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Volume 31 Number 8
August 2014
Vietnam Wall, Classic Cars, and Community...Look out Mayfair Park, it's time for Summer Stampede!
One commonality all Americans share is their support for our troops, past and present. Who also doesn’t love baseball, apple pie and of course, classic cars? All of which are fixtures in American culture. The Lakewood Chamber of
Commerce and local veteran groups have worked together to bring the traveling version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall to Mayfair Park in Lakewood. The Memorial Wall will be on display for four days from Thursday, August 14th until
Sunday, August 17th as part of the Chamber’s annual Summer Stampede Car Show that will be held on on Sunday, August 17th. The Chamber is bringing nostalgic cars together with our military in one fun-filled day at Mayfair Park.
The Chamber’s 17th Annual Summer Stampede Car Show is sure to be a crowd pleaser! This car enthusiast, commerceproducing, family-oriented event is free to the public and will be an event to be remembered. (Cont’d. on Pg. 7)
Mandatory water conservation comes to Lakewood
Because of the ongoing drought, the state government is requiring every water department in California, including Lakewood’s, to implement mandatory water conservation rules. At its July 22 meeting, the Lakewood City Council approved Lakewood Community News #24 Lakewood Center Mall Lakewood, CA 90712 (562) 531-9733
a plan to implement the state rules in Lakewood. The rules technically went into effect immediately after the council’s vote, but the city will enforce them gradually over the coming days as a public information campaign educates PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE
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residents about the changes. “We want to help our residents successfully learn and follow the rules, and not be too quick or heavy-handed in our enforcement,” said Jim Glancy, the director of Lakewood’s Water Resources Department. “But we all need to get on board with the new conservation program as soon as possible.” Here are the most important aspects of the new state-mandated rules as related to Lakewood residential customers: 1. The state’s new rules forbid the washing down of driveways and sidewalks in Lakewood. Driveways and sidewalks should now be swept with a broom or blower. The only exception that allows washing is to deal with a legitimate health or safety hazard, and only a maximum of twice a month. 2. The watering of lawns and gardens is now limited to two times a week for only ten minutes each time. For yards with multiple sprinkler zones, each zone can be watered for a maximum of ten minutes each time. Exceptions to this rule are described in item 4 below. 3. Watering can only be done in the evening and early morning (after 5pm and before 9am) which are the most efficient times for
water to be applied to avoid loss through evaporation. 4. Exceptions for the lawnwatering limits are made for residents who have installed (Cont’d. on Pg. 17)
Vietnam Wall fundraising ongoing, as August event nears
Grassroots fundraising efforts and donations by individual Lakewood residents are helping bring a traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall to the city from August 14 to 17. Organizers stress that every little bit counts. “We’re so appreciative of this giving community. People have been very generous at the Civic Center Block Party and each week at Concerts in the Park. Those donations, be they $1, $10 or $100, are adding up,” said John Kelsall, president of the Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, which is sponsoring the visit of the traveling Vietnam Wall. “And it’s so great that they will all be matched by L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe.” Knabe, a Navy veteran, made his own donation of $1,000 and in addition pledged to match donations made by the public, dollar for dollar, up to a total of $5,000. Longtime Lakewood resident Jerry “Doc” Spulecki has been giving volunteer help to the chamber and its effort to bring the wall to (Cont’d. on Pg. 8)