THE FOOTHILLS PAPER by David DeMulle' - DEC 12, 2014

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What Folks Are Doing........... 2

View from the Rock ............. 3

Letters and Perspectives ....... 3

Entertainment ...................... 4

Chef Randy .......................... 5

S-T Crime Stats .................... 6

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High Speed Rail Proceeds and Perplexes CommunityBy DaviD DeMullé

“Well, it sure seemed like a good idea at the time,” said one S-T resident, “but that was back in 2008 when the economy was tanking and the project offered the prospect of more jobs and money put into our town.” Local activist groups have their hands full with all the projects that are just now coming to fruition. It really all started with the Whitebird Project, escalated to the Snowball Project, and now they have their hands full with the Save the Big-T project. And it just keeps on going. About two weeks ago, the project scored a victory when a California appeals court ruled that the California High Speed Rail Authority (HRA) can finance the project by issu-ing $8.6 billion in bonds, say-

ing that because the funding is preliminary, the HRA does not yet have to detail its reasons for approving the bonds. And while that marked a victory for the project, which was initially approved by voters in 2008, it still faces several lawsuits and road-blocks, including opposition from Kern County and envi-ronmental groups, including the Transportation Solutions Defense and Education Fund. CD-7 Councilman Felipe Fuentes is caught in the middle. On one hand it will bring state, county and federal funding into the area such as jobs and commerce for our local merchants. On the other hand, it looks like it might endanger the fragile eco-system we have in our mountains. Depending on where the

railway actually ends up going, it could require the obtaining of local residents’ properties through eminent domain—a scary prospect for those who own ranches and homes in the rail’s right-of-way. Opponents claim that the tunneling will destroy the local mountain ranges and threaten the wild-life. Proponents claim that the underground rail will actually protect the environment and will help the community. But no one has to provide any actual proof until the funding is actually granted and the bonds can be sold. Six years has gone by and it is now coming to the funding stage. This is not unlike the 710 extension that the citizens of South Pasadena are battling. The difference there is that CalTrans bought all the

see Rail, page 11

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In a fun ceremony at North Valley City Hall, a Certificate of Congratulations from CD-7 Councilmember Felipe Fuentes was presented to Doc and The Foothills Paper

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Jewel City Knit-ters’ Meetings Jewel City Knitters will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday, Jan. 7 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m at Scholl Canyon Estates, 1551 E Chevy Chase Drive, Glendale. Membership is free. Knitters, crocheters and those who wish to learn are welcome. For more information, visit www.jewelcityknitters.com or email [email protected]. Jewel City Knitters will hold its monthly meeting, JCK Char-ity Knit & Crochet on Saturday January 10, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Library, 3301 E. Chevy Chase Dr., Glen-dale. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon of knit, crochet and conversa-tion. For more information, visit www.jewelcityknitters.com or email [email protected].

Julebord Celebra-tion for Christmas Julebord celebration for Christmas, Saturday, December 13, 6:30 p.m. with the Sons of Norway Edvard Grieg Lodge, special program, and tradi-tional Norwegian and American Christmas carols, smorbrod pot luck, everyone is welcome: family, friends and children. Meeting at the Lutheran Church of the Foothills Fellowship Hall, 1700 Foothill Blvd., La Canãda. Call Cara Clove (818) 279-7371.

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information, please call (818) 242-2113.On Dec. 3: Duo Recital with works by CYRIL PLANTE (Premiere) and YORK BOWEN. CATHERINE DEL RUSSO (oboe) MARK ROB-SON (piano)Dec. 17: Chamber music by composer/bassoonist DAMIAN MONTANOhttp://www.damianmontano.com/Damian/Biography.htmlJan. 7: Solo RecitalHAROUT SENEKEREMIAN - piano. http://www.harout-senekeremian.com/Jan. 21: Solo Recital by CAROLE MUKOGAWA - viola. http://carolemukogawa.bandcamp.com/ The Sanctuary at FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF GLENDALE209 N. Louise St. (at Wilson)Glendale CA 91206818 242 2113Map & venue info http://fbcglendale.net/More info email [email protected].

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A family video store recently opened in my neighborhood. At a time when video stores head toward extinction it

makes you question the logic behind such a move.Since Netflix has come along it doesn’t make sense for a

person to leave the comfort of home to go rent a movie. Video stores are just one of the many long standing cultural symbols that march in the parade toward extinction.

Thanks to GPS people no longer need maps. Because of my GPS I can now travel from point a to point b; just don’t ask me how I got there cause once I shut the GPS I would be hard pressed to remember the name of every road taken and every street I turned on. Regardless, I give a warm embrace to my GPS and wave goodbye to the map as it marches in the parade toward extinction.

TV Guide magazine is also slowly fading from the landscape. Growing up in a household where money was not squandered on the frivolous we made due with the newspaper TV supplement. I can recall the first time I got up close and personal with the magazine edition. Adrenaline coursed through my veins as I held it and ran my hands across the cover. I was captivated by the colors. I was seduced by the celebrity photos. And when I was done reading it I rejoiced for my fingers were ink-free. Only now that cable has replaced the traditional guide it will take its place and march alongside video stores and maps in the parade.

The phone book is quietly fading away and I believe will one day be displayed in the Smithsonian representing primitive tools for information gathering. As a child I guess you could say the phone book was my booster seat as I sat on one when we went to the movies. My mother snuck in more than candy under that oversized trench coat she wore. Today, I use the phone book as a doorstop and the Internet to provide me with phone numbers.

All my important phone numbers are stored in my phone’s speed dial. It wasn’t until the other day when I was asked what my son’s new number was that I realized, thanks to speed dial, I didn’t know it, or half the other numbers listed. Why bother to memorize a number when you can simply press a button? So the phone book brings up the rear in the parade.

It’s depressing to admit time has caused my body to go soft and modern technology has caused my brain to go soft. What’s next? Do I join the parade and march toward extinction? Do I throw in the towel? I wish I could remember where I put the towel!

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: “The Gentle Art” melds strength and graceby Randall Fleming

It’s summer, it’s sweltering and you don’t want to be

swearing for hearing that your kids have nothing to do as they head for the computer to play World of Warcraft while tweeting and eating junk food. What do you do to fight the urge to just let them do noth-ing but play games, eat poorly and become a national health statistic? Novaes Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Kids Summer Program.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), known as “The Gentle Art,” provides techniques whereby a smaller person can de-fend against and dom-inate a larger oppo-nent by using angles and leverages. Because of this, BJJ is the most used martial art in law enforcement training.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can be trained for sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi), mixed martial arts (MMA) competition or self-defense. It is the perfect sport for kids when school is out, as it chan-nels that summertime ener-gy, instills confidence and builds discipline. Whether the goal is to learn self-defense or just have fun while getting in shape, Novaes BJJ Academy is the place to be this summer.

However, BJJ is not just for kids. There are also excel-lent adult programs for men and women of all experience levels, and Novaes Acade-my accepts all ages from 6 years and up. Whether a nov-ice seeking confidence, disci-

pline and/or self-defense, or a veteran who wishes to re-main well-trained, or any lev-el in-between, beginners and seasoned-competitors agree: When you train with Novaes, you train with the best.

The Academy’s owner and lead instructor, Alexandre Novaes, loves the Sunland-Tujunga community and hopes to live here one day. He sees a need for Brazilian

Jiu Jitsu in the area as he feels it will contribute to its strength and beauty. Along with Alexandre Novaes, the Academy is further strengthened by two other instructors, Glen and Corey.

Glen is an exceptional in-structor whose personable de-meanor and expertise in the discipline of Muay Thai are ideally suited for those that wish to compete, learn self-defense or to get a great work-out in a positive team-oriented environment. Since moving to Southern California, Glen has amassed an impressive 10 and 1 record (undefeated for five years).

Corey has been a Novaes disciple since 2008. He was

awarded his blue belt in 2009 and his purple belt in 2011. He is particularly adept at teaching younger students, even those as young as four years of age. He loves help-ing his students achieve their goals and reach their fullest potentials in martial arts. Co-rey is enthusiastic and empha-sizes not only the mechanics of Tae Kwon Do, but the core values of all martial arts: loy-

alty, respect, self-con-trol and discipline – val-ues that apply in all fac-ets of life.

Novaes began his BJJ training at the age of 15 in Rio de Janeiro, the birthplace of the world-revered sport. He received his black belt in 1999 under Jorge Pereira, a disciple of Rickson Gracie, and is currently a Third

Degree black belt. He is also an international champion and highly respected within the BJJ community.

The studio has been open for eight months and is a family-friendly environment. It is a large, clean and new facility with lots of parking.

Novaes BJJ Academy is located at 8660 Foothill Boulevard at the convergence of Foothill Blvd. and Sunland Avenue, not far from the 210 Freeway.

And don’t forget: the Kids’ Summer Program is just around the corner in June, so don’t hesitate to call the Academy at (818) 352-9328. Better yet, check out the Web site at www.NovaesBJJ.com.

ANTI-DRUG WALK 2011by Susan Stewart

The Interact Clubs from Verdugo Hills High

School and the Delphi LA Academy organized and put on the Third Annual Anti-Drug Walk on Saturday morning, May 14, with the support and assistance of the Sunland-Tujunga-Shadow Hills Rotary Club.

The Interact students gathered with many of their peers at Bolton Hall at 9am, donning their custom-designed bright yellow anti-drug T-shirts declaring, “Creating A Drug-Free World One Step At A Time.”

They took up their banner and anti-drug signs (photo at right) and headed down Commerce Ave. to Foothill Blvd., then on to Sunland Park. The marchers were escorted by an LAPD police car down Foothill Blvd. and

led into the park by George Allen and his bagpipes.

Lions Club member Frank Elms lifted the spirits even further with music for the walkers at the park. The Leos Club from Mt. Gleason joined the Interact Club members and other walkers to add energy with dancing.

The Foundation for a Drug-Free World donated a large number of anti-drug booklets, while Nick Mauser, the group’s Youth President, spoke about the importance of drug education. He acknowledged the good works of both Interact and Phoenix

House.Phoenix House students

spoke about overcoming drugs, which was very inspiring. The students in the audience were very attentive.

Also present was Pastor Michael Shaffer of Canyon Harvest Open Bible Church. We thank him for his support. A special thanks goes to Lloyd Hitt and Bolton Hall for use of the facility and the chairs used at Sunland Park.

It’s so refreshing having our Sunland-Tujunga students and Phoenix House standing up against drugs. They are the good guys.

It’s our annual family tradition to decorate the trees together. We bought our first tree the year before we were married. I knew the tree and ornaments I wanted, waited for the post Christmas sales and bought them all the day after Christmas. Since we were not yet married and had no place to call home, we stored the goods in my father-in-law’s garage. Some women dream of their wed-ding day; I dreamed of my first Christmas tree. Kinda weird, huh? Since then we’ve added onto our family and multiplied our trees. We have two trees: one that rotates and one that doesn’t. A wave of nervousness swells in my throat when we decorate the rotating one because it’s like getting the house ready for company—it must look good, lest it be judged. With the rotating

tree one has to put their best ornament forward, shall I say. You can’t hang the ugly, broken ornaments in the back because eventually the back becomes the front. It all has to be good. On the stationary tree we hang the ugly and broken ornaments in the back. We don’t want to get rid of them (why, I don’t know), and yet, we don’t want them showing, so we compromise and hang them where they won’t be seen. My kids have learned to take their personalized ornaments and hang them front and center. They’ve learned the stories that go with certain ornaments. They’ve learned the retelling of the story is tradition. They’ve learned that like decorating the tree, Christmas is all about tradi-tion; no matter where you hang the ugly ornaments.

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IN THE LAST EDITION OF THE PAPER, I misspoke and said that Councilman Fuentes was not at the Oro Vista Park opening. That was wrong, he was there and he made his pres-ence known by sharing his ideas and thoughts of what this park would become. -Doc

With the rains came the wonderfully slippery, slidey mud. Running up and down the fire road was a fun event as long as you had the right equipment. Oro Vista at the Big-T.

Off-Roading in The Mud

New Marketing Initiave BannersThe Sunland-Tujunga Area Reality Show (STARS) continues. Now don’t get me wrong, these new banners look pretty good. But when you click on www.my-sunland-tujunga.com you get this message. No one wants to admit that Paolina Milano got these put up as a fundraiser for her “Branding Initiative.” It’s all about the money and being in bed with certain people in the chamber. When you call the president of the neighborhood council, he “mis-speaks” and says that he doesn’t have a phone number for the past VP of the council. Can’t anyone tell the truth here? But either way, they still look good. Let’s see, no one uses Vaseline any more...

Children carol at the Juleford Celebration.

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Wow! With this kind of weather for Christmas, maybe we should be decorating cacti? But this is California where one season blends into another, just like our politics. Not long ago, Proposition 47 was passed and people are al-ready calling in saying “My car got broken into last night. That Prop. 47 freed all the criminals!!!” We’re talking pot, not meth. Mel-low people don’t break into cars. But then again, we’re pretty well known for our knee-jerk reaction to things here in S-T. Sometimes good, most times bad. But I’ve got a feeling that this is going to be the “Year That Was.” So many things are going on in a positive vein that some are going to come to fruition. Look at the Commerce Plaza with its new tenants. The Backdoor Bakery moving into the old Starbucks building, people getting together to celebrate the holidays, yes this is a great start.

I’ve noticed that a lot of the hate blogs have subsided, and everyone seems to think that they can run a profitable newsletter in our com-munity. We have got to be the best-informed people in Califor-nia. The Marketing Initative has got some really neat-o banners out there, and it’s a shame they cost so much. At half the cost, more lo-cal businesses could participate. The Little Landers Historical Society have put together so many really great show this year. They could probably take them on the road. I’ve never seen so many tal-ented local people in one place, doing something that looked like so much fun. Our Councilmember Fuentes has been working behind the scenes to make sure that we are getting the kind of programs we need here and with the coming of the High Speed Rail and out-of-control developers, I think he is going to make a real name for

himself here. Behind the hills and over the bend still lurks the Whitebird Project and the Snowball Project. In plain sight is the development of the Big-T. Maybe this will be your year to get involved and save Sunland-Tujunga? If you live long enough to get from Point-A to Point-B on Foothill Boulevard, that is. I have to ask myself (and anyone who will listen): How come we don’t have people getting together to demand a TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM here? I’ve been going through my over 5,000+ accident photos that I’ve taken over the past years and it’s frightening. How many of your families have lost a loved one to a traffic death? And why aren’t you beating the drum and demanding that something be done? This is the eighth anniversary of Michelle Wencentsens death on LaTuna Canyon Road. And the

deaths keep piling up. But what the hell, more parents will be giv-ing their kids Mercedes and BM-Ws for Christmas and the num-bers will continue to climb. PLEASE DRIVE DEFEN- SIVELY. They are out to get you, and when you get hit, you won’t be able to say, It’s The Water!

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El Heffe Fuentes means bussiness!Dear Editor, There’s a new guy in town, and he’s mean! He says what he means and he means what he says. “You mean Councilman Phillipe Fuentes?” Nah, don’t count on see-ing his face around here much. I hear he works overtime at L.A. City Hall chairing some-thing called, ‘The Homeless Committee’. Meanwhile his assistant, Wesly, is running the Sunland-Tujunga Coun-cilman’s Office (just east of the Library and Fire Station). And that’s the problem! Wes-ly is consorting with this lean lookin’ dude, Eric Montoya, who emits a sort of cool laid back basketball player vibe! He’s comin’ into S-T City Hall Wednesdays and Fridays workin’ behind the scenes. Wearing a chain ... of keys ... people have been disappearing right and left, taken right off the streets. Now some say he’s lockin’ them up. But no one yet has filed a police report. In fact, the lead officers seem to be in on it. They even say a City Attorney has been as-signed to our area to help with these missing persons from our community. So I went to Doc ‘cause Doc De Molay knows everything. It seems that Councilman Fuentes has commandered this Eric Dude, Outreach Direc-tor from LA Family Housing, (you know, the folks who built Day Street through HUD), to help navigate some of our S-T homeless off the streets and

into housing as well as other housing solutions. “Oh, now I get it. Our home-less have been disappearing into transitional and permanent housing. Hey, I’d like to know more about it!” Ok well, Councilman Fuen-tes in collaboration with LAFH, thinks this is so impor-tant, that they are inviting all of us Sunland Tujunga citizens to attend a Homeless Myth

Buster Presentation at the S-T Neighborhood Council Meet-ing Wednesday, January 14 at 7 p.m. You won’t want to miss this brief informative segment featuring in part the well re-nown 60 Minutes TV show. So if you want the skinny on how you can be a part of the so-lution of the 100,000 Homes Campaign, then plan to attend this informative meeting as well as save the dates January

27 through 29 to be trained to assist in counting and assess-ing our homeless to get them ready for services and housing. The only requirement is an open mind and a willing heart. Call Wesly Hernandez 818-352-3287 for more infor-mation. So I hope to see you there. “You bet.”

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Los Angeles Master Chorale’s “Rejoice: A Cappella Christmas” at Walt Disney Concert Hall The Los Angeles Master Chorale’s holiday offerings continue with “Rejoice! A Cappella Christmas,” showcasing the Chorale’s astonishingly pure sound and exquisite balance in an all a cappella program that celebrates the 20th anniver-sary of former composer-in-residence/National Medal of Arts recipient Morten Lauridsen’s monumental O Magnum Mysterium, on Sun-day, December 14 at 7 p.m., at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Written for and premiered by the Chorale in December 1994, it has since become one of the most frequently performed choral works in modern history. In addition, Artistic Director Grant Gershon conducts a wide range of a cappella works from around the globe, in-cluding Lauridsen’s O Nata

Lux (from Lux Aeterna); Poulenc’s exuberant Four Motets for Christmas, which, although written in Paris in 1952, is infused with Renais-sance and Baroque spirit; Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria, the German composer’s best known work; Swedish composer Jan Sandström’s Lo, How a Rose E’er Bloom-ing, a widely-performed twelve-part a cappella setting written in 1990; and former assistant conductor Ariel Quintana’s richly layered Hodie Christus natus est, Ave maris stella and Quem vidistis pastores, all com-posed in the past 10 years. Adding a delightful twist to the repertoire is 16th-century Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria’s sublime O Magnum Mysterium, as well as a newer setting of the same text by LAMC tenor/

composer Matthew Brown.“Rejoice! A Capella Christ-mas” is the third of four holiday programs presented by the Los Angeles Master Chorale at Disney Hall in December. The choir’s other seasonal offerings include the 34th Annual “Messiah Sing-Along,” December 7, 7 p.m.; Festival of Carols, December 13, 2 p.m.; and two concert performances of Handel’s Messiah, December 17, 7:30 p.m., and December 21, 7 p.m. Tickets range from $29 - $119. Group rates are available. For tickets and information, please call (213) 972-7282, or visit www.lamc.org. (Tickets cannot be purchased at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office except on concert days starting two hours

see Chorale, page 9

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Sleeping Beauty and Her Winter Knight The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Elizabeth Doran, Executive Director) and Lythgoe Family Productions (LFP) announce cast members for this year’s Panto at the Playhouse Sleeping Beauty and Her Winter Knight. The cast will feature Disney Recording Artist Olivia Holt as “Aurora” (Disney’s “I Didn’t Do It”), Lucy Lawless as “Carabosse” (“Xena: War-rior Princess,” “Spartacus”), David Engel as “Nanny Tickle” (Broadway’s “La Cage aux Folles,” “Seussical”), Ta-

myra Gray as “The Good Fairy” (“American Idol,” Broadway’s

“Bombay Dreams” and “Rent”) and returning from last year’s Panto at the Playhouse produc-tion of Aladdin and His Winter Wish, Ben Giroux as “Silly Billy” (CW’s “Hart of Dixie). Sleeping Beauty and Her Winter Knight opens December 10, 2014 and plays through January 4, 2015 at The Pasadena Playhouse. Also returning from last year’s hugely successful Panto at The Playhouse production

see Winter, page 9 Lucy Lawless.

“Behold the Lamb of God” Premieres at New Hope Church It’s hard to believe, but worship arts director Tim Borquez of New Hope Com-munity Church starts thinking about concepts for their an-nual Christmas/Holiday Show the day after Easter Sunday. “Some people call it kooky”, explains Borquez, “You see, our Tapestry Worship Team has just come off of a crazy but fulfilling Easter Sunday that begins at 3:30 a.m. with leading worship at the Sunrise Service on McGroarty Peak and then at our home church for 9:30 a.m. Easter Service in the New Hope sanctuary. But there I am, Monday morning, with a cup of coffee in hand, at my laptop, researching what would be the most excit-ing way to tell the Christmas Story in a fresh way that would engage our Tapestry Arts Team and the community at large for the upcoming December.” It seems this ritual has

definitely inspired fresh productions over the past few years. Borquez recalls, “Last year’s production of ‘Between The Giants’ was definitely a challenge. We had a great collection of newer contem-porary music and songs, by many different artists that we wanted to present, but didn’t have a clue on how to connect them to each other in an engaging way for the audi-ence, until I found this tiny little play called ‘Between The Giants’. It was a story set in a coffee shop back East, in the midst of a snowstorm. It had strong characters that inspired me to arrange songs and music to fit perfectly with each character and the story. It worked out great and the audiences loved it!” The experience of looking for newer contemporary holiday material has led Tim to select New Hope Church’s

see “Behold”, page 9

CCRC Rotary Helps Local Kids in Need! Last night we had our an-nual Crescenta-Canada Rotary Christmas (CCRC) Party and, as for many years previous, we made the “admission fee” toys for the sheriff’s toy and food drive. We were able to fill up the trunk and some of the back seat of a deputy’s cruiser. Representing the LASD at our meeting was Lieutenant Chad Sauter. We were very pleased to have him as our guest. He was articulate, friendly and most impressive with his acceptance of the gifts for persons who are in need.

Rotary President Lynn Chen, Deputy Sauter and Rotary District 5280 Governor Else Gilham with some of the toys donated to the

La Canaña Sheriff’s Department.


Cranberry-Oatmeal Christmas Cookies This is not your traditional Christmas sugar cookie recipe. This is a healthier recipe that’s still festive and nutritious fea-turing oatmeal and dried cran-berries. Substitute vegan egg re-placer for the eggs and this is a vegan recipe.

Ingredients:1 cup vegetable oil (or use but-ter)2 cups coconut sugar (or use 1 cup each brown and cane sugar)2 eggs2 teaspoons vanilla extract2 cups flour1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon cinnamon3 cups old fashioned oats½ cup walnuts (chopped)1 cup dried cranberries

Directions:Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the oil and sugar. Mix

thoroughly. Beat in the eggs and then the vanilla extract. Set aside. In a separate, larger bowl, combine the flour, baking so-da, cinnamon and oats. To this bowl add the walnuts, cran-berries and sugar/egg mixture. Mix well. This mixture will be very thick so be sure to scrape

down to the bottom of the mix-ing bowl so that everything gets mixed thoroughly. To make the cookies, drop two tablespoons of the mixture on an ungreased cookie sheet. Continue until the sheet is full. Bake for 15 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown.

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The holidays are a blessing in disguise. I know we cele-brate with gift giving and par-ties with family and friends. We wear funny hats and clothes. Many dress their houses as well with lights and statues of the Nativity scene or jolly ole’ Santa and his reindeer. Boughs of fresh hol-ly now hang from the doors to welcome those who stop by. There is eggnog to consume and hordes of freshly baked cookies and candies to be eat-en. And gifts are finally taken from their hiding places and displayed under the tree or on the fireplace mantle. Some organize groups to sing carols in their neighbor-hoods or at the office before everyone finally heads home to friends and family. Some areas get that very special gift of snow lightly covering the rooftops and streets. But these are not the bless-ing to which I am referring. The real gift is generosity. We see it at this time of year everywhere we turn. Munici-palities like Police and Fire Departments cooking food to those without a hot meal, or organizing toy drives for children who would other-wise get no gifts; ordinary people going out of their way for total strangers who have fallen on hard times. Hard earned money given to chari-ties. I realized that these gifts should be given all year round, but the holidays make it all worth doing for some reason. Hearts that are locked up

the rest of the year willingly open. Maybe that’s the true gift of Christmas. It gives us a reason to be the sort of person we might not otherwise be. And we can be renewed and enriched without mockery or suspicion. Dance or sing in the streets without ridicule. Christmas comes but once every year. Without this won-derful short event, would we take the chance to open our hearts and give freely to oth-ers? This is the time of year where many of the problems troubling us, seem to get put aside just for a little while. We turn our attention to the idea of celebration and thank-fulness. The idea of Christ-mas and what it represents is a fitting end to every year. Even if you are not one to cel-ebrate the meaning intended at this time, think of it as your opportunity to forget about yourself and consider others. If there is art in our life at all, make it the art of appreciating the year gone by and use this time to re-evaluate our pur-pose and make changes. This holiday above all oth-ers is the one chance we get to do things right. To feel we can make a difference and put our prejudices on hold. To make amends to those we hurt and give forgiveness to those who hurt us. I’m not sure how to label the feeling that pervades us at this time of year. If we could bottle it and sell it throughout the year, the world would certainly be a better place for us all.

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Lest We Forget! On December 12, 2006, my life as an editor changed. Michelle Wincentsen was killed in a head-on collision on LaTuna Canyon Rd. by a teen-aged driver. This driver had previously been seen driving through stop signs and driving at high rates of speed on Foothill Blvd. Because I called him out and asked for my readers to join with me to stop him, certain individuals called for a boycott of The Paper, my resignation from the STNC and an apology. All well and good for them, but their loved one did not die in this crash. I made both enemies and friends in the community, but I continued my campaign to stop stupid drivers. Every issue I ran a “Wreck of the Week.” Then it became “Wrecks of the Week,” and now it’s up to “Best of Wrecks of the Week.” But noth-ing was learned from this carnage. How long are you going to tolerate this situation? During this holiday season, please slow down—you might live until next year.

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Foothills Pet PageNow Here’s Ivy!By lee Daley

Ivy was born in a doghouse at my daughter’s home when another pregnant feral mother cat from the neighborhood wandered in and made herself at home. Ivy had four other siblings in the littler which were adopted out to caring neighbors, but I immediately fell in love with this female or-ange tabby ball of fur. She lives with me (grandma) in Sunland and two other cats, Twiford and Smoke. Ivy spends the day playing, sleep-ing and hiding in a kitchen drawer. Even though she is not feral, it is still hardwired into her. My daughter did end up trap-ping and fixing the mother cat

so she could have not more ba-bies. Did you know female cats are capable of producing hundreds of offspring? It is very important to get all kitties fixed. In Sun Valley, we are lucky enough to have a won-derful non-profit organization called Fix Nation where they

fix feral kitties and offspring for no or very low cost. I was surprised to learn that most orange tabbies are male—but not Ivy. This makes her special. Well, the holidays are upon us again! I’m getting Ivy some catnip and kitty litter.

Auntie Gail has a B.A. in Philosophy, is a certified veterinari-an assistant and has a pet-sitting and dog-walking service in the area. She can be reached for appointments at (818) 605-9675 or her Web site: www.auntiegailspetsitting.com.

As we enter the holiday season, there are steps you should take to ensure it’s a happy, healthy and safe season for both you and your pets. The holiday season means you may be doing a lot of entertaining at home. If you do any cleaning beforehand, be sure to keep all household chemicals out of your pet’s reach. Speaking of guests, odds are you’ll have lots of company enter-ing and leaving your home. Be sure you know where your pets are at all times. We don’t want them slipping out the door! Be sure you and your guests don’t overfeed your pets... particu-larly with table scraps from those holiday dinners. Turkey is in abundance during these holidays-especially during Christmas. Turkey bones lodged in tiny throats can be disastrous so safeguard your garbage cans and leftovers. Be sure to keep those holiday chocolates out of reach. Chocolate, which contains theobromine, can be particularly toxic to our four-footed friends. Also of concern are goodies containing Xylitol, a common sugar substitute found in sugar-free candies, gum and baked goods. Holiday plants such as poinsettias and mistletoe can be deadly, so keep them out of your pet’s reach. If you receive a plant as a gift and you are not sure of its toxicity, check with your local garden center. Christmas trees are tempting to our pets, especially ourcurious felines. To ensure that your tree is not knockedover, tie it to a railing or secure it to a banister.Avoid using tinsel when decorating your tree as it canbecome stuck in your pet’s throat. When decorating your tree, place all breakable ornaments to-wards the top of the tree... out of your pet’s reach. Remember, glass ornaments and Christmas tree lights can cut tiny paws if they shatter. Place only unbreakable items on the bottom of your tree. Speaking of holiday lighting, your pet may try to chew on the extra extension cords used with holiday lighting. Keep your eye on Fluffy or Fido and, if necessary, spray the cords with a deter-rent product such as Bitter Yuck. If you are using a live tree, do not add chemical preservatives to the tree’s water. Your pet may drink the water and the chemicals might be toxic. Finally, there’s nothing like a roaring fire on a cool night. If you intend to use your fireplace or wood-burning stove, use a protec-tive screen to prevent your pets from being singed.

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prior to the performance.) The Walt Disney Concert Hall is located at 111 South Grand Avenue at First Street in downtown Los Angeles. Giving a voice to Walt Disney Con-cert Hall, the Grammy-nominated LOS ANGELES MASTER CHO-RALE is led by Artistic Director Grant Gershon. Proclaimed “the nation’s most pioneering major chorus” (Los Angeles Times), it has also been hailed as “inspired” (The New York Times), “magnificent” (Chicago Tribune) and “a superb vocal ensemble” (The New York Ob-server). The Chorale is currently in its 51st season as a resident company of The Music Center of Los Angeles County and its 12th as the resident chorus at Disney Hall. Presenting its own concert series each season, it performs choral music from the earliest writings to the most recent contemporary compositions. To date, the choir has commissioned 45 and premiered 92 new works, of which 62 were world premieres, and has been awarded three ASCAP/Chorus America Awards for Adventurous Programming as well as Chorus America’s prestigious Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence. The Chorale has performed in more than

300 concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at both Disney Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, and has toured with the orchestra to Europe and New York City. It has also appeared at the Ojai Music Festival, the Great Performers series at Lincoln Center, the Ravinia Festival and the Overture Center in Madison, Wisconsin, as well as in leading venues throughout the Southland. Its discography includes five commercial CDs under Gershon’s baton. The latest, released in 2012 on Decca, features three works by Polish composer Henryk Górecki. In addition, in 2013, as part of its 50th anniversary season celebration, the Chorale released a digital recording featuring signature a cappella works available online-only at LAMC.org, iTunes and Amazon.com. LAMC previously released three CDs under former Music Director Paul Salamunovich on RCM, including the Grammy-nominated Lauridsen-Lux Aeterna. The Chorale is also featured with Gershon on the soundtracks of such major motion pictures as Lady in the Water and License to Wed. Serving more than 30,000 audience members of all ages annually, the Los Angeles Master Chorale also provides education outreach to some 6,000 students each year.

Chorale, from pg. 4

of Aladdin and His Winter Wish, will be director Bonnie Lythgoe (“So You Think You Can Dance”), choreographer Spencer Liff (Emmy nominee “So You Think You Can Dance”) and musical director Michael Orland (“American Idol”). The book is by Kris Lythgoe, scenic and costume design by Lythgoe Family Productions, and the LFP pro-ducers include Kris Lythgoe, Bonnie Lythgoe, Becky Lythgoe and Jason Haigh Ellery. Lythgoe Family Productions produces fun, musical theatre the whole family can enjoy. Known for their creativity and involvement in television hits

“American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” the Lythgoes are dedicated to bringing affordable theatre to families across America. Based on the Grimm fairytales, each story has been modernized with topical scripts for parents and well known pop songs for kids. The Lythgoes pride themselves on creating a memorable experience a fam-ily can share together. Past Panto at The Playhouse productions include: A Snow White Christmas starring Ariana Grande and Neil Patrick Harris and Aladdin and

His Winter Wish starring Ben Vereen, Bruce Vilanch, and Ashley Argota. Playhouse Artistic Director Sheldon Epps says “I am very pleased to continue our much cherished collabora-tion with Lythgoe Family Productions with this year’s exciting panto version of Sleeping Beauty. I know that we will once more have holiday magic, music, and enchantment on our stage with this production. We are beginning to put together a wonderful cast and creative team that I know will deliver this material with great style, wit, and theatricality.” “We are so excited to be back for our third installment of Panto at The Playhouse! We continue our drive and passion, along with Sheldon Epps and Elizabeth Doran, to introduce new and young audiences to the theatre through Panto. With such a great cast, Sleeping Beauty and Her Winter Knight is set to become the most successful Panto yet. The must see magical event for families this holiday season,” adds LFP producers Kris and Becky Lythgoe. An updated version of the classic Grimm fairytale, in the style of a traditional British family Panto, Sleeping Beauty and Her Winter Knight is a

singing and soaring winter adventure that features family-friendly magic, with a comedic twist, dancing (with “So You Think You Can Dance” alumni), a live pony, interaction with the audience and contemporary music from Jessie J’s

“Domino” to John Legend’s “All Of Me,” Pharrell Williams “Happy” to Survivor’s

“Eye of The Tiger” and more. A Panto is known for its interactive style and humor that appeals to everyone from ages 2 – 102! “Those who have never been to a panto will have a glorious introduction

to the forum.” – Los Angeles Times. Before every performance, guests and their families are invited to enjoy a “Winter Wonderland” event in The Playhouse’s Engemann Family Courtyard, complete with holiday carolers, crafts, activities, games, Santa Claus and photo opportunities. Sleeping Beauty and Her Winter Knight will play from December 10, 2014 until January 4, 2015. The Pasadena Playhouse is located at 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101.

Winter, from pg. 4

current holiday production of Andrew Peterson’s “BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD: The True Tall Tale of the Coming of Christ” or BTLOG as he calls it, to be performed from December 19 until Dec. 21. Borquez explains, “I heard one stand-alone song by contemporary Christian artist, Andrew Peterson, called ‘Labor of Love’, a song about Mary the night she gave birth to Jesus and what intrigued me most about the lyric and haunting arrangement was the

emotional “word pictures” he was painting for the listener.”, he contin-ues, “As I dug deeper into his material, I discovered that this song was from a collection of folk-rock-Americana songs he had composed for a “concept album” he recorded in 2006. Every year thereafter, Peterson and fellow musicians have toured and performed this set of music for a few weeks dur-ing the Christmas season. The project and the material have morphed into a wonderful experience for the audience, but also for the musicians on the stage performing.”

We asked Borquez what made him decide on this piece and he replied, “It was an elevated artistic challenge that would bring fresh new music, musi-cians, vocalists and storytelling all together for just three evenings, and an opportunity for our church team to gather the community in celebration of the Christmas Story in a novel way. I believe this will also be the San Fernando Valley Live-Premiere of this piece, which is really exciting. We want the evening to be a casual concert experience, with refreshments and people and families from our

community coming together to hear and celebrate the Christmas Story, through some fantastic folk-rock music, performed by an awesome collection of musical performers.” “Behold The Lamb Of God” will be performed at New Hope Community Church, 10438 Oro Vista Avenue, Sunland on Friday and Saturday, December 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, December 21 at 6:00 p.m. Seniors and Students under 18 are FREE and Adults 18 and over are $5.00. Refreshments will also be available at the performances.

“Behold,” from pg. 4

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Last week as I was driving down St. Estaban, I saw a man walking his Maltese dognear the intersection of Hains Canyon. About 30 feet from him was this well-fed coy-

ote pacing them. When the coyote saw me taking pictures, he ran up the driveway. Lost his dinner. Maybe next time.


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properties and allowed the owners to stay in their houses at 1970s rates for 40 years. That would not be the case here. The agency would make its route determination like it did with the 210 freeway: buy the property and kick everybody out for the next five years of construc-tion. Opposition is mounting and CD-7 councilman Fuentes sent a letter to the HRA.

Rail, from pg. 1

Ralph Earl

Perry A long-time resident of Sunland-Tujunga

passed away on October 29, 2014. Born January 2,

1934. He is survived by

his wife Joyce Perry, children Sandra Perry

Gordon, Brenda Perry Carlson,

Melissa Perry Hand, Ralph Perry Jr.,

and Ruth Perry. 13 Grandchildren and

numerous great grandchildren.


Weed Makes You Dopeyfrom The Record Ledger, Thursday, Oct. 15, 1970By ReBecca l. Mate

Marijuana is harmful physically.That was the message of two doctors of philosophy and one medical doctor at a recent Ambassador Hotel news conference. Max Rafferty, state superintendent of public instruction was one of the three. He stressed that his press con-ference was non-political, although it came in the closing month of his bid for re-election. The other PhD was Dr. Hardin Jones, professor o f medical physics at the University of California at Berkeley. The MD was Dr. John Saunders, chancellor emeritus of the UC Medi-cal School. From my limited observation, I agree with their theses that smoking marijuana is harmful mentally and physically. It makes you dopey. But a press conference isn’t much fun when everybody agrees, so I played the dev-il’s advocate. To my annoyance when I pinned the two UC teachers to the wall with a se-ries of short punchy questions, it de-veloped that neither of them had done any actual research to substantiate their claims that marijuana actually hurts the smoker. I was disappointed for I started out believing they spoke from actual experience.

DR. JONES GETS TOUCHYDr. Jones got sort of touchy about it. He said he had “analyzed the available information.” When pressed about physiological observations to back up his statement he said rather indignantly: “I don’t do laboratory experiments by giving marijuana to young sub-jects.” When he threw in “young” it was obvious to me he had been hit on a sore spot. He was trying to excuse his

lack of actual experimentation. I per-sonally didn’t care if he gave marijua-na to young or old subjects, but would have felt better about quoting him if he had done some actual observation himself. Dr. Saunders in response to my questions about physiological obser-vations said that in marijuana smoke is something called the Carbinol group. He said this active substance is pulled down into the lungs by the smoker and gets into the blood stream. From there it can be traced to the brain. I asked how it can be traced and he said by using radioactive substances, Carbon 12 I think it was he men-tioned. I asked to what areas of the brain it was traced and he said mostly the hy-pothalmaus, the emotional centers. That sounded persuasive and I let him off the hook momentarily so other reporters could ask questions along the lines of their own interest. These were mostly sociological, such as how can we stop the importa-tion of the weed when poor countries like Mexico and Turkey grow it as a cash crop. There weren’t any good answers to this though obviously the solution lies in federal action at the borders. Then a television reporter asked why the U.S. Narcotics Bureau is so difficult about allowing use of mari-juana in experiments. From this ques-tion it developed that most of the stuff Saunders and Jones had told us came from experiments abroad. That was when I asked where the ra-dioactive experiments took place and if the two “experts” had done any ac-tive research themselves. It developed what they had done what is called “secondary research.” That means reading the writings of others.

It doesn’t take an expert to do that, in my opinion. However, I wasn’t finished with them yet.

SMOKERS BECOME ANTI-SOCIALIn a position paper read at the start of the session, Dr. Rafferty said that mar-ijuana smokers tend to be anti-social. “They tend to withdraw from mean-ingful communication with each oth-er” he said.He also said that marijuana use “is cu-mulatively dulling to the mind.” The average effect is known as “pot-head-edness, a condition marked by lack of perception, lack of ability to concen-trate and to care, and inability to make or keep long-term commitments.” If this was so, I asked, and users don’t care about others and don’t com-municate, how did it happen that mari-juana users as a class are enthusiastic missionaries trying to spread the use of the weed? Both Saunders and Jones took a crack at answering this and I must ad-mit they sounded reasonable. They said in essence: “The average marijuana user has a guilt feeling. He wants to spread the use because misery loves company. “Also users are facing arrest so they are very highly motivated to try to le-galize marijuana. “It is largely a question of self-justi-fication. They may not care about much else but when it comes to their weed they can get interested and ex-cited.”

EXPERT NOW OPPOSES MARIJUANARafferty quoted Dr. D. Harvey Powel-son of UC Hospital in Berkeley, say-ing this gentleman once held that mar-ijuana was not harmful, but has now

changed his mind. Powelson says users gets paranoid and walk in a strange manner due to physiological changes in their bodies. “I have seen how people who for long periods of time have used noth-ing but marijuana in large doses, that is, who are marijuana heads, show the same long-term effects as people who have taken LSD or other toxic drugs,” said Powelson.Rafferty points out that as a medical doctor working with Berkeley stu-dents, he “has had ample exposure to the problem.” Rafferty quoted an American Psy-chiatric Association report on condi-tions in L.A. County as follows: “It is of interest that despite claims that marijuana is an innocuous drug, 1887 patients with adverse reactions to marijuana were seen over 18 months in Los Angeles County.” Rafferty quoted Dr. Andrew T. Weil as finding some marijuana users af-flicted with a panic reaction. Said the education: “They think they are dying or losing their mind. Dr. Weil observed the pan-ic reaction among 75 per cent of the cases studied and he warned that phy-sicians will see more of them as the use of the drug increases and reaches new areas of society. There were several Negro reporters at the Ambassador news conference and they asked numerous questions re-lating to racial usage of drugs. The three newsmakers, who sat in front of the room at a table full of mi-crophones, said “The black communi-ty is way ahead of us in alarm.” They said this was so because drug use was threatening the entire younger generations of blacks. They said drug use among Negroes was five times worse than in other segments of society.

Woodcraft Rangers’ Winter Jam Dance Competition The Woodcraft Rangers’ NVISION programs held their Winter Jam Dance Competition at Plainview Elementary in the San Fernando Valley which took place last Saturday December 6th. The event hosted a full house of parents, family members, and principals from a multitude of schools. The Winter Jam Dance Competition, which streamed live online to hundreds of spectators, allowed the viewers to engage with the competition by voting for the “People’s Choice Award”. Even Mexico and Canada participated. Woodcraft Rangers holds events such as this to engage the community and their partners, and show-case the students’ hard work.

With a difficult decision by the three guest judges, awards given to the top performing schools based on their overall scores. An online vote was also conducted as nearly a thousand votes were recorded to award Sunland Elementary the “People’s Choice Award”. This generated more viewers and allowed the community and online spectators to par-ticipate in the competition. A parent from Sharp Elementary commented “It is great that Woodcraft Rangers can broadcast an amazing performance like this. I have family in Canada and they were able to see my daughter and her school perform.” Events such as these provide a safe and educational place where kids can showcase their

talents and display what they have learned while attending the Woodcraft’s NVISION program. Plainview Elementary Principal Kenneth Johnson said, “It was an honor to be a guest judge and see the amazing work they have done. Woodcraft Rangers is such a valuable asset to our schools and we relish our partnership with them.” CEO Chris Johnson added

“We give our students oppor-tunities to grow through our programs. We challenge our youth to be skillful and take pride in their accomplishments and events such as this are the perfect way to show those achievements.” The Winter Jam event featured those achievements by the students.

With the agency dance com-petition, Spirit Jam, coming soon, Woodcraft Rangers will feature over 40 schools in attendance and thousands of parents supporting the event.

For further information contact, (213) 249-9293 or [email protected]. To learn more about Woodcraft Rangers go to www.woodcraftrangers.org.

Plainview students strut their stuff!

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