April 18, 2013 Page 3 Hawthorne Happenings News for the City of Good Neighbors Pets Without Partners From City Clerk Norb Huber organizations that build it up.the number of programs and42 and More Each generation passes on their Volunteers are the backbone of Please join Animals Rule Rescue at The with our other little puppies and just adds values and traditions to the next. these charitable organizations. Family Pet Expo held at the Orange County so much “sunshine” to your day. Sunshine It takes years to change the views The value of volunteers in dollars Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa from April will be spayed when of age, is current on of what we learned from our and cents cannot be accounted 19-21--Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 vaccinations, de-wormed, microchipped, and parents. Young children learn for. It’s much more than any a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. is good with other dogs and with children. from watching and listening to monetary savings. It’s the hard Lexi is a beautiful, bi-colored, purebred To learn more about these and other their parents at a very early age. work, sweat and even tears Cocker Spaniel who was born May 1, 2005. wonderful dogs, visit our website at www. Our two-year-old grand daughter that individuals put into their animalsrule.org. If a remembers and says things that passion. Hawthorne is blessed dog is on our website, she hears from the adults around with hundreds of volunteers. it’s available. Or come her. She knows that if mommy is mad Some of these volunteers will be honored on April 27 back to our sometimes a bad word slips out. So, recently this Sunday afternoon at the 39th Annual Saturday adoption events we heard this bad word come out of our Volunteer Appreciation Day event to be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. granddaughter’s mouth. After our shock, at the Memorial Center starting at 2 p.m. at 305 North Harbor we were reminded that what we say or do Relay for Life Boulevard in San Pedro makes a lasting impression on the young It is not too late to form a team to (just off the 110 near child’s mind. A child picks up on what we participate in the American Cancer Society’s the cruise port). We say and how we treat others. They learn Relay for Life Event to take place at the are always in need of from our actions. Hawthorne High School’s track on Saturday donations for veterinarian Some of us are old enough to remember and Sunday, April 27 and 28. All the money bills and our senior the days in America where discrimination raised from the event goes to support the dogs. Donations can be and racism were much more prevalent. We fight to find a cure. made through our website learned that some people were different in State of the City – Friday, May 10 or by sending a check skin color or looks and we heard adults say Mayor Juarez will be delivering his State payable to: Animals Rule bad things about them. Even though we have of the City address on Friday, May 10 Placement Foundation made great strides to dissolve these evils, starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Memorial Center. at 305 North Harbor they have not completely disappeared. The Individual tickets and tables are available. Lexi Blvd., San Pedro, CA recently released movie “42” chronicles the Contact the City Managers office for more Lexi’s prior owner was recently diagnosed 90731. All donations are tax-deductible, We story of Jackie Robinson and his breaking information at 310-349-2900. with cancer and made the decision to owner are a registered 501©3 non-profit organization. of the color barrier in major league baseball. Upcoming Events: surrender her two dogs. Lexi came in with Saving one animal won’t change the The world of sports is now color blind. It Chamber of Commerce Mixer – Thursday, her sister Marley. They can be placed world, but the world will surely change does not matter what race you belong to, • April 18 – 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 pm – separately. Lexi is a little love of a dog. for that animal. • as long as you are good at hitting a ball, BodyTone Fitness • Rock-Around-the- She has beautiful chocolate-brown sinking a basket or catching a pass you can Block – Wiseburn Education Foundation – eyes and lovely long Cocker ears. make a living playing games. Saturday, April 20 • Volunteer Appreciation She loves to play with toys and is I was reminded recently of how far we Day – Sunday, April 21 – Memorial Center great with all other dogs and good have come in Hawthorne and America when 2 p.m. • Relay for Life – Hawthorne High with children. Lexi is housebroken my City Clerk staff discovered several city School – April 27-28 - 9 a.m. • Wounded and would make a great addition ordinances passed in 1942 that directed all Heros Golf Tournament – Thursday, May 9 into any home situation. This is a Japanese/Americans, along with German/ • State of the City and the State of the Region breed that will require a grooming Americans and Italian/Americans to leave Luncheons – Friday, May 10 • Hawthorne schedule. Please remember this when Hawthorne immediately. A world war brought 5K Run and Health Fair – Saturday, May budgeting for a dog. Lexi is spayed, a certain fear and racism to Hawthorne. If 11 – Betty Ainsworth Center • Taste of current on vaccinations, de-wormed, we were all judged by our race and were Hawthorne – Sunday, May 19 – Hawthorne microchipped, housebroken, loves suspects based solely on our nationality, then Airport • Presidents’ Council K-9 Community everyone she meets, is good with all of us would be locked up or sent away. Dinner – May 23 – 5 p.m. Memorial Center other dogs and good with children. Our country was founded on the Judea/ • Service Providers Fair – Saturday, June Sunshine, a super cute Terra-Poo Christian belief that “all men are created 1 – Memorial Park • Good Neighbors Day (Terrier/Poodle mix), is a spectacular equal”. We will never reach that perfect – Saturday, July 20 - Civic Center little puppy. She has personality- goal. But as citizens of the greatest country Comments or Questions plus and a tail that wags so much on earth we can all strive to look at each If you would like to contact me regarding it might cause her to take flight other out of respect as “Good Neighbors”. this column or anything to do with the like a helicopter. She was born on Volunteers to be Honored City of Hawthorne, please email me at December 24, 2012. Sunshine is A good community is made good by norbhuber@gmail.com. • darling, to say the least, and will be a small breed dog. She is a very happy little pup full of energy and Visit us online: www.heraldpublications.com loves to play. She gets along great Sunshine Fleas, Mosquitos Like Warm Weather Too By Dr. Greg Perrault while biting and feeding on animals and of endless fleas. There are safe and effective people but they can transmit West Nile Virus. Even though we’ve had some extra cool humans. When a person scratches the bite, the products that are easy to apply to your house In 2012 there were 163 reported human cases weather lately, the warm weather we all love bacteria from the feces can enter the wound and yard. You will want to get a product with in LA County. is just around the corner and great for walking and into the blood stream. People can also an insect growth regulator. These products are There are safe and effective medicines the dog to shed a few pounds. become infected by transferring the bacteria extremely safe for people and pets and last to prevent heartworm in your cat and dog However, there are two unwelcome pests to their eyes, nose or mouth, or inhaling up to 6 months with one application. Check that your veterinarian can prescribe. These that also enjoy the warm weather that can crushed or dried feces of an infected flea. with your veterinarian for recommendations medicines also treat and prevent other internal be more than just a nuisance, namely, fleas Understanding the flea lifecycle will help on the best product for your individual needs. parasites, such as roundworms. Mosquitos and mosquitos. These parasites can transmit you target your efforts to eliminate these Mosquitos have been increasing every reproduce in standing water. Even tiny amounts dangerous diseases to you and your pet. dangerous parasites. year in Southern California. Mosquito season of water can be home to hundreds of larva. Now is the time to take a few simple steps to Fleas, like all insects, have 4 life stages. The in California begins in the spring and goes Here are some tips to reduce the places where help reduce an infestation of these parasites egg, maggot or larval stage, pupa or cocoon into November. These parasites can transmit mosquitoes can hide. Get rid of mosquito in your home and yard to keep your whole stage, and finally the adult flea. About 95 heartworm to your cat and dog and West Nile breeding sites by emptying standing water family safe. percent of the flea life cycle is in the egg, Virus to you. It’s difficult to say how many from flower pots, buckets and barrels. Change Fleas thrive and can maximize their maggot and cocoon stages in the environment. cases of heartworm we have in Southern the water in pet dishes and replace the water reproduction when temperatures climb above The adult flea makes up only 5 percent of California for a couple of reasons. in birdbaths weekly. Drill holes in tire swings 70 degrees and the humidity increases. Just the flea population and is the only life stage Not all pets get tested yearly and unlike so water drains out. Keep children’s wading a few fleas can become thousands in a week that lives on your pet. human medicine, not all positive cases get pools empty and on their sides when they or two during warm weather. Flea control applied to your pet once per reported. However, of the cases that were are not being used. Fleas can transmit dangerous diseases like month can miss the big problem in the house reported in one study, about 40 percent of Now is the time to start prevention measures feline infectious anemia in cats and Typhus in and yard. Even the best medicine will lose the dogs had not traveled outside of Los to control these harmful pests. Let’s enjoy our people. Murine typhus is caused by a small efficacy over the course of a month and Angeles County. Meaning, they contracted summer, flea and mosquito free. bacteria called Rickettsia typhi, found in allow fleas to live long enough to lay eggs the disease in our area. Dr. Greg Perrault owns and operates Cats infected fleas and their feces. Fleas defecate and reproduce leading to a frustrating cycle Mosquitos cannot transmit heartworm to & Dogs Animal Hospital in Long Beach. •
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