Mountain Views News          Saturday, April 9, 2011

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 Mountain Views News Saturday, April 9, 2011 

PACK STATION HISTORICAL MARKER DEDICATION 

A special historical marker will be unveiled at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 17, at the last remaining mule 
pack station of its kind in the Angeles National Forest of the San Gabriel Mountains — Adams’ Pack 
Station — as part of 75th anniversary festivities at the station by Deb and Sue Burgess, who are celebrating 
their fifth anniversary as owners.

Adams' Pack Station co-owner Deb Burgess (middle) and manager Richard Conforti accept checks 
last year from Arcadia Historical Society's Carol Libby to help save the station from being closed.

The Arcadia Historical Society will dedicate the group’s seventh “History Lives Here” marker — 
showcasing vintage and recent photographs and descriptions of the station’s history — at the pack station 
and general store, which sits next to the Chantry Flat picnic and trail head area at the top of Santa 
Anita Canyon Road. The ceremony will take place between two live music acoustic music performances 
by John M from 12 noon – 2 p.m., and Cross Town Cowboys from 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Everyone is invited to the outdoor program that will include the Arcadia Mayor and other local political 
officials and historians, and residents and visitors of Santa Anita Canyon. The station will once 
again make available pulled pork sandwiches cooked on the spot in a Dutch oven, as are offered on the 
third Sunday each month spring – fall.

A shuttle bus provided by the Arcadia Historical Society will be available to take riders up to the Pack 
Station. It will leave at 1 p.m. from the Arcadia Community Center and return about 3 p.m. Passengers 
will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. -Courtesy Arcadia’s Best

WATCH OUT FOR SCAM ARTISTS POSING AS ARBORISTS

 Sacramento – Communities 
and homeowners throughout 
California have experienced 
serious damage to trees due to 
harsh winter weather and very 
heavy snow fall. After a storm, it 
is common for people claiming 
to be "tree specialists" to show 
up at residents’ front doors offering 
their services to remove 
or repair damaged trees. Contractors 
seem to come out of 
the woodwork after a storm 
and are often inexperienced and 
not qualified to properly care 
for trees and their damage following 
a storm. They are often 
people who are unlicensed to do 
the work.

 

Unfortunately, many such individuals 
have little or no training, 
and sometimes have little interest 
in removing anything but 
money from the pocketbooks of 
unsuspecting residents. 

 

CAL FIRE and the Arbor Day 
Foundation are urging homeowners 
not be a victim. "Make 
sure you are dealing with a 
reputable individual or tree care 
firm when you contemplate repairs 
or removal of any trees 
on your property," warns John 
Rosenow, president of The Arbor 
Day Foundation. "Legitimate 
arborists rarely go door to 
door to solicit business." 

 

Here are eight guidelines to 
help you find qualified tree-care 
specialists: 

 

1. Make sure they are part 
of an established business in the 
community or nearby area, with 
a listing in the phone book, usually 
under Tree Service. 

2. Have them provide you 
with evidence that they are actually 
working for the company, 
rather than moonlighting. 

3. Ask for a California 
Contractor’s License or a Timber 
Operator’s License. Including 
current certificates of insurance 
showing that they are fully 
insured for property damage, 
personal liability, and worker 
compensation. 

4. Ideally, they should be 
members of a professional association 
of arborists such as the 
International Society of Arboriculture 
(ISA), the Tree Care Industry 
Association (TCIA), or 
the American Society of Consulting 
Arborists (ASCA). 

5. Arborists who have received 
certification from their 
professional associations, such 
as ISA Certified Arborists, will 
have received training and access 
to current technical information 
on tree care, repair, and 
removal. 

6. If possible, get more 
than one estimate to ensure that 
the price offered is competitive 
with that offered by others for 
the same services. 

7. In the case of tree removals, 
have a clear understanding 
about who removes the limbs 
and debris from the property, 
and whether or not the price includes 
stump removal and clean 
up. 

8. Check to see if the estimate 
has considered the possible 
value your tree will have as 
logs, firewood or chips, either to 
yourself or if sold to others. 

 

"Above all, don't be pressured 
into making immediate decisions 
by a "tree specialist", do 
your homework and make sure 
they are qualified," warns Thom 
Porter, staff chief of Resource 
Management for CAL FIRE’s 
Southern Region. "It is important 
to take the time to select 
a qualified tree professional to 
safeguard your trees and to save 
you from the long-term consequences 
of using the wrong 
contractor to clean up after a 
storm." 

 

Many cities require arborists to 
be licensed and will maintain 
lists of firms and individuals so 
registered. Residents can check 
with their local Forester who 
cares for public trees in their 
communities. Sometimes this 
is a function of the county or 
city's parks department or public 
works department. For more 
information on CAL FIRE's Resource 
Management Program 
or to reach a State Forester 
please visit www.fire.ca.gov. 


PASADENA CHIROPRACTOR ADOPTS NEW 
TOOL FOR PAIN RELIEF: PEMF

Dr. Michael Budincich, of Budincich Chiropractic, 
is always looking for ways to help his patients reduce 
their pain and increase function after injuries or from 
chronic issues.

His newest tool in his office toolbox is the Delta Pulse 
from Magnus Magnetica. Pulsed Electro-Magnetic 
Field (PEMF) Therapy is fondly known to Dr Bud’s 
patients as the “click click” machine, for the low level, 
typewriter-like clicking the apparatus makes during 
use.

Budincich says “The unit was the most expensive 
piece of equipment I have ever purchased with the 
exception of my X-ray machine. But the results 
were so impressive and fast, I could not overlook 
the technology, and wanted to be one of the first 5 
doctors in LA to get it. Some of the most dramatic 
results came just this week, as a woman with three 
years of constant shoulder pain reported that her pain 
was totally GONE after four treatment visits,” says 
Budincich. “I have had great results with chronic and 
acute severe low back and knee pain, sciatica, and even chronic prostate problems. The machine 
seems to greatly reduce the pain of fractures, contusions and injuries as well.”

Comparing the machine to another widely used therapy treatment, electrical stimulation, 
Budincich reflects that, “Electric stimulation (also known as “stim”) is better for muscle spasms, 
neuromuscular reeducation and relaxing muscles. The Delta Pulse is actually a curative technology. 
It actually increases the polarity of the molecules in the tissue cells and promotes healing of the 
actual condition and does not just mask pain, In permanent cases, it can mask pain when healing 
is impossible, but many of my tough cases are being treated and released. 

This type of therapy has been around since the early 1900’s, with commercially produced, low 
power PEMF devices entering the marketing around 1975, focusing on the health of bones, muscles, 
nerves tendons, etc., reducing pain and cellular and tissue regeneration. In 1979, the FDA accepted 
PEMF use for increased healing of non-union bone fractures, urinary incontinence and muscle 
stimulation in 1998 and anxiety and depression in 2006. 

Through its electromagnetic pulses, the benefits of PEMF come through a chemical process that 
enables “nitric oxide cascades” involved in tissue repair. PEMF has been shown to include direct 
and indirect vasodilatation (increased blood flow at the treatment site), anti-inflammatory and 
anti thrombotic (blood clot) effects and inhibits smooth muscle hyperplasia and seems to break up 
adhesions (a syndromatic unusual growth caused by excessive multiplication of cells, often seen as 
scar tissue after surgery or injury, that builds on itself).

Budincich’s supplier, Henry Siegel of Magnus Magnetica LLC, with its office in n Carson City, NV, 
came upon the therapy when a fitness trainer, the woman who would eventually become his wife, 
was severely injured in an automobile crash, with herniated discs and a dislocated shoulder. “For 
18 months, no one was able to help her; she got no relief,” Siegel recollects. At an event, a passerby 
who happened to be the developer of the Delta Pulse noticed her injury and suggested PEMF. They 
brought the equipment to her chiropractor, who set up the treatment as a test. Twenty minutes later 
she was pain free, which lasted two days. After a dozen treatments, she was relatively pain free, and 
uses the PEMF for “maintenance” effect only these days. 

“We’ve had amazing stories from the equine community at Santa Anita Racetrack. We have seven 
units there.” Siegel continued. “The horse trainers and owners love this technology, and it really 
provides a true reading of the therapy’s effectiveness. The horses run better, with less pain. It’s drug 
free and noninvasive.”

Dr. Jon Postajian, an associate chiropractor at Budincich Chiropractic, logs the patient responses 
to PEMF treatment by the Delta Pulse to keep careful track of the therapy. “Everyone has had a 
positive reaction to the treatment,” he says, “with enthusiastic comments about the pain reduction, 
like ‘My pain went from a 10 to a 6 in one day;” and ‘The pain goes away for almost all day;” and 
“It feels good and feels like the pain is gone.” 

“Every patient’s response has been really encouraging,” says Budincich. “Patients line up for the 
machine and ask for it.” My goal is to offer my patients the best hope for a complete recovery. Delta 
Pulse is a great additional tool that my patients are asking for regularly now.”

Dr. Michael Budincich practices at 140 N. Hill, just a block north of Pasadena Community College, in 
Pasadena. For more information, visit www.DrBud.com or call 626-792-3390.


RICH Johnson

PEA SOUP, HEAVEN & MORE

Undoubtedly most of you know the Central California town of Buelton. A hundred 
and fifty miles up the 101 freeway past Santa Barbara. Buelton is, of course, home 
to Pea Soup Andersons, the world renowned purveyor of split pea soup. And until 
just recently was my first stop for quality split pea soup with ham. 

I mention this because I recently had what I consider to be the best pea soup 
ever. And it is conveniently, right here at the Pasadena/Sierra Madre border. You 
can find it at Fresco’s Restaurant on the Northwest corner of the intersection 
of Michillinda and Sierra Madre Blvd. In fact, the soup was so good, I told the 
proprietor, Oscar, that I was going to highlight the soup in my column and he better have it available 
for any interested parties. So, he is going to have his cadre of cooks prepare it this Tuesday, April 12th 
serving from lunch on. If you are still hungry after the soup, order up the hot fudge brownie. It takes 
20 minutes because they bake the brownie when you order it.

Moving on, I have come across a mathematical equation that identifies your personal role model. Do 
the math below to see who your real hero is:

1. Pick a number between 1-9

2. Multiply by 3

3. Add 3

4. Again, multiply by 3

5. You will get a 2 or 3 digit number

6. Add the digits together

With that answer, look at the number below that corresponds to your answer and you will find out 
who your role model is. It’s uncannily accurate.

1. Albert Einstein

2. Oprah Winfrey

3. Ronald Reagan

4. Bill Clinton

5. Bill Gates

6. Mahatma Gandhi

7. Barack Obama

8. Babe Ruth

9. Rich Johnson

10. John F. Kennedy

And finally, I heard from several dogs regarding my column last week. The most vocal canine was the 
self-proclaimed King of Sierra Madre, Sparky Ogden. He is also known as Sir Barksalot having been 
christened that name by the Sierra Madre Sergeant at Arms, Ron.

Sparky identified several “pet” peeves dogs have about humans.

1. Blaming your farts on me….not funny.

2. Yelling at me for barking? I am a f-r-i-g-g-i-n’ dog.

3. Take me out for a walk, then getting mad when I check stuff out? Exactly whose walk is this 
anyway?

4. Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose. Stop it.

5. Any haircut that involves bows or ribbons. And you wonder why we chew your stuff up when 
you’re not at home.

6. That little slight of hand, fake throw. You fooled a dog. Big wow.

7. Taking me to the vet for the “big snip” and then acting surprised when I freak out every time 
we go back!

8. Getting upset when I sniff the crotch of each of your guests. Sorry, but I haven’t mastered the 
handshake yet.

9. Dog Sweaters? Hello? Haven’t you noticed the fur?

10. How disgusted you look when I lick myself. Come on, we know the truth. You are just jealous.

Sparky concluded his email by telling us to sit up and take notice of these peeves. In closing he said, 
“We both know who the boss is here. After all, you don’t see me picking up your poop, do you?”