February 25, 2016 Page 3 Hawthorne Happenings News for the ‘City of Good Neighbors’ Finally. Maybe? Is this for real? Is it finally going to happen? After nearly 20 years, just maybe, the old, shuttered Hawthorne Plaza Mall property may finally be developed? Maybe we will no longer have to answer the question, “When is the mall going to be reopened?” Maybe friends of ours who live outside of Hawthorne will actually consider coming to Hawthorne to shop or dine. However, and it’s a big however, there are close to 600 condos being proposed in the recently released drawings for the mall site. Many citizens have raised questions about constructing that kind of development with the plan that includes commercial outlets and an office complex. One of these days, we will all be amazed when we finally have something else to look at instead of an eyesore. Lions Club Citizen of the Year Tonight at 6 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, the Hawthorne Lions Club will be honoring HPD Sergeant Chris Cognac as their Citizen of the Year. Sergeant Cognac has done many great things for the City and for his country. He was one of the originators of the nationwide program, “Coffee with the Cop” and has brought many positive programs to the city through his contacts with organizations and corporations. Besides all of this, he has taken the time to build personal relationships with many individuals in our community many of which were in need of a friend. Sergeant Cognac is not just a good officer, he is not just a good neighbor, he is a great neighbor and someone working hard to make Hawthorne great. Pancake Breakfast THIS SATURDAY The Hawthorne Historical Society will host our “Hawthorne Hometown” Pancake Breakfast this Saturday, February 27 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Hawthorne Museum. The hot cakes, bacon, sausage, orange juice and coffee will all be ready for the large crowd that is expected. There will be plenty of good, neighborly conversation, music and raffles going on that morning. Come on down to 12622 S. Grevillea Avenue, right across from the County Library and enjoy the good times. Tickets are only $5 and can be purchased at the door. Golf Anyone? The 27th Annual Hawthorne Parks and Recreation Foundation Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, April 11th at Coyote Hills Golf Club in Fullerton. Annually, this tournament raises a lot of money to provide programs and services to the residents of Hawthorne. We are always looking for additional golfers and sponsors. If you wish to have your company sponsor a foursome, or if you simply wish to join up with another foursome you are welcome to participate and support a great cause. For more information please contact, Dick Huhn at 310-643-9157. Lunch and dinner are both included with your entry fees. Motivation I may teach Math but my main job is to try to motivate young people. It’s a real challenge to have students work hard to achieve. They have grown up around instant gratification. They are used to getting things fast. Technology is fast and this generation has been raised on technology. We may have all gotten a little like my students. We are impatient when standing in line. We don’t like it when others seem to be wasting our time. We want things now. A lot of times we don’t like to spend time listening to others talk. It’s hard to develop relations with others if we don’t invest some time getting to know each other. We are surrounded by people, but we may not really know anyone. When everything is said and done, it’s those relationships we build with others that are most meaningful. Do we care enough about others to listen, really listen? By investing a short bit of time, we tell them we care. So, try to listen more this week. Next thing you know, you’ll be enjoying a cold one with a newly found friend. Please let me know when this happens, I’ll be there. Email me at norbhuber@gmail.com • drivers of value, or simply be in a better position to take advantage of opportunities. In addition to measuring business health and preparing it for sale at some immediate or future date, there are other considerations in knowing what your business is worth, including funding a buy-sell agreement, retirement income planning and estate tax planning. 2. Turn to a credentialed valuation expert. A proper business valuation is not a “rule of thumb” or a figure agreed to with a handshake; it’s thoughtfully crafted by a credentialed appraiser after thorough research and is documented in writing. Credentials to look for include: Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) or Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV). 3. Fund any potential “value gaps.” Once you know the value of your business, it’s common for there to be a discrepancy between what you thought the business was worth and what you need the business to be worth. The good news is proper planning can help reduce potential “value gaps” created by an owner’s over- or under-estimation of the business’s value. For example, having assets outside the business, such as qualified plans and other investments, can help reduce the value gap in your retirement plan. In addition, insurance products, such as life insurance and disability income insurance, can help address the value gap created if a business goes into forced liquidation following the death or disability of an owner. Take the next step. Talk to a qualified financial professional about where your business is now and where you’d like it to be in the future, and to find financial solutions that can help you reach your goals. • Finance 3 Tips For Evaluating What Your Business Is Worth (BPT) - Financial and business education is a critical pathway for the future of America’s small business community. To start with, business owners should ask themselves: “What is the true value of my business?” It’s an important question because the value of your business will have a big impact on both the professional and personal aspects of your life, including the well-being of your family, employees and possibly even the community in which your business in located. The 2015 Business Owner Perspectives study commissioned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) revealed about half of business owners say they’ve had their businesses valued in the past three years, yet one out of three says they’ve done the valuations themselves. When business owners value the business themselves, they can significantly over or under value their business. Knowing your business’ true value gives you a more realistic perspective and allows you to put effective strategies into place for future growth, business continuation, succession planning, and retirement planning. Here are three tips for evaluating what your business is worth. 1. Times to know the value of your business. Because of constant change in the economic, competitive and regulatory landscape in which so many businesses exist today, it’s a good idea to review the value of your business on a regular basis. Doing this will allow you to have a firm grasp on the business’s current value and track its growth over an extended period of time. With this knowledge, you could consider adjusting your business plans to focus more on the Community Briefs El Camino College Symphony Orchestra to Perform Spring Concert The El Camino College Symphony Orchestra will perform a spring concert featuring soloists from the Applied Music Program at 8 p.m. February 27 in Marsee Auditorium. Dane Teter will direct this concert that will include: Offenbach’s “Les Oiseaux dans la Charmille” from “The Tales of Hoffman,” featuring Sarah Marie Bailey, soprano; Donizetti’s “Bella Siccome un Angelo” from “Don Pasquale,” with Cesar Ballardo, baritone; and Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622, with Annie Chow, clarinet. The performance will also include selections such as Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major, with Kristopher Kadir, trumpet; Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, Op. 37, with Megumi Komori, piano; and Schubert’s Die Junge Nonne, D. 828, Op. 43, No. 1, featuring Kelly McCandless, soprano. The ECC Symphony Orchestra is an audition orchestra for students who play at an intermediate level or higher. It is dedicated to the rehearsal and performance of the finest traditional and contemporary orchestral literature. Tickets for the performance are $10 each and may be purchased online at www.centerforthearts. org, by phone at 310-329-5345 or toll-free at 800-832-ARTS. The Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Campus parking is $3. The El Camino College Marsee Auditorium is located at 16007 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance. Help the Homeless Animals Found Animals Foundation, Inc. (www. FoundAnimals.org), a leading animal welfare organization that works to end pet homelessness, announced its annual Michelson Found Animals Saving Pets Challenge. The third CrowdRise Challenge for pets is a fundraising competition, benefiting animal welfare organizations dedicated to decreasing shelter pet euthanasia. Found Animals will grant more than $150,000 to the top fundraising organizations dedicated to this cause. Animal shelters, rescue groups and spay/ neuter clinics from around the country will compete for more than $150,000 in grants toward innovative programs that expand lifesaving capacity in their communities. Whether the focus is cats or dogs, trap-neuter-return, spay/neuter, adoptions, or surrender prevention, Found Animals is committed to delivering practical solutions that ensure the health and safety of dogs and cats everywhere. In addition to the prize money for the top-five organizations that raise the most money, $35,000 is set-aside for weekly Bonus Challenges. If an organization does not win any of the $150,000 in grant prizes, it will still keep the money it raised during the campaign. The Saving Pets Challenge will begin receiving applications from animal welfare organizations across the country on March 1, 2016. There are no restrictions on the type of projects participants can raise money for, provided they are a US-based 501(c)(3) organization and address the common goal of saving pets from euthanasia in shelters. Teams can raise money for projects that prevent shelter intake or accelerate live releases. • Call Now 800-409-2420 Call Now 800-918-4172 Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? You can save up to 93% when you fi ll your prescriptions with our Canadian and International prescription service. 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