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The Holiday Potluck will be held Wednesday Dec. 17th

7:00 p.m. at the home ofErik & Cherie Sochin

227 W. 10th Str eet

Mark Your Calendar! !

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Happy Holidays

DRAKE LAND COMPANYREDEVELOPMENT THROUGH PRESERVATION

RICHARD FEHR Project Developer

628 West 10th Str eetLong Beach, CA90813

Phone (562) 432-1090 Fax (562)436-5306

Willmor e City Heritage Association will be having its 2008 Holiday Potluck at the home of Eric and CherieSochin. The event starts at 7 pm on Wednesday Dec. 17th. Their home is located at 227 W. 10th Str eet. Pleasejoin us for a fun evening with yourneighbors. Bring a favorite dish orjust yourself.

There will be no Code Enforcement meeting in December. The next meeting will be on January 16, 2009.

In the spirit of acquainting all of you with our property, I was able to dig up a little info on the building his-tory. Mind you, my wife and I have only owned and lived in the building under3 years, but there happens tobe a nice little history there...

According to the PD- 10 Document, this SpanishColonial Revival Duplex was built around1928, probably a date provided by the CountyTax Assessoror anoth- er City Of fice that keepsthe records. My wife Cherie had done a littleresearch at the library and had found phonerecords going back to about 1923, so the truedate really leaves a few question marks and is yetto be determined. In one of its more memorablestates, the house was owned and run as the"V ictorian Tea Company" during the mid90's, where afternoon Tea Party Classes wereheld, along with other events relating to NationalTea Week and Themed Teas forevery season. Thisenterprise existed in the lower unit, where pre-vious owners Barb and Jim remodeled the kitchenin a charming manner, reflecting the classic tile work of the earliereras. It is still in place today. We ourselveshave re-landscaped the backyard into a mini-resort for entertaining, complete with waterfeatures, jacuzziand BBQ Island. If it is a warm evening this Dec. 17th, perhaps we may even spend a little time out back. Wewill certainly leave it open forall to explore and enjoy. Hope to see you there!

Erik & Cherie Sochin

the WilLmore City

enterpriseDec 2008

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Greetings from your new WCHA Board. Thr ee new members were elected at ourNovember19 meeting--Jim Danno, Kathleen Irvine, and Amy Peters. Thanks tothe three they replaced— Cheryl Perry, Ernie Villa, andSherron Leno. Erik Sochin, Patty Lund, Jill Anne Black,and I are the continuing board members.

The Board met Tuesday November25th to divvy upthe Board responsibilities. I am the new president and willhandle matters pertaining to the City and community.Patty is the new Secretary. Jill Anne will continue asTr easurer. Erik will oversee matters pertaining to Qualityof Life issues and the website. Amy will oversee matters per-taining to Preservation issues. Kathleen will pr oduce thenewsletter. And, Jim will be heading the membershipdrive and help wherever needed.

New Board members mean new ideas, so be forewarnedthat some new things will be tried in the newsletterand atour monthly meetings. “Old dogs” can be motivated to try some “new tricks.” Your input will be appreciatedas we try new ways to move forward in the New Year. Jana Shields, President

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The Willmore City Heritage Association is committed to the preservation,protection and improvement of the physical environment and quality of life

in the Willmore City/Drake Park neighborhood.

WCHA Board Members* - 2008/2009Jana Shields, President* (562)495-1729

Erik Sochin, Vice-President-Quality of Life* (562)436-6522

Amy Peters, Vice-President-Preservation* (562) 708-0530

Patty Lund, Secretary* (562) 435-9606

Jill Anne Black, Treasurer* (562) 495-3377

Jim Danno* (818) 266-7110

Kathleen Irvine* (562) 342-6146

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Newsletter - Kathleen Irvine (562) 342-6146

WCHA Voice Mail (562)436-8611

Police Center Chair: Carrol Goddard (562) 618-9507

Willmore Community Police Center (562)570-1146

1st District Council Office (562)570-6919

visit us at our website: http://www.willmorecity.org

We don' t l ive in Minnesota! Don' t t reat your plants as though they do. No need to brutal ize yourr oses by cut t ing them into l i t t le stubs. Cut off no more than hal f of last year 's growth and anycrossing or weak branches. Your r oses wi l l waste less energy gett ing ta l l again and put theireffor ts into f lowering. Remove ALL the leaves. By doing this you wi l l e l iminate many of theear ly spr ing fungal d iseases. Any shrubs should only be tr immed i f they need i t - forexample i fthere are dead or weak branches. I f you have shrubs that need constant t r imming throughout theyear, they are too big for their home - reconsider how attached you are to them. Please see"Sustainabi l i ty" column in November! I f you choose plants that f i t in their spaces you wi l l haveless work to do, and less green waste to dispose of , dur ing wintercleanup. Put down some organ-ic plant food - Dr. Earth Rose and Floweris a good al l - round one - and mulch everything heavi ly.I l ike Cedar Mulch - i t acidi f ies our soi l and keeps the f lea populat ion down.

Next Month:Gr eat Smal l Tr ees

Kathleen Irvine

December 17, 2008 WCHA Holiday Potluck7:00 p.m. 227 W. 10th. St.

December 14, 2008 Rancho Los Cerritos Christmas Open House Free1:00 - 4:00 p.m. 4600 Virginia Road

December 10 - 14 Rancho Los Alamitos Holiday Hospitality Open House Free6400 E. Bixby Hills Road562-431-3541 for hours and reservations

January 16, 2009 Code Enforcement Meeting6:30 p.m. Willmore Community Police Center

January 16, 2009 WCHA Meeting7:30 p.m. Willmore Community Police Center