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David and Goliath Part II? -
Eagles Win Championship Number 7
by Kevin Grace
On a cold Thursday night in early January 2009, the Men's Softball Team
from the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie #2188 in Eagle Rock beat the
favorite Blue Mooners squad by a score of 7 to 5 for their seventh
Thursday night championship. The victory came, centered once again, around
the stellar pitching of their perennial MVP Steve Compton.
How unlikely was this victory? Consider this...
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New Eagle Scout
Troop 188 has the honor to announce that another one of the boys in the
troop has earned his Eagle wings by achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and
you might be able to print this information as one of your features
publications next month.
Here is some of the information about him and his project:
Lucas Alexander Hidalgo passed his Eagle Board of Review on October 22nd,
2009 and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He is a registered member of
Troop 188 which is chartered by the Eagle Rock Baptist Church.
On September 12th, Lucas' project involved several landscape improvements
in an effort to "rejuvenate" the Women's 20th Century Club, a non-profit
community organization, as it prepares for Eagle Rock's upcoming
centennial celebration in 2011. Among the tasks involved, his troop
installed scallop edging around the garden, planted succulents and
agapanthus, re-positioned parking stops in the parking lot, created a
protective edging around the hose, removed heavy logs, and swept and
cleaned the grounds.
Lucas is currently 16 years old and is a junior at Eagle Rock High School
(ERHS).
He is active in the...
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Search for Sammy Ends Sadly
by Tom Topping
 Residents
of Eagle Rock who may have noticed an incredibly veracious effort to find
"Sammy" the lost White/Golden female Terrier/Poodle mix, were saddened to
learn that the remains of the dog had been found on the 134 freeway last
month.
Running away after being bit by an unleashed pit bull at Eagle Rock
Recreation Center in Eagle Rock on Wednesday night (11/25) at around
6:30pm., owners Mark and Shelly put up lost dog posters everywhere, which
produced several leads. Sammy was reported seen near San Pascual Stables
in South Pasadena and also at Occidental College in Eagle Rock. FOX TV
channel 11 even became interested and ran a news story to help find Sammy.
Sammy's owners, Mark and Shelly, randomly met a lady named Renee at the
Pasadena Shelter, with Shelly giving her a flyer for Sammy. They received
an email about an hour later from Renee who said she was driving on the
134 freeway after meeting Shelly and had happened to see a dog on the side
of the freeway at Linda Vista/San Rafael exit that matched Sammy's
description. Shelly and a friend drove right out there to see if they
could confirm it, but the body was on the far left against the barrier
next to the carpool lane, which was without a shoulder, so there was no
way to get across the freeway without a huge risk.
Luckily they've had the L.A. Animal Commissioner ...
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Eagle Rock
Centennial Planning in Progress
The planning for the 100 year
birthday of Eagle Rock is well on its way, and after the latest meeting
held on January 12, 2010, organizers had reason to be optimistic. They'd
had a few meetings so far including some really great brainstorming
sessions, but on this night, they really got into action.
The first order of business was to read the newly adopted mission
statement:
"The Eagle Rock Centennial Steering Committee consists of a group of
individuals dedicated to coordinating community efforts for celebrations
of a 100 year anniversary.
The Eagle Rock Centennial Steering Committee is ad hoc, and it is not
subordinate to any one community organization or group.
The mission of the Eagle Rock Centennial Steering Committee is to act in
an advisory capacity to all in the community, and to function as a
coordinator between those who choose to celebrate in some way Eagle Rock's
100 year anniversary.
The purpose of this Committee is to: provide information and guidance to
those seeking direction and participation; be the primary liaison with
Council District 14 and other government offices; seek funding and develop
budgets; create and maintain a master calendar of meetings, events, and
activities related to the Centennial."
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Betty
Jean was born in Estherville Iowa to Joseph Albert Merkle Sr., and Grace
Evelyn Merkle. They lived in Iowa for four years before moving to Chicago,
Illinois. In 1955 the family moved to California, from Chicago, for the
warm weather.
