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VOL. LXXII No. 2 WWW.CHAPMANWOODS.NET JULy 2010 Happy July 4th! Annual Summer Pool Party & BBQ On Saturday, July 31, at 4:00 pm join your neighbors for an afternoon of swimming, BBQ, and refreshments. Terry Seidler’S beautiful backyard at 755 Madre Street is the perfect setting for you to chat with new and established residents in our wonderfully diverse community. Please bring a side dish and your towel for the pool. The board will provide everything on the grill as well as refreshments. Please contact ArMidA BAylOn by July 24th, letting her know what side dish you will be bringing. (626) 568‑3354 or social@ chapmanwoods.net Summer 2010 Chapman Woods Events In thIs Issue July 17 – Block Rep Neighborhood Watch Meeting at • LIttle League Pictures (page 14) 8:00 am. Dennis Clougherty’s Home (534 Vallombrosa) • Neighborhood Watch Update (page 5) • WOW Event News (page 8) september 26 – Annual Martini Party at Steve & • Coming back to the Woods (page 7) Sharon Giannotta’s Home (3644 Lombardy) • Earthquakes: Are you Ready? (page 21) Mark your calendars! • & much more! Page 2 CHAPMAN WOODS CALL July 2010 “The Chapman Woods Real Estate Specialist” Sally A. Birge (626) 577-0298 Outstanding Knowledge Incomparable Personal Service Founded Women of the Woods Chapman Woods Homeowner for 32 Years Real Estate Broker for 37 Years Two-time past president of the Chapman Woods Association July 2010 CHAPMAN WOODS CALL Page 3 presIdent’s Message Dear Neighbors, Chapman Woods I hope this wonderful weather is finding you out and about enjoying the beauty of our neighborhood. Association your Chapman Woods Board has been very busy working on a number of issues that are important to our neighborhood, including coordinating our neighborhood watch program, Board of Directors monitoring the Rosemead Beautification Project, meeting with Los Angeles County officials Manny Grace, President to discuss the traffic studies that are ongoing in Chapman Woods, meeting with the Sheriff’s [email protected] . .449-7450 office to discuss crime in the Woods, working with the local schools and fast food restaurants along Rosemead Boulevard to help clean up the litter deposited by students walking through Carter Freeman, Treasurer our neighborhood, monitoring filming to ensure that the film companies respect our area, and, of [email protected]. 796-5240 course, planning amazing social events that bring our neighbors together. Our Social Co-Chairs, Armida BAylon and Cynthia Rosedale, and their committee have Armida BAylon, Social Co-Chair been busy coming up with creative ways to bring our neighbors together and celebrate the [email protected]. 390-3751 talent in our neighborhood. On March 7th, Chapman Woods resident DAN Povenmire, the Cynthia rosedale, Social Co-Chair co-creator and chief animator behind the Phineas and [email protected]. .795-4294 Ferb animation program entertained about 75 area children and an equal amount of parents when he led charlotte schultz, Secretary a clinic on how to animate the Phineas and Ferb show. [email protected]. 795-1991 DAN is very proud of the fact that his creation is now the most popular animation program on television, Josie Beringer, Membership Chair beating SpongeBob SquarePants and The Simpsons. [email protected]. 744-0229 In addition, DAN is looking forward to the first full length Phineas and Ferb motion picture, which is coming to Michael RUSzCzynskI, Publisher theaters next summer. DAN patiently showed the kids [email protected]. 449-0989 how he created the characters in the program and drew sketches for all the enthralled budding animators. Loretta Hoffman, Advertising I want to send a special thanks to both DAN and his [email protected]. 395-9901 wife, Clarissa MCPEAk, for spending so much time with our children and to the Lund Family for opening Dennis clougherty, Neighborhood Watch their beautiful home for this event. [email protected]. 796-3275 April also saw the fabulous Chapman Woods Easter Egg Hunt, which was again held at the Gerie O’Connor, Co-Block Representative home of Len and Carol Golbransen. This event, which has become a “must attend” event [email protected]. 796-7494 on many residents’ calendars, continues to grow and enchant the participants. As always, the children had a ball running around trying to find Easter Eggs, and the always elusive “Golden Rob Curtiss, Co-Block Representative Eggs.” The adults took this time to chat and meet new neighbors over glasses of Mimosas [email protected]. 396-9308 and pastries baked by the neighbors. There were squeals of laughter and giggles with the appearance of the life-sized Easter Bunny who greeted the children and posed for pictures. If Tom RIkE, Filming you haven’t attended one of our Easter Egg Hunts, you are missing out on a lot of fun. [email protected]. 405-8969 Finally, I want to remind everyone of our next social event, the Chapman Woods Bash, which dick patton, Filming and Security Liaison will be held on July 31st at the home of Terry Seidler. (Please see more details inside this [email protected]. .796-5537 issue of The Call). The Bash is a very casual cookout and swim party for the whole family. We’ll be cooking hamburgers, hot dogs, and chicken and making our amazing Margaritas. Please Brian Reid, zoning come out and enjoy the company of your neighbors. you’ll have a ball, or should I say, you’ll have [email protected]. 793-7992 a Bash! Dennis Lee, County Liaison Manny Grace, President [email protected]. 229-9951 Karlene Morris, WOW Representative [email protected]. 796-3214 crown city web works bill johnston, At-Large Member [email protected]. 792-2604 website design & development by volunteers needed marketing professional your Chapman Woods Board is still in the and 12-year Woods resident process of forming a committee for the purpose of reviewing and updating the noreen cruz Chapman Woods Association By-laws. The Board needs non-board residents 626 318.3327 to serve on this committee. If interested www.crowncitywebworks.com please contact Manny Grace or email him at [email protected] Page 4 CHAPMAN WOODS CALL July 2010 Chapman Woods Block representatives your Block Rep plays a vital communication role within our neighborhood and between THe CALL neighbors. They are our messengers of printed neighborhood news and the Chapman Woods directory. They also relate any important information you may have to members of september 2010 the Chapman Woods Association Board. August 6 — Flyers to Block Reps Do you know your Block Rep? If not, check the list below. Give your Block Rep a call or August 27 — Advertising & Copy Deadline send them an e-mail letting them know what’s going on in your “neck of the Woods.” September 10 — Deliver to Residents Submissions to The Call should be Know Your Block representative sent via email by the due date to Rob Curtiss , Co-Coordinator . 369-9308. [email protected] [email protected] Gerie O’Connor, Co-Coordinator. 796-7494. [email protected] When sending pictures via email, California Boulevard Lotus Avenue please send .jpg or .pdf file types. 3333, 3344, and 3403. BETTy Thomson 525 and 535. Rob & alison Curtiss [email protected]. 449-1755 [email protected] . 396-9308 If you don’t have access to the 3415, 3435, 3455, 3469. Elizabeth REynolds 851 and 909. Judy Beaudet internet, please drop off your [no email address]. 792-9149 [email protected] . .795-4537 news to 3636 Locksley Drive, 3500 block. Nancy Miller Madre Street the SackS’ home. [email protected]. 356-3600 500 block. .BETTy Thomson 3600 block . MARTHA LEOS [email protected]. 449-1755 [email protected]. 796-0210 600 block. .Patty Zuber Chapea Road [email protected]. 440-0986 ADvertising Rates All Chapea Road. .MARy JAyne Johnstone 700 and 800 blocks. .Lillian Huna FuLL Page [email protected]. 796-9603 [email protected]. 405-0279 $110 per issue. $400 per year Chapman Woods Road Mountain View Avenue All Chapman Woods Road. .BETTy Thomson 3500 block. Karlene Tripod HALF Page [email protected]. 449-1755 [no email address]. .449-3976 $65 per issue. $240 per year Del Mar Boulevard 3600 block . Coral Reid QuARTeR Page [email protected]. 793-7992 3500 block (South Side). MARy Ann Ortolano $45 per issue. $160 per year [email protected]. 796-1647 San Pasqual Street 3600 block (South Side). .Donna LockHART 3300 and 3400 blocks. Jane MCAniff 1/8 Page [email protected]. ..793-4938 [email protected]. 796-0096 $30 per issue. $100 per year Grayburn Road 3500 block. .Mimi Stolpe [email protected]. 298-6992 Consider advertising in The Call to 3300 block . SUSAN Stone rey [email protected]. .577-9393 3600 block . Cynthia Dills support our association. [email protected]. 449-0668 3400 block . Michael Nachabe Send e-mail to [email protected]. 768-8455 Thorndale Road [email protected] for 3500 block. Lilly Dunn 3300 block . michael ruszCzynskI more information. [email protected]. 744-1819 [email protected]. 449-0989 3600 block . David Rolfe 3500 block. BETTy GAVIGAN [email protected]. .578-1529 [email protected].. 795-0309 3600 block . .Rebecca Dimmock Call aBout aBANDONED Halstead Street [no email address]. .792-5126 All Halstead. .Elizabeth REynolds SHOPPIng Carts… Vallombrosa Drive [no email address]. .792-9149 If you notice abandoned shopping carts 600 block (even numbers). Maria Gunnell Huntington Drive [email protected]. .796-0859 in the neighborhood, be aware that you All Huntington Drive. Yanhong Zhou can help get them off our streets. Call 600 block (odd numbers). Rob & Alison Curtiss [email protected]. .792-0819 [email protected] . 396-9308 (818) 744-8CART, which is a cart-retrieval service funded by most major grocers and Ivydale Court 700 block, 808 – 840.