The Weekly Newspaper of El Segundo
Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 110, No. 37 - September 16, 2021
ES Police Volunteer Patrol Keeps
Us Safe with their Watchful Eyes
ESVP Cox and ESVP Wyckoff are two of our volunteers here at ESPD. Our volunteers act as an extra set of eyes and ears around our city and report any suspicious activity or abandoned property they
may see. They also conduct security checks of your residence when you are away on vacation and much more. Thank you ESVP for keeping our city safe. Photo courtesy El Segundo Police Department.
Chin Chin: A Modern Flair
with Classic Asian Flavors
By Chase Yi
Photos by Daniel Christopher Caso
Ever since the early 80s, when Chin
Chin made its debut on LA’s Sunset strip,
Chinese food in California has never
been the same.
With pioneering meals like dim sum
and Chinese chicken salad made by
traditional Cantonese techniques, Chin
Chin has grown into a famous franchise
with multiple locations around Southern
California. The good news, too, is that
El Segundoians don’t have to travel too
far to try it for themselves.
Located at 2041 Rosecrans Ave, Chin
Chin in El Segundo marks the sixth restaurant
for the franchise, first opening its
doors in 2019. General Manager, Jamiee
Gonzalez, shares that launching a new
restaurant right before the pandemic has
been no easy task.
“When we first opened in November of
2019, things were blooming,” says Gonzalez.
“But then the pandemic hit, and we
had to close down. Then we figured out
that we could do take-out orders, which
helped keep things going, but we still
were at half staff. It was a challenge.”
In 2021, Gonzales is more excited than
ever to let the community know that Chin
Chin is back with a new team eager to
bring classic Asian flavors to the South
Bay. One of those new team members is
Inside
This Issue
Certified & Licensed
Professionals.....................14
Classifieds............................6
Crossword/Sudoku.............6
Entertainment......................3
Legals............................11-13
Neighborhood Therapist.....2
Pets......................................15
Police Reports.....................2
Real Estate.....................7-10
Sports.................................3,4
Weekend
Forecast
The El Segundo Library Brings
Back Radio’s Golden Age
By Duane Plank
Welcome folks to the Golden Age of
Radio... Well, at least for a few days! The
El Segundo Library is planning on presenting
a new, innovative program to residents
in October that will feature the re-creation
of a vintage radio show from years gone
by. According to Dolores McAllister, who
is spearheading the event, she will be
holding auditions for the radio recreation
star-turns on Friday, October 1, and Saturday,
October 2.
Senior Librarian Julie Todd emailed that
“although this program is not specifically
designed for older adults, we are hoping
to add more programming to interest and
engage El Segundo’s older adult residents.
“Through the Baby Snooks and Daddy
Reader’s Theater program, this is an opportunity
to bring back memories of those
familiar with radio shows of the 1940s while
introducing our younger generation to a time
when television was just a dream.”
Now that many of you spend nearly every
waking hour staring at your phone, or Netflixing,
some may remember that there was a
time when no such distractions existed; people
received their information and entertainment
from this newfangled device called the radio.
An Italian inventor, Guglielmo Marconi,
is typically credited with pioneering the
technology, primitive as it was, in the late
1890s, that was beamed into the device that
evolved into the radio.
Over time, programs were developed for
the radio to enchant listeners and, of course,
sell products. A variety of new entertainment
formats and genres were created to take
advantage of the new technology, including
radio plays, mysteries, soap operas, quiz
shows, variety shows, play-by-play sports,
and situation comedies. According to my
sometimes-shoddy research, a 1947 survey
found that 82% of Americans were found to
be radio listeners.
McAllister has selected the old radio hit
the Baby Snooks and Daddy Halloween
Show for the first effort in what the El
Segundo library folks are christening “A
Reader’s Theater Program.”
The versatile and well-known performer
Fanny Brice starred in the original show as
a mischievous young girl who was 40 years
younger than the actress who played her
when she first went on the air. The series
began on CBS September 17, 1944, airing
on Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m. Music Director Mark McCombs and Dolores McAllister. Photo
See Radio’s Golden Age, page 4 courtesy of Dolores McAllister.
Friday
Partly
Cloudy
69˚/58˚
Saturday
Sunny
68˚/57˚
Sunday
Partly
Cloudy
68˚/59˚
See Chin Chin, page 2