THE EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
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TERA
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Thanksgiving Edition
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE – HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
2. NEED A
LANDSCAPING MAKEOVER? – APPLY BY NOVEMBER 24TH
3. FUNCTIONAL AND
FINE ART FESTIVAL AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, EAGLE ROCK! – DECEMBER 4TH
4. ROUTE 66
CELEBRATION SEPTEMBER 2005! BE PART OF IT!
5. THE FINAL WORD –
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
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1.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the next volume of the TERA e.letter will
come out on Friday. On behalf of TERA, we wish you all a happy and
healthy Thanksgiving holiday!
--
Hilary Norton
Orozco, TERA President
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2. 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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3. FUNCTIONAL AND FINE ART FESTIVAL AT THE CENTER FOR THE
ARTS, EAGLE ROCK! – DECEMBER 4TH
Saturday, December 4th,
from 11 am – 8 pm
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Boulevard, Eagle
Rock (near Eagle Rock Boulevard)
Give a little, get a lot!
Come discover the artistic bounty of Eagle Rock at a one-day functional and
fine art festival to benefit the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock.
Jewelry, paintings, clothing and more will be available from some of Northeast
L.A.'s most talented individuals. Live acoustical music and tasty treats add to
the festivities. Painters, Jewelry and Clothing designers, Ceramists, and
others will have their wares available for purchase. A portion of the proceeds
supports the Center for the Arts.
Suggested donation: $5, which includes a raffle ticket. Additional tickets
are available for purchase at $5 each or three for $10. The artist's have
generously donated pieces of their work for this special event. A great chance
to win some unique gifts! For more information: call (323) 226-1617 or go
online: www.centerartseaglerock.org
The Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, is a nonprofit organization that
provides affordable art classes and programming for children and adults.
Housed in a beautiful historical setting, the Center hosts art exhibits and is
a key supporter of cultural events in Northeast L.A.
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4. ROUTE 66 CELEBRATION SEPTEMBER 2005! BE PART OF IT!
This just in from the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council and Scott
Piotrowski of Route 66 Productions:
In September 2005, the Stater Brothers Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino
will also be hosting the National Historic Route 66 Federation's annual
Steinbeck Awards Ceremony. This will bring Route 66 Ambassadors from
around the world to the event in San Bernardino.
The Steinbeck Awards are traditionally held in a different city every
year. The intent of the Federation is that the city hosting the event
holds a related International Route 66 Festival in conjunction with the Awards
in order to raise awareness of Route 66 in the local community and raise
awareness of the local community within Route 66 enthusiasts.
The dates for next year's event are officially September 15 – 18. However,
the various California Route 66 organizations and museums are coming together
to host a variety of events throughout the week leading up to and including the
Rendezvous. Those organizations include the California Historic Route 66
Association, the California
Route 66 Museum (Victorville), the California Route 66 Preservation
Foundation, the Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum (Barstow), and 66
Productions, of which I am the director.
The events being discussed include, but are not limited to, the following
ideas. There are definite plans for two Route 66 Bus Tours, one eastbound
and one westbound, both originating and ending in San Bernardino. The
westbound tour will make it as far as the original terminus of Route 66 at 7th
and Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. (I am co-hosting both tours.)
There will be a preservation seminar hosted in part by the National Park
Service's Route 66 Corridor Management Program, based out of Santa Fe,
NM. This is currently scheduled for two days at the Aztec Hotel in
Monrovia. There are also plans afoot for a reception which will bring
together Route 66 Ambassadors, local business owners, and local preservation
enthusiasts. The date and location for that are still TBA. I am
currently the chairperson of that committee, so if anyone has any suggestions, or
is willing to assist on that committee, please let me know!
Other events include the John Steinbecks Awards Luncheon (Friday, September
16), a Route 66 egroup breakfast (Sunday, September 18), a Route 66 Authors /
Artists exhibition (all weekend), and many other events, all in addition to the
usual Stater Brothers Route 66 Rendezvous events.
If anyone is interested in receiving more information about any of the
events, or perhaps is interesting in providing more ideas or serving on any of
the organizing committees, please contact me off-list at rt66prods@yahoo.com.
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5. THE FINAL WORD – JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
“Ah! on Thanksgiving day, when from East and from West,
From North and from South, come the pilgrim and guest,
When the gray-haired New Englander sees round his board
The old broken links of affection restored,
When the care-wearied man seeks his mother once more,
And the worn matron smiles where the girl smiled before.
What moistens the lip and what brightens the eye?
What calls back the past, like the rich Pumpkin pie?”
-- John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892),
U.S. poet.
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©2004 The Eagle Rock Association
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The TERA e.letter
A publication of
The Eagle Rock Association (TERA)
Hilary Norton Orozco, editor
e.letter@TERA90041.org