March 2012 Volume 56 Number 3 Sunnyvale, California Editor: Phyllis Fowler

Monthly Meeting Wednesday, March 14th

At 7:00 pm in the Lakewood Park Building

The LVNA Board Election!!!

This month’s Guests: Councilmember Jim Davis and Public Safety

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President’s Column

-Judy Fernandez

Hello Neighbors! This month is a very important one. We have our LVNA board elections! Without neighbor’s stepping up and being apart of a very strong association, we will not continue to have our wonderful events throughout the year. Things like dumpster weekend, annual picnic, and the holiday parade will not happen! This association was formed back in 1989 with myself and four other family daycare providers. We felt it was time for our children to feel special about where they live. Lakewood/Fairwood has had a reputation (and still to this day) of being on the wrong side of the tracks. The LVNA has worked very hard to establish a relationship with the City and we have changed some of their opinions, but the is still more work. Throughout LVNA’s history, we have had many wonderful people step up and be part of something very special. I would like to name these people and hopefully most of you are still living here or have moved on to form other associations in different neighborhoods. Thank you so much for continuing our quest to change people’s opinions about Lakewood. Board member’s from 1992 until present : Vicki Piazza, Judy Fernandez, Tammy Iglesias,

Jessica lee, Linda Cheung, Debbie Bakker, Carmen Paredes, Bob Lacy, Matthew Castringno, Debbie Nixon, Nick Wright, Angie De La Cruz, Debbie Holl, Cliff Arnette, Bill Kohrt, Craig Crawford, Violette Pavatea, Partick Renworth, Ana Maria Ortege, Elena Anderson, Geoff Carter, Mel Anderson, Fred Fowler, Tom Freeman Lupe Raminez, Phyllis Fowler, Arba Tucker, Michael Jenesse, Linda Rohles, Jennifer & Jeff Slack, John Mayer, Linda White, Sarah Daugherty, Scott Lewis, Brian Smithson, Phyllis Murphy, Ursula Syrova ,Thom Mayer, Skip Gottschalk, Art Daugherty, Pat Boyle, Grace Chung, Theresa Giorno, Lori Sabala, Faith Rogers, Michael Majchrowicz Felipe Misch, Bev Woidyla, Christy Majchrowicz, Terry Lin, and Joan Simon.

A special thanks to Brian Smithson and Leah Lane, who had the entire newsletter’s since 1992! That is where I retrieved all of our wonderful board members names.

I hope that we have not forgotten anyone. Many of these people have served in different

position‘s throughout their LVNA term. As you can see, it has taken a lot of people to run this board and hopefully we will see some new names this month.

Also, another thank you to all the newsletter walker’s and endless volunteers each year. Without you. we could not get the word out each month or hold our annual events. I am looking forward to seeing many new faces this month to vote and welcome your new LVNA board

members.

Free E-Waste Fundraiser for 2

Fremont High School Band

Free Tax Assistance 2

Miniature Art Show 3

Safety tips for your TV 4

5

Police Blotter 6

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

FREE E-WASTE COLLECTION

A FUNDRAISER FOR:

Fremont Marching Band

Saturday, March 17th

9am-1pm

FREMONT HIGH SCHOOL

BACK PARKING LOT The Fremont Band Boosters have partnered with CEAR to recycle all of the collected e-waste. CEAR is a CA State approved Collector & Recycler of Electronic waste. We completely shred all hard drives at our securely monitored facility. Providing fundraiser and community outreach is part of what makes CEAR a unique E-waste Recycler. For any questions or details regarding holding fundraisers please contact us at (916)-388-1777 or email us at: events@cearinc.com

CEAR practices responsible E-Waste Recycling, and does not ship any whole

e-waste units to developing countries to be dismantled under questionable conditions

ACCEPTED ITEMS: monitors, televisions, desktop and notebook PCs, VCRs, stereo equipment, CD’s, speakers, keyboards, mice, PDAs, digital cameras, zip drives, telephones, cell phones, printers, copiers, laser and multifunction scanners and fax machines, small household appliances such as toasters, microwaves, mixers, & blenders, vacuum cleaners with the dust bag removed, curling irons, lamps etc.

NON-ACCEPTABALE ITEMS: Large Household Appliances (i.e. refrigerators, washers, dryers’, etc.) Furniture, Hazardous Household Waste including batteries, car batteries, paint, pesticides, used oil, cleaning supplies,

fluorescent light bulbs, water heaters, tires, etc.

Questions regarding this event?

Contact event coordinator: Patty Del Rosario at:

patty_del_r@yahoo.com

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Free Tax Assistance

Tax Aid, a non-profit organization staffed by qualified professional tax volunteers, will hold 2 sessions to help families with a total gross income of less than $50,000. Clients will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.

When: March 24 & 31 Time: between 10am and 2pm Where: Columbia Middle School Staff Room Required Documents: Social Security Card, or ITIN for each family member; W-2 forms for all jobs held in 2011 and all 1099 or 1098 forms; child care provider information; landlord’s name, address and phone number, a voided check for direct deposit; last year’s tax return if available. For information, call (415) 963-8633 or go to: www.tax-adi.org

Dispatcher: “911”

Child: “Uh, can you help me with my math homework?”

Dispatcher: “Son, you’ve called the emergency number:”

Child: “Yeah, I know. This is an emergency!”

Quoted from: What’s the Number for 911?

By Leland H. Gregory iii

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Miniature Art Show and Raffle Dear Neighbors, We’d like to invite you to the first-ever Miniature Art Show and Raffle, being held during the month of March at the Sunnyvale Art Gallery.

All proceeds from the Raffle will benefit Sunnyvale Community Services. Thanks to dozens of talented and generous artists, we have over 110 small masterpieces (sized 10" X 10" or smaller) that will be on display during the month of March. We are thrilled to have such a strong reception from the art community for this first-ever art show fundraiser in Sunnyvale. We hope you will be able to come to one of the Saturday receptions to meet many of the artists, or visit the Gallery during March. Raffle tickets will be available for sale at the Gallery. You can also preview all the artwork and print a raffle ticket order form on the show’s website at: http://www.sunnyvaleartgallery.com/miniartshow Please help us spread the word to art lovers about the month-long show. We hope you can attend one of the receptions held the first four Saturdays in March. There will be live music and refreshments donated by local businesses. Invite your family and friends to enjoy local art, and we hope you will consider purchasing raffle

tickets to benefit our local community! About Sunnyvale Community Services: Our mission is to prevent homelessness and hunger in our community. We welcome you to visit or volunteer at SCS anytime during the year. Volunteering as individuals or groups is a fun and rewarding experience in any season!

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251 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale Here are the art show details: Gallery is Open: March 1st - March 30th 9am - 7pm daily (except Sundays)

Saturday Afternoon Receptions

March 10th 2:00pm -5:00pm

Music by Rebecca and Gary Lee Parks

Refreshments Provided by: Sunnyvale Art Gallery Cafe March 17th 2:00pm -5:00pm

Music by Tarradiddle & Rhythma

Refreshments Provided by: Rubio's, Hobee's & Costco March 24th 2:00pm -5:00pm

Music by Elizabeth Erickson & Tim Kim

Refreshments Provided by: Rubio's, Hobee's & Costco

Remember, 100% of the proceeds will benefit the needy

in Sunnyvale. We hope to see you at the show during

March!

Marie Bernard

Executive Director, Sunnyvale Community Services

(408) 738-0121 (work)

marie@mariebernard.com

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Prevent a TV Fall in

Your House

From the Safe Kids Coalition

Every two weeks, a child dies when a television or a piece of furniture falls on him.

In the incidents recorded by the Consumer Product Safety Community (CPSC), toddlers were often climbing on entertainment units, dressers, bookcases or other pieces of furniture to reach the television. In some cases, this led to a TV or a piece of furniture falling onto and crushing the child. These incidents are tragic - and preventable. You can easily safeguard your house by doing the following:

Make sure that your furniture is stable.

Install an anchor on all entertainment units, TV stands, bookcases, shelving, and dressers. Attach the anchor to the wall or floor.

Place televisions on sturdy furniture appropriate for the size of the TV or on a low-rise base.

Push the TV as far back as possible from the front of its

stand.

Remove items such as toys and remote

controls from the top of the TV and furniture. These items may tempt children to climb.

Place electrical cords out of a child's reach and teach children not to play with the cords.

Between 2000 and 2008, CPSC received reports of nearly 200 deaths to children eight years old and younger from TVs, furniture and appliances falling on them.

More than 16,000 children five years old and younger are treated in emergency rooms each year because of injuries associated with these TV, furniture, and appliance tipovers, according to CPSC staff's most recent estimates from 2006. Don't let your television or your furniture endanger your children. Take action now to

prevent this from happening to your child.

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Grand Re-Opening And Fit & Fun Fair

Mark your calendar!

Saturday, May 5 is the Grand Re-Opening of the Columbia Neighborhood Center!

The official ribbon cutting will take place at 10:30 am

in front of the new entrance to the Center. After that, people will be able to go on a self-guided tour of the Columbia Neighborhood Center and Mayview Health Center.

This year’s Health & Safety Fair has been renamed to the Sunnyvale Fit & Fun Fair and will be full of interesting activities, health screenings and healthy information. The Columbia Neighborhood Center will

be open from 11 am to 3 pm, during the annual Fair.

If you’re interested in contributing to your community by volunteering at the fair, contact Carolyn at Columbia

Neighborhood Center: 523-8150.

Karate Classes @ CNC

Karate Classes continue to be very popular at Columbia Neighborhood Center.

Are you looking for an inexpensive exercise program? Have you been curious about Karate?

Classes are held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and people are always welcome to watch.

New participants can register starting the first week in April, and then at the beginning of every quarter. The cost for Sunnyvale residents or any student enrolled in school is

$15 per month. For ages 8 and up.

All advertisements in this newsletter are paid ads and support the printing costs of this newsletter and events in our neighborhood. The

views, opinions and facts expressed in this newsletter are attributed to the various authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the

Lakewood Village Neighborhood Association, its officers or the residents of Lakewood Village.

To submit articles or letters for publication, please contact the editor before the 30th of the month:

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Important Phone Numbers Public Safety - Emergency 911

Public Safety - Non-emergency 730-7100

Parks and Maintenance 730-7506

Speeding Cars, parking complaints, traffic signal Dispatch

730-7180

Noise complaints—Desk Officer 730-7110

Neighborhood Preservation Complaints on decrepit

fences, , weeds, illegal home businesses or rentals 730-7610

Animal Control 730-7178

Public Works- sidewalks, trees, streetlights, etc. 730-7505

Nuisance Vehicle Hotline 730-7706

Drug Hotline 245-3784

Graffiti Hotline & Shopping Cart Pickup 730-7680

Street Sweeping:

Fairwood Side - route 2a: 3/13 &3/27 & 4/10

Lakewood Side - route 2b: 3/20, 4/3 & 4/17

Neighborhood Crime Corner

Quoted From the:

By Alia Wilson

Theft--Feb. 22, 4:06 p.m. W. El Camino Real. A woman's purse was stolen from her unlocked Honda Civic at a Chevron gas station.

Theft--Feb. 21, 6:25 p.m. E. McKinley Avenue. Several packages were stolen from a front porch on the 500 block of E. McKinley Avenue. There were two reported occurrences about five weeks apart. Other neighbors have also reported stolen packages. The estimated value was $3,500.

Vandalism--Feb. 19, 1:50 p.m. E. Taylor Avenue. A van parked in the driveway on the 500 block of E. Taylor Avenue had its tires slashed between 11:30 p.m. and midnight. There were no witnesses.

Auto Theft--Feb. 19, 7:33 a.m. Wildwood Avenue. A vehicle was stolen on the 1200 block of Wildwood Avenue.

Auto Theft--Feb. 18, 6:35 a.m. Morse Avenue. A vehicle was stolen on the 800 block of Morse Avenue.

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LVNA Contacts: President - Judy Fernandez email: lakewoodvillagelvna@gmail,com Advertising - Terry Lin (408) 747-1638 Editor - Phyllis Fowler sunnyphyl@gmail.com

Newsletter Delivery: Fairwood Side - Fred Fowler (408) 747-1454 Lakewood Side- Wendy Stanley (408) 745-1331

Window Shot

Brian and I were home yesterday when we heard a very loud crack. He said it sounded to him like a large metal sheet had fallen down. To me it sounded like a bullet. We didn't realize until later that day that one of our large windows had a hole in it. This window is in the peak of the 2nd story. Whatever struck the window only broke the outer pain. When I spoke with Officer O'Hara, he said it might be a pellet gun or a B-B gun.

We heard the loud crack between 8 and 8:30 on Sat, Mar 3. So if anyone else has had a problem, or if anyone has any leads as to what happened, I would love for them to contact me at 408 738 5939

The round fractured area of the glass is about a quarter's width in diameter. Still, it will be a costly replacement

Thank you, -Bonnie Smithson