May 2, 2013 Page 3 Calendar Hawthorne Happenings All Cities Hawthorne), or call (310) 349-1646. News for the City of Good Neighbors sAturdAy MAy 11 tuesdAy, MAy 14 with Assembly Member Steven Bradford p.m., City Council Chambers, 4455 W 126th Parks DepartmentFrom City Clerk Norb Huber• Interactive Budget Town Tall Meeting• City Council Meeting Council, 6- 10 and Next 10, 11a.m.-1p.m., Inglewood City St. For more information call (310) 349-2915. Local Teams Not Doing Classes Beginning Hall, One West Manchester Blvd. For more inglewOOd So Well Yet The summer session of information call (310) 412-6400. www. sAturdAy, MAy 4 It’s a long season, but both the recreation classes offered by the next10.org/challenge • E-Waste Collection Campaign sponsored Dodgers and the Angels are off to Hawthorne Parks and Recreation OngOing by Inglewood High School students, 10 a.m.- rough starts. It’s a long season, so Department has begun. Call 310- • Free 10k walk Club –Hawthorne/ 3 p.m., Inglewood High, 231 S. Grevillea St. there is always hope that the high 349-1640 for more information. Lawndale. For more information contact For more information call (310) 680-5200 payrolls of the two teams will get Classes are offered for all age Terry at (310) 469-1935 or (323) 201-7253 x7129. some wins put together soon. With groups and include everything or email10kwalkclub@gmail.com. tHursdAy, MAy 9 the Lakers done for the season and from aerobics to yoga HAwtHOrne • Didi Hirsch Community Mental the Clippers having a tough time, Community K9 FridAy, MAy 10 Health Center Art Program, 4 p.m., Main it looks like the NBA season will Dinner – May 23 • State of the City Address, 11:30 a.m., at Library, 101 W. Manchester Blvd. For more end soon for LA. Who do we root for now? The 32nd annual Community BBQ Dinner the Memorial Center. For more information information call (310) 412-5645. I guess the Kings and Ducks will have to win will be held on Thursday, May 23 with dinners call (310) 349-2909. lAwndAle a few NHL hockey playoff games to give being served from 5 to 6:45 p.m. There is sAturdAy, MAy 11 MOndAy, MAy 13 the SoCal sports fans something to cheer always a raffle held and the Hawthorne Police • 11th Annual Healthy Hawthorne 5k Run • City Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m., 14717 about. With former USC quarterback Matt dogs put on a show for all in attendance. The and Walk, race begins at 8 a.m./Health Fair Burin Ave. For more information call (310) Barkley being drafted in the fourth round of $5 price for a good meal has not changed in is from 9-12 p.m., Betty Ainsworth Sports 973-3212. 4455 West 126th St. Appointments: www. Library, 14615 Burin Ave. • defend their two-time MLS championship. at New Museum – May 16Bloodmobile behind City Hall,2-7 p.m., every Wed., lawn of the LawndaleHistorical Society to Meetwatch the Galaxy, without David Beckham,• Blood Drive (American Red Cross), 9• Lawndale Certified Farmer’s Market,family and help support your city.always drive down the 405 to Carson and 13ingOngO12 years of age eat for $2.50. Bring yourlittle of its glow this past year also. We canyA3851 W. El Segundo Blvd.ingCOMputhe 33 years of the event. Children underthe NFL draft, the Trojan magic has lost a, MyAndOM Center, a.m.-3 p.m. The world of sports gives us entertainment. An Open Meeting of the Hawthorne redcrossblood.org (sponsor code City of No mater how bad are team is, it’s fun to Historical Society will be held on Thursday, watch the most talented athletes in the world May 16 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Hawthorne Funding Discussed for compete against each other. Library in the former police station. YouMuseum located across from the HawthorneTaste of Hawthorne – Wiseburn High School going into creating a big event to be held make a copy of your photo and return theare encouraged to bring in historical photosor artifacts that evening. The HHS willSunday, May 19A lot of hard work and planning is By Dylan Little “nucleolus” of the school as soon as possible right here in Hawthorne. On Sunday, May original to you if you so desire During its April 25 meeting, the Wiseburn and delaying the non-essential portions until 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. the Hawthorne Service Provider Resource Fair School Board discussed how to proceed with funding is more readily available. Economic Development Committee will host and Earth Day Festival – June 1 securing funding for Wiseburn High School. “What we have isn’t a money problem-- the first annual “TASTE of Hawthorne” at This annual event is free to the public and Regarding Wiseburn School District’s planned not in the long run--but a timing problem. the Hawthorne Airport. Free admission will be held at the Memorial Park on Saturday, new campus, Superintendent Tom Johnstone We don’t have the money right now, but the and plenty of fun. Jazz music, food, food June 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event said that the Board needed to figure out the money is potentially out there,” said Johnstone. and more food, along with activities for the will feature various service provider booths, next step. “We’ve got some decisions to “As the timing improves...then we’d be in young and old. A large crowd is expected emergency preparedness information and make,” said Johnstone. position to add that black box theater.” to attend this event. Advertising is going promotional giveaways as well as a special To help make those decisions, Johnstone One source of funding to close the gap is out to the Los Angeles area to encourage focus on environmental sustainability. There looked to Caldwell Flores Winters to explain the State’s Financial Hardship Program that people to ride the Metro light rail to the will be food and refreshments. how best to pay for the new high school. assists districts in building facilities if they Crenshaw station that is located across 120th Contact Johnstone said the District has worked well lack the means to fully subsidize their own Street from the airport. Mark your calendar If you have any questions or comments with the educational financial planning firm. construction. Ernesto Flores, President of for Sunday, May 19 and bring your family concerning this column or the Hawthorne “We’re very proud of our relationship with Caldwell Flores Winters, said that receiving out to Taste a little bit of Hawthorne! Historical Society then please contact me Caldwell Flores Winters,” said Johnstone. this funding would require waiting for the next State of the City Address – at: norbhuber@gmail.com or 310-292-6714. “They’ve been very, very important to the round of State bond sales and meeting the Friday, May 10 Upcoming Events success and revitalization of the District.” standards of the Division of the State Architect Mayor Juarez will be making his annual State of the City and State of the Region So far, Wiseburn residents have approved to make use of an existing building on the State of the City address at a luncheon Luncheons – Friday, May 10 • Hawthorne 5K an $87 million bond to cover the costs of school lot. “It’s not doing the impossible--we planned for Friday, May 10 with registration Run – Saturday, May 11 – 8 a.m. • Historical the high school. However, at the time the just need to suit up and do this,” said Flores. beginning at 11:30 and the luncheon starting Society Open Meeting – Thursday, May 16 bond was approved, there were still many Unlike the renovations to the District’s at 12 noon at the Memorial Center. Tickets – 7 p.m. • Taste of Hawthorne – Sunday, unanswered questions about the new school, existing sites, the new high school would are $35 and can be purchased at City Hall. May 19 – Hawthorne Airport • 33rd Annual with one of the biggest being how much the be a new construction but incorporate an Hawthorne 5K Run and Community HPD K9 Dinner – Thurs. May land would cost. existing office building. While using an Health Fair – May 11 23 5-7 p.m. • Service Providers Fair – “You never really know how much money existing building should save money in the The Hawthorne Educational Foundation will Saturday, June 1 @ Memorial Center • you’re going to have to pay for land,” said long run, Flores warned that it would also be holding their annual 5K Run and Health Good Neighbors Day – Saturday, July 20 Johnstone. “Eight-seven million just to mean facing different regulatory challenges. Fair on Saturday, May 11 with registration @ Civic Center • build a high school would been a generous “Here, we have a new ballgame. The State is beginning at 8 a.m. at the Memorial Center. amount--we wouldn’t have any problems at not in the business of creating mini-schools all,” said Johnstone. “But when you have to out of business offices,” said Flores. “You buy 13 to 14 acres of land to go along with are used to drawing plans, getting a stamp Visit us online: www.heraldpublications.com it it gets more complicated.” of approval and getting your money. Now So instead of possibly saddling residents you’ll be doing something a bit differently.” with additional unnecessary debt, the District While the rules for converting offices played it safe and pursued a bond amount into classrooms are murky, Flores said he it knew wouldn’t cover all the expenses, believes the District will be successful in but would allow it to fill the gap with other finding funding and navigating red tape as funding. “We played it conservatively and long as the Board keeps pushing forward. went for an $87 million bond I think knowing “What I’m proposing is three things. One, that this project was going to cost well over we do believe you will have eligibility for $100 million and that we were going to be funding based on new enrollment. Second in need of State matching funds and maybe thing is, it’s no question if you apply the some other funds--as we have on all our formula today, you do qualify for a hardship projects,” said Johnstone. “We got matching grant. Thirdly, the concept that, ‘Okay, the funds for Anza, we got matching funds for rules will change,’” said Flores. “We don’t Dana, we did for Cabrillo... and later on this know how the rules will change, but you month, we’ll get matching funds for the Peter have to move forward.” Burnett project.” While navigating a new network of By playing it safe with bonds and relying regulations and funding requirements may be on other funding to make up the difference, a daunting task, Flores reminded the Board the District is currently facing a problem of that even before getting as far as purchasing a timing. While there are many specialized site, the idea of a Wiseburn High School had facilities (like a black box theater) on the supporters. “There are 87 million reasons that wish list for the new campus, the funding support you going to build a high school,” might not be available until long after the said Flores. “Before you ever unified, before District is expected to teach high school you ever picked a site, before you had plans, students. Johnstone recommended building the people said, ‘I’m here.’” •
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