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Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 79, No. 14 - April 2, 2020
Teachers and Staff at Anderson Elementary Are
Very Dedicated to Educating Their Students
William Anderson Elementary continues providing instruction through distance learning to students at home. The school uses a variety of platforms and tools, such as Zoom, Google classroom, YouTube and Class Dojo to help students stay on track with their education.
Photo William Anderson Elementary School.
Marion from front page
timeframe. At one point, reportedly 82 of 125
Wiseburn students were of Japanese descent,
children of Japanese truck farmers who lived
in the area. Many of the students and their
parents were moved to internment camps.
The Marions related a story about Marieum’s
young students viewing wartime planes buzzing
overhead and feared that the airplanes were out
to “come and get us.” Marieum tried to quell
the anxiety of the children, many of them U.S.
citizens, noting that “those are OUR planes.”
Mark was born in Philadelphia, and moved to
northern California in the 1950’s. He eventually
landed in the Long Beach area, where he met
Marion while both were attending Long Beach
State. They were married at the El Segundo
Methodist Church in 1963, an event, Mark said
“not to brag, but was the biggest thing going.”
Said Mark of their 56-year marriage: “It must
have worked because we are still married. I
have never regretted it, and I don’t think she
has either, but sometimes I can be a little bit
difficult.” The Marions have a daughter, Deborah,
who lives in Claremont, son David who resides
in Redondo Beach, and two grandchildren,
Garrett and Logan.
Mark said that while the Marion’s love El
Segundo, they have investigated relocating,
Hawthorne Hotspot from page 3
Summary thoughts
I’d like to share with you guys what I am
doing during this time of being stuck at home.
Once I get out of bed, I make sure to organize
my room before I hop in the shower to shake
off the “just woke up” feeling and start my
day. I, then, proceed to prepare a nice breakfast
accompanied by some green juice. After
I finish my breakfast, I give my body time to
digest it by watching an episode of my choice
on Netflix. I must admit, it’s easy to stay
stuck on the couch and let three episodes fly
by! But I don’t let that make me feel guilty!
I, eventually, grab my laptop, or any work I
may have, to work on and do my best to get
ahead of schedule in order to avoid the pressure
or procrastination. When I feel that I’ve done
enough for the day, I take another Netflix break
before I get a very satisfying workout in. After
a second shower, I like to pick up a book and
read for at least thirty minutes. I have set a
goal for myself to read at least five books by
June and another five by December. Another
goal I’ve set for myself is learning basic sign
language! There are tons of lessons online that
I am taking advantage of. Communication is
very important to me and I’d love to make
someone’s day, if it so happens that they can
only sign as a way to communicate. Let’s make
the best of unfortunate situations. Let’s look
for all the good we can possibly extract from
these times, which can surely be overwhelming.
Take it one day at a time, process what
you need to, but remember to be productive! •
Huber’s Hiccups from page 3
every circumstance, I have learned the secret
of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and
need. I can do all things through him who
strengthens me”. My dear loyal readers, use
this time of isolation to share your contentment,
your happiness, your confidence that things are
going to get better, with others. Be strong,
put your trust in God’s almighty power. Too
religious? Too much preaching? Okay, then
skip over all that junk, relax and have a cold
one. Some day you will wake up to realize
that a cold one makes you happy for just a
short time, Jesus makes you happy forever.
Live Stream - Zoom
Home Delivery
Everyone is “Zooming”. Employees are
having Zoom meetings, students are having
face time with their teachers and classmates,
Zoom happy hours are bringing drinking
buddies together via the internet. Church services
are being live streamed. If you can drag
yourself out of bed and get to your computer
you can attend your worship service in your
pj’s. It seems like we are trying to live our
fast paced lives via our technology. We are
bombarded with emails, texts, television news,
and radio. We are expected to pick out what
is important news to know. My dear old lady
orders groceries and has them delivered, of
course we have to set them on the floor so as
not to contaminate our countertops. Changes,
how long with they last? Which ones will
continue even after the “all’s clear” signal is
given? When will that signal be given? When
will we be on the “other side”? When will we
hit the peak? Questions that no one seems to
have the answers to. We just have to wait and
see. Please don’t try to Zoom me. When I see
myself on a Zoom screen, I look like an old,
White, geezer with white hair, big ears and a big
nose. I guess that’s me. I don’t feel old enough
to qualify for Medicare part ABCDEF and G.
I will just stick to writing this crap via email
or newspaper and not go “live”. It’s tough to
swim up stream, you really don’t want to see
me flay and flounder about. Watching me on
your screens would make you loyal viewers,
that would not good. There is something to
be said about painting pictures using words.
So, as I’m about done splattering some more
gobbly goop, I will wish you all a wonderful
week of home stay. Stay well my friends.
– If you have nothing else better to do, write
something nice to: norbhuber@gmail.com
sometimes out of boredom. Mark said that
occasionally when he gets “ticked-off,” he
considers relocating. He mentioned possible
destinations including Las Vegas, San Diego,
and California’s Central Coast. But not his
hometown of Philadelphia, which, Mark
said “is a whole different life.” But after
contemplating a possible move, the Marion’s
always decided to stay put. “We are just El
Segundo folks,” he said. “That is why we
stay here.”
Of course, things change in more than five
decades, Mark said, noting “the cost of things”
and increased local housing density.
As the interview concluded, somewhat
keeping our social distance, we descended to
the den of the Marion home, where vintage
photographs and artist renderings of classic
El Segundo adorned the walls, including
Gilbert’s Department Store and a long-ago
demolished train station. Mark spoke about
El Segundo in 2020, saying he feels the city
“still has the flavor of what it was, of what
we remember.” He said he knows things will
continue to change, “as it should,” he said. “We
love El Segundo, it’s all we know. We have
looked all over, and always say, this is where
we are from, this is where we will stay.” •
“Never underestimate the difference YOU
can make in the lives of others. Step forward,
reach out and help. This week reach to
someone that might need a lift”
– Pablo