The Weekly Newspaper of El Segundo Herald Publications - El Segundo, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 102, No. 24 - June 13, 2013 Inside Ed! Foundation Knows How to Party! This Issue Business & Professional ......................12 Calendar...............................2 Classifieds .........................13 Crossword/Sudoku ..........13 Food ......................................8 Legals .................................14 Obituaries ............................2 Open House Directory ....10 El Segundo’s Ed! Foundation held their gala event and raised much needed funds for the schools. Ed! Foundation and ESUSD board members present administrators Dickie Van Breene, Janice Hickey, and Marisa Janicek with flowers in appreciation for their years of service. (photo, left to right) Bill Watkins, ESUSD School Board; Jeanie Nishime, ESUSD School Board; Jayne Pimlott, Chairman, El Segundo Police Reports ....................4 Ed! Foundation; Barbara Briney, Fundraiser Chair, El Segundo Ed! Foundation; Dickie Van Breene, Principal, Richmond Street School; Carol Pirsztuk, CEO, El Segundo Ed! Foundation; Janice Hickey, ESUSD Assistant Superintendant; Marisa Janicek, Principal, Center Street School; Robin Funk, ESUSD School Board; Laura Gabel, ESUSD School Board; Geoff Yantz, ESUSD Superintendant. For article and more photos go to page 3. Photo provided by Andi Edgett. Politically Speaking ...........5 Real Estate. ...................9-12 DWP to Start Work on Power Plant Sports ............................. 6,16 at Bottom of Grand By Brian Simon Part of that resident outreach included flyers email updates” in the subject box). Through City of El Segundo officials will keep a close dropped off at El Segundo homes late last the hotline, callers can leave a voicemail eye on the proceedings as the Los Angeles month announcing the mid-June start-up and message that will be transferred to a project Department of Water and Power (DWP) gets providing a toll-free project comment hotline community outreach representative qualified set to kick off the first stages of a two-and-a- number (1-855-369-4697), and an email address to address any questions or concerns. In the half-year repowering project at the Scattergood to request project updates (send it to Scattergood. event of an emergency issue, citizens can also station on Vista del Mar and Grand Avenue. [email protected] with the words “register for See ES Power, page 2 Plans for the Scattergood Unit 3 Project Weekend include construction of four new generating units (two full-size units on the lower level and Middle School Band Requires Lots of Forecast another two smaller units on the middle level of the plant) as well as structure demolition. Hard Work, Remains Tons of Fun Because the facility is officially located in Los Angeles, El Segundo has no jurisdiction over By Cristian Vasquez working with local students through its Friday it and therefore little or no say in the process. El Segundo Middle School Band Director clinics and the music symposium (summer However, the City did send a letter to the DWP Tony Bancroft loves his job. He loves camp). In addition, as part of the middle Partly last year outlining its concerns about project teaching and directing the band and just school transition to the new International Cloudy impacts on adjacent area residents–as well as on as importantly, he loves having an impact Baccalaureate structure, El Segundo Unified drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians who will see on his students through something that School District asked ESCB to create a 72˚/62˚ a different-looking Grand Avenue in the future they can take with them the rest of their supplementary band program, Distinct when the entrance to the revamped plant lives--music. Advantage, to enhance the instruction moves to that street from its current location “It is generally fun to teach and work provided during the regular school day. Saturday on Vista del Mar. In its letter, the City asked with kids because you see them improve “For me, it is fun and rewarding to see for clarification on construction hours to ensure and grow--that is an honor to do,” Bancroft that growth. It is cool and it is hard to AM Clouds/ work won’t run past normal hours or occur on said. “A lot of times kids that come are think of this as a job sometimes because PM Sun Sundays. It also asked for dust control measures very talented, but many times they are not when you are working with kids, you are to reduce emissions as well as notification on and they have to work really hard. So for constantly molding them and shaping them 70˚/61˚ any air quality issues that might affect those a kid to accomplish certain things, it can while trying to help them see what they residing within 1,000 feet of the site. be very challenging, especially in middle currently can’t see which is right over According to City Manager Greg Carpenter, school since they have a lot going on.” the horizon,” Bancroft said. “That whole Sunday the DWP has been responsive and mostly For several years, many residents in process of becoming aware of different cooperative with El Segundo’s requests. “We El Segundo have focused their efforts on potentialities is great, whether it be a new AM Clouds/ are supportive of their efforts to reduce the the importance of music. Music has been note, a new scale, a whole song or a whole PM Sun environmental impacts of their operations used to enhance the education of students concert. It is a process and I find it to be through repowering and we asked for the from elementary through middle and into fun and rewarding.” 70˚/63˚ construction to occur in such a manner that high school and to the El Segundo Concert In the beginning of the 2012-2013 school it limits impacts to neighboring properties Band (ESCB). The ESCB has contributed year, El Segundo Middle School lost 3.4 and that they keep our residents informed,” to the expansion of music in the city by See Middle School, page 7 said Carpenter. Page 2 June 13, 2013 EL SEGUNDO HERALD Calendar Obituaries There is a limited word count of 20 words accepting applications for several Committees, and fees will apply. Email to escalendar@ Commissions and Boards positions. For more Elizabeth Garland heraldpublications.com. Deadline for information call (310) 524-2302 or email Elizabeth Garland, a 2008 her former teammate and friends submissions is Thursday at 9 a.m. [email protected]. graduate of El Segundo High and made many of them think SATURDAY, JUNE 15 r3FHJTUSBUJPO0QFOGPS5SFF.VTLFUFFST School, passed away on May 26th differently in how to approach life r &41%T /FJHICPSIPPE 8BUDI JO UIF LEADership Public Speaking and Youth Mgr after a lengthy and courageous and how to keep strong to one’s Park, 11 a.m., at Library Park. K9 demo, Series courses (youth 10-18 yrs). Classes in battle with brain cancer. She was beliefs and convictions, despite the raffle and refreshments, discussion on July and Aug. For more information email 23 years old. circumstances. burglaries. [email protected]. 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