The Weekly Newspaper of El Segundo Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 110, No. 23 - June 10, 2021 Inside Celebrating Our Eagle Graduates This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals ....................13 Classifieds ...........................6 Crossword/Sudoku ............6 Entertainment .....................3 Legals ...........................10-12 Obituaries ............................3 It’s the final week of classes for the 2020-2021 school year at ESUSD. We celebrate our Eagle Graduates for all their dedication and hard work. El Segundo High School Commencement is on Pets .....................................13 Friday, June 11 at ESHS Football Field. Guest check-in is at 5:00 pm and the Ceremony begins at 6:00 pm. Each graduate will be limited to two guests and the event will be live streamed. Police Reports ....................5 ES Resident Shows his Collection Real Estate. .....................7-9 of Over Six-Hundred Model Cars By Kiersten Vannest In the 1940s, the Nash Car Company Sports ................................3,4 “I could own all the cars of my dreams…if had a production facility in El Segundo I got them in miniature size.” Car enthusiast that manufactured race cars. In the 1960s, and hobbyist Patrick Strong is a lifelong col- Shelby American, Inc. was headquartered lector of diecast model cars, the owner of the in the city. After that, several specialty online diecast business Model Citizen, and a race car shops operated out of El Segundo, long-time resident of El Segundo. He is also making it at one time the race car build- the organizer of Diecast Cars & Coffee, an an- ing capital of the west. So why not collect nual meetup and sales event for model car fans real cars? everywhere, hosted right here in El Segundo. “I think that model car are popular among car Weekend Originally from El Paso, Texas, Strong says enthusiasts in general for two reasons. Number he was not only a car fan, but had a collector one, they allow us to communicate with other Forecast mentality from an early age. Despite his par- enthusiasts. I can show you what kind of cars ents having no background in motor vehicles that I like without saying a word,” he says. and not particularly being surrounded by car By showing a fellow enthusiast his collection, culture, he began curating the collection of his they’re able to immediately see what kind of favorite automobiles at age six, starting with See Patrick Strong, page 3 Patrick Strong Friday Hot Wheels and Matchbox Cars. Sunny “Models are popular among car enthusiasts because they allow us to collect our dream garage, John Van Hamersveld Anticipates 71˚/58˚ our dream collection, without spending mil- lions of dollars,” says Strong. Diecasting is the process of pouring (typically) molten zinc alloy Another “Endless Summer.” into a mold to produce a specific shape. In this By Duane Plank you travel East on Grand Avenue after case, the mold is a perfectly scaled miniature car. John Van Hamersveld may not be an El making a turn from Vista Del Mar or Saturday As Strong grew, so did his collection. His Hot Segundo resident, but the Rancho Palos while traipsing to or from the beach as Wheels gave way to better quality, precision- Verdes local and renowned graphic art- we fast-forward to the summer of 2021. Sunny built models. After earning a degree in theater ist and illustrator has established a large Hopefully, as the pandemic continues to 72˚/61˚ and professionally acting on the East Coast, footprint in the South Bay and across abate, this will be the new Endless Sum- he moved out to Los Angeles, where he began the pop culture canyon for more than 60 mer for fortunate beach residents like us. working in the music industry. All the while, years. “El Segundo is where my career Suzanne Fuentes, the long-time member his collection expanded. started, as a surfer and an artist,” Van of the El Segundo City Council, helped As for El Segundo, Strong says he landed Hamersveld has said. facilitate Van Hamersveld’s induction into Sunday here because he “fell in love with a Manhattan An El Segundo High School gradu- the ESHS Hall-of-Fame and his selection Beach native,” and they decided on El Segundo ate, class of 1959, ESHS Hall-of-Fame to design the DWP tank mural. The tank Sunny to settle down and raise their kids. “We’re inductee in 2017, the acclaimed graphic mural unveiling took place in April of 73˚/62˚ here for the schools more than anything, and artist is also the designer of the colorful 2018, after what Fuentes described as as a small business owner, I appreciate how imprimaturs that grace the façade of a a “warp-speed” design and installation easy El Segundo makes it to do business,” he Department of Water of Power tower in process, and was attended not only by explains. More than that, El Segundo has its El Segundo. You can view the tower as See Van Hamersveld, page 5 own history with cars. Page 2 June 10, 2021 EL SEGUNDO HERALD 2021 2021 CONGRATULATIONS ‘2021’ GRADS A Special Recognition to Our Scholarship Award Recipients Franklyn Moreshead Vincent Miller Victoria Rodriguez Alexandria Janicek Melanie Begemar Sadie Bijlsma Makana Burns Trinity Parascandola Abigail Layne SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 20 21 Trinity El Segundo Rotary wishes to congratulate all of the 2021 graduates and are pleased to recognize this year’s Rotary scholarship winners EL SEGUNDO ROTARY ESHS COMMUNITY SERVICE Cooper Stolnack Trinity Parascandola Thomas Davies RICHARD VAN VRANKEN MEMORIAL ESHS SCHOLARSHIP Andrew Mitchell TRINITY, ARENA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS So proud of you and excited to see where your college journey takes you. Marlee-Grace Becker Jamie Gulley Gregory Scher Donna Byers Salote Laulea Max Sexton Victoria Cobb Kaleb Roach Ansley Swanson ALL OUR LOVE, Madison Frost Carlos Rodas Seth Von Flue MOM + DAD (+ BOBA) El Segundo Class of 2021! El Segundo High School & Arena High School Grads, We applaud your achievements and celebrate your bright future! El Segundo Unified School District EL SEGUNDO HERALD June 10, 2021 Page 3 Obituaries Karen Lucille Thompson Sept. 12, 1953 to May 22, 2021 Karen Lucille Thompson; age 67, Ingle- were married on May 9, 2000 and remained Eagles Have Historic Season wood, CA. 90303, passed peacefully in her together for 21 years. By Gregg McMullin The game was a defensive-minded affair; the sleep at home on May 22, 2021. Born in Karen is survived by her son, Mark Eugene The El Segundo High School’s girl’s soccer Eagles prevailed 1-0. The Caimans came Los Angeles, CA on September 12, 1953 to Edington and her grand-daughter Katherine and lacrosse teams, as well as the boy’s bas- into the game 23-3 and had an 18-game win Ruth & Eugene Thompson. She was preceded Edington. Karen was cremated and there were ketball team, made historic runs this season. streak on their way to capturing the CIF San in death by both her parents. Karen married no services held (at her request). Memorials The soccer team won its first CIF Southern Diego Section Division IV Championship. Jody Lee Wallace (Born April 10, 1960). They are suggested to Calvery Chapel LAX. • Section championship and advanced to its first The Caimans defense has been stellar all CIF Southern California Regional champion- season long, having given up just 21 goals. El ship. The lacrosse team won the program’s Segundo pressured deep, but Caiman goalie first league championship and advanced to Isabella Trask and her back line thwarted the first ever CIF Southern Section Division eleven shots on goal in the first half alone. 2 playoffs. The swim team qualified eight The second half was much of the same, but swimmers and did well at the CIF finals. the teams held their stout defense intact. The Entertainment Soccer Team Establishes Itself game was scoreless and went into the two- During Historic Run minute stoppage time. The Eagles reversed When the referee sounded the whistle ending the field and found their opportunity well In Breaking Boundaries, David Attenborough the CIF Southern California Regional Cham- into stoppage time. Ciera ‘Kiki’ Doggett Begs Us To Trust Science, Again pionship game, the agony and tears streaming received a pass from Chelsie Charles from down the faces of the El Segundo Eagles were the touchline and scored the game’s only goal. By Morgan Rojas for Cinemacy cold, hard facts are what some people need evident. The Eagles had just been defeated The Eagles advanced to the semi-finals to Sir David Attenborough is back with another to truly pay attention. by San Dimas 5-2, the very same team they face the Exeter Monarchs, the CIF Central troubling but ultimately inspiring documentary If you’re expecting another Attenborough had defeated 2-1 in the CIF Southern Section Section Division IV champions. The Mon- about the climate crisis and how we must, film with animals galore, you may be disap- Division 4 Championship game. archs made the 190-mile trip only to make must, believe the science if we are to stop pointed with Breaking Boundaries. Instead of The road to the CIF Southern California the return trip even longer when the Eagles hurling towards total irreversible destruc- primates, director Jon Clay focuses more on Regional Championship game started with a defeated them 4-0. tion. Not a light watch, but a necessary one. the people who have studied and researched matchup with Escondido’s Classical Academy. See Eagles, page 4 Directed by John Clay, Breaking Boundaries: the Earth’s ecosystem for years. Interviews The Science of Our Planet, now streaming on with scientists and scholars are conducted in Netflix, is another important addition to the a stereotypical talking heads style, and almost Patrick Strong from front page Attenborough school of life.