EL SEGUNDO HERALD June 4, 2015 Page 3 Burkley & Brandlin LLP A T T O R N E Y S A T L A W Living Trusts/Wills, Probate, Employment Law, Personal Injury Trust and Estates Litigation, Business Litigation, Civil Litiga tion 310-540-6000 Lifetime El Segundo Residents *AV Rated (Highest) Martindale - Hubbell / **Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization CITY OF EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL Volunteers Needed! The City Council is currently accepting applications for the following Committees, Commissions and Boards (CCB) positions. Immediate Openings Economic Development Advisory Council Three positions Community Cable Advisory Committee Four positions Capital Improvement Program Advisory Committee Five positions Terms Expiring Soon Recreation and Parks Commission One Position expires May 30, 2015 Environmental Committee Two Positions expires June 30, 2015 Library Board of Trustees One Position expires June 30, 2015 Planning Commission One Position expires June 30, 2015 Senior Citizen Housing Corporation Board Two Positions expires June 30, 2015 If you are interested in applying, please pick up an application in the Council Office or log onto the City’s website at www.elsegundo.org For more information, call 310 524-2302 or email mjennings@elsegundo.org Letters Goodbye to Main Street Businesses I am so sorry to see the sale of the 415- 423 Main Street businesses, some of which are retail, to an apparently impersonal new owner. This new owner gave just 30 days notice to several businesses in this block of stores to be out. Two of these businesses, Mary Jo’s Hairstyling and Slipt Stitch have been in business for over 30 years and now they have to vacate in just 30 days! There was no option originally to negotiate their rents, or even give them 60 days to move. I understand that they did eventually get a rent offer of nearly twice what they are currently paying, which is not an option for these two small retail businesses. It is too bad to see our retail businesses leave Main Street and especially under these sad circumstances. I do hope that El Segundo residents will stop by to say goodbye to Nelly (owner of Mary Jo’s) and Patricia (owner of Slipt Stitch) and thank them for being a part of El Segundo’s Main Street retail community for such a long time. We hope they are able to relocate to a new and welcoming locale, just as Main Street has been for them. – Kathy Rutledge Every Fifteen Minutes Photos by Marcy Dugan El Segundo High, in partnership with ESPD and Reach Out Against Drugs [ROAD], presented the “Every 15 Minutes” event, which reinforces the dangers of drinking and driving. The program uses students as volunteers in a drunk-driving mock accident which has disastrous consequences. Actors included Chad Pordes, Sam Lee, Anthony Rotolo, Jenny Wilson, and other student volunteers. • Students represent those who are killed every 15 minutes. Prom at El Segundo High School By Cece Jane Stewart El Segundo High School’s Prom was held this past Saturday night at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, with a theme of “Dancing with the Fishes.” The Prom is a formal dinner-dance held annually for Juniors and Seniors. To start the evening out, all of the Prom-goers went to various household or venues for the tradition of photo taking with dates and friends. Parents snapped photos of the kids in all their splendor. All around El Segundo you could see groups gathering: girls in beautiful dresses, some long, some short, and most girls wore heels, except the smart ones who wore flats. The guys had on suits or tuxedos, with some element to match their dates; everyone looked just lovely. I must say, El Segundo kids clean up nicely! Transportation to the Prom included limos, party buses, and one senior even drove his date in a Porsche. People went with friends in a group of about 10-20 and had a lot of fun on the way to Prom in the fancy modes of transport. Once at Prom, everyone talked to friends as we waited in line to enter. Once inside, you were immediately taken over into the idea that you were under the sea. The aquarium was decorated with fish décor and fake boats, and everything felt like it was under the sea where you could really dance with fishes. There was music, food, tables, and lots of smiles and laughter. Everyone was having so much fun. It was truly a special venue for the event. Upstairs there were fish tanks, and you could see various fish, including seahorses and jellyfish. You could touch the algae, and there were even sea otters, which were utterly adorable. Fish ranged from being very, very tiny to as big as a high school student. The fish were awesome. There were a lot of tanks, and I spent at least an hour at them. Downstairs there were tables and food and a dance floor for those that wanted to dance. In addition to a DJ, there was also a live jazz band, and everyone really seemed to enjoy that. The outside there was a place to pet stingrays and sharks. Many were scared of the sharks, some were not; I enjoyed petting the sharks as they felt very slimy, but also very fun. I pet the Paramedics work on passenger Anthony Rotolo. Chad Pordes is taken away to be booked after a positive test. The coroner takes the dead student (Jenny Wilson) to the morgue. School Spotlight Brian R. Brandlin • Bruce R. Brandlin • Christopher P. Brandlin The Jewelry Source 337 Main St. El Segundo. 310-322-7110 www.jewelrysourceUSA.com ©2007 Bringing men to one knee since 1984. See School Spotlight, page 12
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