Hawthorne Press Tribune
The Weekly Newspaper of Hawthorne
Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 61, No. 36 - September 5, 2019
North Hawthorne Annual Picnic
Local kids, superheroes, Hawthorne’s finest and more joined in the festivities last weekend at the North Hawthorne Annual Picnic. Photo: Hawthorne PD
Hawthorne Happenings
News for the City of Good
Neighbors from an Old Guy
Named Norb Huber
Hawthorne Arts
Complex
The Hawthorne community is
invited to view some really good art
right here in Hawthorne. The Hawthorne
Arts Complex is hosting their annual “Open
Studios” event on Sunday, September 8 from
2 to 6 p.m. The studios is located at 13040
Cerise Avenue in Hawthorne. For more
information please check out their website
at: hawthorneartscomplex.com.
Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce
Golf Tournament
The 5th Annual Hawthorne Chamber Golf
Tournament will be held on September 19th
at the Rio Hondo Golf Club 10627 Old River
Rd. Downey, Ca 90241. If you would like
to be a sponsor or play in the tournament,
you can either email at sherice.baker@thehawthornechamber.
com or call the Chamber
at (310) 676-1163.
Fall 2019 Lecture Series
The Hawthorne Historical Society has announced
two more interesting speakers as part
of their Fall 2019 Lecture Series. First up
on October 10th is local author and historian
Don Christy who will talk about the development
of Palos Verdes. Secondly November
7th, Lynn Jenson, aerospace engineer and
former curator of the Western Museum of
Flight, will discuss Hawthorne’s role
in the history of flight. Both programs
begin at 6 p.m. and will be held over
at the Hawthorne Historical Museum
located at Jim Thorpe Park.
Keep it Simply Stupid
No, I did not misspell simple. I get
more readers commenting on my column
when I write stupid stuff than anything
serious having to do with Hawthorne. So,
instead of KISS standing for “keep it simple
stupid”, I like to remind myself to keep my
stupid stuff simple, I guess that would be
KMSSS. People don’t like to read any more.
My column gets too long and wordy most
weeks. We’re slowly becoming illiterate.
I’m ill-something. I was honored to receive
the following critique via email this week.
From a longtime, loyal critic: “When Uncle
Nobby writes his last column there will be
much celebration, so we won’t be subjected
to the weekly drivel, natterings, and inane
commentary. He should have stopped it
years ago, but he needs the attention. Instead
of writing, he just should have a cold
one.” Wow! That’s great! That was the best
compliment I could have received. People
are finally beginning to figure out why I
write this crap.
Pro Life
You never know what I’m going to pontificate
on from week to week. I have no
clue myself. This is what I believe: God is
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