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About Town Hermosa Beach
Officers memorial
The Hermosa Beach Police Department is urging taxpayers to help maintain the California Peace Officers Memorial by marking a check-off box in their 1999 state tax returns.
The bronze and granite memorial on the Capitol grounds in Sacramento bears the names of more than 1,300 officers who have died in the line of duty statewide.
Included is the name of Hermosa Officer Gary Dean Moss, who suffered fatal injuries in a June, 1982, collision while he was pursuing a speeding motorcyclist. Moss is the only officer killed in the line of duty in the city's 93-year history.
The accident occurred when a motorist pulled out in front of Moss's motorcycle. Moss died shortly afterward, and the motorist was convicted of driving under the influence, Officer Paul Wolcott said.
Voluntary contributions of $2.50 by California taxpayers will be used to maintain the memorial.
Kindergarten roundup
Hermosa View School, 1800 Prospect Ave., will begin Kindergarten registration for the 2000-2001 academic year 12:45 p.m. Thursday, March 16.
Registration packets will be available at the parents-only "kindergarten roundup" meeting and thereafter in the school office, with registration hours 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
To qualify for the class of '01, kindergartners must be 5 years old on or before Dec. 2, 2000. A birth certificate, immunization records and proof of Hermosa residence will be required.
Parents can receive a flyer about the roundup meeting by calling 798-1680 and leaving their name and address.
Last call
The Hermosa Beach Historical Society is putting out a last call for contestants to design the society's new logo. The winner will get $100 and a one-year society membership.
The design should be rendered in black and white only, on 8 1/2- by 11-inch white paper. The image should be about four to six inches in size, and must be readable when reduced to as small as one and-a-quarter inches.
The logo may be in layout form.
Deadline is 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 21. Logos may be mailed or delivered to Hermosa Beach Historical Society Museum, 710 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach 90254.
For more information call John Hales at 372-1510. ER