SUNLAND-TUJUNGA : 4-Way Race Begins for Honorary Mayor

A four-way race for Honorary Mayor of Sunland-Tujunga starts Saturday, with the real winner being the local chamber of commerce and four community organizations.

“It should be fun and in good sportsmanship,” said current Honorary Mayor Charlyne Pleasant, president of the Sunland-Tujunga Chamber of Commerce, describing the ground rules for the campaign ending June 30.

The candidates each hold fund-raisers such as fashion shows, garage sales or dinner dances, raising money to be split between the chamber and the organization that sponsored their campaign. The best fund-raiser becomes Honorary Mayor, serving two years as a ceremonial ribbon-cutter as well as performing some other duties.

The four candidates are: Dick Starr, sponsored by Ahead with Horses, a charity for handicapped children in Sun Valley; Jerry Friedman, sponsored by the Sunland-Tujunga Kiwanis Club; Ralph Zenger, sponsored by the Elks Lodge, and Georgetta Wilmeth, sponsored by the S. S. Lane Victory Merchant Marine Cargo Ship Museum as well as Homebound, which provides meals for senior citizens.