The Weekly Newspaper of El Segundo Herald Publications - El Segundo, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 104, No. 29 - July 16, 2015 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.....................18 Classifieds............................4 Crossword/Sudoku.............4 Film Review..........................8 Food.......................................5 Legals............................ 16,17 Letters...................................2 Pets......................................19 Real Estate.....................9-13 Sports....................................6 Weekend Forecast Chevron Gives $1.3 Million In Grants to South Bay Schools Chevron gave a series of grants to South Bay Schools and non-profits. The grants represent funding for the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs. Related article and more photos on page 3. Photo by Marcy Dugan, marcyduganphoto.com. Friday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 74˚/63˚ Saturday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 78˚/69˚ Sunday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 82˚/69˚ El Segundo to Welcome Special Olympics Athletes Next Week By Brian Simon 2 p.m. showing with popcorn/refreshments. The local community will have several After a walk down Main Street, the delegation opportunities to meet the group of about will pose for a photo in front of El 70 athletes and coaches visiting next week Segundo High School at approximately 3:45 as El Segundo assumes the role of a Host p.m. The day will wrap up at Chevron Park Town for the upcoming Special Olympics with a barbecue hosted by local police and World Games taking place in Los Angeles. fire personnel, who will cook up burgers, hot Teams from Barbados and Macedonia will dogs and chicken. The community is invited spend portions of three days in El Segundo to meet the athletes after dinner between 6 taking part in various events, recreational and 8 p.m. when there will be games and activities and cultural exchange. While still live music (by Northrop Grumman Aerospace subject to change, here was the itinerary as of this writing: The El Segundo festivities will officially kick off on Tuesday, July 21 with a torch run on the lawn in front of Mattel at 5:05. The public is invited to experience seeing the Special Olympics Torch. After the brief ceremony that will also include a presentation, cookies, and an appearance by Los Angeles Kings’ mascot Bailey and accompanying Ice Crew, the delegation will take a short trip to the LDS Church for a private, hosted dinner which is also part of the local Eagle Scout project for Gavin Lueck from Troop 772. After breakfast and exercise at Loyola Marymount University (where the athletes and support staff will stay overnight in dorms) the following morning, the visitors will head to the Automobile Driving Museum for a noon tour that will feature an appearance by Herbie “The Love Bug.” Next, the group will proceed to Old Town Music Hall for a Corporation’s Hornet Nation band). The activities for Thursday, July 23 will include a trek to the Toyota Sports Center, where the group will have lunch at the Kings Cove restaurant at 1 p.m. A tour of the Kings and Los Angeles Lakers’ facilities will follow. Athletes will also enjoy some ice time--and there were talks about arranging a street hockey clinic in front of the venue. At 4 p.m., the crew will arrive at the See Special Olympics, page 16 School Board Announces Winning Bid for Imperial Ave. Property By Duane Plank The El Segundo Unified School District School Board Tuesday night accepted the bid of builder D.R. Horton for the 5.66 acres of School District owned land located at 540 E. Imperial Avenue. The winning bid was for $22,625,000. The currently unoccupied elementary school on the land was constructed in 1956, but was closed due to declining enrollment in 1975. In 1984, the site was utilized as an employee training site for Hughes Aircraft employees. In 1995, the school was re-opened and leased to the Los Angeles Unified School District as a special needs school, but was closed a few years later. In 2008, the District passed a resolution receiving recommendations from an Advisory Committee for the disposition of the land that was deemed surplus in 1979. One of the Advisory Committee recommendations was to lease the majority of the property for assisted living/ and or senior housing. The District held meetings about the feasibility of the lease option, and began the process of getting the land entitled for future development. There are two current scenarios in play for the development of the property. The See School Board, page 18
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