THE EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
The Best Investment You Can Make in Your Neighborhood
TERA
e.letter
October 28, 2004
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This week:
A HUGE
Thank You for all who made the Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour great! (Item
#1)
ERNC
Land Use Committee – Tonight! (Item #2)
Occidental
College Homecoming Weekend is here! (Item #3)
St.
Dominic’s Fall Church Fiesta this weekend (Item #4)
Take
Back Democracy Film Festival Friday (Item #5)
Neighborhood
Clean Up this Saturday (Item #6)
Festival
de la Gente – Saturday! (Item #7)
LAPD
wishes you a safe Halloween weekend! (Item #8)
A
Halloween afternoon at the Audubon Center (Item #9)
Support
the Eagle Rock High School Tennis Team – Last Chance! (Item #10)
VOTE
NOVEMBER 2ND then support the Colorado Wine Company! (Item
#11, President’s message, and Letters to the Editor)
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE – HOME TOUR AN AMAZING SUCCESS!
2. ERNC LAND USE
COMMITTEE – MONUMENTAL DECISIONS – TONIGHT!
3. OCCIDENTAL
COLLEGE CELEBRATES HOMECOMING WEEKEND! OCTOBER 29TH – OCTOBER
31ST!
4. ST.
DOMINIC’S CHURCH FIESTA -- OCTOBER 29TH – OCTOBER 31ST!
5. TAKE BACK
DEMOCRACY FILM FESTIVAL – FINAL NIGHT OCTOBER 29TH!
6.
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN-UP THIS SATURDAY– OCTOBER 30TH !!
7. FESTIVAL DE LA
GENTE – THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH !
8. LAPD WANTS
YOU TO BE SAFE THIS HALLOWEEN WEEKEND!
9. GET BACK TO
NATURE AT THE AUDUBON CENTER – OCTOBER 31ST
10. CHRISTMAS IN OCTOBER?
– LAST CHANCE TO SUPPORT THE ERHS TENNIS TEAM!
11. SUPPORT THE NEW
COLORADO WINE COMPANY – NOVEMBER 2ND
12. HELP EAGLE ROCK
ELEMENTARY SPARKLE IN PREPARATION FOR ITS NATIONAL AWARD! -- NOVEMBER 6th
13. WOMEN’S 20TH
CENTURY CLUB HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR – NOVEMBER 6TH
14. EAGLE ROCK ELEMENTARY
WINS NATIONAL AWARD! – CELEBRATE NOVEMBER 9TH!
15. CENTER FOR THE ARTS,
EAGLE ROCK TOASTS VOLUNTEERS – NOVEMBER 16TH
16. NEED A LANDSCAPING
MAKEOVER? – APPLY BY NOVEMBER 24TH
17. CAMILO’S CALIFORNIA BISTRO
NAMED ONE OF 50 TOP HISPANIC OWNED RESTAURANTS BY HISPANIC MAGAZINE!
18. SWORK II NEEDS
AN EAGLE ROCK TOUCH
19. YOGA ESSENCE’S NEW
OWNER PRO-POSES NEW OFFERS!
20. WE’VE GOT MAIL
21. THE FINAL WORD –
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES AND W.C. FIELDS
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1. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – AN AMAZING SUCCESS!
ECLECTIC EAGLE ROCK HOME TOUR – AN AMAZING
SUCCESS!
I wanted to take the opportunity to thank all of TERA’s Eclectic Eagle Rock
Home Tour’s volunteers, sponsors and committee members profusely for the
tremendous job you did on this year's Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour!
Thank you so much for creating a Home Tour that was filled with heart, that
exemplified the high standards of this community, and demonstrated to
communities throughout the Northeast what a fabulous place Eagle Rock is to
live. Corky Retson's Home Tour posters are an absolutely fantastic
reflection of all of these ideals.
At last night's after-party, Camilo and Amelia Gonzalez of Camilo's
said that the restaurant was PACKED all day. Michael Zamarripa of the
Coffee Table came during the day and ran back to feed hungry customers.
This Home Tour definitely increased the business activity in the
community. Many asked if we can do it every Sunday!
The GLAD building was a lovely starting point, and the Eagle Rock Valley
Historical Society’s exhibit of Shulman photos gave a fitting reminder of
Eagle Rock's special place in the history of Los Angeles.
It was clear to all who participated that the event could not have happened
without the hard work of dedicated volunteers. You all have provided
crucial support for TERA and its mission. Thank you all for your precious
time and exceptional talent!
Thank you to all who showed their homes and who attended this year’s home
tour! We hope we will see you all again 2005!
TERA SPECIFICALLY WISHES TO THANK…
Auntie Em's - ticket sales/food donation
Café Beaujolais - food donation
Camilo's California Bistro - food donation
The Capri Italian Restaurant - food donation
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock – Inclusion in their pre-event ad in LA
Weekly
Mina Choi - public relations assistance
The Coffee Table - ticket sales/food donation
Colombo's Restaurant - food donation
Richard Mark Dickinson - GLAD liaison
Eagle Rock Italian Bakery - food donation
The Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society – Julius Shulman photo exhibit
Ernie Jr.'s Taco House - food donation
Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness (GLAD) - tour starting point
Tim Gregory - historian
Deborah Hosking - writer
Juice Exchange - ticket sales/food donation
Le Petit Beaujolais - food donation
Miles Lichterman and Lonnie Roy - after-party hosts
Dion Neutra - original Neutra Clubhouse renderings
Oxy Café - food donation
Panang Thai Cuisine - food donation
Passionfruit - food donation
Melody Peterson - writer
Corky Retson - Home Tour logo design/poster, handbill, and postcard
design
Señor Fish - food donation
Julius Shulman - architectural photos
Sir Michael's - tablecloths
SmellzGood Fragrance Boutique - volunteer gifts
Sparkletts - bottled water
Swork Coffee - food donation
Trader Joe's Eagle Rock - bottled water
Ian Turner - after-party entertainment
urquiza! design/communications - brochure design
Councilmember Antonio Villaraigosa - shuttle buses and support
Warren Printing & Mailing, Inc. - brochure, poster, handbill, and
postcard printing
Westfield Shoppingtown Eagle Rock - marquee announcement
Chris Willman - writer
We are also grateful for the digital photographs of the event taken by
TERA Board member Keith Louie and by Rick Fisher. Mr. Fisher can be
contacted at rickfish99@hotmail.com if you are interested in architectural
photography, portraits or pet photos.
Besides our entrepreneurs in Eagle Rock, we thank the many businesses in
Altadena, Atwater Village, Burbank, Echo Park, Glendale, Highland Park, La
Cañada, Los Feliz, Montrose, Mount Washington, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Silver
Lake, and South Pasadena who graciously displayed our posters and flyers.
And, of course, to the Homeowners and our many Volunteers, without whose
generosity and love for Eagle Rock our Home Tour would not be possible.
Most especially, I would like to thank this years Co-Chairs of the
Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour – Tracy King, Joanne Turner and Liz Wagner.
They have helmed one of our most solid teams of volunteers and homeowners to
create a truly memorable event!
THANK YOU TO BUSINESSES OFFERING TERA MEMBER
BENEFITS!
In a nod to TERA members and their staunch support of independent businesses
in Eagle Rock, two new businesses have joined those offering discounts to our
membership: Yoga Essence and the Juice Exchange.
Yoga Essence, under new owner Hilary Lachoff, is offering a 10% discount
to TERA members. The Juice Exchange, offering sandwiches, smoothies and
much more, is offering a 15% discount to all TERA members.
Patricia Neal of swork has gone so far as to create a 15% off TERA
discount card specifically for TERA members.
Thank you very much to all of these fine Eagle Rock establishments, along
with the Coffee Table and Curves, who are offering these
discounts. Though many of us put our savings right into the respective
tip jars, it still is a wonderful way to show how often TERA supports Eagle
Rock business!
LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL FEATURES EAGLE
ROCK!
This issue of the Los Angeles Business Journal chronicles TERA and Eagle
Rock’s efforts to preserve our character while accommodating new growth.
It covers our efforts to review the Colorado Boulevard Specific Plan and
features local business owners Steve Saylor of the Eagle Rock Pharmacy and
Daniel Andalon of the Juice Exchange praising the closeness they feel to
their residents and customers.
Unfortunately, the article is not on line, so we will try to put the article
on our website. In the meantime, please pick up a copy of you get a
chance!
VOTE NOVEMBER 2ND!
However you wish to vote, the fact that Eagle Rock has been historically a
high-propensity voting town is a very important tradition! Please make
sure that you and all of your neighbors come to the polls! In our Letters
to the Editor section, there are some resources available to those who wish
rides to the polls and those who seek more information about the issues on the
November 2nd ballot.
If you do not know where your polling place is, call the Registrar of
Voters' general information telephone numbers: (562) 466-1310 or (800)
481-VOTE, 24 hours a day, or through the web at http://lavote.net/locator.
See you at the polls!
TERA’S PRINTED NEWSLETTER IS OUT!
…and it is full of brand new news! Please check it out at many of
Eagle Rock’s finest establishments and the office of Councilmember Antonio
Villaraigosa at Eagle Rock City Hall! Read about TERA’s State of the
Town, and see all of those TERA members who joined at the $25 level and
above. If you are not already a member, please consider becoming one
today!
-- Hilary Norton Orozco,
TERA President
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2. ERNC LAND USE COMMITTEE – MONUMENTAL DECISIONS TONIGHT!
ERNC Land Use & Planning
Committee Meeting
Thursday, October 28th
7pm
Eagle Rock City Hall, 2035
Colorado Boulevard
We have an agenda full of interesting community issues and your input and
participation is greatly appreciated!
* Eagle Rock Monuments – presentation of city-approved model;
status of efforts among all groups. Find out who’s planning what for
where and how you can become involved in these community efforts.
* Von's -Figueroa & La Loma – [This item has been moved
to the December meeting due to a scheduling conflict] Preliminary plans for
demolition & redevelopment. No development application has been made,
business is presenting for community info and input about future plans for the
Von’s property.
* LAX Master Plan Presentation – Proposal has been to City
Planning, & City's Planning & Land Use Management. City Council
will take action in December. Find out what changes are in store for our city’s
international airport.
* Case ZA2004-4830 (CUB) Colorado Wine Company, 2114 Colorado
Blvd. Application for permit for sale & dispensing of beer & wine
for on & off-site consumption. Store & wine tasting facility 11am-9pm
M-F; 10am-9pm Sat/Sun.
* Request for sound walls along part of 134 freeway - summary
of efforts to date. Assignment of project manager to look into all sides
of issue for future comprehensive consideration.
* Specific Plan Working Group Proposal - Council Office, City
Planning & City Attorney's office have voiced support to ERNC Board for
LUPC to create working group of community members from across community for
long-term process of examining and recommending revisions of current Colorado
Blvd. Specific Plan and exploring need for other plans in Eagle Rock.
Plans are usually revised every 5-7 years.
All are welcome, public comment is taken on each agenda item, and as always
there will be time set aside for public comment on non-agenda items, so if you
have land use issues or concerns, please feel free to let us know.
If you have questions, please contact LUPC Co-Chair Jessica Wethington
McLean, 323-256-6221 or ERNC Land_Use@earthlink.net
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3.
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE CELEBRATES HOMECOMING WEEKEND! OCTOBER 29TH
– OCTOBER 31ST!
For alumni/ae, faculty and other associates of Oxy past and present -
Occidental College's Homecoming/Family Weekend is scheduled for Friday -
Sunday, October 29, 30 and 31, 2004. Activities will include the Homecoming
Golf Classic, Homecoming Glee Club Concert, traditional bonfire, student
production "The Trip to
Bountiful" by Horton Foote, Occidental Children's Theater performance
of "The Boy Who Cried Wolfman," tailgate bbq with live music and
family activities, football game against Pomona College, Oxy GOLD (Graduates of
the Last Decade) gathering, Homecoming dance, plus much, much more.
Check out http://departments.oxy.edu/alumni/homecoming/2004/index.html
for the schedule of events and to REGISTER ONLINE or call the Office of Alumni
Relations at 323.259.2601 for more information.
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4. ST.
DOMINIC’S CHURCH FIESTA -- OCTOBER 29TH – OCTOBER 31ST!
St. Dominic's Annual
Fiesta
Friday, October 29th
-- 6pm - 11pm
Saturday, October 30th
– 12 noon - Close
Sunday, October 31st
-- 2pm - 10pm
5016 Caspar Avenue, Eagle
Rock. 90041
Please join the community for St. Dominic’s Church Annual Fiesta: Bingo,
food, beer & wine garden (must be 21), crafts fair, live music, rides,
games & prizes.
Enter a raffle to win: First prize, $5,000.00 Second prize,
$2,500.00 Third prize, $1,000.00 Fourth prize, $500.00. Also,
enter a drawing for other fun prizes, winner does need to be present to
win.
If you want to purchase pre-sale tickets, pick them up at the church
office by Thursday, Oct. 28th. Otherwise you can purchase the tickets at the
fiesta.
* * *
5. TAKE BACK DEMOCRACY FILM FESTIVAL – FINAL NIGHT OCTOBER 29TH!
Northeast Neighbors for
Peace & Justice presents:
The "Take Back Democracy
Film Festival"
October 29 (3 days before the
election)
8pm
Flor y Canto Community Space
& Bookstore
3706 N. Figueroa, Highland
Park, between Marmion Way and Ave. 37, 3 blocks from Gold Line Heritage Square
Station
Northeast Neighbors for Peace and Justice Video/Potlucks almost every
Friday.
Gather about 8:00, movie starts about 8:30, bring food or drink to share if you
can. For more information, contact (323)276-1148 or http://www.FloryCanto.org
FILMS:
"Before You Don't Vote." (2003, 24 min) Directed and Produced by
Larry Litt and Eleanor Heartney
Interviews with over 50 voters in New York and Palm Beach who discuss
politics, current affairs and the importance of voting in the U.S. From widely
diverse backgrounds, they comment on our democracy's past, present and future
and offer realistic advice about why we should participate even though politics
and politicians are not what we want them to be.
"A Night Of Ferocious Joy " (2004, 60 min) w/ special guest
filmmaker David Zeiger
On May 12, 2002, before an audience of 1,800 people in the legendary Palace
theater in Los Angeles, a disparate group of hip hop, latin funk, spoken word
and visual artists created the first anti-war concert in the new millennium
called ArtSpeaks! Not in Our Name. This concert film captures the energy and
feel of what happened that night. Featuring: Ozomatli, The Coup, Blackalicious,
Dilated Peoples, Mystic, Saul Williams, The Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra,
Jerry Quickley, and Hassan Hakmoun.
* * *
6.
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN-UP THIS SATURDAY !!
Saturday, October 30TH
9:00 am to 10:30 am
Sign-in Location: Eagle Rock
City Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90041
Occidental College Alumni will be coming to Eagle Rock this weekend to
celebrate Homecoming and all are invited.
In its effort to support the business community of Eagle Rock, the
Occidental College Alumni organization will be co-sponsoring with the Eagle
Rock Neighborhood Council a community cleanup.
Come join us to help clean-up Colorado Blvd between SWORK and the
Coffee Table by picking litter and removing weed overgrowth.
Make sure to sign-in and get supplies and bottled water; please bring
working-gloves, lots of energy, and community pride. Coffee and snacks from the
Coffee Table will be sponsored by Occidental College and the ERNC for
all those who helped with the clean-up.
For more information please contact: Dalila Sotelo, (323) 257-9694 or EagleRocker@hotmail.com or www.EagleRockCouncil.org
* * *
7. FESTIVAL DE LA GENTE – THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
!
Please join Councilmember Antonio R. Villaraigosa at the
Festival De La Gente!
October 30th 10:00
am - 10:00 pm
At the Historic 6th Street
Bridge
Art - Culture - Live Music - Children's Arts and Crafts
Free to the public!!!
For more information, contact: Jennie Carreon, Office of Councilmember
Antonio R. Villaraigosa at 323-226-1646 or jcarreon@council.lacity.org
* * *
8. LAPD WANTS YOU TO BE SAFE THIS
HALLOWEEN WEEKEND!
HALLOWEEN is coming soon. Children may be in danger when going to
"trick-or-treat" in their neighborhoods. Our LAPD has compiled a list
of safety tips to protect children that we can pass along to you:
* Children should trick-or-treat only during daylight hours.
* Children should never be allowed to go out alone on Halloween.
* Children should never eat any treats before they have been examined.
* Fruit should be cut and closely examined before eating.
* Advise children never to enter strangers' homes and never invite children
into your own home.
* Children should never accept rides from strangers.
* Children should never take short-cuts through backyards or alleys.
Thank you LAPD for watching out for our
safety! Have a very safe Halloween weekend!
* * *
9. GET BACK TO NATURE AT THE AUDUBON CENTER
Have you discovered the Audubon Center at Debs
Park yet? Elsa Lopez, Center Director of the Audubon Center at Debs Park,
located at 4700 North Griffin Avenue in Highland Park has created a series of events
to help bring nature to our front door. For more information, please call
(323) 221-2255 ext. 11, or e.mail elopez@audubon.org.
Sunday, October 31
2 pm – 5 pm The Enchanted Forest
Especially appropriate for families with children
ages 3-5. Join us for a magical Halloween afternoon in the Children’s
Woodland. Receive a Forest Passport and go Trick-o-treating among our
costumed plants and wild animals. Then get creative with some Halloween
nature crafts and enjoy some entertainment. Come dressed as your favorite
wild plant or animal too! Admission: $2.00 donation per person.
* * *
10. CHRISTMAS
IN OCTOBER? – LAST CHANCE TO SUPPORT THE ERHS TENNIS TEAM!
Before you buy your Christmas greenery, consider ordering this month to
support the ERHS Boys Tennis Team! Eric Jacobson, ERHS Alumnus (Class of
‘89), Tennis Coach and Counselor needs our help!
Dear Friends of Eagle Rock:
I’m writing to ask for your help in supporting the Eagle Rock High School
boys tennis team by pre-ordering a Christmas tree, wreath, or garland
in the month of October or by sending a monetary donation. Recently, our
team’s school budget was decreased by one half, exerting extra pressure on all
of our athletes to greatly increase their fundraising efforts. Our team
is raising money for two overnight trips (to see professional tennis at Indian
Wells in March, and to train for city playoffs at the Big Bear Tennis Ranch in
April). Each team member needs to raise his own funds to pay for those
two activities, as well as for his uniform, the banquet, and individual
trophies.
This is our third year selling Christmas trees of three sizes (5-6 foot, 6-7
foot, and 7-8 foot) and of three varieties (Douglas, Grand, and Noble Fir), as
well as two sizes of wreaths and garland. Prices for trees are
competitive with those of any fresh-tree lot ($34 and up), and the quality of
the trees is guaranteed or your money back! Small wreaths (24 inches in
diameter) are $22, large wreaths (28 inches in diameter) are $27, and a
10-foot-long garland is $23. Christmas tree stands (with and without
water bowls) are a few dollars extra. All trees are cut only TWO days
before shipment to the school on December 10. All trees will be delivered
(at no cost if you live near Eagle Rock!) or need to be picked up from the
horticulture area in the middle of campus on Saturday, December 11, between 9
am and 1 pm.
If you were planning to buy a live Christmas tree this year, please buy
through us and receive a tree of the highest quality. Simply complete the
bottom section of the order form enclosed (on the back of the flyer), and send
it to me at the address below. Retain the top portion for your records.
Pre-orders are being taken in the month of October only, and a
deposit of at least $20 per tree is due upon ordering. Total payment is
required for wreaths or garlands.
If you live far from ERHS or don’t plan to have a tree this season, please
consider helping us with a donation (made out to “ERHS BOYS TENNIS”)
which will go straight to one young, hard-working tennis player at our school.
I speak for all of the members of the #7-ranked Eagle Rock High School
tennis team when I thank you tremendously for your support. Please tell
your friends and neighbors, too!
Please send your order or donation to: EAGLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, c/o
ERIC JACOBSON, 1750 YOSEMITE DR., LOS ANGELES, CA 90041 or call: (323)
254-6891 (x192) during the day or (323) 333-6967 any time to leave a message.
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11. SUPPORT THE
NEW COLORADO WINE COMPANY – NOVEMBER 2ND
Here’s another important thing to do on
Election Day! Please either write letters or come to support Colorado
Wine Company’s application to sell wine. The owners will make a
presentation tonight at the ERNC Land Use Committee. This is a wonderful
business who located here in part because of TERA’s encouragement. Please take the
time to voice your support for this fine establishment – a superb addition to
Eagle Rock!
November 2nd, at 9:00 AM at
City Hall
200 North Spring St. Room 1020,
Los Angeles CA 90012
The entrance to City Hall is on
Main Street
Colorado Wine Company will be located on 2114 Colorado Boulevard. For
more information about Colorado Wine Company, please contact www.cowineco.com
* * *
12. HELP EAGLE ROCK ELEMENTARY SPARKLE IN
PREPARATION FOR ITS NATIONAL AWARD! -- NOVEMBER 6th
Saturday, November 6th, 2004
Eagle Rock Elementary (ERE) Clean-Up Day Preparation for Celebration of
Learning
Blue Ribbon Award
2057 Fair Park Avenue, Eagle
Rock, CA 90041
For more information, please call: (323) 254-6851.
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13. WOMEN’S
20TH CENTURY CLUB HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR
The Women's Twentieth
Century Club of Eagle Rock
5105 Hermosa Avenue (corner of
Colorado Boulevard)
Second Annual Holiday Boutique
and Craft Fair
Saturday, November 6th
9 am to 4 pm
Food will be available for purchase and consumption during this event.
Tickets for a drawing towards a Christmas Tree with ornaments will also be
offered.
Come see the wonderful hand made items from the region’s cottage industries.
Some of the most beautiful and unique gifts will be available.
Questions? Call (323) 478-1883
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14. EAGLE ROCK ELEMENTARY WINS NATIONAL AWARD! – CELEBRATE
NOVEMBER 9TH!
LAUSD'S ONLY NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED SCHOOL FOR ACADEMIC AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN 2004!
EAGLE ROCK ELEMENTARY (ERE)
CELEBRATES IT'S SUCCESS
Tuesday, November 9, 2004
8:30 – 10 am
2057 Fair Park Avenue, Eagle
Rock, CA 90041
LOS ANGELES -- Eagle Rock Elementary (ERE), will welcome back
Principal Jane Sierra from a ceremony hosted by U.S. Secretary of Education Rod
Paige in Washington D.C., with a day of celebration on Tuesday, November 9,
2004, from 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Local and state dignitaries, including Congressman Xavier Becerra, State
Education Secretary Richard Riordan, State Senator Jack Scott, LAUSD
Superintendent Governor Roy Romer and LAUSD Board of Education President Jose
Huizar, along with the Eagle Rock community, will come together to honor the
ERE students, teachers, parents and support staff that made this accomplishment
possible.
ERE, located in N.E. Los Angeles, is one of 33 public schools in California,
and 206 in the nation, to be chosen as a Blue Ribbon School for 2004. The No
Child Left Behind (NCLB) -- Blue Ribbon School program is sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Education. The 21 year old program encourages states to nominate
public kindergarten through grade twelve schools that are either academically
superior or demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement. ERE went through
a rigorous application process. The weight of the application rested
over-whelmingly on test scores, growth, and achievement in reading and math
over three years, including those for significant subgroups.
"The educators and students in these schools, as well as the children's
parents, deserve a lot of praise for working very hard to receive this national
recognition," said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell.
"This shows that our efforts to increase rigor in California schools is
working, so students can receive a world-class education that will carry them
through to college or careers." O'Connell nominated ERE last December for
this federal recognition.
ERE’s Celebration of Learning will begin with the entrance of the
Eagle Rock High School Marching Band parading through the streets of Eagle Rock
from the high school to ERE. After-which, the school and Principal Sierra --
who also will be personally honored in D.C. as one of five principals in the
country to receive the Terrel H. Bell Award for exceptional school leadership,
will be recognized with praises and proclamations, as well as entertainment for
all to enjoy. ERE is located at 2057 Fair Park Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. 90041,
(323) 254-6851.
Congratulations Principal Sierra and Eagle Rock Elementary teachers,
students and parents, for being a local and national model for education!
We all applaud you for this well-deserved honor!
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15. CENTER FOR THE ARTS, EAGLE ROCK TOASTS VOLUNTEERS –
NOVEMBER 16TH
The Board and the Staff of The Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock cordially
invite you to
Celebrate the Spirit of Volunteerism!
The Recognition Breakfast
2004
Tuesday, November 16th
Camilo’s California Bistro
2128 Colorado Boulevard, Eagle
Rock, CA 90041
Due to the generosity and the community spirit of Camilo and Amelia
Gonzalez, who have offered to host the Recognition Breakfast for the Center for
the Arts, Eagle Rock, the breakfast will now be held on November 16th beginning
at 7:30 am. The ceremony will begin promptly at 8:30 am.
RSVPs are necessary since there is limited seating. Please call the
Center at 323.226.1617 if you will be attending. The Center will announce
the honorees next week.
Thanks for your understanding about the change in date. The Board and the
Staff of the Center hope to see you on this very special occasion.
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16. NEED A LANDSCAPING MAKEOVER? – APPLY BY NOVEMBER 24TH
Local Eagle-Rocker Phillip Latham, owner of PAL Landscape
Services, has organized a fun community give-away project…just in time
for the Holidays! With the help of other local merchants such as Persson’s
Nursery of Pasadena, Tritch Hardware of Eagle Rock and Ewing Irrigation of
Glendale, he is having a contest to give away a free landscaping front yard
“make-over” worth up to $5000! Contestants
must be nominated by a neighbor, family member or friend who will describe why
their deserving nominee should be declared the winner. Yards must be
residential only and within the community boundaries of Eagle Rock, Highland
Park, Glassell Park and Mount Washington. All applications must be received
before November 24th. Local actress Lorraine Toussaint and other
community members will serve as the jury. Winners will be announced on November
30th, and work will be accomplished between December 1st and 15th.
Hurry and e-mail your nominations to
phillip@pallandscape.com…today! Any further questions? Call (323)
254-2141.
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17. CAMILO’S CALIFORNIA BISTRO NAMED ONE OF 50 TOP HISPANIC
OWNED RESTAURANTS BY HISPANIC MAGAZINE!
The October issue of Hispanic Magazine ran
this rave review of Camilo’s California Bistro (and I agree with the ceviche
martini being excellent!):
Camilo’s Bistro
Tucked away in the Eagle Rock area of Los Angeles,
Camilo’s is all about fine dining and excellent service. You won’t find classic
Latin American dishes here, rather the gourmet-inspired dishes of Colombian
chef-owner Camilo Gonzales. The ceviche martini or prawn corn cake fritters
make excellent starters, which can be followed by the tasty osso buco or red
Thai curry red snapper. Desserts include Amelia’s apple (a baked apple in a
crust) and the café flan. Beer and wine. 2128 Colorado Boulevard
(323-478-2644). Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Tues.–Sat.; breakfast and lunch
Sun. AE, D, MC, V. $$$.
Congratulations, Camilo and Amelia, for bringing national attention to
the great restaurants in Eagle Rock!
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18. SWORK II
NEEDS AN EAGLE ROCK TOUCH
Swork II
With so many creative people living right here in Eagle Rock, we thought we
would ask our home base for some help! We are looking for a grass roots
architect/retail store designer and general contractor to help us launch our
second swork location in Montrose/La Canada. We would love to work with our own
locals on this project or excellent referrals. Call Patricia Neal at:
(323) 309.7243.
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19. YOGA ESSENCE’S NEW OWNER PRO-POSES NEW OFFERS!
Stop by the studio, located at 1577 Colorado Boulevard (across from Trader
Joe's).
New students get your first two classes FREE! Returning students,
bring someone new to the studio and you each get the class FREE! Two
special offers. Too good to pass up. Good for two months only, October -
November.
In addition, Yoga Essence now offers a 10% discount on single classes
and series cards to members of TERA. Now is a great time to check out
that yoga or Pilates class you've always wanted to try.
Call or e.mail owner, Hilary Lachoff, for schedule or other
information: (323) 550-8182, or e.mail at hilary@yogaessence.net.
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20. WE’VE GOT MAIL
The Northeast Democratic Party headquarters will provide free rides for voters
(of any political persuasion) who need help getting to the polls on election
day Tuesday. Just call (323) 257-3366 and ask about rides. The headquarters is
also seeking drivers willing to volunteer time that day to help drive people to
their polling places. It’s fun, a great way to get involved, and -- best of all
-- a nice way to spend some time with some of the greatest people in Los
Angeles: your Eagle Rock neighbors! For more information, or to find out about
other volunteer opportunities, call (323) 257-3366.
-- Vince Waldron, Eagle Rock (and
former stellar editor of the TERA e.letter!)
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Friends --
For those of you who are still trying to figure out the November 2nd ballot
measures, I wanted to let you know that I've had the pleasure of hosting a
pioneering new series aimed at bringing ballot information to voters via cable
television and the Internet. The new "Voter Minute" series
offers concise summaries aimed at demystifying the statewide ballot measures
(plus County Measure A) and is airing regularly on LA36 (Channel 36 on all
cable systems in the City of Los Angeles) and on Channel 16 in the City of
Santa Monica.
Better yet, the entire set of Voter Minutes is available 24 hours a day on
the LA36 web site, www.la36.org.
This project is the debut of a new technology recently licensed by LA36 to
manage streaming content on governmental information. On-line viewers
also see a transcript of each video, as well as additional resources and web links
on each measure (Windows Media Player is required).
The nonpartisan Voter Minutes are a joint project of LA36 and the Center for
Governmental Studies, a respected leader in political reform and community
development. I've enjoyed the opportunity to work once again with the
terrific team at LA36, which was a great partner on the 17-part "Secession
101" series I hosted in 2002.
So, please pass this along as a resource to any undecided voters, or to any
organizations that are disseminating election information between now and
November 2nd.
-- Ken Bernstein, Los Angeles resident
(and a crucial part of the Los Angeles Conservancy!)
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21. THE FINAL
WORD – RUTHERFORD B. HAYES AND W.C. FIELDS
Two great quotes in honor of Election Day
November 2nd!
“To vote is like the payment of a debt—a duty never to be neglected, if its
performance is possible..”
--
Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893), 19th U.S. president
(1877–1881).
“I never vote for anyone. I always vote against.”
-- W. C. Fields (1879 – 1946), U.S.
Screen Actor
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Hilary Norton Orozco, editor
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