🌱 How an El Segundo childhood helped inspire two new kids’ sports books.

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In today's newsletter:

• How an El Segundo childhood helped inspire two new kids' sports books.

Also on today's calendar: St Peter's by the Sea Preschool - Open House and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 78, low: 70.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From the ballpark to the bookshelf: Bobby Brett finds a new way to share his love of sports (thenewstribune.com) — El Segundo gets a nod as the Southern California baseball town where team owner Bobby Brett first fell in love with sports before building a career in Spokane. Now he's channeling that lifelong passion into two simple, colorful children's books, "Baby Loves Baseball" and "Baby Loves Hockey," created with help from his wife.
   

📸 Around El Segundo

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🗓 Upcoming Events in El Segundo

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 20
• St Peter's by the Sea Preschool - Open House →
  6410 Palos Verdes Dr S, Rancho Palos Verdes
  5:00 pm
Friday August 21
• The Wilbury Super Group →
  Killer Shrimp Restaurant And Bar, 4211 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey
  8:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday August 23
• El Segundo Art Walk →
  El Segundo Art Walk (ESAW), 314 Main St, El Segundo
  3:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Board of Education Meeting
  El Segundo Unified El Segundo, CA 90245
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Girls' Varsity Volleyball at Westchester HS
  Inglewood High School Westchester HS
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball, Girls JV @ Warren
  North High 8141 De Palma St, Downey, California, 90241
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball, Girls FS @ Warren
  North High 8141 De Palma St, Downey, California, 90241
  4:30 pm
• Water Polo, Boys VR vs Santa Fe
  North High 2320 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, California, 90501, USA
  5:30 pm
• Girls' Flag Football at Gahr HS
  Inglewood High School Cerritos Gahr HS
  5:30 pm
• Monty Franklin →
  The Comedy & Magic Club, 1018 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach
  8:00 pm
Friday August 21
• {Faculty Flex Days Mandatory Flex Day -- 6 hours}
  El Camino College - Athletics El Camino College, Gardena, CA 90249
• Gardena PD/UCLA Blood Drive
  City of Gardena Rush Gym
  9:00 am
• Flag Football, Girls JV vs Santa Monica
  North High 3620 W. 182nd St., Torrance, California, 90504
  5:00 pm
• Football (11 person) VR @ Orange
  North High 3920 E. Spring Street, Orange, California, 92869
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• One New Face as Candidates Are Set for Manhattan Beach City Council, School Board (thembnews.com)
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Hawthorne

• Family mourning 38-year-old mother of 2 killed in wrong-way crash in Hawthorne (abc7.com)

Santa Monica

• Man Found Dead On Santa Monica High-Rise Balcony Identified (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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