[cedarfirememorialsteeringgroup] Re: Ingrid's report
- From: Sandra Younger <sandrayounger@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "cedarfirememorialsteeringgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <cedarfirememorialsteeringgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 15:06:05 -0500
Nice work Ingrid. I've also arranged to have the owner of The Grove bookstore
to come do book sales for those interested and I'll sign them. So can we have a
table reserved too? Thanks! Sandra
On Sep 14, 2013, at 1:52 PM, "Bob Robeson" <bobroby@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Excellent Ingrid, That’s good news all along. I think the Silverwood Wildlife
> Sanctuary should be invited along too. Great work!
> Bob R.
>
> From: cedarfirememorialsteeringgroup-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cedarfirememorialsteeringgroup-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Ingrid Coffin
> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 11:35 AM
> To: cedarfirememorialsteeringgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cedarfirememorialsteeringgroup] Ingrid's report
>
> Hi Committee Members,
>
> Here is where I am so far:
>
> I talked with Jim Hubbell today. What I said was:
>
> 1. The Committee is not ready to review a contract like Ilisa submitted at
> this time.
> 2. What we would like to have is a more detailed drawing of the plan for the
> Monument and your fee for
> providing that drawing.
> He: No problem. I have actually already drawn up something in more detail.
> The bench is only a small part of this design.
> Me: Do you think we can we have the drawing by Sep 25th?
> He: I think that will be fine.
> 3. We would also like to have your permission to make prints of your
> rendering, mat them, have you sign them
> and then sell them as part of the fund raising effort for the Monument.
> He: That’s fine.
> 4. Later, probably after the event, we (the Committee) will address the
> construction details and work out an
> agreement for the execution of the design.
> Jim is going to talk with Ilisa about this.
>
> I didn’t get a fee commitment from Jim during this conversation
>
> Joan Embry:
> I talked with her husband, Duane, at length on Thursday. He was going to
> talk with Joan about it and ask her to get back to me. Today I called again
> and got the answering machine. I left a message and my number. No response
> yet.
>
> County Parks:
> They are on it. Cailin, the Park employee who lived here in 2003, is taking
> the invitation to have a table/display at the event to the right people.
> Should work
>
> Natural History Museum:
> I have not connected yet. Will try again on Monday.
>
> QUESTION:
> What about offering Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary (Audubon) the opportunity
> to have a table at the event?
>
> Ingrid
> From: cedarfirememorialsteeringgroup-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cedarfirememorialsteeringgroup-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob
> Younger
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:05 PM
> To: cedarfirememorialsteeringgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cedarfirememorialsteeringgroup] Message from Sandra regarding
> "historic" and "historical"
>
> I'm not sure either "historic" or "historical" is the right word.
> "Historic" means something of
>
> lasting
>
> significance
> .
> The fire itself for instance was historic, but the monument isn't.
>
> Historical means something old, and the monument is new. Here's more
> explanation on that:
>
> http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/historic-versus-historic=
> al?page=3Dall
>
> "Monument," on the other hand is a perfect word for our purposes.
> *
> *
> *Merriam-Webster: a** **(1)* *:* a lasting evidence, reminder, or example
> of someone or something notable or great *(2)* *:* a distinguished person
> *b* *:* a memorial stone or a building erected in remembrance of a person
> or event.
>
> Wikipedia: "A *monument* is a type of structure either explicitly created
> to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to
> a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural
> heritage."
>
> So why not simply the Cedar Fire Monument?
>
> Sandra
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