THE EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
The Best Investment You Can Make in Your Neighborhood
August 13, 2004
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This week:
Curves Celebrates One Year -- Just in time
for the Olympics! (Item #1)
TERA Land Use Committee -- Inclusionary Zoning,
Sewers and Commercial Building Survey (Item #2)
Channel your inner Von Trapp at the Sound of
Music Sing Along! (Item
#7)
Stump the Stump Speech! Send
us your Questions for the State of the Town (Item
#15)
Table of Contents:
1. PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE -- SPECIAL 2004
OLYMPICS ISSUE!
2.
TERA LAND USE COMMITTEE AUGUST 18TH
3. THESE ITEMS
JUST IN FROM TERA’S HOME TOUR COMMITTEE
4. HISTORY
IN THE MAKING WITH HISTORIC ECHO PARK
5.
TAKE TIME OUT FOR ART IN AUGUST!
6.
THE ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE’S OCTOBER SURPRISE — PROPOSALS DUE AUGUST 18
7. MARK
YOUR CALENDAR: SOUND OF MUSIC SING ALONG AUGUST 18TH
8. AVENUE
52 HIGHLAND NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH FESTIVAL — AUGUST 21
9. WOLFMAN
CHEWS SCENERY IN NEW OXY CHILDREN’S SHOW! YOUNGSTERS HOOOWWWL WITH
DELIGHT! — THROUGH AUGUST 21
10. LEGISLATORS
ANNOUNCE 'WOMEN IN BUSINESS' WINNERS
11. REVISITING
THE RED CAR WITH THE FRIENDS OF ATWATER VILLAGE — SEPTEMBER 10
12. PUT
YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO WORK AT THE ERNC!
13. CALL
FOR TALENT: UPTOWN GAY AND LESBIAN ALLIANCE CABARET 2004
14. LOS
ANGELES CONSERVANCY MODERN COMMITTEE CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH
COUNTYWIDE MODERNISM TOUR SEPTEMBER 18-19, 2004
15. DON’T
MISS TERA’S ANNUAL STATE OF THE TOWN MEETING
-- SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!
16. WOMEN’S
20TH CENTURY CLUB SEEKS VENDORS FOR HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR
17. WE'VE
GOT MAIL
18. THE
LAST WORD -- THE SOUND OF MUSIC
1. PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE -- SPECIAL 2004 OLYMPICS ISSUE
TERA'S BAD LUCK WITH ALL THINGS ADMINISTRATIVE...
It seems very appropriate for the Friday the 13th issue to discuss certain
things that TERA has set out to do that, well, have demonstrated that we have a
big heart for the community, but need an even bigger calendar in order to
accomplish:
* THE E.LETTER -- Today's
and last week's e.letters went out on Friday, due to the fact that we
are still trying to get computer systems to synch up so that we have a
fast and flawless e.letter process. Please be patient with us
as we continue to try to incorporate everyone's issues and letters,
while ensuring you are all receiving your e.letters.
* YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARDS --
Thanks to the brilliant design work of TERA Secretary Jeanine Colini,
we will be issuing these cards in September, a month later than we had
hoped. But once we have them ready, I think we will all be pleased, and
we will have created a solution for the years to come.
These are the trials and tribulations of an all-volunteer organization.
We appreciate your patience as we continue our efforts to make TERA's
membership benefits and e.letter even more fun and comprehensive than before!
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, CONTINUED
It seems that while TERA Vice President Kathleen Long was slicing hundreds
of pieces of watermelon at National Night Out, she may have missed some of the
fine people of Eagle Rock who coordinated and attended in support of the LAPD.
Here is an additional field report from Marlene Schmidt, Public Safety
Director, Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council (ERNC):
In response to Kathleen Long's nice summary of August 3rd's National Night
Out at the old Northeast Police Station on York Blvd., now the
fascinating Police Museum, I thought it appropriate to mention a
few OTHER community members who also worked so hard at the event
or to make it happen. CPAB Co-Chair, Cheri Uno, worked very
diligently with event chair, Barbara Lopez, along with Manny
Hernandez, president of Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council,
and others that you have mentioned, in organizing the event.
At the event, I saw BLEND members La Dell & Lani Stapp, Lucy
& Dean Spurgeon, and Heinrich Keifer, and many other BLEND, CPAB
(Kaye Beckham), Neighborhood Watch, TERA, Neighborhood
Council, CD workers or community helpers digging in.
Also I wanted to personally thank those who helped me with the
children's free finger-printing (Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council) table.
I had recruited and LAPD-trained several volunteers that didn't make it to the
event, but luckily, several others did pitch in on the spot. Mary
Wynton, our own Eagle Rock Librarian, off duty, used her crowd skills
to keep the little ones attentive with Library stickers. One youth, Alex
Jiminez, on loan from the Police Museum, helped me mount the National Night
Out Banners a week before, acted as my personal helper to carry all
of the heavy boxes of finger-printing equipment, plus the helium
tanks. Alex, along with Chase and Herb Larrimore, inflated
about 150 balloons for the kids. ERHS Key Club president, Heather
Enciso, after a 10 minute "how to" course, assisted me with
cleaning and finger-printing about a
thousand not-so-flexible little fingers.
Thanks to Eagle Rock merchants: Maria at Eufloria Florist
for the helium tank donation, Warren Printing for the donated
up-date on the banners, and Sizzler free children's meal coupons.
Thanks, of course, to the LAPD for the fingerprinting equipment and especially
to ERNC Treasurer Mark Ryan, who, with a heavy teaching
schedule, personally went to a few Smart & Finals to purchase
the hot dogs, buns and other ERNC donated items."
Thanks, Marlene, for sending along this very helpful thank-you to all
those who made National Night Out possible!
A TIP O' THE HAT TO OUR OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE STUDENTS
In my President's message a few weeks back, I listed some of the
800 people in attendance at the offsite City Council meeting held in El
Sereno. However, as Paula Crisostomo of Occidental College pointed
out to me, I failed to recognize that 50 Occidental College students
also attended this meeting. Congratulations to these Occidental College
students for recognizing the value of civic engagement! We salute
you.
CURVES ANNIVERSARY AND A SPECIAL DEAL FOR TERA MEMBERS!
Curves in Eagle Rock (at 4870 Eagle Rock Boulevard, near
Yosemite) is turning 1! Curves Owner Lynda D'Angelo let
me know that she wanted to send out a BIG THANK YOU to the
community. She will have drawings all day for
current members to win free months, T-shirts, products, etc.
Come work out on August 18th to receive special anniversary give
aways! And for new members... $100
off their membership fee! The new members discount is good until the
end of the week (August 21st).
Lynda will give TERA card members their first
month free! Thanks, Lynda!
Congratulations!
EAGLE ROCK INTERCEPTOR SEWER AND INCLUSIONARY ZONING AT THE 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! (see Item #2) 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. In addition, Victor Franco, Jr., Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at
Central City Association will present the business
community's response to the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance.
It is important that you hear what the future of residential development
in Los Angeles may be!
Happy Friday the 13th! See you at the “Sound of Music” sing along on
Wednesday night! (see Item #7)
-- Hilary Norton Orozco, TERA President
2. JOIN US FOR THE TERA
LAND USE COMMITTEE!
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Items for discussion:
* Inclusionary
Zoning
* Sewer Line
Extension
Report
* Update on
Walgreens Hours of Operation and Appeal of Off-site Signs
* Boarding Houses
in the R-1 Zone (not directly related to
report on Inclusionary Zoning)
* Commercial
Building Survey Status Report
3. THESE ITEMS JUST
IN FROM TERA’S HOME TOUR COMMITTEE
Wanted: A Beautiful Home and Garden
TERA's Home Tour Committee needs a site to host this year's Eclectic
Eagle Rock Home Tour After-Party, which has always been a welcome perk to
our volunteers and always a great success! Because of extenuating
circumstances, our previously planned location is no longer available. We
would love it if you Eagle Rockers, who have a space which could accommodate
our wonderful yearly event, would offer your home for the after
party. Please send your offer of home or garden to Joanne Turner,
President Emeritus, at artburn@earthlink.net.
Thanks!
And don't forget
the Home Tour's request for volunteers!
Would you like to….
· Meet active and interesting
people in your community?
· Perform your civic duties?
· Brag about your beautiful and
diverse neighborhood?
· Attend a great party with
your new friends?
Then be a volunteer for the Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour. Be a part of
one of the premier events of Eagle Rock. Volunteers are needed before the
event and the day of the event to set-up, sell tickets, and much more.
Please email Tacpa@pacbell.net, please write
“volunteer” in the subject area.
4. HISTORY
IN THE MAKING IN HISTORIC ECHO PARK
Echo Park Summer Cinema Night: August 14
Please join us for our first-ever Summer Cinema Night on Saturday, August
14 at 7:30 PM featuring the outdoor screening of the film-noir classic
"Double Indemnity," starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara
Stanwyck. Light snacks, complements of Barragan's and Taix restaurants, and
refreshments will be provided.
The event is $8 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Seating is limited and
reservations are required. Please e-mail or call (323) 860-8874 to
reserve a spot and receive location information.
We would like to thank Benjamin Lein of Associates in Media Engineering
for donating the video and sound system and our hosts for the evening, the
family of Rosa Tobar.
Echo Park Stairway Walking Tour: August 28
This month's tour on Saturday, August 28 at 10:00 AM features the stairways
and hills of northern Echo Park and Elysian Heights. Reservations are
required. The tour is free to EPHS members. For more information,
please go to the Walking Tour section of www.HistoricEchoPark.org
For further information, please visit the Preservation Section of their site at
http://www.HistoricEchoPark.org.
5. TAKE TIME OUT FOR
ART IN AUGUST!
"Transformations
of Being" by Roger Dolin
New
paintings and studies of an Eagle Rock mural
LA River Lil’ Frogtown Gallery
6.
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. Avenue 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 (Español.)
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.
7. EAGLE ROCK PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL AT SYLVAN AMPHITHEATER — AUGUST
18-21, 25-28
"Sing
Along to the Sound of Music"
Krista
Neumann, artistic director of T4 Theatre
Company, is putting out a call for volunteers to help with
the The Sound of Music sing-along August 18th at The Sylvan Amphitheater in
Yosemite Park. Your job will be ushering and crowd management. Your reward will be a choice of
"Edelweiss", "Silver White Winters that Melt into Spring",
or "Brown Woolen Mittens".
Please call Krista at 323.550.8122
The T4 Theatre Company and The Center
for the Arts Eagle Rock are collaborating to produce a family oriented evening
of entertainment under the stars on August 18th from 7-10pm. The sing-along
style production will feature the movie version of Rogers and Hammerstein’s
classic "The Sound of Music."
The public is encouraged to come at 7:00 pm and bring a picnic dinner. There
will be a costume parade with prizes at 7:15 pm. for those who want to dress up
as their favorite character from the movie. At 7:45 pm. vocal warm-ups and
instructions will be given to the audience. The movie will begin at
8:00pm.
T4.com (Theatre for the Community) has been in existence for 8 years and
has recently relocated to Eagle Rock, under the able artistic direction of
Krista Neumann. The nonprofit organization is committed to providing quality
theatre “by the community-to the community”. T4.com plans to present lively
entertainment as well as thought-provoking theatre for the entire family. This
is the first in a series of programs and productions that will build a
relationship with the northeastern Los Angeles community through the
collaborative art of theater.
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 Department of
Recreation and Parks, 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.
8. AVENUE 52 HIGHLAND
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH FESTIVAL — AUGUST 21
(between Coringa Drive and Phillips
Way)
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.
9. 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.
10. LEGISLATORS ANNOUNCE 'WOMEN IN BUSINESS' WINNERS
Sixteen Southland women have been selected as this year's winners of the
Women in Business Awards. State Senator Jack Scott (D-Pasadena), Assembly
Majority Leader Dario Frommer (D-Glendale) and Assemblymember Carol Liu (D-La
Cañada-Flintridge) will honor these outstanding business leaders at a luncheon
September 1 in Pasadena.
The winners were chosen based on nominations from the communities of the 21st
Senate district, 43rd and 44th Assembly districts. These outstanding
leaders are being recognized for their contributions and leadership in their
local business communities.
SMALL BUSINESSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
* Dora Herrera, owner, Yuca's Restaurant, Glendale
CORPORATE BUSINESSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
* Dalila Sotelo, Sr. Vice Pres., McCormack, Baron & Salazar, Eagle
Rock
* Uma Shrivastava, Sr. Vice Pres., Bank of America, La Cañada-Flintridge
NON-PROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
* Joan Whitenack, Ex.Dir., Foothill Unity Center, Monrovia
* Judith Arandes, Ex.Dir., Burbank Housing Corporation, Toluca Lake
* Bonny Herman, Ex.Dir., VICA, Sherman Oaks
TAMI GINSBURG EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
* Rubina Djansezian, Ex.Dir. Western Board, Homenetmen, Glendale
* Rashi Kallur, Vice Pres. Comm. Relations, Citibank, Glendale
NON-PROFIT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
* Judith Zitter, Community Health Mgr., Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena
WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD
* Suzanne Gornick, Corporate Environmental Management Engineer, New
Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc., Burbank
MOST INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
* Katy Townsend, Owner, Open House, Altadena
* Wassy Tesfa, Program Administrator, Head Start, Altadena
WOMEN IN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARD
* Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Writer, Glendale
* Jenny Cornuelle Krusoe, Ex. Dir., Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
EMPOWERMENT AWARD
* Linda J. Loe, Vice Pres., Strategic Alliances for Women in Film, Studio
City
Yasmin Davidds, CEO-Founder, Empowering Latinas, Inc., Pasadena
11. ”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.
12. PUT YOUR TAX
DOLLARS TO WORK IN EAGLE ROCK! ERNC BUDGET FORUM SEPTEMBER 14
How do YOU want public funds
spent for the good of Eagle Rock?
Do you have ideas for Eagle Rock improvement projects or community events?
Does your group or organization wish to make a presentation to request funds or
make suggestions for spending?
The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council invites you to attend and participate as we
discuss priorities for our 2004-2005 budget.
This is your chance to tell your neighborhood council how you want public funds
spent in Eagle Rock, so give it some thought, mark your calendars and we'll see
you there! All stakeholders & groups are invited to bring ideas and
participate! To have your presentation put on the agenda, please submit your
summary / proposal by August 31 to Mark Ryan, ERNC Treasurer. Non-agenda
ideas & comments will be taken from the floor as time allows. Mark
Ryan, Treasurer@EagleRockCouncil.org or
323-217-4481.
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. LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY MODERN COMMITTEE CELEBRATES 20TH
ANNIVERSARY WITH COUNTYWIDE MODERNISM TOUR SEPTEMBER 18-19, 2004
To celebrate two decades of helping to preserve Los Angeles'
extraordinary Modern architecture, the Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee
("ModCom") is throwing a two-day birthday party all over the county.
The event, called "20/20/20" -- 20 years, 20 sites, 20 dollars
(member price) -- will take place the weekend of
September 18-19, 2004, with ten different sites available for
viewing each day. The self-driven tour features the "greatest
hits" of previous ModCom tours and preservation issues, a true cross-section
of mid-twentieth-century architecture.
Spanning from Pacific Palisades to Downey, the
20/20/20 tour includes such highlights as:
- The Charles and Ray Eames home and studio (Case
Study House #8)
- Richard Neutra's former residence, VDL Research
House II
- A 1930 Los Feliz home designed by R.M. Schindler
- Prime examples of postwar residential tracts,
including Gregory Ain's Mar Vista tract, the city's newest historic district
and the first composed solely of Modern homes
- The world's oldest McDonalds restaurant
- The 1958 former Union Oil headquarters (now Los
Angeles Center Studios)
- A book signing with legendary architectural
photographer Julius Shulman
Some sites will have docent-led tours, while others will feature special
promotions and involvement by neighborhood organizations. Participants
will create their own custom tours by choosing which sites to see and in which
order. To commemorate the event, celebrated artist Shag will produce a
special, limited-edition print, which will be offered first to 20/20/20 ticket
holders.
Along with the fun comes a reminder to Angelenos of the vulnerability of L.A.'s
authentic Modern architectural heritage. The Modern Committee was formed
in 1984 in response to the rapid destruction of post-World War II buildings in
Los Angeles -- particularly two iconic Googie coffee shops, Ships Westwood and
Tiny Naylors. This volunteer sub-committee of the Los Angeles Conservancy
has since grown into a powerful voice for Modern preservation.
Tickets are $20 for Los Angeles Conservancy members and $30 for the general
public. Tickets are good for all sites on both days. To order tickets,
visit the Modern Committee website at http://www.modcom.org or request an order
form by calling 213.430.4219.
The Los Angeles Conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization that works
through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the
historic architectural and cultural resources of Los Angeles
County. What began as a volunteer group in 1978 has grown to more than
8,500 members, making the Conservancy the largest organization of its kind in
the U.S. For more information, contact the Conservancy at http://www.laconservancy.org.
15. DON’T MISS TERA’S ANNUAL STATE OF THE TOWN MEETING -- SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
Come hear Councilmember
Antonio Villaraigosa discuss his accomplishments and goals for Council District
14, as well as his vision to be Los Angeles’ next mayor! Mark your
calendars now! It should be a great evening!
It is our tradition to ask the community for questions to pose to the
Councilman in preparation for the State of the Town event. Please forward
suggested questions through this e.letter so that we can compile them for the
meeting. Of course, you are all welcome to come and ask your questions on
the spot!
16. 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
November 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.
17. WE'VE GOT MAIL
“Thank you for all you do for our community. As a 10-year E.R.
resident and long time TERA member and supporter, I feel disappointed by
TERA's support for our Councilman Mr. Villaraigosa.
During his campaign for the City Council seat he promised our community
that he would not use the seat as a stepping stone for the
Mayor's office. But we most remember that Mr. Villarraigosa came to us after becoming unemployed, due to
term limits. Now Mr. Villarraigosa
is revealing his true intentions. Why is TERA supporting him after he lied to our entire community?”
-- Tony Estrada, Eagle Rock
Tony, thanks for your response. Please do not confuse my passing along
of Antonio's response to a letter expressing sentiments similar to yours last
week with TERA taking any position on Antonio's decision to run for
mayor. As a 501(c)3 organization, TERA does not endorse political
candidates. Please come to our State of the Town meeting on
September 21st, so that you and the rest of Eagle Rock can present your
concerns and ideas to Councilmember Villaraigosa. (See Item #15 above)
* * *
"In response to the Eagle Theater, I understand the Church has a 4 year
lease with a 4 year option and that the building that houses it is up for sale
again. I guess the only way to get our Eagle Theater back is that a new
buyer could buy the Church out of their lease.
“It makes me very sad to see that a friend of Eagle Rock who promised to do so
much with the Eagle Theater then sold it with out letting the community know.
He had a right to do what he wanted with his property,
but he could have found out a better solution.
“I had my first date with my husband at the Eagle Theater in 1952."
--Roe Muzingo, Eagle Rock
* * *
Another response to the letter from Marilyn & Steve Mason...
"We are experiencing a growing concern in our
neighborhood and wondering if it is just in our particular area. There
are more and more strange people with shopping carts rummaging through our
trash cans looking for recyclables. Today I observed one of these people
going into backyards on our street when it appeared nobody was
home. Our truck was stolen also on our street. We live on
Las Colinas Avenue not far from the college. The graffiti is also showing
up more, especially on a corner Laundromat located on Ridgecrest & ER
Blvd. I don't think Neighborhood Watch works that good in this
area. I hope that TERA gets interested in the South side of Colorado
Boulevard. Eagle Rock Boulevard needs TERA's watchful eyes too. We
have already brought these matters to the attention of our Councilman.
Any ideas?"
-- Marilyn & Steve
Mason, Eagle Rock
Here are some more helpful suggestions from Marlene
Schmidt, Public Safety Director, Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council (ERNC):
Regarding the Masons' problem of needing TERA's watchful eye, due to an
increase in crime in the Las Colinas/
Occidental College area, I have also noticed the same, especially more
automobile break-ins. The best thing you (Steve and Marilyn Mason) can do
is to ring a few of your neighbor's doorbells and ask them to join YOUR
neighborhood watch group. You have taken the first step in that
direction, by noticing and reacting to the problems. There is a lot of
help out there. The Community Relations Dept. at the northeast LAPD station
has a lot of brochures and advice on how to get started. Once you get
your neighbors on board, you invite them to your first neighborhood
watch meeting. Call LAPD one month ahead for an officer to be
present and to help you to get rolling.
Or, you can attend one of our ER community Neighborhood Watch Block
Captains meetings, every 3rd Thursday of the month (except August and
December) from 6 to 7 pm at ER City Hall, orgainized by Betty Tyndall and Helen
Goodwill Gustavson. These meetings usually feature crime stats and
answers to your questions from our Senior Lead Officer, Joe Galindo
and/or other LAPD officers.
With Neighborhood Watch, you call up your working neighbor and ask if that
stranger in his yard belongs there. If not, make your spying
presence known, with innocuous comments, such as, "Hi. Are
you lost? Or, "Hi, what do you
need?"
In my neighborhood, I have noticed a trash rummager that always goes way up
into our driveways, onto property, taking what appears to her to be trash or of
some value to her. I always tell her "No". "You
are trespassing." And then, after repeated appearances, I end
up calling our Senior Lead Officer, who has apparently arrested her more than
once. But the point is, unless you take a stand and make your objections
clear, no one in your neighborhood is safe. Often times the bad guys
cruise the streets looking for patterns--people that leave for work every day
at the same time. Especially vulnerable
are neighborhoods where most people aren't home much.
If that's the case in your neighborhood, get a big, barking dog, or find
one neighbor that's always home and get him or her to call the police or call
someone in the block watch, if something does not look right. What
neighborhood watch is - it is neighbors looking out for each
other. You don't have to get nosy, but letting your trusted
neighbors know when you are off on a trip (and you don't expect
visitors) helps. Observe what automobiles belong on the streets and which
don't and check them out with the neighbors. There are many other tips
for our public safety that are covered in LAPD flyers. (From time to
time, if I can, I will try to email some tips).
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18. THE LAST WORD -- THE SOUND OF MUSIC
"These
walls were not built to shut out problems. You have to face them.
You have to live the life you were born to live...
(she begins singing)
“Climb every mountain. Search
high and low.
Follow every byway, every path you know.
“Climb every mountain. Ford every stream.
Follow every rainbow 'til you find your dream
...a dream that will need all the love you can give,
every day of your life for as long as you live."
-- Advice from the Mother Abbess to Maria (The Sound of Music, 1965)
Words and Music by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, screenplay
by Ernest Lehman, from the play by Howard Lindsay
and Russel Crouse, adapted from a book by Maria Augusta Trapp
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