,E[XLSVRI4VIWW8VMFYRI Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - May 25, 2017 LA Rams, AHA Host Students for Day of Active Play Earlier this month, more than 900 elementary and middle school students gathered at the LA Memorial Colisuem to enjoy a day of active play with the Los Angeles Rams and the American Heart Association to celebrate the completion of the first NFL Play 60 Challenge in LA. The third to eighth graders participated in football toss, jump rope, touchdown catch/run, 40-yard dash, ladder drill with several Rams players in attendance. (Photo Provided by the LA Rams) City Council Honors Arnie Shadbehr, Public Works Department By Derrick Deane City of Hawthorne, mechanic Jose Gutierrez, The Hawthorne City Council used the pre- street maintenance crew leader Joel Hernandez, Memorial Day weekend meeting to honor building maintenance crew leader Felipe Diaz, distinguished employees within its Public mechanics Irving Gomez and Martin Gomez, Works Department Tuesday. “The annual and graffiti removers Francisco Sanchez, Val Torres, national event is a celebration of the vital role Luis Gonzalez, and maintenance workers Mike that tens of thousands of men and women Kearns, Mike Purcell, Luis Gonzalez, Jaime in North America play in connecting us all Villareal and Deborah Johnson. together,” City Manager Arnie Shadbehr said “I am extremely proud of our Public Works in his introduction before honorees received operation,” Mayor Alex Vargas said. “Our roads their certificates of recognition. are paved, our streets run smooth, and they “As the cornerstone of civilization, Public provide us with the best service. I can tell you Works provides, maintains and improves our streets are constantly being taken a look infrastructure and services that ensure a higher at and repaired.” quality of life for our communities that many of Police Chief Robert Fager took a moment to us take for granted,” Shadbehr continued. “The streets, sidewalks, roads, bridges, traffic control and public transportation keep us linked together from coast to coast and clean water, sanitation, flood control services keep us healthy and allow our communities to grow and prosper.” Some of the recent projects that Public Works has been involved with include the intersection widening at Marine Avenue and Aviation Avenue, sewer pipe relining and manhole reconstruction projects, the Rosecrans Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard Improvement projects, Emergency Sewer Pipe repair on Rosecrans Avenue, the Hawthorne Airport Runway Reconstruction Project, the Hawthorne Memorial Center Solar Panel installation project, and traffic signal upgrades on Crenshaw Boulevard. “A lot of times when we have a project and something has been successfully completed, you mention my name without my family of hard-working dedication,” Shadbehr said as he tried to hold back tears. Honorees from Tuesday’s meeting included Rick Carver, maintenance superintendent for the shine the spotlight on Shadbehr to thank him for his tireless efforts. “This was another opportunity where our great city manager was going to slide right through and put it all on his people, but everybody knows leadership from the top sets the tone and I think Public Works is this man right here,” Fager said of Shadbehr as the latter received a standing ovation and chants of his name throughout the room. “There’s no question that Arnie loves the city—there’s no doubt about it,” Vargas added. “I think we’ve got a great crew and a solid machine.” Mayor Pro Tem Hadir Awad took a moment See City Council page 8 Free Digital Delivery Herald Publications is now offering to send you a link to your favorite community newspaper every Thursday morning! The emails will also include a list of upcoming local events. Just email us at: web@heraldpublications.com and tell us which local community newspaper you’d like. Simple as that and free!!! Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals ......................8 Classifieds ...........................3 Community Briefs ..............2 Hawthorne Happenings ...3 Legals ...........................4, 6-7 Pets .......................................5 Sports ...................................2 Weekend Forecast Friday Partly Cloudy 66°/56 Saturday Sunny 64°/55° Sunday Sunny 68°/58° The Weekly Newspaper of Hawthorne
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