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Jawane Hilton Sworn in as Councilman
Delay, Distraction or Dutiful Procedure by Angela Jackson
Carson residents waited three long weeks to find out the official count of the June 2, 2015 Special Municipal Election to fill the empty City Council Member seat. On June 23, 2015 The Carson Courier caught up with City Clerk Jim Dear to discuss the reason for the result delay. According to Dear , “There was no questioning of the validity of votes, that was a rumor. This is the time it takes to do it right. If you rush it you make mistakes.”
When asked about the amount of time taken, Dear shared unofficial notes from the April 7, 2015 City Council Meeting which considers the June meeting schedule changes due to the Special Municipal Election on Tuesday June 2, 2015. The minutes mention three alternative’s for the month of June. The second option mentions opting out of the June 2nd meeting, having the regularly scheduled June 16th meeting,
The StubHub Center Delivers Summer Relief for Carson Residents Angela Jackson The StubHub Center is the central entertainment center in Carson. This summer Carson residents and its visitors can enjoy a
and having a special meeting June 23rd to declare the results and install the newly elected officer.
Apparently Dear went with the 2nd option and certified the votes on June 22,, 2015. Obviously, the Mayor Albert Robles had a different option in mind when he stated his disappointment on the process at the June 16th City Council Meeting . “I am thoroughly disappointed that 2 weeks later we still don’t have these ballots counted.” said Robles. Dear challenged the Mayor on June 16, 2015 and threatened to sue the City of Carson for misconduct if they proceeded to install Hilton.
. Apparently, the installation that appeared to take place on the 16th was actually an appointment so the City Council could continue to operate while Dear carefully counted the votes.
wonderful concert series for free. The Pitch & Pale live music begins every Friday at 4pm. Patrons can enjoy live music, food, local craft beer, and the wonderful Southern California Summer weather under the setting sun.
City Clerk, Jim Dear Swears in New City Councilman Jawane Hilton
At the June 16th City Council meeting Jawane Hilton was appointed to fill the council seat until his foreseeable installation took place the following week. Hilton stated, “What took place last time (June 16, 2015) was an appointment.” On June 19, 2015 there was a Notice of Special Meeting to be held on June 23, 2015 disseminated on behalf of the Carson City Council signed by Dear. On Tuesday when this reporter called to confirm the meeting place and time she was told that there was no meeting.
Music from various bands and genres will help wind up the week and begin your weekend while you enjoy family and friends. In fact, the event is child and pet friendly. For those who enjoy beer there are many drink specials. This Friday, July 3rd, Poncho Sanchez will bring his legendary Latin Poncho Sanchez Jazz style music to Carson and July 10th Bo Napoleon and his band bring the beautiful Hawaiian sounds to relax and sooth the soul of residents. The StubHub will
Obviously, there is a difference in opinion on what the delay in the counting of votes represents. Whether a delay, distraction, or dutiful procedure what is clear is Carson City Officials are challenged with effectively communicating. The people of Carson have a right to know and a right to question all elected officials intention and actions.
pause Pitch and Pale for two consecutive Fridays and resume on July 31st with the Pan Five Steel Drum Band to bring you a taste of the Caribbean . For a complete schedule visit the StubHub Center for a calendar of events. If you are looking for a way to beat the heat, relax and unwind, enjoy music under the summer skies, Carson has a new place for residents to just “hangout” at the StubHub Center, The Pitch & Pale. Free parking is available in Lot 17.
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Editor’s Desk
Angela Jackson Every city deserves a competent and effective City Government that addresses the needs of the people and the City of Carson is no exception.
The most recent election on June 2, 2015 followed campaigns ran by candidates who promised to bring the City of Carson together.
The votes revealed the candidate voters believed would best bring unity to the city and a calm to the City Government was Jawane
Hilton.
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After an unprecedented delay Jawane Hilton was sworn in as our newest Councilman and the people of Carson are his accountability partners.
Letters from the Community
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interview. Test drive your ideal car. Look at the real estate. Enroll in that class. Talk to a mentor. Communicate with your bill collectors. Plan your event. Go for that audition. Begin or end that relationship. Visualize what you want to materialize in your life. Get outside of your comfort zone and take that exhilarating ride of feeling alive and in the driver's seat of your possibilities and destiny.
If I waited for the perfect moment to start my speaking career in the late 80's I would still be stuck in a career track that was unfulfilling.
I would have missed all the travel, people, rewarding experiences and life lessons I have gained. Because I didn't allow the fear and procrastination to dominate my mind, I have been able to write several books, mentor/coach women, be a professional paid speaker in 35 of the United States, London, Brazil, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, Cancun, the Bahamas, Virgin Islands, St Kitts and so many churches, corporate America, colleges, conferences, retreats and government agencies.
There was no perfect moment to start. There were no "all green lights" along the way. Procrastination is a thief that steals your peace of mind, opportunities, success and blessings. Don't sit on your assets and dreams. Write down your goals and then act on them. Do something today, this week, this month...that you will thank yourself for this time next year. Take a step. Make that call. Write it down. Open your mouth and ask. Submit your proposal. Start your business/ministry. Write your book. Plan your trip. Go for that
Let me give you a kick in your procrAStination mindset to get started on your dreams and goals. It is a process.
You achieve your goals in incremental steps. Don't let fear and the avoidance habit keep you stuck in "I'll start tomorrow." Don't let other people's opinions, agenda, motives, manipulation, little faith and control keep you living below your potential and possibilities. Start today. Do something. Take a step. I offer many motivational CDs for those ready to break chains of limitation and fear. Make a decision to follow your vision.
So often when we feel stuck, we are waiting for something magical to happen. We wonder when the winds will change in our favor. We do this instead of embracing the present and admitting the change we need to make. “Psalm 42:8 says, ‘Deep calls unto deep.” Within each human soul there is a longing for more.
Jewel Diamond Taylor, aka The Self-esteem Dr. will be performing “open heart” surgery as she speaks on the topic “, the “5 Things That Can Set You Free from Feeling Trapped.” Saturday, July 11, 1 pm in Los Angeles.
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EMPLOYMENT
Carson Career Center Information
Job Seekers (Adults)
Serving the Community since 1975
Brief Description of Services Provided: Workforce investment services for eligible adults seeking assistance in achieving academic and employment success, effective and comprehensive activities, which include a variety of options for improving educational and competencies providing effective connections to employers in the City of Carson and surrounding communities. Geographic Area Carson Target Population/Eligibility Adults - Such individuals shall be considered eligi-
Youth Services
Brief Description of Services to be Provided Youth services are comprehensive, integrated, and youth focused.
Programs provide activities for eligible youth seeking assistance in achieving academic and employment success. Activities, include a variety of options for improving educational and skill competencies also providing effective connections to employers.
Bridge to Work Youth Employment & Exploration Program (Serving youth 14-21 years of age, who live in the cities of Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, El Segundo, Gardena, Carson, Lennox and Redondo Beach)
The Bridge To Work program is a formal collaboration that
ble to participate if he/she is:
Eighteen (18) years of age or older Have the right to work in the United States
Have selective service registration (male only) andFall within one or more of the following categories: Offender
Disabled
Older Worker Low Income
OUTPLACEMENT SERVICES FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS
Laid-off workers laid off either due to plant closure or downsizing, or who have been out of work for prolonged peri-
uses a comprehensive approach assisting youth via employment preparation (vocational instruction and handson work experiences), conflict resolution training, and mediation services that addresses the need for skills to interact positively in the workplace, at home and in the community.
SERVICES INCLUDE:
•Pre-Employment Training •Career Exploration •Vocational Training •Job Club-Employment Referral •OJT/Work Experience • Eligibility/Assessment (WIA) •Conflict Prevention •H.S. Diploma/GED Prep Referrals •Mentoring •Academic Enrichment •Parenting & Family Services •Supportive Services
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ods, may be eligible to receive retraining/transition services including on-the-job training, classroom training or customized training in demand occupations. Training for dislocated workers is designed to reemploy individuals by developing and matching transferable skills with job opportunities in growth industries.
For special recruitment posts or other Carson events please visit the Carson Pulse on Facebook. https://www.facebook.co m/thecarsonpulse
Typing tests/certificates are available by appointment only. Call (310) 9521762 to schedule an appointment.
Call: (310) 952-1762
Target Population/Eligibility Youth - Such individuals shall be considered eligible to participate if he/she is:
•Low income •Between the ages of 14-21 years of age •Resides in the local workforce investment area and Fall within one or more of the following categories:
oDeficient in basic liter acy skills oSchool dropout oHomeless, runaway, or foster child oPregnant or parenting oOffender
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Health & Fitness News
How To Become an Exercise Addict
How to Stay Motivated by Amanda MacMillan We all have friends who, despite hectic schedules, never miss a day at the gym. Who can't stop talking about the next 10K. Who can't stop smiling after yoga class. Sure, they’re a little, well, obsessive about working out. But we envy them! The good news is we all have the potential to become fitnessobsessed, says Tom Holland, a Connecticutbased celebrity fitness trainer, exercise physiologist, and expert in sports psychology.
Here are 3 proven ways to make exercise a habit.
Get up earlier Right this minute, go set your alarm and lay out everything you need for your morning workout . (Switch on a lamp as soon as your alarm goes off, says fitness blogger Tina Haupert, so you wake up faster.) Working out at the same time every day may help you improve more quickly, a study from the University of North Texas found, and other research has shown that people who exercise in the morning are more likely to stick with their workout
than those who exercise later in the day. After all, if you get your sweat session out of the way first thing in the a.m., you
This is also about the time you'll start to notice the difference in how you feel if you miss a day or two of exercise, and you'll start to appre ciate the natu ral high that comes after a good workout. Find your niche So you tried spinning and you hated it, or you hurt yourself on your first day of CrossFit.
won't miss out if unexpected distractions come up later in the day. (And while we're on the subject, skip the snooze button: Research suggests that those extra few minutes in bed may actually make you more tired.)
Give it six weeks There's an urban legend that it takes 21 days for something to become a habit, but there's little evidence to back up this claim. For exercise, it's probably more like six weeks, says Rebecca Woll, manager of personal training at Equinox in New York City. "This is when you start to see aesthetic changes in your body," she explains. "Once you see these changes you won't want to go back to the old you!"
That doesn't mean that all forms of fitness aren't for you—so get back out there and try a different one. "Find something that makes you tune out and gives you a release from your daily grind," says Woll—whether that means focusing on the ground ahead of you on a trail run, or following the instructor in a Zumba class. "You'll know you found it when you look at the clock and an hour flashes by without you noticing." Holland agrees: "I always tell my clients, 'I don't exercise,'" he says. "I'll go for a run or go to the gym, but I don't think of it as exercise because that suddenly gives it a negative connotation." Following these 3 tips will get you started on your journey to becoming a fitness addict.
“The Pub” With Nurse Mona Mona Clayton, RN BSN
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“The Saving Grace” Humility-The Art
Hello Carson Courier Readers! Today is a great day to be great!
My article for this issue has changed direction. Look out for part two of “Making the Most Out of Your Hospital Stay-A Nurses Perspective” in the next issue as promised. For this issue I felt a need to focus on the topic of humility in the nursing profession. Humility is not an easily acquired skill and to have a profession that requires a humble attitude is even harder. The nursing profession mandates a profound amount of humility. It is at the most difficult times that nurses are required to demonstrate “the art.” Humility is indeed an “art” because everyone does not have the ability to know or experience it. Humility is defined as a modest or low view of one’s own importance, humbleness, or shyness. Another definition of humility is the “quality of being courteously respectful of others.”
Many people view the nursing profession as one of utmost importance and highly educated. On television some nurses are portrayed as boisterous, in charge, detail driven men and women and sometimes insensitive. In all honesty, there are nurses that exemplify both attributes-humility and the worldview. Servitude is the mainstay of nursing and can be displayed with the washing of the patient’s feet, giving a bed bath, answering call lights, or picking up a dirty food tray. Though the nursing profession requires many years of specialized education, food trays, bed baths, and answering call lights are normally not the most important aspect of patient care for the registered nurse but these functions are not to be overlooked. It is easy for the educated to feel that performing these duties are beneath the scope of practice without the “art of humility”
within. Humility cannot be escaped as a registered nurseeven those that don’t have the innate skill will have to acquire it to survive as a registered nurse.
I discovered the importance of humility in 2013 and having saving grace when I became the nurse asking for blankets, food, and other survival materials for my mother who was at the last stages of living. The nurses taught me what I had been doing as a registered nurse for over 20 years but lacked the knowledge of its importance-how this demonstration could help to make patients and families feel better even at their final moments.
As a patient the exchange of appreciation with a “thank you” for the duties that the nurses perform is all that is needed. Appreciation is the payment that nurses need to continue and because of the art of humility many don’t expect it. Humility is servitude and many believe that being humble means that one is at the bottom of the totem pole. However, even when we are at the foot of the bed and perhaps washing the feet of patients is when we demonstrate our most humble moments and it is during those humble moments that we are elevated the most!
Nurse Mona
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David “DJ” Jones II email:david_dj73@yahoo.com
Not by the dollar amount you're making, because even at Carson High School, CHS students can develop a pro-mentality. A number of professional athletes when asked agree that: 80% of their daily success begins in the mind 20% in the body.
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Professional athletics histori-
cally include the NBA, NFL, MLB. Not to mention the NHL, MLS and PGA. 3 initials across the board, which collaboratively hold countless nostalgic memories in sports history. From these initials, opportunity has harvested, from the initial germination of talent. This talent breeds hard work in individual athletes who have a goal in mind. In our local high schools, each year athletes receive opportunity to maximize their potential in athletics.
Those who do great, usually live as if they already have reached their goals, yet it's still not good enough. This leads to a competitive nature, unmatched, because hard work can only outwork talent. As talent works hard, you become a professional in your sport.
With resilience, it is in the mind where value resides in athletes. Through athletics, our local and global community is able to spend time developing the universal transferable skills of mental strength and physical strength. These skills develop a legacy of leaders, who are able to offer collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity to any professional work environment. The discipline of the mind is what brings success.
As we enter the Summer of 2015, high school and community sports programs are relentlessly chasing success in their sport. We look forward to following these programs and the empowering activities they are participating in. With athletics creating many opportunities for talented and hardworking athletes, this American dream brings you closer to the reality, the process, of competing every day.
Mind, Body & Soul By David “DJ” Jones
The Mind, Body, Soul piece of the Carson Courier Sport’s Desk is essential for athletes. After 17 years of organized sports, I’ve learned in order to make up your complete self, these 3 essentials must be addressed.
Athletes, who sharpen their abilities with this type of focus, also will understand what it means to: Learn to Earn. Commonly this will depend on what the knowledge is and what it being earned. However knowing that all knowledge is good knowledge, we can have an even larger understanding as to what is right and what is wrong. In sports, jobs, families alike, it is the energy that you put into it, that will harvest an uncontended amount of results. Mental, Physical, or Spiritual results based on experiences. These experiences must create change in how things were previously approached.
As we aim to provide leading Education, Opportunities, and Exposure for Local and Global communities, it is important to under-
stand the Amazing Opportunity this will be, for the community to have a voice. We look forward to creating a collaborative rapport with the community in order to encourage the success of our Student – Athletes. As they embark on journeys locally and globally on a timeless journey, within a community that comes from a timeless history of amazing athletes, it is important to highlight their take on Success. As a diverse community, unconditionally blessed with talent in many different career fields, Carson, California has a list of Super Sport’s notables. These notables have went on to Collegiate and Professional athletics. We will do our best to provide followups, interviews, and feedback for our community regarding the steps some of these athletes took along the way. David (D.J.) Jones II Sports Editor @dj_jones73 My email is: david_dj73@yahoo.com
Motivation Moment
Former Carson Colt JORDAN LASLEY Demostrates He's Ready To Move Up On UCLA's Receivers Depth Chart As The Bruins Prepare For The 2015 PAC-12 Football Season. JORDAN Was Named To The UCLA Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll In The Fall Of 2014 Good Luck & Best Wishes To You, JORDAN Source: Carson Colts Website (http://www.eteamz.com/carsoncolts/)
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Carson Based Company Caters To Professional and Elite Athletes
By James Thomas Sr. Founded in 1999 by Mark Verstegen as a refuge for professional and elite athletes, EXOS provides training, nutrition, and physical therapy programs seamlessly integrated under one roof by teams of specialists. From the first facility built in Tempe, Ariz., EXOS has grown to operate out of world-class facilities in Phoenix, Ariz., Carson, Calif., San Diego, Calif., Gulf Breeze, Fla., Raleigh, N.C., and Frisco, Texas, as well as supporting various professional teams domestically and internationally.
It's an unbelievable honor to cater to hundreds of elite and professional athletes each year, as well as executives and industry professionals looking to experience the sys-
tems of EXOS through continuing education. In 2003, EXOS opened a facility at the StubHub Center.
EXOS in Los Angeles offers inte grated serv ices for ath letes, teams, and individuals of all ath letic levels and fitness goals.
The StubHub Center is the most advanced athletic compound in
Deontae Burnett Commits to USC
Just moments after the USC Trojans got live ESPNU commitments from defensive lineman Rasheem Green and linebacker John Houston, Serra’s Deontay Burnett committed to the Trojans an advanced blueshirt scholarship.
Burnett is a three-star wide receiver in the 247Sports Composite, ranked as the 85th best player in the state of California.
He committed to Washington State way back in July of 2014, and just this past weekend went on an official visit to Michigan that had some thinking he was flipping to the Wolverines Burnett denied those rumors on Twitter, and three days later shocks the recruiting world by putting on a cardinal and gold cap as an addition to
the world. The 85-acre complex is the training center for many of America's top athletes and future stars.
Pro performance training College performance training High school and youth performance
training (grades 6-12) Adult training programs, Physical therapy, and Nutrition solutions The StubHub Center is home to the LA Galaxy, CD Chivas USA, the U.S. Soccer Federation, USA Cycling, and the United States Tennis Association. It plays host to national team training and top international competitions across all of these sports.
Contact EXOS @ The Stub Hub Center 18400 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 800 Carson, Ca. 90746 310-630-2290 info-la@TeamEXOS.com
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the Trojans’ 2015 recruiting class.
Since Burnett did not have an official visit or an arranged in-home visit, he is eligible for the advance scholarship. USC will be able to bring him on as a scholarship player after the first day of fall camp, making him eligible to play in 2015, but as an inital scholarship counter for the 2016 recruiting cycle.
All in all, Burnett will be the ninth member of the Serra Cavaliers on the USC roster and the fourth of the 2015 class alongside Green, Houston and preferred walkon commit Caleb Wilson.
Deontae is the uncle of Jordan, James (Bo) and Jaden Thomas.
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REPAIR WALLS TO GIVE ROOMS A FRESH FACE By: Jane Hoback
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Repair walls filled with dents, dings, and scuffs, and you’ll make rooms look young and fresh and maintain the value of your home. Fortunately, repairing walls is a good weekend warrior project. Here’s how to fix your home’s face in a hurry.
Patch Drywall to Smooth Walls A putty knife, spackle, or joint compound can repair wall damage that ages a room. • Dents and dings: A quart of spackle ($11) and a putty knife can fill dozens of small wall indentations. Spackle adheres to painted walls better than joint compound, though it takes a bit longer to dry. Cut wall repair time by thoroughly wiping away excess spackle. • Fist-sized holes: Joint compound is your best bet when covering the mesh or drywall patches that cover big holes. You’ll need at least two thin coats of compound and fine grit sandpaper to blend repairs into the rest of the wall.
• Nail pops: Nail pops travel in packs: Rarely do you see just one. To repair walls pocked with pops, hammer the popped nail back into the wall or pull it out with a needlenose pliers; refasten the drywall to the nearest stud with a couple of screws, then fill dents with two or three coats of joint compound. Sand until smooth and flush with the rest of the wall, then repaint. Remove Marks for a Clean Start Microfiber cloths are little miracles that erase the evidence of a childhood well spent, drawing on and caroming off walls. To get rid of scuff marks and fingerprints: • Spray an all-purpose cleaner onto the cloth (never directly onto walls to avoid drips) and swipe the scuff. (Test a hidden spot to make sure the cleaner doesn’t take off paint with the mark.) • Pour a little dish soap onto a damp cloth and wipe the mark. • Dip a sponge into an earth-friendly and slightly abrasive paste of dish soap, baking soda, and water, and gently scrub grime. • To repair walls decorated with crayon marks, dab
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toothpaste onto a towel or toothbrush and scrub marks. • Use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser ($3), the best instant wall cleaner around. Wet and wring the eraser before attacking scuffs.
Touch Up What You Can’t Wipe Out Prepare for inevitable touchups by keeping leftover paint or at least recording the paint number and/or formula (paint names change). Don’t have the original? Scrape off a little and ask your paint store to match it. For touch-ups, use the same type of brush or roller the original painter used. Feather the paint from the outside borders in. If touch-ups stand out, paint the entire wall, making sure to paint corner to corner and avoid splatters onto the ceiling and adjacent walls.
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for professional and selfgrowth and happiness. I am finding that I am exactly where I need to be and I am in position to accomplish some great goals. I am happy with my decisions. It just happened.
“For Us By Us”
By Khadija Jenkins
I graduated college and life threw me a curve ball. Now what? I was prepared. I was ready to start my career that following Monday right after graduation until I was not hired. Not because I was not qualified. More so, it is competitive. Not because I was not called for a few interviews. More so, the interviews I did get, I was so passionate and anxious that it likely rubbed people the wrong way and may have even came off as desperate.
Now, that passion is still there but it is more controlled.
Not getting the job I planned to get altered my plan but my goals remain the same. Along the way, I took on a public relations/ marketing position which did not pay but positioned me with experience that helps me build my brand. That position actually led to my meeting the publisher of the Carson Courier and opened another door which gives me experience and further develops my brand.
Deciding to wear a few different hats was at first uncomfortable. When people would ask me “well what outcome do you see with this, what outcome do you see with that?” I felt boxed in
Burger Buzz
By Sanai Dehere, Jr. Reporter
There’s a burger buzz about a better tasting burger in Carson. Being an 11 year old burger lover, I thought I’d go give them a chat. PJ’s Grill Burgers and Dogs, a family business has been open for 8 weeks. It’s “a great family experience and great burgers!’’ says Angel a worker at this friendly family oriented burger and hot dog spot. Owners Phillip and Jessica Johnson decided to open up PJ’S because they figured they wanted their own concept, not just another food chain or franchise.
PJ’S is not only the talk of the town because they have great homestyle burgers and hot dogs but they are also giving back to their community. PJ’S is donating free meals to students at Broadacres Avenue Elementary School. Kids who have perfect attendance and high academic scores receive free meals at PJ’s. If you get a chance to stop by don’t forget to try OJ’S FAVORITE and their TURKEY BURGERS. As PJ’S is on the rise owners Phillip and Jessica Johnson look forward to opening more in other communities. But for now you can taste their delicious food served by their friendly staff at 675 East University Dr. Carson, California 90746.
because for the first time I did not have a clear answer. I did not expect to be wearing all these different hats and working on numerous projects. Since I did
not have a clear path it was at first unsettling but I knew I was moving in the right direction and I decided to go with my instinct. I put myself in positions to take on opportunities for
As I continue to sharpen my tools and work towards my goal every day I am finding I always have the perfect answer for that moment. Life creates road blocks. We can plan but sometimes we have to reroute. This does not mean we are going to be stuck in that place. It means we are becoming.
Why We Should Recycle by Aleysha Brown, Jr. Reporter
If we do not recycle then not only today will be harmed with waste but the future generations will also. Recycling is basically turning used materials Aleysha Brown that are labeled “Recyclable” into your local waste facility. If you turn in your recyclable materials it will probably be used to make containers and other materials for new products. If you recycle you are helping this world become better so your life can become better. Recycling is not only about taking it to your local waste facility but is also buying products that have already been recycled. Today if you really pay attention then you
will notice that most of today’s containers have already been
used and recycled about 1-2 times. I highly recommend that you use recycled bottles and containers now in days because you are saving this planet again. About 50% of Americans recycle daily. But 13% out of 100% don’t recycle at all. The advantages of recycling everyday are 81% helps reproduce landfills, 69% saves trees, 62% conserves energy, 42% creates jobs, and 100% makes money. People say we need money to survive and we need trees to make money. How about we make that our motivation to recycle. I am sure that we want money and jobs so recycle. If my family can do it, I am pretty sure you can do it.
In Loving Memory by Imani Brown, Jr. Reporter
Ms. Particia Joyce Kakita, career teacher at Stephen White Middle School passed away on May 27, 2015 at Torrance hospital. She went to the hospital suffering from symptoms related to Alzheimers and peacefully passed away in her sleep. Kakita taught Special Education, History, and Leadership while at White Middle School. She taught for more than 20 years and is best known for her extra-curricular involvement in Drill Team and Leadership. As the advisor for the Stephen White Middle School Drill Team, Kakita ensured that all the students needs were met, that the school supported the Drill Team, and that the Drill team remained in compliance. imani Brown As a young girl Kikta participated in drill team at Gardena High School. According to fellow teacher and former student Jamie Ergina Solis, “She had a passion for drill and wanted to keep the program alive.” Solis added, “She was loving, giving, and caring. She put her heart into the leadership class and the drill team.” Before becoming a teacher, Kakita was a pharmacist. As a teacher, she never looked back. She leaves a school full of students, teachers, faculty and staff who are better because she dedicated herself to White Middle School. She will always be lovingly remembered and sorely missed.
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Carson: The Most Progressive City West Of The Mississippi