VOLUME XIII
ISSUE 10
February 2010

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Dear Sentinel Gentleman,
Although this is definitely a supportive response to your recent "ranting and raving" feature about'contemporary life in N.E.L.A. (with rightly an emphasis on noise-related "rants"), some of the following observations might even augment the seriousness of the problems you mentioned. As a start, I totally agree that heavily amplified outdoor "musical performances" of all kinds too often dominate completely nightlife for everyone in our neighborhoods.
But next, dear Tom, it is certainly not my intent to take all the wind out of your justified complaint about 7:38 a.m. leaf blowing, yet...

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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... (click here to continue)

 

 

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).
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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 ... (click here to continue)

 

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."
Next, was a... (click here to continue)

 

 

 

 

NEWS FLASH!

Start planning NOW for Eagle Rock's 100th Birthday! Go to EagleRock100th.com for the latest information

 

At the 2010 Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce Installation, photgrapher Alen Yap captures an emotional moment as Michael Nogueira and Kaye Beckham present Collaborative Eagle Rock Beautiful leader John Stillion the Chamber of Commerce’s “Presidential Prestigious Award” for community service. Councilman Jose Huizar was also there and presented Mr. Stillion with an official “Los Angeles City Council Resolution” recognizing him for his community beautifcation efforts.

 

New Artist for Hermon Dog Park Art Project Named
The Board of Directors of the support organization, Friends of Hermon Dog Park (FHDP), proudly announce their selection of El Sereno artist Ismael Cazarez and his project "River Dogs," to be funded with FHDP's 2009 award from the City of Los Angeles Community Beautification $10,000 Matching Grant and placed in Hermon Park in the Arroyo Seco.
The final decision was made January 23 after interviews with two finalists by a Selection Committee. That committee was comprised of the FHDP Board of Directors, local artists, an artist consultant, gallery owner, public arts advocate, local high school art student, community advocates, local art teacher, school principal, and representatives from the City's Office of Community Beautification and the Department of Recreation and Parks.
The selection process began ...

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Betty Jean Asa
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.
Jean did waited tables for a few years before she acquired her real estate license in 1961. She worked in the real estate business until she married Oran W. Asa, owner of the Northeast Newspapers.
They were married in Santa Barbara, California on October 20th, 1972. From that point on she was busy with the Newspaper business and also did a great deal of community work including work with the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis, The 20th Century Women's Club, and the Soroptimist Club.
Jean and Oran traveled quite a bit, but the highlight of their travels were their 2 trips to China with the California Newspaper Publishers Association, including a trip to Mainland China in 1977, and a trip to Taiwan in 1978.
Jean and Oran sold the Northeast Newspapers and retired in 1991. They remained in Eagle Rock, California until Oran's death in 2002. Jean then moved to Bullhead City, Arizona where she lived until she moved to Lancaster, California to be cared for by her niece.