THE EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
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November 27, 2003
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In this issue:
Watch the neighborhood watch (item #3)
Turkey with the eagles (item #4)
A rickety ladder, Suzanne Prieur, teenagers on the block,
and other blessings for which we're thankful (We've Got Mail, item
#12)
Table of Contents:
1. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: WHERE
EVERYBODY KNOWS HIS NAME
2. CATFISH BITE MOVING SALE ENDS THIS
WEEKEND -- EVERYTHING MUST GO!
3. EAGLE ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: CLIP'N'SAVE CALENDAR FOR
2004
4. GOBBLE, GOBBLE! FREE THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE
EAGLES CLUB-- NOVEMBER 27
5. DISCOVER THE ART OF SHOPPING AT AVENUE 50 STUDIO -- NOVEMBER 29,
30
6. OXY GLEE CLUB HOLIDAY CONCERT -- DECEMBER 5, 6
7. 14th DISTRICT DAY OF SERVICE: COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP
-- DECEMBER 6
8. AVENUE 50 STUDIO TAKES YOU HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS --
DECEMBER 6 -- 28
9. GALLERY OPHELIA RECEPTION: MEET CANDACE J. AND MISS MINDY
-- DECEMBER 9
10. OCCIDENTAL-FOOTHILL MASTER CHORALE PRESENTS BEETHOVEN IN
WINTER -- DECEMBER 13
11. CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO -- DECEMBER 18
12. WE'VE GOT MAIL: WE GIVE
THANKS
13. THE LAST WORD -- VICTOR HUGO
1. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: WHERE
EVERYBODY KNOWS HIS NAME
Today's issue of our e.letter is about Thanksgiving. It will not surprise
you that I am most grateful for TERA and for Eagle Rock's gift of community.
I see the strength, character and caring of our community through the eyes of
my five year-old son, Xavier. Where else but Eagle Rock can he be greeted
by name by the many adults in his life?
...by Joanne Turner, Kathleen Long, Mary Tokita and Esther Monk as he helps
clean up and beautify Eagle Rock
...by Tracy King and the Home Tour volunteers as he went through the Home Tour
this year
...by Robin as he gets his hair cut
...by Vic Parrino and the ERCPR board as he happily eats spaghetti and
meatballs at our ERCPR meetings
...by Jenny Krusoe as he goes to puppet-making classes or TERA meetings at the
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
...by the great firefighters at Fire Station 42, who are always eager to show
him around the place
...by Camilo and Amelia Gonzalez at Saturday breakfasts
...by Michael Noguiera as Xavier goes to the Farmer's Market
...by Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa, LAUSD Board member David Tokofsky,
Congressman Xavier Becerra, and former Councilmembers Nick Pacheco and Richard
Alatorre as he participates in many political events.
Without knowing it, you are all helping our children understand the meaning of
community, accountability and caring -- lessons he will share throughout his
life.
It is this community, unlike any other, that makes Eagle Rock special; and for
this and many other reasons supplied by other members of our community in this
issue, I am truly thankful.
-- Hilary Norton Orozco
2. CATFISH BITE MOVING SALE ENDS THIS
WEEKEND -- EVERYTHING MUST GO!
Our little linens and gift store, Catfish Bite, is moving (we don't
know where)! Get great deals on everything in the store from now
through Saturday, November 29, 2003. All gift and decorative
accessories are 30% off, and all bedding, decorative pillows, fabrics, and
chairpads are 50% off!
Catfish Bite is a great place for quality bed linens, terrific bath items, darling
baby clothes, picture frames, and a wide variety of other wonderful items.
It's the perfect place to consider for holiday shopping! Hurry on
in before the end of the month!
Catfish Bite is located across the street from Trader Joe's at 1565 Colorado
Boulevard in Eagle Rock, (next to Daybreak Health Foods.) Questions?
Call (323) 255-5548.
3. EAGLE ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: CLIP'N'SAVE CALENDAR FOR 2004
From our friends at the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Watch comes this sneak
preview of the New Year:
Friends and Neighbors,
Here's our meeting schedule for 2004. Please print out a copy and post it
where you'll see it. We warmly welcome you and hope you are able to
attend our meetings. Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season!
-- Helen Goodwill Gustavson and Betty Tyndall, Eagle Rock
Neighborhood Watch
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All meetings take place from
6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Eagle Rock City Hall building, on the northeast corner
of Colorado Blvd. and North Maywood Ave. Officer Joe Galindo, Senior Lead
LAPD Officer for Eagle Rock, conducts all meetings. Neighborhood Watch
meetings are open to all.
JANUARY 15
FEBRUARY 19
MARCH 18
APRIL 15
MAY 20
JUNE 17
JULY 15
AUGUST 3rd -- National Night Out!
Watch for details of our community-wide celebration in June.
SEPTEMBER 16
OCTOBER 21
NOVEMBER 18
NO MEETING IN DECEMBER
Have a Safe, Happy and Healthy Holiday and New Year! See you in 2005!
For more information, or to be connected with your local Neighborhood Watch
leader, call the City Council District 14 Field Office at (323) 254-5295.
4. GOBBLE, GOBBLE! FREE
THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE EAGLES CLUB-- NOVEMBER 27
Each Thanksgiving, the Eagle Rock chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
invites the community to an old-fashioned, sit-down Thanksgiving dinner with
all the trimmings. A popular Eagle Rock tradition, the Eagles Club
Thanksgiving feast usually draws between 250 to 300 guests each year.
This year's full course menu includes turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes,
vegetables, salad and, of course, your choice of pie. The meal starts at
1:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving day, and all are welcome.
The Eagles Club also sponsors two community breakfasts each month, with
the next one scheduled for the morning of November 16th. The Eagles Club
Hall, which is available for rental on days when the club isn't hosting a
community banquet, is at the corner of Townsend and Yosemite Drive. For
more information about the Eagles Club, the community banquets, or hall
rentals, call (323) 257-8869.
5. DISCOVER THE ART OF SHOPPING AT AVENUE 50 STUDIO -- NOVEMBER 29,
30
Just in time for the holiday shopping, Avenue 50 Studio offers a perfect
opportunity to acquire great artwork by established and emerging local artists.
Choose from limited edition prints, fine art books, paintings, unique
crafts, holiday gift items, jewelry, and other art merchandise made by
participating artists Artesanias Oaxaquenas, Silvia Capistran, Daniel
Gonzalez, Ixrael, Jose Lozano, Poli Marichal, Daniel Ponce, Artemio Rodriguez,
Sonia Romero, Makiko Okamoto, and others.
Treats, drinks and art. Free Admission.
For more information, call Avenue 50 Studio at (323) 258-1435.
6. OXY GLEE CLUB HOLIDAY CONCERT -- DECEMBER 5, 6
The Occidental Glee Club and the Women's Glee Club present two concerts of
traditional Christmas carols and seasonal masterpieces on December 5 and 6th at
St. Dominic's Church and the college's Herrick Chapel. The shows
will include works by Britten, Holst, Vaughan Williams, Byrd and Bach, as well
as a rare performance of John Tavener's "Village Wedding."
The 97-year-old Occidental Glee Club has enjoyed a national reputation for
choral excellence since the 1950s. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Robert Shaw
held regular choral workshops with the Glee Club, and in 1959, when there were
separate men's and women's ensembles, the group made a recording with Bruno
Walter at the maestro's request. In 1969, the Glee Clubs were chosen to
represent the United States at the Second International Collegiate Music
Festival, sponsored by the Lincoln Center.
Donations will be accepted at the December 5 concert at St. Dominic's.
General admission for the December 6 concert at Oxy's Herrick Chapel is $12.00,
$6.00 for students. Tickets may be purchased at the door, or by calling
(323) 259-2879. They will also be available online at: http://www.oxybookstore.com.
For maps and directions to Occidental, visit http://www.oxy.edu/oxy/welcome/directions.
For more information, call the Occidental Collge music department at
(323) 259-2785.
7. 14th DISTRICT DAY OF SERVICE: COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP --
DECEMBER 6
14th District Councilmember
Antonio Villaraigosa invites you to join him in a Day of Service / Community
Clean-Up on York Boulevard on Saturday, December 6. This is one in an
ongoing series of community service days, each of which will target a different
part of the community. Bring your family and join the Eagle Rock
Neighborhood Council, school and community groups and individuals from
throughout the northeast area. Get to know your neighbors while doing a
good deed for your community. We especially need team leaders to head up
organizing efforts for a certain quadrant of the boulevard.
Plenty of great food, water and other goodies will be on hand for all
volunteers during this event.
If members of your group would like to form a team, please call to get set up!
For more information, or to volunteer as a team leader, contact Michael
Cathey at the District 14 Field Office, (323) 254-5295.
8. AVENUE 50 STUDIO TAKES YOU HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS --
DECEMBER 6 -- 28
What if you didnąt have a home to go to for the holidays? That's the reality
for thousands of Southern Californians whose houses were destroyed in the
October wild fires, and itąs a way of life for thousands more who call Skid Row
home. But is "home" simply four walls and a roof, or is it
something more? "Shelter: Coming Home" at Avenue 50 Studio
presents 28 artists from downtown LA's skid row to South Africa, all exploring
the meaning of home in an exhibit of paintings, assemblage, photography, and sculpture.
Through their vision we see that, at its core, shelter is a place that
provides solace and refuge from the world at large.
"Shelter" delivers a powerful message about our universal need for
home. Sadly, satisfying that need is elusive for too many. For
those who live in houses with running water, air conditioners, and soft beds,
"Shelter" will serve as a timely reminder to give thanks for their
blessings.
"Shelter" showcases the work of professional artists and artists
living in the streets. Participants include Susan Giblan, O.G. Man,
Joacquin Roebuck, Marie B., Jessica Grossbard, and Stephanie Hunter.
Additionally, the show will feature the work of Edith Abeyta and Charlene
Roth, Abel Alejandre, Katrina Alexy, Linda Arreola, Victoria Taylor
Alvarez, Rex Atienza, J.B. Bryte, Nicky Cacavas, Beau Daignault, Carlos
Garcia, Michael Gullberg, Tina Gulotta, Deborah Hosking, Jennifer Murphy,
Angela Ortiz, Suzanne Siegel, Fortune Mduduzi Sitole (from South Africa), Virginia
Valdes, Mona Vatamanu, Florin Tudor (from Bucharest, Romania) and Nan
Wollman. This exhibit has been curated by Jennifer Rowlan.
Avenue 50 Studio is open Tuesdays through Thursdays, from 10:00 a.m. to
noon, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
9. GALLERY OPHELIA RECEPTION: MEET CANDACE J. AND MISS MINDY --
DECEMBER 9
Artist
Reception for The Allen Sisters
6:00 - 9:00 p.m., December 9
Gallery Ophelia
2114 Colorado Boulevard
Eagle Rock
Sisters Candace J. and Miss Mindy present a series of
delightfully humorous and somewhat serious paintings and collages inspired by
the circus, girlhood memories, dreams, and all sorts of other things.
To see more of Candace and Mindy's work, visit them on the web at:
http://www.galleryophelia.com/pages/art_sale.html
The exhibit runs through December 31st.
For more information, dial (323) 982-9945. Or visit Gallery Ophelia on
the web at http:// www.galleryophelia.com.
10. OCCIDENTAL-FOOTHILL MASTER CHORALE PRESENTS
BEETHOVEN IN WINTER -- DECEMBER 13
The Occidental-Foothill Master Chorale and Orchestra Camerata will present a
winter concert featuring three Beethoven masterpieces: Mass in C Major, Choral
Fantasy and Meerestille und Gluckliche Fahrt. Alan Steinberger will be
the featured piano soloist. The Occidental-Foothill Master Chorale is a
large oratorio chorus dedicated to the performance of major choral works with
orchestra. It is open by audition to all singers from the local community
with choral or instrumental experience.
General admission tickets are $20.00, $10.00 for students. Tickets may be
purchased at the door, or by calling (323) 259-2879. They will also be
available online at: http://www.oxybookstore.com.
For maps and directions to Occidental, visit http://www.oxy.edu/oxy/welcome/directions.
For more information, call the Occidental College music department at
(323) 259-2785.
11. CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO -- DECEMBER 18
Celebrate Las Posades with stories, songs and surprises when the Eagle Rock branch library presents
"Christmas in Mexico" with Alina Mendez. All ages are invited.
For more information, contact Children's Librarian Mary Wynton at (323)
258-8078.
12. WE'VE GOT MAIL: WE GIVE THANKS
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, we're devoting this week's
letters section to thanksgiving messages that have been sent to us by e.letter
readers over the past week. We thank each of our special contributors for
taking the time to honor the spirit of Thanksgiving by sharing their words of
thanks, praise and appreciation with us today.
"Parents, you must be doing a lot right..."
"I am thankful for the more than 11 years I've spent as Assistant
Principal at Eagle Rock Jr/Sr High School. I am leaving after the first
of the year to take on a new challenge with LAUSD in helping to open new
schools, but I would like to thank the community for its unwavering support of
the school and its efforts to improve student achievement and campus life. I
leave as we celebrate meeting our federal AYP requirements for No Child Left
Behind, with substantially improved test scores and a student body, staff,
administration and alumni that is great and looks forward to even more success.
Parents, you must be doing a lot right because the students at ERHS are
indeed a pleasure to work with day after day, year after year. Please
continue to support your school--it's worth it. Always an Eagle..."
-- Kitty Dustin, Eagle Rock
"Something breaks, and I have no idea what
it is..."
"Right when I least know I'll need to be, I am thankful for
Tritch Hardware (at the southwest corner of Townsend and Colorado).
Something breaks, and I have no idea what it is, what to call it, or how
to fix it -- but Tritch always does. I've taken in corroded,
unidentifiable pieces of nothing, which the experts at Tritch always kindly
examine as if they were made of gold, before they magically conjure up at least
three options, which they then carefully explain in great detail (often citing
prices like 24 cents, and sometimes requiring them to take a trip up a rickety
old ladder.) In addition to hardware, there's a surprising variety of
things tucked away in the store (cooking utensils, craft supplies, toys.)
This is the hardware store everyone should have in their neighborhood,
and I'm so thankful that we do! Now, if they only fixed cars..."
--MeHee Hyun, TERA member, Eagle Rock resident
"I am not the only one who will miss
her..."
"I am thankful for Suzanne Prieur, who has accomplished so much in her
only four years in Eagle Rock. Suzanne's intentions and subsequent
actions have only positively affected Eagle Rock and its volunteer
organizations, specifically the Women's Twentieth Century Club, the Eagle Rock
Valley Historical Society, and, most of all, TERA.
"Suzanne's undying love for our town has spilled over in so many ways.
The success of TERA's annual Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour is largely her
doing. Her love of Eagle Rock's history has resulted in local historical
designations, and it has encouraged others to pursue the same endeavor.
Her marketing skills and promotional talents on behalf of Eagle Rock are
seldom equaled.
"Unfortunately for us, Suzanne is moving to Florida, and I am not the only
one who will miss her greatly. Florida is all the richer for her presence
there.
"Thank you, Suzanne. You are a gift to this world.
--Joanne Turner, TERA President Emeritus, Eagle Rock resident
"The comfort [of] familiar and friendly faces..."
"This year I am thankful for the community of friends, neighbors, and
business owners that I've come to know in Northeast LA over the 15 years that
I've been a resident here. On October 7, my beloved father passed away
suddenly at the age of 54. On top of the terrible shock and loss that our
family felt, there was also the overwhelming number of tasks involved in
planning the memorial service and burial. Our family was helped through
this terrible time by so many local folks: our neighbor, who owns a local
flower shop; the funeral home director, whom my husband and I had met earlier
under very different circumstances; our young high school and
middle-school-aged neighbors, who gave us a card and roses from their own yard;
the teenage boys who live on our street, who helped us prepare our house for
the more than 100 friends and relatives who gathered to celebrate my father's
life; and the Filipino woman who takes care
of our invalid neighbor, who gave me a hug one morning when I really needed
one.
"Each one of these people helped us get through a terrible task. Their
support and consideration has given me a deeper understanding of community and
the comfort that familiar (and friendly) faces and places provide during
difficult times."
-- Alexis Moreno, Highland Park
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13. THE LAST WORD -- VICTOR HUGO
"To give thanks in solitude is enough.
Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more
about it than you do."
-- Victor Hugo (1802-1885) (Translation by William G. Allen)
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