The Weekly Newspaper of Manhattan Beach Herald Publications - El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 Vol. 10, No. 11 November 3, 2016 Inside This Issue Certified and Licensed Professionals...................8 Classifieds............................3 Film Review..........................2 Food.......................................5 Looking Up...........................4 Pets................................. 6 - 7 Real Estate.................. 9 - 11 Seniors..................................3 Sports....................................8 Weekend Forecast Pier to Pier Friendship Walk a Success! Talk about a Near-Miss! LAX Nearly Loses Havana See Havana, page 4 Veterans Find Hope and Healing Through See Veterans, page 3 Friday, November 4 Partly Cloudy 82˚/65˚ Saturday, November 5 Sunny 81˚/64˚ Sunday, November 6 Mostly Sunny 77˚/65˚ The 8th annual SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk successfully raised $1.6 million for children with special needs and education – a $200,000 increase over the Walk’s 2015 donations. Supported by lead presenter Nickelodeon and new media sponsor NBC4 Southern California, the Walk reached a new attendance high with 12,000 people taking part in the event. Photo Credit: Will Hartman – Desert Rose Photograph By Rob McCarthy A miscalculation by Alaska Airlines nearly cost Los Angeles International Airport the prized Havana route that’s scheduled to begin in early January, nearly six weeks later than the Seattle-based carrier originally promised. The Department of Transportation in August awarded Alaska a single nonstop flight per day from the West Coast to the Cuban capital city. The first flight will depart 37 days behind schedule on Jan. 5, which prompted federal aviation officials to reconsider whether it made the correct choice giving the route to Alaska Airlines. Competitor JetBlue asked the federal transportation agency to reassign the West Coast route to Boston, and to name JetBlue as the designated carrier after Alaska postponed the start of the daily service until 2017. Jet Blue argued that the delay gave the Department of Transportation a reason to re-award the Cuban route, which would have grounded the travel plans of West Coast residents. A diplomatic agreement between the United States and Cuba opened a limited number of commercial flights in and out of Cuba, and the demand among the domestic airlines exceeded the number of flights the Castro government would accept. Cuban officials agreed to 20 flights per day, which the Department of Transportation awarded to eight domestic carriers. Alaska had to fend off JetBlue’s attempt to divert the route by claiming in a filing with the federal government that Alaska’s request for a delay shows “a lack of preparation and readiness to accept the Department’s award of this scarce resource.” Alaska countered that JetBlue requested and received a six-month delay to begin servicing Bogota, Colombia, in the past year. Federal officials settled the scrum on Oct. 22, deciding in favor of Alaska Airlines and West Coast travelers who won’t have to change planes in Florida. “When we selected Alaska’s Los Angeles- Havana proposal, we did so because we concluded that Alaska’s proposal would provide important public interest benefits,” the federal agency explained. “The department agreed with Alaska’s assertions that U.S. travelers from the western United States should not be denied a nonstop travel option to Havana.” Beginning Jan. 5, Alaska Airlines will depart from LAX at 8:50 a.m. bound for Havana. The return flight will arrive in Los Angeles at 8:55 p.m., according to the carrier. Connecting flights from Anchorage and Seattle will be scheduled to accommodate passengers from the Northwest. Tickets are on sale by calling 800-252-7522 or at alaskaair.com. Alaska isn’t alone in requesting a delay to start servicing Cuba. JetBlue told federal regulators it needs a one-day delay for one flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and a two-day delay for a second route. Southwest Airlines Co. has requested permission to postpone the start of Havana flights from Fort Lauderdale and Tampa, Fla., to next month on Dec. 12. Fresh off its successful defense of the West Coast route, Alaska announced that tickets are on sale for air travel to Havana in early January. The U.S.-Cuba agreement not only limited commercial aviation, but also the types of Americans who may visit the secluded island nation. The U.S. government does not currently allow U.S. citizens or travelers flying on U.S. airlines to visit Cuba strictly for tourism. Creative Arts (BPT) - Where words fail, the creative arts have the ability to speak. Art therapy is an empowering technique that allows for self-discovery and has the power to produce insight and expression in a nonthreatening way. That is why the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) encourages creative arts as a therapeutic, and often lifesaving, tool for returning soldiers. This year, the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) will partner with the VA for the 16th consecutive year to co-present the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival (NVCAF). The weeklong event is attended by 120 talented, gold medal-winning veterans from across the country. Many have participated in creative arts therapy at their local VA hospitals and were recommended to compete in their local veterans creative arts festivals to nurture their talents. This year’s national festival will be held in Jackson, Mississippi. Previous participants speak highly of the week of performance, healing and awareness. William Gura a visual artist and first-place winner in previous local festivals states, “It’s the history and the stories of the people that makes the program so impactful. The expressions are about what we’ve seen and experienced. They give us these works of art that only a veteran can create.” Veterans from war eras spanning Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan gather together to cultivate and eventually exhibit their talents in painting, music, writing, dance and other areas. ALA member Elizabeth Mackey, director of the National Veterans Creative Arts Competition and Festival and former VA music therapist, says the festival is a window into the veterans’ experience as active military personnel. “When you view a performance or gaze at a painting, you don’t just see the artist, you come to understand who these veterans are, where they came from, what they are battling and where they are going. It has been my privilege to learn from them time
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