February 2, 2017 Page 3 Hawthorne Happenings News for the City of Good Neighbors from City Clerk Huber Celebration of Life – Super Bowl Sunday – Anyone watching the game? Do we love the food more than the game? Do we watch the commercials more than the game itself? Do we care more about winning our bet than the final score? Will the half time show be more entertaining than the first half? New England vs Atlanta, how boring! How about a cross South Bay matchup with the Rams vs the Chargers? That would be the Blue Line match up, Carson vs Inglewood. The two teams will share a stadium in 2019 and the Super Bowl will be played there a couple of years later. A LA home team victory would be pretty exciting. Tennis Anyone? Beginning adult tennis lessons start this Saturday, February 4th at 7 a.m. at the Holly Park tennis courts. If you have always wanted to learn how to play the great game of tennis, here is your chance. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Aguilar at lisagaguilar@gmail.com. Golf Anyone? Two tournaments coming up. Please contact me if you would like to play in either one or both: The Lutheran Open on Monday, February 20th at 8 a.m. at Coyote Hills Golf Club in Fullerton. The Hawthorne Parks Foundation Gold Tournament is on Monday, April 10th at 12 noon at Coyote Hills Golf Club. These are two good days to get out of the office and enjoy some sunshine following our rainy season. Pancakes Anyone? The 2017 Historical Society Pancake Breakfast will be held Saturday, February 25th at the VFW Post located at 4562 W. 131st Street from 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. Everything tastes better outside and this year’s breakfast will be held outside the historic water tank building of the VFW. During the early years of Hawthorne the water tank was located at one of the highest elevations in Hawthorne. The water department used gravity to flow water down to the city’s homes and businesses along Hawthorne Blvd. HAWTHORNE CHAMBER SEEKS NOMINATIONS The Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the Hawthorne Citizen of the Year Award that will be presented during the chamber’s annual State of the City Luncheon, featuring Hawthorne Mayor Alex Vargas, March 29, 2017, at the Hawthorne Memorial Center, 3901 El Segundo Blvd, from 11:30 a.m.to 2 pm. The award is given to those individuals who have given outstanding service to the community as a volunteer and through other humanitarian activities, and have helped to build a better community. Nominees must be residents of the City of Hawthorne, or live within the Wiseburn or Hawthorne School District boundaries. The selection committee consists of past recipients. Nominations must be in the chamber office by noon on February 28th. Written nominations may be hand carried or emailed to the chamber at 12519 Crenshaw Blvd, Hawthorne. Send email nominations to sherice.baker@thehawthornechamber.com. Telephone contact is 310-676-1163. Student Speech Contest The Lions Club will be sponsoring their annual Student Speech Contest on February 8th beginning at 5:45 p.m. at the Moose Lodge on Inglewood Avenue and 132nd Street. The public is invited. Every year these young people learn a great deal from this public speaking event. Half Empty or Half Full? I was accused of being too negative last week with my rants about the lack of parking in Hawthorne and the rainstorm flooding many of our garages. So, let me take a more positive approach this week. I’m thankful to So Cal Edison for turning my power off for a day to “upgrade the grid” on my block. I’m thankful that I can hang up on all of those phone solicitors who want to give me a free estimate on remodeling my house. (I tell them I’m all done, but in actuality we are putting in new landscaping and working on our abode 37 years after we bought our place. Home remodeling never ends.) I’m thankful that I’ve got half of my taxes figured out already. You see, you can look at your world with a half empty attitude or a half full attitude. It all depends on your attitude. When my old lady gives me a directive, I can say, “thank you honey” or I can mutter something under my breath about “why me?” Thank God for these little irritations in life. Without pain, suffering, anguish, frustration, anger and outrage, there would be no joy, happiness, and sense of accomplishment. There would be no need to celebrate with a cold one. All I know is that when my mug is empty, it’s time for another one. May your life be full and overflowing, spilling all over your world with refreshing joy. Don’t forget to clean up the mess you made. • Contact email: norbhuber@gmail.com (If you do enjoy my weekly column, please shoot me an email. I love to hear from my readers.) Pizza, Pasta & More VALENTINO S “A Taste of Brooklyn” Game Day Specials 2 - 14 inch Medium Pizzas 1 Topping Each $2575 Plus Tax No substitutions and coupon must be presented. Please mention coupon when ordering. One per customer. Expires 2/09/17. 6 Sausage w/Large Garden Salad $2995 No substitutions and coupon must be presented. Please mention coupon when ordering. One per customer. Community Brief Rolls Expires 2/09/17. Leuzinger High College-Prep Program Funded by U.S. Department of Education Last week, Lawndale’s Leuzinger High School was awarded funding by the U.S. Department of Education for a new college-preparation program in partnership with Volunteers of America, Los Angeles (VoALA), called the Educational Talent Search Program. The Educational Talent Search Program offers free services to students from Leuzinger High School that participate. Program activities include: – Academic advisement (tracking A-G requirements). – College & cultural enrichment field trips. – Standardized test preparation (PSAT/ SAT/ACT). – Assistance with scholarship searches. – Tutoring. – Workshops (academic, gender awareness, senior year preparation and timeline, networking, financial responsibilities, athletics, etc.). – Individual help with college and financial aid applications. Inglewood Alumnae Chapter Hosts Authors Event The Inglewood Alumnae Chapter (IAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will host Delta Authors on Tour in the Farwest Region on Saturday, February 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. at The Museum of African American Art at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. The Museum is located at 4005 Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles on Macy’s third floor. This event is free and open to the public. The event will feature national, regional and local authors, including Dr. Carliss R. McGhee, author of I Am My Brother’s Keeper, Are You?; Victoria C. Murray, author of Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel; Dr. Victoria M. Ruffin, author of Caught During the Fall; Patricia J. Thurmond, author of Let Me Tell You A Story…A Memoir; and L.D. Wells and Dr. Francene Breakfield, authors of An Anthology of Sisterhood. Attendees can meet and greet the authors and enjoy an afternoon of literary discussions on books written by Delta authors. Literature from the featured authors will be available for purchase and book signing. Delta Authors on Tour is a key program under Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s National Commission on Arts and Letters. The mission of the Arts and Letters Committee is to promote a positive image of African Americans and other minorities through music, dance, drama and poetry. It is a platform for members of the sorority who are authors to promote literacy, provide information about writing and publishing, and share their own literary works and journey. For more event information, contact artsandletters@iacdst.org. Ample Seating EL SEGUNDO 150 S Sepulveda Blvd. 310-426-9494 MANHATTAN BEACH 976 Aviation Blvd. 310-318-5959 • DELIVERY IN LIMITED AREA AT BOTH LOCATIONS • Plus Tax SBWIB Hosts LAX Building for the Future During a special program at the Hawthorne Memorial Center (3901 W. El Segundo Boulevard) on February 7, LAX Consolidated Solutions will share Los Angeles World Airports’ vision for the proposed Consolidated Rent-a- Car facility (ConRAC) at LAX. The ConRAC will relocate existing rental car companies into one convenient location adjacent to the 405 Freeway with direct connection to the airport via the LAX Train. Hosted by the South Bay Caltrans Project May Cause Delays Near LAX Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) advises guests and employees that they may experience traffic delays for the next few weeks near the airport as Caltrans continues nighttime work to seal bridge surfaces on Interstate 105. Interstate 105 lanes and ramps in the LAX area may be closed nightly Sunday through Thursday as a Caltrans contractor applies a sealant to the surfaces of bridges (bridge decks). The work began in mid-January, but was temporarily suspended. Current plans call for lanes and ramps to begin closing as early as 7 p.m., with several lanes of Interstate 105 closed after 10 p.m. and reopening by 5 a.m. Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB), the discussion will cover workforce development, project labor agreements, insurance regulations and general construction. Registration is at 10:30 a.m., with a general session from 11- 11:45, a lunch presentation from noon to 1:15, and networking from 1:15 to 2. To register for the event, go to https://www.eventbrite. com/e/building-for-the-future-new-oppportunitytickets 31048481845. the following morning. The work resumed last week with westbound Interstate 105 reduced to one lane. Airport officials recommend departing travelers plan ahead and allow more time for possible detours around closed I-105 lanes and ramps. Caltrans will be responsible for detouring freeway traffic. Updates on real-time traffic conditions in and around LAX will be available by following the Los Angeles Airport Police (@LAAirportPD) and LAX Airport (@ flyLAXairport) on Twitter. For more information on the project, contact Caltrans’ District 7 public information office at (213) 897-3656. • Every Visit our Website www.heraldpublications.com issue always available online! New Issues/Old Issues • Out-of-town? Read the Herald newspapers online • Interested in an article from a prior date? See it online • Excited about an ad, photo, or article? Refer your friends, family and associates to the website, so they can see it too • Want to read the Torrance Tribune or other Herald newspapers not in your area? All available on our website! Check it out! www.heraldpublications.com
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