THE EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
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TERA
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July 29, 2004
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This week:
Movies in Eagle Rock: an update (item #1)
Rock’n’roll‘n yard sale (item
#5)
A Night Out for the community (item
#7)
Table of Contents:
1. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
2. TERA BOARD NOMINEES
SOUGHT — DEADLINE: AUGUST 1
3. FROM THE WATERING HOLE: HIGHLAND PARK WELCOMES THE WILD HARE
4. WOMEN’S 20TH CENTURY CLUB SEEKS VENDORS FOR HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR
5. A ROCK’N ROLL’N YARD SALE AT THE ROCK TEEN CENTER — JULY 31
6. SALVAGE USEFUL INSIGHTS AT THIS WEEK’S ECHO PARK RESTORATION
WORKSHOP — AUGUST 1
7. CELEBRATE MIDSUMMER WITH A
NIGHT OUT — AUGUST 3
8. THE ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE’S OCTOBER SURPRISE — PROPOSALS DUE
AUGUST 18
9. MARK YOUR CALENDAR: EAGLE ROCK PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL COMING TO
SYLVAN AMPHITHEATER — AUGUST 18-21, 25-28
10. AVENUE 52 HIGHLAND NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH FESTIVAL — AUGUST 21
11. WOLFMAN CHEWS SCENERY IN NEW OXY CHILDREN’S SHOW! YOUNGSTERS
HOOOWWWL WITH DELIGHT! — THROUGH AUGUST 21
12. ”REVISITING THE RED CAR” WITH THE FRIENDS OF ATWATER VILLAGE —
SEPTEMBER 10
13. CALL FOR TALENT: UPTOWN GAY AND LESBIAN ALLIANCE CABARET 2004
14. WE'VE GOT MAIL
15. THE LAST WORD — DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
1. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
MOVIES IN EAGLE ROCK -- SOME EXCITING
PREVIEWS!
Tonight’s meeting at the Coffee Table was fantastic! TERA
members Gloria Jones, Margaret Siegel, Eileen Mendoza, Andrew Hindes,
Marlene Schmidt, Mary Tokita, Jennifer Morgan, John Nugent and I all came
together to discuss the potential for movie theatres at the Westfield Mall
or The Eagle Theatre to reopen in Eagle Rock. Many more of you have
expressed interest in helping us make our case to the right people, and we
appreciate your time, effort and research.
Andrew Hindes, a former writer for Variety, provided some very useful
insights as to what is needed in order to have first-run movie theatre chains
consider opening a theatre here. But there is also a strong desire for
classic children’s movies, classic films, Latin films, and Filipino
films. Mary Tokita brought up the idea of approaching the Dean of the
UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television to consider showing their film
archive. We all agreed that Occidental College is a crucial
partner in this effort. We will be contacting our elected officials and
the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, to partner in our efforts to create
some very unique screening experiences.
One very interesting new development has arisen in our efforts: The Eagle Theatre is once again for sale! The
entire building has been put on the market for $1.3 million, and the listing
states that the church lease runs until November 2007.
Thank you so much to all of you who continue to send your ideas and support for
this effort! Hopefully, the more we can all talk (and, clearly, dream)
about it, the more we can potentially achieve it!
Thanks also to Michael Zamarripa for letting us
meet at The Coffee Table!
COLOMBO'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Vic Parrino of Colombo's told me that he is going to throw an
absolutely amazing shindig on Saturday, August 7th in honor of their
50th Anniversary. Make sure to look for their flyers and further
information, and come celebrate some of the best food and entertainment Eagle
Rock has to offer! Colombo’s is located
at the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Hermosa.
EAGLE ROCK BOULEVARD, EAGLE ROCK INTERCEPTOR SEWER,
AND TERA LAND USE COMMITTEE
If you are wondering what is going on with the lane closure on Eagle
Rock Boulevard, come to the TERA Land Use Committee and find out!
Members of the Eagle Rock Interceptor Sewer (ERIS) team, including
the project engineer and the community education staff, will make a
presentation to TERA's Land Use Committee on Wednesday, August 18, 6:30 p.m.,
at the Eagle Rock Library.
A TOAST TO THE COLORADO WINE COMPANY
I was pleased to have dinner this week at Camilo’s with John
Nugent and Jennifer Morgan of the Colorado Wine Company. Eagle
Rock is so lucky to have them in our midst. Not only are they
creating an intriguing art and wine space, they will be helping us all learn to
buy the right bottle at the right price. The Colorado Wine Company will
open their shop in the former Gallery Ophelia space at 2114 Colorado
Boulevard by the end of the year, so put some great wine at the top of your
holiday lists.
TAKE A BITE OUT OF CRIME … TWICE IN ONE WEEK!
I hope you made reservations to see Chief Bratton today at
Colombo’s for BLEND’s Installation event, and for National Night Out:
America’s Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, August 3rd at the Los Angeles
Police Museum. It’s crucial that we all continue to support those
LAPD officers and community members who help make our streets safe every
day. TERA will be donating food and manning a booth at National Night
Out. See you there!
FINALLY, A SPECIAL THANKS TO DEPARTING E.LETTER
EDITOR VINCE WALDRON
Words fail me as I try to think of a way to appropriately thank
Vince -- who leaves us this week as editor of TERA’s weekly e.letter -- for all
the hard work, wit and diligence he’s displayed while serving in that post.
Each and every Wednesday night, Vince worked until 2, 3 and sometimes
even 4 in the morning, trading e.letter drafts back and forth with Kathleen
Long and I by email, hoping with each draft to make that week’s e.letter just a
little bit better than the one before it—and, more often than not, succeeding
at that very tall order. What a gift to have an Emmy award-winning writer
grace us with his talents each week. How we all will miss his puns, his
wry responses to letters from our readers, and the clever quotes of the week he
always seemed to dig up. We will do our best to continue the e.letter in
the tremendous manner in which Vince leaves it, but he will be sorely missed in
the wee hours of Thursday morning. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank
you, from all of us, Vince!
Have a nice week, and Happy 50th Birthday, Joanne (August 1st)!
-- Hilary Norton Orozco,
TERA President
2. TERA BOARD NOMINEES SOUGHT — DEADLINE: AUGUST 1
With summer in full swing and the fall season right around the corner, TERA
is seeking nominees for our Board of Directors.
The TERA Board consists of at least five, but not more than 15 members, all of
whom serve a renewable three-year term. Each year, the membership of TERA elects one or more new Board members, depending on
the number of open positions. The annual addition of new Directors
promotes a fresh exchange of ideas, and encourages new and more creative
solutions to problems. Such regular injections of new ideas, perspectives
and energies are vital to the health, welfare, and advancement of any well-run
civic organization.
Directors must pledge to uphold TERA's mission and purposes (stated below), and
they must have been TERA members for at least one (1) year prior to
election. Directors shall be residents and/or property owners in the
Eagle Rock community. No member may be elected Director who holds a
federal, state, county, city, or other public office representing Eagle Rock or
be a salaried appointee of an elected official representing Eagle Rock.
No member may be elected Director whose business consists primarily of land
development, representation of land developers, or activity in zoning or
planning or land-use matters, which would conflict with TERA's mission and
purposes.
MISSION and PURPOSE
The broad mission of this organization is to work for improvement of the
quality of life in the Eagle Rock Community in Los Angeles, California, by
providing research and education about Eagle Rock, participating in land-use
and planning activities, and promoting positive community growth and
beautification.
The specific purposes of TERA are as follows:
1. CHARACTER. To work to retain the community character of the Eagle Rock
area, by participating in and initiating
activities suited to that end.
2. PRESERVATION. To encourage preservation of single-family, low-density
residential land use, open space, ecologically important areas, cultural
resources, historical sites and landmarks, aesthetic integrity, safety, and the
high quality of life in the Community.
3. PROTECTION. To protect the entire Eagle Rock area from incompatible
land uses and encroachment upon its basic residential character and its best
qualities as a place to live.
4. DEVELOPMENT. To seek and abet harmonious development of land and
buildings within the Community that is consistent with the character and
history of the neighborhoods, and to foster harmonious relationships between
Community residents and developers pursuing those same ends.
5. COOPERATION. To promote cooperation among Community residents and
Community organizations concerning land-use, planning and zoning matters and
other matters affecting the quality of life in the Community; to disseminate data and information on
pertinent problems and issues; and to cultivate good relationships with other
communities in the Northeast Los Angeles District, the surrounding cities of
Glendale, Pasadena and La Canada-Flintridge, as well as all communities
citywide.
6. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. To promote comprehensive knowledge and
understanding of the Community and its heritage, and of the need to protect the
area's "small town" atmosphere and character.
7. GOVERNMENT. To work with the City and County of Los Angeles and the
State of California toward the implementation
and enforcement of legislation pertinent to the
Association's objectives and welfare.
8. LOCAL SCHOOLS. To work with all parts of the community to improve
local schools within Eagle Rock.
9. EDUCATION. To promote public awareness and education of issues
affecting Eagle Rock.
The TERA Board meets the first Tuesday of each month, and we hold public
meetings at The Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock (Cultural Center) approximately
four times each year. Attendance at public meetings is expected. It
is highly desirable for Board members to be computer-savvy, have email
capability and access to the Internet. Additionally, every Board Member
has an area of responsibility that complements their experience and
skills. Some areas in which we would like to augment the Board’s current
expertise include: Technical experience in computer hardware, software, and Internet
applications; Finance and Accounting; Special Event Organizers; Legal and
Business Affairs; Archivists/Librarians; Membership and Volunteer Management;
Researchers; Fundraising and Grant Management; and, Operations and
Administrative Support.
All nominees are asked to submit a biographical statement of 150 words or less
explaining their qualifications, experience, and what they can offer to help
TERA reach the goal of high quality of life for all who live in Eagle Rock.
If you are a TERA member who meets the foregoing qualifications and you would
be willing to devote your Volunteer time and energy to furthering TERA's goals,
we invite you to submit your name for nomination. It is also possible for
any TERA member to submit the name of any qualified candidate for nomination.
A final slate of nominees is determined by the Nominating Committee,
consisting of at least two, but not more than five Board members, excluding the
president. Please call Nominating Committee Chair, Kathleen Long at (323)
259-TERA, or email her at KTLN@aol.com
with your submissions. Deadline for submission of nominees and their bios
is August 1, 2004.
-- Kathleen Long, Chair, TERA Nominating Committee
3. FROM THE WATERING HOLE: HIGHLAND PARK WELCOMES THE WILD HARE
From time to time we cast a spotlight on new businesses that we think our
readers might like to hear about, and Highland Park’s new Wild Hare tavern
seems to fill the bill. A new bar and restaurant on the site a former
Chinese restaurant on York Boulevard, we heard about the Wild Hare from
e.letter reader and TERA member Apryl Lundsten, who was kind enough to file the
following report:
I just wanted to let people know
what happened to the Dragon Chinese Restaurant that used to be on York
Avenue between Ave 50 and 51 -- it became a great new bar! It's called The
Wild Hare, and it has 12 beers on tap, including Stella Artois, Pilsner
Urquell, Warsteiner Pils, Hefeweisse and Chimay, among others.
They’ve also got a small but great menu that includes a sausage
plate, a hummus and tapenade plate, a cheese plate, some salads and other
things. It's kind of a modern twist on a pub. When we dropped in
the other night, one of the owners introduced herself to us. Turns out
she worked at the Red Lion Tavern in Silver Lake for years. Anyway,
thought I'd update you and give the place a well-deserved plug. It's def
a great addition to the hood.
-- Apryl Lundsten, Eagle Rock
Thanks for the review, Apryl. If you’re an e.letter reader and you’d
like to share news of your own favorite area shop, dining spot or other local
discovery, feel free to forward your item to us at the address that appears at
the bottom of this e.letter.
4. WOMEN’S 20TH CENTURY CLUB SEEKS VENDORS FOR HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR
The Women's 20th Century Club of Eagle Rock is in the planning stages of
their upcoming Holiday Boutique & Craft Fair, which will be held on
Novermber 6. If you are interested in a vendor spot at the Club on that
day, please contact Roe Muzingo (323) 255-4438, or email her at Roemuz@webtv.net.
5. A ROCK’N ROLL’N YARD SALE AT THE ROCK TEEN CENTER — JULY 31
Here’s the director of Eagle Rock’s ROCK Teen Center to tell us all about
her organization’s giant yard sale on July 31st:
Please visit us at the ROCK
Teen Center,1597 Yosemite Drive, on Saturday, July 31st for a great, big
Fundraising Yard Sale. 100% of the proceeds will go to support the
after-school program at the ROCK (Reach Our Community Kids) Teen Center, a
501(c) 3 nonprofit, serving the youth of Eagle Rock.
If you’d care to take this opportunity to clean out your own garage and
donate a few saleable items to this most worthy cause, you can drop off your
donation Thursday, July 29th, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Friday,
July 30th by appointment. Please call Cathy Miller at (323) 257-6102.
-- Donna Robey-Sullivan, Executive Director, Reach Our Community Kids,
The ROCK Teen Center
6. SALVAGE USEFUL
INSIGHTS AT THIS WEEK’S ECHO PARK RESTORATION WORKSHOP — AUGUST 1
The Echo Park Historical
Society invites you to attend the latest in the group’s homeowner workshop
series, "Shopping For Salvage: What to Buy and Where to Buy
It." The session begins at 1 p.m. and will be held at a local
salvage yard.
Next Sunday, August 8 at 1 p.m., the series' final class will be offered:
"Old Home Hardware: Its Care and Repair."
Both workshops are free to members of the society or $5 for all others.
Please RSVP by e-mail to ephs@HistoricEchoPark.org or by calling (323)
860-8874. They will reply with a confirmation and the workshop locations.
For further information, please visit the Preservation Section of their
site at http://www.HistoricEchoPark.org.
7. CELEBRATE MIDSUMMER
WITH A NIGHT OUT — AUGUST 3
Join
Councilmember Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Northeast Community Police
Advisory Board, Northeast LAPD and your neighbors in Northeast LA in
celebrating National Night Out: America's Night Out Against Crime.
There’ll be lots of food, beverages and fun, along with safety
information for you and your family. Mayor James K. Hahn is
scheduled to speak, and the evening will end with a flashlight group walk
to the Veteran's Memorial at York and Figueroa.
For more information call The Police Museum at (323) 344-5240, or
Barbara Lopez at (323) 256-1319.
8. THE ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE’S OCTOBER SURPRISE — PROPOSALS DUE
AUGUST 18
This is our city, let's live in it!
October Surprise is calling on all Artists, Activists, Social
Interventionists, Architects, Gardeners, Solar Engineers and others to
submit proposals for site-specific projects that celebrate the past, present
and possible futures of Northeast LA. Projects may be situated
throughout Northeast LA: along the boulevards and arroyos, as well as in other
public spaces and even private homes.
Projects will be on exhibit over the long weekend of October 8, 9, and 10,
2004. Documentation of the events will remain in the gallery through
October into the first week of November and Election Day. (Ongoing
projects are encouraged.)
The Arroyo Arts Collective at 135 N. Ave. 50 in Highland Park will serve
as a meeting space where participants can present and discuss their work.
Please submit your proposal by August 18th. We’re not looking for a fancy
resume--just articulate your ideas and tell us how you connect to this place
called Northeast LA. Contact us with questions and proposals via
email at opencall@theoctobersurprise.org.
Or you can call us at (323) 449-9019 (English,) or (323) 227-5861
(Espańol.) You may also mail your proposal to:
October Surprise
c/o Flor y Canto
3706 N. Figueroa Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90065
This is a non-juried exhibition, but we would like to have a basic participants
list for organizational purposes (including fundraising, publicity, and a
possible catalogue.)
Questions? Stop by Flor Y Canto any Friday night and ask for Jennifer.
9. MARK YOUR CALENDAR: EAGLE ROCK PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL COMING TO
SYLVAN AMPHITHEATER — AUGUST 18-21, 25-28
The Center for the Arts,
Eagle Rock will play host to an
exciting new performing arts festival in the historic Sylvan
Amphitheater in Eagle Rock’s Yosemite Park. Constructed in 1930 by
otherwise unemployed workers,(using funds from the Los Angeles County relief
fund,) the site will soon be revitalized into a showplace for all disciplines
of performing arts. As many as 2,000 arts lovers will be treated to eight
nights of free events over the festival’s two-week period.
Programming includes t4.com's presentation of a "The Sound of
Music" sing-a-long; a night of classic film including cartoons and
shorts; a night of choreography by four Southern Californian artists, curated
by Anita Pace; an Open Gate Theater production of “Dionysus in the Underworld;”
a performance by the Los Angeles Vocal Artists “LAVA”; and an evening of
spoken-word featuring local poet Lisa Sandoval, along with much, much more.
The 2004 Sylvan festival’s guest programmer is accomplished actor Randy
Kovitz, who is the notable creator/writer/vocalist for performance band
“Lies Like Truth.”
Co-sponsors of this event include Councilmember Antonio Villaraigosa, The
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council,
Adelphia Communications, The City of Los Angeles Park and Recreation
Department, The City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, The
Kaplan Foundation as well as local businesses and arts and service
organizations
The Center for the Arts is a non-profit organization, supported solely by
grants and donations, which provides low-cost art, music, dance and computer
classes to children and adults of Eagle Rock and the surrounding areas and
communities.
For more information, call the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, (323) 226-1617,
or check the Center’s website at http://www.centerartseaglerock.org.
Finally, if you or your organization are in a
position to support this ambitious venture with underwriting or other forms of
financial support, your help is most welcome. For a sponsorship or
individual donation package, please call (323) 226-1617.
10. AVENUE 52 HIGHLAND NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH FESTIVAL — AUGUST 21
Highland Park’s Avenue 52/Highland Neighborhood Watch invites you to
join them on August 21, for a gala community event. The group promises a
great opportunity to come out and meet your neighbors and to get ideas of how
to get your own Neighborhood Watch going. Present will be representatives
from the 14th District office, the LAPD and many other city offices.
11. WOLFMAN CHEWS SCENERY IN NEW OXY CHILDREN’S SHOW!
YOUNGSTERS HOOOWWWL WITH DELIGHT! — THROUGH AUGUST 21
The critically acclaimed run of the Occidental College Children's
Theater’s latest presentation, "The Boy Who Cried Wolfman,"
conceived and directed by Jamie Angell, continues through August 21st.
Performances will be in the Remsen Bird Hillside Amphitheater
outdoors on the Occidental campus.
In about an hour, a cast of Occidental students, alumni and professional actors
will perform without props, sets, or costumes, relying only on their acting and
physical skills. "This dynamic company of talented actors ... is as fresh
and entertaining as ever," the Los Angeles Times says.
Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children 12 and under. Group
rates are available.
For ticket information, call the Occidental Box Office at (323) 259-2771.
Occidental College is located at 1600 Campus Road, in the Eagle Rock section of
Los Angeles. For a campus map and directions to the college, please visit
http://www.oxy.edu/oxy/welcome/directions.
12. ”REVISITING THE RED CAR” WITH THE FRIENDS OF ATWATER VILLAGE —
SEPTEMBER 10
The Friends of Atwater Village asked us to pass along word of an exciting
event they’ve got planned for the fall, a gala benefit that promises to
transport you back to the glory days of the Los Angeles red cars! The
Friends were formed in 2000 to battle the planned demolition of the historic
Van Kamps Bakery building, and since them they’ve been a dynamic force in the
Northeast community. Among their other good works, the Friends have
provided vital assistance to TERA on a number of occasions. We urge you
to mark the date of their fundraising gala in calendars, and to plan on
attending what promises to be a worthwhile event.
Join us for an evening along with Sky City Productions as we take a ride
back in time with The Red Car. Whether you rode Southern
California’s legendary rail system in your past, or you simply would like to
make a vibrant connection with our city's colorful past, you will not want to
miss this event.
Tickets are $45.00 per person which includes: admission to our screening of Sky
City Productions’ documentary, "This Was Pacific Electric,” as well
as light fare by Netty's, a no host bar, a silent auction, coffee and
conversation with the film makers and area rail historians .
Visit us online at http;// www.friendsofatwatervillage.org to purchase
tickets. Or make your check payable to Friends of Atwater Village and
mail it to:
Friends of Atwater Village
3371 Glendale Blvd, Unit 110
Los Angeles, CA 90039
For more information, dial (323) 913-2999.
13. CALL FOR TALENT: UPTOWN GAY AND LESBIAN ALLIANCE CABARET 2004
On Saturday, September 18, the Uptown Gay and Lesbian Alliance (UGLA)
will hold auditions for its 14th annual fund raiser, Cabaret 2004,
in Eagle Rock. Singers, dancers, comics, instrumentalists, illusionists,
groups, etc., are encouraged to try out. If interested, please call
Carl Matthes at (323) 254-2726 or Joan Potter at (323) 258-2555. Or
e-mail UGLA at UptownGLA@aol.com.
Cabaret 2004 will be held at the Womens 20th Century Club on October 16.
Funds raised by Cabaret 2004 will go to support UGLA's community
charitable, educational and visibility programs.
For more information about UGLA, visit http://www.ugla.org.
14. WE'VE GOT MAIL
“Thank you so much for including the link to the City of Los Angeles
Operation Clean Sweep’s Graffiti removal hotline [in last week’s e.letter.]
What a fantastic timesaver for me to be able to file a graffiti report
online in my quiet time. I also feel more comfortable that I don't have
to rely on a person taking a voice message and possibly getting it wrong.
Another bonus is that I can print out my confirmation of the report so I
have a record of it.”
-- Chris Kurte, Garvanza
Thanks for the feedback, Chris. We’re glad to hear that you’ll be
using Operation Clean Sweep’s internet site, but did you know that folks who
feel more comfortable reporting graffiti by telephone can now simply dial 311
to file their request for removal? Here are all the details, direct from
the assistant director of Operation Clean Sweep:
“Thanks for running information in last week’s e.letter about Operation Clean
Sweep. Please note that the graffiti abatement hotline number you listed
has recently been changed to 3-1-1, and that the toll free number you included
will soon be phased out. The new 311 hotline is answered 24 hours a day,
so you’ll always have a live operator ready to take your request. As
before, graffiti may also be reported online at
http:/www.lacity.org/bpw/OCS/grsr.htm.”
-- Paul Racs, Assistant Director, Operation Clean Sweep, City of Los
Angeles-Dept of Public Works
* * *
“Can you enlighten me as to the brand new loss of
one northbound lane on Eagle Rock Boulevard that came into effect today, July
27? My wife is a subscriber to the e.letter and she always keeps me
apprised of events in our town; but this one seems to have slipped
under our radar. Please tell me this is some sort of temporary road work
that will soon revert back upon completion of whatever project they are the
midst of. Please!”
--Jack Fitch, Eagle Rock
Happy to comply, Jack. The Eagle Rock Boulevard street work is
part of a storm drain repair and upgrade project which is expected to take
three months to complete. The City has promised to make a presentation on
this project at the next TERA Land Use Committee meeting, which takes place at
6:30 p.m. on August 18 at the Eagle Rock Library.
* * *
“Can someone tell me what the Movie Meeting [you mentioned in your recent
e.letter alert] is about? I would love to attend if it is a discussion
about the eternal filming activity that appears to have turned Hill Avenue and
various other residential streets in my neighborhood into a Hollywood backlot.
Thanks!
-- Pat Viera, Eagle Rock
Thanks for writing, Pat. The Movies in Eagle Rock committee, (whose
first meeting Wednesday night is one of the subjects of the President’s Message
above,) is actually geared toward films at a little later stage of production
than the ones that seem to be wreaking havoc in your neighborhood. As for
the issue of the rise in location movie production in our town, that's a topic
for a whole new discussion. And what better place to get it started than
here? Readers with something to say about the challenges and/or potential
benefits of TV and film location shooting in our community are encouraged
to send their thoughts to us by email to the address that appears at the bottom
of this e.letter. We look forward to hearing from you!
* * *
“Hi! I just want to say that I
really enjoy the e.letter. It's a great way for a working/commuting
person like me to keep up with what's going on in the neighborhood. I
have one request, though: could the newsletter be reworked so the email
file size is not so large? The e.letter currently takes up so much space
in my limited email inbox that if I forget to delete a few of them, they can
quickly fill it up to capacity!”
-- Jenny Butler, Eagle Rock
We strive to provide a filling product, Jenny, but you’re right: pushing the
capacity of our readers’ inboxes to the bursting point might be a bit much!
Actually, we’ve heard from other e.letter readers who’ve experienced similar
challenges downloading or storing the e.letter in its current format,
especially from those who receive their email via dial-up connections. As
it turns out, the problem isn’t specifically related to the amount of text we
run in a given issue, but rather to the amount of HTML code we have to use to
relay all the graphics, font and layout information that makes the e.letter so
colorful and pleasing to the eye. Alas, all that eye candy carries a
price, with the tariff, in this case, being an e.letter that takes some readers
the better part of a cup o’ swork’s best to download.
There are a couple of ways around this problem, but the most practical solution
we’ve found would involve migrating the bulk of the e.letter’s weekly content
to a dynamic web site, similar to those used by the internet bloggers who
seem to be all over the net these days. Employing such a format would
allow us to post the e.letter’s news and calendar items to a central web page
throughout the week, followed up by a short — and easily downloaded --
e.letter that would serve as a digest of that week’s newly posted items,
and would include direct links to the log page, where the full text of each
item would appear. Although we’re already busy laying the groundwork for
this next evolution of the e.letter, we don’t expect it to occur overnight.
Rather, we look forward to evolving it over the coming weeks and months,
as we find time, funding and volunteer help to assist us in this move.
There are other exciting changes afoot, one of which is, alas, somewhat
bittersweet: the departure of our regular e.letter editor, Vince Waldron, who
as of this issue, steps down from his weekly duties as e.letter editor to
devote more time to his own work as a writer and author. Vince has had a
ball working on the e.letter, and he’d like to thank the TERA Board for giving
him the opportunity to do so, especially President Hilary Norton Orozco and
Vice-President Kathleen Long -- who have both worked closely, and tirelessly,
with him on the weekly production of the e.letter, and who will continue to
serve in that capacity going forward — and Joanne Turner, TERA President
Emeritus and e.letter founder, and the person who slyly roped him into this
volunteer assignment when he was still too new to town to know any better (a
ruse which he thanks her for pulling to this very day.) But most of all,
he thanks you, his fellow TERA members and Northeast L.A. neighbors, for
exhibiting an unbridled passion for your community that makes him proud to be a
part of it.
See you in seven!
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15. THE LAST WORD —
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket
fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not
fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)
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