Dec2014 - Willmore City Heritage Association

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On December 20th, share in the joy of the holiday
season, courtesy of the Willmore City Heritage Association, together with the 1st District Council Office,
Port of Long Beach, Long Beach Parks and Recreation, , Millworks, Walmart, and Communidades Con
Poder! For the second year in a row, SNOW will fall
in Willmore City at Drake Park. There will be a giant
Bounce House, crafts, vendors, bacon wrapped hot
dogs, face painting, photos with Santa, music, and
last year’s biggest hit, next to the SNOW, BuildYour-Own-Gingerbread House. Shop for last minute
toys in the Santa’s Workshop tent. Bring a can of
food to donate to Food Finders and get a ticket for
an opportunity drawing of a free bike! Emceed by
the Always Exciting Ms. Mimi Masher, founder of
the Long Beach Junior Roller Derby, the afternoon
will be truly fun-filled.
This celebration is a wonderful way to begin the
Date:
Time:
Place:
Tuesday December 16
6:00 p.m.
Tim and Becky Sutton’s Place
525 W. 7th St.
Please join us as we celebrate the holidays with family, friends and neighbors! Bring a dish to share and enjoy
the cool sounds of Hedgehog Swing. Have a glass of wine.
Or two. We look forward to seeing you all!
Please note that there is NO JANUARY
NEWSLETTER! There is, however, a January
meeting. Our speaker will be Jan Van Dijs—see
page 2 of this newsletter!
holiday season with your family, with something for
all to enjoy. Make sure your children wear their
woolies—there will be icy cold, SNOWY slopes for
sledding and SNOWBALL fights at this FREE community event.
A big thank you goes out to all our many community sponsors and donors, as well as the artists and
vendors who are participating. In addition to the
above (in no particular order) :
Office of Sustainability
Long Beach Police Department
Long Beach Symphony
Long Beach Heritage
Long Beach Arts Council
Safe Routes Bike Safety
Sara Pol-Lim, United Cambodian Community
Foodfinders
Joshua Fischel, Riot Stage
Maria Penaloza Mariachi
Michaels Arts and Crafts
Costco
Rossmoor Bakery
Village Cookie Shop
Cine-Power
Cinema Vehicles
1897LB, Hosai Kordon
Chef Paul Buchanan, Primal Alchemy
Long Beach Creamery
Julie James, Green Wisdom Herbal Studies
Irene Guoz, Soylar Candles and soaps
Evan Kelley, Bike Valet
James R. Hahn Productions
Marc Riley, Illustration
2 Market Street
Juan Maru, Maru’s Hot Dogs
Mike Dunfee
Nina Corrado.
Winter continued on page 4
Your hardworking Board and newsletter staff take
December off, so there is no newsletter for January.
However, there WILL be a meeting, as usual, at
Drake Park at 7:00 p.m.. Our guest speaker in
January will be the incredibly awesome Jan Van
Dijs, of JR Van Dijs Construction Management Inc.
Mr. Van Dijs has been responsible for the building
and/or restoration and renovation some of the most
beautiful buildings in our city: The Art Theater,
Psychic Temple, The Arts Building, and the Edison
Lofts. He also built the first Long Beach parklet at
Lola’s on Retro Row.
JR van Dijs, Inc. has completed projects in the
Belmont Shore, Bixby Knolls, Downtown, East Village Arts District, and Retro Row areas of Long
Beach. They have also worked in the cities of Los
Angeles, Rancho Palos Verdes, Santa Ana, San Pedro, and Venice Beach.
Previous and current clients include the Berlin Bistro, Bixby Land Company, the City of Long Beach,
East Village Creative Offices, Ebell Theatre and
Lofts, Intertrend Communications, the Lafayette
Hotel, Lee & Associates, the Long Beach Museum of
Art, Long Beach Ronald McDonald House, Lyon Art
Supply, Portfolio Coffeehouse, Ratkovich Developers, the Royal Palms Apartments, Temple Beth El,
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Temple Beth Sholom, Temple Israel of Long Beach,
and YMCA Los Cerritos. Jan also sits on The Cultural Heritage Commission.
Jan has been a great friend to the Willmore City
Heritage Association, donating many, many hours of
his time and expertise. He and his company assisted us with the installation of The Jergins Pillars in
the Willmore Heritage Garden, The Children’s Gateway Garden and shortly, The Amphitheater at
Chavez Park improvement/expansion. Join us as
we hear about the ins and outs of the many projects
of this, we’re-lucky-to-have-him, Citizen of Long
Beach.
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Jane Soon
Jill Black
Chris Long
Cinema Vehicles
Jim and Lisa Neilan
Pastor Paul Thiemens
Paul Dunkoe
Brian White
Esilia Balomino
Want to be a part of the event? We depend on the
community’s help to make Winter in Willmore a big
success. If you would like to volunteer for set up or
breakdown, to help with the sledding, bounce house
or Santa’s Workshop, donate candy, money or prizes, set up as a vendor or artist, or table for your organization, please contact Jim Danno, WCHA Community Outreach and Winter in Willmore Wizard, at
818-266-7110 or bookem104@gmail.com. Whether
you volunteer, or just come to enjoy, we look forward to celebrating this holiday season with you!
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PLACE:
Long Beach Playhouse
DATE:
December 12-21
TIME:
8:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m.
Returning for its third incarnation at Long
Beach Playhouse, this quick-paced, highly theatrical re-telling of Charles Dickens’ classic tale
of sin and redemption will delight the entire
family.
www.lbplayhouse.org/show/christmas-carol/
PLACE:
The Queen Mary
DATE:
Ongoing
TIME:
5:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m.
The Ice Kingdom – an awe-inspiring exhibit featuring larger-than-life ice creations that towers
over 2.5 stories tall and used more than two
million pounds of ice.
www.queenmary.com
PLACE:
Long Beach Terrace Theater
DATE:
December 13-21
TIME:
various
Long Beach Ballet continues a tradition of
heartfelt public praise as one of Southern California’s most popular productions of The Nutcracker, featuring a full live symphony.
www.longbeachnutcracker.com
PLACE: Shoreline Village/Rainbow Harbor
DATE:
December 13
TIME:
5:30 p.m.
Downtown Long Beach will celebrate the New
Year with a high-energy street party on Pine Avenue with 10 outdoor bars and 3 stages. A family friendly event with fireworks at 9pm will take
place at the Waterfront beginning at 5pm.
www.downtownlongbeach.org
PLACE:
Various
DATE:
January 17
TIME:
10:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
The parade kicks off at 10:30 am at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and
Anaheim Street. The celebration follows from
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, at Martin Luther King Jr.
Park, located at 1950 Lemon Avenue.
longbeach.gov/district6/
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Every year WCHA and many of the other Historic
District Associations decorate the jewel of the Willmore City Historic District, the Bembridge House.
On November 23rd, responsible as always for the
exterior, WCHA decorated the front of the main
house and carriage house. For the first time there
will be lights on one of the large Deodar Cedars in
the front yard. We were very happy to see new faces
in our group picture this year!
Each historic group is responsible for decorating
one room. Needless to say, a friendly spirit of competition ensues, and each tries to outdo the other
for grace and charm! As accurate to the time period
as possible, pink flocked Christmas trees or colored
light wheels are never part of the décor!
The Bembridge House Victorian Christmas event
happened on December 7th. BUT in case you
missed it, you can still enjoy the beautiful decorations and a little visit to a delightfully enchanting
time in history every Tuesday and Saturday during
December. For more information and tickets, go to:
http://www.lbheritage.org/index.php/bembridgehouse/victorian-christmas
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10% off $20 worth of dry-cleaning!
1st District Council Office
562-570-6919
Alley Cleaning
562-570-2876
Barking Dogs
562-570-PETS
Bike Trails (Glass or Other Debris) 562-869-1176
Bulky Item Pickup
562-570-2876
Code Enforcement
562-570-2633
Environmental Services
562-570-2876
Fire Dept Headquarters
562-570-2500
Graffiti
562-570-2773
Neighborhood Watch
562-570-7229
Police, Non-Emergency
562-435-6711
Police Headquarters Information
562-570-7260
Pot Holes
562-570-3259
Public Services
562-570-2700
Recycling
562-570-2876
Storm Drains
562-570-2440
Stray Shopping Carts
800-252-6131
Street Maintenance
562-570-3259
Trash Collection
562-570-2878
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to report many of these problems!
Yearly membership due in JUNE.
Name_________________________________________________
Address______________________________________________
City____________________________State______Zip_______
Phone:_______________________
Email________________________________________________
Memberships: $20 per year
Business Sponsors: $70/year business card
NEW!
$250/year 1/4 page
Please email your info in jpg format to
kathleen@willmorecity.org
Donations (any amount appreciated) $____________
YOU CAN NOW PAY YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR
DONATE ON OUR WEBSITE WITH PAYPAL!
Please make checks payable to:
WCHA
PO Box 688
Long Beach, CA 90801
Donations are Tax Deductible 501(c)3: 33—0201588
Kathleen Irvine, President &
Newsletter Editor
kathleen@willmorecity.org
Jenny Sersion, Vice President
jennyphoto@verizon.net
Hulean Tyler, Treasurer
huleantyler@yahoo.com
Patty Lund, Secretary
patty@willmorecity.org
Jim Danno, Outreach
jim@willmorecity.org
B Terhune Beebe (Terry)
terrybeebe@verizon.net
Isaac Salgado
rugitcleaning@gmail.com
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(310) 710-8456
(562) 755-4640
(562) 435-9606
(818) 266 7110
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Ph. 562-435-9606
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www.willmorecity.org
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