March 14, 2013 Page 3 Younger Citizens Future of Community Briefs Hawthorne Community Politics City Seeks South Bay Jazz today to reserve your seat. To Register call Bands for Music Festival Claudio Taniguchi at 310-349-1687 or email The City of Lawndale will host the first ctaniguchi@cityofhawthorne.org Blues and Jazz Music Festival in the fall of Dispose Household Hazardous 2013. In preparatio for this exciting event, Waste on Saturday, the Parks, Recreation and Social Services March 16 Commission has launched a search for blues On Saturday, March 16, between 9 a.m. and jazz bands based in the South Bay and 3 p.m., all Los Angeles County residents that are interested in participating. Local will be able to drop off household hazardous bands interested in performing in the event and E-Waste at the Northrop Grumman M5 may contact Mike Estes of the Lawndale Building parking lot, located at the corner Community Services Department at 310-973- of Aviation Boulevard and Marine Avenue. 3272 or via email at mestes@lawndalecity. Residents can dispose of a limit of 15 gallons By Nancy Peters plagued the area for a long time, they made org . Interested persons are asked to provide or 125 pounds of hazardous waste per trip. The Environmental Charter High School it a point to seek solutions during the forum, band name, contact information including Be prepared to leave your containers and (ECHS) in Hawthorne has become a knowing full well that those solutions would/ name, telephone number and preferred email boxes and remove all other items from your touchstone for the future of Hawthorne as the could take time to be implemented, but at address when responding. trunk. The following items will be accepted: students become planted in the community least solutions were part of the discussions Free CERT Training Begins Brake fluid, paint, paint thinner, cleaners landscape. The students are vocal in their and they were written down for action as soon March 16 with acid or lye, pesticides or herbicides, interest in the workings of municipal as possible. Some of the problems and issues The City of Hawthorne is proud to present household batteries and car batteries, pool government and made several points as that were pointed out are the need to clean- this training to the public: Following a major chemicals, motor oil, oil filters, expired they addressed the City Council on Tuesday, up the city from trash that people leave in disaster, police, fire, and medical personnel pharmaceuticals, anti-freeze, and flourescent February 26. gutters and in front of storefronts and in their may not be able to fully meet the demand. light bulbs. Household electronic waste which Giving a report on the recent Community yards; the lack of any movement to rebuild People will have to rely on each other to includes; computer monitors, televisions, Forum at the invitation of Councilmember the Hawthorne Mall; the need for people to meet immediate life saving and life sustaining computer CPUs, keyboards, printers, cellular Olivia Valentine, the 11th grade students at feel safe to jog in their neighborhoods. needs. The training course will be a series phones, etc. What you cannot bring to an ECHS created a group they call “Hawthorne Some solutions recorded was a of three sessions on: March 16, 23 and April event: Hazardous waste and electronic waste United” and as part of the project they call Neighborhood Watch program that would 6 from 9 a.m to 4:30 p.m. There will be from businesses. Explosives, ammunition “Intersession,” the Community Form was used involve homeowners and the students; no class on the Saturday, preceding Easter and radioactive materials. Trash and tires. as a strategy to bring people together from converting a part of the mall to an enclosed Sunday (March 30th) All classes will take White goods such as refrigerators, stoves and Hawthorne, Gardena, Lawndale and south skateboard arena; expanding the clubs place at the Hawthorne Memorial Center, washing machines, etc. Call 888-CLEAN-LA L.A. In the format of a forum, the students available for students in the schools so that 3901 W. El Segundo Blvd. Hawthorne. The for more information about the Los Angeles posed issues that they and the attendees see they can learn more about future careers, training is free. Class size is limited. Sign up County Waste Tire Round Up. • as major areas in need of solutions to improve such as the Future Teachers, Future Business the quality of life in the area. Owners, Future Scientists, fitness clubs, dance formulating how the forum would work they organized Neighborhood Clean-Up Volunteer “All life is an experiment.Interestingly, when the students wereand drama clubs, cooking clubs, etc.; and discovered they first had to find camaraderie Days. The students are enthusiastic to become within their own ranks and learn to work a part of the community and participate The more experiments you make the better.” with people in their groups with whom in neighborhood efforts to make the cities they didn’t see eye-to-eye and with whom in which they reside, but particularly the ~ Robert Frost they didn’t agree on how the forum should city of their school – Hawthorne – a more work. As it is on any dais, getting along, improved city and one in which they feel agreeing, seeing things compatibly, and safe and secure. the student representative explained, it is not the residents on the communities in which ENTER TO WIN!!PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL IN THE SOUTH BAY!The students emphasized to the forumattendees that they understand the impact of working together without snide comments, backbiting and controversy is rare. But, as possible to spell “community” without the they live and that everyone has the power word “unity” at the end, so they learned to to make changes if each one puts in even of the minds to assemble the forum. can make a big difference as well by making 1 more drawings!minimal efforts. And as students, each one put aside differences and come to a meeting The month of January was the creation phase opinions heard and communicated to the city 1 more chance to win! of the forum. The students wrote a mission government. Winners will be selected for statement: “to empower the community by While the teachers contributed ideas to D-Fenders game3/20 vs. Idaho realizing the possibilities that be achieved the 32 students involved with the ECHS through unity. The citizens of Hawthorne Community Forum organized by Hawthorne should take pride in the combined strength United, it was the students who exemplified GRAND PRIZE WINNERS: of their gifts and talents.” Embarking on the spirit of the project and planned, organized, A VIP Table (w/4 seats) to the forum with the mission guiding their and executed the forum; communicated the the D-Fenders game. VIP efforts, the students then reached out to problems; and ultimately will seek support the communities involved in the forum and for the solutions to the issues from the table includes free snacks and the 32 students worked with Homeowners’ community and the city government. beverages along with a meal Associations and various agencies, such as the Hawthorne City Council has given full served at halftime. The winner South Bay Youth Service Center, American support to Hawthorne United and the will also receive (4) D-Fenders Red Cross, and the Boy and Girl Scouts in Community Forum and offered to assist in fan packs. the area. any way with resources to implement the As they came up with issues that have suggested solutions. • FIRST PRIZE: (2) courtside seats to the game Sales Associate Wanted SECOND PRIZE:and (2) fan packs Pair of General Admission tickets to the Game Herald Publications, Inc. needs: an All winners and their experienced Display Advertising Associate. guests also receive a photo opportunity with the Lakers Territories include: El Segundo, Torrance, Championship Trophies!! 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