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MAY 2012
Test Drive a Ford Raises Over $3,000 for Woodrow Wilson High School
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Memorial Day
“Many Gave It All”
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University Hills
Man Shot and
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Bob Wondries Ford, Woodrow
Wilson High School and members
of the community raised nearly
$4,000 for Woodrow Wilson High
School’s extracurricular programs
at a recent test-drive event, as part
of Ford Motor Company’s Drive
One 4 UR School program.
Over 150 local residents showed
up to test-drove a Ford vehicle
on April 28th at Wilson High
School. Bob Wondries Ford and
Ford Motor Company donated
$20 for each person to test drive
their vehicles, with funds going
toward student activities affected
by recent budget cuts.
The unique program has been
around for five years. Since its
inception in 2007, Drive One 4
UR School has offered 350,000
test-drives at more than 1,500
events to generate over $10
million in donations for high
schools nationwide. The money
raised during the Drive One 4 UR
School program has helped ensure that extracurricular actives
like sports and music programs
continue in local communities.
“We are thrilled that so many
people from the local community
turned out to support Woodrow
Wilson High School, and I’ve
never been more proud to be a
Ford dealer. Participants had the
opportunity to take a fun, casual
drive in one of our vehicles, while
lending our students and community a much-needed helping
hand,” said Chris Greco, General
Manager at Bob Wondries Ford.
Bob Wondries had 14 vehicle
models available including their
new 2012 fuel efficient lineup
which included the Ford Focus
– 28 City MPG / 40 Highway
MPG, Ford Fiesta – 29 City MPG
/ 40 Highway MPG, Ford Fusion
Hybrid – 41 City MPG / 36 Highway MPG, Ford Escape Hybrid 34 City MPG / 31 highway MPG,
Ford Taurus – 18 City MPG / 28
Highway MPG, Ford Mustang
– 19 City MPG / 31 Highway
MPG, Ford Flex Eco-Boost – 17
City MPG / 24 Highway MPG,
Ford Explorer – 17 City MPG /
25 Highway MPG, and the Ford
F-150 Eco Boost - 17 City MPG /
23 Highway MPG (Best In Class
Towing.)
This year the Ford Motor
Company took on a special challenge to raise a cool $1 Million
for education at 300 events in a
single month across the country.
The Drive One 4 UR School
program is a yearly program
where each dealer has the
OPTION to participate. 100%
of the proceeds go towards the
school. Bob Wondries Ford is
working toward raising money for
all local high schools in the area
including Wilson High School.
So far, this particular dealership
has hosted 3 events, raising over
$15,400 for local high schools.
The program is designed for
each school to take responsibility
to contact the dealership, and if
the dealership agrees to participate, the school and the dealership work together to make it a
success, the dealership provides
the vehicles, the school does
the outreach to get community
members to the event. For each
valid test drive completed, Ford
donates $20 to the participating
school – Its that simple
Nearly $4,000 was raised by community members who showed up
to Test Drive a Ford. 100% of the money raised went directly to
Wilson High School extracurricular programs.
Hermon Celebrates its Centennial
You are invited to Hermon’s 100
Year Anniversary Celebration
Community members are invited on June 2nd to assist in
the Centennial Celebration of
the town of Hermon, which is
nested between the rolling hills
of El Sereno, South Pasadena and
Highland Park.
In 1912, the little town of
Hermon decided to become part
of their big neighbor city, Los
Angeles. To commemorate that
momentous occasion, the Hermon
community is celebrating with a
neighborhood party for acknowledging of being one of the many
distinct communities that make
up the City of Los Angeles.
Hermon was established in
1903, when the free Methodist
church group obtained the isolated
valley from owner Ralph Rogers
to establish a school. The school
grew to become Los Angeles Pacific College in 1934, then merged
with Azusa Pacific University in
the mid-1960s.
In the 100 years since its inception, the neighborhood has grown
from 100 small lots into a community of over 3,000. The Free
event, will include live entertainment, a complimentary BBQ
lunch, birthday cake, Kids crafts,
face painting, and much more
family activities for all to enjoy
this festive occasion.
The celebration takes
place from at 11 am to
4pm @ Hermon Park
located at 5568 Via Marisol,
Hermon, CA
All are invited.
Lincoln H.S. Alumni, Faculty, Students, And Community Members Make A Diffrence
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Students take pride and clean up the Tennis Courts
at Lincoln High School
A group of over 100 Lincoln High School alumni, faculty, and varsity
athletes, along with community members and local political representatives spent a recent Saturday morning participating in the “Tennis
Courts at Lincoln High” clean-up sponsored by the Kenny Washington
Stadium Foundation.
The event was organized to reclaim the long forgotten tennis courts
and served as an opportunity to share the historical significance of the
courts with a new generation of Lincoln High students.
The two tennis courts date back to the original school and were
created with funds completely generated by the students at TwentyFirst Avenue Intermediate School in early 1913.
During the construction of the Eastside’s first high school, middle
school students from Twenty-First Avenue Intermediate School approached the Los Angeles City School Board and requested that their
new school include two tennis courts on the campus.
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Lincoln High School Wilson High School
Wilson High School
Class of 1962
Reunion
Class of 1972
Reunion
Class of 1972
Reunion
Lincoln High School Class of
1961, ‘62 and ‘63 cordially
invites you to our 50-Year
Reunion taking place on Saturday,
September 29, 2012 at the
Embassy Suites Hotel in Brea,
CA.
$85 June 2- August 15, 2012 \
(no ticket sales at the door)
Reception 5pm (no host bar)
Buffet 6-8pm
Dance 8-12pm
Woodrow Wilson High School
Class of 1972 is hosting their
40th Year Reunion on Saturday,
October, 6th 2012 at the Shilo
Inn Hilltop Suites in Pamona
CA.
40 years flew by and its only
7 months away. This reunion is
open to all classes.
Event features:
Cocktails Reception
Dinner and Dance.
Woodrow Wilson High School
Class of 1982 is hosting their
30th Year Reunion on Saturday,
July 28th 2012
For more info contact:
Irene (Carrillo) Bazan
562-692-1496
or
Maria (Alvarez) Gandara
626-570-0717
Early Bird Discount Avalaible
For more info contact:
Steve Skrah
626/841-8456
For more info contact:
Please eamil
[email protected]
Send your
community
announcements to
[email protected]
Tennis Court Cleanup at Lincoln High School
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The student made the argument
that no modern high school would
be complete without tennis courts.
Their request was denied by the
school board due to limited construction funds allocated for the
soon-to-be-completed school.
Undaunted, the students began
a bond campaign at their home
school and raised $900 from
students, staff and the local community which was eventually
presented to the school board for
the construction of the two courts.
The courts were subsequently
built and ready for the first day
of classes before the new Lincoln
High School opened on September
16, 1913.
The Courts Project was organized by the Foundation as a
response to a recent survey of all
LAUSD schools built before 1930
which shows Lincoln High ranks
last in outdoor sports facilities.
Prior to the March 24th clean-up
event there were no functional
outdoor basketball, volleyball or
tennis courts on campus for current physical education students
at the school.
The clean-up event included
painting previously installed
basketball backboards, moving
a substantial amount of built-up
soil, restoring an original pathway
between the courts and hanging 4
new rims for outdoor basketball.
The Foundation is currently discussing a Phase II to the project
with the school administration.
Praising the assembled volunteers during a break was State
Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, congratulated the crowd for the
efforts and particularly thanked
the young people for their “decision of leadership on a Saturday
morning”. Also in attendance
was Adrian Vazquez from State
Senator Kevin de Leon’s office
who presented the group with a
commendation from the State of
California and Mike Fong from
the Office of Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa who provided the
clean-up tools through the City’s
Office of Beautification for the
event.
In addition to the Courts Project,
The Kenny Washington Stadium
Foundation will continue it’s
mission of re-inventing the
Lincoln High School Stadium
into a state-of-the-art sports complex to be later named in Kenny
Washington’s honor.
Kenny Washington was a star
Running Back at Lincoln High
School in the 1930’s , later played
at UCLA and led the nation in
total offense and became the first
consensus ALL AMERICAN in
1939.
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Memorial Day
“Many Gave, Some Gave All”
By Mark Overstreet
For many families in our community Memorial Day is an important day. It is a day when we
remember those who gave their
all.
My father, brother and seven
uncles gave their service to the
United States military. After
serving 2 years and 10 months in
the United States Marine Corps,
my uncle, Al S. Cantu came
home from WWII with a Purple
Heart. He revered freedom, so
much so that he was willing to
give his all.
He believed that we are fortunate
to have been raised in a country
where individuals have rights and
freedoms. There are people living
in other places that wish that they
had the freedom that we have here
in the United States of America.
Imagine living under a dictatorship where your rights and privileges are withheld and you live
in constant silence and fear.
My Uncle Al taught me that
freedom is not always free. People
would need to defend their freedom and that defense would take
a sacrifice. It is a sacrifice that
many of our heroic military
personnel have given. Securing
our freedom has been the reason
why our soldiers, marines, airmen
and sailors have been willing to
give their all.
I had an older distant cousin,
Jesse Overstreet, who died in Italy
while serving in the U.S. Army
during WWII. Many years later,
his younger sister, Mary, traveled
to the small village where he died
and was buried. She told me her
story when she was 80 years old.
She told me how she her parents
were heartbroken and how she
often thought of Jesse. It broke
their hearts to know that he would
never marry, never have children,
and would never have a Sunday
dinner with them ever again. She
cried as she told me the story.
Then she told me that to ease her
pain she had joined the Women’s
Army Corps. It was her way of
helping to win the war. She said
that Jesse knew that there would
be sacrifices during the war,
hoping that his would not be the
ultimate. She told me how her
family continued to honor Jesse
by getting involved in commu-
Mark Overstreet
Vietnam Veteran, USNR
nity events and volunteering as a
way to make this a better world.
Mary said that she and her mother
would place flags on the graves of
veterans on Memorial Day.
I feel that there is a lack of
concern for the sacrifices that our
military personnel have given.
There are many reasons for the
loss of respect that our service
men and women receive and it
has crept into our culture slowly
over the past several decades.
The promotion of national pride
is lacking in many school and
classrooms. Many rooms do not
have American Flags, teachers do
not have students recite the Pledge
of Allegiance and seldom is there
mention of Memorial Day, other
than it is a day off from school.
Developing pride in our nation
starts with developing pride within our neighborhoods, cities, and
states. It starts with parents having
their children become involved in
community activities and to take
their education most seriously. It
starts by knowing and respecting
the rights and freedoms that we
have here in the United States of
America.
Every nation, if it is to continue,
has to promote its history and
values. Our patriotism, our pride
and our understanding of who we
are and how we came to be
a nation includes Memorial Day.
The United States of America
is an exceptional county with exceptional people. That absolutely
includes those who “Gave All” so
that we could continue to make
this a better country and a better
world to live within.
El Sereno Independence Parade
& Fireworks Show
The El Sereno Bicentennial Committee Presents
The 53rd Annual El Sereno Independence Day Parade
“El Sereno Honors our Military Men and Women”
Saturday, June 30, 2012 Starts @ 2pm.
The parade starts at Huntington Drive and Van Horne Ave. and
travels west to Eastern Ave and south to El Sereno Park.
Councilman Jose Huizar, CD14
Presents
“The 5th Annual El Sereno
Concert and Firework Show”
Concert starts at 4pm following the parade
Local community agencies will fundraise with various summertime food items;
Hot dogs, Hamburgers, Nachos, Tacos, Fruit and Yogurt, Drinks.
For information regarding the parade contact Genny Guerrero (619) 739-1786
El Sereno Bicentennial Committee @[email protected]
For information on the Community Concert and Fireworks Show contact
Councilmember Jose Huizars El Sereno Office at (323) 226-1646
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Sportsaggedon - LA Traffic
SAVE THE DATE
By Carlos Morales - Article originally published in www.lastreetsblog.org
What happens when
Ride Before the Pro’s - Thousands of cyclist lined up to ride Amgen’s“Tour of CA”
fans of professional
A special 5 Mile Closed Circuit course that circled around DTLA.
sports teams from
basketball, hockey and
cycling meet?
That was the question
for many Angelenos
who live, work, or visited
Downtown Los Angeles
where asking as three of
LA’s Pro sports teams
were in the Championship Playoffs.
As most of you know,
Staples Center is home
to the professional
basketball teams the
Los Angeles Lakers and
the Los Angeles Clippers
and also home for L.A.’s
hockey team the Kings.
All three teams were in
contention to the most
sought after Championship Cup / Trophy.
The Staples Center
hosted six playoff games
which included games
for all three teams on
Sunday May 20th. Added into the Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LAPD, on steroids because it was all taken
mix was AMGEN’s “Tour of CA” AEG, AMGEN and other officials at place at a smaller geographical area.
When the Tour of California race
the largest and most prestigious a press conference held at STAPLES
professional cycling event in the Center prior to the playoffs, inform- was over, crews immediately began
United States. This year it attracted ing sports fans to: “Be patient and to break it down and pack it onto
128 world class athletes to partici- use public transportation – Come trucks as Clipper fans began to show
pate and ride 750 miles over 7 days. early and stay late” that message up and fill the restaurants and bars
The race ended at Staples Center, was repeated several times on every again and wait for the Kings fans to
moments before the first of three play- broadcast network in multiple lan- exit the venue.
I overheard several dozen converoff games. The convergence of this guages.
Metro provided an expanded train sations over the day, and everywhere
sports team mosaic made it ground
zero and the perfect traffic storm; a schedule all weekend long and added I looked and every corner I turned I
disaster and logistical nightmare that additional busses to try and neutral- saw smiles and felt the excitement
can only be best compared to hosting ize the transportation impact these that any sports fan can relate to. I did
events were going to have on our city. not here one conversation on how
the Olympics.
Most Angelenos are aware of the AEG officials expected over 250,000 bad traffic was to get in and out of
amount of loyal fans that follow people over four days, a daunting these historic events. I just heard
each sports team. But when a team tasks for anyone to to move that conversations on what a great experiis in the playoffs each team naturally many people efficiently and get them ence it was to be there.
Another pleasant surprise was the
draws even more people. Compli- to their seat in a timely fashion for
cating the traffic planning is what the tipoff or drop of the puck or get 5-mile closed circuit race course that
happens behind the scenes; the team them in place along the race course allowed for spectators to become
players, trainers, coaches, support on the streets of L.A. to see the finish participants. It provided full street
closures during the “Ride Before The
staff, sponsors and VIP’s, the de- of this prestigious bike race.
I road my bike to DTLA and wit- Pro’s” – (the 5 mile course is half
livery of AV equipment, food, merchandise, signage, staging, printed nessed it happen – I arrived early the distance of CicLAvia) Several
materials, kiosks, as well as other morning to see the bike race and the thousand bike riders enjoyed riding
supplies and materials that are being concurring bike festival which had through DTLA. Bike traffic flowed
taken up the entire two parking lots seamlessly well and this setup utidelivered via trucks.
It literally takes an army of sup- adjacent to the STAPLES Center lized a lot less LADOT and volunport staff to set everything up prior on Figueroa. Even before the Pro teers manpower that are seen during
to each event, maintain it during the Bike Race started in Beverly Hills CicLAvia events controlling road dievent and take down after each event. at 10A.M., many bike enthusiasts ets at intersections.
There are many great lessons
There is also the public safety staff already arrived in the Downtown.
that were in stealth mode, homeland Shortly afterwards Kings fans began learned from last weekend. First;
security and many other support ser- to arrive. Chick Hearn’s Court – the All the planning by AEG, AMGEN,
vices. There is a tremendous amount street between STAPLES Center and STAPLES Center / Nokia Live,
of movement of personnel and lo- Nokia Theater / LA LIVE venue had LAPD, LADOT, Metro, LAFD and
gistics of equipment and supplies been transformed into one of the many others, actually worked this
behind the scenes that many news largest Bike Valets I have ever seen. time. Second; as we saw with Caragencies and promoters themselves Soon, a fleet of bikes filled the street mageddon, Angelenos cooperated
do not account for and often under as volunteers checked in the bikes and utilized public transportation,
estimate on the crowd size based on and safely stored them as spectators walked and biked into DTLA also
deserve much credit.
enjoyed their day.
spectators showing up for an event.
Third; L.A. has evolved and is ready
Restaurants were jumping, hotel
Most major cities have not encounter such a dilemma. Lee Zeidman, lobbies and bars were doing brisk for the next mega extravaganza. I say
Senior Vice President and General business, vendors at kiosks at LA BRING IT ON! This is a World Class
Manager of Staples Center, Nokia LIVE had lines of people, it seemed City with a new era for special event
Theatre and L.A. Live, was joined by like the worst day at Disneyland traffic control.
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RELAY FOR LIFE 24 Hour Cancer Walk
Saturday and Sunday June 2nd - 3rd
@ Alhambra Park
Saturday 9am - Sunday 9am
Teams now forming. Organizers are looking for
Sponsor, Survivors, Caregivers, and Volunteers.
Rebecca 323/397-2156 [email protected]
Gabriel 626/673-4021 [email protected]
FATHERS DAY BRUNCH @ HECHO EN MEXICO
Sunday, June 17th
Breakfast Buffet 8:30-11am
Lunch Buffet 11am - 3pm
Imidatores Show
Jueves y Domingo 7pm
Live Entertainment
Fridays
Hecho En Mexico, 4976 Huntington Drive El Sereno
All Saints Community Fiesta
Saturday, June 9th 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
3420 Portola Avenue
El Sereno 90032
You are invited to come and enjoy a fun filled day at
our All Saints Community Fiesta. There will be delicious food and drinks along with lots of games for the
kids including music, face painting, moon bounce, and
much more fun for the whole family!
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ALL BICYCLE RIDERS INVITED TO JOIN
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Free Childrens Dance Classes Offered
Thanks to FUSION Performing
Dance Academy (FPDA), a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, El
Sereno and the near by communities continue to enjoy FREE
Children dance classes and very
affordable adult fitness classes.
Albertossy Espinoza, Executive/
Artistic Director and Founder of
FPDA, set a goal of offering all
children dance classes FREE of
charge to the community, and in
January of 2012 it became a
reality. “All children dance classes
ages 3-14 are FREE in order to
help introduce the children to a
healthier lifestyle.” states Espinoza.
More great news, FUSION has
partnered with Goodwill Southern
California to raise funds to continue the Children FREE Dance
Program, as well as support
Goodwill’s mission of enhancing
the quality of life for people with
disabilities or other disadvantages
through education, training and
job placement services. Espinoza
is asking for the communities help
by donating gently used clothing,
accessories, electronics, e-media,
household items and more. Clean
out your garage, attic, closets and
make more room in your home.
What you don’t want, we will
take. Fusion Performing Dance
Academy earns money for every
trailer full of donated items.
You can drop off your donations
at their studio located at 5471 N.
Huntington Drive, Los Angeles,
CA 90032 at the intersection of
Huntington Drive and Maycrest.
The fundraising donation drive
will take place on Sunday, July 1,
2012 10:00AM-4:00PM.
They are also collecting items
through out the month of June.
Feel free to drop off before July
1, or call and make arrangements
for pick up. FUSION would like
to keep the studio doors open to
promote character development,
self-confidence, and leadership
for all students. The “Children
FREE Dance Program” includes
an array of classes including Ballet
Fusion, Modern, Pre-Dance and
Hip Hop Fusion for students ages
three to fourteen. New classes
will continue to develop to add
teens and professionals.
Adults can enjoy a healthier
lifestyle too by joining in the
academy’s most popular classes,
Latin Rhythm Cardio and Cardio
Boot Camp. The Body & Mind
and Yoga classes are designed
to enhance vitality and a sense
of well being through yoga and
stretching training that enables
participants to gain improved
flexibility, balance, a strong core,
and ultimately, relaxation of body
and mind.
New classes offered now are
Beginning Salsa on Wednesday
nights 8:00-9:00PM, and Belly
Dance on Saturday afternoons
1:00-2:00PM, no experience
necessary. We also offer Quincianeras and Wedding Dances.
Their current schedule is as
follows:
Monday: Modern (7-14) 4:30-5:30PM Yoga (12+) 7:00-8:00PM
Tuesday: Pre-Dance (3-7) 3:304:15PM Hip-Hop Fusion (8-14)
4:30-5:30PM Latin Rhythm
Cardio (12+) 7:00-8:00PM
Wednesday: Zumba (12+) 9:3010:30AM Ballet (8-14) 4:305 :30PM Cardio Boot Camp (15+)
7:00-8:00PM Beginning Salsa
(12+) 8:00-9:00PM
Thursday: Pre-Dance (3-7) 3:304:15PM Hip-Hop Fusion (8-14)
4:30-5:30PM Latin Rhythm
Cardio (12+) 7:00-8:00PM
Friday: Modern (8-14) 4:30-5:30PM Body & Mind (12+) 7:008:00PM
Saturday: Latin Rhythm Cardio
(12+) 11:30AM-12:30PM Belly
Dance (12+) 1:00-2:00PM
Annual registration for children:
$25.00. One time registration fee
for adults: $20.00 (includes the
first class)
Please visit our website for more
information, www.fpdacademy.
org or call us at, 323.342.9179.
Donations are tax deductible, and
they will help put a smile on the
face of a child.
University Hills
Man Shot and Killed
In Front of Family
A University Hills man was shot and
killed in front of his family on Mothers
Day on the 5200 Block of Borland Road
at approximately 7:25pm on Sunday, May
20th
The victim Damian Frausto 41 year old,
father of three children was fatally shot
while sitting in his parked car with his
family in front of his home on Mother’s
Day.
His wife Katrina and a 5-year-old daughter
were in the car when the incident
happened. The family had just arrived
home from a Mothers Day gathering according to LAPD Hollenbeck Homicide
Detective Joe Rios, “Frausto was parking
his car, when a male suspect pulled up
in another vehicle, the suspect got out of
that car and walked toward the Frausto
families car, the suspect was armed with a
shot gun. Frausto, yelled at his wife and
daughter to Get Down, Get Down! The
victims wife looks at the window and
sees a gun pointing at them, the suspect
then discharges his weapon twice into
the vehicle hitting Frausto in the upper
torso.”
Katrina said, “It happened so fast, I tried
to hold my husband and when I saw him
vomiting blood I got my daughter to get
out from the car and I started screaming
for help.”
Many neighbors who heard the shots and
cries for help were caught by surprise as
many of them were with their families
celebrating Mothers Day and did not
expect this to occur.
The shooter is described only as a male
Hispanic between 35-40, no description
on the 2nd suspect. The suspects were in
a small possible black Honda Accord.
LAPD Homicide Detectives believe it
could have been road rage and this case
is still under investigation. The family
is asking for the public’s help with any
information about the gunman to please
come forward and is urged to contact
LAPD Hollenbeck Homicide Detective
Ron Chavaria 323/342-8957.
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LA-32 NC Neighborhood Council Celebrates It’s 10 Year Anniversary with a Community Picnic
By Linda McGuire
10 Year Anniversary Committee Chair
Hard to believe, but 10 years
ago last month the Bureau Of
Neighborhood Commissioners,
approved and certified LA-32
Neighborhood Council.
Any individuals in El Sereno,
whose names would be instantly
recognizable, can be credited for
that achievement. On May 19,
2012, we celebrated the 10 Year
Anniversary of the certification
of LA-32NC at Debs Park. All
residents of our community were
invited to attend and several
hundred showed up for the celebration.
Thankfully all regions of LA-32
were represented, from the west
in Hillside Village, to the east in
Emery Park, from north of Huntington Drive to University Hills
south of Valley blvd. From Rose
Hills to the core area of El Sereno, many families, and friends
participated. There was plenty of
fun in the sun.
Activities ranged from face
painting to music to jumpers for
the kids, and local dance troupe
performances. Of course, this is
El Sereno and LA- 32, so a variety
of good food and beverages were
provided as well. We had a wonderful raffle with gifts presented
with themes of all current LA-32
committees.
The event was funded thru the
ad-hoc anniversary committee,
approved by the committee of
the whole. I would like to thank
and acknowledge the committee members who stepped up
and made this all possible: Cynthia Sandoval, RJ Andrade, Mike
Roseberry, Ruben Chavez. In
addition, I would like to thank
board members and friends, Gabby Hernandez, Victor- June Ayala,
Miguel Hernandez, Jose Gomez,
and LA32-NC Board President
Anthony Manzano. If I missed
anyone I apologize, please let me
know and I will acknowledge you
publicly at the next LA-32 general meeting. Special thanks as well
to the Voice Community Newspaper for providing flyer distribution, and to Tom Wirth and Frank
Bodeman for the First Aid sta-
tion and CERT outreach. Thanks
guys. Also, I would like to acknowledge all present and past
board members, who have contributed to the 10 year anniversary
success. It has been a rewarding,
and yes sometimes tumultuous 10
years that is for sure.
As we move forward, let us all
remember why we volunteer
for the neighborhood council;
To bring the community and its
elected officials together for the
overall benefit of El Sereno, and
all LA-32 Neighborhood Council
residents. All the best for LA-32
in the coming months and years!
The Neighborhood Council
meets the first Wednesday of
every month at the El Sereno
Senior Citizens Center at 6pm.
Neighborhood Councils receive
public funds in the amount of
$40,500 each year to support
needs or community activities
that benefit El Sereno residents
in the areas of Crime Prevention, Education, Public Safety,
Economic Development, Beatification, Sports among others.
LA32 Neighborhood Council President Anthony Manzano
props up two cakes at the 10 year celebration held at Debs Park
Photo: Richard Canales
Kids Summer
Camp
Summer Day Camp Registration is being held at El Sereno
Recreation Center and will begin
starting June 1st, 2012 at the El
Sereno Recreation Center for
campers ages 6 through 12 yrs.
Camp will begin on June 25th
and end on August 10th. A onetime registration fee of $20 is
needed. Campers will enjoy instruction in Music, Art, Cooking,
Swimming, Crafts, Nature Walks,
and much more.
El Sereno’s Recreation Center
is offering other activities besides
the Summer Day Camp which
include Summer Basketball and
the Summer Night Lights “SNL”
Sports leagues.
Below are other classes/programs
that will be offered during the
summer as well.
TENNIS
Ages 8 – 17 years July 3 thru
August 8 Cost: $10
Classes are given at El Sereno
Recreation Center at the tennis
courts. Space is limited to 25 participants.
Tuesday and Friday10:00am to
12 noon
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ACADEMY - BASEBALL/
SOFTBALL
Ages: 9-14 July 7th -August 10th
Cost: Free
Bus picks up participant at El
Sereno at 8am and they return
at 3pm. The instructional academy is located at Hansen Dam
Sports Complex. Space is limited
to 15 participants, first come first
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Be Aware Of The Shoulder Tap
The Los Angeles Police
Department (LAPD), working in
conjunction with the Department
of Alcoholic Beverage Control
(ABC) will initiate the 14th Annual
Safe & Sober Graduation
Operation during the month of
June 2012. This project is designed to curtail the accessibility of
alcoholic beverages and promote
“Safe and Sober” graduations
throughout the 91 Los Angeles
Unified School District (LAUSD)
high schools.
Between May 25 and June 26,
2012, an estimated 25,500
students will graduate from
LAUSD high schools. Based on
past events, it is anticipated that
many of these students will be
celebrating this significant event
in their young lives. However, a
number of them will be attempting to use alcoholic beverages as
a means of enhancing their
celebrations.
In an attempt to reduce the
availability of alcoholic beverages to underage individuals and
thereby save lives, vice units will
be conducting a series of minor
decoy and decoy shoulder tap
operations coinciding with high
school graduations in their respective areas.
Beginning May 25, 2012, Vice
Units will begin concentrating
minor decoy and decoy shoulder
tap operations at licensed ABC
locations in the proximity of
LAUSD high schools. On the
weekend of June 7-10, 2012, Vice
Units will be on maximum deployment and focus specifically
on alcohol related crime issues
involving underage minors attempting to purchase alcoholic
beverages via the minor decoy
and decoy shoulder tap operations.
These operations are designed to
inhibit the flow of alcoholic beverages at the two primary sources:
licensed locations and the parking
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lots of these locations. Shoulder
tap operations are specifically
designed to curtail this type of
activity.
The Department of ABC and the
LAPD will conduct undercover
operations and seek out individuals
who furnish alcoholic beverages
to under-aged individuals and
will work with City Attorney to
aggressively prosecute individuals
who knowingly put alcohol in the
hands of a minor. Shoulder tap
operations, similar to minor decoy
operations, involve the soliciting
of individuals outside of licensed
ABC retail establishments to
purchase an alcoholic beverage
for a minor.
Last year’s 2011 Safe & Sober
Graduation Operation resulted in
the solicitation of 582 adults, with
47 violations. Statistically, 92
percent of all adults approached
refused the minor decoys’ request
for alcohol. Additionally, 167
licensed ABC locations within
close proximity of local high
schools and colleges were
inspected via the minor decoy
program, which resulted in 26
clerks being cited for selling alcoholic beverages to underage
individuals (representing an 84
percent compliance rate).
Individuals convicted of furnishing
a minor with an alcoholic beverage face a mandatory $1000 fine
and 24 hours of community service.
Subsequent Decoy Shoulder
Tap Operations will be scheduled throughout the summer on a
City-wide basis in order to curtail
the accessibility of alcoholic
beverages to minors and reduce
alcohol-related crimes. This
project is part of the Department
of ABC’s Minor Decoy/Shoulder
Tap Grant Project, funded by the
California Office of Traffic Safety
through the National Highway
Safety Administration.
Pasadena Chalk Festival
This Street Art Chalk Festival is the recipient of the 2010 Guinness
World Record as the largest public art event of its kind is celebrating
its 20th Anniversary on Father’s Day Weekend June 16 and 17, 2012
at Paseo Colorado in Pasadena CA. Each year tens of thousands of
spectators enjoy the annual festival free of charge. This year’s event
will also expand at the Convention Center, celebrate long-time veteran
artists and include a special Friday evening concert launch.
Hundreds of artists come from all across Southern California and
beyond to create spectacular chalk murals on concrete surfaces in every style imaginable. In addition to the unique opportunity to watch
artists at work, guests will be treated to live music and entertainment
throughout the weekend.
The art of street painting is centuries old. In fact, it goes back to
the 16th century and provided a living for many itinerant artists after
World War Two. The Pasadena Chalk Festival benefits the community
arts programs of the Light Bringer Project, and supports several innovative arts and learning programs in our public schools.
For more information go to: www.pasadenachalkfestival.com.
Motorist was arrested on Memorial Day when he parked his car in the middle of Huntington Drive to
observe the Memorial Day Ceremony.
By Carlos Morales
We have warned community
members time and time again
“DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE”
This incident actually happened
in front of us during the
Memorial Day Observation at
the Dr. Donald Newman Flagpole
located at the intersection of
Huntington Drive and Eastern Ave.
Serveral dozen people attended
the ceremony including many
Veterans that reside in the area
and are from the Alhambra and
the Highland Park American
Legion Posts. Also in attendance
was LAFD, LAPD, Councilman
Jose Huizar CD 14, CERT members, Neighborhood Council
members, Neighborhood Watch
members, and media.
This annual event was started by
community resident George
Cabrera to honor his father as
well as all military personnel who
served in the Armed Forces.
As a safety precaution for those
in attendance a Fire Engine and
Ladder Trucks from Station 47 in
El Sereno as well as two LAPD
Patrol vehicles parked on the
westbound, left turning lane of
Huntington Drive to alert motorist of the special event and served
as a safety barrier to protect guest
from being hit at the center
median flagpole.
A motorist was traveling eastbound on Huntington Drive and
as he approached Eastern Ave he
noticed the Memorial Day community observance and decided
to stop his car in the middle of
the street to observe the ceremony.
He placed his car in park and
turns off the engine and remained
seated in his car causing a small
backup on eastbound traffic.
LAPD Hollenbeck Officers at the
ceremony approach the motorist and
asked him, What are you doing?
The motorist responds, “Get out
of my way, I’m trying to see the
program.” The police officer
notices an open beer can and then
pulls out a “Tall Boy” from the
car and places it on the top of the
car, then he followed by removing
the motorist from his vehicle. He
was noticeably intoxicated. They
arrest him and called for a tow
truck to pick up his vehicle.
Eddie Santillan, the El Sereno
Honorary Mayor said, “I can
smell the stench of alcohol coming from that car as soon as it
pulled up and parked in the middle of the street - and I was twenty
feet away” and Anthony Manzano
CERT 47 Community Coordinator
said, “Im glad they caught him
before he hurt a pedestrian,
cyclist or another motorist.”
The handcuffed motorist now
sitting in the back of the patrol
car says, “Ok I’m going home
now” One of the officer says,
“No sir you are going to jail.”
Ray Villalobos, a Hillside Village
resident and Veteran attending the
ceremony said, “I guess he has
been there so many times he calls
jail home.”
One of the officers said, “This is
better than trying to chase these
guys around in a pursuit, this guy
drove right up to us.”
The 8th Annual Family Community Learning Faire
@ El Sereno Middle School School
The 8th Annual Family Community Learning Faire
is taking place on Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 8:00am1:00pm
Families are invited to join in for a great day filled
with valuable resources:
- Keynote Speakers
- Free Parent and Student Workshops
- Free Health Insurance information and Enrollment
- Community Resource Tables
- Dental and Health Screenings
- Healthy Eating Resources
- Free Breakfast and Lunch
- Childcare Provided
- Musical Entertainment
El Sereno Middle School
2839 North Eastern Ave
El Sereno, CA 90032
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