EL SEGUNDO HERALD June 11, 2015 Page 3 School Spotlight Beach City Baseball Academy Awards Scholarship to High School Grad Hunter Lewis Beach City Baseball Academy, California’s premier baseball training facility, announced today the 2015 winner of its $5,000 Sixth Tool College Baseball Scholarship. The goal of the scholarship is to provide support for college-bound baseball players who demonstrate exceptional strength of character—a quality that Beach City Baseball Academy Founder Richard Murad notes is called the “sixth tool” of championship play. “Our Sixth Tool Scholarship rewards deserving young baseball players who display more than just exceptional skills on the field. These players conduct themselves, on and off the field, with a winning attitude that inspires others. While it is no small matter to become a five-tool player who possesses speed, fielding prowess, a powerful throwing arm and the ability to hit for both average and power—those who also have real character are truly exceptional, and those are the players scouts seek out when they are looking for candidates to groom into champions. At Beach City Baseball Academy, the sixth tool has always been our number one educational priority and that is why we are proud to offer this scholarship to support players who embody this value.” Murad describes this year’s winner, Hunter Lewis, as the perfect example of someone who goes above and beyond in everything that he does. “In addition to his athletic accomplishments and his service to the local baseball community including jobs as a coach and an umpire, Hunter has maintained a 3.5 GPA. This exceptional combination drew the attention of the coaches and recruiters for Lindenwood University, where he will be playing and studying next year.” The University says that “they are thrilled to have Hunter as part of their Lynx Baseball program. Lewis’ always works hard at everything he does and he also try’s daily to encourage his friends to do the same. Lewis lost his mom to cancer when he was only 11 years old but still found a way to maintain a good perspective on life. Even after receiving a partial scholarship and taking out a student loan funds are tight and he would very much like to help his dad (who is an El Segundo Police officer) pay the cost of his education. Steven Eno, the Manager of the El Segundo High School’s Baseball Program said of Lewis, “Hunter always has a team first attitude, he shows up early and is the first to volunteer to help out in any way he can. He is respected by his peers and coaches, works harder then anyone and has a positive attitude day in and day out. Hunter embodies the sixth tool of character that will allow him to be successful in anything that he does.” Because cultivating the sixth tool in all the student athletes served by Beach City Baseball Academy is essential to its mission, the Academy developed the Sixth Tool Scholarship program to provide supplemental financial assistance to deserving college freshman who are part of their school’s baseball program. This community-based scholarship is awarded once each year to a student who lives within a 10-mile radius of the Academy’s campus.• Op-Ed What Do We Want Our Level Of Public Safety To Be? Police Reports Unanswered Financial Questions? Can I really afford to retire? • Do I take a lump or annuity? How do I pay for college? • Where is my paycheck going? Are these the right investments? • How can I reduce taxes? 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Proposed cuts in personnel, along with ongoing salary issues, send the wrong message to maintain and attract the best and the brightest. Our community must decide what level of service they want from their safety personnel and provide a benefits package that will keep them here and attract the “right” future employees. During these difficult budgets, our City is seeing their employees move to more stable opportunities. We have lost our Environmental Safety Manager, Senior Human Resources Analyst, Personnel Director, Finance Director and Assistant Finance Director to other neighboring cities and agencies. This isn’t the first time we have had a difficult economy and it’s not the first time we’ve faced these kinds of budget problems. In the past, similar conditions saw El Segundo become a stepping-stone city that pays for the hiring and training of individuals only to see them run to greener pastures. As a former Battalion Chief that handled staffing and recruitment, I can attest to the expense necessary to run a simple new hire process. In an unstable work environment, our employees left creating unscheduled vacancies that further placed a financial drain on budgets through necessary replacement staffing to maintain a minimum level of service dictated by the community. The question I have to ask is what level of public safety does this Community want? For those that remember, in the eighties we addressed these same issues through a Master Plan that brought in select community members to serve as an advisory committee to the Council. The Fire Service has updated that process called the “Standard of Cover” which identifies changes required by new or existing legislation that effect critical functions performed at an emergency, response to multiple emergencies, the number of personnel needed for strategic coverage, and the identification of potential target hazards which require adequate protection. It does not set a staffing level, but identifies the personnel necessary to perform at different response levels. The community, through the Council, establishes the level of service desired. I urge the Council to consider this process to identify the level of service expected by our residents. We deserve the best police officers and firefighters. I believe we have them. I also want to keep them and attract skilled and competent applicants. The reason is simple. I live here just like you do. I have witnessed the staffing reductions over the past decade impact the level of service. While I understand the difficult task our Council has in developing budgets, there is a level of service we desire that will be impacted with continued down sizing. Respectfully submitted David Sharp, El Segundo resident and ESFD Battalion Chief, Ret. • Hunter Lewis, winner of the Beach City Baseball Academy Sixth Tool College Baseball Scholarship. Photo courtesy of Beach City Baseball Academy. Monday, June 1, 2015 One male adult was arrested at 0324 hours from the 900 block of Sheldon Street for one outstanding CDC felony warrant A petty theft report was taken at 0831 hours from the 900 block of Main Street. Taken was a bicycle One male adult was arrested at 1722 hours from the 700 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard for identity theft, burglary and conspiracy An online identity theft report was taken at 1433 hours from the 700 block of Maryland Street. Unknown suspect(s) used the victim’s personal information to obtain a loan One male adult was detained at 2135 hours from the 100 block of West Imperial Avenue and transported to Harbor UCLA Medical Center for evaluation and treatment Tuesday, June 2, 2015 One female adult was arrested at 1501 hours from the 500 block of Richmond Street for violation of a domestic violence restraining order and misdemeanor vandalism A violation of a court order report was taken at 1545 hours from the 900 block of McCarthy Court. Suspect violated a court Like Us on Facebook See Police Reports, page 14
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