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Crescenta Valley
Weekly
TH E F OOTHILLS COMMUNITY NEW S PA P E R
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Foothill Athletic
Club Transitions
to YMCA
By Mary O’KEEFE
The New Year will bring a bit of
a change for the Foothill Athletic
Club at 3931 Lowell Ave. as the
YMCA of the Foothills broadens
its reach.
“Our board has developed and
adopted a long range plan to
provide access to our programs
and facilities,” said Tyler Wright,
president/CEO of the Foothills
YMCA.
And the Foothills Athletic
Club blends perfectly with that
strategy.
“The Foothill Athletic Club is
pleased to announce the transfer
of ownership to the YMCA of
the Foothills. Our final day of
operation will be Jan. 17,” stated
a release from Foothill Athletic
Club.
Patrick Kendall has owned
and operated the athletic club
for 33 years. He and his family
have been members of the
Foothills YMCA and Kendall,
an avid golfer, has spent time
on the golf course with Y board
members. So it seemed natural
that when it came time to sell
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Everything’s Coming Up Roses
By Charly SHELTON
I
t’s New Year’s Eve and for
many around the country
the hype and excitement of
celebrating the coming of the New
Year would not be complete without the Tournament of Roses Parade, the first thing seen by many
in the morning on New Year’s Day.
For those who watch from around
the country, television is as close
as they will get. But for the lucky
residents of the Crescenta Valley,
the Rose Parade floats are only a
stone’s throw away.
Tucked away in an unassuming warehouse in Pasadena, 10 of
the 27 Rose Parade floats sit side
by side while teams of volunteers
crawl up and down, all over the
floats adding the flowers, seeds
and plants that make this a floral
parade. From Dec 26 up to judging time on Dec. 31, hundreds of
volunteers will take these plywood
floats and make them into floral
masterpieces. These include volunteers such as Crescenta Valley’s
Youth Town Council. Crescenta
Valley Town Council member Harry Leon brought the CVYTC down
to the parade decorating warehouse at Phoenix Decorating Com-
Photo by Charly SHELTON
The “Discover Armenia” float will be covered in flowers, seeds and plant parts for it’s debut in the New Year’s Day
Tournament of Roses Parade.
pany to help adorn the floats from
Glendale and the Armenian Float
Association, and anybody else who
may need help.
“Right now we’re volunteering, helping the Armenian Float
Association with their Armenian
Rose Parade float,” said Elektra
Mirzakhanian, president of CV
Youth Town Council. “It’s been
very nice and very exciting. We’ve
learned a lot of new things about
what they put on the float and how
they decorate it. It’s very cool.”
The float, with the theme “Discover Armenia,” features 16 different locations and points of interest
from around Armenia. The CVYTC
was among the many volunteers
who helped decorate. With a total
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Koegler to Ride in Rose Parade
By Charly SHELTON
Fred Koegler is no stranger to
horseback riding. Eight months
out of the year, Koegler, a retired
teacher from Verdugo Hills High
School, works as an L.A. County
reserve deputy with Montrose
Search and Rescue. But for the
other four months, he is up in
Yosemite National Park performing search and rescue operations on the back of a horse
or mule. Koegler said he rides
off into the backcountry with a
horse and a mule and rides out
several hours later with a rescued person.
“I was in the saddle 71 days
last summer and I rode over
654 miles and did six carry-outs
in the backcountry of injured
File Photo workers,” Koegler said.
Fred Koegler spends his summers working as a horseback mounted search and rescue
After finishing his 50th
member in Yosemite National Park.
summer in the park this year,
Koegler and the equestrian unit
from Yosemite will be riding in
the New Year’s Day Tournament
of Roses Parade. With 30 horses
and mules, the equestrian unit
will be there to help kick off the
National Park Service’s hundredth anniversary celebration.
“I’ll be riding a mule and I’ll
be representing, with three
other people, search and rescue
throughout the whole United
States for the Park service, since
for my job during the summer I
do a lot of search and rescue,”
Koegler said. “I was honored to
be picked.”
The National Park Service
was founded Aug. 25, 1916 and
currently oversees 59 parks
throughout the country. The
Tournament of Roses Parade,
which is 127 years old this year,
has chosen a theme to honor this
centennial celebration of the Na-
tional Park Service – “Find Your
Adventure.”
“Find Your Adventure is a
theme that has grown out of a
unique partnership between the
Pasadena Tournament of Roses
and the U.S. National Park Service,” said the Tournament of
Roses theme statement, found
online at its website. “Both the
Tournament of Roses and the
National Park Service aim to
preserve history, connect people
through real-life experiences
and engage the public in new adventures. As proponents of the
American spirit, we encourage
you to find beauty in the landscape that builds the backdrop
of your lives.”
Keogler and the equestrian
unit of Yellowstone National
Park will be riding in the Rose
Parade tomorrow morning, position 18 in the lineup.
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A New Year – Sweet!
INSIDE
This has been quite a
year! Preparing the Crescenta Valley Weekly year in
review that begins on page
3 reminded me of the many
things (both good and bad)
that have happened over
the last 12 months. It also
gave me a chance to get excited about events that will
be taking place in the next
12 months.
For example, the Foothills Relay for Life taking
place in April. I had to miss
the 2015 event because of
illness in my family that
took me to New Hampshire.
Though I was co-chair with
Mary O’Keefe, being away
meant that Mary had to
carry the majority of the
load for the 24-hour Relay.
Thankfully, partners like
Jean Maluccio, who took
care of planning all the food,
Todd Black, who managed
all the sound, and previous
chairs Lori Carrico and Paula Warner helped ease the
burden. This year we get to
partner with the SunlandTujunga Relay and I’m really excited about that! This
group of dedicated Relayers
is just as passionate about
stopping the scourge that is
cancer, which has robbed so
These are just two of the
many of us of those we love.
I hope you will take part in many things to look forthis year’s Relay for Life. ward to in 2016. There are
Plan now to join us next also the Glendale EducaThursday night, Jan. 7, tional Foundation Denim
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at J’s & Dancing Awards Dinner
Maintenance (Relay for Life in March, the Hometown
headquarters), 3550 Foot- Country Fair in April, Taste
hill Blvd. in La Crescenta. of Montrose in May, Fourth
We’ll be mixing, mingling of July Fireworks, GEF
and planning for the 2016 State of the School Breakfast in October, ThanksgivRelay for Life.
Of course, Prom Plus is ing in November and before
another high mark on my you know it, it’ll be Christcalendar. The adjustments mas again!
Going through the papers
on the Glendale Unified
School District calendar for the year in review also
mean that this year’s prom reminded me of the many
and Prom Plus are taking advertisers that supported
place earlier in May than this paper in 2015. Without
previous years – May 14, them, the Crescenta Valley
I think. But aside from the Weekly wouldn’t be alive, so
change in date, everything let me take this opportunity
that makes Prom Plus to say thank you. I look formagical – the casino, food, ward to a year filled with
climbing wall, and more – opportunities to further
will pretty much remain the promote your businesses.
Here’s to a “Sweet ’16” – a
same. If you’re interested in
making sure our CVHS se- year filled with promise and
niors and their guests have prosperity!
a great time
after prom,
Robin Goldsworthy is the
shoot me an
publisher of the Crescenta
email to find
Valley Weekly. She can be
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or (818) 248-2740.
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December 31, 2015
Weather in the
Foothills
“New Year’s Eve is like every other night; there is no
pause in the march of the universe,
no breathless moment of silence among created
things that the passage of another 12 months may
be noted...”
~ Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846-1916) American
essayist, editor and critic
The hope of a white Christmas,
prompted by the National Weather
Service’s Christmas weather forecast.
Although cold enough, moisture-laden
clouds stayed to the north and east.
Strong winds sent the last leaves of autumn swirling through the air, finding
their rest on the ground; nary a snowflake was amongst them.
New Year’s Eve is the grand finale and
last hurrah of the year. Its final minutes
bring both reflections on the past and
hope for the upcoming year. Over the
years the Rose Bowl traditions have become intertwined with our celebration.
The parade and football game follow only
too soon after the previous night’s parties
and gatherings. Weather, like confetti,
can enhance the overall atmosphere during these times.
Ordinarily at this time, winter weather
has left the east coast and other parts of
the U.S. blanketed in snow. As Southern California, primarily Pasadena’s
Tournament of Rose Parade, is viewed
worldwide on Jan. 1, the contrast in
weather is evident. In 1890, Professor
Charles Holder, at the exclusive Valley
Hunt Club of Pasadena, suggested, “Let’s
hold a festival to tell the world about our
paradise.” Whether said as a braggart or
connoisseur of good climate, his words
hold true. His proposal became reality
Happy New Year
as the fanfare began.
Over the years certain Rose Bowl activities have come and gone but are remembered. In 1902 the first Rose Bowl football
game was played. Being the oldest college
football bowl game, it became known as
the granddaddy of them all. Considered
a bust, it was replaced for 15 years by
Roman-style chariot races. Other noteworthy events included a camel and elephant race, cowboy bronco-busting and
ostrich races.
We wish 2015’s drought conditions
and the instigator – low rainfall totals –
good riddance. As the new year begins,
the 2015-16 rainfall total stands at 6.18
inches. With January through March being the wettest period and an extreme
El Niño in place, a prediction stands for
heavy rains to begin. Until then, fair
skies and cold temperatures remain in
place as Santa Anas blow across New
Year’s Eve into New Year’s Day. There is
a forecast of rain for the beginning of next
week. It’s duration and amount remain
“up in the air” … for now.
Blessings in the New Year.
Sue Kilpatrick is a
Crescenta Valley resident and
Official Skywarn Spotter for the
National Weather Service. Reach
her at suelkilpatrick@gmail.com.
December 31, 2015
IN Brief
Appeal Made Concerning
Starbucks Evenings Menu
An appeal has been made concerning the
approval of a Conditional Use Permit by
the City of Glendale for the sale and on-site
consumption of alcohol for the Starbucks in
the Montrose Shopping Park. The permit
was approved on Dec. 10 with a deadline for
appeals to be made by Dec. 28.
The issue will now go in front of the
Glendale Planning Commission. It is not yet
known when the public meeting concerning
Starbucks will be held.
For a view of the Conditional Use Permit,
visit cvweekly.com/NEWS or scan the QR code
with a smartphone.
Deadline Approaching for DEIR
Comment
The City of Los Angeles is currently
recirculating portions of the 2009 Draft
Environmental Impact Report for the Verdugo
Hills Golf Course for further public comment.
The deadline has been extended to Feb. 3 for
community input.
Recirculated portions of the 2009 DEIR
include Greenhouse Gas Emissions Section
[Chapter III.A-1], Updated Cultural Resources
Section [Chapter III.B-1], Traffic Section
[Chapter: III.C-1], New 86-unit Equestrian
Estates Alternative [Chapter IV-1] and New
221-unit Residential Alternative [Chapter IV1].
Comments can be emailed to erin.strelich@
lacity.org or mailed to Erin Strelich, City
Planner, Dept. of City Planning, 200 N. Spring
St. Room 75 Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Those with questions about the DEIR, or
ideas about saving the golf course, can email
gcvoice@gcvoice.org.
For
additional
information
visit
SaveTheGolfCourse.org.
Polar Bear Swim
The City of Los Angeles, Dept. of Recreation
and Parks is hosting the annual polar bear
swim on New Year’s Day from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center.
Participants 8 years old and older can have
a polar experience in 37-degree water in the
1.5-acre manmade swim lake. In addition
to frozen fun, a fire pit, hot beverages, and
muffins will be provided for all participants to
get cozy and warm after their chilly swim. This
event is free, so dive in and take part in the
annual polar bear swim.
For more information, visit http://www.
laparks.org/hansen/.
Hansen Dam Aquatic Center is located at
11798 Foothill Blvd. in Lake View Terrace.
CHP Out In Force for New Year’s
The CHP will observe the New Year with
a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) from
6:01 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 31 to 11:59
p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 3. All available personnel
will be on duty and although the CHP will
be focused on impaired drivers, officers will
also watch for distracted driving and other
infractions such as not wearing seat belts.
During the 2014-15 New Year’s holiday,
28 people died in collisions on California
roadways. Of the 13 vehicle occupants killed
in the CHP’s jurisdiction, seven were not
wearing seat belts. In addition, CHP officers
made more than 1,100 arrests for driving
under the influence during the 102-hour New
Year’s MEP.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration reports that teen drivers are at
greater risk of death in alcohol-related crashes
than any other age group, even though they
are too young to buy or possess alcohol legally.
In 2013, 19% of the teen drivers involved in
fatal crashes nationally had been drinking.
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NEWS
The Year
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2015
in Review
January
High winds blew in the New Year toppling trees and causing
havoc in the foothills region. One tree blew over in the 4900 block
of Ramsdell Avenue sounding “like a freight train coming down,”
said a neighbor. No one was hurt.
Cold weather didn’t lessen the enthusiasm of the thousands
who converged on Colorado Boulevard for the 126th annual Rose
Parade. The Founders Trophy was awarded to the City of La
Cañada for its entry, “To The Rescue.”
Two suspects were arrested on burglary charges by local
sheriff’s deputies. The pair was suspected in the burglary of a
home on Abella Street.
Burbank Police Dept. was one of dozens of law enforcement
agencies represented at the funerals of New York City Police
Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos. The officers were shot
in the head at point-blank range by a gunman, later identified as
Ismaaiyl Brinsley.
Dalipuga Central School in the Philippines sent a thank you
to the foothill community for its financial support for necessary
repairs at the school. Spearheaded by CVHS teacher Pia Hugo,
fundraising exceeded $10,000 – far above the initial goal of
$6,000. Hugo said that the school not only was given gifts of brand
new buildings but also “the gifts of knowing they are loved, they
haven’t been forgotten and that they truly matter.”
A January meeting held at All Nations Church in Lake View
Terrace regarding the proposed high-speed rail project held a
standing room only crowd. The purpose of the meeting was
to explore how the HSR would affect the communities of
Shadow Hills, Lake View Terrace, Sunland-Tujunga, La
Tuna Canyon and Kagel Canyon. Many of the residents
voiced their opposition to the project. Dave DiPinto,
president of the Shadow Hills Property Owners Association
and a member of S.A.F.E. (Save Angeles Forest for
Everyone), described the atmosphere in the church as
“electric.”
The implementation of Common Core standards,
specifically math, was discussed at a meeting of the
Glendale Unified School District board of education.
Board President Greg Krikorian echoed the concerns of
many parents who felt that students are not transitioning
smoothly into the curriculum. “It’s hard when you see a
14-year-old telling his dad, ‘I let you down because I got
an F [in math],’” Krikorian said. “We’re letting him down
because we’ve got to do our jobs better.”
Staged auto accidents were the focus of an event hosted
by Mercury Insurance for police and emergency medical
personnel. It demonstrated the most common attempts
at auto insurance fraud. Glendale has the most accidents
per capita in the state and also five times as many as the
average city in the state, according to Dan Bales, national
director of Special Investigations.
The Big Band era was revisited when the Crescenta
Valley High School award-winning jazz band played at
the annual Jazz Night at the Café. The event featured live
music from the 1930s and 1940s and provided plenty of
space for dancers to kick up their heels.
February
A summer start for Stengel Field
clubhouse and dugout demolition was
announced at the Glendale City Council
meeting. The council approved a contract
of $443,925 to Triangle Enterprises to do
the work.
USC-VHH nurses presented a petition
expressing their grievances to USC-VHH
chief operating officer Paul Czajka. Among
the complaints was a “working environment
that is often understaffed and lacking
proper patient care.”
Montrose Search & Rescue Team
members headed to Lee Vining Canyon
near Mammoth Mountain for ice training
on a frozen waterfall. The training put
rescue members in the most technical and
hazardous situations possible while still
being safely controlled.
The GUSD board of education prepared for an influx of Prop
98 funds that, while welcome, would not bring GUSD up to its
target funding levels. “What we have to keep in mind is this is
a restoration of funds, not new money,” said Superintendent
Richard Sheehan.
Clear warm weather was inviting to many who were eager to
explore the local forest. Unfortunately, members of the Hiking
Club at UCLA were caught off-guard by unexpected rain and
fog on their return from Mt. Hawkins necessitating the dispatch
of the Montrose Search & Rescue team. The 13 members of the
hiking club were cold and hungry when found around 1 a.m. by
MSR team members.
Students were given the chance to participate as vendors during
the Founders Day festivities at the Montrose Harvest Market as
part of Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow.
The City of Glendale reached a settlement with the last plaintiff
in a federal lawsuit against the Glendale Police Dept. The lawsuit
alleged mistreatment and retaliation against officers from ethnic
minority backgrounds. In the agreement, the city agreed to pay
$7,500 in attorney’s fees for John Balian, a former GPD member,
in addition to depositing 250 hours worth of sick time and 50 hours
of vacation into his leave bank.
Arson was suspected in an early morning fire that destroyed
vehicles at CV Tow. The fire was knocked down in about 19
minutes and no one was hurt.
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The installation of a diagonal
crosswalk at Ocean View
Boulevard and Honolulu Avenue
in Montrose surprised merchants
and shoppers in the Montrose
Shopping Park. “No one told us it
was coming,” said Dale Dawson,
business administrator for the
Montrose Shopping Park Assn.
The MSPA board voiced concerns
that the crosswalk, including
signage, was “not well thoughtout.”
An
unexpected
rainstorm
put an end to the celebration
of Montrose’s 102nd birthday.
Activities
surrounding
Founders Day included the CV
High
School
Entrepreneurs
of Tomorrow program and a
barbecue. Festivities including
the presentation of the Founders
Day awards were postponed until
March.
March
Candidates for Glendale City
Council and Glendale Unified
School District board of education
made the rounds in a series of
debates held locally. Two seats
were up for grabs on the city
council and two on the board of
education.
Discussion
was
held
between
members
of
the
GUSD board and members of
the La Cañada Unified School
District regarding the territory
transfer known as Sagebrush.
Though
called
“productive”
by GUSD superintendent Dr.
Richard Sheehan, further legal
clarification was needed on a
number of points raised.
Stone
Barn
Vineyard
Conservancy held a pruning
session at Deukmejian Wilderness
Park. Volunteers were asked to
go to Deukmejian with pruning
scissors, gloves, bucket, water and
a hat to help prune back the vines.
The dangers of vaping, hookah
and e-cigarettes were presented
by Glendale Police Dept. Officer
Joe Allen at a CV Alliance
meeting. Allen said the most
important thing parents can do
to keep their kids drug-free is
to teach awareness. “It’s about
teaching kids to make proper
decisions,” he said.
The nonprofit Community
Foundation of the Verdugos
worked to sustain the Verdugo
Regional Crime Laboratory’s
funding through an initiative
that is more than halfway to
its $250,000 goal. The lab was
credited with processing hundreds
of samples that identified suspects
and exonerated the innocent.
The Clark Magnet High
School Kelp Huggers won the
Lexus Eco Challenge. Led by
teacher Dominique Evans-Bye,
the students worked together to
help bringing awareness to the
prominent issue of marine debris.
A
number
of
proposed
modifications in the City of
Glendale included examining
zoning codes that designate
an outdoor dining area versus
a sidewalk dining area, which
could limit smoking in designated
spaces. Other proposed changes
included determining where
alcohol could be consumed.
Tensions continued between
USC-VHH
nurses
and
administrators
as
nurses
threatened to strike if negotiations
didn’t take a more positive turn.
The recently released Draft
Environmental Impact Report for
the 710 Extension project was
the topic at the March meeting of
the Crescenta Valley Community
Assn.
As California entered a fourth
year of drought, the State Water
Board adopted an expanded
emergency regulation to safeguard
the state’s remaining water
supplies. “We are experiencing the
lowest snowpack and the driest
January in recorded history,” said
State Water Board Chair Felicia
Marcus.
A four-hour Glendale City
Council meeting focused on
property improvements at the
Chevy Chase Country Club.
Though the council looked
favorably on the proposal, some
neighbors of the country club were
not enthusiastic about the project.
The Girl Scouts of Crescenta
Valley/Glendale held their Annual
Tasting Bee/World Thinking
Day at Rosemont Middle School.
Ticketholders tasted exotic foods
from around the world and also
had a chance to take part in a
silent auction and opportunity
drawings.
Fundraising continued for
La Crescenta resident Karla
Bernabel who was critically
injured in a motorcycle accident
in January.
A tentative agreement was
reached in the lawsuit between
the be.group and the NCLGlendale regarding the Twelve
Oaks property. The lawsuit,
filed in October 2013 by NCL,
alleged that be.group violated
an agreement that Twelve Oaks
existed “solely for charitable
purposes.”
Locals were recognized for their
community service at the annual
Founders Day celebration. The
event, postponed from February,
recognized Allan and Lorry
Herbert, Alyce and Tom Russell,
Deborah Beljan, Garo Anserlian,
Ken Grayson and Prom Plus Club.
Myrna Grijalva was recognized
with the Montrose Heritage
Award.
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Local teen Rachel Harvey was
one of 16 high school juniors who
flew to Korea as part of Project
Bridge, a year-long program that
immerses students in the nuances
of Korean culture.
Debate continued on the future
of the 710 extension project. A
forum on a proposed 6.3-mile long
tunnel that would connect the
710 Freeway to the 210 was held
at California State University,
Los Angeles. Opponents of the
tunnel alternative stated costs
and safety as reasons against this
option. Proponents cited mobility,
air quality and less congestion as
reasons that the tunnel would be
the best option.
Ballots were cast for candidates
for the Glendale City Council
and the Glendale Unified School
District board of education.
Elected to the council were
Paula Devine and Vartan
Gharpetian; to the GUSD were
Nayiri Nahabedian and Jennifer
Freemon.
Gelson’s
Market
in
La
Cañada celebrated its one-year
anniversary by treating shoppers
to a selection of goods. “The
community has embraced us and
we’re really happy to be part of
the small town feel in La Cañada,”
said Hee-Sook Nelson, vice
president of Gelson’s Employee
Development and Marketing.
The City of La Cañada Flintridge
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YIR from page 4
honored former mayors Laura
Olhasso and Don Voss by installing
bronze plaques commemorating
their service at Mayors’ Discovery
Park.
The 100th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide was
commemorated with a series
of events throughout Glendale
including the second annual Red
Poppy Project and the event,
“Heroes and Healers: Stories of
Courage and Altruism in Times of
Genocide.”
The Glendale City Council
voted unanimously to scrap the
controversial diagonal crosswalk
that had been installed at Ocean
View Boulevard and Honolulu
Avenue.
Approximately 200 athletes
competed in a tri-valley track
meet at Crescenta Valley High
School for spots at the 2015
Special
Olympics
Southern
California Summer Games that
were being held in Long Beach
in June. Around 300 volunteers,
many students from CVHS,
signed up to be buddies to the
athletes for the day.
A tentative agreement was
reached between nurses and
administrators at USC-VHH.
The agreement came after about a
year of negotiations during which
time nurses threatened to strike.
Chief
administrators
of
Crescenta Valley Water District
and Foothill Municipal Water
District jointly met and changed
the water conservation level
from yellow (extraordinary)
to orange (allocation) signaling
the implementation of state
mandated conservation efforts.
A proposal to develop a
dedicated
communications
system for emergency responders
throughout
Los
Angeles
County that would include the
installation of a cell tower at the
Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station
met with community opposition.
Among the reasons cited was
the supposed emission of harmful
electromagnetic radiation and the
reduction in property values.
A “senior prom” for elderly
citizens was held at Scholl
Canyon Estates in Glendale. The
evening included dancing and the
crowning of prom king and queen
Nick and Tillie Medvid.
A panel discussion was hosted
by the National Park Service
to gather community input on
the possibility of expanding the
boundary of the Santa Monica
Mountains National Recreation
Area to include the Rim of the
Valley Corridor.
May
Briggs
Terrace
residents
participated in an evacuation
drill. The drill helped prepare
residents to be proactive in the
case of an evacuation.
The City of Glendale allocated
$56,000 to advance anti-710
tunnel advocacy efforts. The costs
were part of the Glendale’s share
as part of the Five City Alliance
(FCA) and the Connected Cities
Coalition (CCC), a coalition of
cities opposed to the 710 tunnel
project.
Locals weighed in on the
possibility of football returning to
Los Angeles, 20 years after both
the Rams and Raiders departed.
Alberto Ocon, a member of the
Glendale Quarterback Club, said
he would be happy with any team
returning. “Any of those teams
would be fantastic,” he said.
The all-way crosswalk at
Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View
Boulevard, part of a pilot program,
was removed. The premature
placement of the crosswalk did
not allow sufficient time for
pedestrians, nearby businesses
and motorists to be alerted to the
change.
A six-year contract totaling
nearly $44,000,000 that would
continue the city’s relationship
with the Glendale Beeline
operator was approved by the
Glendale City Council.
L.A. County Sheriff Jim
McDonnell was the keynote
speaker at the 4th Annual
Community Prayer Breakfast.
Water conservation numbers
were in for the month of April and
the City of Glendale reported a
reduction of 12% in water usage.
GWP general manager Steve
Zurn expressed his gratitude with
the reduction but stressed that
the conservation goal is 20%.
The American Legion Post 288
and Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 1614 hosted Armed Forces
Day that included a car show and
barbecue. The Posts also held a
Memorial Day commemoration at
Two Strike Park.
Due to the severe drought, the
City of Glendale revisited the
possibility of allowing artificial
turf to be installed in the front
yards of Glendale residents. “The
world we’re going into is very
dry,” said Glendale resident and
artificial turf supporter Louise
Peeples.
The Crescenta Valley Water
District announced that it would
be constructing a new water
production well at the Rockhaven
property in the 2700 block of
Honolulu Avenue. The new well
would make the district less
dependent on imported water,
according to David Gould, district
engineer for the CVWD.
Local supporters of Life Rolls
On/They Will Surf Again headed
to Santa Monica for the annual
event that offers adaptive surfing
for the paralysis community. The
volunteers were on hand to assist
the surfers on land and in the
water.
Crescenta
Valley
Weekly
released its annual Discover
magazine that profiled businesses
and nonprofit organizations.
June
Two local icons – Wanda
Bergstrom and Ron Sowers – were
recognized for their long-held
positions in the Crescenta Valley.
Bergstrom was the waitress who
“knew everyone’s name” at the
City Hall Café and Sowers was
the former assistant principal at
Rosemont Middle School. Both
retired. Rosemont Middle School
bid farewell to assistant principal
Ron Sowers who retired. Sowers
was presented with a “diploma”
from principal Cynthia Livingston
on the last day of school.
gave the go ahead to staff to
move forward with an application
for grants that would go
toward improving Deukmejian
Wilderness Park.
Three members of the Montrose
Search & Rescue team climbed
Oregon’s Mt. Hood as a fundraiser
for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center. Mike Leum,
Cindy England and Robert
Sheedy traveled to Oregon to
ascend the 11,000 foot mountain.
Opponents of the high-speed
rail project descended on the
Ronald Reagan State Building
in Los Angeles in a Unity Rally
to voice their concerns about the
proposed routes through the
Angeles National Forest.
The annual Montrose Arts
& Crafts Festival was held on
Honolulu Avenue. The two-day
event drew thousands eager
to purchase homemade items,
and invited children to enjoy
pony rides, a petting zoo and
inflatable slide and a rockclimbing wall.
The one-year anniversary
came and went for the family
of missing woman Kimberly
Blum. Blum disappeared after
leaving her sister’s home after
preparing for a party. Blum
has still not been found.
Montrose Search & Rescue
team member Dannie Hensley
was recognized for 50 years
of service to the team. It was
estimated that during that
time he responded to 762 callouts, attended 512 meeting
and 494 trainings, went on 230
patrols and gave 175 public
relations talks.
The
CVWD
proposed
an increase in water rates
due to the loss of income from
the mandated water reduction
and a need to replace aging
infrastructure. Most of the
residents at the meeting were not
happy with the news.
The annual American Heroes
Air Show was held at Hansen
Dam. Admission to the helicopter
air show was free and featured the
administration of the Citizenship
Oath to 30 people who had
completed required classes to be
sworn in as U.S. citizens.
About 100 concerned residents
met with CV Sheriff’s Station
Capt. Bill Song, who represents
the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept.
that is responsible for the Los
Angeles County/La Crescenta
area, and Lt. Lola Abrahamian,
north area commander of the
Glendale Police Dept., to gather
information regarding an increase
in burglaries in the Crescenta
Valley area.
The CV Sheriff’s Station
had its annual rummage sale.
All proceeds benefitted the CV
Station Volunteer Program and
Station Fund.
July
The community poured onto the
field of La Crescenta Elementary
School for the annual fireworks
extravaganza. In addition to the
fireworks, the event featured food
trucks, music and a carnival. The
Independence Day weekend also
included a car show sponsored
by the Montrose Shopping Park
Assn. and the annual Cowboy
Church at the Center for Spiritual
Living.
A young girl was bitten by
a rattlesnake while hiking, a
reminder that the local foothills
are “rattlesnake country.”
The infrastructure of Stengel
Field, including stands and the
clubhouse, was demolished.
Fundraising was under way for a
new stadium.
The GUSD launched a series of
community meetings to gather
input on the desired qualities for
the next school superintendent
after Dr. Richard Sheehan
announced his departure.
The Early Rodders car club
with Century 21 Crest hosted
a gathering of classic cars to
celebrate summer.
The House of Representatives
voted in support of a rewrite of
the No Child Left Behind Act,
a move made to reduce federal
control on schools’ accountability
and performance standards.
Residents waiting to use the
track and field at CV High School
had to be patient while a new field
was installed. The cost to renovate
the field was approximately
$440,000 according to Alana
Reising, the GUSD administrator
of facilities.
Tiles were laid at the Crescenta
Commons, the unkempt land
at the corner of Orange and
Rosemont avenues that received
a facelift from local volunteers.
The annual Cruise Night car
show sponsored by the City of
Glendale was cancelled due to
lightning. It was rescheduled to
August.
A redo of the Democratic caucus
for the 43rd District that was
held in January went off without
a hitch. The redo was sparked
after complaints were made
concerning the January event.
A homicide investigation was
launched after the body of a
73-year-old man was found in
his garage on Frances Street.
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victim suffered from apparent
blunt force trauma.
The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s
Station held its annual blood
drive benefitting Huntington
Hospital.
August
Two years after senior residents
left their homes at Twelve Oaks
Lodge and after a lengthy legal
battle, the management and
control of Twelve Oaks was
transferred from the be.group
to the Twelve Oaks Foundation.
The National Charity League –
Glendale chapter will monitor
and advise the foundation.
Several National Night Out
events were held throughout
the foothills and Glendale. The
annual NNO event gathers
residents together to focus on
neighborhood safety. Local events
featured bounce houses, live
music and food.
A ribbon cutting was held
for College View school ending
a year of construction for the
campus. Amenities of the new
facilities included a therapy gym,
multipurpose room, instructional
kitchen, laundry room and an
indoor pool.
CV Alliance hosted its first
Orange Fest. The first part of the
event focused on parents while
the second focused on teens.
Teens were able to enjoy a free
carnival with free rides, food,
music, photo booth and more.
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to participating in the 5th PanArmenian Games as a member
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was fatally injured in an ATV
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Responding to a feeling of not
being heard by GUSD officials
on a variety of topics, including
earlier school year start dates, CV
parents created an online petition
to voice their displeasure.
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topics covered was preventing,
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The Montrose Shopping Park
Assn. held its sixth annual
Montrose Film Festival. The
festival took place in the parking
lot adjacent to Andersen’s Pet
Shop, the former site of the
Montrose Theatre that burned
down in the ’80s. The movies
shown were “Jumanji” and
“Hook.”
“The Great Wet Hope” was how
Bill Patzert, climatologist at JPL,
described the expected El Niño.
The last major El Niño was in 1998
and caused flooding, hazardous
conditions and more flooding. “We
are just not engineered to handle
it gracefully…” he said.
approved the repair of a slope
at the Scholl Canyon Landfill.
The project would involve the
regrading of part of the landfill’s
surface to improve drainage.
A Conditional Use Permit was
granted to Options for Youth by
the Los Angeles County Planning
Commission despite the CV Town
Council’s voting to deny the CUP
application for the charter school.
September
inducted Greg Fish as the city’s
new fire chief. Fish had been the
interim chief since April.
After learning about the “Think
Kindness” project, students at
Rosemont Middle School held a
shoe donation drive to send shoes
to Africa. The goal of collecting
2500 pairs of gently used shoes
in 15 days was surpassed. By the
end of the campaign, over 6,000
pairs of shoes were collected.
A murder/suicide shook up
the foothill community after
firefighter James M. Taylor killed
his wife, Dep. Cecilia Hoschet,
in their La Cañada home before
killing himself. “We lost a
wonderful deputy,” stated Sheriff
Jim McDonnell.
The Alex Theatre celebrated 90
years with a gala that included
the relighting of the theatre’s
iconic Art Deco tower.
The Crescenta Valley Chamber
of Commerce held its annual
fundraiser, the Running the
Foothills 5K. An estimated 400
runners participated, raising
money for local schools and for
the chamber.
Phase I of a well construction
project on the former site of
Rockhaven Sanitarium was
completed. The pipeline would
take water from the site to the
CVWD facility on Glenwood
Avenue.
“The Fire House Project,” a
documentary made by local
students, was screened for the
community. The film presented
issues commonly handled by
students including high stress
levels, overwhelming homework
loads and demanding teachers.
The 4th annual Joe’s Minibike
Reunion was held at CV Park.
The event included over 200
minibikes and 1,000 spectators.
The Crescenta Valley Town
Council hosted its annual
pancake breakfast fundraiser
at CV High School. Student
volunteers helped with serving
and cleaning up at the breakfast
and the high school jazz band
provided live music.
The
CV
Town
Council
announced plans to explore the
possibility of getting medians
installed
along
Foothill
Boulevard in the unincorporated
portion of Los Angeles County/La
Crescenta.
The Crescenta Valley Chamber
of Commerce announced the
recipients for its Recognition
Banquet. Among those chosen
was Crescenta Valley Weekly
publisher Robin Goldsworthy as
woman of the year.
Crescenta
Valley
Weekly
published the results of its annual
The Finest contest where readers
were asked to vote for those
businesses, people and places
they considered “the finest.”
October
rejected
construction
bids
for upgrades to the historic Le
Mesnager Barn at Deukmejian
Wilderness Park stating that
recent bids were considerably
higher than original construction
estimates. The council planned
to revisit the bidding process at a
meeting in November.
Scientists
celebrated
the
discovery of flowing water on
Mars. “The news … is huge,” said
Congressman Adam Schiff.
Montrose Starbucks applied for
a beer and wine permit as part
of its Evenings program. The
Montrose Shopping Park Assn.
raised concerns that included
increased traffic and parking.
The Glendale City Council held
closed session talks regarding
the property at 2713 Honolulu
Ave., the former site of Rockhaven
Sanitarium. According to the city
council agenda, the conference
was in regard to the “price and sale
for the acquisition of property.”
A Development Impact Fee
levied on all development in
Glendale raised millions resulting
in the City of Glendale holding
community outreach meetings
to gather information on what
the public wants to see in park
improvements.
The 38th annual Oktoberfest
was held in the 2200-2400 blocks
of Honolulu Avenue. “It was a
great event,” said Melinda Clarke,
Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber
of Commerce executive director.
The event sold an estimated 241
half barrels of beer, equating to
almost 30,000 pints served.
unanimously
approved
unblending healthcare rates
for current and former city
employees, a change that the city
said would help avoid damaging
effects to Glendale’s budget.
Former employees allege the
change would greatly increase
their medical costs.
Local schools participated in the
Fifth Annual Walk-to-School Day.
Hundreds of parents pulled on
their walking shoes to escort their
children to school.
Love Ride 32, the final Love
Ride, had over 14,000 guests and
bikers who helped raise more
than $1 million for the Wounded
Warriors Project. The event began
with bikers leaving the Harley
Davidson Glendale location and
roaring to Castaic Lake for a
concert that featured American
Hitmen, Social Distortion and Foo
Fighters.
An
application
from
the
International
Studies
Language Academy to create an
independent charter school was
met with opposition and support
by Glendale parents.
A father and daughter were
critically injured after the compact
vehicle they were in was hit by
a van. The accident occurred at
New York Avenue and Foothill
Boulevard. All involved survived
the crash.
The 2015 homecoming court
was presented at Crescenta
Valley High School during the
homecoming game against Muir
High School (the Falcons won
40-27). Crowned king was Stefan
Kornarens and queen was Audrey
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Jaemin Lee and Elliot Lee.
Princesses were Brooke Bell,
Anna Shim, Isabel Wright,
Xiamara Velasco-Mayner and
Elizabeth Hart.
Halloween
Haunts
were
found throughout the Crescenta
Valley as local residents and
some businesses prepared for
Halloween. Among the most
prominent events was the
annual Spooktacular at Montrose
Shopping Park, the Haunted Jail
at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s
Station and the Nightmare in
Whiting Woods.
The unexpected death of Paul
Roberts of Landry’s Sporting
Goods resulted in the impromptu
installation of a memorial outside
the store on Honolulu Avenue.
Roberts died while attending a
wedding on Catalina.
November
The
Glendale
Teachers
Association and the Glendale
Unified School District reached
a tentative agreement after 14
months of negotiations. Among
the items agreed upon was a
3% raise in salary for all GTA
members retroactively to Jan. 1,
2015 and then an upcoming raise
of 5% to take effect on Jan. 1,
2016.
The community was buzzing
when over one weekend Prom
Plus held its annual boutique, the
annual Mutt Strut was held at
Crescenta Valley Park benefitting
the California Council of the Blind
and the La Crescenta Woman’s
Club held its annual collectibles
show.
St. Luke’s of the Mountains was
the location where voters could
cast ballots for the Crescenta
Valley Town Council candidates.
Voting took place over two days.
The winning candidates were
Sophal Ear, Mike Claessens and
Lisa Griffin. Alternates elected
were Aram Ordubegian, JoAnn
Stupakis and Charles Beatty.
WWII veterans were honored
at Two Strike Park as part of a
Veterans Day ceremony. Among
the speakers at the event were
Congressman Adam Schiff and
Assemblyman Mike Gatto.
The County of Los Angeles
adopted
its
first
historic
preservation ordinance. The
ordinance will enable the board of
supervisors, after a public hearing
before the Historic Landmarks
and Records Commission, to
designate landmarks and historic
districts in the unincorporated
communities of the county. Mike
Lawler, former president of the
Historical Society of the Crescenta
Valley, called the ordinance a
“win-win.”
A petition to repeal the City
of Glendale’s Utility Users Tax
received the requisite number
of signature to be considered
for approval or placement on a
municipal ballot measure. The
tax makes up about 15.2% of the
city’s budget.
The Crescenta Valley Water
District held the first of three
public workshops to introduce
its partnership with Raftelis
Financial
Consultants.
The
company will analyze the district’s
financials and design new water
and sewer rate structures.
Civic
leaders
expressed
their sadness at the passing of
community icon Esther Norbut,
92. “Council always referred to
[Don and Esther Norbut] as Mr.
& Mrs. La Crescenta,” said thenpresident of the CV Town Council
Robbyn Battles. “Esther was a
very special lady.”
The town came out for the
annual White Friday and Shop
Small Saturday in the Montrose
Shopping Park. A nighttime tree
lighting with “snow” falling and
Santa Claus helped usher in the
holiday season.
December
Assemblyman Mike Gatto
announced that he would not run
for state senate in 2016 stating
that, “campaigning at this time
would not be in my family’s best
interest.”
Two suspects were sought after
robbing the Mardo K Fine Jewelry
store in Montrose.
The CV Sheriff’s Station kicked
off its annual toy and food drive.
In June 2016 Glendale voters
will decide whether to repeal
the city’s Utility Users Tax as
a petition filed with the city
required the city council to place
the initiative on an upcoming
ballot.
The La Crescenta Library held
its first tree lighting ceremony.
About 1200 people came for the
lighting, music and refreshments.
Supervisor Michael Antonovich
was on hand to read a holiday
story to youngsters.
The 39th annual Montrose
Christmas Parade had paradegoers lining Honolulu Avenue
from Rosemont Avenue to
Verdugo Boulevard, all eager to
see the 121 entries that included
Scouts, horses, dogs, nonprofit
groups and businesses.
A Winter Wonderland was
found at Two Strike Park when
Los Angeles County Parks and
Recreation brought in tons of
snow that delighted the estimated
800 guests who came to sled,
build snowmen and visit with St.
Nick.
Glendale Police Chief Robert
Castro cited recent state
legislation that reduced prison
penalties
for
non-violent
offenders as partially responsible
for the increase in Glendale crime
in 2015. “[It’s] a trend that we’re
going to continue to see until we
can find a way to put some teeth
back into [the sentences for] some
of these habitual offenders,” he
said.
Transient and homeless people
living in Big Tujunga Wash have
resulted in an increase in crime in
Sunland-Tujunga and residents
have taken action. Around 100
volunteers entered the Wash
and cleared the makeshift
encampment. It is the hope of the
neighbors that more resources
will be dedicated to monitoring
and patrolling the Wash.
The distribution of toys and food
collected by local law enforcement
was completed before Christmas,
bringing holiday joy to those in
need.
An appeal was made regarding
the Conditional Use Permit
that would allow the Evenings
Menu program at Starbucks in
Montrose.
Congress allocated $8.2 million
toward the early earthquake
warning
system,
which
seismologists say could provide
significant notice of incoming
quakes along the western United
States.
Robbyn Battles ended her
tenure as Crescenta Valley Town
Council president. Battles opted
not to run for another term.
Leslie Dickson was voted the new
president.
The GUSD staff posted its
recommendation
of
denial
regarding the application by the
International Studies Language
Academy – ISLA – for a charter
school. After hearing from
supporters and opponents of the
Academy, the board of education
voted to support the findings of
its staff.
Local resident Fred Koegler
will be riding in the New Year’s
Day Tournament of Roses Parade
with his equestrian unit from
Yosemite. Koegler is a Montrose
Search & Rescue Team member.
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Glendale’s float is similar in labor.
Cindy Slaughter, sergeant-atarms on the executive board of the
Glendale Rose Float Association,
estimates their volunteers at
about 125 per day, from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. over the six days. But the
volunteering didn’t just start on
Dec. 26 for the Glendale Rose Float
Association members. For them,
volunteering started on Jan. 28 of
this year.
In 2012, the previous Rose
Float Association disbanded and
the organization, financing and
execution of the City of Glendale’s
annual Tournament of Roses entry
of 13 shifts, and between 50 and 70
volunteers per shift, the Armenian
Float Association is expecting
around 700 volunteers to help in
the creation of this display over the
course of six days.
“[The CVYTC has] been working
great,” said Mike Panossian,
director of the float who is in charge
of volunteers. “They’ve been very
patient, they came in and started
cutting flowers and whatever work
there is to be done. They’re doing a
great job. I love their work.”
Panossian added with a laugh,
“It’s like they know what they’re
doing.”
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and detained the man as he exited
the store between 7 p.m. and
7:10 p.m.
Dec. 23
5500 block of Pine Glen Road
in La Crescenta, a package that
had been delivered from Amazon
was taken from the front porch of a
residence at 12:53 p.m.
Dec. 22
2600 block of Foothill
Boulevard in La Crescenta, two
phone chargers were stolen from
a business. The suspect was
described as a white male, 25 to 30
years old, 5’7” to 5’8” tall, weighing
175 to 180 pounds who at the
time of the theft was wearing a
turquoise shirt and black pants.
The suspect fled the store at
6:42 p.m.
2000 block of Foothill
Boulevard in La Crescenta, a
20-year-old La Crescenta man
was arrested for taking items
from Ralph’s market without
attempting to pay. An employee
reported watching the man enter
the store with an empty cart. He
placed cookies and other items
in the cart and walk toward the
liquor department. He added two
cases of beer and walked toward
a store exit. An employee stopped
to ask if he needed help. They had
a brief conversation, and then he
walked passed several registers
without attempting to pay for the
items. Deputies had been called
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was left in question.
“The City of Glendale, Dave
Weaver, handled everything for
three years and then in 2015 the
city council voted not to have the
float,” Slaughter said. “[The float is
now back for 2016 after a one-year
hiatus] because the community
– me, Lori Silao and people on
Nextdoor.com – wondered why we
didn’t have a float.”
Those concerned citizens held
a meeting on Jan. 28 to see what
they could do about getting a
Glendale float back in the parade.
The application was submitted
to the Tournament of Roses
Association that had to re-approve
the contestant, Glendale, because
it skipped a year. Finally, the city
was invited back to the parade,
providing that it bring a stellar
float.
“The cost of the float, the cost for
us to be invited back, was to have
this very [expensive float]. It was
very expensive to come back into
the Tournament of Roses Parade,”
Slaughter said. “The city voted
unanimously to approve the cost
of building this float provided that
the community cares enough to
help with fundraising and that
there is a strong association to
help. So this is different in the way
that it’s now a city and community
partnership.”
The
Phoenix
Decorating
Company warehouse holds 10
of the 27 floats, and another 11
floats are being decorated in the
Rosemont Pavillion, closer to the
Rose Bowl. Six other floats are
self-built by the organizations that
sponsor them, and they are built
and judged off-site.
“Five of the six self-builds are offsite building in their own location,”
said Pam Wiedenbeck, treasurer
of the La Cañada Flintridge
Tournament of Roses Association.
“Cal Poly, which is the sixth selfbuild, is down in the Rosemont tent
with the Paradiso floats.”
The La Cañada float, titled “Up
a Creek,” was built on the backlot
of the Foothill Municipal Water
District. It was then wheeled out
to the parking lot of Flintridge
Preparatory School, under the
freeway overpass, for decorating.
The staff of volunteers, including
the entirety of LCFTRA, donate
their time, mainly in the last two
weeks, Wiedenbeck said, to get the
float show ready. All told, 25,000
to 30,000 volunteer hours will be
spent on the float to get it ready for
judging.
With the decoration phase
now finished, the floats will be
judged this afternoon, Thursday,
sitting in place at the various sites
where they were decorated. The
scaffolding will be removed and
judges will examine each float for
five minutes before moving on to
the next. Once the floats have been
judged, in the late afternoon, they
will be moved to their starting
positions for the Tournament of
Roses Parade.
“My favorite part [of decorating
the float] has been the teamwork,
working together and seeing the
end result has been really cool,”
said Mirzakhanian. “It shows just
how much your council means,
how much people who work with
you mean.”
Obituary
Michael Edwin
Iverson
May 20, 1957 – Dec. 12, 2015
Michael is survived by his sisters
Randi Phillips, Barbara Vaughn,
Patti & Brian James. He is also
the Loving uncle to: Rhonda Tinti,
Amanda Phillips, Jacob Phillips,
Christopher Vaughn, Joseph
Vaughn, Robert James, and
Katherine James.
Michael you will be forever
missed by your loving family and
devoted friends.
Foothill Athletic from Cover
he would reach out to an organization
that is as supportive of the community
as is his own organization.
Kendall did have other options of
companies to sell the club to, including
large health club chains and cross fit
businesses, but he wanted to keep it in
the community family.
“The owner [of the club] reached out
to us,” Wright said. “We have been
appreciative of the owner’s openness to
work with us.”
A letter is going out this week to
members of the club informing them of
the change and explaining the next few
steps as the transition moves forward.
The Y is offering present members of
the club a four-month transition period
from Jan. 19 to June 1. They will not
raise members’ rates and it is Wright’s
hope members will enroll in the YMCA.
Once enrolled, the members will have
use to not only the Foothill Athletic
facility but the Y facilities in Tujunga
and La Cañada.
“Our purpose [at the YMCA of the
Foothills] is to provide access to young
families and aging adults,” Wright said.
The facility on Lowell Avenue adds to
that outreach.
For Kendall the transition will be
smooth.
“We selected our successor carefully
with the thought of a local organization
C M
Y B
that
would keep fitness, family and
community top priorities as the club
continues into the future,” Kendall
stated. “Our families are very grateful
for the support all our members and
the local community has given us over
the years we have been open. We would
not have been successful without the
dedication of our many employees and
wish to thank each one of them for their
commitment to making our community
a healthier one. We encourage the
members and community to continue to
support the YMCA and wish everyone a
healthy and Happy New Year.”
Obituary
Richard B.
Krause
Dec. 7, 1942 – Dec. 5, 2015
Richard Krause, the Ole Skipper,
Glendale firefighter and fire captain
for 27 years, passed away suddenly
Dec. 5. He had been retired 17 years
and was fully enjoying the good life
playing golf, camping and fishing,
RV-ing to the mountains, ocean and
Monument Valley. He had a lifelong
passion for classic cars.
A natural athlete, his pursuits
included snow- and water-skiing
and tennis. A longtime runner, he
loved all sports and the outdoors.
And animals, especially dogs, which
many of his closest friends were.
Born to parents Ruby and Bud
Krause in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
he quickly learned he wasn’t crazy
about school, but excelled in winter
sports, ice-skating and medaling
and “lettering” in downhill ski-racing,
slalom and ski-jumping.
Enlisting in the Marines, he sailed
to Japan and Hawaii, and was
honorably discharged in 1964. That
page in his life meant a lot to him.
Semper fi!
He met and married his love and
best friend, Kathy Keating, while he
was a division manager at Sears
Roebuck. They spent 46 years
together pursuing adventures:
driving the ALCAN Highway from
L.A. through B.C., the Yukon and
Alaska in an eight foot camper,
finally boarding the Alaska State
Ferry and sailing through the Inland
Passage home.
There were ski trips to the French
and Italian Alps, Mexico camping
trips, and RV-ing through a lot of
Canada. A full and wonderful life
well lived!
When he joined the fire
department in the early ’70s, he
found the career of his lifetime – he
loved it! And he loved the guys he
worked with, and the camaraderie
they shared!
He returned to school earning his
A.S. degree and taught fire science
at Glendale College. Additionally,
as animals were one of his many
interests, he studied and became a
docent at the L.A. Zoo for two years.
He has three wonderful siblings,
sisters Sue McClanahan (Vern),
Joann Eichten (Gary), and Judy
Barbeau (Rich), all of whom reside
in Minnesota.
He is greatly missed by his large
family and many friends, including
sister-in-law Trish Keating, cousin
Cheryl Coughlin and many many
beloved nieces and nephews. He
is preceded in death by his parents
and lifelong best friend Bob Fiske.
Further obituary for Richard
is posted at http://tributes.
com/condolences/view
memories/103092832 where others
can post their comments and stories.
Memorial services will be held at
Forest Lawn Glendale at the Church
of The Recessional on Jan. 23 at 10
a.m. A Celebration of Life will follow
the services.
December 31, 2015
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Treasures of the Valley » Mike lawler
A few years ago, when the
Montrose Trader Joe’s construction
pace halted briefly, someone told
me they heard it was because they
had discovered an ancient Indian
burial ground. That’s how myths
get started. Here’s 10 myths I’ve
heard over the years, some false,
some true. Test yourself and see
how knowledgeable (or gullible)
you are about CV history.
1. La Crescenta is Spanish for “the
crescent,” which describes the
shape of the valley.
2. The valley was covered with
trees before the first settlers
arrived.
3. Famous bandit Tiburcio Vasquez
had a hideout in Dunsmore
Canyon.
4. There was once a proposal to
turn the Crescenta Valley into a
reservoir.
5. One of the greatest American
authors lived in Montrose.
6. An airplane landed and took off
from Honolulu Avenue.
7. Hindenburg Park in the late
’30s was the headquarters for
the Bund, the American arm of
Germany’s Nazi party.
8. Bela Lugosi hosted a party
with hundreds of his fellow
Hungarians in the Crescenta
Valley.
9. There are three bridges across
the 210 Freeway that have
no streets on them. When the
freeway was constructed, they
were placed there for planned
future streets that were never
built.
10. One of the biggest rock bands
of all time played a concert in
CV.
Answers
1. False. Benjamin Briggs made
up the word and added “La” to
sound Spanish. The “crescent”
part of the name was inspired by
CV Myths
the crescent shapes of the ridges
of the Verdugos and San Rafaels
as seen from Briggs Terrace.
2. False. Early photos of the valley
from the Verdugo Mountains
show sparse growth on the
valley floor. Only sagebrush
grew, along with a few oaks
to the south near the Verdugo
Mountains. On the other hand,
the San Gabriel Mountains had
thick pine forests, particularly
in the canyons. Those trees were
logged out in the late 1800s and
never grew back.
3. Probably false. In the 1920s,
historian Will Thrall wrote that
Vasquez had a hideout in the
Crescenta Valley in Dunsmore
Canyon. Thrall described that
canyon as having a clear view
of Los Angeles and easy escape
access out the back of the canyon
to Big Tujunga Canyon. Neither
of these describes Dunsmore.
Most likely Thrall, who didn’t
live here, got his canyons mixed
up. That didn’t stop a plaque
from being installed in the
1980s at Le Mesnager Barn that
proclaimed it Vasquez’s hideout.
When Glendale developed
Deukmejian Park, they quietly
put the erroneous plaque in
storage.
4. True. In 1892, a proposal was
made to dam the Verdugo
Canyon and sell water to
Glendale and Los Angeles.
5. True. John Steinbeck rented a
small shack on Hermosa Avenue
between Rosemont and Sunset
avenues for a few months in late
1932/early 1933. The house is
still there behind an apartment
on the north side.
6. True. In 1931 an airplane lost
in the dark of night landed on
Honolulu Avenue, miraculously
missing all the power lines. It
took off the next morning in
front of a big crowd of onlookers.
7. False. Hindenburg Park was
owned by a German-American
cultural group that rented out
the park facilities to anyone who
could pay the rental fee, much
in the same way the current
CV Park can be rented by
organizations today. On several
occasions the Bund rented
the park, or participated in
activities there, but it was in no
way their “headquarters.”
8. True. In 1937 Bela Lugosi was
master of ceremonies at a huge
Hungarian cultural celebration
at the Czechoslovakian Hall
on Orange Avenue, across from
where Monte Vista Elementary
School is today.
9. False. While there really are
three bridges that cross the 210
that have no street traffic on
them, they are actually enclosed
flood control channels. One of
them recently had a pedestrian
walkway built on top of it.
10. True. In 1967, the Doors, just
on the cusp of rock fame, were
booked to play a concert at CV
High School. Their powerful
amps blew the auditorium’s
electrical system on their first
song. They next tried to play
“Light My Fire” but the sound
was so bad on the now crippled
audio system that Jim Morrison
got mad and walked off the
stage.
Mike Lawler is the former
president of the Historical Society
of the Crescenta Valley and loves
local history. Reach him at
lawlerdad@yahoo.com.
News from CV Alliance
Happy 2016, CV!
Heartfelt thanks and deep
appreciation to our allies from
CV Alliance for making 2015
memorable! To the expert who
spoke to parents at our weekly
parent sessions; parents and
teens at monthly teen trials
and tribulations; parents at
our Walk & Talks; and/or our
partners at our quarterly
strategic partners meetings.
To the generous person
who donated: space for our
gatherings; breakfast for our
partners; space for this column;
a fun activity at Orange Fest;
equipment & resources for our
events; prizes; and/or money.
To the volunteer who:
staffed a table at Rx drug
take backs; staffed a table at
the Orange Fest Expo; joined
our CV Youth Alliance; served
on our Finance Committee;
and/or served on our board of
directors.
You are the backbone of this
nonprofit.
Now to everyone who reads
this column, opens our Mail
Chimp blasts, visits our
website, and/or follows us on
social media, I hope that you
find the information we share
relevant, useful, entertaining,
and informative. As a former
teacher, it is very important to
me that we reach you because
we need your help and support.
You may wonder why I
post some of the things I do,
like articles about anxiety,
stress,
mindfulness,
the
legalization of marijuana
and the burgeoning business
bolstering this industry. I do
so because behavioral health,
mental health and addiction
are concerns. For you to have
a greater understanding of the
challenges facing our parents,
youth, and community I share
the world as it is to underscore
the importance of prevention.
An ounce of prevention really
is worth more than the cure.
Join our 2016 prevention
efforts.
Two final shout-outs in 2015.
Melinda Clarke created
our new name, identity, look,
website, video and slogan,
“When we all come together,
you’re never alone.” She’s
genius!
Julia Rabago is a partner
at CV Alliance. Julia tethers
me to the ground when my
ideas and expectations exceed
reality. Because she greatly
cares about kids, she’s willing
to help me work out ideas.
She’s level headed, detailoriented, and diplomatic. As
such, I’m #blessed.
Suzy Jacobs, Executive Director,
CV Alliance
3516 N. Verdugo Road
Glendale, CA 91208 (818) 646-7867
cv-alliance.org/
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YOUTH
Antonovich Visits with Webelos
On Dec. 14, Webelos Scouts (fourth
graders) from Pack 314 at St. James
the Less and Pack 360 chartered
by the American Legion met with
Supervisor Mike Anotonovich of
the Los Angeles County board of
supervisors. The Scouts had many
questions for the supervisor including
“What can the average citizen do to
help the drought?” “Why did you first
run for office?” and “Why do some of
our parks have lights and other parks
do not?”
Supervisor Antonovich discussed
citizenship, rule of law and what
makes the foothills community
so unique. Den leaders Roxanne
Myers, Leslie Dickson and Catherine
Stockinger appreciated Supervisor
Anotonovich taking time out of
his busy schedule to demonstrate
leadership to the Webelos.
Scouts Host Antonovich
On Dec. 14, L.A. County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich met with Webelos dens from Packs 360 and 314 of Verdugo Hills Council to discuss citizenship, community issues
and community involvement. He answered questions about the drought, gas taxes and the roles of different positions in our local government.
Contributed by Vie NAZARIAN
FSHA Hosts Christmas Celebration for
Santa Teresita Students
For the past 20 years, Flintridge Sacred Heart
Academy has teamed up with the students of Santa
Teresita, a Catholic elementary school in Boyle
Heights, for the ultimate Christmas celebration.
This year was no different. On Dec. 18, Santa
Teresita students and staff headed up the hill where
the young students were paired with a special
Tolog buddy. The groups spent part of the morning
coloring, playing games and nibbling on snacks,
while the second half of the day was dedicated to a
special Christmas program. The program was filled
with singing and performances. All Santa Teresita
students also received a Christmas gift from their
FSHA buddy.
Not stopping with the students, FSHA faculty
and staff collected Christmas items for the Santa
Teresita faculty and staff, and FSHA parents
collected holiday gift cards for Santa Teresita
parents. Several FSHA alumnae also returned to
the hill to share in the festivities.
The relationship between FSHA and Santa
Teresita is a special one and goes beyond the annual
Christmas celebration. Throughout the year, FSHA
students run a book club for the older elementary
students at Santa Teresita and FSHA’s Spanish
club La Vanguardia often holds events with Santa
Teresita.
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Sports Year in Review
The 2015 year in sports saw championships for Village Christian, the Special Olympics take over Los Angeles for a week
and the end of Brian Gadsby’s career as a Falcon.
January
The train kept on rolling for
the 2014 CIF champion Falcons
varsity football team, as it
was recognized at Supervisor
Mike Antonovich’s office at the
Los Angeles County Board of
Supervisors
meeting.
The
players each were given a
certificate from the County of
Los Angeles with the Falcons’
logo and the players’ name across
the middle. “It was a pretty cool
atmosphere,” said Coach Paul
Schilling. “I didn’t think much
about it until we got there and
saw the TV cameras and all the
people. After going through the
security check and seeing we
had reserved seats, we felt very
special.”
Arin Ovanessian scored a
career-high 35 points in a win
at Glendale for the Crescenta
Valley High basketball team.
The Falcons improved to 3-3 in
league, and Glendale, perhaps
a surprise team, dropped to
4-2. Ovanessian collected five
rebounds as well, but most
impressive was his offensive
output. He scored 22 points in
the second half, and for the game
he converted all 17 of his free
throw attempts. “I practice them
so much,” he said of his foul
shots. “Everyday. As many free
throws as I can.”
Led by new head coach Rich
Mulcahey, the Falcon girls’
water polo team went 24-3,
8-0 in the Pacific League. They
lost in the CIF quarterfinals.
Junior Audrey Taylor had a
great season for the Falcons.
She helped them win their sixth
straight league championship by
finishing with a career-high 98
goals, 42 steals and 34 assists.
Taylor was selected as an allleague and All-CIF Division IV
first-team member.
The 2014-15 basketball season
was the last one for Brian
Beauchemin. The head coach
of Glendale College’s basketball
team for 35 years called it a
career after the season, just eight
wins shy of 600. Beauchemin,
70, cited the need to spend more
time with his family and to do
something other than coach. He
had hip surgery the previous fall.
The Vaqueros made the playoffs
21 times during Beauchemin’s
tenure. He notched his 500th
win in February 2008.
February
The CVHS boys’ basketball
team tried to stay with Oak
Park as long as possible in its
first round playoff game, but the
Eagles used their size to wear
down the smaller Falcons and
won 66-46. The Falcons won 19
games on the season, and were
were led by seniors Kyle Currie
and Jimmy Smiley, and juniors
Tadeh Tarverdians and Arin
Ovanessian. “We fought through
adversity with our teammates,
and learned lessons,” Smiley
said. “It’s not about the wins and
losses. It’s about being together
and forming bonds. That’s what
we’re going to take away. It’s
tough to think about how I’m
never going to step on our gym
floor to ever practice again,
being in the locker room, having
fun, messing around.”
Another
year,
another
flag
football
championship
for the Rosemont Spartans.
Quarterback Chase Center
threw for a touchdown and ran
for another in the season finale
against Wilson Middle School,
a 13-2 Spartan victory. With
the win, Rosemont finished
its season 5-1, and won the
district championship outright.
If Wilson had won, the teams
would have been co-champs. “It
feels good. It feels really good,”
said first-year Head Coach Ryan
Dahlstrom. “It’s a testament to
the other coaches and the guys
we have.”
Despite holding a home ground
advantage, the Crescenta Valley
High School girls’ soccer team
was unable to prevail over the
27th state-ranked La Mirada
Matadores in the second round
of the Division 4 CIF playoffs,
losing 3-0. La Mirada was riding
a 14-game winning streak and
netted an incredible 96 goals
while compiling a 22-2 season
record. “They’re the number two
seed in the division and they’re
good, they play confident, they’re
very fast and I think we played
with a lot of heart,” CV Coach
Tyrasha Peterson said.
Falcons’ boys’ soccer co-captain
Justin Wright signed a letter of
intent with UC Davis. He felt
he would be a good fit for the
Mustangs’ possession-oriented
style of play. “I don’t know how
to describe the emotion, but I’m
so thankful for the opportunity
to play there and thankful for
the coaches for what they’ve
done for me and for everything
that Coach [Grant] Clark has
done and just my whole journey
in soccer itself,” Wright said.
March
The Village Christian boys’
basketball team was on their way
to another CIF championship.
The Crusaders won the Division
4A title in 2014, and in 2015 they
captured the Division 1AA when
they defeated Temecula Great
Oak at the Honda Center in
the spring. The Crusaders went
28-6 and were led by Bennie
Boatwright, who committed
to USC. Village advanced two
games into the state playoffs
before losing to Centennial.
It was an historic day at
the field of Rosemont Middle
School on March 12. The Lady
Falcons’ lacrosse team played its
very first home game in school
history against the Westridge
Tigers. The Falcons looked inept
early on, but rallied for an 8-7
victory. “This is a huge day
for CV lacrosse,” Head Coach
Boz Crowther said. “We’ve been
working for it for five years.
We didn’t think it was going to
happen.” Samara Yarnes scored
the go-ahead goal in the game.
“We’re a brand new team, so it’s
really big that we won because
almost everyone on the team
is new to playing,” said the
sophomore midfielder.
The new softball coach for the
Falcons was a familiar face.
Amanda Peek, who played
both softball and baseball as
a student for CV from 2000
to 2004, returned to her alma
mater to take over for John
Pehar. Peek played for Cal State
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homers, 26 RBIs, five doubles
and three triples. Glendale
outfielder Sammy Fabian was
also impressive. She hit .615
with one homer, 16 RBIs, 32
runs scored, six doubles and four
triples.
The career of the great Gadsby
was winding down in April.
Brian Gadsby, the two-sport star
at Crescenta Valley, was in the
middle of another great season
on the mound as the Falcon
baseball team would eventually
make a deep run in the playoffs.
As a senior, Gadsby posted a
12-4 record with a 0.57 ERA over
109 innings pitched. He also
struck out 104 batters, to just
13 walks. Gadsby was UCLAbound in the fall.
May
State Northridge in college. She
teamed up with new assistant
coach Christy Menafee, and
the Falcons went 16-11 in their
inaugural year as CV coaches.
April
It was a new scene for Falcon
softball senior Hailey Cookson, a
shortstop, in her senior year. Not
only was she playing without
her big sister Hannah, who
occupied centerfield from 2011
to 2014, but she was also in the
pitching circle for the first time
as a Falcon. “It’s a different
scene,” she said. “It’s a different
setting. I’m comfortable there.
I like both, but [in the circle]
I’m calm … I think I would
like pitching in college, if I got
better and pitched faster,” she
said. Cookson currently plays
for Arizona State Southwest
University.
Burbank’s Caitlyn Brooks
was the Pacific League’s Most
Valuable Player and firstteam All-CIF. The Notre Dame
recruit went 18-5 with a 0.66
ERA with 264 strikeouts and
18 walks in 164.3 innings. At
the plate, she hit .451 with six
The Crescenta Valley softball
team ended its season on a sour
note, losing to Redondo Union
9-2 in the first round of the CIF
Division III playoffs. The girls
went 16-11 overall, 9-5 in the
Pacific League, good for third
place. They were led by power
hitting centerfielder Melanie
Abzun and slick fielding Hailey
Cookson, who has been the best
hitter statistically on the team
the last two years.
While the softball team fell
shorter than it would have
liked, the CV baseball team
made another stellar run in
the CIF Division II playoffs. In
2014, the team made it to the
quarterfinals. In 2015, they did
one game better, advancing to
the semifinals, just one game
shy of the championship round.
The Falcons went 25-6 and were
led by pitcher Brian Gadsby,
who now throws for UCLA. The
team also featured senior pitcher
Jimmy Smiley and sophomore
catcher Kewin Ledesma.
The Rosemont Middle School
soccer teams were champions
for the 2015 season. On May 14,
both the boys and girls Spartans
defeated the teams from Wilson
Middle School in the season
finale. The boys won 3-1, giving
them an undefeated record of
6-0. The girls won 1-0. Their
record closed at 5-0-1. They
tied Wilson in their previous
matchup in April. The head
coach of the boys’ soccer team
this season was Iain Blackwood.
Robert Parada coached the girls.
St. Francis High School
announced that Todd Wolfson
was the new head basketball
coach for the Golden Knights.
Wolfson comes to St. Francis
High School from Chaminade
College Preparatory School
in West Hills. While serving
as Chaminade’s head varsity
basketball coach from 200815, Coach Wolfson’s teams
won one CIF Division III
state championship, played in
another state semifinal, and
annually competed for a CIF
title.
Gymnist
Jennie
Jensen
was one of the newly selected
members of the Crescenta
Valley Athletic Hall of Fame.
In 1986, Jensen dominated CIF
athletics. She placed first in
floor exercise, balance beam and
uneven bars, and was second
in vault. Those finishes earned
her the title of All-Around
Champion. She was named
Most Valuable Gymnast for CV’s
team and in the Pacific League.
Jensen chose to compete for USA
instead of Crescenta Valley her
junior year. She earned fourth
place in the USA’s Western
Region. For her senior year, she
returned to the Falcons’ team
and won CIF championships in
the floor exercise, balance beam
and vault.
June
A fund was set up for Jason
Hogan, a former CVHS football
and track athlete who graduated
in 2001. Hogan was working
security at a restaurant in
Spokane, Washington on June
26. Hogan broke his C3, C4
and C5 vertebrae, and severely
bruised his spinal cord when,
according to witnesses, he
escorted a patron outside who
had caused a fight inside the
restaurant. Once Hogan turned
to go back inside, the man ran
and attacked him. Hogan was
able to put his arms around
the man’s waist, but when both
men fell to the ground, Hogan’s
head started bleeding profusely.
He was temporarily paralyzed.
Hogan is a former combat
veteran of SEAL Team 3. As of
early December, his recovery
fund on gofundme.com passed
$56,000.
Crescenta Valley High School
softball players Melanie Abzun
and Hailey Cookson were named
to the All-Pacific League first
team, as voted on by the league’s
coaches. Abzun, a centerfielder,
batted.623 with 10 home runs,
13 doubles and 48 runs batted
in. In the field, Abzun made
three errors in 43 total chances
and had 11 assists. Cookson
played shortstop and pitcher,
behind starter Adela Alatraca.
Cookson batted .478 with
19 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
Alatraca and catcher Sydney
Wells were named to the allsecond team. Junior third
baseman Kendall Ebert was an
honorable mention. Wells has
since signed to play for George
Mason University in 2016-17.
After winning their division
championship at the previous
week’s Masters Meet, polevaulters Gareth and Barrett
Weiss from Flintridge Prep
Academy faced strong opposition
at Buchanan. Starting at 142, neither made the opening
height on their first attempt, but
accomplished it on their second
try. But in their attempts to
make the qualifying height of 148, Gareth failed all three of his
attempts; Barrett accomplished
the height on his second try.
Though he did not make it onto
the field, Gareth could be found
with his coach in the stands
cheering on his brother.
July
The
summer
basketball
league for all Crescenta Valley
High School teams ended as
the program looked to take a
break before school started up
in August. The varsity team
finished 16-9 this summer. It
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went 3-2 in a tournament at UC
San Diego in late June before
splitting two games in a Sierra
Canyon tournament. The junior
varsity team went 8-3. It had
a busy and tiring last day on
June 30 at Burbank High School
when it defeated Marshall at
5:30 p.m. before taking on the
varsity squad from Glendale
immediately after. It was close,
but Glendale’s Alex Ramos hit
a three-pointer with 12 seconds
left to lift the Nitros to a 48-46
victory.
The La Crescenta CSA Blue
12U All Stars baseball team took
first place at the Pico Rivera 12U
All Star Weekend Tournament.
To get to the championship
game, the CSA Blue 12U team
first beat Montebello Blue 12U
4-3 then went on to conquer the
Los Angeles 12U All Stars 6-5.
Los Angeles had a memorable
week hosting the Special
Olympics
World
Games
this summer, and the city of
Glendale, which was a Host
Town, was proud to play a
large role. Athletes from the
Dominican Republic, Bonaire
and Armenia ran the last leg
of the Special Olympics torch
run that ended on July 22 at
the Americana at Brand. Law
enforcement and volunteers,
including those from Montrose
Church, were on hand to either
run with the athletes or cheer
them on. Over 6,500 athletes
from 165 countries descended
upon L.A. for the Games. “This
is awesome! I am so honored
to run alongside officers from
around the world committed to
raising awareness for Special
Olympics,” said John Norris, a
Special Olympics athlete who
jogged with the flame to the
front of the stage. “Joining them
as a guardian of the flame is a
dream come true.”
August
The city of Glendale razed
historic Stengel Field, located
at Verdugo Park, and reopened
it in the fall after demolition
debris had been cleared. The
entire infrastructure, including
stands and the clubhouse, were
demolished. The field, which
is the home for the Glendale
College and Crescenta Valley
High baseball teams, now has
three sets of aluminum bleachers
around the foul lines. Former
CV player Bryan Longpre is
leading a funding campaign
called Save Stengel to build it
back up to what it used to be,
and possibly even more. Longpre
and his board of directors will
have some input as to how the
new model may look. Ultimately,
because the field is owned by
the city, it will have the final
say on the structure. “We want
a stadium that the community
can be proud of,” Longpre said.
“We want to rebuild a historical
landmark. It’s a shame what
happened and a shame to see it
as just another rec league park
because it means a lot more to
people in the community.”
The Falcon football team
returned to school with hopes
of repeating as CIF Southeast
Division champions. Practice
took place on the newly
renovated field at CVHS, which
holds practices and games for
the football and soccer programs.
The synthetic field was 10 years
old, and needed to be replaced.
The Crescenta Valley High
School faculty took on the girls’
varsity volleyball team Aug.
26 in the big gym. The girls
defeated the faculty, winning
four games to one. The faculty,
going with a “Top Gun” theme,
received double the points in the
last few games, which may have
led to its lone win. The varsity
was led by the serving skills of
senior Paige Baker. The faculty
staff included Grant “Maverick”
Clark, Linda “Viper” Junge, and
Peter “Merlin” Kim.
September
As football season kicked
off, the Crescenta Valley High
School cheer team opened
its season with a new coach,
Christine
Bircher.
Bircher
is a CV graduate who went
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on to cheer at Arizona State
University, and she recently
opened The Vault Dance Studio
in Pasadena. This year, every
cheer coach at CV is a former
student who participated in pep
squad. They are Bircher, Megan
Allen, Jiani Soto, Lexi Hemaiden
and Andrew Carbajal.
Sloane Elmassian and her
horse Colin were in the La
Cañada Flintridge Autumn
Classic Show in September,
a four-day event where she
competed in a 1.10-meter event
(a jump measuring 3’6”). She
took first place, third place, and
division champion. Then she
moved up into the 1.20M (4’0”)
and took fourth and fifth place,
and a prize of $70. Elmassian,
a junior who attends Flintridge
Sacred Heart Academy, has been
riding since she was 3. She has
participated in events in Europe
as well as Mini Grand Prixs
locally.
It was the most befuddling
loss of the season. The Falcon
football team played outstanding
defense, holding the Burbank
Bulldogs to seven points. The
only problem is, they only scored
three points. The winning score
came in the fourth quarter when
Burbank’s Powell Noah ran 56
yards down the right sideline. It
was the second loss of the season
for CV, which went undefeated
the previous season on the way
to a CIF championship.
The new coach of the Rosemont
Middle School girls’ basketball
team liked what he saw in his
team’s first game Sept. 24. The
Lady Spartans hosted the Toll
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Titans, and thanks to a
smothering defense, Rosemont
ran away with a 35-4 victory. It
was just how Bon Sam drew it
up. “I like their intensity. I like
their drive … their willingness to
learn,” said Sam, who took over
for Chris Bouchard this year after
Bouchard led the girls to several
championships in the four-team
GUSD league.
October
It was a special day for Mike
Hull, the former NFL player
who returned to his alma mater
Crescenta Valley High School for
the homecoming game against
Muir. In honor of the Super
Bowl’s 50th anniversary, the
NFL awarded a golden football to
every high school who graduated
anyone who participated in the
big game, and Hull spoke to the
Falcon student body during the
day, and attended the game at
night. Hull was a fullback and
running back in his career. He was
part of the first graduating class
at CVHS, and went on to play at
Glendale College and USC. He
played in Super Bowl VII for the
Washington Redskins, who lost to
the Miami Dolphins.
Both teams for Rosemont Middle
School basketball were back on
top of the Glendale district league
after the Spartan boys and girls
posted 6-0 records this season.
The boys defeated Wilson 47-32
on Oct. 28 in the last game of the
season, while the girls won their
tilt 28-20. The boys this year
were once again coached by Brent
Ballard. For the season, Tyler
Carlson averaged team-high 15
points per game. On the girls’ side,
Denise Dayag led the team this
year with 10.3 points per game.
She also shot well from the free
throw line, converting 21 of 27
attempts.
The Village Christian girls’
volleyball team was on its way
to winning the Division 2AA
championship this season, when
they swept Chadwick of Palos
Verdes Peninsula 3-0 (25-19, 2725, 25-16) at Cerritos College.
Mehgan Lacey had a team-high
19 kills to go along with 14 digs.
Senior Kyra Banko finished with
15 kills, 13 digs, three blocks
and three aces, while Selby
Schnobrich had 44 assists with
three blocks and two aces for
VCS, which went 31-7 on the year.
The CV football team swept
the Glendale area schools for
the third straight year, beating
Glendale 59-7 and the Hoover 490. At the homecoming game, the
Falcons got by Muir 40-27, which
was the first time CV beat Muir
two years in a row since the late
1970s. In the Muir game, Tyler
Hill was a force to be reckoned
with, rushing for 182 yards and
three touchdowns.
November
The Falcon varsity football
team put up a valiant effort all
season despite injuries to key
players. The team beat Arcadia
in the season finale 28-27, led by
freshman Cole Doyle, who threw
the game-winning touchdown to
Will Rees. CV finished 7-3 on year,
went on the road to Cathedral
High School in the first round of
the CIF Southeastern Division
playoffs, and lost 58-19. The
Falcons lost senior Bostin Lakin in
the second half of that game, and
were also without quarterback
Evan Nelson, who shared time
with Tyler Hill this season. Colin
Caver was also out for most of the
year.
The CV boys’ water polo team
almost made it a banner year,
but fell in the Division IV CIF
championship game Nov. 14 in
Irvine to Righetti High School
11-2. It was Righetti’s second
consecutive championship. The
Falcons, who last won a CIF title
in 2008, finished one game shy of
the final last season. Vasil Halchev
and Reagen Hesse scored the two
goals for CV, which finished 26-7
and won the Pacific League title
for the second year in a row.
La Cañada High’s Katie Scoville
took home the CIF Division IV
individual championship at the
cross-country finals. She ran in
17 minutes, 53.6 seconds to win
on the 2.93-mile course. It was
the Spartans’ first individual
championship since 1998. The
Flintridge Prep girls’ team was
dominant yet again in Division V.
It won its third straight section
title with a 24-123 win over
Pacifica Christian. The Flintridge
boys’ team won its second straight
Division V title, and Jack Van
Scoter repeated as the Division’s
individual champion.
Greg Goorjian returned to the
CV alumni basketball game for
the first time since 1995, scoring
14 points in a 77-68 alumni win
over the varsity team. Goorjian
led the CIF in scoring with 43.4
points per game in his senior year
in 1978, and that was without
a three-point line. The alumni
were once again coached by John
Goffredo, a former coach of the
program. The alumni backcourt
featured Goorjian and Goffredo’s
son Jimmy (2003). Those players
are the top two leading scorers in
CV basketball history.
December
Crescenta Valley boys’ water
polo goalkeeper Logan Goddard
was selected as the Pacific
League’s player of the year, as
selected by the league’s seven
head coaches. Goddard, a senior,
made 238 saves for the Falcons,
who won the league title and
made it all the way to the CIF
Division IV championship game.
A school-record eight Village
Christian seniors signed National
Letters of Intent to continue
their athletic careers in college.
Volleyball players Kyra Banko,
Alexis Hamilton, Meghan Lacey,
Avery O’Neal, Ally Reyes and
Selby Schnobrich, as well as
baseball players David Barta and
Gordon Ingebritson, made their
college decisions official in front
of the Kendall Pavilion at VCS
surround by friends and family.
One month after losing in the
UFC 193 title fight, Glendale
native Ronda Rousey opened up
to ESPN The Magazine about
injuries she sustained against
Holly Holm. “It might be three
to six months before I can eat
an apple, let alone take an
impact,” Rousey said. Rousey
was upset by Holm in November,
ending Rousey’s run as an
reigning women’s bantamweight
champion. Holm knocked out
Rousey with a head-kick in the
second round. Pundits have
called the upset one of the most
shocking in the history of the
sport.
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Las Candelas and Didi Hirsch Make
the Season Brighter
n Dec. 10, members of
Las Candelas joined
forces with staff at Didi
Hirsch Mental Health Services
in Glendale to wrap hundreds of
Christmas gifts for the center’s
young clients. Didi Hirsch serves
children and youth who have
psychological and behavioral
challenges requiring specialized
care and treatment, many
coming from single parent and
financially challenged homes.
The gifts were presented to the
children by their counselors
during the holiday season.
Las Candelas is a group
of women formed in 1953
to provide volunteer service
and programs to emotionally
challenged children. The group
annually assists Didi Hirsch
Center
(formerly
Verdugo
Mental Health in Glendale) with
the undertaking of wrapping the
wide variety of gifts. Assisting
Didi Hirsch Events Coordinator
Jacqueline Buda were Las
Candelas members Patti Baker,
Mary Lane, Joan Campbell,
Margaret Cline, Cathy Keen,
Ginny Simpson, Ellyn Semler,
Carolyn Beaton and Shirley
Johnstone.
Las Candelas also provides
monthly programs, activities
and support to the children
at Hathaway-Sycamores in
Altadena and the students at
Hillsides Education Center in
Pasadena. Other philanthropies
include Glendale Healthy Kids,
Ascencia and the Glendale
YWCA
Domestic
Violence
Program.
Submitted by Cathy KEEN
Photo by Jacqueline BUDA
Pictured from left are Mary Lane,
Carolyn Beaton, Las Candelas
President Ellyn Semler and Joan
Campbell.
Holidays Come to Cerritos Elementary
’Tis the season to be kind!
Dignity
Health
Glendale
Memorial Hospital and Health
Center once again adopted its
neighborhood school Cerritos
Elementary School for the
holidays. Hospital employees
shopped for each of the 439
students. From Transformers
action figures to Princess PlayDoh sets, every child received a
gift.
Representatives from Dignity
Health Glendale Memorial
Hospital staff, the Glendale
Unified School District and the
Glendale Police Dept. made sure
to stop by Cerritos Elementary to
drop off gifts for the students.
Veterans Corner December 2015
By Andy Gero, Post Chaplain
Get
the
Veterans and Active Duty Military Personnel
Members of the American Legion Post 288 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 in La
Crescenta convey our best wishes to all of you during the holidays for your service and sacrifice
to keep our country free.
In 2015, our Posts were recognized as the “Outstanding Organizations in Crescenta Valley”
which is a distinct honor. This was accomplished through the efforts of many dedicated veterans
who recognized the need to give back to our community plus their service to our country. Our
highest priority is to be here to serve you and your families. We invite you to attend our monthly
meetings and join us afterwards for a snack and to socialize.
The American Legion Post 288 meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30
p.m. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1614 meetings are held on the third Wednesday
of each month at 7:30 p.m. Both meetings are held at 4011 La Crescenta Ave. in La Crescenta.
Membership is not a requirement to attend.
To our vets, active military personnel, and their families and to our community we wish you
all a wonderful, healthy, prosperous and Happy New Year. God bless all of you and God bless
America.
Andy Gero is a life member of the American Legion Post 288 and the VFW Post 1614. He may
be reached through the CV Weekly, (818) 248-2740 or write Crescenta Valley Weekly at 3800 La
Crescenta Ave., Suite 101, La Crescenta, CA 91214.
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Dilbeck Real Estate held its
annual Share the Spirit Toy Drive
benefitting local organizations
Hathaway-Sycamores, Five Acres
and Hillsides.
Mark Dilbeck, president of
Dilbeck Real Estate, said, “Dilbeck
Real Estate is happy to be able to
give toys to children in need in our
community at this time of year. Our
toy drive donations were double
that of last year, thanks to the
enthusiasm and support of our local
community, agents and staff.”
Hathaway-Sycamores,
Five
Acres and Hillsides promote
healthy development for troubled
children and their families, year
round. They provide food, clothing,
education and homes for abused,
neglected and homeless children.
They also provide family support
and
sometimes
intervention,
residential programs, schooling
and community services.
Dilbeck offices collected various
bags of toys that were distributed
before Christmas. For more
information, contact Dilbeck Real
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Cheer Still
Abounds
Though Christmas has passed, there
is still a chance to celebrate the season.
Several home displays will remain up
through the weekend to delight visitors.
LEFT: The Fisher home in the 4400 block
of New York Avenue is full of eye-catching
details and includes a giant inflatable Santa
that 7-year-old Annika Mark, a student at La
Crescenta Elementary, is standing in front of.
BELOW: This home in the 1200 block of Oak
Circle Drive off Broadview and Roselawn
in Glendale 91208 has been called “The
Gingerbread House” by neighbors.
BOTTOM: This home in the 2500 block
of Evelyn Street in Montrose is brightly
decorated for the season.
The unpredictable convergence of emotions after the death of a loved
one will be addressed in a welcoming, comforting setting when the First
Baptist Church at La Crescenta convenes a six-week grief support group
on Wednesday, January 13th, at 2:30 p.m. in the church library.
“Grieving is not a weakness, for it is normal,” said the Rev. Dr. Peter
Hintzoglou, who will guide the sessions. “And there is no timing that one
can set when grief may be over. Often, we don’t get over it, we learn to
manage it.”
This series is open to all in the community, at no cost, with each session lasting about an hour and 15 minutes. “Regardless of culture or background, we’d like to help you through this difficult time,” Hintzoglou said. Hintzoglou has extensive experience in grief support. He has been
bereavement coordinator at Heartland Hospice for several years and has
spent many years counseling families in the end stages of life and the
journey of grief.
First Baptist Church at La Crescenta is
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LEISURE
Leisure Year In Review 2015
2015 has been a great
year for the Leisure section
of Crescenta Valley Weekly.
From
Disneyland’s
60th
anniversary to Town opening
in Montrose, and from
Mythbusters to Avengers, so
much has happened this year
that it can’t possibly all be
recapped. Here are some of the
highlights of 2015 in Leisure.
Each of the snippets below is
taken directly from the article.
To read the full article on each,
visit CVWeekly.com.
January
Frozen in the Parks
If there is one thing Disney’s
“Frozen” hasn’t mastered,
it’s subtlety. It has taken the
world by storm, both overseas
and here at home, in film and
video and toys and costumes
and you name it. The newest
“Frozen” venture is theme
parks. I, for one, am
surprised it took
them this long to
get the ball rolling.
Disney’s California
Adventure
Park
in Anaheim is
now playing host
to “Frozen Fun,”
a section of the
Hollywood Pictures
Backlot that caters
to the shrieking
little girl in all of
us when we hear “Let It Go.”
Bourbon Steak Still the Best
When
Bourbon
Steak
opened its doors in May at
the Americana at Brand, it
was met with high praise, and
rightfully so. The steaks and
signature dishes, like lobster
pot pie and truffle mac and
cheese, provide guests with
a truly satisfying experience
that, although pricey and not
available to most as a regular
night out, remain cherished in
the hearts and minds of those
who dine there once, twice or a
hundred times.
February
FIDM Showcases Oscar
Nominated Costumes
The Los Angeles Fashion
Institute of Design and
Marketing celebrates the
Oscars with its 23rd annual
Oscar
Costume
Design
Exhibition. Free to the
public, the exhibition features
over 100 costumes from
23 outstanding 2014 films
including the five costume
design Oscar nominees –
“The Grand Budapest Hotel,”
“Inherent Vice,” “Into the
Woods,” “Maleficent” and “Mr.
Turner.”
March
Leonard Nimoy Passes
Away
On Friday came the news
that Trekkers knew was
coming eventually, but still
it hit them like a photon
torpedo. Mr. Spock, Leonard
Nimoy, passed away at the
age of 83. He died in his Bel
Air home from end-stage
chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, according to reports.
Dead Sea Scrolls Come
to L.A.
The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit
is now open at the California
Science Center in Los Angeles.
Recovered
between
1946
and 1956 from a cave two
kilometers from the northwest
edge of the Dead Sea, these
texts on parchment, copper
and papyrus are the second
oldest known record of the
writings that would become
the Tanakh, the Hebrew
Bible. The California Science
Center displayed the traveling
exhibit until Sept. 7 and it was
definitely something to see.
Town Opens in Montrose
The news was out –
there’s a new restaurant
in town. Since it opened,
there have been hourlong waits for tables and
reservations held every
night. Many diners
have tried out the new,
more upscale fare in
the Montrose Shopping
Park and have reported
back
with
wildly positive
reviews. The
restaurant? Town
Kitchen and Grill
in the 2200 block of
Honolulu Avenue.
Strucker, an old enemy of
Captain America. The opening
shot is really something to see
– one long shot encompassing
everything
to
set up the scene.
From
there,
intrigue
and
mystery combine
with action and
heroics as a new
enemy surfaces
– a computer
program
that
thinks like a
human, bent on
saving the
world from
itself – Ultron.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Australian
writerdirector George Miller,
best known over the last
decade as the producer
of “Happy Feet” and
“Babe,” has left the feel-good
animal kingdom to revisit the
dystopian world of human
animals he helped create
nearly 40 years ago. Those
years have not been good to
Miller’s vision.
June
Disneyland’s
60th
Anniversary Celebration
It’s finally summer! Time
for relaxing, hanging out with
friends and sleeping in. With
all this free time, activities
need to be planned. And one
activity that is always sure
to bring delight is a trip to
Disneyland! Now celebrating
its 60th anniversary, it’s time
for a diamond celebration full
of new sweets, new lands and
new takes on old favorites.
And even some old takes on
new favorites. But one thing
is for sure – Disneyland looks
great for its age.
Springfield at Universal
Studios Hollywood
Welcome to Springfield,
home of the Simpsons, at
Universal Studios Hollywood.
Ever wanted to eat at Krusty
Burger? Have a Duff beer at
Moe’s Tavern? Eat a Homersized doughnut with pink
frosting and sprinkles? Then
this is the place for you.
Located near The Simpsons
Ride, Springfield has come
alive in a really neat town and
eatery locations. Be sure to
grab a Krusty Burger – they
are incredible!
May
Avengers Age of
Ultron
As this Avengers
sequel begins, we
see the Avengers
in action doing just
that –
invading
a HYDRA base
to
recover
the
scepter from Baron
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Then & Now | Rockhaven Sanitarium Typical Room Courtesy of the Historical Society of CV
Then » This would have been a typical room in the 1950s at Rockhaven
Sanitarium, a high-end facility for women, located in Verdugo City. The room is
beautifully furnished, emphasizing a home-like environment rather than that of
a hospital.
Now » The same room today, abandoned for the last seven years. The City
of Glendale purchased Rockhaven Sanitarium in 2008 for use as a future park.
That future is now murky as the city considers selling the property. The interiors
have been kept tidy by community volunteers who sweep and dust monthly.
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Jurassic World
They’re back, they’re bad
and they’re bigger than ever.
‘Jurassic World’, Universal
Studio’s
new
excursion
into the wonderful world of
dinosaurs, is fast and furious,
with a body count courtesy of
rampaging lizards the size of
skyscrapers. Director Colin
Trevorrow offers a screen
full of CGI thrills and spills
that are exciting to watch but
contain little in the way of
clever plotting or captivating
characters.
multi-billion dollar “Fast and
Furious” franchise finally
found a permanent home in a
theme park. Universal Studios
Hollywood welcomed “Fast
and Furious Supercharged”
into the studio tour as the
grand finale and it has been
met with critical and public
acclaim.
Anime Expo
Comic Con International
September
July
Maddy Pumilia Pens
First Novel
Maddy Pumilia loves to
write. It’s what led her to
study journalism at Cal
State Northridge, and
it’s given her a career she
loves as an assignment
editor at a news station.
Her job is also what led
the 24-year-old to write
her first published novel,
“Bad News,” a suspense
thriller that Library Tales
Publishing debuted this
summer and is available
on Amazon.com.
Fast
and
Furious
Supercharged
For many years, visitors
to local theme parks
have enjoyed the attractions,
eateries and shows offered by
the entertainment giants. If
only the experiences weren’t
so “slow and even-tempered.”
Well fret no longer. The
Ant Man
Nerds across the world
rejoiced when Wright leaked
an image on his Twitter
account promoting “Ant-Man.”
And then, just as quickly, he
dropped from the project and
Marvel was having trouble
filling the director’s chair. The
script went through several
drafts and changes with
Adam McKay and Paul Rudd
taking over as writers and
then Peyton Reed, director of
“Bring It On” and “Yes Man,”
finally signed on to direct.
What we are left with is an
amalgam piece that works,
but we aren’t sure why.
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new movies, TV shows,
costumes, celebrities and
video games coming out in
the next few years. I heard
there were even comic books
at this convention. Imagine
that.
A Walk in the Woods
The Appalachian
Trail
runs from Georgia to Maine
across 14 states. The
length is cited at various
measurements – the U.S.
National Parks Services
cites it, in one pamphlet, as
both 2,155 and 2,200 miles.
The Official Appalachian
Trail Guides, a set of 11
books covering the trail in
sections, gives the lengths
of 2,144 miles, 2,147 miles,
2,159 miles and the more
August
Mission Impossible Rogue
Nation
vague “more than 2,150 miles”
Greetings, Agent. We are – the list goes on with no exact
glad to see you made it out of consensus. Suffice it to say, it’s
Kraztovia in one piece. Well really, really long. So when
done on your last mission. We two guys in their 60s decide
have received to hike from Georgia to Maine
intel on a new one spring, they are met with
a s s i g n m e n t sideways
glances,
raised
that has been eyebrows and patronizing
passed
down tones by those who learn of
to you from their plans. This is the subject
the Impossible of the new film starring Robert
Mission Force. Redford and Nick Nolte.
Keeping
the world
safe is our
directive,
and we will
do
what
many will
say is impossible to make
sure our directive is met.
LA County Fair
We now have reason to
believe that a new threat
to global security has arisen
from a foe who was believed
Catfish and Heartbreak
dead.
It’s Saturday, and I’ve
just stumbled onto the 1st
Cool Carmel
Annual Southern California
It’s hot outside – really hot. MADCatfish Blues Festival.
What better way of staying What’s going to happen?
cool than getting out of the Smells of fried yummy
goodness enter my nostrils.
There is catfish here, and it’s
making me mad with hunger.
also Social Distortion and
American Hitmen.
Halloween Horror Nights at
Universal
As Halloween draws near,
theme parks are preparing
“spooktacular” events for
visitors. This week, we
venture over to Universal
Studios
Hollywood
for
their annual Halloween
Horror Nights. We’ll see six
terrifying mazes, four scare
zones and a terror tram
walk through the infested
sets on the backlot. Let’s go.
Knott’s Scary Farm
This week, Knott’s Scary
Farm is our destination. With
new mazes, returning favorites
and all new attractions
added into the mix, this is a
new Halloween experience
for everyone. Knott’s Scary
Farm is the granddaddy of all
haunts. For 43 years running,
Knott’s has held a haunted
attraction for Halloween and
it gets bigger and better every
year. This year, returning
favorite mazes Black Magic,
Forevermore, Voodoo, Trick
or Treat and The Tooth Fairy
join new mazes My Bloody
Clementine, The Dead of
Winter and Paranormal Inc.
These create a blow-out haunt
that is set in the midst of the
theme park with all the rides
that make Knott’s great.
October
Love Ride and Foo Fighters
The Foos are leaving town.
The rockers ended the North
American portion of their Sonic
Highways world tour at Lake
Castaic on Sunday as part
of the Love Ride 32 – Grand
Finale. Thousands packed
the grounds surrounding the
temporary stage that served
not only the Foo Fighters but
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Steve Jobs
Director Danny Boyle’s
new film “Steve Jobs” is
a surprisingly engrossing
plunge into the chaotic world
of a man who created the
future but was unable to
deal with the present. The
larger-than-life
career
of
computer visionary Steve Jobs
(Michael Fassbender) is one
of dysfunctional relationships
that lasted decades, taking a
terrible toll on those involved.
Working from a challenging
Native American Arts
Festoval at The Autry
and cerebral script by
Aaron Sorkin, Boyle
has crafted a riveting
contemplation on the
personal cost of genius.
idea behind Lemonade,
a new cafeteria-style
eatery located in the
Americana at Brand.
December
November
Supernatural
Convention
If there is one
definition that can define last
weekend’s
“Supernatural”
Convention in Pasadena it
would be “family.”
“You feel a closeness
with the people in
the
[Supernatural]
fandom,”
said
Kristin, a fan at the
convention. “It doesn’t
matter if I have had a
[bad] day…”
“It is the best
therapy for a [bad]
day,” added Kathryn,
another fan.
Lemonade
Opens
in
Glendale
There are many places
in Glendale where hungry
guests can stop and grab a
quick bite. Seldom fancy, most
are just quick counter service
places to grab a sandwich or
something similar. But what
if you could have the delicious
foods expected from a sitdown restaurant in a counter
service format? This is the
Star Wars Episode
VII
Finally. After years
of waiting and hoping,
a decent “Star Wars”
film has awakened. Last
weekend was filled with hype
and rushing to try and get the
last tickets available in each
showing just to see JJ Abrams
lend his hand to directing the
second biggest franchise of all
time (second only to Marvel
movies). If you haven’t seen
it yet, don’t read any further.
I will try to limit how many
spoilers I give, but some are
unavoidable.
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by John Deering and John Newcombe
A ARIES March 21 - April 19
CALENDAR this
JEWEL CITY KNITTING NEWS
Jewel City Knitters will hold its
monthly meeting Wednesday, Jan. 6
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Scholl Canyon
Estates, 1551 E. Chevy Chase Drive,
Glendale. Membership is free. Knitters,
crocheters and those who wish to learn
are welcome. For more information, visit
www.jewelcityknitters.com or email
susandietel@yahoo.com.
Jewel City Knitters will hold its
monthly JCK Charity Knit & Crochet on
Saturday Jan. 9 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at
the Chevy Chase Library, 3301 E. Chevy
Chase Dr., Glendale, (818) 548-2046.
Enjoy a relaxed afternoon of knitting,
crochetting and conversation. For more
information, visit www.jewelcityknitters.
com or email sandra.canfield@yahoo.
com.
FREE LECTURE, CLASS
On Wednesday, Jan. 6 Dignity Health
Glendale Memorial Hospital presents
a free spine education class. The
spine education class offers valuable
information on how to take better
care of joints and spine, and how to
prevent future injuries and improve pain
management. It’s open to everyone.
The class is located at Dignity Health
Glendale Memorial Hospital Outpatient
Physical Therapy Clinic at 222 W. Eulalia
St., Suite 310 in Glendale.
Please call (818) 502-2232 to register.
Then Dignity Health Glendale
Memorial Hospital’ s 50plus Program is
offering a senior lecture on chronic pain
on Wednesday, Jan. 20 from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Join Dr. Christopher Kaypekian
and learn about the various causes and
treatments for chronic back pain.
The lecture will take place in the
Dignity Health Glendale Memorial
Hospital and Health Center auditorium
at 1420 S. Central Ave in Glendale. Please
RSVP by Jan. 15 by calling (818) 5022378. Seating is limited.
www.glendlaememorialhospital.org
‘TRIBES’ AT LITTLE LANDERS
Little Landers announces the start of
the New Year with the next in its series of
regular monthly programs of historical
interest. “Tribes” chronicles the lives of
the early Native American inhabitants
of the San Fernando Valley. It takes place
on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. at Bolton
Hall Museum in Tujunga.
The presenter for this program
is Albert Knight. Knight is a
consulting archeologist and Santa
Barbara Museum of Natural History
Anthropology Associate. He has studied
the archeology and ethnography of
our area for over 40 years and is well
qualified to provide insight into the
lives and relationships of the SFV’s early
inhabitants.
This program is free and open to
the public. Everyone is welcome.
Additional information is available
from Little Landers Historical
Society, (818) 352-3420 or www.
littlelandershistoricalsociety.org or
email littlelanders@verizon.net.
Bolton Hall Museum is located at
10110 Commerce Ave., Tujunga. Parking
is available a few doors uphill at the Elks
Lodge.
DIVORCE WORKSHOP FOR
WOMEN
“What Everyone Needs to Know
about Divorce” workshop, hosted
by DivorceHelp.org, is being held
on Saturday, Jan. 9 at Oneonta
Congregational Church in South
Pasadena.
The workshop delivers 100%
objective financial, emotional and
legal advice from highly qualified local
professionals in a safe and friendly
workshop setting, helping women
gain the information and confidence
they need to better assess their options
during this difficult time in their lives.
Registration is at 8:30 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.
workshop completed. The cost is $40
per person with all proceeds donated
to the local community by DivorceHelp.
org.
Oneonta Congregational Church,
1515 Garfield Ave., South Pasadena
Note: The DivorceHelp.org workshop
is not affiliated with the church or any
other religious organization but the
organization is kindly indebted for the
use of their facilities.
‘EMBARK ON THE VOLGA’ ON
MUSIQUES ROSTER
The next presentation of Salon
de Musiques is on Sunday, Jan.
10 and features the features four
Russian composers: P. Tchaikovsky, S.
Rachmaninoff, N. Rimsky-Korsakov,
and D. Shostakovitch with an exquisite
chamber music program for voice,
strings and piano.
It will be performed by the “Pacific
trio” consisting of Roger Wilkie, violin,
John Walz, cello and Edith Orloff, piano.
It will be joined by So Young Park,
soprano, and Francois Chouchan, piano.
An informal Q&A with the artists will
follow the performance and a gourmet
buffet dinner provided by Patina with
French champagne will be served.
Tickets are $39 for students, and $75
general admission that includes dinner
and drinks. To reserve a ticket, visit
LeSalondeMusiques.com or call (310)
498-0257.
The performance takes place at 4 p.m.
at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, fifth
floor, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles.
KAT HIGH GUEST SPEAKER AT
CV SIERRA CLUB
The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club
Group presents Kat High’s, “Gathering
for Balance,” based on traditional
California Indian relationships with
the land, on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 7:30
p.m. at La Crescenta Library. Parking is
available off La Crescenta Avenue for the
community meeting room, second floor.
High brings her knowledge of plants
and their important healing and curative
qualities to her presentation. She will
show how these plants can be found in
local mountains and bring samples and
demonstrate how they are best used.
The presentation begins following
news of conservation and outings.
Refreshments will be served. Everyone
is welcome. For further information, call
Wayne Fisher at (818) 353-4181.
La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill
Blvd. in La Crescenta.
CIRO’S HISTORY TOPIC OF
BOOK
On Thursday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.,
Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse
presents Andra D. Clarke, who will
discuss and sign her new book “Ciro’s:
Nightclub to the Stars.” Clarke is the
daughter of the late Regina DentonDrew, a former photographer and
cigarette girl at Ciro’s, located on Sunset
Boulevard in Hollywood. The book is
the brainchild of Denton-Drew and
contains photographs from her private
collection.
Ciro’s was frequented by both
famous and non-famous guests who
enjoyed dancing, dining, and comedy
routines featuring top-names. The
house band was led by Dick Stabile,
although bandleader Xavier Cugat,
famous for popularizing the rumba in
the United States, was also a headliner.
Elite Hollywood regulars at the club
during its heyday in the 1940s and
1950s included Marilyn Monroe, Frank
Sinatra, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart,
and many more.
Clarke has compiled images that
reveal the stars and their larger-than-life
personalities during the golden era of
Hollywood as they joke, laugh, mingle,
and relax in comfort in the club.
For more information, contact Gail
Mishkin at (818) 790-0717.
Flintridge Bookstore and
Coffeehouse is located at 1010 Foothill
Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge. Parking is in
the rear of the store.
NOON CONCERTS OPEN TO
PUBLIC
Glendale Noon Concerts is a free
admission concert series taking place
every first and third Wednesday from
12:10 p.m. to12:40 p.m. at the sanctuary
of Glendale City Church.
The next concert is on Jan. 16 and
features violinist Jacqueline Suzuki and
pianist Rosa LoGiudice performing the
Brahms D minor Violin Sonata.
For more information, email
glendalesda@gmail.com or call (818)
244-7241.
Glendale City Church, 610 E. California
Ave. (at Isabel) in Glendale
RESOLVE TO WRITE YOUR
STORY IN 2016
Author Petrea Burchard returns to
the Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse
to help writers shape their stories in a
series of four “Story Kitchen” evenings
from Jan. 20 to Feb. 10. Story Kitchen
focuses on organizing ideas into a
whole, regardless of genre.
Pasadena author Burchard has made
a dual career of writing and acting,
including a successful stint voicing
anime. Her novel, “Camelot & Vine”
and her essays, compiled in “Act As If:
Stumbling Through Hollywood with
Headshot in Hand,” are available at the
store. Her work has appeared online and
in numerous publications.
Class size is limited. For information,
contact storykitchn@gmail.com or
Gail Mishkin at Flintridge Bookstore &
Coffeehouse, gailm@flintridgebooks.
com, 1010 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada,
(818) 790-0717. The website is http://
flintridgebooks.com/.
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December 28, 2015 - January 3, 2015
G LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 22
It might be easy to jump to conclusions,
particularly during the first half of the week.
You may not have all the information you
need to make an informed decision. The
move of Venus into Sagittarius and later
Mercury into Aquarius can make your
perspective lighter and more detached. This
in itself could be enough to help you stand
back and see things as they are. The move
of Mars into Scorpio could see you taking
action to transform a situation.
Go easy on Tuesday. Despite your tactful
ways, someone could make you frustrated
or even irritated. The thing is that you or
another may not be seeing things clearly, so
hold back until you know the facts. And you
might be eager to get a few bargains under
your belt at sale time. However, avoid items
that, while cheap, may be a bad investment.
In addition, Mercury’s dance into Aquarius
could see you determined to enjoy yourself
as 2016 unfolds.
B TAURUS April 20 - May 20
This is a week of shifts and changes, not
only because the old year moves into the
new but also because various planets shift
into new signs. With Venus, your personal
planet, edging into racy Sagittarius,
you might be ready for some financial
adventures. However, it helps to hedge your
bets and do your research before you close
a deal or opt for the next get-rich-quick
scheme. Relationships intensify, and you
could be eager to make changes in areas
that have long needed them.
H SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21
C GEMINI May 21 - June 20
I SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21
A purchase may not be as good as it seems
early on, so hold fire and do a little research
before you go ahead. Avoid a spat by taking
the initiative and showing a willingness to
compromise. There are more changes this
week as Mars dances into a more secluded
part of your chart, where it might encourage
you to do a little spiritual housecleaning.
This is your opportunity to let go of grudges
or resentments and feel happier and more
energized.
The Sun’s presence in one of the more
sensitive areas of your chart could
encourage you to resolve those sticky
issues that may be holding you back.
With perseverance you might transform
an awkward situation into one that works
for you. The move of Mars into Scorpio
encourages you to pare down your
schedule and jettison activities that no
longer hold any interest. If you can do this,
you’ll find it easier to create routines that
are both productive and fun.
CANCER June 21 - July 22
Change is in the air this week with lovely
Venus encouraging you to indulge in some
pampering or a few spa sessions. It’s a
busy astrological week in other ways, too,
as Mars hikes into your pleasure zone
to ramp up the social scene in time for a
fabulous New Year’s celebration. It’s also
an opportunity to showcase some of your
best skills - the ones you excel at but have
kept out of the limelight. Mercury’s move to
your money zone may help you plan a little
better in this area.
E LEO July 23 - August 22
You may be tuned in to a friend or love
interest and able to pick up on their feelings.
What you discover could surprise you,
though. Rather than share any annoyance,
opt for a heart-to-heart talk. You may find
everything resolves itself beautifully. You’ll
feel your sex appeal increase when Mars
enters your sign. It’s time to get moving
on those personal projects that are most
meaningful to you. You’ll be ready to nab
a few bargains when the New Year’s sales
begin.
J CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19
Inspiration could strike early on, but before
you act, be sure that it syncs with the facts.
If it doesn’t, you might want to do a little
more research first. The move of Venus into
a more private part of your chart suggests
it’s time to look into your relationship with
yourself and find out what makes you tick,
especially in problem areas. The move
of Mars into your social sector begins an
active phase in which you’ll be seeking to
move in new circles.
K AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
You continue to move through a phase in
which rest and the chance to recharge will
do you a world of good. You’re also actively
planning for success as Mars enters your
career sector. It might be a good idea to
be pickier about the projects you take on,
as you’ll benefit from a break in between.
As Mercury moves into your sign this
weekend, you might be inspired by an idea
that seems to sum up the motivational
attitude you want to adopt in 2016.
The Capricorn Sun encourages you to get
organized regarding work, lifestyle, and
wellness issues. Your focus will also zero
in on leisure and pleasure options when
Venus enters Sagittarius, giving you ample
opportunity to enjoy vacation time and the
coming New Year’s celebrations. With Mars
jogging into your family sector, you may
be ready to get rid of clutter. This means
tackling those areas that haven’t seen the
light of day for some time. You’ll feel much . PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20
better once you start.
You and a friend are on the same wavelength
this week, which could pave the way for
F VIRGO August 23 - Sept. 22
collaboration or imaginative plans. You’ll
Continue to expand your options and aim benefit socially and financially by choosing a
high as Jupiter continues in your sign. As warm, friendly approach to those at work and
the focus continues on your leisure sector in professional circles. Thoughts of travel and
this week, you’ll be eager to put effort into adventure could fill your mind as Mars enters
arranging events that friends and family Scorpio. Perhaps you should start planning
can enjoy. Communication efforts step up your next trip, especially if you crave new
from this week, too, and you could tackle experiences. Your dreams may have some
problems that have bugged you for some special guidance for you.
time. Action is the key to finding the best
solution. The latest diet and health options
might appeal to you when Mercury enters
Aquarius.
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RELIGION
By Mary O’KEEFE
Prayer in an Uncertain World
“M
any people have
urged that I call
the nation into a
single day of special prayer. But
because the road is long and
the desire is great, I ask that
our people devote themselves
in a continuance of prayer. As
we rise to each new day, and
again when each day is spent, let
words of prayer be on our lips,
invoking Thy help to our efforts.”
~President Franklin D.
Roosevelt, June 6, 1944
Much of FDR’s radio broadcast
on D-Day was in the form of a
prayer. He knew that the road
ahead was long and that people
would be frightened of what the
future held.
During times of war and
uncertainty it is not uncommon
for people to turn to prayer and
reflection to find comfort and
strength.
The terrorist attacks in Paris
and in San Bernardino have
many on edge and turning to the
church to find answers and to
make sense of senseless violence.
According to Catholic News
Service, Pope Francis shared his
thoughts of the terrorist attacks
on Paris on Nov. 16.
“Such barbarity leaves us
dismayed, and we ask ourselves
how the human heart can plan
and carry out such horrible
events,” Pope Francis said. “The
path of violence and hatred
cannot resolve the problems of
humanity, and using the name
of God to justify this path is
blasphemy.”
For Rev. Beverly Craig at the
Center for Spiritual Living in
La Crescenta, the question of
how to comfort others in times
of uncertainty is not a question
of finding something new but to
rely on the foundation of belief.
“We believe Daily Spiritual
Practices, i.e. prayer/meditation/
inspirational
reading,
is
necessary for individuals to
be peaceful,” Craig said. “We
believe that as we have faith
and trust in the All-Good of God
and not judge by appearances
as Jesus taught, peacefulness
throughout the world will reign.
We believe that when the critical
mass of peacefulness among
individuals and the nations of
the earth prevail, we’ll no longer
experience the tragedies that we
RELIGION SERVICE DIRECTORY
Center for Spiritual
Living - La Crescenta
Light on the Corner Church
(Missouri Synod)
Pastor Jon Karn
1911 Waltonia Drive
Montrose
(818) 249-4806
Sunday services 10:45 a.m.
www.lightonthecorner.org
Crescenta Valley
United Methodist Church
COME JOIN OUR CHURCH FAMILY
2723 Orange Avenue,
818-248-3738
www.glcmslc.org
Adult Bible Study: Sundays 9AM
Worship & Children’s Sunday School: 10AM
Koinonia (Singing & Bible study):
Wednesdays 7PM
Lutheran Church
in the Foothills
1700 Foothill Blvd.
La Cañada Flintridge
Childcare and
Sunday School
offered at 10 am.
SUNDAYS AT LCIF
Worship and Communion 10AM
Children’s Church 10AM
Sunday School for
Youth & Adults 9AM
2700 Montrose Ave
Montrose, CA 91020
www.cvumc.org
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are now experiencing. We believe
this is the true meaning of Isaiah
11:6: ‘The lion shall lay down
with the lamb.’”
Craig and her congregation also
find the power of prayer through
The Rev. Jim Bullock, interim Pastor
www.lcifoothills.org / 818-790-1951
COME MEET US!
St. Luke’s
of-the-Mountains
Episcopal Church
Sundays
Gathering 9:30AM
Worship 10:00AM
Domingo Misa en Español a las 12:00PM
Sunday School and Child Care
All are Welcome
2563 Foothill Blvd, La Crescenta
818-248-3639
http://stlukeslacrescenta.org/
www.facebook.com:
St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church
“Where it is our dream to help you build
and manifest your dreams!”
4845 Dunsmore Ave.
La Crescenta, CA
91214
(818) 249-1045
the power of numbers.
“In addition to prayer for the
various situations that have
happened, we also have an annual
World Healing Meditation held
at 4 a.m. the morning of Dec.
About nine years after a
fire engulfed the Christian
Life Church at the corner
of Montrose and Ramsdell
avenues, a new sanctuary
opened its doors.
“We’ve spent the last few
years working with the city
and going through the process
31. This is a practice that is
held all over the world at Noon
Greenwich time when people
simultaneously pray the World
Healing Meditation.”
of getting a design approved
and then, of course, building
permits and those kinds of
things, securing a contractor,”
said Pastor Randy Foster.
The doors have opened
and the congregation is now
enjoying their new home.
Celebration Service Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Ongoing spiritual
growth 7:00
classes
Wednesday
Night Service
p.m.
and counseling available
ST. BEDE the VENERABLE
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
A Catholic Community ~
Here to Worship, Called to Serve
ALL ARE WELCOME
Rev. Msgr. Antonio Cacciapuoti, Pastor
Rev. Greg Dongkore, Associate Pastor
Deacon Augie Won
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Masses
Monday-Friday: 8:10 a.m.
Saturday: 8:10 a.m.,
and Vigil Mass at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
Others
Vespers: Monday-Friday 5:30 p.m.
Reconciliation: Saturdays
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Rosary: 8:30 a.m.
Weekdays and following Vespers
215 Foothill Boulevard
La Canada Flintridge, California 91011
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Grief Recovery Seminar at First
Possible!
The Center for Spiritual
Living in La Crescenta, 4845
Dunsmore Ave., will be offering
workshops throughout the
month of January.
The workshops will be
facilitated by practioners
Laney Clevenger White and
Gary Bates. They will introduce
the Guiding Principles that will
help participants understand:
Life on Jan. 6
The Way Jan. 13
The What Jan 20
The How Jan. 27
Each workshop is from 7 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. There is no charge
but donations are accepted and
appreciated.
Baptist
A six-week grief recovery seminar will be held at First Baptist
Church at La Crescenta beginning
Jan. 13. The seminars will be from
2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
“Grieving is not a weakness, for
it is normal,” said the Rev. Dr. Peter
Hintzolglou, who will guide the sessions. “And there is no timing that
one can set when grief may be over.
Often we don’t get over it, we learn
to manage it.”
The seminars are free and open
to all. For questions, call (818) 2495832.
First Baptist Church at La Crescenta, 4441 La Crescenta Ave.
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BUSINESS
» Montrose
S h o p p i n g Pa r k N e w s
Change in the New Year!
»
Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce
“Our Business is Your Business”
MIXERS (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
JANUARY
No mixer scheduled
FEBRUARY 10
Bob Smith Toyota/Scion
3333 Foothill Blvd.., La Crescenta
(818) 248-9363
MARCH 9
The Lawrence Anthony Earth
Organization
3443 Ocean View Blvd., Montrose
818-330-9528
APRIL 13
Location and time TBA
MAY 11
Century 21 Crest Real Estate
8307 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta
(818) 951-1851
There’s something about
an approaching new year
that makes us reflect, plan
and pursue change. A new
beginning, so to speak, a time
to do things differently. For me
personally, after much prayer
I have decided to take a break
from writing this column.
Back in 2009 I was serving as
vice president of the Montrose
Shopping Park board and
saw an opportunity to paint a
picture of Montrose so those
around the world could see
the charm of our Mayberry in
Glendale. A picture is worth
a thousand words and those
who know me know I love to
take pictures. What a joy it
has been to bring our story to
life here and in social media.
To take time to get to know
our merchants and let you
know them, too, to dine in
our many restaurants and
write about the food, recipes,
presentation and ambiance.
One of my favorite things to
do on this planet! To cover our
many family events, board
meetings and partnership
with the City of Glendale. To
find the products and services
our merchants excel at selling
and get the word out. Actually
that’s how this whole thing
started. I visited one of our
bakeries and discovered warm
Mexican sweet rolls that
were three for a dollar. I just
had to let people know! After
a conversation with Robin
Goldsworthy, the publisher,
this column was born. Thank
you, dear readers, for taking
the time to follow us here these
six years and for supporting the
small businesses of Montrose.
As for me, I’m still around
serving on the Marketing
Committee for the MSP and
running our stores Revelation
TOPS and Mountain Rose
GIFTS. Montrose, writing,
photography and storytelling
are in my heart and you’re
invited to check out my blog
“Small Town Life In Big L.A.”
at www.marydawson.typepad.
com.
In the meantime we are
looking forward to 2016 in
Montrose and the opportunity
to do what we “mom & pops”
love to do. No small feat in this
ever-increasing online world.
A happy & blessed New Year,
dear friends! See you around
town!
Fall in Love With Montrose!
Mary Dawson
Montrose Shopping Park
JUNE 15
Crescenta/Cañada Pet Hospital
3502 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta
(818) 248-3963
JULY 13
AUGUST 10
Caspian Services
121 W. Lexington Dr. #204,
Glendale
(818) 957-4488
SEPTEMBER – No Mixer
(Business Expo)
CV Schedule
OCTOBER 12
NOVEMBER
No mixer scheduled
DECEMBER
No mixer scheduled
EVENTS
JANUARY 14
Installation Luncheon
Oakmont Country Club
3100 Country Club Drive, Glendale
11:00 a.m.
FEBRUARY 27
Family Bingo Night
American Legion Hall
4011 La Crescenta Ave.
MARCH 16
Smart-A-Thon
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, 4th
Flr Council Room
1812 Verdugo Blvd., Glendale
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
MARCH 20
Day At The Races
Santa Anita Racetrack
285 W. Huntington Drive, Santa
Anita
11 a.m.
APRIL 9-10
Foothills Relay For Life
Clark Magnet High School
4747 New York Ave.
APRIL 16
11th Annual Hometown Country
Fair
Crescenta Valley Park, La
Crescenta
JUNE 24
Annual Scholarship Golf
Tournament
Scholl Canyon Golf Course
3800 E. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale
91206
JULY 4
CV Fireworks Show
SEPTEMBER 14
Foothills Community Business Expo
Verdugo Hills Hospital, 4th Flr
Council Room
1812 Verdugo Blvd., Glendale
5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER TBA
Running The Foothills 5K
Two Strike Park
5107 Rosemont Ave.
Saturday at 8 a.m.
OCTOBER TBA
Recognition Banquet
La Cañada Country Club
NOVEMBER TBA
Taste Of The Foothills
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Lisa Dupuy, executive director
CV Chamber of Commerce
3131 Foothill Blvd. ‘D’
(818) 248-4957
» Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce
Starting the New Year Right
Usually at this time of year
we all make a list of New Year’s
resolutions. I challenge you to
make some resolutions for your
business as well. Following
is a list of some of the most
important ones to help get you
started. 1. 1099 forms. Go to your
local IRS office today and pick
up as many copies of IRS Form
1099 as possible and send one
to anyone you paid more than
$600 last year. The deadline
for sending these is Jan. 31.
The IRS runs out quickly and
they can’t be downloaded. 2.
Review all employees. Make
sure you are getting the most
out of your employees and if
not make corrections to fix that.
3. Have an online presence.
If you are a retail business or
service provider you must have
some type of online store or
information about your business
4. Update your website. If you
are a consultant or professional,
print out all pages of your
website and update them. Make
sure your information is current,
add any articles you wrote last
year and post at least five new
testimonials
from
satisfied
clients with their photos and
email addresses 5. Fix your tax
mistakes. Talk to your accountant
or bookkeeper and find out all
the “mistakes” you made last
year that need to be fixed now.
Don’t wait until February,
because then he’ll be too busy
doing people’s tax returns. Also,
if you pay estimated taxes, open
an interest-bearing savings
account, deduct 30% of your
gross sales from your checking
account each week into your
savings account and use the
savings account to pay your
estimated taxes when they come
due. 6. Get rid of distractions.
Go to your office computer, look
at all the software programs you
have, and delete those that are
personal or don’t relate to your
business so you can stay focused.
7. Measure your home office. If
you have a home office, call a
local contractor and have him
do a professional measurement
of your home office and get a
letter stating the exact square
footage of your home office.
That letter will save you if the
IRS ever audits you. 8. Get your
Corporate Papers in Order. If
you have a corporation or limited
liability company (LLC), call
your attorney and offer to pay
him or her an “annual retainer”
to do all your corporate and LLC
paperwork this year and act as
the registered agent for your
business. This will save your
life if you are ever sued. 9. Make
work fun. People just want to
have fun no matter what they’re
doing. Find three ways you
can inject a little fun into your
business so your customers look
at you as an “experience” rather
than just a place to buy stuff. 10.
Have a happy New Year knowing
you have begun the New Year
right!
Montrose-Verdugo
City
Chamber of Commerce: Your
source for all things local!
Our mission is to actively
support
and
enrich
the
community, vitality and pride
of Montrose, to help preserve
the historic district and small
town atmosphere, to promote
economic stability and positive,
productive relationships within
Montrose and the surrounding
communities.
Upcoming events
2016 Installation Dinner
on Thursday, Jan. 28 at the
Oakmont Country Club, 3100
Country Club Dr., Glendale
91208
Melinda Clarke
Executive Director
Montrose-Verdugo City
Chamber of Commerce
3516 N. Verdugo Road
Glendale, CA 91208
(818) 249-7171
www.montrosechamber.org
December 31, 2015
Glendale Latino
Association
is pleased to announce our
New Year’s
Kickoff
Wear your favorite
sport jersey & get a drawing
prize ticket!
Wednesday
January 27th
5:30pm to 8:00pm
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Fictitious Business Name
Fictitious Business Name
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT First
Filing No. 2015297904. The following person(s) is
(are) doing business as: IMAGINE PRESCHOOL
2929 FRANCES AVE. LA CRESCENTA CA 91214
LA COUNTY. Registered owner(s): SURAIYA
DAUD 2929 FRANCES AVE LA CRESCENTA
CA 91214. This business is conducted by an
INDIVIDUAL. The date registrant started to
transact business under the fictitious business
name or names listed above: N/A. I declare
that all information in this statement is true and
correct signed registrant SURAIYA DAUD title
Director/Owner. NOTICE- In accordance with
the subdivision (a) of section 17920. A Fictitious
Name Statement generally expires at the end of
five years from the date on which it was filed in
the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious
Business Name Statement must be filed before
the expiration. The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in this state of a
Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights
of another under Federal, State, or Common
Law (See Section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and
Professions Code). Pub. Crescenta Valley Weekly
December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
First Filing No. 2015311342. The following
person(s) is (are) doing business as: WHAT’S
SUB
3634 S. SOTO ST VERNON, CA 90058
LA COUNTY. Registered Owner(s) SUNG GIL
CHO 12 NORTHWOODS LANE LA CRESCENTA,
CA 91214. This business is conducted by an
INDIVIDUAL. The date registrant started to
conduct business under the fictitious business
name or names listed above: N/A. I declare
that all information in this statement is true
and correct signed registrant Sung Gil Cho
Title Owner . NOTICE- In accordance with the
subdivision (a) of section 17920. A Fictitious
December 17, 24, 31, 2015 January 1, 2016.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
First Filing No. 2015312702. The following
person(s) is (are) doing business as: A CHANGE
OF HEART 7044 GREELEY ST. TUJUNGA, CA
91042 LA COUNTY. Registered Owner(s) SHANT
KASABIAN 7044 GREELEY ST TUJUNGA, CA
91042. This business is being conducted by
an INDIVIDUAL . The date registrant started to
conduct business under the fictitious business
name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare
that all information in this statement is true
and correct signed registrant Shant Kasabian
Title Owner. NOTICE- In accordance with the
subdivision (a) of section 17920. A Fictitious
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NAME CHANGE
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR NAME CHANGE
OF NAME PETITION OF CHEUK YING, SIU by
her mother Winnie Wing Yee Fung for change
of name case number: ES019538 Los Angeles
Superior Court- Glendale 600 East Broadway
Glendale, California 91206 North Central District.
To all interested persons: 1. Petitioner Cheuk
Ying Siu by her mother filed a petition with this
court for a decree changing names as follows:
Present name CHEUK YING, SIU to Proposed
name KAYLEE CHEUK YING, SIU. 2. THE COURT
ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter
appear before this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the petition
for change of name should not be granted.
Any persons objecting to the name changes
described above must file a written objection that
includes the reasons for the objection at least two
court days before the matter is scheduled to be
heard and must appear at the hearing to show
cause why the petition should not be granted. If
no written objection is timely filed; the court may
grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF
HEARING a. Date FEB 24,2016 Time 8:30AM
Dept.: D b. The address of the court is same as
noted above. 3 a. A copy of this Order to Show
Cause of Name Change shall be published at
least once a week for four successive weekes
prior to the date set up for hearing on the petition
in the following newspaper of general circulation
printed in this county: Crescenta Valley Weekly
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BR, 3 BA. LR w/cozy frpl. New HVAC (2015).
Chuck Lamm
818/248-2248
$2,695,000 La Crescenta
Ultra sophisticated mid-century traditional circa
1958 is the definition of luxury Southern California
living. Rebuilt in 2015. 4 BR, 3 BA. Pool. Big lot.
Gerard Khorozian
818/248-2248
$574,475
Fixer! Fixer! Horse Property in the mountains on
the edge of wilderness, next to the trails, bordering
the Angeles National Forest. Mt. Views. 3 BR, 3 BA.
Chuck Lamm
818/248-2248
$975,000
Welcome Home! 3 BR, 2 BA. Beautifully remodeled
kitchen & baths. Spanish tile in the LR w/high
beam ceiling, FR w/wet bar. Drought landscaping.
Karen Roberson
818/248-2248

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