🌱 Can Hawthorne hand Animo Leadership a third straight defeat Wednesday?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can Hawthorne hand Animo Leadership a third straight defeat Wednesday?
• How Hawthorne’s Bluebird Liquor figures into billion‑dollar Powerball buzz

Also on today's calendar: H.E.A.P Holiday Showcase & Fundraiser! and 6 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Hawthorne? Post it to Hawthorne photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 72, low: 54.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Soccer Recap: Animo Leadership Takes a Loss (maxpreps.com) — Hawthorne High’s soccer team is set to host Animo Leadership this Wednesday at 5 p.m., giving local fans a home match to watch. Animo comes in winless after a 4–0 loss to Paramount, while Paramount improved to 5–1 and will next face Jordan on Thursday.
   

• MoCo woman scores $50,000 Powerball win while $1.1 billion jackpot grabs national attention (primetimer.com) — A recent Powerball photo from Hawthorne’s iconic Bluebird Liquor accompanies a feel‑good story about a Maryland woman who won $50,000 while the national jackpot climbs to $1.1 billion. Her quick-pick ticket hit four white balls plus the Powerball, funding a grandkids’ vacation and extra savings as lottery fever continues nationwide.
   

📸 Around Hawthorne

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hawthorne

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• H.E.A.P Holiday Showcase & Fundraiser!
  855 W Victoria St, Unit F, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220,
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Computer Classes
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  3:00 pm
• Financial Aid Information Session
  Hawthorne Math & Science Academy , 4467 W Broadway , Hawthorne
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Painting for Littles
  Wiseburn Library , 5335 W 135th St , Hawthorne
  10:15 am
• Smarty Pants Storytime
  Hawthorne Library , 12700 Grevillea Ave , Hawthorne
  11:30 am
• Dungeons and Dragons for High School
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  4:00 pm

Friday December 19

• English Conversation With Ronnie
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am
• Smarty Pants Storytime
  Wiseburn Library , 5335 W 135th St , Hawthorne
  10:15 am

Saturday December 20

• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  12:30 pm
• STAR Reader
  Mark Twain Branch Library
  1:00 pm
• Teen Study Hall
  Manhattan Beach Library , 1320 Highland Ave , Manhattan Beach
  3:00 pm
• Reading Buddies
  Lawndale Library , 14615 Burin Ave , Lawndale
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I want to start a non-profit animal rescue and would value the community’s opinions.
  It is sad to see dogs being euthanized at shelters because they weren’t chosen within a specific time frame. I’ve worked in an emergency animal… (Nextdoor Hawthorne-W 132nd)
• Firefighters respond to a structure fire in Leimert Park, with smoke visible from a unit and a knockdown of the fire achieved.
  11:04PM on Dec 14: Thirteen units are responding to a structure fire on South Leimert Boulevard in Los Angeles. (Nextdoor )

• Teledyne Technologies Incorporated posted a job opening for Assembler Operator in Hawthorne. Apply here.
• Denny's Corporation posted a job opening for Dishwasher - Franchise in Hawthorne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hawthorne here.

🗞 Nearby News

Inglewood

• Puka Nacua shows off one-of-a-kind cleat case before Rams game (nypost.com)
• Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour is the highest-grossing solo tour of the year, says Billboard (komonews.com)
• Williams throws 4 TD passes in 38-10 rout of Boise State in LA Bowl (postregister.com)

El Segundo

• Making of a Poem: Millicent Borges Accardi on 'Good Tank Farms' by Millicent Borges Accardi (theparisreview.org)
• Saviynt Reaches $3 Billion Valuation in Fund Raise (labusinessjournal.com)

Manhattan Beach

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