EL SEGUNDO HERALD November 8, 2018 Page 3
The Halloween Frolic
I attended the Halloween Frolic. It was
great fun, but I have a small complaint. My
friend called to see, if dogs were allowed.
The city representative said they had a strict
no dogs allowed policy. I wanted to know,
as I wanted to bring my dog in costume as
a sidekick to my costume. When we arrived
there were many dogs. In fact many people
used their dogs in the costume contests. We
went to the city booth and they only said yes
there are dogs here and we can’t do anything
about it. I feel this is inexcusable faulty policy
of the city. Either they allow dogs or they
don’t. They shouldn’t tell callers they don’t
allow dogs if they really do. It really disappointed
me as I wanted to have my dog by
my side. I felt in effect the city lied to me.
As a result of this I will bring my own dog
next year. Personally I felt the dogs added a
lot to the fun.
– Shell Brown-Derouin
Wiseburn School District
I want to thank the Herald for its excellent
coverage of the Wiseburn School District
and each of the board meetings. You have
a broad base of support and readership for
your work covering Wiseburn. We sincerely
appreciate your efforts!
– Jon Dearing
Letters
Mike Robbins is Ill Informed
Mike Robbins authored two ill informed
invectives. One was in the form of a Letter
published in the Herald on Nov 1 and the
other in the form of photocopies delivered
to our homes. His misinformation was an attempt
to smear the public servants (firefighters,
police, city employees, and teachers) whose
public service have made this community a
lovely place to live and raise a family. I will
address in particular his harangue against the
El Segundo school bond. School bonds cannot
be used to fund district salaries nor retirements.
This is against California laws which govern
very explicitly how bonds can and cannot be
used. Robbins misleadingly suggests that the
pensions of retired teachers will be enhanced
from the bond. Wrong! Dr. Watkins contributed
to his pension through 50 years of dedicated
service, Ms. Caudill 30 plus years, and
Ms. Cobb 20 years. Their pensions are not
charity from the state or community. They
were earned through years of contributions.
Pensions are never funded by bonds. Teachers
make monthly contributions and the districts
contribute through budgeted funds which are
fiercely overseen. How dare he impugn these
heroes of our community who continue to serve
El Segundo even in their retirement. Robbins
should check his facts before he spews.
– Ray Gen •
Water Polo Season Ends While
Cross Country Teams Advance
Story and Photos by Greg McMullin
The El Segundo High School’s boys water
polo team had another great season. The Eagles
placed second behind top-ranked Santa Monica
and advanced to the CIF-Southern Section
Division 3 playoffs. This season’s roster was
filled with underclassmen and included Cameron
Dornblaser, who was the only senior and
helped mentor a young team. Junior perimeter
Danny Gonzales helped lead a team with six
juniors -- Caden Kastigar, Tyler Ralls, Kalan
Smith, Ryan Whitner and Sasha Nisavic; six
sophomores including JP O’Campo, Mason
Jaeger Jaden Van Der Woude, Brian Schodorf,
Ryan Whalen, Sean Dorr and Jake Stolnack;
and two freshmen Paxton Fastman and Erman
Motallebi.
El Segundo hosted the third place Bay League
finisher Peninsula Panthers in the first round of
the CIF playoffs. The Eagles came out strong
and held a 4-2 advantage after the first period.
The Panthers would wear down the Eagles,
score eight unanswered goals and defeat El
Segundo 8-6. It would be a match where the
Caden Kastigar makes one of his 16 saves against Peninsula in the first round of the CIF playoffs.
Eagles had a comfortable lead, but let it slip
away due to unforced errors and fatigue.
In the first period, the Eagles’ playoff jitters
allowed Peninsula to gain a 2-0 lead. Sophomore
Mason Jaeger got free and scored El Segundo’s
first goal at 6:22 to cut into Peninsula’s early
lead. Soon after, Jaden Van Der Woude’s defense
came up big and his block led to Kalan
Smith’s goal to tie the game at 2-2.
El Segundo took control of the pace of
play after their two consecutive goals. After
a save by Kastigar in goal, the Eagles went
into transition. Van Der Woude’s pass to Jaeger
resulted in another goal and a 3-2 El Segundo
lead. Fastman took a rebound off a save and
buried it in the back of the net for another El
Segundo score before halftime.
With the Eagles seemingly in control of the
game with their momentum and a 4-2 lead,
El Segundo’s defense helped stymie another
attack by Peninsula. Van Der Woude stole a
pass and then went the distance and fired one
into the net for a 5-2 lead at 5:02. Gonzalez
extended El Segundo’s lead when he stole a
rebound and rifled it back into the net for a
6-2 advantage for the Eagles. Gonzalez’s goal
would be El Segundo’s last goal of the game
and also the season.
Peninsula changed its attack and forced the
Eagles to make bad passes and shots on goal.
Cole Allyn scored on an inside shot attempt
at 1:51. A minute later Luke Martin found an
opening and scored to cut into El Segundo’s
lead to make it 6-4 just before halftime.
The second half was all Peninsula where it
forced turnovers and just outswam the Eagles.
Martin found an opening and his shot caromed
in for a score to make it 6-5. After several El
Segundo empty possession scoring opportunities,
Peninsula tied the game with 2:48 remaining in
the third period. The Panthers would score two
more in the fourth period including one off a
save by Kastigar that Allyn pushed back into
goal to make it 7-6. The other came on a long
pass that Phillipe Wiederkhr got by Kastigar
from close range to close out the scoring and
the season for the Eagles.
Water Polo Standout
to Represent U.S.
Danny Gonzalez is the captain of the water
polo team for the Eagles and it is a program
he has been part of for three seasons. Danny,
who has been on the El Segundo High varsity
swim team for the past two years, advanced
to the CIF finals competing in the relays as a
sophomore. He also played a big part of the
water polo team as a sophomore and junior
all while being one of the top students in his
class by maintaining a 4.0 average.
During the summers, you can find Danny
continuing his passion for swimming with the
Kalan Smith readies to get off his first period goal to tie the game at 2-2 against Peninsula.
Community Briefs
Richmond Street School Literacy
O’Lantern Contest Winners
Richmond Street School’s second annual
Literacy O’Lantern Contest helps promote
the love of reading and inspires discussions
about books! Congratulations to winners
and siblings for their entries created from
pumpkins: from left Shaiya Patel, Dragons
Love Tacos character, and Suri Patel, Rainbow
Fish, pictured with Principal Alice Lee.
– Photo and Content Provided by
Charlotte Lassos on Behalf of ESUSD
“Literacy is one of the
greatest gifts a person
could receive.”
– Jen Selinsky
LAX and Hyperion Complaint Hotline
To register a complaint about LAX and
Hyperion issues, citizens can call 310-
798-6782. For Los Angeles World Airports
(LAWA, aka LAX), a complaint is logged
by an answering service, AAMCOM, and
forwarded to LAX. LAX investigates and
responds to callers via letter with the result
of the noise complaint investigation. Monthly
reports are available at http://www.lawa.org/
LAXNoiseMR.aspx
For the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), if you are impacted by aircraft noise,
contact http://bit.ly/FAA_Aircraft_Noise_Contact.
The FAA Aviation Noise Ombudsman
email address is 9-AWA-NoiseOmbudsman@
faa.gov Phone: (202) 267-3521.
For Hyperion, a complaint is logged by
AAMCOM and forwarded to Hyperion.
Hyperion investigates and responds to callers
via phone call directly from a Hyperion
representative with the result of the complaint
investigation and how it was addressed.
The City of El Segundo does not have
jurisdiction over LAX. The FAA does. The
answering service, AAMCOM, is funded
by Hyperion. Logged complaints are shared
with the City.
The Helicopter Complaint Hotline number
is 424-348-HELI (4354). The Los Angeles
Helicopter Noise Initiative website is http://
heli-noise-la.com/ Federal Aviation Administration.
Citizens can also contact the FAA
at the same sources noted above.
As is the case with LAX, the City does not
have jurisdiction over helicopter regulation.
The FAA does. The centralized complaint
system and hotline is a product of the Los
Angeles Helicopter Noise Initiative. The City
does not receive copies of complaints filed.
Complaints log available to the public via
website, link shared above.
– Source: City of El Segundo •
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