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. 6, No. 3 March 7, 2013 Inside Nurture, Plant, Celebrate TreesArbor Day Inspires Mira Costa Seniors to This Issue Ask the DMV ......................6 Calendar...............................2 Classifieds ...........................7 Crossword Puzzle..............7 Finance.................................6 Food......................... .............4 Looking Up ..........................2 Pets.......................................8 Politically Speaking...........3 Seniors.................................2 Sports...................................5 Adam Gerard, Mira Costa senior and president of Tree Musketeers, takes a break with other volunteers after a day of tree care. Photo Courtesy of Tree Musketeers. Community Invited to Celebrate Trees During Annual Arbor Day Festivities Weekend Courtesy of the Tree Musketeers Segundo have faced other affronts as well. and that’s the reason I support them. Plusthings year after year. It’s quite inspiring,trees that line the western entrance to ElArbor Day, that special holiday for Forecast has supported Tree Musketeers’ Annual rusty fences were removed by Scattergood understood what is done year after yearwe get trees planted and cared for on a scalethat most organizations would envy if theyBerry vines the community planted in 2001to further green the street by covering thetrees, is fast approaching. Chevron, whichCommunity Arbor Day Celebrations for 26 years, is the presenting sponsor for 2013. gardeners who then beheaded the Millennium after year. It’s quite inspiring, and that’s The festivities will take place on West Grand Trees three years later. the reason I support them.” Friday Ave. between El Segundo and its beach 9:30 When elected to El Segundo City Council Members of the South Bay business Chance of a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 9. diplomacy was to lead a painstaking process participate in Arbor Day. Come to volunteerand residential community are invited toin 2004, Eric Busch’s first adventure inThis area is known as Millennium Row, Rain because the 104 melaleuca trees were of getting a written agreement between Tree for a couple of hours of Millennium Tree 54˚/455˚ to celebrate the new millennium. The street Row. That was instrumental to forging the neighbors and have lunch. Chevron willcare, mingle with a few hundred of yourMusketeers and DWP regarding Millenniumplanted by 300 volunteers in January 2000 is technically in the City of Los Angeles congenial relationship that exists today. match contributions of any size and give and LADWP owns the adjacent property Busch has served since 2004 on the you a T-shirt to boot. Not up for digging in on both sides. Arbor Day task force among other the dirt? Join Northrop Grumman, Federal Saturday Instead of planting hundreds of new trees community leaders. This year that group Realty, Mar Ventures and others as an event as has come to be the practice, the 2013 also includes Lily Craig of Chevron, Mike sponsor. Donations are not for just that day, Partly focus is on loving the trees already planted Rotolo of TG Construction, El Segundo but an entire year of nurturing over 1,800 Cloudy beginning with the Millennium Trees on Arbor City Councilmembers Bill Fisher & Marie trees that depend on Tree Musketeers and Day. Life for the trees in this inhospitable Fellhauer, Tree Musketeers board member its volunteers. Contributors can be proud of 61˚/48˚ industrial area so close to the beach has not Scott Houston, youth leaders Julian Poyourow how effectively donations are used. Because been easy. In fact, the City of Los Angeles & Blake Parker, Recreation & Parks staff of the generous community, Tree Musketeers had twice before planted on the street and Art Murphy & Allison Fiorini, and Tree can boast of a 97% tree survival rate. This only three of the trees survived. That is Musketeers staff. When asked why he becomes even more impressive when you learn Sunday why it took eight years and two generations Days, Fisher replies this way. “There is of this special time of year when the Souththat 90% is the industry standard. Be partkeeps coming back after 10 years of Arborof Tree Musketeers youth leaders to get Sunny permission to tree-line W. Grand Ave. a great tradition and wonderful legacy of Bay community comes together to serve the 66˚/51˚ Most trees only require intensive care for Tree Musketeers in El Segundo, and we Earth with local action. Call Tree Musketeers the first three years, but the Millennium Trees are lucky to have such an organization in at 310/322-0263 to get more details and still need significant attention due to the our city. They empower kids in ways that find registration or sponsorship forms on ocean salt and industrial pollution. These I haven’t seen before and accomplish big the homepage at www.treemusketeers.org. •
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