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The Inglewood Public Library will host a free Summer Travel presentation from the Inglewood branch of the Automobile Club of Southern California, in the Gladys Waddingham Lecture Hall of the Main Library on Tuesday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m., to assist local residents with trip planning. According to a new AAA survey, 35 percent of US residents will take at least one vacation of 50 miles or more away from home with at least two immediate family members in 2017. Auto Club branch manager Pamela Epting will make a brief general presentation about the most popular family destinations and trips at the event. Travel agents and specialists from select travel providers will be available to answer questions and assist with trip planning. According to the AAA Family Travel Survey, The City of Hawthorne is now accepting applications for persons and households interested in participating in its First Time Home Buyer Program, which makes available a limited number of deferred payment (no monthly payment of principal or interest, and with no interest) second mortgage loans. Program assistance can provide the lower of up to 30 percent of the purchase price, or the amount required to maintain a 33 percent front-end ratio, or the program 10.0 in. maximum of $125,000. The loan can potentially provide funding for a portion of reasonable closing costs for applicant without sufficient resources. Actual amounts funded depend on individual applicant conditions. Eligibility requirements include household income not exceeding 80 percent of area median income adjusted for household size as determined by the U.S. Department Rotary Awards Four Teachers Mini Grants at School Board Meeting By Cristian Vasquez At last Wednesday’s Hawthorne School Board meeting, members of the Hawthorne/ LAX/Lennox Rotary Club presented four Bud Carson Middle School teachers with minigrants created to help teachers fund special educational projects in their classrooms. “This particular one [mini-grants] we have been doing for about 13 years, and are always looking for things that are in the community and are helping people out,” Rotary Club Co- President Doug Krauss said. “Rotary as an organization has certain topics that they focus on--education is one of them--so when we are helping teachers, that falls in line with our mission. We certainly look for things that are local and that help, and teachers can certainly use the help…so that works great with us.” Each mini-grant is worth $200, with the awards going to eighth grade teacher Anakonia Matsumoto for her “Take Charge in Your Learning” initiative; and to sixth grade teacher Erika Chavez, seventh grade teacher Nancy Arambula and eighth grade teacher Janet Andrade for their STEAM Girl t-shirts. “The program is to encourage females to pursue careers in the field of engineering,” Arambula said. “They [team] were in need of t-shirts and we heard about the Rotary Club--so we figured we should apply and we were able to obtain the grant.” Through the mini-grant program, the Hawthorne/LAX/Lennox Rotary Club is able to encourage teachers to apply for these funds. The grant requires applicants that demonstrate innovative and collaborative projects among teachers that work to improve student achievement. Each project is required to be accomplished within a specific period of time. Councilwoman Olivia Valentine presented winner Anakonia Matsumoto for “demonstrating initiative, innovation and inspiration in shaping the future of our nation through the education of our children.” On behalf of Matsumoto, who was unable to be present, Bud Carson Principal Mark Silva received her grant. Bud Carson Middle School has been seeing positive results from implementation of Project Lead the Way (PLTW). Brought to the school via a partnership with El Camino College, PLTW is the basis of the STEAM (Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) team being led by Andrade, Chavez and Arambula. “We are just starting this--it’s 20 of them and they already entered a competition and it seems like their confidence has definitely increased,” Arambula said. “We are building and going with it and now we can say things are going smoothly.” Bud Carson’s teams recently excelled at a MESA competition hosted at USC where each team finished in first or second place and earned the opportunity to compete at regionals. “This is an afterschool class and one of the things that we noticed during that time was that when we we’re teaching an engineering concept, a lot of the girls would shut down and then the boys would take over,” Arambula said. “So it is great to see the really quiet girls in an environment where they are free to express themselves.” For the grants, each district reviewed its own applications and was asked to select no more than 10 applications, which would then be sent to the Mini-Grant Selection Committee. The STEAM Team at Bud Carson was started by Andrade after the lead teachers attended several conferences where they were encouraged to promote the engineering aspect of the program. The introduction to math and engineering careers is intense, but Chavez shared that the students have risen to the challenge and continue to thrive. “They engage in design and modeling and computer applications in one class, and in another class they’ll engage in medical detective work where they have to carry out a murder investigation and present DNA,” Chavez said. “It is intense, but the kids are exposed to all these fields. They are now doing energy and environment to learn about solar panels and global warming. Toward the end of the year, they will be involved with green architecture and will be building houses. It will be pretty neat.” Krauss added, “It is always good to give out and help. Money doesn’t always come, but we are always helping whether we have it or not. This year, we were lucky enough to have enough funding to fund all of our applicants through all of the Hawthorne and Lennox school districts.” • Summer Vacation Planning from Auto Club at Inglewood Public Library City of Lawndale Clean Up Week March 18-26 For Clean Up Week set for March 18-16, Lawndale residents may use their regular trash collection day to place small and large appliances, yard waste in bags, unwanted furniture, bundled branches no longer than four feet, and e-waste (e.g. TVs, computers and cellphones) on their curbside. The City will also have a drop-off location at the Public Works Yard at 4722 Manhattan Beach Boulevard on Sunday, March 19 and on Saturday, March 25 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Items accepted include lumber, unwanted furniture, small and large items, and yard waste. Construction waste (concrete, dirt, rocks and family road trips (79 percent) and visits to national parks (51 percent) and theme parks (40 percent) remain the most popular types of vacations for families planning to travel this year. Trips to international destinations (33 percent), going on guided or escorted tours (22 percent) and ocean cruises (20 percent) are also popular with family travelers. The survey also revealed that the number of American families planning to take a guided or escorted tour is expected to increase seven percent over last year. These programs are free and open to all. Library parking is free after 4 p.m. For more information about this program call (310) 412-5380 or visit library.cityofinglewood.org. To contact the South Bay Small Business Development Center, please call (310) 973-3177. bricks) and hazardous waste (tires, ammunition, medication, and flammable liquids). Will not be accepted. For hazardous waste disposal, call 1-800-238-0172. Those wishing to volunteer for City Clean Up Day on March 25 can meet at Wienerschnitzel (I4900 Hawthorne Boulevard) at 9 a.m. All participants will receive free hot dogs. Those having garage or yard sales will not need a permit during this week, though sale signs will not be permitted on any public property. For information on the Lawndale Residential Clean Up Contest going on that week, call Public Works at 310-973-3260. Hawthorne First Time Home Buyer Program “Art of Science/Science of Art” Returns to El Camino Planetarium and Observatory The next installation of the “Art of Science/ Science of Art” series is scheduled for 7-10 p.m. March 18 in the El Camino College Planetarium and Observatory. Attendees are invited to lounge, listen and learn as science and art converge in the second of a special three-part series that explores the theme of the cosmos and space exploration – past, present and future. Beanbag chairs will be set up in the Planetarium, where participants will view selected digital representations of Connie Samaras’ still photography and video works, followed by a full-dome planetarium show directly connected to Samaras’ works as presented by ECC physics instructor Kyle Strohmaier. The presentation will be on repeat rotation starting at 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m. ECC’s Rooftop Observatory Deck will of Housing and Urban Development; nonownership of a home during the last three years, or “displaced homemaker” or “single parent” status with custody or joint custody of minor children; persons who have not in the previous two years worked full-time during a consecutive 12-month period, been unemployed, experienced difficulty in upgrading employment, or worked primarily without renumeration to care for their home and family. Acquired property must be applicant’s primary residence for the term of the loan. Applicants must provide a minimum three percent downpayment with sufficient creditworthiness to obtain a primary loan for the purchase at market interest rates. Properties acquired must also meet City, federal and other occupancy requirements. For applications, call Mari Guerrero at 310-349-2976 or email mguerrero@cityofhawthorne.org be open from 7-10 p.m., featuring music, conversation, telescopes and Nitro Coffee available for purchase. Weather permitting, telescopes will be available for viewing the night sky, presented by ECC assistant professor Shimonee Kadakia and astronomy students. Participants can also join a discussion/Q&A from 8:30-9:30 p.m. on the Observatory rooftop, led by Vanda Vitali, former director and CEO of the Auckland Museum in New Zealand and former vice president and director of content development at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Vitali will lead a discussion about “Visual Story Telling in Art and Science” with Samaras and Strohmaier. All members of the community ages six and older are invited to attend. The event las limited capacity. For advance ticket information, go to http://bit.ly/2mGzhZU or call 310-660-6460. • Visit us online: www.heraldpublications.com
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