THE
EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
TERA
--
e.letter --
July
19, 2001
Please encourage interested friends
to send their e.mail addresses to us at artburn@earthlink.net
so we can keep them
informed, too.
In this issue:
1.
GOOD NEWS (DON'T YOU LOVE IT?)! -- MORE ART ON THE BOULEVARD!
2.
A MID-SUMMER'S EVE ON THE COLORADO STREET BRIDGE -- JULY 21
3.
CAFE BEAUJOLAIS TO BE FEATURED BY ELMER DILLS ON CHANNEL 7! -- JULY 22
4.
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HAVE SATELLITE CAMPUS AT VAN DE KAMP'S
5. ECLECTIC
EAGLE ROCK HOME TOUR COMMITTEE HARD AT WORK, AND WE WANT YOU!
6.
BLEND INSTALLATION LUNCHEON -- JULY 25
7.
SUPPORT OUR POLICE -- NATIONAL NIGHT OUT -- AUGUST 7
8.
FOR ALL THE GARDENERS OUT THERE -- FREE HORSE POO FOR COMPOST
9.
CONCERTS IN THE PARK -- DON'T MISS THEM!
10. LETTERS AND E.MAILS
11. QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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1.
GOOD NEWS (DON'T YOU LOVE IT?)! -- MORE ART ON THE BOULEVARD!
The Blas Auto Repair business at
the corner of Townsend and Colorado soon will be replaced by a badly needed
business -- an art-framing store! Tim Yalda, owner of Designer Framing in
Glendale and jazz-CD production company Meridian Records, has signed on to a
three-year lease/option to buy for the wonderful Art Deco building, and he
hopes to restore it to its former and deserved glory. The auto business-related lettering on the front windows has been
mostly scraped off, which already makes the building look better.
So many artists live in Eagle Rock
and Northeast Los Angeles, and businesses such as Tim's will help keep local
dollars locally spent, which is one of TERA's primary goals. Besides, more art-related businesses on the
boulevard is definitely good news!
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2.
A MID-SUMMER'S EVE ON THE COLORADO STREET BRIDGE -- JULY 21
Pasadena Heritage invites you to A
Mid-Summer's Eve on the Colorado Street Bridge, Saturday, July 21, for the best
party in town! This event is an evening of fun for the whole family and is the
signature fundraising event of Pasadena Heritage, the second largest historic
preservation organization in the state with 2,500 members.
Continuous live music on three
stages, festive foods and beverages, dancing under the stars, games and
activities for children of all ages, antique cars, and more will be featured
from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Master of
Ceremonies will be CBS2 News Anchor Kent Shocknek.
Advance tickets are $10 for
Pasadena Heritage members and $12.50 for nonmembers, and half price for
children. For additional information,
please call Pasadena Heritage at (626) 441-6333 or visit their Web site at http://www.pasadenaheritage.org.
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3.
CAFE BEAUJOLAIS TO BE FEATURED BY ELMER DILLS ON CHANNEL 7! -- JULY
22
Check it out! More good press for Eagle Rock and our
business district! Our own fabulous
Cafe Beaujolais will be reviewed by Mr. Elmer Dills, this Sunday, July 22,
between 9:00 am and 10:00 am on Channel 7. Owners Eric and Elda Ulmer were kind enough to invite me and my
friend Mary to have dinner the evening it was filmed on June 22, so we will be
there in the background, all dolled up, having a grand time! The food, by the way, was delectable, and
the service, sublime. All the waiters
are French, so it is a truly authentic (and sensuous) experience.
The Cafe deserves all the attention
is has been receiving. If you haven't
yet tried it, you must. Please call
(323) 255-5111 and make your reservations now (it can be very difficult to get
a seat if you just show up).
Wednesday nights, by the way, is Jazz Night, and on that night great
music rounds out an amazing dining experience.
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4.
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HAVE SATELLITE CAMPUS AT VAN DE
KAMP'S
LACC has received grant funds from
the Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),
and the Dean for Institutional Effectiveness, Dan Seymour, wrote us this very
kind note:
"I appreciate
your letter of support. With your help,
and some of HUD's money, City College will be up and running at the Van de
Kamp's site.
Amidst such a rush that life is, we appreciate your
letter in support of our grant. We know
that your time is valuable, and we can't thank you enough. Just a note to show our appreciation and say
thanks."
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5. ECLECTIC EAGLE ROCK HOME TOUR COMMITTEE
HARD AT WORK, AND WE WANT YOU!
Now is the time to sign up for
Eagle Rock's A-team! The Eclectic Eagle
Rock Home Tour 2002 Committee is beginning its work for next year's tour, and
we have some GREAT ideas. Our tour has
helped do wonders for our community, and it's only going to get better every
year, especially with your help. Our
meetings are fun (we do joke around a lot), yet productive, and a very positive
experience. You can be a part of
that success by calling Home Tour Committee member Suzanne Prieur at (323)
257-7042 and saying yes!
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6.
BLEND INSTALLATION LUNCHEON -- JULY 25
BLEND (Business (and Residents) for
Law Enforcement Northeast Division) is holding its annual installation luncheon
on July 25, 2001, 11:30 AM, Police Historical Museum (old Highland Park
Station), 6045 York Boulevard, Highland Park. BLEND is a 25-year-old organization that was
formed to assist in the good work of the Northeast Division LAPD. BLEND has been invaluable to helping keep
our area much safer.
Keynote Speaker will be Margaret
"Peggy" York. Chief Parks
will be in attendance and Councilman Ed Reyes, representing Council District 1
to the south of us, will be the installing officer. Tours of the facility will be available after the luncheon, which
is to be catered by Colombo's Restaurant.
Cost is $20 per person.
Everyone's invited! Reservations/questions
- call Lucy Spurgeon (323) 254-3725.
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7.
SUPPORT OUR POLICE -- NATIONAL NIGHT OUT -- AUGUST 7
Eagle Rock celebrates National
Night Out. Stand up against crime! Tuesday, August 7, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m. -- please join us for a community potluck block party at the Eagle Rock
City Hall, 2035 Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock. Your ticket is a dish or non-alcoholic drinks to serve 10 to 20
people.
Candlelight vigil at 8:30 p.m. to
show support for our local police and victims of crime. Please bring your own candles. Sponsored by Council member Nick Pacheco,
and hosted by Northeast LAPD Community Police Advisory Board and the Eagle Rock
Chamber of Commerce. Children under 12
years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
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8.
FOR ALL THE GARDENERS OUT THERE -- FREE HORSE POO FOR COMPOST
Call Elaine Brock at 818.956.9048. Bring a pickup and she will fill the bed
with wonderful horse stuff to make your garden grow. Her stable is just a few blocks from the Costco on Los Feliz.
The first time you go, and anytime
you would like her to do the heavy lifting for you, you should call and arrange
a time to meet her there. If you just
want a little bit, you're welcome to come and help yourself anytime.
[Editor's note: Don't be skittish. Many years ago, I rode, showed, groomed, and cleaned up after
horses -- I can guarantee their manure is one of the purest and
cleanest-smelling animal "poos."]
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8.
CONCERTS IN THE PARK -- DON'T MISS THEM!
Unfortunately, we missed the first
one, held on Sunday, July 8 (and we regret it). It featured Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries, great old rock
and roll tunes, sponsored by Adelphia Communications. We heard it was a smash and that the dance floor was a-blazin'!
Other dates are as follows, and the
next one's coming up this Sunday:
This Sunday, July 22 -- Spellman's
Magic Spectacular preceded by the Eagle Rock High School Choir. Sponsored by
Senator Jack Scott, Council member Nick Pacheco, Uptown Gay & Lesbian
Alliance, and Westfield Shoppingtown Eagle Rock.
Sunday, August 5 -- We the People,
tunes from the 70s.
Sponsored by Dilbeck Realtors/GMAC.
Sunday, August 19 -- Jack Lantz Big
Band, those wonderful sounds of swing. Sponsored by Glendale Adventist Medical
Center.
This terrific yearly event is
brought to you by the Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce.
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9.
EAGLE ROCK FARMERS MARKET -- EVERY FRIDAY
At the intersection of Caspar and
Merton Avenues just south and east of Colorado and Eagle Rock Boulevards, Eagle
Rock's Farmers Market takes place every Friday starting at 5:00 p.m. and ending
at 9:00 p.m. Lots of fresh fruits,
vegetables, bakery goods, cut flowers, potted plants, ready-to-eat foods,
crafts, and gift items are offered. A
wide array of organically grown produce as well as foods prized in the
Philippines are also featured.
A visit to the Farmers Market is a
terrific way to end a long work week and help prepare for that weekend dinner
party. Come see friends and neighbors,
and enjoy live music with it all!
Activities for children as well.
Sponsored by our own Eagle Rock
Chamber of Commerce. For more
information, please call Michael Nogueira at (323) 225-5466.
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10. LETTERS AND E.MAILS
"Congratulations! You've had a lot to do with this coming to
pass, persistently staying in the picture from the very first hints that Fred
Eric had a sharp eye on Eagle Rock, keeping contact, encouraging (perhaps even
cajoling?) and exerting all the body English possible. Thanks for all those good things that you've
been doing! ER (not the TV show -- but
maybe a TV series 'Eagle Rock 90041' is not so outlandish an idea -- think of
the possible plots!) is looking more and more the way you have visualized it
and talked about it!"
-- Tim Sanders,
revered Eagle Rock elder statesman, TERA member, and former TERA president
"Hi, we are new
to Eagle Rock and we just love it here. Please include us in your email
list. I am running an ad in your next
issue. We just bought a house in March and are looking forward to a happy life
in this groovy little town!
Thanks."
-- Pat Viera, new
Eagle Rock resident and (we hope) soon-to-be TERA member
"I am on the
e.mail list and enjoy the bulletin. If
you need, I will proofread anything you want.
Keep up the good work -- keep on [Eagle} [R]ocking."
-- Bill Fishman,
Eagle Rock resident and apparently picky TERA member [Bill, does what I write
really NEED proofreading? Okay,
okay! Maybe sometimes . . .]
"Thanks so much for sharing your experience
and insights about why TERA works as well as it does. I greatly admire your spirit and the hard work you've spent in
improving Eagle Rock. It really
shows! Although I do not live in Eagle
Rock, I'm close enough to enjoy the businesses that you are attracting to the
area. Thanks again."
-- Katherine Padilla,
Pasadena resident and North Lake Specific Plan facilitator/consultant, terrific
person, and recent lunch partner
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11. QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"You say you
want a revolution. Well, you know, we
all want to change the world."
-- The Beatles
(lovingly dedicated to John Lennon)
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We welcome your comments. Please include your name.
Please encourage interested friends
to send their e.mail addresses to us at artburn@earthlink.net
so we can keep them informed, too.
TERA -- The Eagle Rock Association
YOUR COMMUNITY IN ACTION
P. O. Box 41453, Eagle Rock, CA
90041
(323) 259-TERA
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public
benefit corporation
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Joanne Turner <artburn@earthlink.net>
President, The Eagle
Rock Association (TERA)