Cheryl Johnson

SAVE THE DATE: NOVEMBER 23, 2008
THE ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE RE-DISCOVERY TOUR

You've been wondering, you've been asking, "When is that artist tour in Northeast Los Angeles anyway? Shouldn't it be coming up?" Well, mark your calendar. Bigger and better than ever, with over 130 artists, 32 of them new to the Tour this year, The Arroyo Arts Collective Re-Discovery Tour will be Sunday, November 23, 2008, 9:30am to 5:00pm, beginning at the Lummis Home, 200 East Avenue 43 (at the Avenue 43 exit of the Pasadena Freeway), Los Angeles, California 90031.

For more information visit our website at http://www.arroyoartscollective.org

What: The Arroyo Arts Collective Re-Discovery Tour
When: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 9:30am-5:00pm
Where: Begins at the Lummis Home, 200 East Avenue 43, Los Angeles, CA 90031

This message was sent by: ArroyoArtsCollective, p o box 50835, los angeles, ca
90050

The original Arroyo Seco Branch Library in Highland Park was built in 1913 with funding from the Carnegie Institute, it was designed by local Garvanza area architect Frederick M. Ashley.

Note the classical architectural style with ionic columns.

This building was demolished in 1959, and replaced in 1960 with a "State of the Art" modern building designed by architect John J. Langdon.

The original design of this mid-century building provided rooftop parking. However the constant movement of cars on the roof soon resulted in roof leaks, and that feature was eventually abandoned.

In 2004, the mid-century building was demolished, and replaced with a larger library designed by the firm of M2A. The new building echos the area's predominant turn-of-the-20th-century Mission and Craftsman style structures.

A large wall mural painted by the artist, Luis Becerra, was preserved and relocated from the original building to a prominent location directly opposite the rear entrance.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in 2005, the animal rescue volunteers of Pasado's Safe Haven earned a reputation as a small, but tough and determined group.

With the lessons learned from Katrina, Pasado's has opened an Animal Aid Station to prepare for the approach of Gustav.

Here is Pasado's list of items of needed items as of 8/31/208. Visit the Pasado website for updates.

WHAT WE NEED NOW! 8/31/08 12:55 pm PST PLEASE CROSS-POST!

Volunteer! Click here.
Veterinarians, vet techs, vet assistants: Our vets arrive after the storm hits. But we will need fresh, energized veterinary medical teams. Are you a vet? Tech? Assistant? Click here - we need you!
Drivers needed to drive 24-foot disaster relief animal aid truck from Seattle to New Orleans - leaving tomorrow! Click here to help.
Laminated signs (click here for example) that we use to place on homes when we remove the animals. Click here if you can print and overnight to our location in Louisiana. (we'll provide you with the address.
Camera printer paper: paper and cartridges for a Canon Selphy CP 740 Compact Photo printer (this is used to photograph each animal and print out the photo and attach to their medical and rescue record so that we can track each animal flawlessly). See mailing address below.
Truck rental: We need a 24-foot truck rental donated to bring our disaster supplies to our triage location. Click here for what we've found. ANY donation to help would be great!
Donate here and if you'd rather phone in the donation, click here.
Truck and livestock trailer for 6 horses in St. Bernard Parish (needed locally); GOT THE TRAILER - NEED A TRUCK TO HAUL!!
Catering to feed our crew! Do you know of a caterer in the Covington/Hammond/Amite area? During Katrina, we had the best caterer feed our crew a hot meal every night (and had coffee and breakfast ready in the morning before they went into the Hot Zone.) This is what kept PasadoRescuers ALIVE and thriving, and strong enough to save every last life in the sweltering heat. We need to find that kind of caterer again! Click here if you can recommend someone!

MAIL GOODS TO:

PASADORESCUE
80535 Chenel Rd.
Folsom, LA 70437

PLEASE TRY TO OVERNIGHT EVERYTHING!

NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE LOCATION OF PASADO'S TRIAGE LOCATION. THIS IS A SHIPPING ADDRESS ONLY!!!

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I had a conversation with a couple friends yesterday about John McCain and his selection of Sara Palin as a running mate.

The conversation wound its way into the topic of a President's legacy being his (or her) Supreme Court appointments. And the possibility that the next president may have at least one appointment to make in the next four years, given that Justice John Paul Stevens is now in his late eighties.

I ended up making this list of the current Supreme Court Justices, sorted by each Justice's year of birth:

Here is the same list, sorted by each Justice's year of appointment:

Something to ponder.

And for further pondering:

The Supreme Court Web Site

Short biographies of each justice

A U S News article about "Ranking the Politics of Supreme Court Justices"

Trojan Football returns tomorrow, Saturday, 8/30 as the USC Trojans begin their 2008 season against Virginia on the road at 12:30PM PDT.

On another note, much has been written about the concept that Localism isn't just about real estate. It's designed as a national host for thousands of hyper-local communities.

Well here's my contribution to the non-real estate community idea.

A Localism community titled .....drum roll .... que up marching band ....

TROJAN FOOTBALL

Fans, friends, alumni, come on down!!!

It's under State: California

County: Los Angeles County

City: Los Angeles

Community: Trojan Football

And here's how the community page looks on Localism: http://localism.com/ca/los_angeles/trojan_footbal

Oh sheesh, what have I done? (As in, I created more work for myself) Now I need to upload photos and more information.....