonials as the announcer for
the National Hot Rod Association but
remains humble and approachable
despite his extensive knowledge on the
sport. He is also a member of the board
of directors for the Wally Parks NHRA
Motorsport Museum and a member of
the local Early Rodders car group.
Admission to the forum is free and
the public is invited for the question
and answer session that will begin at
9 a.m. at the Crescenta Valley Park
community building at 3901 Dunsmore
Ave. in La Crescenta on the day of the
fair, April 25.
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Obituary
JoAnn Barbara
Houston nee
Ferona
Nov. 2, 1941-March 22, 2015
JoAnn Barbara Houston nee
Ferona died March 22 at the age
of 73.
JoAnn was born Nov. 2, 1941
to Arthur and Albina Ferona in
Haverhill, Massachusetts. The
family moved to Glendale in
1951 where JoAnn attended Holy
Family grade school, Roosevelt
Junior High School and graduated
from Glendale High School. She
called Glendale her home for
many years.
She and husband Richard
Felkel spent several years living
in La Crescenta before moving
to Mammoth Lakes where she
enjoyed water sports with the
family. She entertained at local
establishments in La Crescenta
and in Mammoth Lakes. She
enjoyed raising her three sons,
writing songs and poems,
playing her guitar and singing.
She spent many hours riding her
horse through the local trails and
eventually boarded horses at her
ranch in Bishop.
Having a penchant for animals,
she took in many stray cats and
dogs. She always had room for
one more. She was a kind and
generous woman with a great
sense of humor who enjoyed
visiting with her family.
As her health began to decline,
she returned to La Crescenta and
worked in the medical office
management field. In later years,
she still liked to entertain and was
soon leading karaoke groups.
She is survived by three sons:
Steven and Robert Felkel of
Bishop, and David Felkel of La
Crescenta. Her grandchildren
include Mitchell Felkel and Megan
(Czeschin), Dillon and Brody Felkel
as well as Bailee and Tyler Holt. Her
great-grandchildren are Wyatt
and Whitney Czeschin. She is
also survived by her sister Arlene
Massimino of Glendale.
A private ceremony is planned
and will be held in Bishop.
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comprise about 25% of the
overall nursing staff at Verdugo
Hills Hospital.
Ovsan Kuyumjian, clinical
director, said that the hospital
has been “very well staffed” and
on Tuesday afternoon reported
zero traveler nurses in her unit.
Nurses on the opposing side
of the argument describe much
different scenarios, in which
temporary nurses are thrown
into situations they are illtrained to handle.
“I’ve seen four traveler nurses
recently in the operating room,”
said Lisa Ryken, a nurse working
in Same Day Surgery. “Before
USC took over, you never saw
travelers in the OR.”
Dinorah Williams, California
Nurses
Association
Labor
representative, said that current
schedules for multiple units at
USC-Verdugo Hills Hospital
reflect a hospital staffed by more
than 25% traveler nurses. From
April 19 to May 16, Williams said
that schedules for the hospital’s
Intensive Care Unit would be
staffed by seven traveler nurses
out of 13 total during the day
shift and eight traveler nurses
out of 15 during the night shift.
Similarly, six out of 12 units
scheduled to work the day shift
in the Telemetry Unit during
that month are travelers. In
addition, Williams said that
many of the usually full-time
nurses are scheduled for one day
a week and, in some cases, a few
days in the entire month or not
at all.
The nurses association also
claims that USC Verdugo Hills
Hospital has been operating
outside of the legal nurse-topatient ratios, as dictated by the
California Code of Regulations.
For example, one nurse in a
medical/surgical unit may not
oversee more than five patients
at any time.
CRIME BLOTTER
April 13
2600 block of Foothill Boulevard
in La Crescenta, a person/s entered
the Ralphs market, pried open
a locked case containing alcohol
and stole several bottles of Johnny
Walker Platinum and scotch
between 1:50 p.m. and 2:05 p.m.
April 12
4300 block of La Crescenta
Avenue in La Crescenta, the
catalytic converter was stolen from
a Toyota Camry while it was parked
in front of a residence between April
7-9.
2700 block of Prospect Avenue
in La Crescenta, when a resident
left his home there was a mound of
construction sand about 4.5’ high
and 5’ wide. When he returned he
found the sand was about one foot
lower and several footprints on
and around the mound. There also
appeared to be an imprint of the
back door of a truck bed. The theft
occurred between 1:45 p.m. and
5:30 p.m.
2700 block of Prospect Avenue
in La Crescenta, a resident reported
she had washed two area rugs and
left them in her backyard to dry.
When she returned the rugs were
stolen overnight.
April 11
3800 block of Park Place in
Montrose, the side mirrors, driver’s
door and rear bumper of a Toyota
Sienna were damaged while the
vehicle was parked in the rear
parking area of the resident’s
apartment complex. A man
described as white, in his 20s with a
buzzed haircut was seen in the area
near the vehicle earlier. The man
appeared to be homeless.
The
vandalism
occurred
overnight.
April 10
Mary Street and Ramsdell
Avenue in La Crescenta, the
passenger door of a Toyota 4 Runner
was vandalized with black marker
graffiti while the vehicle was
parked on the street. The owner
was attending Crescenta Valley
High School; when he returned he
noticed the damage.
The
vandalism
occurred
between 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 9
530 block of Knight Way in
La Cañada Flintridge, a woman
returned home from work and
noticed the kitchen door had been
damaged. She then noticed that one
of the rooms in her home had been
ransacked. Concerned the burglary
suspect/s may still be in her home,
she contacted the CV Sheriff’s
Station. Deputies responded and
made certain the suspect/s were
no longer in the home. It was
discovered that several rooms in
the home had been ransacked. The
resident was not certain if anything
had been taken.
The burglary occurred between
9 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.
April 8
2900 block of Community
Avenue in La Crescenta, a purse
with personal items was stolen and
the right front passenger window of
a vehicle was shattered while it was
parked near Crescenta Valley High
School between 4:10 p.m. and 5 p.m.
2700 block of Mary Street in La
Crescenta, the catalytic converter
was stolen from a Toyota Camry
while it was parked in front a
residence overnight.
2800 block of Mary Street in La
Crescenta, the catalytic converter
was stolen from a Toyota Camry
while it was parked in front of a
residence overnight.
2900 block of Community
Avenue in La Crescenta, an iPhone
5, iPhone case and personal
information were stolen from a
Crescenta Valley High School
student’s gym bag. The student
reported she had left her gym bag by
the goal post on the school’s football
field while at track practice. When
she returned she realized her phone
had been stolen along with other
items.
The incident occurred between
5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
“We staff to comply with state
required staffing ratios and
have added nurses to our shifts
in order to comply with those
regulations,” said Brooks, who
added “there is a dedication
to patient care here,” noting
improvements made since the
acquisition of Verdugo Hills
Hospital by USC in 2013.
These include a drop in the
rate
of
hospital-acquired
pressure ulcers from 14% to
2%, compliance with stroke care
clinical measures improving
from 72% compliance to 100%
compliance and compliance with
sepsis care clinical measures
improving from 77% before July
2013 to 99% compliance today.
The reduction in hospitalacquired pressure ulcers was,
in particular, described by Craig
as “a remarkable credit to the
nursing care” at Verdugo Hills
Hospital.
But the nurses association fears
that the hospital is becoming
so inundated with temporary
nurses that soon travelers will be
training travelers due to a lack
of regular staffed nurses to guide
the newcomers, leading to unsafe
conditions for patients.
“The patient care reports
that we have given to USC
officials show that the increase
in errors is greater when you
have mostly agency personnel,”
said Williams. “This is about safe
patient care. It’s about building
the hospital back to what it was.
They need experienced nurses to
train, otherwise it’s like the blind
leading the blind.”
Craig said that in his
experience, contract negotiations
and allegations of patient safety
issues go hand in hand.
“If
contract
negotiations
were not currently ongoing, I
don’t expect they’d be going to
the press at all,” said Craig,
who related experiences at
other hospitals where similar
allegations regarding patient
safety were made, but were not
heard before or after the labor
negotiation process.
Ryken said the nurses are
invested in improving patient
care, though it is often the union
who is said to be “stirring the
pot.”
“The nurses are the union,”
said Ryken. “They’re the ones
working in these conditions.”
Both sides have previously
stated progress has been made
on contract negotiations, but
Williams said the areas of
“patient care, nurse recruitment
and retention” still need to be
addressed.
When asked as to how he felt
contract negotiations with the
nurses were going, Craig said,
“I’m optimistic.”
The hospital and nurses
association meet again on Friday
to continue discussions.
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» ASSEMBLYMEMBER MIKE GATTO
Foothills Relay for Life Brings Awareness
of Those in Need, and How We Can Help
Few community events are more
powerful to experience than the Foothills
Relay for Life, an annual event held at
Clark Magnet High School to raise money
for the American Cancer Society and
bring heightened awareness of the more
than 4,500 people diagnosed with cancer
every day in the United States. The
Relay for Life happens in many different
cities, including several others in the
communities I represent, but something
about the towering mountains, the quiet
of La Crescenta, and the incredible view
from Clark Magnet High School makes
the Foothills Relay for Life especially
moving.
Sure, there are hiccups along the way,
like last year’s hilariously unexpected
sprinkler showers, but even with a few
unexpected circumstances the Foothills
Relay for Life has successfully raised over
$1,000,000 for cancer research. Each year,
I’ve been proud to present certificates to
Relay for Life volunteers and recognize
the incredible amount of work they put
into making the event a success. But this
year, I decided to go a step further to help
those with cancer.
People trying to survive cancer, or
any other life-threatening ailment, have
enough to worry about. The last thing
they need is the hassle and frustration
of trying to navigate various government
services and benefits. So in an effort to
help, I sent my district director to this
year’s Foothills Relay for Life to speak
with attendees about different services,
programs, and opportunities offered by the
state government, including constituent
services, public services and legislative
services. In case you weren’t able to stop
by my info table, I’d like to summarize
some of the services offered if you contact
my office.
Constituent services include assistance
with navigating state programs such
as mortgage assistance programs,
consumer complaints, veterans’ benefits,
unemployment and disability insurance,
state taxes, driver’s licensing and car
registration, worker’s compensation
insurance, and professional conduct or
licensing complaints.
Public services include educational
programs for students, seniors and smallbusiness owners, like the Senior Scam
Stoppers event in Glendale last month.
Other public services might include
information on the state budget; contact
information for state agencies; reports,
forms, and publications issued by the
legislature or other government entities;
information on state capitol tours; and
recognition for community members
who help make our neighborhoods safer,
stronger and better places to live and
work.
Finally, legislative services include
sharing your perspective on current
legislation or proposing ideas for
future legislation; asking to learn more
about legislation by requesting copies,
summaries, and information about
specific bills; answering questions about
the legislative process, hearings, or
committees; or lettimg us know when
you’re having problems with an agency
and believe it should be audited.
I encourage you to contact my office
for any of these services by emailing
[email protected]
or calling my district office at (818) 5583043. If my staff and I are unable to help,
we’ll be happy to help connect you with
someone who can. It is my honor and
privilege to serve you, and I look forward
to the many other community events that
make the Crescenta Valley such a special
place.
Mike Gatto is the chairman of the
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Committee, and the longest-serving
current member of the State Assembly.
He represents Burbank, Glendale,
La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta,
Montrose, and the Los Angeles
neighborhoods of Atwater Village, East
Hollywood, Franklin Hills, Hollywood
Hills, Los Feliz, and Silver Lake. Follow
him on Twitter @MikeGatto or visit
www.asm.ca.gov/gatto
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Treasures of the Valley
» Mike lawler
Flood Stories – Tales from
The American Legion Hall
Like
the
armchair
adventurer, we can now look
back on the cold terror of the
1934 New Year’s Flood from the
comfort of a warm spring day.
Here is another story from our
valley’s greatest tragedy from
over 80 years ago. This took
place at the American Legion
Hall, then located at the corner
of Rosemont and Fairway.
In the ’34 flood, the Legion
Hall was a focal point.
Leading up to the flood it was
an emergency center and
gathering place for wet, cold
refugees flooded out by two
weeks of rain. When the flood
hit, it was the center of the
flood’s wrath, killing 12 people
there.
On New Year’s Eve, the
Legion Hall was manned by
Red Cross volunteers who had
mobilized to provide shelter for
about 10 refugees driven there
by flooding in their homes, and
to provide a central location
to receive calls for aid and
dispatch men to help. Leading
the volunteers were two strong
women, Myrtle Adams and Dr.
Vera Kahn. Volunteer Charles
Poole was manning the phone
lines. As the clock struck 12,
there were two tremendous
downpours back-to-back, and
a loud rumble began to grow in
volume. Several people headed
for the front door to see what
the noise was. Charles Poole
looked up from his phone just
as the back wall burst in. He
watched the piano there slide
toward the front door, picking
up speed, as he managed to
shout, “Mayday mayday!” into
the open phone line. He started
toward Myrtle Adams near
the front door where she was
praying, when he was slammed
by a wall of water and mud.
On the front porch, Tob
Lamar, commander of the
American Legion, stood next
to Dr. Vera Kahn. They had
just rushed there from inside
in response to the increasing
noise coming from up the hill
behind them. As they peered
into the blackness of the
pouring rain, the roar became
almost deafening. The roar was
punctuated by the crashing
sound of the back wall of the
hall giving way. As the wall of
water hit the front door behind
them, Tob Lamar instinctively
made a tremendous leap
sideways off the porch and
caught the limbs of a small
sycamore tree growing by the
front corner of the building.
He desperately grasped the
branches as behind and below
him the contents of the Legion
Hall shot out the front door –
furniture, emergency supplies
and people.
Charles Poole had been
amongst the debris shot out the
front door, and now he tumbled
underwater, boulders hitting
him and splintered wood tearing
at him. When he reached
Montrose Avenue a block down
the hill, he grabbed and held
onto a bush that stopped his
uncontrolled rolling. He found
himself upright, buried in mud
to his armpits. He tried to cry
out, but his mouth was packed
solid with mud. He pulled
himself out of the mud and
crawled to the shelter of a big
stump where he crouched until
rescuers found him. His back
was wrenched, he had a broken
shoulder and four broken ribs,
along with numerous cuts that
became infected. It took the
doctors three days to clear his
mouth of mud.
Back at the sycamore tree, a
dazed Tob Lamar dropped to the
ground. Finding no one around,
he wandered through the black
downpour in shock, finally
reaching his house several
blocks away. After collapsing he
joined the rescuers in the dawn
light. They eventually retrieved
the bodies of both Myrtle
Adams and Dr. Kahn.
The Legion Hall had not
been destroyed, but merely
gutted – emptied of its
contents but intact. It being
the Depression, it was not
demolished. It was patched up
and moved whole to where it
sits today at La Crescenta and
Manhattan. Back at the corner
of Rosemont and Fairway today
is a monument memorializing
those who died. Just to the
east a newer home sits almost
exactly where the Hall once
stood. In its front yard, the
sycamore tree that saved Tob
Lamar still grows, over 80 years
after that traumatic night.
Mike Lawler is the former
president of the Historical Society
of the Crescenta Valley and loves
local history. Reach him at
[email protected].
News from CV Alliance
Hi, CV!
We don’t want our daughter to drink,
although I hope that she goes to at least
one party where teens drink flavored vodka
in Gatorade bottles while I’m a text away.
Since April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and
college acceptance letters are in, what’s going
on after high school?
According to the National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA),
drinking is widespread. About four out of five
college students drink alcohol. About half
of college students who drink also consume
alcohol through binge drinking. Each year,
drinking affects college students, as well
as college communities, and families. The
consequences of drinking include:
Death:
1,825 college students between the ages of
18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related
unintentional injuries.
Assault:
More than 690,000 students between the
ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another
student who has been drinking.
Sexual Abuse:
More than 97,000 students between the
ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcoholrelated sexual assault or date rape.
Injury:
599,000 students between the ages of 18
and 24 receive unintentional injuries while
under the influence of alcohol.
Academic Problems:
About 25% of college students report
academic consequences of their drinking
including missing class, falling behind, doing
poorly on exams or papers, and receiving
lower grades overall.
Health Problems/Suicide Attempts:
More than 150,000 students develop an
alcohol-related health problem and between
1.2 and 1.5% of students indicate that they
tried to commit suicide within the past year
due to drinking or drug use.
Even if they don’t drink, they are
surrounded by kids who do. One PTA mom
asked for tips to promote drinking safety, so
here goes: Stack your cups or put bottle caps
in a pocket so you can track consumption.
Guys and gals get their own drinks! Hold the
red cup upside down while walking in public
so the police know you’re not breaking the
law. No drinking and driving! Watch out for
your friends! Know about the health center,
resident advisors, and how to use Teen 911
Immunity.
Good luck!
Suzy Jacobs, Executive Director,
CV Alliance
3131 Foothill Blvd. Suite D
La Crescenta, CA 91214
(818) 646-7867 http://cv-alliance.org/
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YOUTH
Food, Fun and Friendship Found at Tasting Bee
Photos by Isiah REYES
By Isiah REYES
T
he Crescenta Valley/
Glendale
Service
Unit’s 31st Annual
International Tasting Bee took
place at Rosemont Middle School
at the end of March. For the
price of a ticket, attendees had
the chance to taste exotic foods
from around the world.
The World Thinking Day
event is a day to celebrate Girl
Scout friendships from around
the world by learning about Girl
Scouts in other countries. At the
tasting bee, each troop of girls
picked a country, then studied
the culture of their chosen nation
and taught visitors how to say
hello, goodbye and thank you CY MB
in their country’s language. In
addition, each girl was dressed
in an outfit that was related to
their chosen country and they
cooked sample foods for the
public to taste.
“We want them to get to
know that there are Girl Scouts
throughout the entire world
and maybe encourage pen pal
relationships,” said Event Chair
Patti Brundige.
Girl Scout Alyda Lopez was
part of a troop representing the
country of Armenia. She said
Armenia was chosen because
one of the girls in the troop
was Armenian. This reasoning
seemed to be common among
many of the troops on how they
chose their country.
One of the things all the Girl
Scouts enjoyed was sampling
food from other countries. Some
of the countries represented
were Mexico, Greece, Vietnam,
France, Germany and Kenya.
Aside from offering food, the
booths were decorated with
drawings and facts to teach
visitors more about the selected
country. Also for the duration
of the event an opportunity
drawing and silent auction were
available providing many prizes
that were donated by local
businesses.
The girls also participated
in SWAPS, in which each girl
brought something significant,
such as bracelets or other
small tokens of friendship, to
exchange.
“This is my favorite event in all
of Girl Scouts,” said senior Girl
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Scouts member Kim Chernich.
“It’s nice because you can meet
so many different troops and
there’s so much to talk about and
look at.”
The money that was raised
from the event funds local girls
and their troops and also the
Juliette
Low
International
Friendship Fund. Last year, the
event raised almost $1,000.
To close the day, all the girls
participated in the Parade
of Nations Ceremony and an
awards ceremony. The Girl
Scouts were recognized for
their knowledge about Girl
Scouts, best costumes, booth
decorations, and presentation of
their selected country’s culture.
The grand finale was the
friendship circle, which required
all the Girl Scouts to stand in
a circle, cross their right arms
over their left, and clasp hands
with their friends on both sides.
The circle involved well over 100
girls.
“The thing I love about this
event is the sisterhood,” said
troop 7601 leader Allison Hurd.
“This is the one time when we
get to put on something with
the other troops in the Glendale
and the Crescenta Valley areas.
I love that the girls get to see all
their friends from other troops
and I love that we spend our
year learning about another
country, but it’s really the bond
of sisterhood that this event
brings.”
Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
have been celebrating World
Thinking Day since 1926
and it has been an important
fundraising day since 1932.
World Thinking Day is a day
of friendship, advocacy, and
fundraising for 10 million Girl
Guides around the world. The
day is celebrated with fun,
educational
activities
and
learning about international
sisters.
YOUTH NOTES
Genocide Commemoration Event
The
Armenian
Clubs
from
Crescenta Valley, Clark Magnet,
Glendale and Hoover high schools are
hosting “I Remember and Demand,”
a commemoration of the Armenian
Genocide, on Tuesday, April 21 at
Glendale High School. It will include
guest singers, poetry, traditional dance
and special performances.
The doors open at 6:30 p.m., event
starts at 7 p.m. Free admission.
Glendale High School John Wayne
Performing Arts Center, 1440 E.
Broadway, Glendale.
YOUTH
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Tyler Achieves Eagle Scout Rank
Brett Beer Tyler, 18, recently
achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
Since 2008, Tyler has actively
been a part of the Boy Scouts of
America organization with Troop
319 of the Verdugo Hills Council.
For his Eagle Scout service
project, Tyler oversaw the planting
and irrigating of California native
plants at the Rosemont Preserve.
This project benefited the area
in three key ways: beautifies the
area, creates a teaching resource
for visiting students and displays
a variety of drought-tolerant
plants that could be used in place
of current lawns.
In mid-August, Tyler contacted
the Eagle advisor for the Friends
of the Rosemont Preserve (FORP),
Richard Toyon, and found he could
do a project for the Preserve.
There was a bare slope that FORP
wanted planted. In addition to
the actual planting, it required
an automated irrigation system
because the Preserve isn’t always
open.
Among the factors that had
to be considered were plant size,
deer resistance, compatibility
with other plants and watering
needs. Once plants were selected,
he made detailed landscape
plans outlining the eventual sun/
shade interactions at maturity.
Tyler also researched how to put
together irrigation systems, and
made possible layouts for those.
After countless designs, he
presented his final landscape plan
to the FORP committee meeting.
After getting the green light,
he set up two workdays: Sept.
27, 2014 would be for setting
up the irrigation, and Oct. 4
would be for the actual planting.
He coordinated volunteers and
gathered supplies.
With the help of plumber Steve
Miller, Tyler learned how to do
some basic welding, and created a
“T” intersection in the water line
from which a separate line for
irrigation could be run.
An early challenge, however,
was immediately recognized. It
was a problem that is familiar
to anyone who has ever dug
in “Rock”-Crescenta. Digging
irrigation ditches was impeded
and made tedious by the copious
quantity of rocks present. But this
obstacle was overcome through the
sheer willpower of the volunteers,
and the trenches were eventually
ready.
Next the irrigation pipes were
pieced together and installed, and
then the trenches were covered
back over. Lastly, Tyler set up the
automated watering timer system.
A week later was the planting of
the California native plants. Many
of the plants were purchased from
the Theodore Payne Foundation
and many were generously donated
by FORP biologist Roger Klemm.
FORP member Barbara Goto also
assisted by bringing some sapling
trees that had been donated to
the Rosemont Preserve. Once the
planting was finished, the next
step was the installation of deer
cages. Ever since the Station Fire
in 2009, the deer of the foothills
have been looking for sources
of food since the fire destroyed
many of their usual resources, and
have been eating plants that they
usually wouldn’t touch. To ensure
the survival of these new plants,
it was imperative to cage them
in protective chicken wire. As a
finishing touch, Tyler installed
placards on stakes to identify the
plants by displaying both their
common name, and their scientific
name.
But then the project ran into
a serious problem. The watering
timer system’s connection to the
irrigation pipes started leaking.
As the main water line ran uphill,
there was a greatly increased
pressure on the line, causing the
leak. The irrigation line couldn’t
be turned on until the leak was
fixed, but the plants would die if
they didn’t get water. After some
problem solving, and lots of hand
watering of the plants, Tyler was
able to fix the problem with the help
of family friend Tim Alvarado. The
pair installed a pressure regulator
system, which did the trick and
stopped the leak.
The final project cost was
$1,653.73. The total combined
service hours that went into making
the project possible totaled 427.
Tyler also agreed to a Scout’s
honor policy with the FORP, to
check back every month to ensure
the continued good condition of
the project, take care of repairs
as necessary, and to adjust the
watering levels until the end of the
school year.
“This has been very rewarding as
I’ve gotten to see how my project has
grown from when it was completed,”
Tyler said.
For more information about the
Rosemont Preserve, go to: http://
www.arroyosfoothills.org/rosemont/.
Gone Fishin’
Boy Scout Troop 317 of Holy Redeemer went on a deep sea
fishing trip out of Long Beach on March 14. Ryan Kinzel and John
Simmons, both Webelos of St. James Pack 314, also joined the fishing
expedition. The weather was nice, the sea was calm, and everybody
had an enjoyable time fishing (and catching many fish). Assistant
Scoutmasters Roly Quizon, Dan Molina, Margaret Metz, Benny
Sibal and Ralph Arellano were present to assist the boys in hauling
in their catches of the day.
Troop 317 meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Healy
Hall, 2411 Montrose Ave. in Montrose.
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SPORTS
Bulldogs Take a Bite Out of Falcons
By Leonard COUTIN
T
he
Pacific
League
rivalry between the
Crescenta Valley High
School Falcons and the Burbank
Bulldogs reached its height when
CV hosted its second tri meet
that included Muir High School
on April 8.
The Bulldogs came onto the
field stung by a loss to Arcadia
despite the Bulldogs running
personal best times in the 1600
relay. But the Apaches managed
to put the heat on to win the day
doubling the efforts of Burbank
to have a strong showing at CV.
The Falcon boys had one tie
and scored six gold wins against
the Bulldogs’ nine. Noteworthy
performances by the CV boys
came from junior Kyle Dickinson
in the 1600 (4:37), senior Dashel
Dupey in the pole vault jump
(12’6”), junior Kenny Kong 110H
(15.8), senior Manav Vats 3200
(9:54.73), junior Arthur Akopyan
shot put of (46’5), and senior
Chris Cabrera long jump (21-4).
A tie in the 800m came from
junior Armin Cardenas with
an outstanding finishing effort
against Burbank’s Noah Navar.
Final score Burbank 77 to CV
67.
The Falcon girls’ winning
streak came to an end with key
victories by Burbank as well
several second and third place
finishes. Every point by Burbank
would be needed to overcome the
Falcons.
Missing were CV’s premium
athletes,
hurdler
Sammie
Phinney and distance runner
Haley Witzeman. But Burbank’s
star, state champion runner
Candela Fernandez, who runs
both the 1600 and 3200, was
out as well with a fractured arm
that happened after a fall at the
Redondo Nike Invitational Meet.
Dual gold wins for the Falcons
came from senior Megan Melnyk
winning the 1600m (5:20.9) and
800m (2:21) and junior Alisa
Shinn in the discus (96-5) and
the shot put (35-11). Other gold
wins were from senior Emmie
Walker in the high jump ((5-2),
senior Courtney Iannello 400m
dash (1:01.9), junior Elizabeth
Filipian in the 100H (16:18) and
senior Grace Keller who placed
second in both the 100H (16.88)
and the 300H (48.41). Sophomore
Claire Schlueter snagged gold in
the long jump (15-8) and placed
second in triple jump (33-1½).
Final score Burbank 74 to CV
62.
To see more photos by Leonard
Coutin, visit www.cvweekly.com/
SPORTS.
Photos by Leonard COUTIN
Blazing Star Bazaar
Treasures and Plants
This is not your average rummage sale!
New, used, antique, retro, vintage
and collectable treasures at great prices and a
variety of potted plants for a fraction of the cost
you’d pay anywhere else.
Saturday, April 25th
Doors open at 9:00 AM
Bolton Hall Museum
10110 Commerce Avenue in Tujunga
(corner of Commerce Avenue & Valmont Street)
Donations of treasure items or plants are welcome.
Please call or e-mail for more information.
www.Little Landers Historical Society.org
(818) 352-3420
—— Little [email protected]
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Rosemont Soccer Season Starts
Rosemont Middle School kicked off its soccer season
with victories over Roosevelt Middle School on April 9
at Roosevelt. The Spartan boys won 2-1 and the girls
won 10-0. The four-team Glendale district league
consists of Rosemont, Roosevelt, Toll and Wilson
Middle School. Both Rosemont clubs competed at home
on Wednesday against Toll where they won 1-0.
Remaining games are played on Thursday afternoons
at 3:30 p.m. The rest of the season is as follows:
April 23 @ Home vs. Wilson – boys play first
April 30 @ Toll – girls play first
May 7 Home vs. Roosevelt – girls play first
May 14 @ Wilson – girls play first
Sports
notes
Falcons Baseball
Appreciation Night
Crescenta
Valley
Falcons
baseball is hosting its 19th
Annual Fan Appreciation Night
at Stengel Field in Glendale on
Friday, April 24. The event will
include the Falcons’ baseball
game being played against
Arcadia at 7 p.m., gates open at
5:30 p.m. There will be food, raffle
prizes, face painting and a chance
to support the baseball program.
Free admission.
This is a fun night for athletic
enthusiasts to come out, watch
some Falcon baseball and raise
money for the program. Crescenta
Valley Falcons would also like
to give back to the community
by partnering with the West
Glendale Kiwanis in collecting
and donating canned/boxed goods
to the two local Glendale food
banks. For each canned/boxed
good fans bring they’ll receive a
raffle ticket.
Photos by
Dan HOLM
LEFT: Arpa
Dilanchian
RIGHT: David
Vilasenor
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CSA Mustang All-Stars
A great game was played by the CSA
Mustang All-Stars on Saturday, April 11
that was fun to watch.
Managers are Jae Yu and Chris Oliver.
Coaches are Damien Ryan, Rob Barrena,
Dan Law, Ted Amorosi, Jose Viramontes,
Dave Hardy and Richard Cucullu.
Players are Noah Shorkey, Zack
Petersen, Tyler Oliver, Teddy Amorosi,
Chris Barrena, Tyler Tadaki, Jonathan
Bermudez, William Postlewaite, Ryan
Roco, Nick Sartor, Cade Sabin, Jonah
Yi, Connor Yu, Ethan Sheklow, Hudson
Story, Lucas Brown, Tyler Garland, Sean
Hardy, Nate Hunstable, Ryan Riojas,
Jordan Viramontes, Dane Iversen,
Nevada Miller and Ryan Ouwerkerk.
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Rockhaven Gets Refreshed
remont Elementary School
students stopped by the
former site of Rockhaven
Sanitarium in the 2700 block of
Honolulu Avenue recently to plant
some
drought-tolerant
plants
donated by La Crescenta Nursery.
The result was new landscaping for
the nearly century old facility.
The once-a-month workdays
at Rockhaven have become quite
popular with kids. In fact, according
to a workday organizer, at the
same time that the Fremont kids
were there, about 15 students from
Crescenta Valley High School were
on the property completing various
chores.
The next Rockhaven workday
is scheduled for May 2 and many
high schoolers are expected to earn
the last of their community service
hours for the school year.
To learn more, contact Joanna
Linkchorst at friendsofrockhaven@
gmail.com.
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Saturday, 5/2/15
10 a.m.–2 p.m.
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Martha Burns to be
Honored by Kiwanis
Every year since 1963 when
Jack Samuelson was selected
as the La Cañadan of the Year,
the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada
has chosen an outstanding
citizen from the community to
be honored. This year the club’s
selection committee, led by
Tyler Wright, YMCA president/
CEO, chose community activist
and volunteer, and former Les
Tupper Award winner, Martha
Burns to be recognized. Burns
will be honored on Wednesday,
April 29 at Van de Kamp Hall in
Descanso Gardens. Festivities
will be held at a luncheon that
begins at noon. The public is
invited to attend.
Over the years Burns has
been involved in a long list of
community activities in La
Cañada and in Pasadena. Her
volunteer activities have included
involvement
in
education,
church and service clubs. She
is currently the treasurer of the
Friends of the LCF Library, a
non-profit organization where
she is engaged in its semiannual
book sale. A strong supporter of
education, Burns was election
campaign treasurer for former
school board member Joel
Peterson and was on the LCF
Coordinating
Council
from
2006-13 serving as membership
chairperson and treasurer. In
2005, she was named a Les
Tupper recipient. She has also
been very active in the LCF
Community Center, Girl Scouts,
Pasadena Humane Society and
as a member, leader and officer
of the AM Kiwanis Club.
Burns was born in Minnesota
and has an identical twin sister,
along with two younger sisters
and a step-brother. She grew up
in Duluth and earned a degree
in mathematics from Colorado
College. She met and married
Tom Burns while they were
both employed at the Burroughs
Corporation in Colorado Springs.
They moved, with their two
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young children, to Glendale in
1979 as a result of a job change.
In 1981, the Burns family moved
to La Cañada Flintridge and
have been active in community
activities ever since.
For more information or to
make reservations, call (818)
790-9901. Lunch is $20 at the
door.
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CWC Announces Guest
Director Rob Blaney
The
California
Women’s
Chorus, Inc. (CWC), a nonprofit organization dedicated
to encouraging choral singing
among women, will hold its
46th annual public scholarship
concert on April 26 at 2 p.m.
at the Doubletree by Hilton
Hotel in Orange. Member
choruses throughout California
numbering over 300 women
belong to the CWC. The Verdugo
Hills Women’s Chorus (VHWC)
is a member of CWC and many
of its members will sing in the
combined chorus concert in
April.
VHWC has 35 members who
rehearse and perform for the
love of music and to bring joy to
their audiences. The purpose of
CWC and its member choruses
is to promote choral singing
among women and to raise
funds for music awards for vocal
students which are presented at
the annual concert.
This year, Rob Blaney will be
the guest director for the CWC
concert, “Sounds of the Seasons.”
Blaney,
an
accomplished
arranger and composer, is
currently the director of vocal
music at Woodbridge High
School in Irvine, where he
directs four choirs and teaches
classes in musical theatre
and vocal production. He is an
energetic and multi-talented
arranger,
composer
and
freelance musician. He received
a Kennedy Center award for
his original soundtrack for the
play, “The Woman In Black” at
Concordia University where he
received a B.A. degree and a
masters in education.
Accompanying the CWC
chorus will be Christine
Lecce, who received her
Bachelor of Music education
with an emphasis in piano
performance from Youngstown
State University in Ohio. She
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Woodbridge High School, Irvine.
Mistress of ceremonies for
the Sunday afternoon concert
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of the seal for CWC since 1979.
Since joining CWC in 1971,
she was choreographer for the
Whittier Women’s chorus for 20
years.
Concert tickets are available
at the theatre box office.
Suggested donation is $18.
Additional information is
available at www.cwchorus.
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To donate to the scholarship
fund, contact Ann Berneau
at (818) 882-2868 or email
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Dignity Health Glendale Memorial
Foundation Elects New Chair
The Dignity Health Glendale
Memorial Hospital Foundation
elected
long-time
Glendale
resident Craig Warden board
chair in March. For more than 12
years, Warden has served on the
Glendale Memorial Foundation
board, most recently as treasurer,
finance committee chair, and
member of the executive
committee.
“I am delighted to be elected
board chair, and I look forward to
working with the Foundation to
support Dignity Health Glendale
Memorial Hospital as we grow
and evolve to meet the needs of
a complex and dynamic health
care environment,” Warden
said. “Both my father and sister
are physicians and I’m deeply
committed to Glendale Memorial
and the team’s commitment to
compassionate,
kind-focused,
quality healthcare.”
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CCLCF Offers New Wine Classes
Building on its popular Wine
Tasting 101 classes, Community
Center of La Cañada Flintridge
developed a few new classes to
take sommeliers-in-training to
the next level. Three new classes
are planned in the near future
starting with pinot noir on
Wednesday, April 22 from 7 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. Participants will find
out the basics of pinot noir wine as
well as some interesting facts that
make it so unique. There will be
some tastings of the most delicious
pinot noirs and understand why
winemakers say Pinot Noir is “all
about place.” The cost is $50.
On June 10, a journey begins
into Wine & Cheese Pairing 101.
Pairing cheese and wine to bring
out the best takes a little bit of
science and a lot of experience. In
this class participants will learn
some general guidelines to help to
get it right more often than wrong.
Tasting tips will help identify each
participant’s personal favorites.
This class is from 7 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. and the cost is $60.
The final class will be a virtual
trip to the Santa Barbara wine
region known as California’s
Riviera that boasts one of the
most remarkable micro-climates
suited to the production of worldclass wines that California has
to offer. This place ranks among
the great wine appellations of
the state, and is known to rival
Napa and Sonoma. Participants
will discover the variety that this
region supports from pinot noir
and Syrah to chardonnay and
Viognier. This class is scheduled
for Wednesday, July 15 from 7
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $50.
“The wine tasting is a great
way for adults to come in and
see what the Community Center
has to offer,” said Maureen
Bond, executive director. “The
Community Center offers a lot
for the kids in our community,
but there are also plenty of
opportunities for adults to enjoy
as well. We are very fortunate
to have teamed up with Le Petit
Vendome Wine and Spirits for
our wine tasting classes. Their
wine bar is exquisite along with
the expertise of Ray Belknap and
Lynn Tran.”
For more information, visit
www.CCLCF.org or call (818) 7904353.
Community Center of La
Cañada Flintridge is located at
4469 Chevy Chase Drive in
La Cañada.
Questions About Today’s Real Estate?
Ask Phyllis!
Selecting The Right Real Estate Agent
Dear Phyllis,
I had my aunt’s La Crescenta
home listed for six months with
a local Realtor®. I thought I did
my homework and interviewed
several Realtors® prior to hiring
him. Once I listed the home,
I really didn’t hear from my
Realtor®, I would have to call
the office for updates. He never
offered any suggestions other
than to reduce the price. He
had the home listed for six
months and after a $100,000
price reduction, I only received
one low ball offer. The morning
my listing expired I started
receiving phone calls from
dozens of Realtors® on my
cell phone at 7 AM, and this
was nonstop until 10 PM that
night, and it has continued.
I have also been bombarded
with promotional items from
Realtors®. I guess my question
is that how do I avoid picking
the wrong Realtor® and what
should I expect to be different
this go round? LJ
Dear LJ,
The agent you hire should assist you in preparing your home
for sale, guide you in establishing the correct list price and
prepare a customized marketing plan. Check online review
sites such as Yelp, Zillow, Trulia
and Facebook. When you ask
neighbors and friends for their
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how easy it was to reach their
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advice they offered throughout
the entire process.
Hiring a Realtor® is similar
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How long have you been a
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How many sales did you complete last year? Of the homes
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where you represented the seller,
what was the average number of
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What was the original list price
compared to the final selling
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homes well below list price may
not be advising sellers to price
their homes correctly or may do
a poor job marketing their home.
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often mean you won’t get the 2nd
showing. In my opinion professional photography is nonnegotiable.
Share your experience with
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them how they will do a better
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hire commit to you in writing,
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LEISURE
Night of Music and
Recognition at Alex
By Isiah REYES
Photo by Isiah REYES
G
lendale
rocked
to the music of
Arturo Sandoval
and his big band when they
performed Saturday night at
the Alex Theatre along with
the 2015 Arturo Sandoval
Institute All Star Youth Band
for “Save the Music 3.”
Sandoval is a 2013
Presidential
Medal
of
Freedom recipient, a 10-time
Grammy Award winner, an
Emmy winner, a six-time
Billboard Award winner and
has an HBO movie about
his life titled “For Love or
Country.” “Save the Music
3” helped raise funds for the
Arturo Sandoval Institute,
which was created two years
ago to educate and support
students in music education.
The show opened with
the ASI All Star Youth Band
performing songs directed by
Frank Vardaros. The band
consisted of alto sax, tenor
sax, baritone sax, trombone,
trumpet, vibes, piano, guitar,
bass and drum players.
The
student
musicians
included some from schools
in the Glendale area, such
as Glendale, Hoover and
Crescenta Valley high schools,
as well as from the greater
Los Angeles area including
Long Beach Polytechnic High
and West Ranch High School
located in Santa Clarita.
Between the set, Sandoval
took time to present a
scholarship
award
to
saxophone player Christopher
Astoquillca who is a student
from the Los Angeles County
High School for the Arts.
“I would like to thank my
family, my friends and all my
co-workers,” said Astoquillca.
“I would also like to thank
the man who made this all
possible and brought me up
to where I am right now and
that’s my dad.”
Scott LaFata, president of
The Trumpet Players Hall
of Fame, went on stage to
honor bandleader, trumpeter,
songwriter and actor Ray
Anthony for the Lifetime
Achievement Award. Anthony
adds this recognition to many
he has already received,
including a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. He
played first trumpet in the
Glendale Orchestra in the
1940s.
“The goal of the Hall of
Fame is to honor the greats to
inspire young people around
the world with scholarships
and assistance,” LaFata said.
The president of the Los
Angeles College of Music
Thomas Aylesbury also went
on stage and recognized
Sandoval as a champion for
music education by naming
the school’s new brass wind
and woodwind’s bachelorassociate diploma program in
his name. The new programs
will be launched in the fall of
2015.
“It’s a privilege and honor
for us to have a partnership
with the institute,” said
Sandoval on receiving his
plaque from the Los Angeles
College of Music. “I know we
are going to help each other
because there’s only one
cause – and it’s a noble cause
– helping young students
in music to achieve their
dreams.”
Other special guests at
the event included Yolanda
Duke and Gian Marco. Duke
is a jazz, merengue, ballads,
bossa nova, salsa and bolero
singer who has performed
in venues around the world
with the Tito Puente Latin
Jazz Orchestra. Gian Marco
is one of the most prominent
Peruvian singers of all time
with 12 Latin Grammy
nominations and three Latin
Grammy awards in 2005,
2011 and 2012 for best singer/
songwriter album. He has 20
years of successful artistic
experience and has worked
with Gloria Estefan, Marc
Anthony, Thalia, and Paulina
Rubio to name a few.
Also on stage was CubanAmerican actor and director
Andy Garcia, who is known
for his roles in films “The
Godfather Part III” and the
“Ocean’s Eleven” trilogy.
As a member of the Arturo
Sandoval Institute advisory
board, Garcia was on stage
playing the bongos.
“The Arturo Sandoval
Institute provides education,
health coverage, instruments
and opportunities to all
students and this is most
important in order to grow
a civil society in a way that
represents us and unites
us,” said Garcia. “Music is an
important part of who we are
as human beings.”
Overall, the event was
a success in entertaining
the crowd as well as for
fund raising the Institute.
Sandoval has often said that
music had saved his life and
is the cure for the soul, so
he is trying his best to save
others with the gift of music.
Then & Now | Foothill and Angeles Crest
Then » This was the “town center” of La Cañada back in the teens. The view
is looking northwest along Michigan Avenue (Foothill) toward Haskell (Angeles
Crest). On the left are some retail buildings, along with a gas station and
automotive repair garage – high tech for that era.
A First for Armenia and
Composer Ian Krouse
By Ted AYALA
For any composer, the imminent world
premiere of one of their works is an occasion
that always brings with it feelings of excited,
joyous anticipation for the new sounds about
to be unleashed before their audience. But
for Ian Krouse the coming premiere of his
latest work is an altogether more serious
matter.
It has fallen upon Krouse’s shoulders to
not only compose a work commemorating
the centennial of the Armenian Genocide,
but to also compose the very first classical
setting of the Requiem Mass in the Armenian
language.
The Lark Musical Society of Glendale,
which
commissioned
Krouse’s
“An
Armenian Requiem,” will premiere the
work on Wednesday, April 22 at 8 p.m. at
UCLA’s Royce Hall. They will be joined by
singers Shoushik Barsoumian, Nike St.
Clair, Yegishe Manucharian and Vladimir
Chernov along with the Tziatzan Children’s
Choir, Lark Mastersingers, and UCLA
Philharmonia under the direction of Neal
Stulberg.
Krouse, who is a professor at the
university’s Herb Alpert School of Music,
said that it was he who suggested the
ambitious project to Lark’s founder and
director Vatsche Barsoumian, after finishing
work on a prior Lark commission. “An
Armenian Requiem” will be Krouse’s third
commission from Lark.
“I have always wanted to compose a largescale requiem mass, particularly along the
lines of Britten’s ‘War Requiem,’ and so I
suggested such a project to Vatsche,” Krouse
said. “The idea caught his attention and he
reminded me that the timing couldn’t be
more perfect. After all, the centennial of the
Armenian Genocide was just around the
corner. I was particularly intrigued when he
observed that [a setting in Armenian of the
requiem mass] had never been done.”
Though Krouse neither speaks nor reads
Armenian, he was aided in his word setting
by Barsoumian, who also selected the texts
employed for the work.
“Vastche spent nearly a year consulting
with experts in the field before arriving at the
present structure: seven liturgical sections
which would be preceded, juxtaposed and
followed by poems carefully chosen from the
past 1,000 years of Armenian history,” the
composer explained.
The 15 texts comprising the work reach
out beyond the traditional Catholic Requiem
and include, among others, works by the
early 20th century poet century Atom
Yarjanian and 13th century mystic Gregory
of Narek. The works of the former, who
took up the pen name “Siamanto,” have
become etched into the Armenian collective
memory. One of his poems opens Krouse’s
“An Armenian Requiem.”
It was last July that Barsoumian
presented Krouse with the final selection
of texts. Though he had been the instigator
of this ambitious work, even he was
taken aback by the scale of the texts
chosen. Nonetheless, he buckled down to
work, taking the fall semester off to fully
concentrate on composition.
“During breaks from composing, I read
the Bible from beginning to end, something
I had not done for many years,” Krouse said.
“[I also] studied the history of the Armenian
people, in particular the events leading up to
the Genocide.”
Though Krouse said that “An Armenian
Requiem” calls upon influences ranging
from J. S. Bach, Brahms, and Britten to
Renaissance masters such as Pierre de la
Rue and Johannes Ockeghem, he singled
out the music of Komitas Vardapet as a
“cornerstone” of the work. Komitas – who was
a well-respected composer and musicologist,
as well as a priest – was among the very first
Armenian intellectuals rounded up by the
Ottoman Turks in the purges that augured
the start of the Genocide.
“Komitas’ own beautiful settings of the
Divine Liturgy,” said Krouse, “along with
other hymns from the Armenian service,
serve … in much the same way that J.S.
Bach used Lutheran chorales in his passions
and cantatas. Since becoming associated
with Lark, I have developed a growing
familiarity and admiration for the music
of Armenia, in particular Komitas, who,
tragically, suffered a nervous breakdown in
the aftermath of the Genocide from which he
would never fully recover.”
Tickets for the world premiere of Ian
Krouse’s “An Armenian Requiem” can be
purchased online from the Lark Musical
Society via its website www.lark2015.org or
by calling (818) 500-9997. Tickets can also
be purchased at Abril Bookstore in Glendale
(415 E. Broadway) by calling (818) 243-4112.
Royce Hall is located at 340 Royce Dr., Los
Angeles on the UCLA campus.
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Now » Michigan Avenue had been a single lane each direction. It became
Foothill Boulevard and was radically widened. Haskell (named for Dr.
Benjamin Briggs’ sister Maria Haskell) became a major thoroughfare when
the Angeles Crest Highway was pushed through to Palmdale. The century old
buildings that once housed the garage and gas station are still there.
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Le Salon and SCO Perform This Sunday
By Ted AYALA
In 1922 Dutch composer
Leo
Smit
composed
his
breakthrough
work
“Silhouettes,” which earned
him raves from Dutch critics
over his skillful incorporation
of Jazz Age sonorities in a
symphonic work. A bright talent
had dawned over Holland and
with it an even brighter future
seemed to augur for him.
Instead, just over 20 years after
his pen set down the double
bars for the composition’s coda,
his life was snuffed out at the
Sobibor Concentration Camp
immediately upon his arrival
there.
Le Salon de Musiques will
be paying tribute to Smit’s
life and work – as well as to
the countless Jews, Roma,
and Slavs that perished in the
Holocaust – this Sunday with
a program centered around his
sunny “Sextet for Piano and
Winds.” Composed while Smit
was living in Paris, the work
displays a joyous insouciance
soaked in the breezy music of
Les Six and Stravinsky, then in
the ascendent in France.
Programmed along with the
Smit “Sextet” will be works by
Mozart, Duparc, Hahn, and
Poulenc.
That same afternoon on the
other side of Chavez Ravine,
the Santa Cecilia Orchestra,
under its music director Sonia
Maria de León de Vega, will
be performing Schumann’s
“Symphony No. 2” and Lalo’s
“Cello Concerto.” Joining the
orchestra in the Lalo will be
cellist
Christine
Lamprea,
winner of the 2013 Spinx
Competition.
Le Salon’s performance will
take place on the fifth floor of
the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
in Los Angeles this Sunday,
April 19 at 4 p.m. General
admission tickets are $75 and
$39 for students. To purchase
tickets and obtain more
information, go online to www.
lesalondemusiques.com/tickets.
asp or call (310) 498-0257.
The
Santa
Cecilia
performance will take place at
Occidental College’s Thorne
Hall at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 19.
Tickets for general admission
are $22 and $26. Patrons
under 17 are $8. For tickets
and more information, please
go online to www.scorchestra.
org/concertstickets/ or call (323)
259-3011.
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Weekly
Horoscopes
by John Deering and John Newcombe
Provided by horoscope.com
April 13, 2015 - April 19, 2015
The tempo is a little slower this week. Fleet-footed Mercury edges into Taurus on Tuesday,
paving the way for a more practical and earthy approach to everyday life. Venus opposes
Saturn on the same day, which could coincide with frustration around matters of the
heart. Pluto rewinds on Thursday, while Friday brings a lively Mars/Jupiter square. Get
ready for a fresh start on Saturday with a New Moon in Aries. Finally, both Mercury and
Venus aspect nebulous Neptune on Sunday!
CALENDAR this
FLINTRIDGE BOOKSTORE
HOLDS BOOK SIGNINGS
Tonight, Thursday, April 16 at 7 p.m.
Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse hosts
a book signing for Mary Pat Kelly. Her
recent release “Of Irish Blood” is a novel
about an outspoken young woman and
Ireland’s struggle for freedom in the early
years of the 20th century. Kelly is the bestselling author of the novel “Galway Bay,”
called“pure magic”by Frank McCourt.“Of
Irish Blood” continues this saga which is
based on the history of her Irish-American
family.
In 1903, talented, outspoken and
progressive Nora Kelly, 24, is climbing
the ladder of opportunity until she falls
for an attractive but dangerous man who
sends her running back to Paris. There she
stumbles into the centuries-old College
des Irlandais and meets a good-looking
scholar, an unconventional priest and
Ireland’s revolutionary women who
challenge Nora to honor her Irish blood
and join the fight for independence.
Kelly has told various stories
connected to Ireland. Besides being
an author, she is an award-winning
documentary filmmaker. She produced
and directed the PBS documentaries “To
Live for Ireland,” a portrait of Nobel Peace
Prize winner John Hume and the political
party he led; “Home Away from Home:
The Yanks in Ireland,” a history of U.S.
forces in Northern Ireland during World
War II; and “Proudly We Served: The Men
of the USS Mason,” a portrayal of the only
African-American sailors to take a World
War II ship into combat.
Then on Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m.,
Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse
hosts a talk and book signing for author
Carol Wawrychuk, longtime resident
of La Cañada Flintridge and retired
teacher from the city’s Paradise Canyon
Elementary School. Her book, “Taking
Nana Home,” is the true account of her
search for her grandmother’s grave
decades after Nana’s death.
In 2004, 35 years after she died while
a patient in the mental hospital in Las
Vegas, New Mexico, Nana came to her
granddaughter in a vision. “Take me
home, Carol. Take me home.” Little did
Wawrychuk know Nana was apparently
speaking for over 2,000 souls in need of
a final resting place.
From confronting the bureaucracy of
a state government to interviews with
news media to doggedly pursuing the
hospital administration, Wawrychuk’s
search pushed her out of the safety net
of her comfortable life as a wife, mother
and teacher.
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.
CASINO NIGHT
The Women’s Council of the USC
Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH)
Foundation will host a special casino
night fundraiser to benefit USC-VHH.
The event will take place at USC-VHH
(Council Room) from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30
p.m. on Friday, April 17.
Cost is $100 per person, which includes
heavy hors d’oeuvres, two drink tickets
and $2,000 worth of funny money. Event
tickets must be purchased in advance.
Tickets will not be sold at the door. To
purchase tickets, call (818) 952-2226.
Since its founding in 1973, the
Women’s Council has raised more than
$3 million for hospital programs and
services.
All proceeds from this event will benefit
the hospital’s nursery department.
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, 1812
Verdugo Blvd., Glendale
AAUW PASADENA ELECTION
The American Association of University
Women will elect new officers at the
annual Pasadena branch meeting
scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Saturday,
April 18 at the Women’s City Club in
Pasadena. There also will be openings
for committee assignments.
For reservations for lunch, $20 per
person, call Gloria Reynolds at (626) 7983896.
Women’s City Club, 160 N. Oakland
Ave., Pasadena
LCWC HOLDS FASHION SHOW
The La Crescenta Woman’s Club is
holding its annual fashion show. This
year members are celebrating Derby Days
and are having a Derby hat contest for all
guests. There will be a silent auction, a live
auction and opportunity baskets. Lunch
will be served followed by a fashion
show with clothing from Drapers and
Damons. The festivities begin at 10:30
a.m. on Saturday, April 18. The event will
be held at the LCWC clubhouse at 4004
La Crescenta Ave. Don’t miss out on the
fun and fashions!
Tickets are only $40 per person. Make
reservations with Cindy at (818) 249-2374.
IMMIGRATION TOPS DEMO CLUB
MEETING
Immigration is the topic of Sunday’s
meeting of the Cañada Crescenta
Democratic Club. Speaker Dr. Adrian
D. Pantoja, professor in political studies
and Chicano studies at Pitzer College in
Claremont, is also a senior analyst with
Latino Decisions, a political polling firm
surveying and analyzing the Latino
electorate.
The meeting April 19 is from 3 p.m. to
5 p.m. at the home of Greta Pruitt in La
Crescenta.
In addition, the Club is honored to
have Elaine Hurd, one of the founders
of the local Democratic Club, as special
guest speaker.
Among club business matters
presided over by President Chuck Guinta
will be a vote on By-laws amendments
relative to membership and fiscal year
and more details about the Club’s 10th
anniversary plans.
For more information, visit http://
canadacrescentadems.org.
NEXT MEETING OF MONTROSE
AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY
The Montrose African Violet Society
is having its next club meeting on
Wednesday, April 22 at 10 a.m. at
Descanso Gardens (Birch Room). Guest
speaker is Joe Mandoky who will present
a program on bees.
Guests are always welcome to
attend the meeting and will have the
opportunity to win the door prize,
participate in the silent auction and
raffle table. Refreshments are served and
friendships are made.
For more information, contact club
president at [email protected] or
telephone (323) 236-0104 or visit www.
montroseafricanviolets.weebly.com.
Descanso Gardens (Birch Room) 1418
Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge
CV ALLIANCE PROGRAMS
CV Alliance hosts the next Teen Trials &
Tribulations presentation“Reengineering
the Teenage Brain” with Tina Givrad, PhD
on Thursday, April 23 from 7 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. Free, and open to the public. Adults
& kids welcome!
Parent/guardian education programs
are held Tuesday nights from 7 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. Free and for adults only! On
April 21, “Drugs and Teens: A Parent’s
Perspective.”
All programs are held in the CV High
Library, 2900 Community Ave. and are
free for the community.
Walk & Talk is on Wednesday mornings,
from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in CV Park,
3901 Dunsmore near the community
center. Rain cancels. Dogs welcome!
For information, email [email protected].
SMIT ON SALON DE MUSIQUES
ROSTER
The next presentation of Salon de
Musiques is on April 19 and pays a tribute
to the genius Dutch composer Leo Smit
with his magical “Sextet for Winds &
Piano,” an L.A. premiere.
The complete program, featuring
Mozart, Poulenc, Duparc, Hahn, & Satie,
will be performed by world renowned
artists soprano Elissa Johnston, Pamela
Vliek-Martchev on flute, Don Foster,
clarinet, Judith Farmer, bassoon, Jennifer
Johnson, oboe, Laura Brenes-Griffiths,
horn, Edith Orloff, piano, and Francois
Chouchan, piano.
An informal Q&A with the artists will
follow the performance and a gourmet
buffet dinner provided by Patina with
French champagne will be served.
Tickets are $39 for students, and $75
general admission that includes dinner
and drinks.
The performance takes place at 4 p.m.
at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, fifth
floor, 135 N. Grand Ave, Los Angeles.
RAPP, MONTROSE PEACE VIGIL
HOST FUN EVENING
RAPP and Montrose Peace Vigil present
comedian and pastor Rev. Jane Voigts on
Friday, April 24 at CV United Methodist
Church. She’s got a fresh and funny
take on the Bible that audiences love.
Whether the Bible is seen as literature,
an important part of the cultural fabric,
or a guiding Word from God, there will
be mind stretching, eye opening, belly
laughing insights for all to enjoy. Also
performing will be CVUMC’s music
director and jazz pianist extraordinaire
Barb Catlin-Bergeron. Also, Edmond
Hambarsumian will be sharing some
reflections on the Armenian Genocide.
All are invited to attend. Performance
begins at 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m.
CV United Methodist Church, 2700
Montrose Ave., La Crescenta
ABWA SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON
A ARIES March 21 - April 19
G LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 22
If it seems like you’ve done nothing but
rush around lately, this week brings the
chance to catch your breath. After all the
razzamatazz and excitement, pause and
assess your progress. You’ll also need to
think about money and other resources,
such as talents, information, and anything
else necessary to get ahead and how you
might make use them. If you still want to
commit, make April 18 the day you decide
you’ll stick with a plan or new relationship
no matter what.
If you’re eager to get your money working
harder for you, the current alignment
suggests that putting in the effort now
can bring good returns further down
the line. You can do even better if you’re
willing to ask for advice from someone
with experience. The New Moon in
Aries brings an opportunity to take a
relationship to a new level. Whether you’re
in a budding romance or considering a
business partnership, this is the time to
go for it.
B TAURUS April 20 - May 20
It’s time to turn inspiration into perspiration
- take that bright idea and run with it. In this
respect, Mercury’s move into your sign
primes your ability to plan and research
your options. But there’s no rush. Allow
whatever you have in mind to grow
organically and you won’t go far wrong.
Don’t force anything, but do take advantage
of a wave of enthusiasm on Thursday to
make a start. Meanwhile, a romantic dream
can come true over the weekend.
H SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21
Mercury’s move into Taurus brings an
opportunity to clear the air, discuss
your priorities, or find a compromise
in a difficult situation. You’ll find your
interactions have a soothing, beneficial
effect on you. Even if you can’t agree on
something, the earthy qualities of this
week’s blend of energies can act as a
balm to your soul. If your intense feelings
have complicated matters, you’ll find the
common sense solutions that show up
this week to be a revelation.
C GEMINI May 21 - June 20
Have you been finding it hard to get
through to someone? If so, this issue could
come to a head around Tuesday, when the
person in question may seem at their most
stubborn. Don’t ask for any favors at this
time, whoever it is, as you might receive
short shrift. The New Moon in Aries can
pave the way for a new beginning. This may
be your opportunity to meet the person
halfway. The weekend is great for movies,
fun, and chilling out in general.
CANCER June 21 - July 22
With Jupiter forging ahead in your money
zone, delays in receiving cash and other
forms of abundance should soon come
to an end. Those seeds you planted a
while ago will begin to sprout, bringing
the potential for greater income for you.
You can also increase your chances
of attracting golden opportunities by
networking regularly, whether you’re
looking for new friends or something more
romantic. Begin a key goal on Saturday,
when the New Moon in Aries can help you
get a head start.
E LEO July 23 - August 22
There’s plenty of potential for fun and
drama in your life, particularly if you’re
willing to move outside your comfort
zone. There’s also a push to succeed in
your career, which you can benefit from
by slowing down and considering what
you really want. It’s worth spending time
doing this, as the climate is right for you to
succeed so long as you’re heading in the
right direction. A more sensitive influence
over the weekend can spotlight some
romantic possibilities.
F VIRGO August 23 - Sept. 22
The urgency around money matters may
die down this week, leaving you feeling
less anxious yet even more motivated to
increase your earning potential. One way
of doing this might be to upgrade your skill
set by taking a course or class. If you’re
driven to increase your knowledge, this is
the time to go for it. On Saturday you’ll be
confident enough to move in the direction
of your dreams, as an optimistic influence
pushes you to move outside your comfort
zone.
I SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21
A Venus/Saturn connection could leave
you feeling out in the cold early this week.
But because the aspect is temporary,
things between you and another can
quickly improve. As Mercury glides into
Taurus it pays to nurture your mind and
body by getting enough sleep, eating the
right foods, and exercising regularly. If
you’ve been busy, think about indulging in
a spa day or massage. You are your own
best resource, so it certainly pays to invest
in your well-being.
J CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19
The likelihood of romance is high as Mars
continues its journey through sensuous
Taurus. If you’re in the dating loop, you’ll
have the most luck when you seek out
others who share your love of the good
things in life - people who enjoy gourmet
food, excel at business, and love the same
cultural activities. Saturday’s New Moon in
Aries can be a catalyst for change on the
home front. If you have a plan, that’s the
day to put it into action.
K AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
A love tryst could seem to turn a little sour
on Tuesday. Try not to take it personally.
There’s a good chance your sweetheart
has issues that have nothing to do with
you. As it’s only temporary, you’ll soon be
back on good terms. Are you in a long-term
relationship? You may be eager to sort out
home-based projects. Saturday could be
your best bet, as a potent transit delivers
the energy and enthusiasm to get things
off to a great start.
. PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20
With Venus now in Gemini, it’s technically
a great time to entertain at home and make
family and friends feel welcome. The only
exception to this could be Tuesday, when
an edgy connection could throw a monkey
wrench in the works. The weekend looks
like perfect party material if you’re hoping
to celebrate. It’s also excellent for a date
with a romantic theme. If you want to
impress or give your sweetheart special
treat, this is the time to go for it.
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RELIGION
Q
uestion:
Five years ago, I
married a wonderful
woman who had a
son I’ll call David who is now 7. We
now
together also have another
son, Jason, who is 4. David was
very excited to have a little brother
when
Jason was born. I consider
my stepson my son and do not
differentiate between the “step”
and the son who is a blood relative.
I also do not play favorites between
my own son and stepson.
My problem is my
father who
will not accept David as a member
of the family.
My mother, who is divorced from
my
father, treats David as her
own grandchild. I’m really angry
with my father because this has
gone on
for five years, and the
discussion became particularly
heated after Jason was born.
Should I just let this
go, or is
there something I can say to my
father that could help him change
his mind?
~ Family Man
Dear Family Man,
First of all, I very much
appreciate the love and caring
you have for your son David. How
lucky he is to
have you as his dad.
I also appreciate your concern
over your father’s attitude and his
rejection of
David as a grandchild
and your concern over the impact
this might have upon David and
his feelings
about himself. A child’s
self image, good or bad, is often
shaped very profoundly by his or
her family
and the way they are
treated, valued and regarded by
their elders.
Unfortunately, there is nothing
you can do to directly confront
and change your father’s mind.
No
matter how hurtful, your father
is free to have his own opinion.
Clearly, your many discussions
have
not resulted in any change
in his mind regarding this issue.
There is no point in banging your
head
against the wall with any
more unfruitful confrontations.
The healing you seek is not
going to occur on
this level.
The
healing will occur inwardly, on
the spiritual level. All the great
saints and mystics have shown
that
life reflects back to us what
we think (imagine or feel) into it.
The outer world reflects the inner
world. So
there is no need to go
outside yourself for the healing
relationship you seek between
your father and
David. It can
happen right inside you through
affirmative prayer. Prayer is the
great miracle worker
and the
belief in the power of your prayer
(i.e. faith) is the engine for its
accomplishment. Whenever
you
desire, or especially when you are
angry or fearful over this issue,
you can say this little prayer.
Keep
at it until it manifests. Believe
me, it will manifest. Here it is:
“In the name of God, I declare
there
is only perfect peace, love,
harmony, happiness and goodness
between my father and David.
They
treasure and delight in one
another’s company. And so it is,
Amen.”
RELIGION SERVICE DIRECTORY
(Missouri Synod)
Sunday services 10:45 a.m.
www.lightonthecorner.org
Crescenta Valley
United Methodist Church
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Wednesdays 7PM
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Spiritually Speaking answers personal questions and concerns from a spiritual
perspective. Local religious leaders taking part in the discussion include Mark
Yeager/Chaplain YMCA of the Foothills; Bryan Griem of Montrose Community
Church; Jon Karn of Light on the Corner Church; Kimberlie Zakarian of Holy House
Ministries; Skip Lindeman of La Cañada Congregational United Church of Christ; Rabbi
Simcha Backman of Chabad of Glendale; Rabbi Janet Bieber of Jewish Community &
Learning Center of the Foothills; Levent Akbarut of Islamic Congregation of La Cañada
Flintridge; Betty Stapleford of Unitarian Universalist; Steve Marshall of CV United
Methodist Church; Elaine Cho of La Canada United Methodist Church; Holly Stauffer of
St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church; Beverly Craig of La Crescenta Center for Spiritual Living; Randy
Foster of Christian Life Church; Centers for Spiritual Living Practitioners: Laney Clevenger-White, Sandra
Shields, Anthony Kelson, Gary Bates; Marsalee Forrestar/Shamanic Practitioner; Mary Morgan of Redondo Beach
Center for Spiritual Living; and Sharon Weisman, atheist/agnostic/secular humanist/free thinker. We welcome
your questions and comments. Email us at [email protected].
Responses are offered from the perspectives of individual clergy members, which may or may not be in agreement
with other respondents of Spiritually Speaking nor the editor and staff of the Crescenta Valley Weekly.
Anthony Kelson, RScP
La Crescenta Center for
Spiritual Living
[email protected]
Dear Family Man,
Blended family relationships
often have their challenges,
especially at first. It’s wonderful
that you and most of your family
have been able to successfully
navigate them and have formed
loving bonds with both David and
Jason. People, being human, can
take more time than others in our
families to also come to this same
point.
God’s plan has always been to
restore
broken
relationships
in families. He is “a father to
the fatherless and a protector
of widows, and He sets those
deserted into families” (Ps. 68:5-6,
paraphrased). He has placed you
Center for Spiritual
Living - La Crescenta
Light on the Corner Church
Pastor Jon Karn
1911 Waltonia Drive
Montrose
(818) 249-4806
Spiritually
Speaking
The Rev. Jim Bullock, interim Pastor
www.lcifoothills.org / 818-790-1951
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“Where it is our dream to help you build
and manifest your dreams!”
4845 Dunsmore Ave.
La Crescenta, CA
91214
(818) 249-1045
Celebration Service Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Ongoing spiritual
growth 7:00
classes
Wednesday
Night Service
p.m.
and counseling available
ST. BEDE the VENERABLE
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
A Catholic Community ~
Here to Worship, Called to Serve
ALL ARE WELCOME
Rev. Msgr. Antonio Cacciapuoti, Pastor
Rev. Greg Dongkore, Associate Pastor
Deacon Augie Won
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Masses
Monday-Friday: 8:10 a.m.
Saturday: 8:10 a.m.,
and Vigil Mass at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
Others
Vespers: Monday-Friday 5:30 p.m.
Reconciliation: Saturdays
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Rosary: 8:30 a.m.
Weekdays and following Vespers
215 Foothill Boulevard
La Canada Flintridge, California 91011
(818) 949-4300 • www.bede.org
in David’s life to be a loving father
to a little boy, who certainly needs
one. Your unconditional love and
fathering of both of your sons will
help them grow as men and as
fathers to their children.
Your relationships with both
David and Jason speak volumes to
your family members. Even though
your father may not acknowledge
it, when he is with you and your
boys, he sees you living out your
commitment to love both sons and
not play favorites. Your consistency
is key in sending that message to
him.
Since your father has harbored
his attitude toward David more
than five years, it may not change
any time soon. Hopefully at some
point it will. There probably isn’t
much that you haven’t already
said to encourage your dad to
change his mind. The best thing
To be in our
Ser vice
Director y
contact
Emily Fairchild
at
(818) 248-2740
COME MEET US!
St. Luke’s
of-the-Mountains
Episcopal Church
Sundays
Gathering 9:30AM
Worship 10:00AM
Domingo Misa en Español a las 12:00PM
Sunday School and Child Care
All are Welcome
2563 Foothill Blvd, La Crescenta
818-248-3639
http://stlukeslacrescenta.org/
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St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church
you can do is pray that God
changes your father’s heart, where
lasting change happens. You might
remind him how he, as a loving
grandfather, can play an important
role in David’s life. Scheduling
outings where your father can
interact with David, only, may also
help to foster more relationship.
Something important for you,
personally, is to not allow difficulties
with your father to diminish your
respect and love for him. If you
are harboring any resentment or
unforgiveness, I would encourage
you to release it to God, so that He
can work in your heart as well as
your father’s. Continuing to honor,
love, and respect your father will
encourage him to reciprocate.
Blessings to you and your family,
Pastor Dabney Beck
YMCA Volunteer Chaplain
[email protected]
Dear Family Man,
It seems to me that you are
caught between two loyalties. You
want to love and respect your
father, as well as to love, protect
and nourish your sons. Of the
two loyalties, being a good father
trumps the former, especially in
your situation. While I’m not
sure you can change your father’s
mind, you can protect your sons.
The big question is this: Is this
impacting the value and selfworth of David? If it’s not, then I
encourage you to let it and let go
of the anger. If it is, you should
take steps to protect your son.
If needed, you might try the
following conversation with
your father: “Dad, I love you
very much, as I do both of my
sons. Nothing would give me
more pleasure than to see you
involved in the lives of your
grandchildren and to participate
in the significant events in their
lives. However, as a father, I have
a responsibility to make sure
that my children feel loved and
accepted. I cannot allow any of
my sons to feel like a second-class
person who is not fully a part
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of our family. If you cannot do that,
I will respect that. But we will not
be able to spend time with you as
a family. I will continue to love you
and I would want to continue to get
together with you – just you and I.
The decision is yours. I hope you’ll
find it in your heart to welcome
David fully into our family. But
again, the decision is yours. Let me
know.”
Obviously, this would be a
difficult conversation. Frankly,
your father may not respond well to
it. However, I think you may need
to “man-up” or rather “Daddy-up”
and protect your son from rejection.
I encourage you to let go of the
anger, to spend time in prayer, and
to fully discuss this option with
your wife. If you feel that this step
is necessary, set up an appropriate
time to talk to your father, assure
him of your love and ask him to
carefully consider what you are
going to say.
You sound like a very caring man,
and my guess is that Jason and
David are fortunate to have you as
their father.
Warmly,
Pastor Bill Flanders
First Baptist Church of La
Crescenta
[email protected]
Q
Dear Proud Papa,
It must have been difficult for
you when your wife left you for
another man and it’s wonderful
that you were able to raise your
daughters with the support of your
extended family. You must have
been very hurt to not venture into
another romantic relationship for
15 years.
I can understand why your first
impulse is to tell your ex-wife to
bug off.
But I think you’re asking
for advice from all the wrong
people. Your daughters are adults
now and they are the only ones
whose input matters. You did the
right thing by providing a stable
home environment for your girls
when they were young. I hope
you are able to continue to take
the high road and not succumb to
vindictiveness.
You don’t mention if their mother
told you why she has had a change
of heart regarding seeing them.
Maybe she has health news that
might be of interest to them. Did
she have other children? Perhaps
there is something about halfsiblings she wants to share with
them.
I would let them decide if
they want to see her or not. Give
them her contact information and
graciously step out of the way.
You can stand by to help them
cope with whatever feelings this
unexpected contact from their
mother generates.
Good luck with this sensitive
situation.
uestion:
When our children,
both girls, were 3
and 5 years old, my wife left me for
a man she met at work and they
moved to another state. She left
the girls with me. Thankfully, my
parents and my sisters were helpful
in raising them because I never
remarried nor did I even date.
Now, they are 18 and 20. Recently,
although she’s not seen them in the
past 15 years and had made it
plain that she didn’t want to, their
mother has contacted me and asked
see the girls. I forgave her long ago
but I’m torn between asking my
beautiful daughters if they want to
see her or just telling her to bug off.
My parents and sisters don’t
want me to tell them. The 20-yearold has vague memories of their
mother, but the 18-year-old doesn’t.
I welcome any advice that would
help sort this out for me.
~ Proud Papa
Sharon Weisman
Atheist/agnostic/secular
humanist/free thinker
[email protected]
Dear Proud Papa,
First, let me commend you on
being a responsible, loving parent.
I am also impressed that you have
found forgiveness for the difficult
situation you were left in by your
ex-wife. It must have been
confusing and hurtful. I can
only imagine your concern
now that she is interested
in coming back into your
lives after such a long time.
There are no easy answers
in this kind of controversy.
I spent considerable time in
reviewing this and had written
a response that I was ready to
send in to my minister.
Then, this morning I was sitting
in church when our pianist, who
was standingin for our guest soloist,
started talking about “spring house
cleaning.” She coupled this
with needing to find forgiveness
with a perplexing situation that
has been troubling her for some
time – clearing out the old in her
heart to make room for new choices.
The metaphor was striking and I
immediately thought of you. This
could be a gift in disguise.
There are four adults who have
been affected by this traumatic
situation. It is important that each
of you have an opportunity to
search your hearts for a solution. As
the caretaker and protector of your
daughters, it is imperative that you
check your heart for any ill feelings
you may have toward your ex-wife
and clear the path. It is also wise to
check with your ex to see what she
is expecting to get from this sudden
change of heart. Then, sit down
with your daughters and explain
the situation and let them make
up their own minds about what
to do next. At 18 and 20 they are
adults and have the right to have
an opinion.
Here is where faith comes in.
Spiritually speaking, you have to
trust that you have given them the
guidance to make a clear decision
for themselves – not an easy choice
for any parent. Whatever decision
is made, the ex-wife must allow that
to stand. In a way, she forfeited her
rights 15 years ago. This is a time
for prayer and deep meditation for
a solution of love and compassion.
Namaste.
Gary Bates, Practitioner
Center for Spiritual Living – La
Crescenta
[email protected]
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Open House at LDS
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known to many by
the nickname The Mormons, is hosting an open house on April 18 from 5
p.m. to 8 p.m. at their Sunland building at 7955 Hillrose St. The open house will introduce the faith and display what Mormons are
doing locally and internationally to feed God’s sheep as directed biblically.
Displays will be presented on various general church programs including
genealogy and family history, emergency preparedness and humanitarian
outreach, scouting and other youth programs, the international women’s
organization, and addiction recovery. The church’s new Christ-centered
video, “Because He Lives” will also be presented.
Members of local LDS Spanish, Tagalog, and Armenian-speaking
congregations will be present to introduce topics to non-English speaking
neighbors.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions.
All are welcome!
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BUSINESS
» Montrose
» Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce
“Your Business is Our Business”
We at the Chamber are
looking for feedback from local
businesses regarding some
important possible legislation.
The City of Los Angeles is
exploring an increase in the
city’s minimum wage from the
current $9 per hour to between
$13.25 and $15.25 per hour,
to be phased in over multiple
years. The L.A. County Board of
Supervisors is also considering a
raise in the minimum wage.
The
Crescenta
Valley
Chamber of Commerce would
like the input of local businesses
regarding the possible increase
of the minimum wage and
how it could affect you. Please
give us your opinion on any
impact this could have on your
business or potential effects
on the community. Please
send your answers to the
following questions and any
additional comments to info@
crescentavalleychamber.org.
• Are you happy with the
current minimum wage?
• Do you already pay a higher
minimum wage?
• Would the raise in pay impact
your business? If so, how?
• In your opinion, would a raise
in pay make your business
relocate to a city with a lower
minimum wage?
We thank the following
businesses for renewing their
membership with the Chamber
during the month of March:
Millie Alvarez, Dilbeck Realtors;
Andy’s Transfer & Storage; Dr.
William Ashby, DDS; Craig’s
Electric; Crescenta-Cañada Pet
Hospital; Giuseppe’s Pizzeria;
Mark’s Handyman Service;
Orchard Supply Hardware;
Professional
Development
Center of GCC; St. Luke’s of
the Mountains; Trotta Floor
Coverings; and USC Verdugo
Hills Hospital.
These businesses are a
vital part of a network of
organizations that supports
events and opportunities that
make living in the Crescenta
Valley so appealing.
Please
support our Chamber members.
This Saturday, April 18, come
and cheer on 182 athletes at
the Special Olympics Tri-Valley
Games at CV High School!
Delegations of athletes from
all over Southern California
will come to CVHS for a day of
competition, food and fun. Every
athlete is paired with a local
high school student “buddy”
as they compete to qualify for
the 2015 Southern California
Summer Games.
And, of course, make sure your
calendar has the Hometown
Country Fair listed for the
following Saturday, April 25!
Lisa Dupuy, executive director
CV Chamber of Commerce
3131 Foothill Blvd. ‘D’
La Crescenta, CA 91214
(818) 248-4957
Crescenta Valley
Weekly
THE FOOTHILLS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
S h o p p i n g Pa r k N e w s
Meet Shara From
Anew Luke Salon!
The Montrose Shopping Park is full of creative and “on trend”
business owners who are passionate about what they do. I first
met Shara Shahouni (even his name is fun to say!) at our MSPA
merchants’ dinner last fall at Casa Cordoba. This man exudes
personality and charm and is fervent about his area of expertise
as chief stylist and owner of Anew Luke Salon. You’ll like him right
away! When you sit in Shara’s chair you’ll feel like our young model
here. This man combines his natural love of people and fun with
the latest fashion trends. Even the way he dresses tells you he is
up-to-the-minute with the designer world. The last thing he wants
to see is someone “trapped” under a stale hairstyle. To this end,
Shara makes frequent trips “down the hill” to see what’s going on in
Beverly Hills and Hollywood. The good news is he can do the same
– and better – but at Montrose friendly prices in a peaceful salon.
» Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce
Montrose Art Walk, Golf Tournament & Scholarships
The Montrose-Verdugo City
Chamber of Commerce will once
again be hosting the Art Walk
Sidewalk Sale in the 2300 and
2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue.
We have four dates on the calendar
and the first one is approaching
fast! The first Art Walk of the year
is on Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. If you haven’t been to our
previous Art Walks, you’re missing
out. We have many new artists this
year and many of your returning
favorites who will be displaying
their work. But we are looking
for more. If you are an artist and
want to display your work, we
are looking for you! You can find
everything you need at our website
www.montroseartwalk.com.
You
can download an application and
submit it. We work very hard to
make sure that all the artwork
we display is original to the artist
and was made by hand. We have
various
artists
representing
many genres in the art world:
watercolor, oils, acrylics, etchings,
photography, collages and more.
There will also be artists displaying
jewelry, woodwork, glasswork,
pottery and much more. Some will
work as you watch. The weather
is beautiful now and it is a perfect
time to come out and stroll the
streets of Montrose. The remaining
Art Walk dates are on the following
Saturdays: July 18, Sept. 19 and
Nov. 21.
While you are in Montrose
you can have lunch at one of the
many restaurants in town, have
an ice cream cone and browse all
the wonderful shops on Honolulu
Avenue. It’s a great family outing!
Take some time as well to stop by
and say hello to the new businesses
that have just come into town.
There will be music to enjoy as you
walk around.
Our
19th
Annual
Golf
Tournament will be on Thursday,
May 14. Please come out and join
us and play a round of golf at the
Verdugo Hills Golf Course and help
us raise money for scholarships for
graduating seniors from Crescenta
Valley and Clark Magnet high
schools. We will once again be
allowing disc golfers to play in the
tournament. You can create your
own disc golf team, join an existing
team or create your own mixed
team. It was a lot of fun last year.
Registration is from 10:30 a.m.
to noon, putting challenge is at 11
a.m., lunch is from 11 a.m. to noon
and shotgun start is at high noon.
We finish the day with pizza and
desserts once again provided by
local restaurants in Montrose and
then our scholarship and awards
ceremony for our scholarship
recipients.
Refreshments
are
provided throughout the course
and, as you pass the clubhouse
after the first nine holes of golf,
we provide more food for you to
enjoy that will energize you for
the final nine holes! Wow! All of
this and more are included in
your entry fee. You can find our
scholarship application and our
golf tournament application on our
website at www.montrosechamber.
org. We hope to see you all there.
Please contact the chamber office if
you need additional information or
want to be a sponsor.
Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber
of Commerce: Your source for all
things local! Our mission is to
actively support and enrich the
community, vitality and pride of
Montrose, to help preserve the
historic district and small town
atmosphere, to promote economic
stability and positive, productive
relationships within Montrose and
the surrounding communities.
Upcoming events
Taste of Montrose on Sunday,
May 3 in the 2200, 2300 and
2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue
in conjunction with the Sunday
Harvest Market and the annual
Kids & Kritters/Wags & Whiskers
event.
May
business
mixer
on
Wednesday, May 6 from 6 p.m. to 8
p.m. at Wells Fargo Montrose, 2434
Honolulu Ave. in Montrose.
19th Annual Golf Classic
and Scholarship Fundraiser on
Thursday, May 14 from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. at Verdugo Hills Golf Course,
6433 La Tuna Cyn., Tujunga.
Art Walk on Saturday, May 16
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the 2300
& 2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue.
Memorial Day service on
Monday, May 25 at 8 a.m. at the
Vietnam War Memorial located at
the northwest corner of Honolulu
Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard.
Melinda Clarke
Executive Director
3516 N Verdugo Rd.
Glendale, CA 91208
818-249-7171
www.montrosechamber.org
[email protected]
Everything about Anew Luke is fresh, including the beautiful
flower box that adorns his Honolulu Avenue windows. Shara’s key
hair care line is Aveda. He is also into premium, organic and green
hair products with the latest offerings on the market. Are you ready
to look better and younger? For our special CV Weekly first time
clients, you can get the latest color and cut for only $75! Call Shara
today at (818) 248-1316 and mention this article. You will be in for a
treat! Anew Luke is open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and
Saturday ‘til 6. They are located
at 2418 Honolulu Ave. in between
Thee Elbow Room and La Fleur
Pastry. I highly suggest you plan
to “reward” yourself at one of these
delicious stops after your visit. It’s a
“Montrose thing” for sure! Thank you for reading and
discovering here what is new
and happening in the Montrose
Shopping Park.
Mary Dawson
Montrose Shopping Park
Love to SHOP & Dine Montrose!
April 16, 2015
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CLASSIFIEDS & Service Directory
LEGAL SECTION
Ficticious Business Name
PUBLIC NOTICE
Fictitious
BUSINESS
NAME
STATEMENT FILE No. 2015086842
FIRST FILING. The following person(s)
is (are) doing business as RAYUELA
850 East Mariposa Street Altadena,
CA 91001. The registered owner(s) is
(are) TRINITY FUNDING, LLC 201 S.
Lake Ave 300 Pasadena, CA 91011.
This business is conducted by a
Limited Liability Company. Registrant
has not yet begun to transact business
under the fictitious business name or
names listed herein. Signed KRISTEN
TAYLOR. The statement was filed
in the office of the County Clerk
of Los Angeles on April 01, 2015.
NOTICE: This fictitious business
name statement expires five years
from the date it was filed prior to that
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 April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF
Tiffany Elise Horton FOR CHANGE
OF NAME CASE NUMBER: ES018849
Superior Court of California, County
of Los Angeles 300 East Olive,
Burbank, 91502. TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Tiffany Elise
Horton filed a petition with this court
for a decree changing names as
follows: Present name a. Tiffany Elise
Horton to Proposed name Zariah
Tiffany Elise Horton 2. THE COURT
ORDERS that all persons interested
in this matter shall appear before this
court at the hearing indicated below
to show cause, if any, why the petition
for change of name should not be
granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must
file a written objection that includes
the reasons for the objection at least
two court days before the matter
is scheduled to be heard and must
appear at the hearing to show cause
why the petition should not be granted.
If no written objection is timely filed, the
court may grant the petition without
hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. April
24, 2015 Time: 8:30AM Dept: NCB-B
Room: - b. The address of the court
is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy
of this Order to Show Cause shall be
published at least once each week
for four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition in
the following newspaper for general
circulation, printed in this county:
CRESCENTA
VALLEY
WEEKLY
DATED: March 16,2015 Mary Thornton
House JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR
COURT Pub March 26, April 2, 9, 16,
2015 CRESCENTA VALLEY WEEKLY
Fictitious
BUSINESS
NAME
STATEMENT FILE No. 2015096596
FIRST FILING. The following person(s)
is (are) doing business as LISAN LINE,
11714 Wheeler Ave. Sylmar, CA 91342.
This business is being conducted by
an individual. Registrant has not yet
begun to transact business under the
fictitious business name or names
listed herein. Signed SARO ALAMIAN.
The statement was filed in the office
of the County Clerk of Los Angeles on
April 10, 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 right of another under federal, state,
or common law (Se Section 14411
ST SEQ., Business and Professional
Code). Pub. Crescenta Valley Weekly
April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 2015.
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week includes benefits. This is a
diverse job that will function as
an administrative assistant, and
in the water conservation and
customer service departments.
Apply at Crescenta Valley Water
District, 2700 Foothill Blvd. or
obtain information and application
at http://www.cvwd.com.
Deadline: 4/30/2015 or first
50 qualified applicants.
Training the Right
Candidate
If you are a returning vet
or have some on-the-job
experience working on a jobsite
ie: understand importance of
safety gear (we work outdoors!),
concept of safety meetings, and
grasp the importance of meeting
a client’s needs, you may be the
candidate for this opportunity.
Business is growing as a result,
we have an opportunity for an
experienced entry level trainee.
$16 per hr to start, review in 90
days. Email resume & cover letter
to: [email protected].
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any clean out! Now also offering
Pressure Washing Service. Call
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Pre-moving Sale
Lots of goodies including some
furniture and decorations!
Friday & Saturday, April 17th and
18th from 9 am-2 pm. Located at
3540 Encinal Avenue,
La Crescenta.
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818.248.2001
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WANTED!
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Tents • String Lights • Heaters
Concession Machines
Call Emily F.
TODAY @ (818) 248-2740
6935 Foothill Blvd, Tujunga
• music •
• Plumbing •
Puts Music in Your Life
In your home or in
studio. Guitar, violin,
Piano and more.
Free introductory lesson.
Call 818-731-5957
(818) 951-9117
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Serving the Foothill Community Since 1939
Music Lessons... Tim Mitchell’s
Highly Skilled
Expert Repairs
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Very Neat & Clean
Housekeeping
Reliable, Trustworthy, Great
Work Ethic and Experience.
Affordable Prices
Miriam (323) 304-3193.
YOUR BUSINESS
2X2 SERVICE
DIRECTORY
AD HERE!
818-355-0236
HAULING
You CALL, WE HAUL!
SPACE FOR RENT
YOUR CLASSIFIED AD HERE!
• Computer repair •
Office 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.
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wanted
Immediate occupancy. Located
in La Crescenta, spacious offices
for $850 per month. Please call
(818) 956-6008 ext. 109 or
(818) 209-9609.
Office/Clerical
PT Clerical person needed from
Monday-Friday, $600 weekly.
Computer skills are a must.
Need to be detail oriented, possess good customer service
skills, some cash & items
handling skills,Must be able to
do lil errand. Apply at Paul Costa
Link ahead, email
[email protected].
For Rent
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Roofing
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