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FRIDAY • JANUARY 23, 2015 TELLING THE TRUTH FOR OVER 10 YEARS! VOLUME 11 • NUMBER 2

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Community: Don’t Railroad Us!An ObservAtiOn by bOnnie COrwin And dAvid “dOC” deMullé

I attended the High Speed Rail meeting last Tuesday at the All Nations Church in Lake View Terrace to support two of my good friends in Kagel Canyon who could possibly lose their homes. My favorite grocery checkout woman could also lose her home. She works in Tujunga. Her family lives in Lake View Terrace. I have two oth-er friends who live on a bluff in Sunland overlooking the golf course and the wash. Their beautiful view would be destroyed and what would be the future value of their home if this happens? The parking lot was overflowing with cars already parked and those still trying to park. I fi-nally found a parking spot and went inside to get a seat and find my friends It was

standing room only! The room buzzed. I knew right away that Shadow Hills Property Owners Association president Dave De Pinto and his Save Angeles Forest for Everyone (S.A.F.E.) volun-teers had coordinated a meet-ing way beyond their expec-tations! By the end of the meeting I was sure of it! The community meeting was held to discuss the three proposed HSR routes from Palmdale to Burbank, cutting a swath through the Angeles National Forest. In the main auditorium, I sat next to a working man. It turns out he owns two homes in Lake View Terrace, put them on the market a month ago and absolutely no one has called. He found out about the HSR proposed routes only two days before the meeting when he spoke to his real estate agent learn-ing the agent had to provide

full disclosure. I could tell that he felt he had been side swiped – still in a state of shock. His only purpose for attending the meeting? To hear from Jana Ace Wun-derlich, a local real estate

agent who said nothing, real-ly. She put out something for people to sign so they could get more information. He said: “Is that the best she can do?” Others around me com-mented that she was petrified

and did not want to cause a riot in a church by saying those two dreaded words,

“eminent domain.” The meeting began with a prayer from Pastor Tae Kim

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Open Letter: Apocalypse Now in S-T?Dear Councilmember Fuentes,

I am writing you regarding the property located at 12400 Big Tujunga Canyon Road, Tujunga, CA 91042. This property among others along the Big Tujunga corridor was protected from the kind of massive development that is being proposed by the current owner known as Canyon Park Development. This protection from urban-ization was done through a General Plan Amendment started in 2005 by Wendy Greuel the Councilmember for this area at that time. The GPA went through PLUM unani-mously as well as a unanimous vote from the City Planning Commission, and finally the City Council passed it also unanimously on September 14, 2007. The GPA was not appealable

according to the City Planning Staff report and any legal ac-tion had to be taken within 90 days of passage. No legal ac-tions were filed. This GPA was a result of the co-ordinated intention of the Community and the City to find a way to save the proper-ties along the Big Tujunga Canyon corridor bordering the road and the wash from any developments encroaching on the wildlife corridors which follow and meander across the wash. The intention was to create a permanent buffer zone be-tween civilization and wilder-ness. MINIMUM density is all that is allowed and as most of these properties are zoned A1 and A2, there can only be one house built on five acres in the case of A1 and one house on two acres in the case of A2. The Community intention

has not changed and therefore, I am asking that you do what-ever you can to discourage any further attempts to undermine our co-ordinated GPA by stop-ping the development of this property beyond the limita-tions of the 2007 GPA. Below are the links to the GPA, the Staff Report for the GPA, the General Plan Foot-note #23, and the Community Plan for Sunland-Tujunga.http://clkrep.lacity.org/on-linedocs/2005/05-1769_

ca_09-14-07.pdfhttp://clkrep.lacity.org/onlined-ocs/2005/05-1769_rpt_lacpc_07-03-07.pdfhttp://planning.lacity.org/complan/pdf/sldcptxt.pdfhttp://zimas.lacity.org/footnote.aspx?pin=216B197%20%20%20%2011 Thank you for your under-standing and your help.

Sincerely,Elaine BrownSunland, CA

After the opening prayer, Ceil begins the meeting with the Allegiance and patriotic songs that the nearly 2,000 attendees rose up and joined in.

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Jewel City Knitters’ Monthly Meeting Jewel City Knitters will hold its monthly meeting Wednes-day, February 4th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Scholl Canyon Es-tates, 1551 E. Chevy Chase Dr., Glendale. Membership is free. Knitters, Crocheters, and those who wish to lear are wel-come. For more information, visit www.jewelcityknitters.com or email [email protected]. Jewel City Knitters will hold its monthly JCK Charity Knit & Crochet on Saturday, Febru-ary 21 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Library, 3301 E. Chevy Chase Drive, Glen-dale, (818) 548-2046. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon of knit, cro-chet and conversation. For more information, visit www.jewelcityknitters.com or email sandra.canfield @yahoo.com.

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Free Glendale Noon Concerts Free Admission to Glendale Noon Concerts every first and third Wednesday at 12:10-12:40 p.m. at the sanctuary at First Baptist Church of Glendale, 209 N. Louise St. (at Wilson), Glen-dale, CA 91206. For more infor-mation, please call (818) 242-2113. For map and venue informa-tion, please visit http://fbcglen-dale.net or email:[email protected].

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Sierra Club Meet-ing About The High Speed Rail The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club Group will provide a pro-gram of information for the public about the High Speed Rail controversy, by Presenter, Dave DePinto, on Tuesday evening February 10 at 7:30

pm at the Los Angeles County Public Library, 2809 La Cres-centa Avenue, La Crescenta, California. Dave DePinto, a board mem-ber of the Shadow Hills Prop-erty Owners Association, will speak to the public regarding this highly charged issue. Ex-planations and planned direc-tions for this project have gen-erated public outcry and will be addressed by DePinto. Please plan to attend this im-portant meeting. Everyone is welcome. For further information, please contact Program Chair, Wayne Fisher at 818 353-4181.

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Montrose African Violet SocietyClub Meeting The Montrose African Violet Society is having their next club meeting on Wednesday morning, January 28, 2014 @ 10:00 A.M. The location is Descanso Gardens (Birch Room) 1418, Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, CA. The program will be presented by guest speaker Don Delano and the program he will be giving is on “Fertilizers”. Guests are always welcome to attend our meeting. You’ll have the op-portunity to win the door prize, participate in the silent auction and raffle table, refreshments are served and friendships are made. For more information please telephone our club pres-ident at [email protected] or www.montroseafrican-violets.weebly.com.

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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.

Different countries fol-low different customs and etiquette for table manners. In Japan it’s acceptable and even expected to ‘slurp’ when eating noodles. In France splitting the bill is considered ‘the height of unsophistica-tion.’ Well then, call me ‘unsophisticated.’ But, if I’m eating with a friend who wants to pay the bill, I’d be ok calling her sophisticated. What I’m not OK with is the lack of table manners I’ve seen exhibited lately. In a restaurant a mother put her toddler on the table to crawl around. Really? What type of parent lets their kid crawl on a restaurant table? The mother not only lacked good etiquette, but common courtesy. At a party I attended the hostess’s dog jumped on the table and ate some food. From the hostess’s reaction I gaged this was a regular occurrence. I saw the dog eating and thought: 1) Wow, it must be starving because the food wasn’t good. 2) The dog probably licked the food that was sitting on the table before we arrived. 3) The husband probably taught the dog to do this so he wouldn’t have to eat her food. Even though I had lost my appetite, come dessert the

hostess insisted I try one of her homemade brownies. She insisted on watching while I took a bite and started… gagging. She watched as I chocked and gagged, chocked and gagged. She watched as I spit the brownie into the nap-kin she offered. She believed me when I told her, “It was good, it just went down the wrong pipe. Honestly.” What is the etiquette for discreetly discarding food while being watched? She should have been watching her dog! It was like a Tom Hanks mo-ment in the movie Big when he bites into the caviar and spits it out because he hates it. He wasn’t prepared. I wasn’t prepared. Then she gave me water and insisted I try another to enjoy. It was at this point I was grateful her dog was under the table, nuzzling my leg. Her I’ll eat anything dog was at my feet, hoping I’d drop my food. Well, I didn’t drop my food, no sir, I fed it to him. The dog with the indiscriminate palette and I became friends. Not a crumb hit the floor. Oh, I’m sure I broke all the etiquette rules in this country, but I’m sure my manners would be considered OK in some country, but definitely not sophisticated.

Chew With Your Mouth Closed and Other Rules

Delphi Academy Hosts 30th Anniversary Time Capsule BurialLake View Terrace—Delphi Academy of Los Angeles will take in part in National School Choice Week, which will be held January 25th-31st 2015. In commemoration of our 30th Anniversary year, and as part of National School Choice Week, the school will be holding a Time Capsule Burial Ceremony on Wednesday, January 28th in their “Enchanted Garden” in front of the school campus. The time capsule will contain items from students in each classroom, and will remain buried for 30 years. National School Choice

Week gives schools a chance to “shine a spotlight on effective education options for every child” – and in other words create opportunity to start an avalanche of indi-vidual conversations about educational choice in a posi-tive, forward-looking, fun, nonpolitical and nonpartisan way – to celebrate it where it exists, and to demand it where it does not. As a private school with a competency-based program, ensuring each students gains true proficiency in academics and in life, Delphi Academy is a proud supporter of ef-

fective education options for parents and their children. With this same school spirit, the school plans to lower into the ground two time capsules on Wednesday January 28th. The items contained within them will reflect the visions and goals of their students for the next 30 years. And in January of 2045, the school will uncover and release the items once again. Delphi Academy of Los Angeles was founded in 1984, and offers a preschool through high school program. It currently boasts over 45

My Two Cents

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Cindy Argiento is a free-lance columnist. To check out Cindy’s book and laugh along at her other works go to cindyargiento.com. She may be contacted at [email protected].

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I was at Denny’s the other day when one of my readers came over and said “So what’s this crap about you being the ONLY newspaper in Sunland-Tujunga?” Those were her exact words. And the only thing I could come up with was that we are the only one that has breaking news in every issue, and we have real live action reporting, not press releases canned a month previously. And the fact that we have an “Editorial State-ment” in each issue; none of the other “newsletters” take the time to have an opinion. And there you have it, and that is why I say we’re the ONLY NEWS-PAPER in Sunland-Tujunga. For 10 years now I’ve been publishing my view of what is really happening here. I look around me at all the peo-ple who go out of their way to say how great The Paper is and “Keep up the good work.” And I smile, then I have to laugh at those few that act like mental incompetents and make really dumb threats that they regret when they sober up. But what the heck, look around you at where we are. I was going through our archives

trying to catalogue the important milestones and I found this quote from 1950. “Tujunga is known for its clean air and mountain living just miles from the big city. People come to live here for its peacefulness and independence. “Some people come here because they can’t live anywhere else.” And here starts MY EDITORIAL. Back in the day, we were a rural, self-governing community that took care of our own people. Then came the 1950s with the Hells Angels and the Mongols and later the Henchmen. People didn’t care, but when the An-gels took over “Angels Camp” in northern California, they got scared and wanted a real police department to take care of them. And that was the beginning of the end of our inde-pendence. Hell, we even got our dirt roads paved. And it only cost us our 16 pumping water wells to get a fire truck and a police car. Yes this was going to be a modern town with the 210 freeway going through it. And as far as I’m con-cerned, that is when we began stand-ing up for what we believe in. And

we are still standing up for our col-lective beliefs. Home Depot, White-bird, Snowball, Tuna Canyon. These were all our “Alamos” and we’re go-ing to go down fighting before we let them happen to our community. Sounds good, but now we have two new challenges: the High Speed Rail System that threatens to destroy our “Cowboy Rural Lifestyle” and the new Canyon Homes Project on the Big-T. I call them “Apocalypse Now in S-T.” The battles we won in the past were only delaying tactics. Whitebird with its 280 houses just north of the 210, the Snowball Proj-ect with its 240 houses and the Can-yon Homes with its 220 houses all add up to almost 800 new homes that will explode in our midst when the economy gets better. It’s time to circle the wagons and decide amongst ourselves what is the best we can negotiate with the devel-opers to protect our rural-ness. The major flaw in all these projects are the current two-lane roads that are expected to service not only the con-struction but the more than 1,000 ad-ditional vehicles that they will bring

with them. Our elected officials ap-pear to be content keeping their hands in their pockets, or maybe in the pockets of the developers. And please don’t forget about the K-Mart property. Home Depot still has 15 years left on their lease and a 20-year extension if they want it. Don’t you think that Home Depot will re-con-sider their dormant building with the aspect of 800 new homes being built here? Now is the time to take a position and start working with your neigh-borhood council and those groups that want to maintain our rural-ness, because the community you save is yours. And this time you can’t blame it on The Water!

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Don’t Let Our Mountains Get Railroaded!Dear Editor,

SO NOW YOU’RE FINAL-LY WAKING UP? Do you remember that the High-Speed Rail sounded like a good idea when you voted for Prop1A in 2008? Many of us thought so too. Part of the reason is that we were sold a “pig in a poke” from the beginning. Our legislature wrote the ballot lan-guage in such a way that we really didn’t know what the re-al costs were going to be, and even where the train was go-ing to run, but it sure sounded good. Once again, our elected officials sold us out. In Jan-uary, 2011, a state appellate court ruled in a unanimous three-judge decision that the attorney general could write the ballot language, which is standard procedure for sig-nature-based initiatives.The legislature dubbed the 2008 measure the “Safe, Reli-able High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act.” The attor-ney general called a previous version simply “High-Speed Rail Bonds.” That sure made it sound good and we didn’t know any better. So now we have a train proj-ect that started back in 2005, was voted on in 2008, then re-vised in 2012 at the request of Gov. Brown, and is in our face in 2015. And the costs keep

increasing. But I’ll bet that there are a lot of people mak-ing money on the project even though it sits dormant and is going nowhere. How can we have a High Speed Railroad when you have to use existing “slow speed” existing commuter lines be-tween San Francisco and San Jose? Sort of like taking a jet plane part of the way and a bus

the rest to your destination. What are we really getting for our money? I can’t support their proposal and definitely can’t support the HSR going through our rural communities. It’s time to rally around the flag and demand an accounting of where the HSR and our money is going!

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Billy Eliot: The Musical at Alex Theare in Glendale The Downtown Glendale Association and Glendale Arts partner with McCoy Rigby Entertainment to bring the show Time Magazine called “the best musical of the decade!” to L.A. audiences in February. Billy Elliot: The Musical is a show of spectacular heart and humor, and it’s coming to the historic Alex Theatre on 216 North Brand Boulevard in Glendale from February 20 through 22. Set in a northern mining town against the background of the

1984 miners’ strike, Billy Elliot: The Musical is the inspirational story of a young boy’s struggle against the odds to make his dream come true. Follow Billy’s journey as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and community and changes his life forever. “Glendale Arts is proud to be presenting a production of this magnitude, with well-respected partners like McCoy Rigby Entertainment,” said Elissa

Glickman, Glendale Arts’ CEO. McCoy Rigby Entertain-ment is headed by Executive Producers Tom McCoy and Cathy Rigby and has produced more than 90 Broadway-caliber musicals, plays and concerts featuring some of the biggest stars working in the industry today. “The Alex is a fantastic venue – beautiful, state-of-the-art and perfect for the type of quality, high energy and regarded entertainment McCoy Rigby is known for presenting,” said Tom McCoy.

enTerTainmenT secTionNew Shanghai Circus: Breathtaking Acrobatic Feats at Alex Theatre

The New Shanghai Circus features 25 amazing acrobats performing what The New York Times has described as “feats of circus art that reach literally breathtaking heights of skill.” Set to beautiful Eastern music, these thrilling acts include jugglers, plate spinners, contortionists, aerialists and more, derived from Chinese performing traditions dating back to

harvest festivals of 2,000 years ago and enhanced by modern choreography, daz-zling costumes, lighting and music. They even became the first Chinese acrobatic troupe to perform on Broadway. Now you can experience the show the Los Angeles Times declared “beyond compare” as New Shanghai Circus comes to the Alex Theatre in Glendale.

Sunland-Tujunga Clean-up and Beautification “CUB” Volunteers

THE SUNLAND-TUJUNGA CLEAN UP & BEAUTIFICATION “CUB” volunteers were out in the BigT making a difference today at the intersection of Oro Vista and Big-T. With over 20 community members do-ing the clean up, Steven Black helped out by handing out and keeping track of all the tools required. They will be there until noon if you want to join them. It’s fun and helps the community. CD-7 rep Wesley Her-

nandez, STNC president Mark Siegel and Dist. Rep Gail Carlson were there.

Poetry in motion - Shanghai style!

Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council

TOWN HALL MEETINGAssemblywoman Patty Lopez

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Saturday, January 31, 2015

North Valley City Hall7747 Foothill Blvd. Tujunga 91040

11: am – 12:30 pmDoors open at 10 am

Topics

Canyon Park Homes Development12400 Big Tujunga Canyon Rd

High Speed Rail

Samoa Project -10046 Samoa Avenue

And many moreMeet Representatives from local organizations

Light Refreshments

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Roasted Red Pepper and Carrot Soup This is a popular vegan soup if for no other reason than it is easy to make and goes from the stove to the ta-ble in 60 minutes. In addition, the carrots and bell peppers have beta-carotene, which is a good source of anti-oxi-dants. The combination of carrots and red bell peppers provides a beautiful color to this soup and, with the roasted peppers, a full-bodied flavor. The ad-dition of lemon juice just be-fore serving is a nice flavor flash that enhances the flavor of the roasted peppers. Here is my take on this smooth-textured, richly fla-vored soup. For a complete meal, serve with a loaf of fresh-baked bread.

Ingredients:2 large red bell peppers 2 tablespoons olive oil½ teaspoon curry powder1 large bay leaf1 large onion (sliced)2 large carrots (sliced)4 cloves garlic (sliced thin)1 teaspoon salt4 cups low sodium vegeta-ble broth2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Directions: Turn the oven to broil. Place bell peppers on bak-ing sheet, place on the middle rack of the oven and set a tim-er for 7 minutes. Broil on one side until the timer goes off or the skin is black and blistery. Remove from the oven, turn them “one quarter” to expose an un-blistered side, set the timer for 7 minutes, and broil until the timer goes off. Do this for all four sides. Remove the peppers from the oven and place in a large closeable bag-gie. When peppers are cool enough to handle, remove from the bag and rub off the blackened peel. Remove

seeds. Set aside. While the peppers are roasting, heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add cur-ry powder and bay leaf and stir to combine. Add onions, carrots, garlic, and salt. Con-tinue cooking for 8 minutes more or until onion is trans-lucent. Add broth and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 25 minutes. Remove bay leaf and trans-fer carrot mixture to blender. Add bell peppers and purée until smooth. Stir in lemon juice. To serve, transfer soup to 4 bowls and serve while still hot.

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“That which costs little is less valued.” -Miguel De Cervantes

This is a sticking point and a very touchy subject. In a nutshell, I have exhibited in galleries; shown my work in street fairs and on the Inter-net, and I have also sold my work at both ends of the monetary spectrum; for what I believe the work is worth. I’ve lowered my prices in slow times and conversely, I’ve inflated my prices in good times. Fault me on this count if you wish. One truth-ful axiom that never seems to fail is-- if it’s priced cheap, it seems cheap. The problem, for me, is what to price a work that makes the public understand it’s worth that price. I have heard and appreciate that price is relative. I’ve had people tell me the price on a work for sale was ridiculous only to have it sell later, in the same day, to someone willing to see the value in the work. I’ve had works priced very low only to return home without one sale at the end of the day. On other days I’ve inflated the prices only to see quite a few sell. So, what’s the answer? As odd as it seems, people, in more cases than not, do know what they like. And they will buy it if they want it bad enough and truly know it is worth the price. There are the cases which are becoming more and more frequent late-ly, where no matter the price;

buyers will always try and barter a better price, especial-ly if the artist is doing the selling. And mind you, when I sell my own work I am more inclined or should I say agreeable to entertain a lower price if it’s not too ridicu-lously off base. (I hope I am not shooting myself in the foot by writing this publicly) But, there is a limit to how low I will adjust a price espe-cially after considering the persons attitude and the cir-cumstances. Be that as it may. What is an artwork worth? I am not talking the price of famous or infamous dead artists or large Auction house sales through Sothe-by’s, where the price is more attributed to ego, status and portfolios. I am talking about work in the range of say $500.00 to $10,000.00; art of and for the people, if you will. Remember art is not a sandwich, not a ham-mer, not a car or boat. When people consider buying art it is because they want to be uplifted, transformed by the work. I suggest painting the best work you can and price it as you will. Be realistic and honest in your pricing. Don’t offer every work ever created up for sale. Always offer your best work. Set your price and wait. If after a good period of time has passed, re-evaluate. Try going up (not down). You will sell at your price, only if it’s deemed valuable work by the public.

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Foothills Pet PageSex and The City Zoo Celebrates Romance in The Animal Kingdom While the Los Angeles Zoo is best known as one of Southern California’s most family-friend-ly destinations, it’s ADULTS ONLY for SEX AND THE CITY ZOO, an extraordinary Valentine’s Day event celebrat-ing romance in the animal king-dom on Saturday, February 7, 2015, 5 to 7 pm, in the Zoo’s Witherbee Auditorium. The lighthearted affair for ages 21 and up begins with a reception featuring tempting desserts, al-luring wines and “animal walk-abouts,” which include chats with keepers and the chance to observe small animals up close. At the heart of the evening is a

provocative presentation about relationships in the animal kingdom by actress Joleen Lutz, also known for her work as an interpretive naturalist of zoolo-gy, who offers insights on ani-

mal mating, dating and cohabi-tating. The event climaxes with an intimate three-course dinner (for an additional fee) at Reg-gie’s Bistro inside the Zoo. On

by JessiCA Hunter

Instead of paying $50-100 for a new pet bed, why not just make one yourself? If you’ve priced a pet bed lately, then you’ve probably gone away with sticker shock. We all love our fur-kids, but the pet stores seem to think we’ll pay just about any price for the cachet of a well-known brand name on Fluffy’s pillow. That’s because many of us will. But let’s get real: your cat doesn’t care about brand names, or which former rock star supposedly designed her bed. That’s a human failing.

The Savvy Alternative Here’s a cheaper way that works just fine, especially for indoor cats and small to mid-sized dogs. If you’ve got a Great Dane or Lab, you’ll probably have to put some thought into how to adapt this solution to the big guys, or come up with something else altogether. All you need is a large card-board box, a sharp knife, some clean old clothes, and an old pillow. If you don’t have any old pillows, this’ll give you an excuse to buy some new ones for your own bed, and they do tend to be cheap. You can get a nice, soft one for under $10. You can get the box from a market or grocery store and some old clothes from your lo-cal thrift store — assuming you don’t already have a few of both hiding out in the attic somewhere.

Easy-Peasy By now, you probably see where I’m going with this. Start with the cardboard box. Make sure it’s sturdy and dry, that it’s clean, and that it doesn’t have any metal staples in it that might injure your pet. For cats and dogs up to bea-gle-sized, the boxes that ba-nanas are shipped in are per-fect. Using a sharp box knife, re-move the top flaps of the box, if there are any. Many such boxes have what amounts to a second box that slides down over the top to cover the bot-tom part completely, so you can slide the top off and use it for something else — like an-other pet bed.

Next Up Now, cut away most of one of the long sides of the box, leaving a two- or three-inch lip all the way around. Stuff the pillow into the bottom, then cover the pillow neatly with the old clothes (this is op-tional). Voila! A cheap, home-made pet bed. Next, put your pet into their little bed, so they’ll know it’s their very own. If you have more than one pet, be careful here; one of the others may get jealous, and take it from the recipient! I know this for a fact, for my beagle recently evicted my cat from her brand new lodgings. The little guys love these pet beds, because they know they’re made with love!

How to Make a Perfectly Adequate Pet Bed

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second generation Delphian students. Its mission is to “Give young people a rich academic background, a strong sense of ethics and a broad range of abilities to successfully launch them into higher education, a career and life

itself. More broadly, help build a bet-ter world through effective education.” Delphi Academy of Los Angeles is one of several Delphi Schools, a group of independent schools sharing uniquely developed curriculum and teaching methods. All are invited to join in celebrating,

not only school choice, but the 30th Anniversary of this very amazing and extraordinary school at this momentous occasion. The event will be located in the “Enchanted Garden” at the front of the school at 11341 Brainard Avenue, Lake View Terrace, CA 91342. For any questions

regarding the event, please contact Annie Gothberg at (818) 583 1070 or email [email protected]. To find out more about Delphi please visit their website at www.delphila.org. Delphi Academy is licensed to use Applied ScholasticsTM educa-tional services.

Delphi, from pg. 2

How many of you remember the pig farm off Conover Road in Lake View Terrace? When the hippies moved in, it was re-named “The Hog Farm!” Noah Neuenswander remembers: So, here is the story. My sister is standing in the picture, blond hair standing back left center, the house still stands today, easy to spot from the sunland area, look north at 30 degrees and i stands alone today, with a small addition on the west side. My parents took over the place after the Hog Farm dissolved and lived there for 16 years, surviving two forest fires and two major floods. We got power to the place in 1976, and it is fed from a natural spring two miles into the mountain. The Korean church has the title to the 33-acre parcel on the mountain.

It is an awesome spot to grow up and admire the town and SFV area. If you’re up to the hike, park your car and hike up the one-mile driveway

from either side of the wash. (No one lives on ether side.) You’ll find peace and tranquility atop the mountain. I visit often, and take my kids up there

too. This was my home, and will be forever. Long live the hog farm!

the menu is choice of Kabocha Squash & Apple Bisque with Duck Confit, Mai-take Mushroom, Bitter Chocolate and Sage or Early Spring Salad with House-made Ricotta, Snap Peas, Radish, Mache, Hazlenuts, Balsamic Strawberries and California EVOO; choice of Tea Brined Chicken with Slab Bacon, Sweet Potato-Grit Cake, Black Kale and Smoky Toma-to Jus, or Prime Beef Hangar Steak with Swiss Chard, Wild Mushrooms, Golden Raisins, Parsnip and Marrow Butter or Parisienne Gnocchi with Chives, Green Garlic, House-made Ricotta, Spring Pea Shoots, Fingerling Potato and Gruyere; and Dark Chocolate Cake with Beet and Raspberry Jam, Hazlenuts and Micro Mint. SEX AND THE CITY ZOO is spon-sored by Whole Foods Market, Glen-dale and West Hollywood, and E. & J. Gallo Winery.

Lutz, a long-time docent at the Los Angeles Zoo, was a regular on the popu-lar series “Night Court” and has made guest appearances on “Desperate Housewives,” “CSI,” “Pushing Daisies” and “Boston Legal.” An animal expert who teaches animal sciences at North Hollywood High School’s Zoo Magnet and the Wildlife Learning Center, she has also appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” and on MTV and Animal Planet. Lutz is founder of “Winged Iguana” animal rescue. Her skills include infant orphan exotic/do-mestic animal care for animals ranging from opossum and monkeys to porcu-pines and servals. The landmark Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, drawing 1.6 million visitors each year, is home to a diverse collection of 1,100 animals representing 250 different species, many of which are rare or endangered. Its lush grounds on 113 acres feature a botanical collection

comprising over 800 different plant spe-cies with approximately 7,000 individual plants. Accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), whose members meet rigorous professional standards for animal welfare, the Zoo has achieved renown as an international leader in the preservation of endangered species and a conservation center for the care and study of wildlife. Among its most popular habitats are the LAIR (Liv-ing Amphibians, Invertebrates, and Rep-tiles), Elephants of Asia, Campo Gorilla Reserve and Rainforest of the Americas. The private, non-profit Greater Los An-geles Zoo Association (GLAZA), which has supported the Zoo in partnership with the City of Los Angeles for more than five decades and provides funding for and operates seven essential Zoo de-partments, has 65,000 member house-holds representing more than 240,000 adults and children. As evidence of the Zoo’s popularity, GLAZA attracts one of

the largest membership bases of any cul-tural organization in Los Angeles. SEX AND THE CITY ZOO tickets (open to adults age 21 and up) only, are $40 per person plus an additional $75 per person for the dinner option. Tick-ets for GLAZA members are $30 per person, plus an additional $65 per per-son for the dinner option;. An optional beer and wine pairing can be added to dinner for $15. The dinner option is open to event ticketholders only, seating is limited, and dinner ticket purchase is required by February 3. Purchase event and dinner tickets online at http://www.lazoo.org/sexandthecityzoo/ The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens is located in Griffith Park at the junction of the Ventura (134) and Golden State (5) freeways. 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Free parking is available. For additional in-formation, contact (323) 644-6042 or visit www.lazoo.org/sexandthecityzoo.

Zoo, from pg. 8

form preparation to low- and moder-ate-income taxpayers, with special at-tention to those age 60 and older. However, as a practical matter, very few taxpayers are turned away if their return is within the scope of services established by AARP Foundation. All tax returns, both federal and California, are filed electronically us-ing IRS-provided tax preparation software. Tax returns are prepared by volunteer tax counselors who are trained and certified by IRS; all re-turns are subject to a quality review by a second certified counselor. After the tax return is prepared and re-viewed, it is e-filed within 24 hours; copies of filed tax returns are provid-ed to the taxpayer. All tax counselors must adhere to

IRS Volunteer Standards of Conduct as well as AARP’s Standards of Pro-fessionalism. This means taxpayers can be assured their tax information is treated with strict confidentiality and security.

Taxpayers should bring with them:• Last year’s tax returns.• Social Security Cards for you, your spouse (if filing a joint return), and all eligible dependents.• Picture identification for you and your spouse (if filing a joint return) issued by a government agency.• Income related documents: SSA 1099, 1099R, W2, Unemployment Compensation statements, and other 1099 forms showing interest, divi-dends, and other income.• New this year: If you purchased health insurance (“Obamacare”) in

2014 through Covered CA, you will receive a new tax form – Form 1095-A – which provides information re-quired for your tax return. This form will show your eligibility for cover-age as well as help determine your entitlement to a new Premium Tax Credit. It should be mailed to you by January 31, 2015. • You will not receive Form 1095-A if you did not purchase health insur-ance through Covered CA, or you were enrolled in Medicare, or you were covered by an employer-spon-sored health care plan, including re-tirees. • Expense related documents: forms showing federal and state income tax-es paid, 1098 forms, summaries of medical, dental, prescription drug ex-penses, contributions to charities, ve-hicle tax statements, property taxes

and home mortgage interest, and any business expenses. Receipts for ex-penses need to be in reasonable order and legible.• Brokerage statements or other doc-umentation showing the cost basis (purchase price) and date purchased for all securities or property sold or transferred during the tax year.• A blank check with your name printed on it, if you want direct de-posit or debit for any refund or bal-ance due.• If you received a pension or annui-ty from a former employer, please bring the date you began receiving these payments. You can find other AARP Founda-tion Tax-Aide locations in the area at http://www.aarp.org/applications/VMISLocator/searchTaxAideLoca-tions.action

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Gatto Introduces Legislation to Dramatically Improve Probate Process, Cut Fees for FamiliesTo pass the contents of a bank account, a prized automobile, or a multi-million-dollar stock account upon your death, all you need to do is fill out a form. These “Payable On Death” transfers help families avoid the ridiculously high fees and time-consuming bu-reaucracy of probate. Even though family members can easily deed a house to a loved one while alive, there is no easy way in California to do so upon death. Today, Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) introduced legislation to remedy this, and to remove a layer of stress and bureaucracy for grieving fami-lies. Assembly Bill 139 would create a “Revocable Transfer on Death (TOD) Deed” in Cal-ifornia, allowing a homeowner to specify who their house should be deeded to upon pass-ing. AB 139 would also relieve California’s already overbur-dened court system. Over twenty states already allow such transfers. “Government should not add to the headaches and familial hardship caused by the death of a family member,” said Gat-to. “Just like a person can des-ignate a bank account to go to a loved one upon death, by al-lowing individuals to transfer property cleanly using a TOD Deed, we can avoid the costly probate process and give fami-

lies greater peace of mind.” The legislation comes after a recommendation by the Cali-fornia Law Revision Commis-sion that the legislature look to the experiences of other states and provide this more stream-lined option for those making estate plans. “One of the primary roles of the legislature should be to make life easier for the aver-age Californian. By helping Californians avoid government bureaucracy and probate fees, AB 139 will do just that,” said the Assemblyman. “Estate planning and the probate pro-cess are daunting tasks for families to face, even under the easiest of circumstances. Giv-ing Californians access to a Revocable Transfer on Death Deed will go a long way to-wards avoiding some of the hassle of settling a loved one’s affairs.” Mike Gatto is the Chairman of the Consumer Protection and Privacy Committee, and the longest-serving current member of the State Assembly. He represents California’s 43rd Assembly District, which in-cludes Burbank, Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescen-ta, Montrose, and the Los An-geles neighborhoods of Atwa-ter Village, East Hollywood, Franklin Hills, Hollywood Hills, Los Feliz, and Silver Lake. www.asm.ca.gov/gatto.

Iris Lynn Kindred

Iris Lynn Kindred passed away on January 7, 2015 in Bountiful, Utah. Lindquist Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Services are on Friday, January 16 at 11:00 a.m. at 727 North 400 East in Bountiful. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Springville, Utah.

Iris Lynn was born July 27, 1918 in Lovell, Big Horn County, Wyoming to Orvel Hatch Lynn and Hulda Sophia Morrell. She grew up there, attended the University of Wyoming, and received a teaching certificate before returning home to teach school. Iris studied piano pedagogy and cultivated a life long love of music. In 1939, she served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, laboring in the Japanese Mission in Hawaii. There she developed a great love for the Japanese and Polynesian people and their cultures. After moving to Southern California to assist with the war effort, she met Ted R. Kindred. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on May 18, 1941.

After the war, the Kindreds moved to the Sunland-Tujunga area of Southern California where they spent over fifty years building their family, community, and Church. Iris taught piano to many students, and was very involved in school and civic activities. She gave great service to many individuals throughout her life, at an individual level, as a leader in the Relief Society, and in many other capacities. Iris was unfailingly generous in sharing her time, her musical talents and her resources with others in need. She left many life-long friends in the Sunland-Tujunga/Verdugo Hills area.

Iris took great joy in spending time at the beach, and spent many fulfilling hours with her children and ever-expanding circle of grandchildren and great grandchildren. She and Ted served as missionaries for the Church in the Tennessee Nashville Mission. They returned to Southern California and lived in Tujunga until 2001, when they moved to St George, Utah. After Ted’s death, Iris moved to Bountiful to be nearer many beloved family members.

Throughout her life Iris emphasized serving those in need, doing one’s best, magnifying one’s talents, and being positive. Her influence will forever be felt for good and reflected in the lives of her descendants and friends.

Iris was preceded in death by her husband Ted in 2004; and by her parents, her brothers Evan, Lawrence and Gerald, her sister Gwen, and grandsons John R. Kindred and Jonathon Swaner. She is survived by her son Evan (Linda) of Willow, Alaska; her daughter Kristy (Joe) Nicolich of Nauvoo, Illinois; her son Bob (Sheila) of Ames, Iowa; her daughter Valorie (Andy) Gorny of Littlerock, California; 30 grandchildren; 80 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; her sister-niece JoAnn (Dallas) Penrod of Brigham City; and numerous other nieces, nephews and other relatives, along with countless choice friends.

The Kindred family honors the devoted caregivers who blessed their mother’s life, especially those in Sterling Court, Red Cliffs, Orchard Cove and North Canyon Care Center. Condolences may be posted to the Lindquist web site or mailed to: Valorie Gorny 10051 E. Ave Q-12, Littlerock, CA 93543. Memorials may be made to the Perpetual Education Fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Early Earthquake Preparedness Proposal on 21st Anniversary of Northridge Quake On the eve of the 21st anni-versary of the Northridge Earthquake, Congressman Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) is highlighting new Congres-sional funding for earthquake detection. Passage of the 2015 Funding Bill now includes 5 million dollars for the West Coast Earthquake Early Warn-ing System. Developed by Caltech, UC-Berkeley and University of Washington, the new system will use the funds to build additional stations,

install new sensory equipment and help develop new warning technology. With advanced notice, peo-ple can take cover, trains can slow down, and doctors can pause surgeries – it can save lives and reduce the economic impact of an earthquake. Sherman was an early advo-cate of this funding along with his colleagues Rep. Adam Schiff (D -CA) in the House and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-

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CA) in the Senate. In light of the anniversary, Sherman is also re-minding residents of the San Fernando Valley and metropoli-tan Los Angeles how they can prepare for a future seismic event. “This is a day of solemn tribute to the tragic events in Northridge, and a reminder to be vigilant and prepared for future earthquakes,” said Sherman. “Twenty-one years ago, over 60 lives were lost, and nearly 2000 more injured in one of the largest earthquakes in our nation’s history. The memory of physical damage and the cost of human life should remind us to prepare ourselves and our fami-lies for when Los Angeles is struck again – whether it is an earthquake, a fire, or another nat-ural disaster. While much work is still needed to improve our early warning and detection system, I am pleased my colleagues and I were able to secure this new

funding.” The Northridge Earthquake was one of the most costly feder-al disasters in history, with dam-ages in excess of $20 billion. It was the 11th largest earthquake recorded in California since 1769, measuring higher on the “Richter Scale” than any other North American earthquake in an urban area.

PREPAREDNESSSherman encourages all resi-dents to prepare themselves by taking the following steps before, during, and after an earthquake. Before an earthquake: (1) Check for hazards in the home, (2) identify safe places in-doors and outdoors, (3) educate yourself and family members, (4) have disaster supplies on hand, (5) develop an emergency communication plan, and (6) help your community get ready by talking to your neighbors or participating in your neighbor-hood council.

During an earthquake: Take cover indoors in a safe place such as under a sturdy table or within a doorway. If outdoors, stay in a safe open area away from buildings, streetlights and utility wires. After an earthquake: Expect aftershocks, listen to a battery-operated radio or television for emergency information, use the telephone for emergency calls only, stay away from damaged areas; inspect your home for damages, and inspect gas lines and electrical systems, as well as sewage and water lines. For more information about earthquake preparedness, visit the following Web sites: www.fema.gov, http://www.usgs.gov, www.oes.ca.gov, or www.lacity.org/emd. Congressman Sherman’s San Fernando Valley constituents may contact him directly with questions or additional concerns at (818) 501-9200.

Quakes, from pg. 10

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Terrific Kids Wow Kiwanis Members Eight young La Cañada Elementary students, deemed Terrific Kids, wowed members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada with their impressive accomplished. The students were honored at the regular noon weekly meeting of the club on January 14th a Van de Kamp Hall of Descanso Gardens. As Terrific Kids chairman Tom Slaughter introduced them and read off their extraordinary accomplishments the children, each announcement received a thunderous applause. First to be introduced was Abraham Jhee who is the youngest of 4 boys of Stacey and Andrew Jhee. Abraham enjoys team sports and is into computers, which he uses for school homework and for games. He also loves to draw and meditates on proverbs” on a daily basis before going to school. Last summer he went to Ecuador on a mission and enjoyed evangelizing and help-ing to build a house for native people. He does best in his studies of math and science. Artis Phillips love La Canada Elementary and enjoys playing both soccer and tennis. As a

really good Gardner, a few years ago she produced a 120 lb. pumpkin, which squirrels eventually enjoyed. She is active in Girl Scouts and works in Community Outreach and has worked several weekends cleaning up the pier at Manhat-tan Beach and with her troop, worked at the aquarium as a volunteer. Amber Kim sets a positive example for her fellow students at LCE by showing dedication to projects and assignments, always encouraging others with her winning smile. She loves volleyball and running. She is a member of the LCE 6th Grade Activities Committee, which puts on three fundraisers each year. One recent activity raised money for Haven House in Pasadena where Amber made and sold baked goods during her recess time. Ethan Kim, whose father Jonathan celebrated his birthday at the meeting where Ethan was honored with a loud birthday song by members of the Kiwanis Club, he a r4sponsible young man who takes on many family chores like making breakfast for his younger

siblings. He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 507 who has high grades at school, excels at soccer, and is a history buff. It is said that at age 11, he has the maturity of someone twice his age. He is the lifeblood of his family, and says father Jonathon, a joy to his parents. Terrific kid August Berklas is known at school as a kindhearted kid. He typically displays high levels of empathy for anyone’s hardship and is always present for everyone in need. He recently conducted bake sale for a young child with cancer and raised money for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. August speaks three languages: English, Spanish, and Korean. He s a terrific runner who has achieved honors in the Junior Olympics and is a rabid Dodger fan. He plays the Guitar and loves to play and sing a great rendition f Peace Train. Natalie Franklin enjoys school and is a straight “A” student in Mrs. Fungo’s class. An athlete, she loves soccer and has played the game for 8 years. A Chef at home, she loves to cook. She also loves music and plays the piano and

saxophone. She is a volunteer at the Midnight Mission. Narek Khachikyan is a kind, loving, and generous boy who gets along with everyone. He attends Sunday Armenian School and speaks the language fluently. He plays basketball in a D-League and enjoys being with friends playing basketball, his favorite sport. Madeleine Reinoso has at-tended LCE since kindergarten and attends LCE with her two

younger brothers. She is known to be a “Super Big Sister” and helps with housework. She is a member of the LCE school choir and helps tutor her broth-ers. She is active in Girl Scout troop and plays Club Soccer with LA Premier. The Kiwanis Terrific Kid programs singles out outstand-ing young people and honors them by designating them Terrific Kids with a recognition luncheon.

Shown soon after they were recognized as “Terrific Kids” by the Kiwanis Club of La Cannada, are front row: Students, Abraham

Jhee, Artis Phiilips, Amber Kim, Ethan Kim, August Berklas, Natalie Franklin, Narek Khachikyan, and Madeleine Reinoso

Back row L to R are proud parents Andrew Jhee, Andrew Phillips, Johnaton Kim, Nicole Berklas, Jennifer Franklin,

Lermont Khachikyan, and Jennifer Langan. Kiwanis photo by Melinda Thompson.

and the official community songstress Ceil did a phe-nomenal job singing and bringing the audience togeth-er. The most appropriate pa-triotic songs were selected. With words like “purple mountains majesty”. The crowd’s energy felt electri-cally charged! Then the first video was shown. It showed the beauty in our area, moun-tains, people, horseback rid-ing, animals, wildlife, busi-nesses and then it switched to the destruction of con-struction – bulldozers, trucks hauling out dirt, destroying the land. A good comparison. Then came time for “Expert Testimony” from our commu-nity members. An explanation about the water springs in both Tujunga Canyons was presented by Kristin C. Sabo. Jan Slort spoke about how many truck trips will be needed to remove the tunnel dirt -- Over one million. Someone asked: “I have asth-ma. Will I breathe through that?” Traffic jams, galore. The Foothills Paper will nev-er run out of wrecks of the week news material. The California Rangers, a youth oriented equestrian group led by Kelsey Banz, made a group and then indi-vidual statements from the members. It gave a down-to-earth reality to an otherwise surreal event. We’re talking

about a 68-BILLION DOL-LAR PROJECT. Dr. David Robertson, a long-time local veterinarian explained about horses and how incredibly skittish hors-es can be. Two little girls were crying because the sta-bles where they ride might vanish. Dale Gibson of Gib-son ranch that has over 140 horses, talked about the types of businesses that will be ef-fected. Eva Lund who owns an equestrian ranch ex-plained how their Equine Therapy helps veterans and others, and the effect the HSR would have on it. The graphic artist Gerardo Barrientos, whose renderings of what our area would look like with an HSR invasion explained how the Hispanic culture that is so important to our economy would also feel the effects. The topic of the “Request for permission letters” was brought up and everyone cheered when our legal per-son, Bill Eick said: “You do not have to let people on your property to determine anything.” People around me said slow them down to a huge STOP! When County Supervisor Antonovichs representative Jarrod DeGonia presented his arguments, the crowd grum-bled and expressed their dis-content with cat calls and boos. People booed him so loudly that De Pinto took the

mic and admonished them with: “We don’t treat guests this way!” He was visibly shaken and had difficulty talking to the crowd and answering to their comment cards. Then CD-7 Councilman Felipe Fuentes showed up, he couldn’t de-cide whether to smile of frown. I got the sense that he was not sure where he was coming from, or what he was doing there. For now - mid-dle of the road, maybe? Then we heard from the HSR representative Valerie Martinez. She fared much better by saying “this meet-ing is to gather public input – before we get things engi-neered.” She at least got the

“party line” disseminated. She ended her statements with

“We want to do it right!” Many answered the Call To Action! They all live in this area. They plan to fight the best way they can. You can go to www.dontrailroad.us and find out how to help. Be-gin with the letters to your elected officials and to the High Speed Rail Authority. Many people chanted: “HSR, high tail it out of here, now!!!” Members of SAFE will be attending the Cres-centa Valley Town Council next month to make a presen-tation to their members. This is going to effect everybody in our community. Get in-formed. Get involved – the community you save is yours.

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Conceptual artist and local resident Gerardo Barrientos describes the canyons he has grown to love and what the HRS will do to it.

DePinto calls for respect as the crowd boos County Supervisor Antonovich’s representative.

HSR Representative Valerie Martinez fares much better as the audience listens to her description of the HSR process.

THE FOOTHILLS PAPER - JAN 23, 2015

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