Page 2 August 29, 2019 EL SEGUNDO HERALD
Community Briefs
New City Manager Has Meet and Greet
New El Segundo City Manager Scott
Mitnick held a meet and greet with
members of the city’s committees, commissions
and boards, along with local businesses
leaders, at Slice & Pint on Grand Avenue
in downtown El Segundo on Monday,
Aug. 12.
– Photo: City of ES •
Obituaries
Arlene Janet Baxter
Arlene Janet Baxter was born
Arlene Janet Weesner in Newton
Kansas on September 3, 1931
and went to be with our Lord
on August 21, 2019 surrounded
by her loving family.
Arlene grew up in Newton
Kansas and worked at the phone
company in her early years,
eventually meeting and marrying
John Wayne Baxter from Bentley
Kansas on December 5, 1957.
John worked for Continental airlines and
his job took them to California and Texas
over several years until they settled in El
Segundo California in 1968. This is where
they raised their three children Joseph Wayne,
David Allan and Jennifer Lynn.
Arlene had lived in El Segundo
for 47 years and enjoyed the
small town atmosphere. She
was a long time member of the
United Methodist Church in El
Segundo and was active in several
church groups.
Arlene is survived by three
children Joseph (Beverly),
David (Theresa) and Jennifer
(Dave). Six grandchildren
Jason, Matthew, James, Kathleen, Michelle,
Jeff and Kaitlyn. Four great grandchildren
Ollie, Haley, Max and Ace. We ask that in
lieu of flowers a donation be made to the
Alzheimer’s Research Foundation. •
Calendar of Events
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THURSDAY, AUG 29
• El Segundo Certified Farmer’s Market, 3:00
PM. – 7:00 PM., located on Main Street,
Downtown El Segundo.
• Back to School Movie Screening, 3:00
PM. – 5:00 PM., Come on in and watch
a movie after school, not suitable for children
under 8, , El Segundo Public Library,
111 W. Mariposa Ave., Call for more info:
310-524-2726.
FRIDAY, AUG 30
• Bingo, 1:00 PM. - 3:00 PM., 50 Plus, $3.00
minimum, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339
Sheldon Street
SATURDAY, AUG 31
• Saturday Night Dance, 7:00 PM. – 9:45
PM., Cost: $5.00 Per Person, Adults of all
Ages Welcome, Senior Club of El Segundo,
339 Sheldon St., Call: 310-524-2705.
SUNDAY, SEPT 1
• Bridge & Pinochle Groups, 11:30 AM. –
3:45 PM, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339
Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856.
MONDAY, SEPT 2
• HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!, No School for
ESUSD Students
• El Segundo Public Library – CLOSED...
due to the Holiday.
• Canasta Group, 11:30 AM. – 3:00 PM., 50
Plus, Free, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339
Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856.
TUESDAY, SEPT 3
• Pinochle, 11:30 AM. – 3:30 PM., Senior
Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call
Pam at: 310-318-2856.
• Aging Mastery: Advance Planning and
Healthy Relationships, 11:00 AM. – 1:00
PM., Registration is required for this event,
El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa
Ave., Call : 310-527-2728.
• City Council Meeting, 6:00 PM., City Hall,
350 Main Street, Call: 310-524-2306.
Butterfly Benefactor
The El Segundo High School Class of
1967 would like to thank the Blue Butterfly
for their generous donation of coffee for our
70th Birthday Celebration that was held at
the Old Town Patio on August 17.
– April Gimlen, ESHS Class of ‘67
Reunion Committee
Veterans
El Segundo Cares thanks the community
for all of the generous veteran donations. We
have been able every other week to deliver
a car load of donations to the Long Beach
homeless vet’s facility items have been infant
clothing to wheelchairs, all gratefully received.
Our next visit to the Wilshire hospital is
August 23. We need two things, wheelchair
lap robes and volunteers. Please contact me,
if you can help. Thank you. Jan Cruikshank,
310 322-2809
– Janice Cruikshank •
Eddy Francis Landrum
Eddy Francis Landrum, age 73 of Pennsboro,
WV, formerly of El Segundo, California,
departed this life on Saturday, August 24,
2019 at his residence. He was born on
May 23, 1946 in Rainelle, WV a son of
the late Leslie Ladura and Margaret Ruth
Landrum.
Eddy had worked as a mechanic
for the City of Torrance, California. He was
a veteran of the United States Army, member
of the Pennsboro United Methodist Church.
He enjoyed his pets, gardening and canning,
reading, a history buff, photography, working
on things, wood working and an avid Los
Angeles Angels Baseball fan.
He is survived by his wife Norma C. Landrum;
sons, Derek T. Landrum, Palmdale,
CA and Erik T. Landrum, Pennsboro, WV;
step-daughters, Jessica Cox (Jacob), Ellenboro,
WV and Ashley Richmond (Jacob),
Pennsboro, WV; grandchildren, Amelia Cox,
Lilah Cox, Jesse Monzon, Mitchell Norris,
Adrian Landrum and Christian Landrum;
very special Uncle, Dr. Fred Landrum (Sity)
and many special cousins and his beloved
dogs, Rusty, Toby and Benny.
In addition
to his parents, Eddy was preceded in death
by a son, Chad Eric Landrum; sister, Mary
Morgan; brother, John Landrum.
Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M.,
on Friday, August 30, 2019 at the Mc-
Cullough Rogers Funeral Home, Pennsboro,
WV with the Rev. William Durst and Rev.
Ethan Rapking officiating. Burial will be at
the convenience of the family. Friends may
call at the funeral home on Thursday, August
29, 2019, from 4 PM until 8 PM. Online
condolences may be sent to the family at
www.mcculloughraiguel.com. •
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Have a wonderful day with your family and friends.
El Camino Doubles Down on
Promise to Make College Affordable
By Rob McCarthy
El Camino College made a promise five
years ago that it would show recent high school
graduates the money if they put in the work.
And the Torrance campus is doubling down
on that offer this fall to pick up the tuition
costs for two years for 800 incoming freshmen.
The tuition-free deal offered through the
South Bay Promise attracted 2,000 young
adults, many of them who are the first ones in
their families to attend college. The promise
is a locally funded endowment that offers an
affordable pathway directly from high school
to college for students in the El Camino Community
College District. It opened enrollment
for the current fall semester with a stretch goal
of attracting 700 applications. It got 2,000.
The college’s president Dena Maloney describes
the program, and the tremendous growth
in the number of applications for 2019-20, as
an investment in young people. The promise
originally was aimed at South Bay high school
graduates, however, this year that restriction was
removed to include anyone who earned a diploma
from an accredited California high school.
“Our promise to students is to invest in their
education,” Maloney said. “We are investing
in them.” The South Bay Promise does more
than offer young adults a helping hand with
their enrollment fees, she added. At its core,
the promise this fall will assist the 2,000 participants
to complete their educational goals
and plug in at El Camino College.
Data tracking the college choices of South Bay
graduating seniors points to the local two-year
campuses as a training ground for students moving
on to college. South Bay graduates have a
plethora of choices when it comes to picking a
community college, too. The nearby campuses
include Los Angeles Southwest College, West
Los Angeles College, Santa Monica College
and L.A. Trade Tech. El Camino also runs a
satellite campus in Compton. In-state tuition,
excluding housing costs and student fees, was
about $1,100, according to the 2017-18 data
at the web site called college simply.
That year, El Camino College had 7,834
students enrolled full time basis and 16,515
attended part time. The cost to attend Los
Angeles Southwest College, close to Inglewood,
was a bit higher at $1,220, which included a
small student fee.
The South Bay Promise this fall dropped
the South Bay graduation requirement to be
eligible for the tuition and academic assistance.
Now, all first-time, full-time college students
regardless of school district who meet the
eligibility guidelines and attend El Camino College
directly after their senior year can take up
ECC on its promise. Plus, ECC students have
access to counseling and support services as
they work to transfer to a university or pursue
a rewarding career.
The application for the Fall 2020 South
Bay Promise will be available on November 1.
Before applying, a high school senior
who’s on track to graduate either this winter or
next spring must complete the El Camino College
admission application. Don’t worry about
the fund running out of money. Every eligible
freshman was accepted and funded this fall.
The college credits the exponential growth of
the tuition and counseling assistance package to
an outreach El Camino started to middle and
high schools in the South Bay. More participants
in the South Bay Promise means more
support programs were in place for the start of
the fall semester, too. These are critical “to ensure
that all students are part of a group they can
turn to for help when needed,” ECC explained.
The college is proud of the fact that nearly
80 percent of participants reported being firstgeneration
college students, whose parents
did not graduate from a four-year college or
university. El Camino College says it is focused
on responding to and supporting the fast-growing
first-generation college student population
on campus so they know that ECC is a place
where they belong and where they can succeed.
Support activities and events are planned for the
fall, including a “First-Gen Awareness Week,”
Financial aid literacy is a focus of the promise.
and the freshmen who qualified attended summer
workshops to learn how to navigate the financial
aspect of their educations. ECC made scholarship
money available, too, to those with greater
financial needs, it said. The additional aid can
be spent on student fees, textbooks and other
expenses directly connected with campus life.
The fall semester at El Camino began on Aug. 24.
Current high school seniors and their families
may apply for the 2020-21 South Bay Promise
starting later this fall. The cutoff deadline for
applications is April 30, 2020. •