March 8, 2018 Page 3
Hawthorne Happenings
News for the City of Good
Neighbors from an Old Guy
Named Norb Huber
Hawthorne Leads
the Way with
Building Blocks
Our fine city has been the leader in
everything from airplanes to rockets
to electric cars to tunnels to now
preassembled hotels. Over 300 VIP’s came
to downtown Hawthorne on Tuesday to see
our new $86 million Marriott Hotel complex
be assembled. The hotel rooms are ready to
go. By this summer we will be welcoming
the next wave of tourists and business people
to the center of our city. Until recently the 4.2
acre site was full of downtrodden buildings
and parking lots that used to be the old HPD
station. Now, we will be the host to thousands
of people who come to SoCal for pleasure or
business. Once again Hawthorne is the trend
setter. We are on the cutting edge. We are
years ahead of our neighboring city who is
building a football stadium or our beach city
friends with their average homes so pricey that
you have to play in the NFL to own.
Hawthorne’s “Hometown
Pancake Breakfast”
Make a point to get out of bed early and come
on over to the Hawthorne Museum on St.
Patrick’s Day morning, Saturday, March 17
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. The
Hawthorne Historical Society will be holding
our 4th Annual Hawthorne Hometown Pancake
Breakfast. How much better can it get than
hot cakes, bacon, sausage, orange juice and
coffee? Bring your friends and family. The
price is right, $5 is all that you pay.
Golf Tournament
I would like to invite you to the Hawthorne
Parks and Recreation Foundation’s 29th
Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, April
16th. This year’s tournament is being held
at the Industry Hills “Babe Course”. The
schedule is as follows: 10 am Registration,
11 am BBQ Lunch, 12 noon shotgun start,
5 pm dinner. If you are interested in playing
or your company would like to be a sponsor,
please contact Dick Huhn at 310-643-9157. All
proceeds goes to the improving of our parks.
The “State of the City”
Luncheon
Mayor Alex Vargas will deliver his annual
“State of the City” address on Wednesday, March
21st over at the Memorial Center. Tickets to
the luncheon are $50 per person
and can be obtained by calling the
Chamber of Commerce office.
My Memoirs
As I am about to wrap up my
teaching career, only 63 more days
left as of today, I have been asked
by several people whether I was
going to write a book about my 41
years of being inside the confines
of the educational community. I never have
thought of myself as a scholar, an author, or even
a newspaper columnist. I have never thought
that I knew that much more than the average
Tom, Dick or Norbert. I consider these weekly
submissions as my “memoirs”. All of you
receive this as a free gift. Some of you feel
obligated to read it out of courtesy to me. Some
of you feel sorry for me so out of pure pity
you glance over it in between sips of your cold
ones. I have never thought that people would
want to pay to read a big collection of what not
thoughts. However, lately I have been made aware
of an uptick in my core readership. We may
be up at double digits soon. I’ve been thinking
of a title for my swan song reflections, “Shut Up
and Have a Cold One!”, “Lost in Hawthorne”,
“I’m not Good, You not Good, but God Is”:
How I won by being a big loser. Some
questions that I would like to pose would be:
Where in the heck will I be when I get where
I’m going? Why am I so blessed? Why can’t
I have more than one cold one before I get
sauced? I consider myself blessed to have had
the opportunity to clear my mind of these
random thoughts once a week for the past eight
years. I’ve learned much about myself. I hope
that I have brought something to your life. I’m
looking forward to the next chapter in my life’s
journey. No matter where our paths lead us, I
will look back with fond memories of these
times that we have shared. A favorite scripture
of mine is a source of much comfort: “For I
am convinced that neither death nor life, neither
angels nor demons, neither the present nor the
future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation, will be able to
separate us from the love of God that is in
Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39. Keep
the faith folks. Enjoy a cold one and I will certainly
let you know when my publisher releases
the initial release of the hard copy edition on
Amazon with a list price of $29.99 plus the
10% Hawthorne sales tax. I have not decided
on which one of our two breweries to have
my book signing event at. I’ll let you know. •
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Employment
EMC Corporation (a Dell Technologies
company) is seeking a Systems
Engineer at our El Segundo, CA facility
to provide pre-sales technical support
to field sales teams during the sales
process. Provide technical expertise
in support of channel (partners/valueadded
resellers) pre-sales activities in
the assigned market. Req. 000088. To
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For Rent
2 bed /1 bath Home for Rent in El
Segundo: $2,795/month, 1 car garage
parking, large yard, available 3/15/18
– Please contact 310-937-3246
For Rent
1 bed/1 bath Home for Rent in
El Segundo: $1,795/month, 1
car parking, next to 18 acre park,
available 3/15/18 - Please contact
310-937-3246
For Rent
CHARMING 2BD/1BA with hardwood
floors, stove, microwave, dishwasher,
washer & dryer. Small back yard &
patio + one off-street parking space.
Excellent location center of town.
$2300. 310-322-3151
For Rent
5 beds/3.5 baths Home for Rent in El
Segundo: $6,995, 4 car garage, huge
basement, eat-in kitchen, available
3/1/18 - Please contact 310-937-3246
For Rent
Immaculate 3 Bed-2 Bath Rear
House, plus detached Bonus room
+ Bath $4500. Light and bright,
open floorplan, H/W Floors, W/D,
F/P, Custom Details throughout,
Dishwasher, Fridge, New Stove.
Private yard, Storage Shed.
Won’t last, call for showing today.
Coming soon. Great El Segundo
Eastside location- 2 bd-1 bath house
$3500 H/W Floors, FP, New Paint,
Super Clean and Adorable, Huge yard
S & L Property Management, Sheri
Skulick, 310/350-4096
Employment
Part-time Sales. Looking for
motivated part-time workers. Inside
sales: work from home and make
sales calls. 15% commission on all
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Torrance and El Segundo. Includes
walking and interacting with business
owners. 20% commission on all
sales. Seniors and students welcome.
Send resume to management@
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Garage Sale
GARAGE SALE. 909 McCarthy
Court, El Segundo. Furniture,
electronics, housewares, misc.
Sat. 3/10 8am-1pm
House for Rent
El Segundo 4bd.3bath. Close
to beach, schools, freeways.
1 yr lease. 4500/mo. + 4500/dep.
Avail.3-22. Call to view. 424-287-2253
Room for Rent
Torrance, $650/mo. Includes cable,
WIFI, utilities, W/D. Furnished or
unfurnished. Available March 1.
310.750.5026.
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Community Briefs
SBWIB Partners with Inglewood Chamber
of Commerce on Job Shadow Day
The South Bay Workforce Investment Board
(SBWIB) in partnership with the Inglewood
Airport Area Chamber of Commerce (IAACC),
Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD),
local high schools and business members
presented this year’s 37th Annual Job Shadow
Day at Inglewood High School on Feb. 22.
Over 100 students from City Honors,
Inglewood High School, Morningside, Animo
Inglewood Charter High School, Lennox
Academy and St. Mary’s participated in
the event. Students started their morning at
Inglewood High School by hearing the motivational
speeches from five guest speakers:
SBWIB’s Executive Director Jan Vogel; Inglewood
Mayor James T. Butts, Jr.; Councilman
Alex Padilla; IUSD Superintendent Thelma
Meléndez de Santa Ana; and Executive Vice
President of IAACC Samuel Peña.
Butts shared his experience, goals growing
up and words of encouragement: “When you
focus on work, you focus harder on school
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to prepare yourself for what your life is
going to be. We want to give you all the
opportunity that other kids never had when
they became of age,” he said.
Meléndez de Santa Ana expressed to
students, “You’re ready, you’re going to do
a great job today, you’re representing your
school -- but more importantly, you’re representing
yourself and your dream.”
The event offered students the opportunity
to learn about different fields, ask questions
and hear experiences from professionals they
shadowed. Among the 25 companies that
participated were City of Inglewood, 102.3
KJLH, Claris Health, EDD, Kaiser Permanente,
Petco, Salvation Army, SBWIB, U.S.
Army and more.
Students expressed learning about new job
opportunities. “I loved it and I’m going to
spread the word about this business,” stated
Lois, senior from City Honors.
– Content: SBWIB
City of Inglewood Major Projects Update
As detailed by Mayor James T. Butts, Jr. on
the cityofinglewood.org website, Inglewood
has a number of key commercial projects in
the pipeline. Here is a rundown of the most
notable items.
Just Completed:
Inglewood Senior Center, 111 N. Locust St.:
A $27 million, 35,000-square foot, two-story
community facility with various senior-related
activities and amenities. Underground parking
with 136 spaces.
Planet Fitness, 2700 W. Imperial Hwy.:
A 24-hour, 7-days/week fitness club; free
training and support. Dues $19.99/month
Under Construction:
Inglewood NFL Stadium/Hollywood Park:
When completed, the project will include a
70,000-seat NFL stadium that will house the
LA Rams and the LA Chargers. It will also
include a 6,000-seat performance venue, a
retail village and fashion showcase, Class A
Office village, residential units, 300-room
hotel, two lakes and four parks. First phase
slated to open in 2020.
PATH Villas Eucalyptus-40 units, 240
W. Lime St.: Affordable rental units under
construction for seniors. Slated to open in
fourth quarter of 2018.
Daniel Freeman Development Site, 333
N. Prairie Ave.: 228 townhomes. The project
includes townhouse condominiums and
a recreation center. The first phase of the
project will be completed for sale in 2019.
Locust Street Garage, between Manchester
Boulevard and Queen Avenue: This level-parking
lot servicing Downtown has been closed for
maintenance and upgrades. The garage will
reopen in early spring 2018 with 298 vehicle
(six electric vehicle charging stations provided
free by TESLA) and 16 bike spaces.
Downtown Inglewood and Fairview Heights
Metro Stations: Two new light rail stations
that are part of the eight-station Crenshaw/
LAX line. When completed, the Crenshaw/
LAX line will offer north-south service connecting
Inglewood commuters to LAX and the
entire Los Angeles Metro light rail system.
The new Inglewood stations are scheduled
to open in 2019.
IHOP, Century Boulevard and La Brea
Avenue: A new IHOP restaurant has been
permitted and is under construction. A fourth
quarter 2018 opening is projected.
Pre-Construction
Hilton TRU Hotel, Prairie and 111th
Street: A 120-room, six-story hotel. Includes
a rooftop deck with Jacuzzi and outdoor
fireplaces, lush outdoor gardens throughout
the property, and public art installations.
Planning documents are approved. Scheduled
to break ground in 2018.
D3-Thomas Safran Project, corner of Florence
Avenue and La Brea: A development
agreement to build a mixed-use, groceryanchored
rental housing development has
been approved. On track to break ground
in fourth quarter of 2018.
– Content: City of Inglewood
Economic Development Department/
Mayor James T. Butts, Jr.
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