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TH E F OOTHILLS COMMUNITY NEW S PA P E R
JANUARY 2, 2014
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Big Year for Joe Allen
Council Faced
Controversy,
Difficult Choices
in 2013
The community is
all the better for the
dedication and hard
work of this Glendale
cop.
By Ted AYALA
Now that 2013 has been
cast behind, how will Glendale
remember the work of the past
year by its city council? Will it
remember its work positively,
as a recent survey conducted by
the Rose Institute of State and
Local Government intimated?
Or will it remember 2013 in a
starkly negative light, as some
of the council’s detractors have
argued?
To be sure, the past year had
its fair share of controversy.
Dave Weaver’s mayoral term
has gained the scorn of local
critics, most notably Mike
Mohill and Herbert Molano.
Coming under repeated fire
have been the mayor’s tactics
at shortening and streamlining
council meetings, which his
critics attack as being heavyhanded attempts at curtailing
debate. Upon the start of
his term, Mayor Weaver
shortened the period of public
comment on agenda items from
three minutes down to two.
see GCC on page 9
By Mary O’KEEFE
I
t has been a pretty good,
albeit busy, year for
Glendale Police Officer Joe
Allen.
In 2013 Allen, a 24-year veteran
of the GPD, was awarded the
Enrique Camarena Award, both
regional and national, and was
also the recipient of the Alfred E.
Stewart Award.
Enrique Camarena was an
agent with the Drug Enforcement
Agency
working
undercover
narcotics in Mexico when he
was kidnapped, tortured and
murdered in 1985. His death hit
his hometown of Calexico, Calif.
hard, but out of the tragedy was
born Red Ribbon Week.
The Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks established the
Enrique Camarena Award. Each
year a committee composed of
members of the Elks, many of
who are former law enforcement
officers, and the Camarena
Foundation pore over hundreds of
applications for the award.
“I was [nominated] into the
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE LEFT: GPD Officer Joe Allen delivered dictionaries to the local elementary schools through the
Glendale Elks program; Allen was presented with the Alfred E. Stewart Award by then-Glendale Police Chief Ron DePompa; Officer
Allen is congratulated by Congressman Adam Schiff; Allen is shown volunteering for Drug Take Back with DEA and CV Alliance.
California/Hawaii
region
of
176 lodges,” Allen said. “I was
awarded the California/Hawaii
states recognition.”
Then his nomination was passed
on to the national level and he was
chosen for the National Enrique
Camarena Award. Camarena’s
widow presented both the state
and national awards to him.
“[It was an honor] to have met
his family, to have met his widow
and, having worked in that field of
narcotics enforcement, I recognize
the sacrifice that he made in the
effort to reduce and eliminate
drugs from society. My job was to
give my complete effort to do the
same,” Allen said. “Realizing he
made the ultimate sacrifice, my
long hours or days of investigation
were little sacrifice to what he and
funds through a silent auction.
The auction items were donated
by a variety of individuals and
organizations, many with direct
ties to Crescenta Valley High and
La Crescenta. Items varied from
tickets to concerts and venues to
the tangible: wine grown from a
nearby vineyard to a Glee poster
signed by the cast to collector
items, such as animation cels
from Warner Bros. Studios.
Attendees could bid on items
throughout the night with the
winning bids announced at the
end of the night, along with
an iPad mini giveaway for the
winner of a “Heads or Tails” coin
toss game.
SCBC president and 1991 CV
alumna Alice Engh lamented the
situation the school faces when
funds are sparse.
“We have learned that CV
doesn’t get Title I funding and we
have learned that teachers pay
for their supplies out of their own
pockets,” said Engh. “Teachers
share books and supplies because
there is not enough to go around.
Technology at CV is behind other
schools.
“We’re hoping that with a
small bit of change from alumni,
we can make big changes at CV.”
Engh referred to teachers
as “unsung heroes” and that
appreciation for teachers was
evident as SCBC awarded
their Lifetime Service Award to
Shirley Nute, who spent 38 years
as a choir teacher at CV before
retiring in 1997. Nute also taught
physical education, music theory,
guitar, student government and
intro to education.
see JOE ALLEN on page 9
Nute Honored at Inaugural SCBC Gala
By Jason KUROSU
Photos by Jason KUROSU
CVHS instructor Shirley Nute addresses the audience after receiving the
Lifetime Service Award at the Small Change for Big Change gala.
With education funding taking
large hits in recent years, much
of the focus has shifted to the
ramifications: increased class
sizes, lack of updated textbooks
or a lack of materials in the
classroom altogether. Small
Change for Big Change was
created to meet the challenges
that Crescenta Valley High
School faced after state budget
cuts, raising money for CV (over
$20,000 since February 2012)
and gathering donations, such
as the two digital projectors
donated to two CV classrooms.
Small
Change
for
Big
Change held its inaugural
gala Saturday night at the
Castaway
Restaurant
in
Burbank, honoring CV teachers
and alumni, while also raising
see SCBC on page 9
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January 2, 2014
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Life … in Review
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As you look across to page
3, you’ll see that we have
prepared our annual year in
review. This is one of my favorite issues because it gives
Crescenta Valley Weekly
readers (including me) a
snapshot of some of the major
events that occurred over the
past 365 days. These include
somber moments and funny
times; historic events and traditional observances.
The year in review is presented as close as possible
to the beginning of the new
year and, if you’re inclined to
make resolutions, may act as
a springboard for your year
in review. After all, how else
are you going to know what
resolutions to make if you
don’t take the time to review
the year to see what changes
you want to undertake?
One of the first things you
might consider is what you
want to bring into 2014. And,
maybe more importantly,
what do you not want to drag pull it out and revisit those
encouraging memories that
into the new year?
Researchers have found will be especially uplifting
that, for whatever reason, we when you are feeling down.
In looking ahead, I also
remember bad things more
often than good. A rude com- challenge you to examine how
ment or a hurtful remark are you deal with people. Are you
easily brought to mind where- the one who casts disparagas a kind word seems easily ing remarks? When giving
direction, are you critical or
discarded from our memory.
But no doubt your year has genuinely eager to improve
included moments you want someone’s performance? Do
to remember – maybe a mar- you treat others the way you
riage, new baby, graduation, want to be treated?
a trip or promotion. Perhaps
We are all in this together
something less life changing and we don’t really know
like a well earned, long waited where anyone else is in their
for compliment. We always journey. As we move forward
think we’ll remember how into 2014 together, hopefully
we felt at these moments, but we’ll provide entries into each
unfortunately those positive other’s joy journal.
feelings often
fade away.
Robin Goldsworthy is the
Consider
publisher of the Crescenta
starting a “joy
Valley Weekly. She can be
journal” to
capture those
reached at robin@cvweekly.com
positive feelor (818) 248-2740.
ings. You can
Weather in The
Foothills
Someone told me long ago
“There’s a calm before the storm”
I know. It’s been comin’ for some time.
When it’s over, so they say,
It’ll rain on a sunny day…
…I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin’ down on a sunny day?
~ Written by John Fogerty, performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1971
Two days before the end of 2013
found me at Coffee Gallery Backstage, a small coffeehouse on North
Lake Avenue listening to the tribute
band Fortunate Son, an amazing
talent at a non-descript old storefront
building in Altadena. Above are the
lyrics to “Have You Ever Seen The
Rain?” a piece performed by them. A
connection with our current weather?
Of course…
A combination of temperatures well
into the 80s, Santa Ana winds, low
humidity and dry fuel created critical
fire weather conditions for the foothills, mountains and wind-exposed
parts of L.A. County. This resulted in
a red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service. What exactly
does this mean?
“Have you ever seen the rain?” The
answer is “yes,” but not too much. In
fact, we haven’t seen several consecutive days of rain for quite some time.
With no rain in the forecast, it appears 2013 will go down as the driest
on record for L.A. and surrounding
areas. JPL’s renowned climatologist
Bill Patzert states, “It’s really dry …
as dry as a box of popcorn in the desert.” Love the very scientific analogy!
No rain on the parade this year.
No snow capped mountains as its
backdrop, either. And, fortunately, no
plumes of smoke from the forest.
Hopefully our current weather situation is just the calm before the storm;
however, there’s nothing predicted
(rain-wise) for 2014 yet as warm
weather continues into next week.
According to the NWS, if fire ignition
Meteorologists hint at a chance for
occurs there could be rapid spread of
rain. Maybe … “comin’ down on a
wildfire that would lead to a threat
sunny day!”
to life and property. This is not good
~Blessings in the New Year ~
news as we are into a third year of
below average rain totals.
Sue Kilpatrick is a Crescenta Valley
resident and Official Skywarn Spotter for
As I heard the band’s rendition of
the National Weather Service. Reach her at
CCR’s song above, I want to know,
suelkilpatrick@gmail.com.
GlendaleAdventist.com
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The closure of Twelve Oaks and the displacement of its residents sparked protest in front of the offices of be.group
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Before bidding farewell to 2013, the Crescenta Valley
Weekly would like to revisit the many events that defined
the year.
Assembled by Brandon HENSLEY and Molly SHELTON
January
This was a difficult holiday season for the family
of missing mother and daughter Megan (Ganajian)
Dipiazza, 33. They continue to scour Facebook, call
friends and have the Glendale Police Dept. on speed
dial in their effort to find Megan. Megan went missing
on Nov. 11 after an argument with her husband Sal and
is still missing.
Anyone who has any information can contact Sgt. Jeff
Newton at (818) 548-3987 or (818) 548-4840. Megan’s
vehicle is a 2013 gray Toyota Scion, the plate number
is 6XJR885, but it may not have any plates on it. She
is described as 33 years old with blonde hair and green
eyes, is 5’6” tall and weighs about 122 pounds.
help students to stay safe.
In 2012, the Montrose Search and Rescue responded
to a record number of call-outs. In 2013, the team
continued to respond to every call for assistance and
continued to train … and sometimes training sessions
became rescue missions. While training near Little
Jimmy Trail Camp, they received a call concerning a
camper who had injured herself and needed help. A
fellow camper walked out of the snowy area to call for
assistance when he found MSR team members training.
They put the injured camper on a sled and hiked out to
a waiting vehicle.
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The Glendale City Council followed the lead of
cities including Los Angeles, Pasadena and the
unincorporated areas of L.A. County to ban plastic
grocery bags.
Assemblymember Mike Gatto established a small
business commission to discuss with those in the small
business trenches the obstacles they face. One of the
first concerns from the commission was predatory
lawsuits that target small, and large, businesses. While
many larger companies are able to pay off the lawsuits,
smaller businesses are threatened with closure because
they cannot pay.
Crescenta Valley High School participated in
a lockdown drill as a proactive way of facing an
unthinkable scenario of an active shooter on campus.
Rooms were locked and teachers followed procedures to
Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Explorers attend several
competitions throughout the year and are typically
successful in their exercises. In 2013, the Explorers won
their annual competition in Chandler, Ariz.
The future of gun shows at the Glendale Civic
Auditorium looked shakier after the Glendale City
Council voted to direct city staff to explore a possible
ban on gun shows on city property. The ban, which
would end the long-running Glendale Gun Show held
since its inception at the civic auditorium, was pushed
by Councilmember Rafi Manoukian in reaction to the
Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, Conn.
see YIR on following page
IN Brief
Christmas Tree Recycling and Drop-Off Info
Not sure what to do with that Christmas tree after the
holidays? Visit www.CleanLA.com or call 1(888) CLEANLA for
guidelines on Christmas tree removal in your community.
Many cities provide their residents with curbside Christmas
tree removal, while others provide conveniently located
drop-off sites. Residents of the county’s 160 unincorporated
communities can recycle their trees by leaving them curbside on
regular trash collection days through Jan. 18. These trees will
be recycled and used as compost, mulch, or ground cover, which
reduces the production of landfill waste and preserves natural
resources.
All ornaments, including tinsel, decorations, and metal and
plastic tree stands must be removed. Trees over six feet should
be cut in half. Those who miss their curbside recycling dates
should cut their trees into smaller pieces and place them in a
green waste container.
For more environmentally friendly holiday tips, visit www.
CleanLA.com or call 1(888) CLEANLA.
Trail Building this Saturday
The public is invited to Trail Building 101 to learn the basics
of trail construction and maintenance. This program will be
held on Saturday, Jan. 4 at Deukmejian Wilderness Park.
All of the trails in Deukmejian Wilderness Park are built
and maintained by volunteers. The public’s help is needed to
maintain the trails, and receiving this training is the first step.
The morning is from 8 a.m. to noon and will be a combination
of classroom and field instruction. The class is free, but space is
limited, RSVP to (818) 548-3795 as soon as possible to reserve a
place. Participants must be 16 years old or older.
Kobeissi Properties has been an established
real estate force in La Canada for over 25 years. In
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With a second location in the heart of Montrose
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YIR from previous page
February
The former location of the Tuna Canyon Detention
Station, currently the Verdugo Hills Golf Course, was
approved for preparation of an application to include the
site on a list of historic and cultural monuments.
Students at Lincoln Elementary School enjoyed a
unique American artifact on Wednesday when a local
family shared a piece of President Lincoln’s tomb.
Crescenta Valley Water District announced it would
be replacing outdated water lines along the 3000 to 3100
blocks of Santa Carlotta Street.
A man attacked a suspected burglar after he surprised
the intruder at his home. The resident in the 2900
block of Frances Avenue entered his home and found
two men burglarizing the residence. The homeowner
confronted them and a fight ensued. The homeowner
was transported to the hospital with a broken jaw; the
burglary suspects fled the scene.
Officers with the California Highway Patrol stopped
by the Fire House youth center to help kids with their
driving skills. Officers brought CHP’s Start Smart
program, a driver’s education class designed for new and
future teen drivers.
Members of the non-profit organization the Downtown
Glendale Association (formerly the Downtown Glendale
Merchants’ Association) helped launch the Community
Benefit District and were present at a ribbon cutting.
DGA President Rick Lemmo led the proceedings.
March
The Los Angeles County coroner determined the oncampus death of a La Cañada High School student was
a suicide. Shocked students and friends spoke of the
student as a “visionary” who was “smart.”
Montrose celebrated 100 years and the party lasted all
weekend. The three-day event was a celebration of all
things Montrose, from its 1913 beginnings to its respect
of tradition.
Crescenta Valley High School JROTC celebrated 25
years at the school. The program was founded in 1988 by
aerospace science instructor and Air Force veteran Sgt.
Earl Hintz. The program was the second established
in California. Throughout its 25 years the JROTC has
inspired and created leadership in teens; some of these
teens want to join the military but the majority do not.
La Cañada Trails proposed the creation of an ultimate
destination point on the Cherry Canyon hiking trail. The
“oasis” includes a water fountain for hikers and a water
bubbler for horses.
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After five years as the captain of the Crescenta Valley
Sheriff’s Station, Dave Silversparre took on a new
challenge at the Communications and Fleet Management
Bureau at Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “I
have been honored to serve the community which I love
and grew up in,” Silversparre said.
April
Ara Najarian and Laura Friedman both incumbents,
maintained their Glendale City Council seats after
April’s election. Zareh Sinanyan won the third seat
available on the council.
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Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation officials
brought plans to the Crescenta Valley Town Council
for a proposed CV skate park. Teens who attended the
Fire House youth center first proposed the skate park
to parks and rec about two years earlier. Since then they
had worked with department officials as well as the
community in promoting and designing the park.
CV DOGS (Community Volunteers for Dogs Off-leash
Gathering and Socializing) were honored as Volunteers
of the Year by the County of Los Angeles Fifth District.
John Klose, president of the organization, and members
Carol Fodera and Cheryl Davis accepted the award on
behalf of CV DOGS.
see YIR on page 6
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The Flood of 1934 –
Part II
By Jason KUROSU
Flood risks have long been a part of
La Crescenta’s history, long before the
mudslides after the 2009 Station Fire,
and controversies are repeated over
the storage and removal of sediment
flowing down from the mountainsides.
The flood event of greatest magnitude,
the New Year’s Day Flood of 1934, has
reached the 80-year mark, a tragedy
which claimed 32 lives and heightened
the collective awareness of the dangers
inherent in living beneath the San
Gabriel Mountains.
Art Cobery, a resident of La Crescenta
for over 70 years, documented the
disaster in his book, “The Great
Crescenta Valley Flood.” In the book,
Cobery weaves first-person accounts of
the disastrous night with a history of La
Crescenta’s penchant for fire and flood.
“We’re living here, obstructing the
course of Mother Nature,” Cobery told
CV Weekly. “But sometimes we don’t
want to deal with the inconveniences.”
Even with the knowledge of the
area’s flood history, the damage Cobery
describes in his book is astonishing.
Along with the 32 deaths, Cobery
estimates that 50 houses were destroyed
(or filled with mud or other debris
and thus rendered uninhabitable) and
another 50 houses were washed away
completely. Scenes in the book describe
cars, houses and even boulders weighing
upwards of 60 tons being hurled by flood
waters through the town with the ease of
leaves in a stream, eventually washing
up in the middle of streets or even
someone’s front yard.
Cobery writes that, for all the
destruction, it was only for about a
20-minute period of time that the
numerous canyons above La Crescenta
emptied their debris upon the town.
“During that short lapse of time,”
Cobery writes, “700,000 cubic yards of
soil vacated 7.5 square miles of burnedoff mountainside. That is enough
sediment to fill 77,777 10-wheel dump
trucks.”
Since that day, flood measures and
flood control efforts have expectedly been
intensified, leading to the rebuilding
of local debris basins (several debrisrelated incidents from 1978 also helped
prompt these efforts.)
“I think the County Flood Control does
a wonderful job,” said Cobery. “But even
the best geologists can’t guarantee any
community absolute safety.”
However, even with improvements,
flood concerns are never dormant
and neither is the public’s scrutiny of
preventive measures.
Cobery
documents
the
voters’
unwillingness in 1926 to approve a
bond measure, which would have
strengthened the San Gabriel Dam,
possibly preventing the flood of 1934.
Unfortunately, the funds for the San
Gabriel Dam itself came from a similar
voter-approved measure, which did not
meet favorably with public opinion due
to its size and suspect safety, among
other things.
Today, similar county and flood control
projects have been debated by nearby
residents, who are concerned with the
negative impacts of removing sediment.
Most recently, the county is looking to
haul sediment from the Devil’s Gate
Dam at Hahamongna, utilizing dump
trucks to transport it from the dam to
designated disposal sites. The public has
protested the project, primarily the use of
trucks, which it contends will be harmful
to public health and the environment.
Others question the necessity of the
project, whether or not the flood risk is
truly great enough to require such an
endeavor, which authorities estimate
could take somewhere between three
and five years, starting in 2015.
“No one likes the prospect of trucks,”
said Cobery, who remembered trucks
removing sediment from debris storage
sites at Eagle Canyon, near his home. “I
didn’t like it either.”
But in Cobery’s estimation, the debris
basins, which he said La Crescenta
residents have “relied on,” have done
quite well.
A memorial to the flood victims can
be seen at the corner of Rosemont and
Fairway, a plaque mounted on stones.
Cobery said that, despite the magnitude
and intensity of the flood, many local
residents have never heard of the 1934
New Year’s Day Flood. Though it is
important to remember the potential
for another flood in the area, along with
the heroics, sacrifices and tragedies that
befell many that night, it is perhaps not
so unfortunate that the 1934 flood is so
distant to so many, multiple generations
who have not had to know the horror of
disaster and devastation.
Photo by Charly SHELTON
Commemorating the New Year’s Day flood of 1934 is a monument located at the corner of Fairway
and Rosemont avenues.
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YIR from page 4
Special Olympics qualifying track events were held at
Crescenta Valley High School and sponsored by CV CAN
(Crescenta Valley Committed to Athletic Needs).
The first Welcome Home, Vietnam Veterans ceremony
was held at the corner of Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View
Boulevard. The location was significant because it was at the
first city-sponsored Vietnam memorial in the nation, dedicated
in 1968.
The Glendale City Council recognized the passing of
respected community leader John Krikorian. Krikorian was
the publisher of Business Life magazine and was an active
member of the Glendale community.
of the prom court: King Harrison Thai and Queen Anna Carter
Hernandez. The Royal Court included Cole Currie and Kerry
Merrill, Drew Lockwood and Katie Bayard, Russ Carpenter
and Grace Taylor and Minsoo Kim and Sarah Koonse. After
prom, nearly 400 CV seniors and their dates headed to the
Crescenta-Canada YMCA for the 19th annual Prom Plus.
Prom Plus began at midnight and offered guests plenty to do
including the chance to ride a mechanical bull or zip line, try
their luck in a casino or get strapped into a gyroscope.
The Dept. of Fish and Wildlife with Glendale police responded
to a home in the 3300 block of Thelma Street after the sighting
of a mountain lion. Neighbors and onlookers watched as
officials finally captured the mountain lion, tranquilizing him
under the wooden patio of a home.
Dignitaries including Congressman Adam Schiff spoke at
the Glendale Unified School District’s 12th Annual Genocide
Commemoration held at Glendale High School. Youth from
across Glendale and Crescenta Valley, Armenians and nonArmenians, gathered to pay tribute to the fallen, to seek
recognition for the genocide and to ensure that future
generations “never forget.”
Everyone celebrated at the annual Hometown Country Fair,
which include a pie-eating contest, sponsored by the Crescenta
Valley Chamber of Commerce.
On April 28, five students from Clark Magnet High School
launched a near-space balloon, labeled the Panther 2, from
Acton. The project was the collaboration between two 12th
grade students, Guy Burstein and Alex Deravanessian, for the
Clark senior project.
Despite passionate pleas by Sunland-Tujunga residents
and individuals who identified themselves as having familial
connections to the World War II Japanese concentration camp,
the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission unanimously
recommended against declaring the former Tuna Canyon
Detention Station in Tujunga a historical monument.
CERT – Community Emergency Response Team – became
the new American Red Cross liaison. During the Station Fire,
the Red Cross established a shelter for evacuated community
members in the Crescenta Valley High School cafeteria. CERT
members were working with fire and sheriff personnel at the
time.
Frank Quintero said good-bye to his life in public service
and the city was there to give him a warm sendoff. Over 100
dignitaries were at a ceremony to wish him well and to thank
him for his service as a Glendale city councilmember.
May
Monte Vista Elementary and Crescenta Valley High schools
were searching for new principals. After eight years, Dr. Susan
Hoge left Monte Vista and after three years, Michele Doll left
CVHS. Both are moving to jobs at the Glendale Unified School
District’s administration.
Glendale City Council tightened restrictions on smoking
within city limits. The ordinances, voted in unanimously,
added further penalities for scofflaws as well as banning any
smoking in all future newly built apartment and condominium
units.
Bill Song was named the new captain of the CV Sheriff’s
Station replacing Dave Silversparre. Like Silversparre, Song
was raised in Crescenta Valley.
FIRST Robotics Team 589 from Crescenta Valley High School
attended the multiple-day regional competition held at the
Long Beach Convention Center. The object of the 2013 game
was to collect points by having robots shoot discs into three
different cages, as well as climbing several levels up a pyramid
structure. There was also the option of playing defense against
other bots. The Falkons placed sixth out of 59 teams at the San
Diego competition and 32nd out of 65 teams in Long Beach.
June
Seniors at Clark Magnet and Crescenta Valley high schools
walked across the stage, received their diplomas and took the
first step toward their future. David Khachatrian was named
Clark’s valedictorian, one of 254 graduates who ended their
four-year academic career at the high-performing magnet
school. Richard Cho was selected as the CVHS valedictorian
and was part of history that started with the Class of 2013
commencement ceremony taking place on the school’s Osborne
field rather than Stengel field.
After five years of monitoring traffic, standing on corners
with cops, teachers and the Dept. of Public Works, and
answering endless emails, Crescenta Valley Town Council
member Robbyn Battles finally got word she had been waiting
for – a crossing guard had been approved for Rosemont Middle
School.
From Crescenta Valley High School, over 640 seniors
traveled to downtown Los Angeles for a night filled with fun,
food and dance. The highlight of the evening was the crowning
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Scores of the Academic Performance Index were released,
and Valley View Elementary found itself 12 points higher
than last year, the biggest gain in local-area schools. The API
measures academic performance and growth on a scale of 200
to 1,000. The state’s goal is for schools to be above 800.
Crescenta Valley High School softball coach Mark Samford
stepped down from that position citing personal reasons.
Crescenta Valley Weekly publisher/editor Robin Goldsworthy
attended a luncheon at the Sacramento Convention Center
where Assemblymember Mike Gatto honored her, and the
Crescenta Valley Weekly, with the California Small Business of
the Year Award for the 43rd District.
Linda Gubler Junge took the helm as the new principal at
Crescenta Valley High School. Junge has been a teacher, a
school administrator and a district administrator. “It is good
timing and I think a good match,” Junge said.
The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion that would
allow no less than one acre be set aside for a memorial located
in an old oak grove near the site of the former Tuna Canyon
Detention Station. The site will be placed on the list of the city’s
Historic-Cultural Monuments.
August
Glendale’s Alex Theatre kicked off its long-awaited expansion
project with a groundbreaking in the summer. The event was
hosted by the non-profit Glendale Arts. The renovations would
mainly occur backstage and would expand the theatre’s ability
to present bigger and more modern productions, host larger
casts and otherwise make Alex a more inviting venue.
The foothills took part in the annual National Night Out,
which turns back the clock to an era when law enforcement and
firefighters knew local businesses and neighbors. NNO, which
began 30 years ago, concentrates on crime prevention and tries
to bring back the philosophy of neighbors helping neighbors.
Crescenta Valley High School’s first graduating class, the
class of 1963, reunited 50 years after bidding farewell to the
high school.
July
In preparation for a potential major disaster, 41 Glendale
Unified School District principals and administrators received
a three-day course in Community Emergency Response
Training (CERT), a program intended to aid the public in the
midst of a crisis. CV CERT coordinators Paul and Lisa Dutton
headed the training. “It was the chance to impact the lives of
thousands of our area’s kids,” Paul said.
La Crescenta resident and Vietnam veteran Steve Pierce
received Veteran of the Year honors at a Veterans Recognition
luncheon in Sacramento and was honored by Assemblyman
Mike Gatto. Pierce was honorably discharged in 1968 as a full
lieutenant and was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal and
Vietnam Campaign Medal.
The Glendale Police
Dept. appointed two
individuals to new
positions at the police
station in downtown
Glendale. Chief Ronald
De Pompa swore in
Carl Povilaitis as the
city’s newest deputy
chief as well as Theresa
Goldman as civilian
commander.
The L.A. County
board of supervisors
approved a plan to
build a skate park at CV Park, a long-awaited project that has
a construction budget of $800,000 and an operating budget
of $79,000 for maintenance and staffing. At the forefront of
the project was CVHS student Cooper Iven. “Basically, I was
complaining that everyone thought skaters were hoodlums
and I was pretty sick of it,” he said. “[Someone] told me to do
something about it.”
Students in the Glendale Unified School District strapped
on their backpacks and headed to school a little
earlier this year, as classes began on Aug. 12
under a still hot summer sun. Kindergartners
all had one thing in common as school started:
excited, nervous and sometimes tearful parents.
“I asked who was having a harder time,” said
Dr. Adriana Pestonji, Valley View Elementary
Principal. “It was the parents.”
Because of multiple attractions and vendors
and limited space, the 52nd annual SunlandTujunga Lions Club Watermelon festival was held
at the Rose Bowl this year instead of its regular
home, Sunland Park. “When it was at Sunland
Park,” said Selena Gonzalez, who worked the
watermelon booth, “it felt like a small hometown
event. This feels bigger. It’s kind of nice to get
people from different places.”
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spaces for days at a time. Despite signs that limit the amount
of time a truck could stay parked at a place, it didn’t seem
to matter. The Crescenta Valley Town Council had several
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The Glendale City Council passed a resolution
to oppose the proposed shuttering of the historic
U.S. Post Office at 313 E. Broadway in Glendale.
Built during the Great Depression, the NeoRenaissance style building has become one of the
city’s most recognizable.
September
An estimated 3,000 people viewed the Crescenta Valley
fireworks show from La Crescenta Elementary School with
thousands more watching the celebration from around town.
The event was sponsored by the non-profit group CV Fireworks
Association.
Hundreds of fans turned out to meet TV star and author John
Barrowman with his sister Carole at the Once Upon a Time
bookstore. The siblings were promoting the newest book in
their “Hollow Earth” series.
Residents at Twelve Oaks Lodge assisted
living facility received unfortunate news in the
late summer when the non-profit organization
be.group announced it would sell the property,
giving seniors until the end of October to vacate.
“Our objective has been to bring Twelve Oaks up
to be.group standards,” explained Dan Huston,
VP of Communications and Marketing for the
group. “But after exhaustive review, the cost of
renovation would simply be too much to properly
meet our safety standards.”
Despite protests from residents and families of
Twelve Oaks, officials with the City of Glendale
said it would be unable to stop the property’s sale.
CORRECTION
In the Dec. 26 article, “Remembering the Flood of 1934,” the sediment project referenced at the end of the
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September was National Guide Dog Month, and the
community participated in the third annual Mutt Strut, a
2K/5K walk/run event held at Crescenta Valley Park. This is
the California Council for the Blind’s major fundraiser for the
year. Last year it raised $10,000 to help the blind and visuallyimpaired in California.
October
The renovation of the Two Strike War Memorial Wall was
completed, and a ceremony was held at the park. The wall
cost $75,000. Veteran Warren Spayth gave most of the credit
to fellow veteran Roy Allman. “I guess you could call him the
father of this memorial,” he said. “When the county said we
could not alter the older wall, he was the one that put things
together.”
Crowds converged on Honolulu Avenue for the annual
Oktoberfest to participate in music, games and alcohol – and
people were reminded to drink responsibly, of course. It was
another successful outing. “We’ve cranked up revenue 3%
from last year,” said Melinda Clarke, executive director of
the Montrose-Verdugo Chamber of Commerce, which hosts
the annual event. “Since 2010, Oktoberfest revenues have
increased by over $70,000.”
Kids across the foothills braved the drizzle and participated
in Walk to School Day, which encourages students and their
parents nationwide to walk to school as a way to promote good
health as well as community.
The community turned out for the 2nd Annual Korean
Armenian Festival that was held at Crescenta Valley High
School. The event promotes harmony and understanding, not
just between the two cultures, but among all cultures. Last
year’s event was spread over two days
and held at Crescenta Valley Park.
Although the park was a beautiful
setting, organizers said they wanted
something more intimate and moved
it to the CVHS campus, while also
shortening the event from two days
to one.
Katherine Diane Lipp and Elizabeth
Katie Woolf, both 17, were chosen to
represent the 2014 Tournament of
Roses as members of the Royal Court.
Both students are members of the La
Cañada High School pep squad, and
already have a significant amount
of volunteer hours under their belts.
“I think this will be the greatest
opportunity to give back to my entire
community,” Woolf said.
Community members brought their
unused and/or unwanted drugs to
various areas throughout Crescenta
Valley as part of the Drug Take Back,
sponsored by the Drug Enforcement
Administration in partnership with
the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol
Prevention Coalition/Alliance and law
enforcement.
Authors Mike Lawler and Gary Keyes spoke to a packed
house at the La Crescenta Library about their latest book,
“Murder and Mayhem in the Crescenta Valley.” Although CV
is a bedroom community with a “Mayberry” personality, it
also has a dark side – so dark in fact that the authors are now
working on a second book in their murder series. An audience
member asked Lawler what it was like living with these
gruesome tales as he worked on the book. “I can tell you that I
was really happy when it was over,” he said.
November
The Crescenta Valley Town Council held its annual elections,
and from a total of 431 ballots cast, incumbents Harry Leon,
Cheryl Davis and Dr. Young Suh were retained. Each will
serve a three-year term. The alternates are Kyle Studebaker,
incumbent Leslie Dickson and Krista Smiley. Davis ended
her four-year run as council president, and will serve as the
corresponding secretary for the upcoming year. Robbyn Battles
takes over as president.
Since his appearance in 2012 and subsequent forays
into Glendale, Meatball the bear became a popular figure,
embraced by locals and animal advocates alike. Not only
was Meatball the centerpiece for Glendale’s float in the 2014
Tournament of Roses Parade, but Lions, Tigers & Bears, a nonprofit animal sanctuary which Meatball calls home, is raising
money to construct a second bear habitat in order to house
the six bears currently residing there, plus four more bears
expected sometime in 2014.
The groundbreaking for the Museum of Neon Art (MONA)
brought Glendale city officials and members of the art
community out for what will be Glendale’s first art museum,
located in the heart of the city on Brand Boulevard. Kim
Koga, executive director of MONA, described the vision for the
museum as “a receptacle for all things neon both contemporary
and vintage, a place to teach this unique and very Americana
art form and a place to reveal the science behind the neon.”
President Barack Obama was in the Southland to help
raise money for future democratic campaigns. He also visited
DreamWorks Animation in Glendale. “This is one of America’s
economic industries,” he said of the film studios in Southern
California.
Actor Paul Walker, star of “The Fast and the Furious”
movies, died in a fiery car crash in Valencia after attending a
charity event to benefit his organization Reach Out Worldwide,
which sends first responders to the scenes of natural disasters.
His friend, Roger Rodas, the driver of the car, died as well.
Walker attended Village Christian High School in Sun Valley
and spent much of his childhood in Sunland-Tujunga.
December
Donations may have been lighter this year, but many still
benefitted from the generosity from the community at the
annual toy and food drive at the CV Sheriff’s Station. The
Early Rodders also held a toy drive, and loaded up two trucks
full of toys. The drive benefits the L.A. County Fire Dept. Spark
of Love, which is in its 21st year. The American Legion also
participated in a food drive.
Crescenta Valley High School
senior Isabel Martos-Repath was
given a silver award from the
Hispanic Heritage Foundation
in engineering and mathematics.
The award was sponsored by
Exxon Mobil and included a
$2,000 scholarship.
On Dec. 9, 30 interim principals walked the halls of GUSD
schools as part of the district’s Principal for a Day program.
Lincoln Elementary’s principal for a day? Mike Antonovich,
L.A. County supervisor, who helped line up classes outside, and
answered questions from students inside. What is the hardest
part of his job? “Bureaucracy, and a lack of time,” he answered.
A wildlife forum was held at the Center for Spiritual
Living to inform residents about wild animals that share
local neighborhoods, specifically how to deter animals from
residents’ property and what to do in case of an encounter. The
Mattersteig family’s dog was killed by a mountain lion over
Thanksgiving in the family’s backyard.
The town turned out for the 37th annual Montrose Glendale
Christmas Parade. It was rainy early in the day, but fortunately
it tapered off once the evening began, allowing the people to
enjoy the appearance of Santa Claus, as well as 140 entries.
Robert Castro was sworn in as the 12th police chief for the
City of Glendale. Castro was the chief of police for the City
of Glendora, a position he held for the past three years. Chief
Castro began his law enforcement career working for the City
of Glendora as a police cadet in 1985. He was hired as police
officer in 1986 and worked his way up through the ranks.
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Dr. William Thomas, the
founding CV principal who
hired Nute, spoke about
why he chose her. Thomas
described Nute as “tough
as nails,” though Nute’s
sensitivity
towards
her
students was a noted quality.
“The kids loved her. They
flocked to her classes,” said
Thomas.
Nute took the stand and
accepted her award, in front of
her family and many friends
and former co-workers, while
a slideshow of black and white
photographs reeled on behind
her, including her first days
at CV, smiling and shaking
hands with a young William
Obituary
George Kallas
Aug. 10, 1922 – Dec. 11, 2013
George Kallas passed away
peacefully on Wednesday, Dec.
11. George was born one of five
children in Stamford, Conn. to
Stella and Steven Kallas. In 1944,
he relocated to California where
he first worked as a waiter at
Slapsy Maxie’s, allegedly owned
by none other than Mikey Cohen. It
was here where he met numerous
movie stars of the day such as
Dean Martin, Danny Thomas and
Frank Sinatra.
In 1946, George met “the most
beautiful girl on the west coast,”
Florence Polamero. They married in
1949 and built a family home in La
Crescenta where they raised their
three children.
George worked for the
aeronautical and aerospace
industries including Menasco and
Sargent Industries during the 1950s
through the 1980s where he had
the opportunity to work on Apollo
and Space Shuttle equipment and
met several astronauts.
Following retirement, George
traveled to Greece, Italy and
throughout Europe and many
states within the United States. He
joined the YMCA to keep active
and healthy and built strong
friendships with several Y members.
Anyone who knew George
would remember his great sense
of humor and cheerful, hearty
laughter with a twinkle in his eyes.
He enjoyed socializing with those in
the community, family and friends.
He was selfless and always willing
to lend a helping hand and never
hesitated to visit an ailing friend.
George will always be
remembered for how he cherished
family and friends and how
genuinely connected he was with
everyone he knew. He is survived
by his wife of 64 years Florence
Kallas; his children Steven, Cynthia
and Mark; and five grandchildren
Christopher, Stephanie, Dalton,
Patrick and Michael.
Thomas.
“The statement in the
newsletter says that I am
receiving this award for my
many years of service at CV
as well as my work in the
community through music
and the alumni chorale,” Nute
began. “Friends, service is not
usually done by any one person
alone. I firmly believe that if
something needs to be done
and we are capable of doing
it, we should make the effort
to see that it does get done
and it never gets done alone.
Whatever it is you think I did
at CV, you need to be reminded
that I could not have done
anything without the support
of the administration, front
office clerical staff, counselors,
other
faculty
members,
parents and, oh yeah, the
kids who are now responsible
citizens, providing service and
leadership for their own lives
and community.”
Nute then asked several
individuals important to her to
stand, bestowing recognition
liberally on the night she was
to be recognized.
As one final act of reverence
to the works of Shirley Nute,
the entire room sang CV’s
alma mater, the lyrics of which
were written by the students
in Nute’s class.
JOE ALLEN from Cover
his family made.
“I have never seen an
[application] with so many
recommendation letters,” Tim
Jaeger, California Hawaii Elks
Association, said in a CVW
interview after the award was
announced. “There were even
a couple of letters from 18 year
olds who spoke of how he had
affected their lives. He blew the
competition away.”
The Alfred E. Stewart Award
2013 Narcotics Officer of the Year
is another recognition of Allen’s
work and dedication in the field
of narcotics enforcement.
“Ian Grimes nominated me for
the recognition,” Allen said.
Grimes is a retired Glendale
police officer and one of Allen’s
mentors.
The award is in honor of San
Bernardino Sheriff Lt. Alfred E.
Stewart, who was the head of the
county’s Regional Narcotics Task
Force. He, along with California
Highway
Patrol
Officer
Wetterling, were shot and killed
by Jerry Youngberg, a parolee
out of Illinois. Stewart was one
of the founding members of the
California Narcotics Officers
Association and the eighth
president of the organization.
Allen was first chosen for the
regional award and then went
on to be awarded by the state as
well.
The awardee is chosen by
law enforcement members who
work in narcotics enforcement
including
law
enforcement
agencies,
judges,
probation
officers and district attorneys.
They are Allen’s peers and
understand better than most the
dedication and sacrifice that is
needed for the job.
Though Allen is humbled by
the recognitions, the honors
aren’t a surprise to those in the
community who know him.
He is a community volunteer
who is always willing to help
and always available for kids.
This Christmas season he helped
deliver gifts to families through
the GPD and Kiwanis where
27 families were helped, and 50
families through the Glendale
Elks Lodge 289, of which he is the
president.
He is also the major league
division director of the Crescenta
Valley Little League, a member
of the Prom Plus organization,
and vice president of the CV
Alliance. He also is a volunteer
and founding member of the Fire
House youth center.
“Joe just made the Fire House
more welcoming to come to,” said
Anthony Stuart, 19. “He was
able to hang out with kids, and
not seem like an adult. He was
always willing to help.”
Allen also volunteers with
the
Montrose-Verdugo
City
Chamber of Commerce as the
entertainment
director
for
Oktoberfest and organizes the
chamber’s scholarship program.
“Having grown up in Kentucky,
my dad coached little league,
was a volunteer firefighter and a
member of the city council,” Allen
said of his volunteer spirit and
commitment.
His dad was even able to secure
an empty lot to build a baseball
field.
It is this spirit and that he
had good adult examples while
growing up that inspires Allen
to continue to volunteer and to
reach out to help youth. Although
with his job he can see the most
negative side of the world, he is
still optimistic.
“There are such positive and
well and good intended youth out
there,” he said. “The ones having
issues are a smaller segment of
society.”
He reaches out to those young
people who need help by showing
that he cares and by giving them
a positive role model.
“I am very realistic in my
approach; I am not overall
pastoral. I don’t preach to them. I
talk to them about the negatives
from the [drugs and addiction],”
he said.
Allen continues to volunteer
in the community he loves, and
inspires all that he meets.
“I feel whenever he comes to
the Fire House he gives a good
impression of what cops are to
kids,” said Dylan Sylvester, 16,
president of Prom Plus Club. “For
Prom Plus, he is always there to
help out at our events. He gives
us support. That means a lot.”
Jacob Magana, then 18 years
old, wrote in a letter that was sent
to the Elks as a recommendation
for Allen, “For any teenager in
general being able to talk to any
adult, especially a cop, is the
hardest thing to do. [The] reason
being that we feel that they would
never understand us, and all they
could really do is judge or send us
to someone else if they don’t want
to deal with our problem. “ N o t
with Joe. His ability to get down
to our level and take his own time
to help anyone is what allows
any kid or person to open up as
if they’ve known him their whole
life. “
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The mayor even shortened the
two-minute comments down to a
single minute during a meeting
on Dec. 10 – an act which drew a
rebuke from Molano.
“That means that if there is
something of real value before the
council, like spending taxpayer
money, you’ll have two minutes
to present your argument,
give examples, synthesize the
problem, and give a conclusion.
If you have suggestions, tough
luck,” rued Molano on his blog.
Weaver also drew criticism
from the local Korean community
in July when he was the sole
member of the city council to
express opposition to the erecting
of a statue commemorating
“comfort women” – women forced
into prostitution for Japanese
military stationed abroad in
Japan’s colonial empire and
during the military expansion of
World War II. The mayor opposed
the statue on the grounds that
the city needed to devise a master
plan before moving forward with
any such monument. He later
appeared on Channel Sakura, a
Japanese television production
and video-sharing website with
a
conservative
perspective,
explaining
that
Glendale
should not have stepped into a
dispute which he regards as an
international one between Japan
and South Korea.
“I don’t think we ought to
be involved,” he said in a video
posted on the site. “We just
shouldn’t have [approved the
statue].”
Controversy
also
flared
during last April’s election
between Councilmember Laura
Friedman and then-candidate
Zareh Sinanyan over the latter’s
racist and homophobic tirades
posted online. Sinanyan and his
supporters accused Friedman’s
camp of deliberate sabotage,
claiming that the charges against
the candidate were trumped up.
It was only a few weeks after
Sinanyan’s electoral victory that
he finally acknowledged that he
was the author of those remarks.
But the past year in the council
has also seen major successes.
Reports from city staff indicate
a tenuous improvement in
the local economy, while the
aforementioned Rose Institute
survey indicated that residents
and businesses not only look upon
the work of the council and the
city as overwhelmingly positive,
but are also open to new taxes to
ensure its continued efficacy.
This past year was also when
the council’s rearrangement of the
Tournament of Rose float process
helped to avoid the controversy
from last year. Instead, residents
and local supporters were unified
in their praise for this year’s
entry, “Let’s be Neighbors,” which
features former Glendalian and
15-minute celebrity Meatball the
Bear.
Mayor Weaver praised the float
at the council’s last meeting of
2013, stating that he was looking
forward to the positive attention
the float would receive at the
head of the 2014 Rose Parade.
Perhaps the float’s optimism
augurs well for the city in 2014.
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More Info on the Mystery
Mine of the Verdugos
A couple of years ago, I
wrote a column about an
abandoned mine in the
Verdugo Mountains directly
across the freeway from
the Verdugo Hills Golf
Course. For many years an
old concrete structure was
visible on the hillside, but
has since been completely
overgrown. No one seemed
to know exactly what its
purpose was. My column two
years ago outlined various
theories about the structure
and its relationship to the
lost mine. Since then I have
discovered more info about
it.
Based on what I’ve found
in old newspapers and
mining trade papers, it was
a graphite, or plumbago
mine. Plumbago is an
archaic name for graphite.
The word graphite (from
the
Greek
“graphein”
meaning to write) seems to
have been substituted for
plumbago sometime around
the turn of the 20th century.
Graphite in its purest form
is used for pencil lead and
lubricant, but has other uses
in paints and industrial
coverings. The discovery
of a plumbago deposit in
the Verdugo Mountains
is first mentioned in a
small newspaper article in
February 1889. By 1892, the
mine appears to have been
in full swing. A newspaper
article describes its sale
to a Los Angeles chemical
company, and that the mine
was producing at a rate
that the new owners hoped
would induce a railway to be
extended into the Crescenta
Valley. A state publication
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» suzy jacobs
A New Year’s Valentine
to CV!
Friday marks two years
for me in this job, and I
want to take this time to
thank you for welcoming me
into this community. Some
of you might know that I
was not new to CV. I was a
field representative in the
California legislature for
six years, and I knew many
of the key players in this
community. But presenting a
certificate at a grand opening
or school event doesn’t really
let you know the personality
of a community the way
being an executive director
of a high profile non-profit
does.
So now that I’ve spent
time with boots on the
ground, here’s my take on
CV.
from 1917 on minerals in
the Los Angeles area gives a
great description of various
graphite mines, including
ours. It details operations in
San Francisquito Canyon,
Tujunga Canyon and the
Verdugo Mountains. In the
Verdugos, it describes the
graphite deposit as being in
a vein 20 feet wide, but says
its quality was poor, being
suitable only for paint and
foundry facing.
CV resident Matt Swain
is very knowledgeable
about mining, and has been
poking around this mine
site in the Verdugos for
over 30 years. Matt took
me up recently to show me
the site and he has some
strong theories about how
the operation was laid out.
The mine itself would
have been up in one of the
small canyons crossing the
Hostetter Fire Road that
comes off La Tuna Canyon
Road. When we explored
the canyon, there was no
trace of the mine itself.
Perhaps the opening was
covered by a slide, or maybe
it had been a quarry rather
than a shaft. Either way, it’s
no longer distinguishable.
According to Matt, railway
cars would have taken the
ore from the mine down
the hillside approximately
following the route of the
fire road. There is still one
rail from this little railway
sticking out of the side of
the hill that is typical of
mining rail, and until a few
years ago there were the
remains of a side-dump ore
car nearby. At the bottom
of the grade the ore would
This is a hard-working,
close-knit, action-oriented
matriarchal
community.
When there’s a problem or
a gap in service or a reason
to celebrate, this community
is on it! Schools thrive
and enjoy the support of
their PTAs. The business
community provides many
social events. Government
on all levels is responsive.
And non-profits are revered.
When there are divisions
due to cultural norms,
people strive to close divides.
It’s like Mayberry, but with a
multicultural twist.
Members of my board of
directors care deeply about
this community. Some have
prior experience serving on
non-profit boards; others had
none. These people bring a
variety of skills, experience
and opinions, and they work
hard to make society better.
All now know the truth of
the adage: “A camel is a
have been dumped and
the car hauled back up by
mule. The ore was then
transferred into another
ore car on a steep incline
railway, and lowered by a
winch and cable down the
hill. When this car reached
the bottom of the incline,
the ore was dumped into
a hopper on top of the
concrete structure that used
to be visible before it was
overgrown. Freight wagons
would pull up either below
the concrete structure or
next to it to receive a load of
graphite ore, which would
then be hauled to a railhead
for the trip to a processing
plant in L.A.
From the mine’s early
years that meant a wagon
trip to about where Verdugo
Park is today, where a
steam engine could meet
the load. After 1913, the
Glendale and Montrose
Railway
would
have
provided electric locomotive
service into the Crescenta
Valley. The loading dock
for the transfer from wagon
to railway car was at the
intersection of Montrose
and La Crescenta avenues.
We don’t know exactly
when the mine went out
of business. This mine and
railway show up on a topo
map from the teens, but
no photos of the operation
have ever surfaced. Until
they do, we’ll just have to
use our imaginations.
Mike Lawler is the former
president of the Historical Society
of the Crescenta Valley and loves
local history. Reach him at
lawlerdad@yahoo.com.
racehorse designed by a
committee.” To me, they are
brave! They chose to identify
themselves with the issue
of drugs and alcohol use by
children – problems many
deny, ignore or dismiss.
Please join them as
we move ahead. We will
continue to host parent
workshops,
community
forums and special talks
about topics of interest to
you. Young people have
formed a group, bringing us
to a closer understanding of
what’s going on with them.
We will continue to advocate
for policy changes. As I
remind you often, there’s a
place for you in CV Alliance!
A toast to a healthy, happy,
prosperous, secure 2014!
Suzy Jacobs is the
executive director of the
Crescenta Valley Alliance.
You can reach her at
suzy@cvdapc.org.
New Year Notes
to Self
It’s popular this time
of year to make profound
personal pledges – more
commonly
known
as
resolutions – to self and
significant others as a
way to set a corrective
course for the upcoming
12 months. Whatever. I’ve
learned through first-hand
experience that the sad
majority of these resolutions
are all too often ignored,
diluted, broken or otherwise
abandoned by the time the
Martin Luther King holiday
rolls around in mid-January,
if not sooner.
While I wouldn’t call what
follows resolutions, per se, it
still seemed like a good idea
to start out the New Year
with a few – well, let’s just
call them “notes” to myself.
For example:
Next year, I’ll take official
power outage notices from
Edison with a grain of salt.
In the two weeks before
Christmas, we were notified
on at least four separate
occasions (via robocalls,
through the mail or with
notices left on our door) that
we would be without power
on a specific upcoming day
any time between 8 a.m.
and 7 p.m. As someone who
works from a home office
bristling with computers,
fax machines, scanners,
printers, wireless routers
and other technology, it
takes a whole lot of planning
and
inconvenience
to
prepare to continue working
without power or an Internet
connection. And so on four
different days I made the
many
necessary,
timeconsuming arrangements,
notified clients that I may
be difficult to reach and have
limited access to emails, etc.
– only to have the entire day
pass without even a flicker of
our lights. Frustrating.
Speaking of lights, next
year I need to remind myself
to shop for new Christmas
lights and decorations in
September. If I haven’t done
it by Halloween, it’ll be too
late.
Also, I really should play
my guitars more. A lot more.
And write songs. And sing.
That said, this New Year I
want the gift of music to play
a much, much bigger role in
my everyday life. Hold me to
that one, okay?
On the subject of music,
singing and songwriting,
next year I really need to
write a song that becomes
the soundtrack for every
other TV commercial like
“Home” by Phillip Phillips
has been this year. So, yeah
... let’s make that happen.
Then again – I’d have
more time for music if I
didn’t watch the first hour
of NBC’s “Today” show on
weekday mornings. The
morning yak-fest is worse
for my blood pressure than
an entire 12-cup pot of
dark roast. I’d love to have
a word with the NBC execs
who think it’s hip to have
a minimum of five or more
people on camera at once
with each one clamoring to
talk louder than the other
until no story can be enjoyed,
much less understood. And
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Admonishes Administration
TO: The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue
Washington, DC 20420
RE: Administration Policy Refusing
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Dear Secretary Shinseki:
The Veterans Administration
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say “Merry Christmas” or “God
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This policy violates freedom of
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and support to those who have
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A Hidden Rate Increase
A few years ago our city asked us
to reduce our water consumption
10% because of the drought. The
public did better; we reduced our
water consumption about 18%.
With conservation, water revenue
decreased and GWP was forced to
reduce their overhead expenses
to cover operating costs. As a
reward to the public [for] being
great conservationists, GWP went
back to council and asked them to
raise water rates 3.8% and passed
a new $35 million water revenue
bond to cover operating expenses.
[On] National Night Out –
August 6, 2013 – Glendale City
Council increased our electric
rates 29.1% over the next five
years. Additionally, council also
approved a new concept called
“Revenue De-Coupling Charges.”
In the future, revenue de coupling
will allow Glendale Water and
Power, without voters’ approval, to
assess an automatic rate increase
to consumers if projected electric
can we please put an end to
this silly fad of having the
show’s talent stand next to
a big touch screen monitor
and swiping images during
a story?
Looking ahead to next
December, I’m going to try
not to walk around singing
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” I
recently paid attention to the
actual lyrics and it seriously
creeped me out. The writer,
Frank Loesser, didn’t include
a reference to roofies in any
of the lyrics, but he could
have. He did, in fact, list the
male singer as “wolf” and the
female part as “mouse” on
the original sheet music for
this 1944 ditty, thus raising
the creep-factor even higher.
Over the next 12 months I
will try my best to Tweet on
at least a somewhat regular
basis. Because Lord knows
I need to spend more of
every day staring down at a
glowing screen.
He also knows I need
to get back to memorizing
Scripture – one verse a week
– something I did religiously
(sorry, just too easy) the first
half of last year but somehow
stopped as life got busier.
And finally, I hope that –
this year more than ever –
I’ll see you ’round town.
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revenues fall below projected
expenses.
The incentive to reduce
electrical usage came this summer
when consumers received their
first scheduled 8% rate increase
and a minimum of a 22% rate
increase over the next five years.
Council’s previously passed water
rate increases will continue
through 2015. [On] Dec. 17, 2013,
council announced major flaws in
previous water rate increases.
When the high cost of utilities
continue to increase, families and
businesses may reduce their water
and electric usage. However, if
electrical revenue decreases too
much, our utility company will not
need to go back to council for rate
increases because “de-coupling”
surcharges will kick in and be
passed directly to the rate payers.
Council members then can boast
they were not responsible for
these hidden rate increases.
Mike Mohill
Glendale
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Fifty Girl Scouts representing
Girl Scouts of Greater Los
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new year on Jan. 1 by marching in
the 2014 Pasadena Tournament
of Roses Parade as part of the
event’s prestigious Tournament
Troop.
The young women are the
30th group of gold award Girl
Scouts to be a part of the elite
Tournament Troop, which also
consists of Eagle Scouts from the
San Gabriel Valley Council. In
what has become a distinctive
tradition, the Tournament Troop
has the unique honor of carrying
the banners announcing the
award-winning floats through
the 5.5-mile parade route. Taking
part in the parade were local girls
Catherine Giese of La Crescenta;
Tracey Andrews, Lauren James,
Andrea Klein and Erika Weiler
of La Cañada; Erica Blanchard of
Sunland; and Bea Breckheimer
of Glendale.
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impactful projects that address
community or global issues in
sustainable ways. These Gold
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and global impacts that spotlight
critical issues such as the needs of
underprivileged children in Africa
and here in the poorest areas of
greater Los Angeles; emergency
preparedness;
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programs; environmental and
animal care awareness; and
improvements to schools and
communities to name a few.
In 2013, a record high 298
young women of the Girl Scouts
of Greater Los Angeles council
achieved the Gold Award,
equaling a total of roughly 24,000
community service hours. The
2014 class of Gold Award Girl
Scouts will be applauded in an
official ceremony on June 8.
Ambassador Girl Scout Ana
Marie Acosta, also a Gold Award
recipient, served as the 96th Rose
Queen.
“We look forward to honoring so
many amazing girls for stepping
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SPORTS
Happy Holidays!
Sports Year in Review
By Brandon HENSLEY
Photos by Jason BALLARD, Leonard COUTIN, Ed HAMILTON,
Brandon HENSLEY and Michael YEGHIAYAN
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First Quarter
he Falcons boys’ basketball team opened the Pacific League
portion of its season with an impressive road win at Muir in
early January. The Falcons were led all year by senior Cole
Currie and junior Nick Springer. They were also able to get contributions
from sophomore Berj Krikorian, who played a key role in the team’s
exciting home win vs. Pasadena. CV went 23-9 in the regular season, the
fourth straight 20-win season for Coach Shawn Zargarian.
The 1971 Falcons boys’ basketball team was inducted into the Crescenta
Valley High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The ’71 squad went 29-1 and
lost in the CIF Division 4A finals. Other inductees at the ceremony were
football’s Jeff Beck and Al Staie, softball pitcher Heather Lindstrom,
basketball and track star Tara Gregory, swimmer Mary Jenkins Miller,
cross-country’s Jim Jordan and Chris Troffer and the school’s first
principal Dr. Bill Thomas.
The Crescenta Valley girls water polo team captured its first ever CIF
championship in February, beating Riverside Poly in Irvine 10-5. The
Falcons were led by first-year Coach Brent Danna, and stormed through
the Division V playoffs with relative ease, ending the season with a 31-2
record. Senior goalkeeper Gabriel Isacson was named All-CIF Southern
Section Division V Player of the Year.
“Now those girls are going to be CIF champions for the rest of their
lives and there’s going to be that plaque and a banner in the gym until
that gym comes down,” said Danna. “That’s something special that the
girls wanted and were able to get and I’m just glad to be a part of the
ride.”
The Crescenta Valley boys’ basketball and soccer teams concluded
another memorable year. The soccer team, one year removed from
winning the CIF Division IV title, lost in the CIF Division III semi-finals
against Century, 2-1. The basketball team made it back to the Division
1A semifinals for the second year in a row, this time falling to El Toro. The
boys qualified for the state playoffs again as well, and lost to Crenshaw
High School in the regionals.
Nearly 20 members of Rosemont Power Walking and Running Club
lined up outside Dodger Stadium and took part in the L.A. Marathon.
The man behind the club was Rosemont’s Terry Parker, who coached
and mentored the students for months in preparation. “I just wanted the
accomplishment of running 26.2 miles,” said JC Jaramillo. “I know it’s a
tough goal, but I know I can finish it.”
The Crescenta Valley High School baseball and softball teams made the
first round of the CIF playoffs. The baseball team received eight stellar
innings from starting pitcher Brian Gadsby, but he couldn’t get any run
support as CV fell to Yucaipa 1-0 at Stengel Field, ending a season where
the Falcons claimed a share of their second straight Pacific League title.
The softball team got a home run in the fourth inning from Taylor Hill
in their playoff game against La Salle, but errors in the fifth ruined their
chances to advance, and they lost 3-1.
Mark Samford resigned as coach of Falcon softball citing personal
reasons. He led the girls to playoff appearances in his two seasons after
taking over when legendary coach Dan Berry passed away in 2011.
Samford continues to be the coach of the boys’ freshman basketball team.
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John Pehar, a Crescenta Valley High School teacher and the school’s
former golf coach, took over coaching duties of the softball program in
July. Pehar coached the JV softball team to league championship in 2013,
and with the varsity team will have talented sisters Hannah and Hailey
Cookson in 2014.
Fourth Quarter
The Rosemont Middle School basketball teams were once again
dominant this season, as both the boys and girls finished undefeated in
the four-team Glendale-area league. The girls had great all-around play
from seventh-grader Caity Bouchard, while the boys were led by eighth
graders Will Smiley and Grady Schilling.
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The Falcons’ swimming program missed out on a second straight CIF
championship in May at the CIF Southern Section Division II meet at
Riverside City College, losing out to Los Osos as the Grizzlies’ 285 points
were enough to hold off the Falcons’ 234. Senior Young Tae Seo, one of
the best local area swimmers in recent memory, had an individual victory
and meet record in the 200-yard individual medley and 200-medley relay
victory and record, the only Falcons boys’ win of the day. For the CV girls,
freshman Heather MacDougall captured the 100 freestyle.
The Rosemont Spartans flag football team (5-1) held off another valiant
comeback attempt in a 13-12 victory over Toll Middle School on May 9,
winning the league championship for the 2013 season. The team was led
by Coach Jim Mustain and quarterback Tyler Hill, who went on to have
success as a freshman defensive player for the CV High School varsity
football team in the fall.
Falcons’ softball centerfielder Hannah Cookson was named to the
All-Pacific League first team. She batted .435 with 34 runs batted in to
go along with her seven home runs. Cookson’s teammate and starting
pitcher Olivia Thayer was also named to the first team. Thayer posted a
1.75 earned-run average and struck out 81 batters.
Second Quarter
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20 win. The next week Gadsby threw five TD passes as CV survived a
wild 56-54 win over San Marino. The Falcons went undefeated in the
opening month.
The CV boys’ basketball team was dealt a blow when upcoming senior
guard Nick Springer announced he would transfer to the Pasadena
private school Maranatha for the 2013-14 school year. The lanky, sharpshooting Springer most likely would have played the biggest role for the
Falcons this season.
The Glendale 14U boys won the regional level all-star championship
by a score of 2-0 at Roosevelt Field in South Pasadena on March 3.
The team was one of 10 Glendale teams between all divisions that
won a championship out of the 18 that were played. “Our boys showed
lots of poise, dedication, hard work and determination in reaching the
championship game,” said Coach Walter Larreynaga.
Ted Boeke’s three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning at
Arcadia gave the Falcons’ baseball team a 5-4 win over the Coyotes on
May 10. CV finished the regular season co-champions of the Pacific
League along with Burbank High School.
home runs. Boeke was given All-CIF honors as well as being named
Pacific League MVP.
CV basketball player Cole Currie committed to Tulane University.
Currie picked the Louisiana-based school after checking out the facilities
in June. Playing both point and shooting guard, he averaged just under
20 points along with five rebounds in the Pacific League, leading CV to
a second straight berth in the CIF Division 1A semifinals. Currie was
co-MVP of the Pacific League, All-Area Player of the Year, first team
All-CIF 1A as a senior Falcon. Tulane is currently 7-7 this season.
In baseball, Ted
Boeke parlayed his
success as a senior in
2013 to a spot with
Loyola Marymount
University.
Boeke
will join an LMU
squad next year that
went 24-27 in 2013,
12-12 in the West
Coast
Conference.
As a pitcher for the
Falcons last year,
Boeke was 4-1 with
a 0.98 ERA. At the
plate, he hit five
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St. Francis High School announced the hiring of Matt Luderer as
the Golden Knights’ new athletic director. Luderer came from Crespi
Carmelite High School where he was the AD for the past five years. He
replaced Terry Terrazone at St. Francis, who was the AD for 18 years.
Brian Gadsby was named the starting quarterback for the CV Falcons’
varsity football team for the upcoming season in the summer. Gadsby
was bumped up to varsity for the final two games of the 2012 season,
and coaches liked enough of what they saw after CV won both of those
contests. Because of the change, Joe Torres became the backup to Gadsby,
and 2012 quarterback Ben Rees moved to wide receiver.
Arizona State University student Chris Russo was the winner of the
Glendale City Golf Championship, a two-day charity that raises money
for the Glendale Parks and Open Spaces Foundation. Russo edged out
previous champions and CV High School graduate Keith Kinsel by a
single stroke. The tournament is sponsored by Trusted Choice, and the
championship round is played at Oakmont Country Club.
It was an on-going saga all year, and in the fall it was announced
Stengel Field, the site of Glendale College and CV High baseball, would
be demolished and replaced with temporary bleachers that will cost the
city $450,000. Development impact fees paid from multi-unit housing
complexes will fund the project. The stadium’s questionable structural
integrity forced CV High School to relocate its graduation ceremonies
in 2012 and 2013. It was estimated the cost of a new stadium would be
around $8 million, but many in the community do not want to see the
stadium go, and talks of fundraising continue into the new year.
Crescenta Valley High School cross-country hosted its third and final
Community All Comers Meet for the summer. The meet, a 2K and 5K, is
designed for parents, friends and CVHS alums, as well as runners from
out of the area, such as Burbank. The cost to run was $5, and proceeds
went to the CVHS cross-country program.
Young fans of “the beautiful game” came out in force at the Glendale
Sports Complex in September to take part in a soccer clinic developed
by the Los Angeles Galaxy organization. Members of Glendale’s AYSO
Region 88 were in attendance at the Glendale Sports Complex for an
evening of soccer instruction with the current major league soccer
champions.
Brian Gadsby threw six touchdown passes in Crescenta Valley football’s
season-opener at Verdugo Hills High School. The Falcons cruised to a 54-
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The Falcons lost their first game of the
football season to Burroughs 24-17, after
being up at one point 17-3. CV righted
the ship the next week at its homecoming
game to defeat Burbank in an overtime
thriller. Injuries continued to pile up for
the team, though, as Connor Van Ginkel,
Weston Walker and Bostin Lakin all
missed valuable time.
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The CV boys’ cross-country team placed
third in grueling heat and winds at the
46th Annual Staub/Barnes Invitational,
held at Crescenta Valley Park. The girls
placed fourth and were led by Megan
Melnyk, who was fifth overall individually.
The Crescenta Valley High School
football team crushed Arcadia 49-14 in
its last game of the season to finish 8-2.
Despite this, the Falcons were not selected
by the CIF Southern Section to compete in
the playoffs as the committee took West
Covina as an at-large bid instead. It was
a season to remember nonetheless as CV
had its best year since 2008 with Brian
Gadsby performing outstandingly as
quarterback, throwing for 2,500 yards and
33 touchdowns.
Crescenta Valley athletes Hannah
Cookson, Elissa Arnold, Ashely Taylor
and Kayleigh Carillo all signed letters of
intent to play in college. Softball’s Cookson
signed with Long Beach State, water polo’s
Arnold and Taylor will go to Michigan and
Azusa Pacific University, track star Carillo
is off to Cornell University next fall.
Flintridge Prep senior Alan Yoho set a
Division V course record at the CIF crosscountry state finals in Fresno with a time
of 15:10.5. It is Prep’s first individual title,
and Yoho was invited in December to run
in the Nike Nationals in Oregon. As a
team, Prep finished fourth at the finals
while Crescenta Valley High School placed
fifth.
Flintridge Preparatory School senior
basketball standout Robert Cartwright
signed to play for Division 1 Stanford
University. In his junior season,
Cartwright averaged 18.8 points, 4.3
assists and three steals, earning First
Team All CIF honors and Prep League
MVP. “I’m looking forward to being there
and having four great years athletically,”
he said.
Local basketball teams battled in the
annual Falcon Tip-off Classic at CVHS
in December. The Falcons made it to the
championship game, but fell to Hart High
School. The Flintridge Prep team lost in
the third place game to Verdugo Hills.
Prep was playing that game without
injured senior guard Robert Cartwright.
In December, the CV boys’ soccer
team won the Eagle Cup tournament
in Lancaster after defeating Valencia in
penalty kicks. The win moved the team’s
pre-league record to an impressive 6-1.
In football, quarterback Brian Gadsby,
offensive lineman Davo Hakobyan,
linebacker Austin Brines and defensive
back Jordan LoBianco nabbed first-team
honors for the Falcons. LoBianco, a twoway player, recorded 16 tackles and had
three interceptions on defense. Brines
led the Falcons in tackles with 89, while
recording one interception and one fumble
recovery. Receiver Chase Walker and
running back Kevin Hello were named to
the second team on offense, while Matt
Erickson was named to the defensive
second team. Receiver Ben Rees and
defender Juho Kim were named to the
league’s honorable mention team.
The Crescenta Valley Falcons, which
had earned second place at the Pacific
League finals and fifth at the CIF finals,
were hoping to rally for a placement in
the state CIF cross-country championship
Division 1 race in Fresno. The annual
event takes place on the Woodward Park
course. Despite a strong start from Falcon
senior Gabe Collison, Torrey Pines and
Arcadia were too tough to beat.
Glendale-area fighter Ronda Rousey
defeated rival Miesha Tate in Ultimate
Fighting Champion 168 in Las Vegas on
Dec. 28. Rousey played the role of villain
all week, receiving boos at her weigh-in
and walk to the cage. She did not shake
Tate’s hand after her third-round arm-bar
submission, further angering the crowd at
the MGM Grand Garden Arena. “I wasn’t
surprised, because I was aware of the role
I was in,” she said of the fan reaction after
the fight. “Batman played the bad guy
and let (Two-Face) look like the good guy
because that’s what Gotham City needed
at the time. For every fight, I approach it
as what’s needed at the time.” Rousey is
8-0 in mixed martial arts, and 2-0 in UFC.
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BETWEEN FRIENDS
Holiday Cheer at LCWC Dilbeck Realtors Assist
in Walk-A-Thon
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Lawrence Grassedonio of Dilbeck Real Estate Real Living – Burbank,
with his daughter Amanda.
he La Crescenta Woman’s Club welcomed
the Historical Society of the Crescenta
Valley to a Christmas party at their
clubhouse 4004 La Crescenta Ave. on Dec. 16.
About 70 friends enjoyed a potluck dinner and
a memory table of interesting items from the past
plus scrapbooks of the 100th year celebration
of the Woman’s Club. The voices of the CVHS
Charismatics brought Christmas carols from long
ago as the audience hummed along to the familiar
tunes.
For more information about both organizations,
visit cvhistory.org and http://www.freewebs.com/
lacrescentawomansclub/
Submitted by Danette ERICKSON
Annual Service Project
Benefits Head Start Families
The AM La Cañada Kiwanis Club donated 40
bags of toys and clothes plus 80 bags of groceries to
their Needy Families Project to help bring families
in the Tujunga/Sunland Head Start project a
wonderful holiday season. The club has provided
this service for the past three years and collects
items all year.
Submitted by Joyce DAVISON
Julie Thomson of Head Start with AM La Cañada
Kiwanis Club members Joan Williams, Don Williams,
Joanne Berg, John Olsen, Tom Burns, Dave Hemstreet,
Joe Thomson and Rosemary Hook.
In October, Club 21 in
Pasadena had its annual walka-thon to raise money to support
the programs and services it
provides to children with Down
syndrome and their families.
Lawrence Grassedonio, sales
partner with Dilbeck Real
Estate Real Living, is actively
involved in this event.
The reach of Club 21 has
steadily extended far beyond
its home base in Pasadena
to many outlying cities and
towns. Grassedonio and his
family are members of Club
21 and participate in the walk
every year. The Grassedonio’s
youngest daughter, Amanda, 5,
has Down syndrome and has
benefitted immensely from the
programs offered by Club 21.
These include the Learning
Program from which she has
gained tools to supplement her
traditional education that have
helped her to become a more
advanced reader.
“Our family has benefitted
as well [from Club 21],”
Grassedonio said. “My 10-yearold daughter participates in
Sib Shop, which is a super fun,
supportive gathering for siblings
of those with Down syndrome.
My wife is on the board of
Club 21 and I am a member
of the D.A.D.S. group – Dads
Appreciating Down Syndrome.
We do a lot of the heavy lifting
for events, parties, etc, and are
there to support one another as
fathers of children with DS.”
The
Dilbeck
Charitable
Foundation gave a sizable
donation and sponsored the
photo booth at the walk.
The Dilbeck sales partners,
mostly from the Burbank
office, were extremely generous
as well. Altogether, the walk
raised $113,000 for Club 21 and
Dilbeck was a large part of that
effort.
For more information, contact
Lawrence
Grassedonio
at
Dilbeck Real Estate Real Living,
Burbank office (818) 679-0574.
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her when she traveled to New York City for the Macy’s
Thanksgiving Parade. Audri was overseeing the Papa
Smurf balloon at the end of the parade.
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BETW EEN FRIENDS
The Davidian & Mariamian
Educational Foundation named Dr.
Richard Sheehan, superintendent of
the Glendale Unified School District,
as Person of the Year. The award was
given as a result of Dr. Sheehan’s
leadership and contribution to the
Armenian American community.
The event took place on Dec. 11
at Impression Banquet Hall.
School board President Nayiri
Nahabedian,
board
members,
assistant superintendents and other
civic leaders and dignitaries were in
attendance at the ceremony.
In addition to awarding the
superintendent, R. D. White
Elementary
School,
Jefferson
Elementary School and Toll Middle
School received the Program of the
Year award from the foundation.
The schools were honored for their
contributions to the Armenian
community for having dual
immersion Armenian and heritage
programs. Principals of the
respective schools and many of the
dual immersion teachers were in
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attendance. Students representing
the schools performed at the event.
The schools were awarded plaques
that will be displayed at each facility
and eventually at the district office.
______________________
Hofstra
University’s
Dance
Program presented its annual Fall
Dance Concert at the John Cranford
Adams Playhouse, Nov. 21-24.
Emily Marsh of La Cañada was
one of the featured dancers in the
program. Marsh, 21, is a member of
the Hofstra class of 2014, majoring
in dance and public relations.
For more information on Hofstra’s
Dance Program, visit www.hofstra.
edu/drama-dance.
______________________
Madeline Crowley of La Cañada
Flintridge recently performed
in the annual St. Olaf College
Christmas Festival in Northfield,
Minn. Crowley is a member of
the Cantorei. She is a studio art
and environmental studies major.
Crowley is the daughter of Philip
and Ann Crowley and is a graduate
of Westridge School For Girls.
The St. Olaf Christmas Festival is
one of the oldest musical celebrations
of Christmas in the United States.
______________________
Whitney DePaoli of La Crescenta,
Lindsay Mayer and Daniel Noonan
of La Cañada, Jeffrey Small of
Glendale and Daniel Willett of
Sunland graduated from Azusa
Pacific University on Dec. 14. They
joined nearly 800 graduates at the
winter commencement ceremonies.
Azusa Pacific University is an
evangelical Christian university
committed to God First and
excellence in higher education.
______________________
Army and Navy Academy’s
Annual Winter Concert was held
on Monday in the Virginia Atkinson
Memorial Chapel. The concert, open
to the public, was an opportunity
for all of the academy’s bands to
perform holiday selections from
several religions and cultures.
The concert featured Brandon
Um of La Cañada, a musician in the
&
Wellness
Style
advanced band, Class of 2015.
______________________
Wheaton College Conservatory
of Music students Michelle Phillips
of La Cañada Flintridge and Adam
Wolcott of La Crescenta performed
in Wheaton College’s “Before the
Marvel” Christmas Festival. To
view the 2013 Wheaton College
Christmas Festival, along with
Christmas Festivals from previous
years, visit bit.ly/wcchristmasfest13.
The festival will also air on many
Moody Radio Network stations.
The
Wheaton
College
Conservatory
of
Music
in
Illinois provides students with
comprehensive instruction that
cultivates creativity, proficiency and
achievement in a Christ-centered
environment.
For more information, visit
wheaton.edu/conservatory.
______________________
The following local students
achieved ranking on the Worcester
Academy in Massachusetts honor
roll and headmaster’s list for the
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LEISURE
Zany ‘Carnival of Animals’ Le Salon De Musiques
Kicks Off GPO New Year Hosts A « Duo » Recital
For Cello & Piano
“Artistic Director François Chouchan, with his keen sense of
programming and recruitment of inspired artists, has created a
real gem among the Los Angeles chamber music experiences.”
– Theodore Bell, Culture Spot LA
File photo
Emo Philips, left, with Ruslan Biryukov will return to the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday for the GPO
season kick off of his rendition of Carnival of Animals.
By Ted AYALA
M
usic lovers who could
not get enough of Emo
Philips’
outrageous
narration of Sergei Prokofiev’s
“Peter and the Wolf” at last
January’s Glendale Philharmonic
Orchestra concert have a chance
to get another helping of the
comedian’s absurdist naughtiness
this weekend.
Ringing in the first concert of
2014, the GPO has invited Philips
back for a performance at the First
Baptist Church (209 N. Louise St.
in Glendale) on Sunday, Jan. 5.
This time he will be providing the
narration to Camille Saint-Saëns’
equally wacky work, Carnival of the
Animals.
Composed in the late 1880s,
the Carnival of the Animals was
composed, according to Saint-Saëns,
as a “bit of fun.” Its 14 movements
comprise a set of playful and
often raucous vignettes of various
“animals” – among which are
included “pianists.” The tongue-incheek nature of the work is packed
with parodistic references to various
composers, from Rameau, Berlioz,
and Mendelssohn to Offenbach, and
even Saint-Saëns himself. Though
it was performed privately several
times to great success (Franz
Liszt was one of the work’s early
admirers), the composer, afraid that
the work would harm his image as
a “serious” composer, suppressed
it from public performance and
publication during his lifetime.
Only after his death in 1921 was the
work revealed to the public. It has
since become one of the composer’s
most popular and best-loved works.
Also sharing the program
with the Saint-Saëns is a newly
composed cello concerto by Sharon
Farber for the GPO’s charismatic
music director Ruslan Biryukov.
The work of the Israeli-born
composer has been heard widely,
with a catalog spanning incidental
music for television shows and films
to concert music. Among her most
notable recent concert works is “The
Third Mother/Mother’s Lament,” a
choral work composed in memory of
murdered journalist Daniel Pearl.
The work was premiered by the Los
Angeles Master Chorale in 2002.
Closing off the program is J. S.
Bach’s “Concerto for Two Keyboard
in C minor, BWV 1062” played by
pianists Yana Resnik and Rufus
Choi.
Refreshments will be provided for
the audience after the concert.
Tickets prices range from $15 to
$100 per person. To purchase tickets
and to obtain more information,
call (323) 663-3601, or go online
www.glendalephilharmonic.com.
Tickets can also be purchased in
person at the Alex Theatre and
at the Americana Concierge (889
Americana Way).
Then & Now | Foothill Boulevard
Then » At midnight on New Year’s Eve 1934 a massive flood swept
down from the San Gabriel Mountains and across the Crescenta
Valley, killing scores and leaving hundreds homeless. This was
Foothill Boulevard the morning after, looking west toward Ocean View
Boulevard. Foothill is covered with several feet of mud and rocks.
Le Salon De Musiques
continues its 2013-14 season
on Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. with a
special “duo recital” for cello and
piano with the music of Leon
Boellmann’s “Sonata op 40 in
A minor.” The performance,
directed by founding artistic
director François Chouchan with
co-artistic director John Walz,
will also feature the “Sonata
for Cello and Piano op 143” by
Francis Poulenc, and the “Sonata
for Cello and Piano n.1 H 277 by
S.Martinu.”
“I am thrilled that Le Salon
de Musiques will be hosting the
Leon Boellmann Cello Sonata,”
Chouchan said. “Leon Boellmann
is such a wonderful French
composer but almost forgotten.
This beautiful piece, which
reminds me of Cesar Franck, is
so lyrical and so emotional!”
Le Salon de Musiques is a
unique musical experience unlike
none other in Los Angeles. By
removing the stage and putting
the artists next to the audience,
each performance is a very
personal and intimate experience.
The concert is being performed
on the fifth floor of the Dorothy
Chandler Pavilion. An informal
Q&A with the artists will follow
the performance and a gourmet
buffet dinner provided by Patina
with French champagne being
served. Tickets are $65 (includes
dinner and drinks).
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GCT Announces
Upcoming Events
Opening New Year’s Eve at
the Glendale Center Theatre is
the comedy, “Over the River and
Through the Woods.”
There will be two performances
at 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. that
guarantee fun, laughter and
special treats.
Both performances include
fun party favors, complimentary
coffee and soft drinks and a
dessert bar at intermission.
The 9:30 p.m. performance also
includes reserved seating and
dancing at midnight.
The play continues through
Feb. 8.
This comedy played to soldout houses each performance
last time the GCT presented it.
The play is about a successful
young executive who is offered a
lucrative job in another state. His
meddling Italian grandparents,
however, will go to any length to
keep him from moving. As their
ridiculous schemes mount, the
laughs get bigger and bigger.
Heartwarming and hilarious!
New Year’s Eve admission
tickets at 6 p.m. are $40 per seat
and 9:30 p.m. tickets are $50.
The play runs on Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
with Saturday matinees at 3 p.m.
from Dec. 31 to Feb. 8.
For more information or
to purchase tickets, contact
(818) 244-8481 or visit www.
glendalecentretheatre.com.
Courtesy of the Historical Society of CV
Now » This is looking west on the same stretch of busy Foothill
Boulevard today, approximately where Big Lots is. After the flood, a
system of concrete channels and debris basins were built to prevent
future flooding, and so far it has worked. The many boulders seen in
the “Then” photo are the same ones we find in our yards today.
LEISUR E
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JUST FOR FUN
Weekly
Horoscopes
by John Deering and John Newcombe
Provided by horoscope.com
December 30, 2013 - January 5, 2013
Break out the champagne on Tuesday! Say goodbye to the old 2013 and hello to
the new 2014! Take stock of your life when the New Moon occurs in Capricorn on
Wednesday. Change direction if you aren’t walking on the right road. Volunteer for a
worthy cause on Friday. Make the world a better place this year. You’ll be tempted to
indulge your appetites when the Sun opposes Jupiter on Sunday. Avert your eyes if
you walk past a bakery.
CALENDAR this
VENDOR OPPORTUNITY
The La Crescenta Woman’s Club will be
holding an antique and collectable sale on
Jan. 11. Reserve a table with a $25 deposit
and balance of $25 by Jan. 3.
For information and reservations, call
Gloria Lee at (818) 248-9454 or Sandy
Satterwhite at (818) 209-1967.
BOULEVARD 34 BUSINESS MIXER
Boulevard 34 in Montrose is hosting
the first business mixer of the New Year
for the CV Chamber. It’s being held on
Wednesday, Jan. 8 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Mixers are a great way to make business
contacts. Mixers are open to everyone
and cost $7 for chamber members, $9 for
non-members. To learn how to become
a member, contact the chamber office
at 3131 Foothill Blvd. ‘D’ or call (818) 2484957.
Boulevard 34 is located at 3427 Ocean
View Blvd. in Montrose.
NEWS FROM JCK
Jewel City Knitters will hold its
monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan.
8 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Scholl Canyon
Estates, 1551 East 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 judy@
judykits.com.
Jewel City Knitters will hold its monthly
JCK Charity Knit & Crochet on Saturday,
Jan. 11 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Chevy
Chase Library, 3301 East Chevy Chase
Drive, Glendale, (818) 548-2046. Enjoy a
relaxed afternoon of knit, crochet, and
conversation. For more information,
visit www.jewelcityknitters.com or email
sandra.canfield@yahoo.com.
LE SALON DE MUSIQUES OFFERS
‘DUO RECITAL’
Le Salon De Musiques continues its
2013-14 season on Sunday, Jan. 12 with a
special“duo recital”for cello and piano with
the magical Leon Boellmann’s “Sonata op
40 in A minor.” The performance, directed
by founding artistic director François
Chouchan with co-artistic director John
Walz, will also feature the “Sonata for Cello
and Piano op 143”by Francis Poulenc, and
the “Sonata for Cello and Piano n.1 H 277”
by S. Martinu.
Le Salon de Musiques is a unique
musical experience in that the stage
is removed, putting the artists next to
the audience creating a personal and
intimate experience. The concert is being
performed on the 5th floor of the Dorothy
Chandler Pavilion. An informal Q&A with
the artists will follow the performance
and a gourmet buffet dinner provided
by Patina with French champagne will be
served.
Tickets are $65 (includes dinner and
drinks) and available for purchase online
at http://www.lesalondemusiques.com/
tickets.asp.
KLEMM TO SPEAK AT CV SIERRA
CLUB
The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club Group
will feature Roger Klemm’s, Guerrilla
Gardening and California Native Plants
on Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta
Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. Please enter at
La Crescenta Avenue for parking and the
meeting place.
Roger Klemm is a software engineer
at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and has
been involved with various community
groups promoting conservation and
environmentally sensible landscaping
for over 20 years. He has renovated
community and school gardens, planted
trees in local parks and is introducing
native plants on the campus where he
works. He is actively involved with the
eradication of invasive exotic plants in
the Angeles National Forest and at the
Rosemont Preserve.
Klemm has a wealth of real-life
knowledge of native plants, both where
and how they grow in the wild and how
they can grace cultivated landscapes.
The program begins following news
of conservation and outings. This is a
free program and everyone is welcome.
Refreshments will be served.
Contact Wayne Fisher at (818) 353-4181
for further information.
TIME EXPOSURE AT BOLTON
HALL
Little Landers Historical Society
announces the installation of a new
temporary Bolton Hall exhibit. Until
April 2014, Time Exposure will display an
extensive collection of vintage cameras
and projection equipment. Visit Bolton
Hall to see how photo memories were
recorded in the olden days.
Bolton Hall is open to the public on
Tuesday and Sunday afternoons from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. and entrance is free. Special
group tours may also be arranged.
Additional information is available from
Little Landers Historical Society at (818) 3523420, www.littlelandershistoricalsociety.
org or email littlelanders@verizon.net.
Bolton Hall Museum, 10110 Commerce
Ave., Tujunga
DBSA OFFERS SUPPORT GROUP
Depression Bipolar Support Alliance
(DBSA) has a support group meeting
every Tuesday at Vallejo Drive Adventist
Church in Glendale every Tuesday from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. DBSA provides hope,
help, and support through peer-based,
recovery oriented empowering services,
and resources when people need them
and how they need to receive them.
For more information, call Wanda
Sellers at (818) 352-4346, email
dbsalosangelesne@yahoo.com or visit
dbsalosangelesne.org.
Vallejo Drive Adventist Church, 300
Vallejo Dr., Room 106 in Glendale.
NEWS FROM FRIENDS OF THE
SUNLAND-TUJUNGA BRANCH
LIBRARY
The bookstore of the Friends of the
Sunland-Tujunga branch of the library,
which is located inside the library, is filled
with used books on almost every subject.
There are books on psychology, religion,
self-help, cooking, classics and many
more subjects. It is open during library
hours (except evenings). Prices range
from 10 cents to a few dollars. All books
are donated.
All monies collected from the sale
of these books support the SunlandTujunga Branch Library in purchasing
new books, DVDs and equipment. The
Friends also support programs for children
and young adults as well as adults. It is a
501(c)3 organization, so donations are tax
deductible. Arrangements can be made
to pick-up large donations. Call the library
at (818) 352-4481 to schedule a pick-up.
Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library, 7771
Foothill Blvd., Tujunga
TOPS OFFERS LOCAL MEETINGS
T.O.P.S. – Take Off Pounds Sensibly – is
a self-accountability group meeting held
every Monday. Weigh in is from 6 p.m. to
6:30 p.m.
An hour meeting follows in the
education building of Center for Spiritual
Living, 4845 Dunsmore (at Santa Carlotta).
For more information, call and leave a
message for T.O.P.S. at (818) 957-8442.
A meeting is also held in Sunland
on Thursdays. Weigh-in is at 6:30
p.m.; meeting at 7 p.m. at New Hope
Community Church, 10438 Oro Vista St.,
Sunland. Contact Jeanie Druebert at (818)
353-5015.
GLENDALE ONE TOASTMASTERS
Glendale One Toastmasters meets from
6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays at Shakers
Restaurant in Glendale. Toastmasters is a
non-profit organization developing public
speaking and leadership skills through
practice and feedback in local clubs since
1924.
For more information, call (818) 3144964.
Shakers Restaurant, 801 N. Central,
Glendale
FREE DIABETES COMMUNITY
EDUCATION CLASS
The Diabetes Care Center at Glendale
Adventist Medical Center invites the
community to a free diabetes community
education class held every Tuesday from 1
p.m. to 2 p.m. at the hospital (Committee
Room A).
Participants will learn more about
living with diabetes – care and treatment,
healthy eating strategies – the importance
of blood glucose monitoring and AIC and
tools for healthy life style to reduce the risk
of complications.
For more information or to RSVP, call
(818) 409-8100.
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
(Committee Room A - Ground Floor), 1509
Wilson Terrace, Glendale
BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT
GROUP AT YMCA
The Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA,
in partnership with the La Leche League,
is hosting a monthly infant lactation and
development support group to help
support new mothers. This monthly group
meets on the third Friday of each month
from noon-1 p.m. This group is free and
open to the community and will answer all
breastfeeding related questions that new
mothers may have.
The Y is also offering a Mindful
Parenting Course designed to help parents
connect to their children and raise them
to thrive. This course is adapted from the
work of Dan Siegal, M.D and will focus on
reducing daily stress while connecting
with your child. The classes meet weekly
on Tuesdays. The course is open to all and
there is a fee to attend.
For more information, contact the Y at
(818) 790-0123. The Y is located at 1930
Foothill Blvd., La Cañada.
A ARIES March 21 - April 19
Put safety first when the Sun squares
Uranus in Aries on Monday. Keep your
valuables under lock and key. Have a
blast on Tuesday. Call friends over for
an impromptu party. Create a New Year’s
resolution list on Wednesday. Don’t forget
to follow through! A family member
may need a helping hand on Friday. Be
prepared to change your plans to assist
this person. A business venture could run
into trouble on Sunday. Consider pulling
out of the deal.
G LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 22
Empower yourself when Mars in Libra
squares Pluto on Monday. Enroll in an
assertiveness training workshop. You’ll
be indecisive on Tuesday. Choosing which
New Year’s Eve event to attend won’t
be easy. A family member may become
extremely demanding on Wednesday. Try
to be patient with your loved one. Have a
good laugh on Friday. Call a friend and go
to a comedy club. The boss may ask you
to work on Sunday. This person will reward
your dedication to duty!
B TAURUS April 20 - May 20
H SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21
Tension may fill the workplace on Monday.
Rely on your stoic side when you’re under
pressure. Consider going back to school
when the New Moon occurs in your
education zone on Wednesday. Celebrate
2014 by learning a new skill! Think about
overhauling your image on Thursday. It’s
possible that a new hairstyle will boost
your self-confidence. An estranged friend
will contact you on Sunday. This person
wants to rehash unfinished business. If
you’re not interested, say so!
Watch your step on Monday. It isn’t wise
to wander alone in an unfamiliar locale.
Look on the bright side of life when the
New Moon occurs in your zone of the
mind on Wednesday. Vow to banish
pessimistic thoughts in 2014. Call on your
determination on Thursday. You’ll need a
little extra juice to finish a project. Don’t
spread gossip on Sunday. It’s possible that
your words will come back to haunt you.
I SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21
You’ll be very emotional on Monday. Try
to maintain your composure, especially
while you’re at work. A lost object will be
returned to you on Tuesday. Create a new
lifestyle blueprint on Wednesday. Pledge
to stop smoking, drinking, or overeating
in 2014. A friend will do you a big favor
on Saturday. Thank this person with an
equally big smile. Avoid the casino when
the Sun opposes your ruler Jupiter on
Sunday. Lady Luck won’t be at your side.
C GEMINI May 21 - June 20
Your sweetie will feel amorous on
Monday. Fireworks might go off in the
bedroom! Stay flexible on Tuesday. An
unexpected event may change your New
Year’s Eve plans. Organize your closets
on Wednesday. Welcome 2014 by putting
the house in order. Look at the big picture
when your ruler Mercury opposes Jupiter
on Friday. Don’t get bogged down in
details regarding an important matter.
Give yourself permission to be lazy on J CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19
Sunday. Avoid burnout by relaxing over
A colleague may try to drag you into office
the weekend.
politics on Monday. Don’t get involved
in this person’s game. You might be in
CANCER June 21 - July 22
a disagreeable mood when Mercury in
A partner may play power games Capricorn squares Mars on Tuesday.
when Mercury conjuncts Pluto in your Mellow out by walking in a peaceful
relationship zone on Tuesday. Think about setting. Dynamic vibrations will surround
setting new guidelines in the partnership. you on Wednesday. You’ll be eager to take
Dance to a different tune on Wednesday. on challenges in 2014. Extra money will
Start 2014 by jazzing up your life. A come your way on Sunday. You could find
colleague will give you job tips on Friday. spare change under a sofa cushion!
This person knows the ropes, so listen
closely to the advice. Spiritual matters will K AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
be on your mind on Saturday. It might be
Your unorthodox side will emerge on
time to join a religious organization.
Monday. If you go to work wearing
pajamas, the boss won’t be pleased!
E LEO July 23 - August 22
Spend time with someone you love on
Buy noisemakers on Tuesday. New Year’s Wednesday. Being with friends and family
Eve is your favorite time of year, so party should be your first priority in 2014. You
hard! Review your dietary requirements may feel unmotivated when the Moon in
when the Moon conjuncts Mercury in your Aquarius squares Saturn on Friday. Read
health zone on Wednesday. Eat fruits and self-help books by inspirational writers.
vegetables to improve your personal well- Call on your common sense on Saturday.
being in 2014. A neighbor may ask you to Don’t give your heart or money away too
walk the dog on Thursday. If you’re allergic quickly this weekend.
to fur, turn down the request. You might
be confused on Sunday. Wait until you’re . PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20
thinking clearly to make any decisions.
Create a new household budget on
Monday. You could be spending more
F VIRGO August 23 - Sept. 22
money than you’re saving. Put your life
It wouldn’t be wise to play the stock market experience to good use on Tuesday.
on Monday. You might lose lots of cash Counsel a friend who’s making the
if you take a financial risk. A love affair same mistakes that you once did. An
will blossom when the Moon enters your unexpected blessing will come your way
sector of romance on Tuesday. If you’re on Wednesday. You’ll be very happy as
single, a new honey might appear at a 2014 begins! Your aura will sparkle when
New Year’s Eve gathering. Review your the Moon in Pisces sextiles the Sun on
aspirations on Wednesday. Don’t pursue Sunday. All eyes will turn in your direction
outdated ambitions in 2014. Your creative everywhere you go.
juices will flow on Saturday. It’s a great
time to draw, dance, make pottery, or
compose music.
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Drive-Thru
Blessings
By Michael J. ARVIZU
Community
Christian
Church of the Foothills in
Tujunga touts this year’s
Drive-Thru Nativity Scene as
one of its most successful,
after an estimated 900
visitors attended the two-day
weekend event on Dec. 13
and 14.
Visitors to the Drive-Thru
Nativity Scene included
residents from the cities of
Sunland and Tujunga and
nearby La Crescenta and
La Cañada Flintridge, said
Community
Christian
Church of the Foothills pastor
Bob Snyder.
With
its
Drive-Thru
Nativity
Scene,
the
church expands on the
concept of the traditional
Christmas nativity scene by
incorporating live people and
animals into the scenes that
traditionally represent the
birth of Christ. Instead of
walking around the scenes,
visitors can view the action
from inside the comfort of
their own cars as they drive
by.
The scenes include the
journey of Mary and Joseph
as they look for shelter, angels
announcing the birth of
Christ, the Three Wise Men
as they make their way to pay
homage to the child Jesus,
and after the birth itself as
Jesus’ parents look adoringly
upon him.
Dubbed “Celebrating the
Gift,” 2013 marks the 14th
year the church has held a
drive-thru event.
“It was awesome,” said
Snyder of this year’s event.
“We’re just grateful that the
weather was really good. It
was a big blessing for the
community.”
The drive-thru nativity,
Snyder noted, also drew
a high number of visitors
to the event’s drive-thru
prayer station, where church
members
prayed
over
those looking for additional
blessing.
“Every year it gets better,”
said church member Suzy
Mullin, a resident of Tujunga,
who worked the event’s coffee
house. “Every year I think
it’s great. I’ve had some of
my neighbors say they would
have tears in their eyes when
they drove through.”
Among some of the
additions made to this year’s
event, Mullin said, was a
guestbook visitors could
sign and a team of church
members assigned to welcome
visitors to the church.
“I think it was beautiful,”
said church member Diane
Gunter, a resident of Shadow
Hills, who worked the event’s
child care center.
For next year, Mullin said,
she promises new cookie
selections, hot chocolate, and
hot apple cider at the coffee
house. The event is worked
on all year, she said, allowing
church staff the opportunity
to make improvements year
after year.
“I just want to say thank
you to the community for the
support, because the support
has been overwhelming,”
Snyder said. “We just want
to be a blessing to the
community, and we’re so
honored that they would like
to be a blessing to us as well.
That’s what it’s all about.”
NOTES & NODS
Tuesday Table Talk
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, Bethel
Church in Sun Valley, (818) 7674488 will show the film “Cry, the
Beloved Country.”
Shot in the aftermath of Nelson
Mandela’s election, this film tells the
story of two men – one black, one
white – who must cope with family
tragedy in the apartheid era in South
Africa (PG-13).
For the children, at the same time
“How to Train Your Dragon” will be
screened. The videos will be preceded by a potluck supper.
The potluck starts at 6:30 p.m., the
presentation starts at 7:15 p.m. followed by dessert and discussion at
about 9 p.m. Free.
Bethel Church, 10725 Penrose
St., Sun Valley
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RELIGION
Responding to the Sound of Music
By Mary O’KEEFE
I
n movies, it is the sound of music
that draws people to church. It
is the voices of the choir that
rise up over the silence of a lonely
heart or even above alien invasions.
That musical call to service, while
not surprising in film, can sometimes
happen in real life.
Eli Locke had never been a “church
person.” His grandparents had
belonged to a church but his parents
didn’t, and he really didn’t think much
about religion or church when growing
up.
Then he found himself at St. Luke’s
of the Mountains Episcopal Church.
Locke is a volunteer at the Fire House
youth center located on the St. Luke’s
property. The Fire House is a St. Luke’s
project but has no religious affiliation.
The teens at the Fire House use
the parking lot and the courtyard of
the church. Adult volunteers walk the
church grounds to check on the kids
and it was during one of these walks
that Locke heard music coming from
the St. Luke’s sanctuary.
“I saw the door open and thought
kids might be in there,” Locke said.
Instead of teens, though, he found
the church’s band and really liked
what he heard. A few weeks later,
Holly Stauffer, church administrator,
invited anyone from the Fire House
to come to a service and asked them
to sing. Locke attended, singing and
playing guitar with the band.
“After that, Joey [Joseph Butler,
St. Luke’s music director] invited me
to come back and play,” Locke said.
“They are old school gospel although
we have done some Van Morrison and
Cat Stevens.”
The band members and the music
touched him and he has learned a
RELIGION SERVICE DIRECTORY
Light on the Corner Church
Pastor Jon Karn
1911 Waltonia Drive
Montrose
(818) 249-4806
Sunday services 10:45 a.m.
www.lightonthecorner.org
great deal.
Locke sang all his life but never
took music lessons. While attending
Crescenta Valley High School, his
focus was on football, not music. Then
he was injured and found the guitar.
Singing helped fill the time.
After high school, he began taking
guitar lessons from Marty Buttwinick
in Glendale. Locke had been writing
lyrics and, with the help of Buttwinick,
was able to write music as well.
Locke has his own band now but
continuing to play with the church
band has helped him in many ways –
from learning how to play rhythm to
enhancing his voice to following the
lead guitarist, the musical education
he has received has been invaluable.
He first joined the St. Luke’s band
because of the music. He was not
really thinking of religion, but only the
music; however, somewhere along the
way that changed.
“I had been to a few churches and
never found one that ‘worked,’” he said.
Some services were over-the-top and
other churches he found to be cold and
unwelcoming, but not St. Luke’s.
“It felt right,” he said. “I finally
found a church that I liked.”
The more often he attended, the
more involved he got with the
church life outside the music. He
found a spirituality that he says
now guides him and protects him.
Then one day he decided to fully
commit and asked Stauffer about
being baptized.
“She was really excited and told
me to talk to Bryan [Jones, vicar
at St. Luke’s],” he said.
From there, he met several
times with Jones.
“He gave me some [books] to
read,” Locke said. “We met a few
times and he would [answer any
Lutheran Church
in the Foothills
(Missouri Synod)
1700 Foothill Blvd.
La Cañada Flintridge
SUNDAYS AT LCIF
Worship and Communion 8AM & 10AM
Children’s Church 10AM
Sunday School for Youth and Adults 9AM
PASTOR BRUCE JOHNSON
www.lcifoothills.org /818-790-1951
Center for Spiritual
Living - La Crescenta
“Where it is our dream to help you build
and manifest your dreams!”
4845 Dunsmore Ave.
La Crescenta, CA
91214
(818) 249-1045
Celebration Service Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Ongoing spiritual
growth 7:00
classes
Wednesday
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p.m.
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of-the-Mountains
Episcopal Church
Sundays
Gathering 9:30AM
Worship 10:00AM
Domingo Misa en Español a las 12:00PM
Sunday School and Child Care
All are Welcome
2563 Foothill Blvd, La Crescenta
818-248-3639
http://stlukeslacrescenta.org/
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St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church
(Missouri Synod)
COME JOIN OUR CHURCH FAMILY
2723 Orange Avenue,
La Crescenta, CA 91214
818-248-3738
www.glcmslc.org
Adult Bible Study: Sundays 9AM
Worship & Children’s Sunday School: 10AM
Koinonia (Singing & Bible study):
Wednesdays 7PM
11:00am
Co
Christian Book
and Gift Store
The Flowering Tree
Prayer Books,
Bibles, Cards
STORE HOURS
Tues-Thurs 10-5 Sat 10-5
Fri 10-6 Sun & Mon Closed
2264 Honolulu Ave • Montrose, CA
818-249-4004
ST. BEDE the VENERABLE
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
A Catholic Community ~
Here to Worship, Called to Serve
ALL ARE WELCOME
Rev. Msgr. Antonio Cacciapuoti, Pastor
Rev. Greg Dongkore, Associate Pastor
Deacon Augie Won
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Masses
Monday-Friday: 8:10 a.m.
Saturday: 8:10 a.m.,
and Vigil Mass at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
Others
9:00am
questions I had].”
Locke was baptized about a year
ago.
“It’s hard to explain,” he said of
being baptized. “I am really happy I
did it.”
His two proud grandmas attended
the baptism, one of who recently
passed away.
“I was with her near her last day.
She couldn’t remember my aunt or
anyone’s name, but she did remember
my baptism and how pretty the church
was,” he said.
Locke sings and writes country
music and intends on moving to
Nashville at some point. He plans on
continuing with his church life there.
When he was in Nashville on a recent
visit, he checked out an Episcopal
church there and spoke to the vicar.
“The church and religion have
become such a big part of me,” Locke
said. “It has helped me when I am not
having a good day.”
His belief continues to be guided by
the music.
“When I am having a rough day, I
listen to old gospel and it calms me
down.”
You can follow Eli Locke on
Facebook.
Vespers: Monday-Friday 5:30 p.m.
Reconciliation: Saturdays
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Rosary: 8:30 a.m.
Weekdays and following Vespers
215 Foothill Boulevard
La Canada Flintridge, California 91011
(818) 949-4300 • www.bede.org
To be in our
Ser vice
Director y
contact
Lisa Mitchell
at
(818) 248-2740
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BUSINESS
» Montrose
» Mary
Dawson
S h o p p i n g Pa r k N e w s
Get in Shape in the
Montrose Shopping
Park this Year!
Get a new bod at Wundabar.
Are you ready to start that New Year’s resolution in style? Did you
know local Amy Sowers Jordan launched WundaBar Pilates (2303
Honolulu Ave.), the revolutionary Pilates studio chain, right here in the
Montrose Shopping Park? Amy says, “It’s simple really. I aimed to create
the gold standard of Pilates equipment in one outstanding machine to
allow for unprecedented client results and access for anyone seeking
their WundaBody!” Amy is a perfect example of Pilates results. Check
out www.wundabar.com.
» News from the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce
“Rock” Crescenta
I took my family on a hike today and as we
were traversing the mountains my kids would
gather and examine the many rocks on our trail.
Rocks of many sizes were everywhere and, if we
let them, the kids would have wanted to take
them all home to join the many in our yard.
When I stopped, getting a perspective of the
Crescenta Valley and of the New Year, I couldn’t
help but think of the many businesses that are
the “rocks” of our community. Many that have
been here for decades are permanent “boulders,”
adding structure and foundation, while many are
smaller, bringing creativity, fresh offerings and
revitalized sophistication. Last week I challenged
you to “cruise” through our town and, as we start
a new year, I hope you will truly take the time to
examine some of our “rocks.”
Recently, I discovered a “rock.” Boulevard 34 in
Montrose will be hosting our first business mixer
of the year. Anna Yagodzinski is no stranger to
our town having attended local schools. Recently
she opened the most delightful and unique gift
shop nestled at 3427 Ocean View Blvd. Anna
worked in retail for many years, and was inspired
to have a place of her own. Not only does she
have an impressive selection of hand-poured
candles, jewelry, greeting cards, books and art,
but all of her products are either made by local
artists, are eco-friendly, or are proudly made
in the USA. She is planning a fun New Year’s
themed mixer and will have delicious food from
her neighbor Berolina Bakery. Come meet Anna,
discover Boulevard 34, and mix with your fellow
businesses. It will be held Wednesday, Jan. 8 from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
There is still time to make your reservation
for our 89th annual installation of officers and
directors on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 11 a.m. at
Oakmont Country Club. During the luncheon,
we will have a chance to congratulate this year’s
grant recipients of the Mary Pinola/Crescenta
Valley Chamber of Commerce Education
Fund. The Fund has provided grants to help
enrich education opportunities to community
organizations in the Crescenta Valley. Please
join us at our luncheon, which will also include a
fabulous silent auction! The registration form is
available on our website: crescentavalleychamber.
org or you are always welcome to call us at (818)
248-4957 for more information on this or any of
our events.
Please mark your calendars:
Jan. 8 – Business mixer at Boulevard 34;
Jan. 9 - Installation luncheon at Oakmont
Country Club.
Until next week, Happy New Year, “Rock”
Crescenta!
Leila Bell
Executive Director
Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce
(818) 248-4957 • info@crescentavalleychamber.org
» Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce
Welcome 2014
What a scenic Montrose Harvest Market!
Tents, mountains, sunshine, blue skies, live music – our Sunday
Harvest Market has it all! I took this photo last weekend as I stocked
up on bunches of fresh herbs, veggies and fennel to make winter white
chicken stew. There are still juicy, red strawberries to be had by the
bucket or case. Come on out to your weekly neighborhood reunion every
Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Meet Laura Agakanian,
owner of Bellies, Babies,
& Bosoms (2430 Honolulu
Ave.), that adorable store
on the corner near Trader
Joe’s. Laura’s passion is
supporting new moms and
she has been doing this
for 10 years. In addition to
cute clothes, there is a team
of women trained to help
mothers in their pregnancy,
breastfeeding and parenting
journey. Happy New Year!
Thanks for reading! shop &
dine over 150 one of a kind
shops, salons, spas and cafes.
www.shopmontrose.com
Meet Laura of Bellies, Babies, & Bosoms.
Mary Dawson promotes the Montrose Shopping Park. She and
her family own Mountain Rose Gifts and Revelation Tops.
At the start of a new year,
it is always good to look back
and look forward. Over the
past year, the MontroseVerdugo City Chamber of
Commerce has welcomed many
new businesses to the area
like Boulevard 34 and The
Creative Lounge, which is a
good sign that the economy is
looking brighter. We have also
celebrated businesses that have
been here for many years like
Al’s Deli and Montrose Bakery
and Café. We believe that in
2014 we will continue on this
upward trend and continue to
see new businesses begin and
breathe new life into our area.
We wish you a prosperous new
year and hope that 2014 will
bring you much success.
This year we will be
celebrating two businesses
that have been around for
many years in the area. CVI
Insurance will be hosting a
business mixer on Feb. 12 to
celebrate 45 years in business
and J’s Maintenance will be
hosting a mixer on May 7
celebrating 45 years in business
as well. Both of these are avid
community
supporters
so
please join us and share in their
success. The business mixers
are from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. T h e
CVI mixer is on the second
Wednesday of the month since
we will be hosting it with the
Crescenta Valley Chamber of
Commerce. Check our website
for more information.
A new year means a new
you! If one of your New Year’s
resolutions is to become more
fit, you have a free opportunity
to start tonight! We will be
having ribbon cutting today,
Jan. 2 at 5:30 p.m. at Back
to Basics Fitness and Dance
Studio. Right after the ribbon
cutting you can jump right
into the New Year at their first
» Melinda
clarke
U-JAM class that starts at 6
p.m. Remember, the class is
free, so there are no excuses. In
fact, their classes will be free
for the entire weekend to give
you a chance to try them out.
You can log onto their website
at www.b2bfit.org to see a list
of classes and sign up. B2B is a
basic fitness and dance studio.
Gail and Arturo Medina have
so much to offer at their fitness
and dance studio that you are
sure to find something to meet
your needs. Check out this list:
Zumba, Zumba for Kids, Kids
Jr. Boot Camp, TRX, Salsa Hip
Hop with creator Cuba Swift,
Tabata, Kids Hip Hop Dance,
Adult Hip Hop Dance, Dance
Fit, Strength Training, U-JAM!
(the new fitness craze), circuit
training, kettlebells, Body
Blast, Bollywood, kids ballet/
jazz cardio and Cross X.
We invite you to join us on
Jan. 23 at Oakmont Country
Club at 6 p.m. as we honor
our 2013 award winners. Our
installation and community
awards dinner costs $50 per
person in advance or $60 at the
door. To attend you can mail
your payment to: MVCC, 3516
N. Verdugo Road, Glendale,
CA 91208, contact the office at
mvcc@montrosechamber.org or
call us at (818) 249-7171.
Don’t forget:
Ribbon
cutting
today,
Thursday, Jan. 2 at 5:30 p.m. at
Back to Basics Fitness, 2836 N.
Verdugo Road, Glendale 91208.
February
mixer
on
Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. at CVI Insurance,
3156 Foothill Blvd., Suite A, La
Crescenta.
2014 Installation Dinner
and Community Recognition
Awards on Thursday, Jan. 23
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oakmont
Country Club.
Melinda Clarke
Executive Director
Montrose-Verdugo City
Chamber of Commerce
3516 N Verdugo Road
Glendale, CA 91208
(818) 249-7171
www.montrosechamber.org
January 2, 2014
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FOR Rent
STATION FOR RENT
Manicurist station with your own
spa chair or hair stylist station
available in well established
salon in Montrose. Call Maria at
(818) 723-2342 or (818) 249-3966.
FOR Sale
Shredder
Office Depot Ativa MD1250.
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Help Wanted
HELp WANTED
Gelson’s La Cañada is hiring!
Please see the Gelson’s ad on
page 5 for more information.
Help Wanted
Services
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SAM’S HOME REPAIR
Hauling
You CALL, WE HAUL!
WANTED DEAD
OR ALIVE
Elmcroft of Mountview has openings for the following positions:
cook, waitstaff, caregivers No
phone calls please. Interested applicants, email resume with salary
history and salary requirements
to lcarrillo@elmcroftseniorliving.
com or apply in person at 2640
Honolulu Ave., Montrose.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Plastering, painting, plumbing,
tile, stucco, windows, doors,
decks. Good work. Reasonable.
Local. Sam (818) 249-9949.
Washers, dryers, refrigerators,
ranges. Pay top dollar.
(818) 248-1344.
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Services
PICK UP & DELIVERY
Personalized pick up & delivery
service. Specializing in
large items. We work on your
schedule! We also haul
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Call Mario (818) 426-3949.
KITCHEN & BATH SPECIALISTS
(818) 790-8219
1105 Foothill Blvd.
La Cañada, 91011
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Serving The Crescenta Valley Since 1985
(818) 249-6470
Contractors License #469492
Bonded • Insured
Bonners Party &
Equipment Rentals
Pacific Coast Draperies
(and upholstery)
• Custom Draperies • Blinds
• Shades • All Top Treatments
• Upholstery • Senior Discounts
• Window Hardware
(818) 242-0366
• Party Rentals •
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Serving the Foothill Community Since 1939
WINTER SPECIAL
Chairs • Tables • Linens
Tents • String Lights • Heaters
Concession Machines
Call us for your free in home consultation
Call us to have your system serviced!
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DO YOU HAVE YOUR REWARDS CARD?
NEW REWARDS COMING IN 2014!
CALL NOW FOR MORE DETAILS. 818.248.2740
Two New Listings
TOLUCA LAKE
Open House: 1/5 2-4 PM
Storybook Tudor
This 4 + 3 storybook Tudor was rumored to have been
built by or for Bela Lugosi! Walk to Toluca Village shops &
restaurants. Granite kitchen with Viking fridge & Poggenpohl
cabinets, hardwood floors, plantation shutters & 400 square ft
studio/home office/gym over the garage. $1,100,000
Phyllis or Joe harb
(818) 790-7325
Additional photos & floorplan @
www.4434Mariota.com
LA CRESCENTA
COMING SOON
Natalie CerPa
harb & Co realtor assoCiate
Everything You Want and MORE
Over $250,000 in updates!
La Crescenta cul-de-sac home, 3 +3 with family room,
formal dining, designer kitchen & baths. Copper plumbing,
newer roof, updated electrical & attached garage
with work bench.
NEXT WEEK’S Q&A
Q&A
Phyllis discusses:
“Retirement and
your home sale”
Additional photos & floorplan @
www.4928TrendTerrace.com
P hyllis harb
/FoothillRealtor
@PhyllisHarb
CV WEEKLY
is
online!
www.CVWEEKLY.com
American, local and handmade gifts for everyone on
your list! Enjoy our beautiful hand picked selection of
candles, scarves, jewelry, art, books, home décor, and
bath products. Gifts for men and children as well!
(Located 3 doors up from Berolina Bakery)
T-Mobile Business
is offering unlimited voice,
text and data rates including
117 countries for as low
as $20.00 a month
Tuesday -Saturday 10:00-6:00
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FURNITURE
Restoration
Repair
Refinishing
HAPPY NEW
YEAR!
• Commercial/Residential
• On-site Dent/Gouge/
Scratch Repair
• Re-caning/Re-rushing
• Fire & Water Restoration
• Cabinet Repair/Refinishing
• Custom Color Refinishing
Contact Guillermo Zamora
818-632-2301
INNOVATIVE
3427 Ocean View Blvd • Montrose CA 91208
Locally Owned and Operated
www.Boulevard34.com
Patrick@InnovativeFurniture.org
818.248.1093
Patrick Goldsworthy
(818) 601-2780