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. 11, No. 6 June 1, 2017 El Segundo Aquatics Center Breaks Ground Inside This Issue Certified and Licensed Professionals ..................6 Classifieds ...........................3 Entertainment .....................6 Finance .................................2 Food ......................................7 Looking Up ..........................4 Pets .......................................8 A groundbreaking ceremony last week marked the start of construction of the El Segundo Aquatics Center--with City of El Segundo and Wiseburn Unified School District officials, business community Politically Speaking ...........5 supporters and LA Kings mascot Bailey on-hand wielding shovels. Real Estate ................. 9 - 11 Older Americans Credited for Valuable Service By Rob McCarthy communities is the South Bay Village, an regular visitations are healthier and happier, They fill gaps in schools as tutors and as “all-volunteer village helping our member studies have demonstrated. Seniors .................................2 foster grandparents. They offer companionship seniors remain active and engaged in our The need for companions for homebound to homebound seniors and lend business- community, while remaining in their own seniors is growing, as U.S. life expectancy management advice to non-profit organizations. homes.” Volunteers with the Torrance-based rates stretch. U.S. women on average are living Older Americans plug these social service Village drive seniors to appointments, do to 80 and men to 76, based on figures from Sports ...................................3 gaps so that people in South Bay communi- light home projects and will help them with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. In this ties don’t slip through the cracks and wonder shopping. country, an estimated 10,000 people turn 65 if anybody cares. The Village is a national movement that every day--a ready supply of new volunteers. People 55 and older collectively provide spread to the South Bay in 2014. Nearly one- “Older adults are transforming society and $78 billion annually in economic value with third of Americans 65 and older lives alone, addressing some of the toughest problems fac- their service, according to a new report, titled according to the Village movement. Half of ing our nation by closing the mentoring gap, “Volunteering and Civic Life in America.” seniors who reach 85 live by themselves, and reducing crime and reviving cities, fighting That’s the value of 3.3 billion hours of vol- many report feeling lonely. Seniors who have See Service, page 2 unteer service, which lightens the load on Weekend parents, teachers, service providers and hos- Facts About Strokes that Could Save Your Life pitals. Food banks depend heavily on senior (BPT) - Chances are you know someone speech, and cognitive problems. volunteers to collect donated food. Nonprofits who has had a stroke. An estimated 795,000 Misconception: Strokes cannot be prevented. Forecast need volunteers with skills in fundraising and people in the United States have a stroke each Fact: Up to 80 percent of strokes could be running a business too. year, according to the Centers for Disease stopped before they start. Health screenings Older Americans are tackling critical work Control and Prevention. Despite how common are an effective way to identify and understand in their communities that might not other- strokes are, there are a lot of widely believed risk factors so they can be properly managed. Friday, wise get done. And their contributions often misconceptions. Unfortunately, not knowing Research shows nine out of 10 cardiovascular June 2 go unnoticed, which is why May is Older the facts can put a person at bigger risk for doctors support preventive health screenings for Americans Month. This is a chance to high- experiencing a stroke themselves, or, not be- cardiovascular disease (plaque in the arteries) Partly Cloudy light the important contributions that active ing able to help someone else who may be among patients with key risk factors. To learn 70˚/61˚ and service-minded seniors make. President experiencing a stroke. more, visit http://www.lifelinescreening.com. John Kennedy started the monthly observance To help separate fact from fiction, the medical Misconception: Only a doctor can identify in 1963, and it’s celebrated nationwide with experts at Life Line Screening share the truth a stroke. Fact: Everyone can and should know Saturday, volunteer-appreciating luncheons and special about the top misconceptions about stroke: the signs and symptoms of stroke. By taking June 3 events. Misconception: Strokes only happen to older quick action, you could save a life. According The needs of children, families and seniors people. Fact: Research found 61 percent of to the CDC, the most common signs of stroke Partly Cloudy outstrip the available government funding, strokes happen in people over the age of 65. are: • Sudden numbness or weakness in the and local charities and social service agencies That means 39 percent of strokes happen to face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the 73˚/60˚ report ever-growing demand for food, housing younger people. Misconception: Strokes are body. • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or and cash assistance. Statewide, nearly 16,000 not a problem in the United States. Fact: You difficulty understanding speech. • Sudden trouble Sunday, senior volunteers are making a difference in may only know a few people who’ve had a seeing in one or both eyes. • Sudden trouble their communities through the Senior Corps stroke in their life, but someone has a stroke walking, dizziness, loss of balance or lack of June 4 program. every 40 seconds in the U.S. coordination. • Sudden severe headache with Partly Cloudy “As local organizations experience increased Misconception: A stroke will kill you. Fact: no known cause. If you or someone else has demands with fewer resources, older Ameri- Approximately one out of eight strokes results any of these symptoms, call 911 immediately. 70˚/60˚ cans are stepping up to fill in the gaps, and in death within thirty days. The other seven Understanding the facts about stroke helps their service is more important now than instances leave the person disabled. Stroke is empower you to control your own health. ever,” said Erin McGrath, acting director of fatal in about 10 to 20 percent of cases and, Even if risk factors are present, you can take Senior Corps. among survivors, it can cause a host of dis- proactive measures to help prevent stroke for Another group making a difference in local abilities, including loss of mobility, impaired yourself and loved ones. • Page 2 June 1, 2017 Finance Seniors Job Opportunities Await in Three Steps to Reach 100 Tomorrow’s Expanded Urban Areas Feeling Youthful and Healthy (BPT) - What will your life be like when knowledge and tools to set realistic health (BPT) - Predicting the future can be a requirements. A key factor in addressing you turn 100? A century ago the question goals and help you stay on track to achiev- Herculean task in its own right, but when both of these dilemmas lies in the continued seemed almost flippant, a needless consider- ing them. it comes to forecasting the growth of urban development of technology, including the ation for most people, but today it’s very real. You can start today by asking three ques- areas across the globe, research points strongly Internet of Things (IoT), to help cities utilize The percentage of people living to 100 has tions: toward some new truths. One, urban areas resources more efficiently. grown almost 66 percent in the last 30 years, What’s Your Number? will continue to grow. Two, with continued IoT can be integral in helping to maintain according to U.S. News and World Report. When’s the last time you had your blood development of “smart’ technologies for efficiency in these ever-growing cities by The MDVIP Health and Longevity Survey pressure or cholesterol levels checked? homes, businesses and entire cities, there is transforming the existing infrastructure into a reveals that more than half of Baby Boomers Maintain a current record of your vitals and expected to be a significant impact on the giant interactive network to include everything and Generation Xers want to live past the lab results along with your family history. employment landscape. from air quality, transportation and energy age of 90. More than a quarter want to live Make sure you discuss these details with The Boom of Urban Areas to communication systems. beyond 100. The majority from both genera- your doctor, who can help identify your risk Today, more than half of the world’s Finding Professionals to Meet the tions also believe advances in science and for certain conditions and suggest lifestyle population lives in urban areas, according Challenges of Change technology are going to keep more people changes based on the results. to the Department of Economic and Social To prepare for the new economy, students alive past the age of 100. What’s Up, Doc? Affairs of the United Nations’ estimates can learn through coding bootcamps like However, these findings come at a time Going to the doctor is an essential compo- and projections data reported in the 2014 those offered by DeVry University. Over a when the life expectancy of Americans has nent of maintaining good health but choosing Revision of World Urbanization Prospects. 10-week course period, these bootcamps offer declined for the first time in two decades the right doctor directly affects the benefit And, that figure is only predicted to grow. attendees coding skills education that can be and one in two adults is living with at least of each visit. In fact, experts estimate urban centers will applied in the growing IoT economy. They one chronic disease. It’s important to find a primary care doc- be home to two-thirds or 66 percent of the also prepare students for the marketplace “To reach their longevity goals, Americans tor you trust, who makes you feel at ease world’s population by 2050.