January 19, 2017 Page 3 Hawthorne Happenings News for the City of Good Neighbors from City Clerk Huber Celebration of Life – John Baker There were over 200 people in attendance last Saturday afternoon at the VFW to honor a man they all loved, John Baker. Stories were shared, memories that have lasted for 50 or 60 years. The Hawthorne community will miss John’s enthusiasm for life. Everyone agreed that cougartown.com must go on. The work to get it up and running again with someone to be the administrator will be a big task as we move forward. Ramona Neighborhood Association Open Meeting – this Thursday You are invited to attend an open meeting of the Ramona Neighborhood Association to be held on Thursday, January 19th from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of Ramona School, located at 4617 W. 136th Street. The main presentation will be made by Constance Turner, a Southern California Edison Community Affairs officer for the Hawthorne area. Her talk will include: dealing with electrical outages (includes filing claims if necessary). This is an open meeting for all Ramona Neighborhood Association members, and other residents and neighbors of the Ramona Tract in Hawthorne. Golf Tournaments I will be hosting our annual golf tournament this year for Lutheran High School on Presidents Day, Monday, February 20th and then a few weeks later on Monday, April 10th the Hawthorne Parks and Recreation Foundation will be conducting their tournament. Both tournaments will be held at Coyote Hills Golf Club in Fullerton. If you are interested in playing in either tournament, please email me at the address listed below. Meetings The Hawthorne School District announced that they will be meeting only once a month to conduct business. Their meetings will be held on the third Wednesdays starting at 6 p.m. The Hawthorne City Council meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month also beginning at 6 p.m. Down They Go The demolition of the old Hawthorne Police Station will be taking place in the next couple of weeks. In some ways a lot of Hawthorne’s history will go down with it and the surrounding buildings. One of the first places the city council met to conduct business was in the old Jones building that is located on Hawthorne Blvd. by the dry cleaners. The chambers was upstairs in a large room which later became a dance studio. Some reports have it that boxing fights were held up there and some of the city’s larger events were up there also. The city then built the city hall on the south side of 126th Street and the chambers moved over there. The police were using that room for detective offices before moving to their present modern facility. The old city jail will also be dismantled. All of this had sentimental value to some, but we must move on. The development of the site was a 15 year process of finding the right match. The hotels going in will bring needed revenue to the city. We can’t hang on to the past. We can celebrate it and try to keep mementos that will jog our good memories, but we work today to make a better future for our kids and grandkids. Swearing In The President-elect will be sworn in this Friday at 9 a.m. our time. He will place his hand on a Bible and swear to uphold the Constitution and defend our country against all enemies foreign and domestic. As city clerk I swear people in as they take their positions in our city’s operation. The swearing in ceremony seems like a routine exercise. What really, does it mean? A formal definition: “an official ceremony in which someone starting a new official job formally promises to be loyal and honest and to perform their duties well”. That last part is the one that is difficult. No matter what decisions a politician makes, there are going to be people that disagree. There has never been a national leader with a 100% approval rating. That is why I like to be city clerk and write this column. I don’t have to make a decision on an issue and I can write whatever I want on a weekly basis and no one seems to care.• Contact email: norbhuber@gmail.com (If you do enjoy my weekly column, please shoot me an email. I love to hear from my readers.) Police Reports Monday, January 2 to Sunday, January 8 Robberies 3900 W EL SEGUNDO BL. PUBLIC PARK, PLAYGROUND. Crime Occurred: Wed. 01/04 18:13. Property Taken: Black iPhone 5s, grey iFrogs phone case. 4800-BLK W 145TH ST. OTHER. Crime Occurred: Sat. 01/07 01:05. Property Taken: Rose gold apple iPhone 6, house key w/box cutter attached, black iPhone 6s. S BIRCH AV/W EL SEGUNDO BL. STREET, HIGHWAY, ALLEY. Crime Occurred: Sat. 01/07 16:09. 12400 S INGLEWOOD AV. Crime Occurred: CAD: Sun. 01/08 11:57--No R MS Ent. Property Taken: Rose gold iPhone 6s 16gb, jet black iPhone 7 128gb, jet black iPhone 7 plus 32gb. Burglaries 3800 W 139TH ST. HOUSE. Crime Occurred: Mon. 01/02 00:28. Method of Entry: Opened. 11700 ACACIA AV. APARTMENT/ CONDO. Crime Occurred: Sun. 12/04/16 12:00. Property Taken: One white gold double halo engagement ring. Method of Entry: Unknown. 4300 W 133RD ST. Crime Occurred: CAD: Wed. 01/04 18:52--No RMS Ent. Property Taken: Silver MacBook Air laptop, misc. Community Brief Coyote Management A Regional Approach In early January the South Bay Cities Council of governments (SBCCOG) hosted a Coyote Management Task Force to discuss a regional approach to the coyote issues that almost all South Bay cities are experiencing. Representatives from 10 cities and about 50 people attended the meeting for the full agenda of speakers who gave presentations on the need to educate residents that they should not be leaving ‘attractors’ out for the coyotes such as food or water for cats and dogs. Also, there was an emphasis on respecting the coyotes and managing the problems that occur. Speakers included Kent Smirl, Department of Fish and Wildlife, and one of his volunteers for the Wildlife Watch Program, Dave Dodge; Bob Wieder, Pest Management Division, Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner/ Weights & Measures, Hoang Dinh, Wildlife Specialist officer with LA City Animal Services; and Dan Fox, Owner, Animal Pest Management Services Urban Wildlife Biologist. City representatives will be attending some important workshops in February put on by State and County agencies and after those take place, the SBCCOG will hold another meeting which will focus on how to extend the Torrance Management Plan to other cities since they seem to be the farthest along. All agreed that the regional approach was extremely important. The speaker from the State Fish and Wildlife Department said that this was the first meeting to develop a regional approach that he had heard of thus far. Barnes & Noble Del Amo Announces Free Storytimes and Events Storytime and Activities Featuring Nanette’s Baguette Saturday, January 21 at 11 a.m. Mo Willems’ hilarious new picture book, Nanette’s Baguette, follows the plucky heroine on her first big solo trip to the bakery. The LEGO® Batman Movie Event Saturday, January 28 at 3:30 p.m. In January and continuing February 25 and March 11, celebrate the LEGO® Batman Movie, coming to theaters on February 10. At each event, kids can collect two limited edition trading cards (while supplies last) featuring characters from the movie. The cards collected at all three events will unveil a special scene. Enjoy giveaways, make and play-themed moments with LEGO® bricks and blocks, plus more. Storytime and Activities Featuring I’ll Never Let You Go Saturday, January 28 at 11 a.m. I’ll Never Let You Go celebrates the beauty of unconditional love. Join in for Storytime and activities. Available at $10 (regularly priced $16.99) through February 13, or while supplies last. Barnes & Noble’s Annual My Favorite Teacher Contest Content submission January 2 through March 1. Barnes & Noble’s My Favorite Teacher Contest provides middle and high school students across the country with the opportunity to tell their community how much their teachers are appreciated. Join in our celebration of teachers and visit Barnes & Noble Del Amo for details or www.BN.com/ myfavoriteteacher. Submission period ends March 1, 2016. • line NOW MORE FREQUENT SERVICE. 17-1440ps_sby-ie-17-007 ©2017 lacmta Improved Service for Line 501: NoHo to Pasadena Express Metro’s Line 501 has been improved, with service every 12 minutes during weekday peak travel periods. Ride with us, and you’ll ?y down the carpool lane on the 134 Freeway with limited stops and easy connections to the Orange and Gold Lines. For detailed timetables or to plan your trip, visit metro.net/line501. Free DASH Rides with Metro Passes If you have a valid Metro 7-Day or 30-Day pass loaded on your TAP card, you will be able to ride all LADOT DASH buses for free through June 30, 2017. All other Metro passes will still have regular rates. Learn more at metro.net. Federal Grant Helps Expedite Purple Line Extension Construction Federal funding of nearly $1.6 billion to help build the second phase of the Metro Purple Line Extension to downtown Beverly Hills and Century City was announced earlier this month. Metro is aiming to >nish the project by 2024 before a potential Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Find out more at metro.net/purplelineext. Go Metro to Santa Anita Park Before the bell goes o=, the smart ponies ride with us to the park. It’s a sure bet you’ll skip the tra;c and parking fees, and when you show your TAP card, you’ll save even more once you’re at the track. Visit metro.net/discounts to learn more. metro.net @metrolosangeles losangelesmetro gold rings, misc. denominations. 11500 S HAWTHORNE BL. FAST FOOD STORE. Crime Occurred: Thu. 01/05 02:10. Method of Entry: Smashed. 4200 W 118TH ST. APARTMENT/ CONDO. Crime Occurred: Tue. 01/05/16 10:30. Property Taken: Blue Spargo paint sprayer, blue Miller welding machine, red Milwaukee drill, router for making hinges or doorknob holes, blue vertical wet saw/ tile cutter. .Method of Entry: Cut padlock. 14000 S YUKON AV. OTHER. Crime Occurred: Thu. 01/05 11:15 to THU. 01/05 13:45. Method of Entry: Pried. 4700 W EL SEGUNDO BL. CHECK CASHING. Attempted. Crime Occurred: Thu. 01/05 20:45 to FRI. 01/06 08:20. Method of Entry: Smashed/pried. 13900 S CERISE AV. OTHER. Crime Occurred: Tue. 01/05/16 21:00 to Wed. 01/06/16 14:20. Method of Entry: Pried. 13900 S YUKON AV. APARTMENT/ CONDO. Crime Occurred: Sat. 01/07 01:09 to Sat. 01/07 01:13. Property Taken: Misc. mail. Method of Entry: Pried. 13500 S YUKON AV. APARTMENT COMMON. AREAS (LNDRY,CLB HSE,ETC). Crime Occurred: Fri. 01/06 18:00 to Sat. 01/07 09:00. Method of Entry: Unlocked pried. •
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