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Charles Fletcher Lummis High School

The Highland Park Heritage Trust is conducting a petition gathering all this week to emphasize the importance of naming HS #13 for a person who is significant to the Northeast of Los Angeles, our own Charles Fletcher Lummis.

Petition gathering started at the HPHT booth on Lummis Day, June 1, and the first round of signature gathering will continue until June 11th when the ground breaking ceremony will be taking place at the location on San Fernando Road, at Division Street.

Historian, Charles Fisher, author of "Highland Park", the book that chronicles the history of the community, was the one who had the brilliant idea of naming it Charles Fletcher Lummis HIgh School. Can you imagine the motto? "Can Do!"

To help with the signature gathering, send your email request to:

Carmela Gomes
President of the Board of Highland Park Heritage Trust
hphtpres@gmail.com

Signed petitions can be returned during the HPHT meeting on Monday, June 9, from 7-9PM at Ramona Hall, or to the Community Booth at the Farmer’ Market on Tuesday, June 10, at the Avenue 57 Gold Line Station.

Instructions for returning the signed petitions at other times, before June 11, will be given along with the Petition attachment.

Thanks for your continuing community spirit.

HPHT Restoration Workshop II: Removing Stucco

Saturday, May 17, 2008 9AM to Noon
The Highland Park Heritage Trust invites you to join us for the second in a series of free
Restoration Workshops
Topic: Removing Stucco
Location: Home of Linda and Roger Phelps
5800 Buchanan Street, corner of Milwaukee, Highland Park
These informal hands-on workshops will be given every two months throughout 2008.
Knowledgeable individuals will be on hand to answer questions about the historic characteristics of homes in our region.
Ask questions of workshop leader, Chris Smith, of Angel City Builders
RSVP chris@angelcitybuilders.com
HPHT Hotline 323-256-4326

Posted by Carmela Gomes hphtpres@gmail.com

HOUSEBLOGS.NET

If "Holiday Time" equals "Repair, Restore and Renovate Time" on your calendar, here's a web site for you to bookmark:  http://www.houseblogs.net .  Folks join the community, and create blogs to document their home renovation projects.  As of this morning, the blog has  948 members, and 450 blogs.

Hardwood Floors

Some folks pull up a carpet and find beautifully preserved hardwood floors.  Other folks pull up a carpet and find.....

Back in the 60s or 70s, some well-meaning soul applied a thick layer of putty, possibly in an attempt to reduce floor squeaks.  Please, if you ever have the urge to putty your wood floor, stifle that urge.