April 23, 2015 Page 3 Community Briefs Morningside High Receives Computer Grant Dodger Stadium Express now – Service from Harbor Gateway Transit Center and Union Station. 15-1905ps_sby-ie-15-011 ©2015 lacmta Go Metro to See the Dodgers Want to reach Dodger Stadium faster this season? Now you can Go Metro to Union Station or Harbor Gateway Transit Center and connect with the Dodger Stadium Express. Your Dodger ticket is good for the fare! For more information, visit metro.net/dodgers. Metro Business Interruption Fund Program Metro has partnered with Paci>c Coast Regional to administer the Business Interruption Fund, a pilot program designed to help small “mom and pop” businesses directly impacted by construction of three Metro Rail projects now underway, the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project, the Little Tokyo area of the Regional Connector and Phase I of the Purple Line extension. More info at pcrcorp.org. Eat, Shop, Play Crenshaw…and Win Cash! Pledge your support to shop at participating businesses along the Crenshaw corridor and qualify for a chance to win great prizes – including up to $1,000 cash! Find out how to pledge and participate at metro.net/crenshaw. Metro Seeks Input on 2016 Fiscal Year Budget Metro’s annual budget sets transportation priorities across Los Angeles County for the coming year. Before the budget goes to the Board of Directors, Metro would like your input. Metro will hold an informal public forum on April 25 and a public hearing on May 20 to gather comments on the proposed budget. The budget will go to the Board for approval in late May. Find out how to participate at metro.net/budgetcomments. metro.net @metrolosangeles losangelesmetro So Cal Ed has awarded the Morningside Monarchs Alumni Association (MMAA) a product grant of 10 lap top computers. They will be turned over to Morningside High School and used by students participating in their Helping Youth Produce Excellence (H.Y.P.E.) Educational Enrichment program aimed at Career Development through work preparedness, job shadowing and internships. Inglewood Library Documentary Screening In honor of the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, Inglewood Public Library is proud to screen “Ghosts of the Third Reich” on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Gladys Waddingham Lecture Hall at the Main Library, 101 West Manchester Boulevard. Filmmaker Claudia Sobral will be on hand to answer questions after the film. Watch a trailer at http://www.sdcinematografica.com/ index.php?code=prodotti_pagina_5_540. These programs are free and open to all. Parking at the Main Library is free after 4 p.m.For more information about this program call (310) 412-5380 or visit library. cityofinglewood.org. Swim Fundraiser Benefits Lupus Research A former fitness trainer hard-hit by lupus, Natalie Tun, announces the inaugural SwimaTun for Lupus event on Sunday, May 3, 2015. Participants swim and raise funds for research into new treatments for lupus, an autoimmune disease that affects as many as 1.5 million Americans. The event will be held at the rooftop pool of Equinox Fitness Club, 5400 W. Rosecrans, Hawthorne from 8:00am to 1:00pm. All proceeds are tax-deductible and benefit the Alliance for Lupus Research. The event also includes food, music, and prizes. For more information or to make a donation, visit www.ALR.org and choose SwimaTun for Lupus from the Special Events menu, or call 310-993-5832. • Jazz Scholarship Foundation Charity Concert The Charles ‘Dolo’ Coker Jazz Scholarship Foundation would like to invite everyone to enjoy The 32nd Annual “Tribute to Dolo” Jazz Concert. This swinging concert will take place on Sunday, April 26, 2015, with a reception at 2:30 pm and the concert from 3 to 6 pm at The Museum of African American Art (Third floor of the Macy’s Dept. Store in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza), 3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008. There is a $25 tax deductible admission, $15 for students. Refreshments will be provided. For further information please call (323) 935-1374, or go to www.dolocokerjazz.org. • Hawthorne Happenings News for the ‘City of Good Neighbors’ From City Clerk Norb Huber Historical Society Meeting If you haven’t been to one of our meetings, you should try to make the next HHS meeting this coming Monday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Hawthorne Museum. Former Mayor Guy Hocker will be our guest speaker. He has been a civic leader, homeowner and realtor in Hawthorne for over 40 years. We look forward to hearing the many stories that he will bring to enlighten us on how Hawthorne came to be the Hawthorne we know today. American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life It was a great day for our annual Relay for Life event over at the Hawthorne High School track last Saturday. Over 500 people participated in the Relay event and over $32K was raised. Contributions are still being accepted. Volunteers to be Celebrated The Hawthorne President’s Council will once again host a Volunteer Appreciation Program on Sunday, April 26th at the Memorial Center to honor all those individuals who have volunteered for organizations in Hawthorne. These volunteers keep our city’s non-profits and service organizations moving forward. 5K Run and Hawthorne Health Fair The Hawthorne Education Foundaton’s Health Fair and 5K Run allows hundreds of kids from our local schools the opportunity to participate in a health promoting event. The event will be held on Saturday, May 9th this year. The kids and their parents run or walk in the 5K event early in the morning and then the many booths that are set up at the Memorial Park distribute health information to those in attendance. Neighbor to Appear on Good Morning America Ramona Tract resident, Lucy Ravitch, will be appearing on the nationally broadcast morning program, Good Morning America, this Friday, April 24 around 8 a.m. She is the author of a children’s book entitled, The Pancake Menu which has a goal of making Math fun for kids to learn by applying math concepts to recipes and projects. Lucy used Kickstarter to fund her publication. She is a board member of the Ramona Neighborhood Association and mother of five children. Good luck Lucy in NYC! Japanese Basebal I had always heard that the Japanese people are crazy about baseball. So, on the last day of our trip to Japan, I was able to attend the Giants vs the Swallows game played in the Tokyo Dome. With 13 million people, Tokyo has enough population to support five major league baseball teams. The game itself looked very much like a game here in the USA. However, there were some differences. The first being that almost all of the fans actually watched the game. There was no getting up to go to the snack stand and missing half of the game. Very few fans went to buy souvenirs until after the game was completed. There were organized crowd cheers or chants for the team at bat throughout the game. The visiting fans all sat together in a designated area out in left field. There were cheerleaders leading the cheers between innings. No litter was thrown under the seats, no spilled beer on the stadium steps. The stands were kept clean. After the game the winning team, the Giants, stood between home plate and first base and took a bow. Of course there were cold ones for sale. (I’ve been asked if this was a city sponsored trip. No, I have looked at my credit card statement and I can definitely say that I paid 100% of all expenses. We consider ourselves blessed to be able to travel and see other parts of the world.) Candyland Carnival Hawthorne High School is sponsoring a carnival this Thursday thru Sunday, April 23-26 out on their football field. Unlimited ride tickets are $15 presale and $20 at the gate. The times are Thursday and Friday nights and afternoon and evening on Saturday and Sunday. Help support the programs of Hawthorne High by having fun at the carnival. (Congratulations to the HHS Robotics Team who was chosen to attend the national ch Coments or Questions Contact me at: norbhuber@gmail.com or call me at 310-292-6714. •
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