February 19, 2015 Page 3 Hawthorne Happenings News for the ‘City of Good Neighbors’ Police Reports ROBBERY 11900 S ACACIA AV APARTMENT COMMON AREAS (LNDRY,CLB HSE,ETC) Wed 02/04/15 11:30 Property Taken: Black Samasung Galaxy S5 W/ Whi With Blue Stripes, El Salvador Citizenship Card ROBBERY 11700 S HAWTHORNE BL DEPARTMENT STORE Thu 02/05/15 16:15 ROBBERY 2700 W 120TH ST DEPARTMENT STORE Thu 02/05/15 18:58 ROBBERY 11400 S HAWTHORNE BL STREET, HIGHWAY, ALLEY Fri 02/06/15 00:45 Property Taken: Blk Plastic Wallet W Cartoon Character On It, Cdl (Ernest Jacquez), Ssc (Ernest Jacquez) ROBBERY W 137TH ST/S JEFFERSON AVE STREET, HIGHWAY, ALLEY Fri 02/06/15 15:24 ROBBERY 4700 W ROSECRANS AV DRUG STORE – PHARMACY Fri 02/06/15 15:31 Property Taken: Samsung 4 Cell Phone/ Blue W/Pink-Green Floral Case ATTEMPT ROBBERY 11300 S HAWTHORNE BL RESTAURANT, FAST FOODS, CAFÉ Sat 02/07/15 15:58 BURGLARY – COMMERCIAL 12600 S CHADRON AV WAREHOUSE Mon 02/02/15 06:42 Property Taken: Approx. $500 In 20’s, 5’s, And 1’s. BURGLARY 12800 S ROSELLE AV Tue 02/03 12:12 Property Taken: Misc Item Of Clothing Contained In Plastic Bags, Xbox1 Game Console, Portable Stereo And Radio (Boom Box) BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 13500 S ISIS AV OTHER Thu 01/29/15 02:42 Property Taken: Unknown Amount Of U.S. Mail BURGLARY 12400 S CEDAR AV Wed 02/04 13:02 Property Taken: Vehicle Reg And Insurance Card BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 4500 W 134TH ST HOUSE Thu 02/05/15 14:16 BURGLARY – COMMERCIAL 2700 W 120TH ST GROCERY, SMALL STORE Thu 02/05/15 16:54 BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 11800 S SPINNING AV HOUSE Thu 02/05/15 21:13 Property Taken: White I-Pad With White Case, Lenovo Laptop, Aktibos Watch, Mutiple Hand Bags, Bras & Underwear, Shoes, Michael Kors Watch (Gold/Silver) BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 3900 W IMPERIAL HY APARTMENT/CONDO Sun 02/08/15 07:25 Property Taken: “State” Issued Cell Phone, Sun Glasses • From City Clerk Norb Huber NBA All-Star MVP Rusell Westbrook – Haw thorne Grown The NBA’s All-Star Game was played this past Sunday in THE show case arena for events, the Big Apple’s Madison Square Garden. The star that shown the brightest was Russell Westbrook a product of Bud Carson Middle School here in Hawthorne and Leuzinger High School. He scored 41 points and was selected MVP. Russell wasn’t really recruited during his early high school years. His senior year was a breakout year. UCLA came knocking. He showed his athletic abilities with some amazing slam dunks during his time in Westwood. He currently is the star guard for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder. Russell is one of the many athletes who have made a name for themselves coming out of our local schools. Gyasi Zardes, a star forward for the LA Galaxy soccer club, is now a member of the US National Soccer team. Zardes is also a product of both Bud Carson Middle and Leuzinger High School. Haw thorne STRO NG After the bombings at the Boston Marathon a couple of years ago, “Boston STRONG” became the motto for their city to pull together and respond by staying strong. Borrowing from this motto, I would hope that it would not take a bombing or a major catastrophe to have our city come together. We need each other. We need to take pride in our city. We need to pull together to keep Hawthorne strong. One of the ways for us to be strong is to be involved. Community involvement is a key characteristic of a safe, strong city. If a city’s residents are involved with events, activities, and service organizations, more communication takes place between individuals which leads to citizens taking pride in their city. You might ask how you can “get involved”. Here is a list of upcoming civic events in Hawthorne. Each one is a way for you to be more involved with your city. Pick out a few of these events, put them on your calendar and plan to attend. Monday, February 23: HHS Open Meeting – 6:30 p.m. Museum Saturday, February 28: Hawthorne Pancake Breakfast – 8 a.m. to 12 noon @ Museum. Friday, March 13: State of the City Luncheon – 12 noon – Memorial Center Monday, March 23: HHS Open Meeting – 6:30 p.m. Museum Saturday, March 28: Easter Bunny Breakfast – Memorial Center Monday, March 30: Hawthorne Parks and Recreation Foundation Golf Tournament Sunday, April 5: Easter Sunday Saturday, April 11: Service Providers Faire/ Earth Day – Memorial Park Sat/Sun, April 18/19: American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life – Hawthorne High Sunday, April 26: Volunteer Appreciation Day – Memorial Center Saturday, May 9: Hawthorne 5K/ Health Faire – Memorial Park Thursday, May 21: K9 Community BBQ – Memorial Center – 5:30 p.m. Thurs-Sun., June 18-21: Kiwanis Carnival – Betty Ainsworth Parking Lot Sat. June 27-July 4: Fireworks Sales Friday, July 17: The 2015 Hawthorne Hall of Fame Banquet – 6 p.m. – Memorial Center Saturday, July 18: 5th Annual Good Neighbors Day – Civic Center 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Haw thorne Historica l Society to Host Hometown Panca ke Breakfas t Get ready for a great event. Good food and great fun are in store for the Hawthorne Hometown Pancake Breakfast to be held on Saturday, February 28 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Hawthorne Museum. A stack of hot cakes, bacon and/or sausage, and orange juice and coffee all are going to be hot and ready for just the $5 ticket price. I would suggest you come early because it looks like a good crowd for our inaugural event. The Hawthorne Historical Society has planned this event to bring people together. We hope to make it an annual community unity breakfast that brings people from all parts of the city together. I guarantee you will like the food. If it is not delicious then track me down and I’ll refund your money. Invite your neighbors to join you. It will be good, guaranteed! • Tech Talk What is The Best Way to Protect Against Viruses? By Sid Kato, Array Systems, Inc. Viruses are computer programs written by malicious programmers to infect your computers. Most people aren’t aware their computer has contracted a virus because a virus can come from an email (usually at attachment), website, social media site like Facebook, or even your phone. The best way to protect your computer against viruses is by using anti-virus software. There are several software companies providing good solutions. I did a search for the “Best antivirus software” and the top three on the website www.top10antivirussoftware.com are: 1) McAfee, 2) Kaspersky and 3) Bullguard. I currently use the free version of AVG on my computer but there are higher rated software companies available. I did another search on “Best free antivirus software” and the top three on the website www.pcmag.com are: 1) Malwarebytes 2) Panda free antivirus and 3) Bitdefender antivirus free version. Anti-virus software works by scanning your computer for viruses and can run in either an active or passive mode, based on settings you control. When the setting is passive, you need to schedule the scan or manually click the scan. The scan could take several minutes to complete. Using the active setting means your computer is constantly scanning for viruses. I recommend the active setting, which will slow down your computer, but provides the best defense against viruses. Good antivirus software will detect the virus and then ask you to delete or quarantine the virus. Sometimes, the virus can’t be deleted without impacting the operations of your computer. For these types of viruses, the anti-virus software will isolate the virus into a separate “quarantine area” of your computer where it cannot cause harm. Antivirus software is critical to maintaining the health of your computer, so make sure to do your part to defend your computer from attack. I wish you the best of luck and remember to always use protection! Dear Readers, this column addresses frequently asked technology questions by small business owners. Please email your questions to pr@heraldpublications.com and we will answer them in future columns. Thank you and enjoy! •
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