CIVIL WAR AFICIONADOS TO HOLD DINNER-DISCUSSSION.Byline: DIANA PEYTON Community Columnist Inspiration and interest in the Civil War came to Woodland Hills dentist Jeffrey Wissot about six years ago while he was in Virginia enrolling his son in school. It was his first visit to the area, and he found Gettysburg spellbinding spell·bind tr.v. spell·bound , spell·bind·ing, spell·binds To hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate. [Back-formation from spellbound. . ``I was absolutely mesmerized, I never appreciated the impact of Gettysburg until I was there on the grounds,'' he said. ``Much of the Gettysburg history overlaps our social and political issues of today.'' The historical sight was so moving to Wissot that when the trailer for the movie ``Gettysburg'' appeared on the screen while he was finding his seat in a theater one day, he was stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. . When his vision adjusted to the darkness, he said, he looked up at the screen, saw Martin Sheen in a Gettysburg scene and was brought back to memories of his trip. ``I stood there frozen,'' he said. He had to see the movie. ``The same day I canceled all my patients and sat for 4-1/2 hours enthralled en·thrall tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls 1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience. 2. To enslave. ,'' he said. Wissot said he is amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. that ``some of the legal and constitutional issues in the mid-19th century have not been resolved 134 years later.'' Sharing his enthusiasm with a few close friends, he started to meet regularly with them in a group drawn by a common interest in the Civil War. They call themselves the Civil Warriors Round Table. Weiler's West Hills Deli will serve up more than pastrami on rye Wednesday. Its doors will be open to the group which now has about 45 members. Cleaning up the community takes a little elbow grease and an energetic group of teens who happen to get paid for doing the right thing. The Anheuser-Busch Company in Van Nuys has donated $40,000 to the New Directions Youth organization in Van Nuys to sponsor the Green Team - a program to improve the community through graffiti removal, litter cleanup and beautification beau·ti·fy tr. & intr.v. beau·ti·fied, beau·ti·fy·ing, beau·ti·fies To make or become beautiful. beau projects. It means summer jobs for kids who could use a little financial assistance. The Green Team idea was the inspiration of Joe Jackson There are several people named Joe Jackson:
The Anheuser-Busch company came to the New Directions program three or four years ago with ``a pot of money wanting to do something in the community,'' Jackson said. The program hires young people who have written essays about why their community needs to be clean. Current projects include cleanup around the Anheuser-Busch plant in Van Nuys. Some local volunteers have received Community Champion Awards from Prudential Insurance Company of America. Ann Carpenter of Encino helps at the Pacoima Junior Optimist Foundation. She drives youths from the group to field trips, meetings and cleanup projects in the community. The group will receive $250 in her behalf from Prudential. A donation of $1,000 on behalf of Jamie Daquino will be given to the Steven S. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. Heart Fund of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world-renowned hospital located in Los Angeles, California. History Cedars-Sinai is the result of a merger in 1961 between two major Los Angeles hospitals, Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables, with Steve Broidy as . Daquino has served in the development and implementation of data management computer systems and fund raising there. Glen Cotham of North Hollywood is a former board chairman, executive director and administrator of the Central San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Alliance for the Mentally Ill. The organization, which helps families deal with serious mental illness, will receive $250 on his behalf. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO The Civil Warriors Round Table will meet Wednesday at Weiler's West Hills Deli for a discussion titled ``The Return of General John Bell Hood John Bell Hood (June 1[1] or June 29[2], 1831 – August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Hood had a reputation for bravery and aggressiveness that sometimes bordered on recklessness. .'' |
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