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Today is Homecoming at Lincoln- JV game time- 3pm; Varsity game time- 7pm.
Franklin High School Panthers will be the opponent in this second-to-last home game.
Remember to stop by the Alumni Association's food stand and buy lots of food- it's really good and reasonably priced- AND remember, when you buy from the Alumni booth, it's helping with the fundraising efforts for LHS student scholarships and needed program assistance.

Next week's home game will be the last for the season and the traditional rivalry continues with Wilson High's Mules coming in to close out the home schedule for this year.

COMING IN THE NEXT WEEK:

Saturday, November 8, 2008: Beginning a weekend to honor veterans and celebrate their service- "Northeast Residents Gather to Salute Veterans"- in Cypress Park/Glassel Park , "The Friends of Cypress Park Community Improvement Association, Inc, (FCPCIA) will partner with the Greater Cypress Park Neighborhood Council to hold the fifth annual event. A traditional ceremony will be held at the Cypress Park Veterans Memorial and then conclude with a Veterans Day celebration at the nearby Cypress Park Recreation Center." See http://egpnews.com/?p=3509 for more details.

Activities planned to include the family of L.A. County Deputy Sheriff Abel Escalante, 27, also a veteran, recognizing his service as well as the service of all others who have served the country. Deputy Escalante was murdered in a drive-by shooting in Cypress Park on August 2, 2008 at 5:45 a.m. as he prepared to leave for work.

Veterans and their families are urged to attend and register according to EGP News -"Marcus Gutierrez, FCPCIA president, said the event is open to everyone not just veterans. He said he is looking for families of veterans to come to the event to help the group in its efforts to identify all veterans from Cypress Park."

More included activities: at Noon- A fly-over by a Blackhawk helicopter, piloted by National Guard pilot Rob Wilson, Garfield High, Class of 1977; a festive performance by local Aztec dance troupe Xipe-Totec; and, the “Shooting Stars,” a team of professional military veteran skydivers to land in Cypress Park Recreation Center field at 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 9, 2008: Northeast L.A. 3rd Annual Veterans Day Parade. “ 1 p.m. preceded by an 11 a.m. ceremony at Eagle Rock City Hall.

"The event, formerly the Eagle Rock Veteran’s Day Parade will begin at 11 a.m. with a solemn ceremony and wreath laying at the Veterans memorial at the Eagle Rock old City Hall located on 2035 Colorado Blvd. At 1 p.m. the parade will start at York Blvd and make its way to Eagle Rock Blvd and end at the corner of Castor Ave and Merton Ave. The Parade will conclude with an entertainment program at 2:30 p.m. Councilman Jose Huizar, the Eagle Rock and Glassell Park Neighborhood Councils as well as the Eagle Rock and Highland Park Chambers of Commerce are sponsoring the parade." From the ENG News item above cited, http://egpnews.com/?p=3509 .

Last year's parade included Eagle Rock High School band, cheerleaders, and drill team, and Franklin High's band, cheerleader and drill team members appeared, as did players from the football teams, local officials and organizations were represented with several car club entries among the marchers and other vehicles. Lincoln High School - a northeast area high school- has not been among the entries as yet.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008, VETERANS DAY- LHS will be closed.

Thursday, November 13, 2008- at LHS, Parent/Teacher conference (an Open House) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. If you have children attending Lincoln, this is a good time to see who the teachers and administrators are, bring any questions you have on your son's or daughter's education and find out what you can do to get the most from attending LHS and see what the teachers need from you, as well, to do their best.

Friday, November 14, 2008- Last Home game for the football season, under the lights- LHS v. Wilson High, JV at 2 p.m., Varsity at 3 p.m.
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CITY SPENDING RE-CAP ON SPECIAL EVENT FEE WAIVERS BY CITY COUNCIL

COMING out of the general fund as approved today by L.A. City Council,
locally, are:
Friday's Agenda Item 33:

"b. MOTION (REYES - PERRY) relative to declaring the Cathedral High School home football games on November 1, and November 15, 2008 a Special Event (fees and costs absorbed by the City = $500).
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e. MOTION (HUIZAR - LABONGE) relative to declaring the Third Annual Eagle Rock Veterans’ Day Parade on November 9, 2008 a Special Event (fees and costs absorbed by the City = $6,135).
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h. MOTION (HUIZAR - LABONGE) relative to declaring the St. Dominic’s Annual Parish Fiesta on November 7-9, 2008 a Special Event (fees and costs absorbed by the City = $11,517). "

Motions on Item 33 passed as submitted. Item "e." should be corrected as the "Northeast Veteran's Day Parade."

Money in these categories comes from the City General Fund that is for having the stated expense covered by the City instead of the named event, intended to be something of a general benefit to the community and public, open for all to participate in, and usually not a for-profit event.

The Council has begun to follow these guidelines more often than before when they were very generous and casual, granting event fee waivers for lots of profit-making events.
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