orrance ribune T T The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 2, No. 30 - July 26, 2012 Saxophonist Kenny G to Perform at Inside Gourmet Food & Wine Festival This Issue

A Student’s Perspective....4 Business Briefs...... 2 Business & Professional...... 12 Calendar...... 3 Classifieds...... 14 Crime Reports...... 4 Crossword/Sudoku...... 14 Food...... 7 Looking Up...... 12 People...... 6 Pets...... 11

Politically Speaking...... 5 Saxophonist Kenny G will conduct a special benefit performance at the 26th annual “Evening Under the Stars,” Gourmet Food & Wine Festival Saturday, July 28. Hosted by American Honda at its Torrance campus, “Evening Under the Stars” celebrates the best in South Bay cuisine while raising funds for nonprofit Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s new Patient Tower and Pediatric Services. The annual Festival, presented in partnership with the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce, will take place from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by contacting the Real Estate...... 15-16 chamber at 310-540-5858, the Torrance Memorial Health Care Foundation at 310-517-4703, or by visiting www.TorranceMemorial.org Smile Awhile...... 2 Sports...... 6 Council Honors Tuskegee Airman Walter TerriAnn in Torrance.... 10 Crenshaw for Service During WWII By Dylan Little American air group and was left out of many their own approaches to do what was truly Up and Adam...... 6 The Torrance City Council on Tuesday tactical meetings, forcing the group to come a daunting task.” awarded Torrance resident Walter Crenshaw, up with their own strategies, which oftentimes Despite these setbacks, the Tuskegee Wheel Deal...... 8-9 one of the Tuskegee Airmen, with a replica proved just as, if not more, successful than Airmen proved to be an accomplished unit. of the Congressional Gold Medal, in honor their white counterparts. Pawlikowski told a story of one mission of the 102-year-old’s service to the country “They had little opportunity, if any, to share where the group accounted for more than a during World War II. Crenshaw joined the in lessons learned and tactics and techniques third (12 of 32) kills despite being only one United States Army Air Corps in October of that were being applied across the Army of seven squadrons involved in the mission. 1942 where he earned the rank of Sergeant. Air Corps at the time,” said Pawlikowski. They earned the respect of the white pilots He was stationed in Tuskegee, Alabama where “They developed their own techniques and See City Council, page 5 Weekend he served in the air group’s administration offices. He was one of over 400 men in the Forecast all-African American air group. Representa- Police Fill Gaps Created tives from the Air Force and the Army, as well as a packed audience full of Torrance residents and veterans, all gathered to applaud by Realignment Bill Friday Crenshaw for his service to the country. By Dylan Little rections in my lifetime and I would argue Lieutenant General Ellen Pawlikowski, Partly Torrance Police Chief John Neu has been in everyone’s lifetime.” Commander of Space and Missile Systems working to educate residents on what the The other driving force for realignment Cloudy at Los Angeles Air Force Base, shared a little department is doing to keep the city safe is the State budget crisis. According to bit of the history of the Tuskegee Airmen 76˚/60˚ in the wake of AB 109, the Public Safety Neu, Sacramento hopes to save $450 mil- including not only their exemplary record but Realignment bill. At a talk at the Torrance lion during this year and about $2 billion also some of the discrimination they faced Area Chamber of Commerce, Neu discussed by 2015 by moving such a large chunk of from their superior officers. The Tuskegee how the department is already working corrections to county-level government. Airmen stood alone as the only all-African Saturday on filling the gaps left by the legislation. Also, unless the Governor’s tax initiative Mostly The genesis for AB 109 starts with is approved by voters, only two years of a Supreme Court case that determined funding is promised to counties for dealing Cloudy that California prisons were overcrowded with the costs of additional parolees. This 78˚/61˚ to the point of violating the prisoners’ uncertainty has made it hard to acquire constitutional rights. In order to meet the the best resource to handle the influx of guidelines set by the Supreme Court for prisoners--additional probation officers. prison population, the State drafted AB “State funding for realignment has only Sunday 109 to shift the burden onto county jails. been guaranteed for the next two years,” “Are we just going to open the doors said Neu. “They [Los Angeles County] Mostly and let these people out? No, we are not have been very hesitant to hire new staff, Cloudy going to just let these people out,” Neu new probation officers. That’s probably the emphasized. “What the legislature did largest gap that’s been identified.” 81˚/62˚ Walter Crenshaw (center) recieved a replica of the Congressional was construct Assembly Bill 109. AB 109, Central to the new law is that now only Gold Medal from Mayor Frank Scotto, Lieutenant General Ellen the prisoner realignment bill, is the most about 70 crimes will end with a stay in state Pawlikowski and Brigadier General Terry Ferrell for his service as one of the Tuskegee Airmen. Photo by Dylan Little. significant change to sentencing and cor- See Realignment, page 13 Page 2 July 26, 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Business Briefs The Mattucci Project

Gavin keeping cool. Submitted by Bonnie Curtis.

Aurelio Mattucci founder of the Mattucci Project. The Mattucci Project, led by Aurelio those who can’t afford or aren’t capable of Mattucci, is a group of volunteers, who taking care of their front yards. They help help property owners maintain and pos- both residential and commercial property sibly increase their property values. The owners or occupants. 8-year-old El Segundo resident Olivia Jamner cooks up a group of volunteers will come by local Their philosophy is that it doesn’t matter blueberry treat while visiting her grandma Margareta in streets and pick up trash, remove weeds, whose trash it is, or who is responsible Santa Barbara. Photo taken by a hungry grandpa Fred. trim overgrowth and hand out educational for what. They just want to take care of it materials. and encourage others to do the same. If Most property owners believe this is usu- you’d like to get involved please contact ally what you pay taxes for, but in cities Mattucci Real Estate [email protected] like Los Angeles, there is the Los Angeles Update July 12, 2012 Municipal Code, Chapter VI, Section 62.104, The Mattucci Project once again has which puts the responsibility on the prop- shown how much they truly care about erty owner. Couple that with budget cuts the community. On July 12th a group of and overall economic conditions, the Mat- Mattucci Project volunteers returned to tucci Project participants felt that everyone the home on the 22000 block of Anza This is Marie Stinnett, 102 years old long time El Se- should stay involved with maintaining and Ave in Torrance to finish up the project gundo resident counseling improving the streets, one curb at a time. of removing weeds and overgrowth. The Brooke Fist (2 months) on Mattucci states, “Nothing wrong with pick- volunteers were able to remove 18 trash the secrets of longevity. ing up the neighbors trash. Our goal is to bags full. Homeowner “Dolly” stated: “I’m encourage property owners to start helping amazed as to how nice my place looked each other in maintaining curb appeal.” once they were done.” They believe that most prospective buy- Volunteers included Nick Donato, Cheryl ers (or renters) usually make a decision Clark, Virginia West, Chris Davis, Eli about a property by the time they drive Pilowsky, Martella Keniry and Aurelio up to it. Businesses also tend to do better Mattucci. Baby Giuseppe came to look in cleaner and more appealing conditions. this time around. Better business, means more jobs. The following are some photos of July Trevor Ramirez gladly helps his dad Dave landscape the But more importantly they want to help 12th Mattucci Project: • backyard. Submitted by George Burleigh, grandfather.

Giuseppe Mattucci (Aurelio’s 1 year old son) just Cheryl Clark gives a green “thumbs up”. supervising.

Lauren and Ryan Poepoe celebrating 4th of July. Submitted by Julie Poepoe

Readers send us your photos! Do you have a favorite photo? An old yearbook photo? Glamour Shot? Baby photo? We want them. We will accept only one photo, per person, Green thumb up from Eli Pilowsky. Martella Keniry pruning the trees. every month. Once a month, we will pick a “Staff Favorite” and the winner will get a $25.00 gift certificate from one of our advertisers.

Email your photos to: Management@ heraldpublications.com. We will only accept emailed photos and they must be in jpg form. Nick Chris Davis Donato fills a trash double can with Kiele is ready for the Olympics. Submitted by Amy tasking. weeds. Gimlen Burrin. TORRANCE TRIBUNE July 26, 2012 Page 3 Calendar Genealogical Society Offers

Thursday, July 26 Tuesday, July 31 • Bay Ostomoy Support Group, 7:30 p.m., • Artful Days: Artists Who Laid the Research Tips, Glimpse at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Health Groundwork for Leonardo and Michaelan- Center #2, 3330 Lomita Blvd. For more in- gelo, 12:10 p.m.-1:00 p.m., George Nakano formation call (310) 517-3409 M-Th or (310) Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive. For more Into Ancestry 378-5331. information call (310) 618-2326. By Cristian Vasquez such as the Great Depression. • Baker’s Dozen 4, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Upcoming In front of a capacity-filled meeting room “It’s about knowing what their life was Torrance Art Museum, 3320 Civic Center • Bark for Life of Torrance, a noncompet- at the Katy Geissert Library, the South Bay like and what their problems were. That’s the Drive. For more information call Max Pres- itive walk event for dogs and their owners to Cities Genealogical Society hosted its monthly same thing that helps you tie in with them neill at (310) 618-6388 raise funds and awareness in the fight against meeting with Dr. Eric W. Siess making a [ancestors],” genealogist Dick Rath said. Saturday, July 28 cancer, Aug. 12 from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., presentation aimed at helping persons of “You think we have a tough life now, but • 26th Annual “Evening Under the at Columbia Park. For more information call German descent trace their ancestors. Siess’ you’re wrong compared to how they had to Stars,” Gourmet Food & Wine Festival Sheri Slover at (310) 990-2518. to raise funds for Torrance Memorial • The August meeting of the Progres- presentation was aimed at assisting anyone live. But they were happy doing what they Medical Center. 6:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m., sive Democratic Club will be on Sunday, tracing their German ancestry with a wide were doing. You get to learn what their life at American Honda, 700 Van Ness Ave. August 12, from 4:00 p.m.-6 p.m., at Den- range of issues stemming from circumstances was like and that’s really what makes it Advanced tickets purchase required. For nys Restaurant, 600 E Carson Parkway. For in America to situations back in mainland Eu- interesting.” tickets and information call the chamber more information contact Steve Varalyay at rope that might have significantly contributed Among the recommendations made by Siess at (310) 540-5858, the Torrance Memo- [email protected] or Julian Burger at to the emigration of people in large amounts. were looking at political, economic and even rial Health Care Foundation at (310) (310) 508-9234. “I think that everybody has a story that micro events in Europe when considering 517-4703. ngoing O German ancestry. Germany’s borders have • Free Movie in the Park, beginning at • Diabetes Support Group meets the they can tell in terms of why they left. Most dusk (around 8:00 p.m.), Greenwood Park, second and fourth Tuesday of the month, everybody’s migration, at least in the 18th fluctuated so much throughout history that 1520 Greenwood Ave. For more information 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Torrance Memorial and 19th Century, it was tough--they had it can pose a challenge to identify what is call (310) 618-2720. Health Conference Center, Rm 1. For more to sit on a ship,” Siess said. “For most of German-based on a modern-day map. German • “Cardboard Box City Event” benefiting information call (310) 370-3228. us, our ancestors did not have money, so who came to America arrived throughout Family Promise of the South Bay, Sat. 4:00 • Caregivers Support Group meets every they had to sit down in the lower portions different eras, making it more of a challenge p.m.-Sun. 7:00 a.m., First Christian Church, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., Torrance Me- of the ships. So somebody had to be really to pinpoint a person’s point of origin. Fur- 2930 El Dorado St. For more information morial Conference Center, Rm 5. For more motivated in order to go. So understand- thermore, once in America and given certain call (424) 571-2261. information call (310) 517-4666. • Free Saturday Nights Summer Con- • Overeaters Anonymous, 7:30 p.m. every ing what was motivating them--what was political dilemmas back in Germany, many certs: Next Exit, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., The Tuesday, First Christian Church, Room 8, going [on] when they left. Whether it was immigrants saw it best to change their last Courtyard, 1261 Cabrillo Ave. For more Maple & El Dorado. Free. Germany, whether it was Ireland or whether names in an effort to sound less foreign. information call (310) 320-2332. • “Retired Guys Only” Join fellow re- it was Central America, it is all part of the “When somebody wants to change their • Outreach Luncheon, 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 tirees the first Wednesday of each month, story that makes us real people instead of identity, they don’t necessarily leave a lot of p.m., Torrance First United Methodist 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m., Torrance First United just some historical figures.” clues as to what their identity was. In the case Church ,Social Hall, 1551 El Prado. For Methodist Church, 1551 El Prado. For more Through online resources, persons inter- of name changes that are done informally, you more information call (310) 328-3242. information call (310) 328-3242. • ested can begin tracing their family’s origins. frequently have a name that’s a subtle change However, the task is complicated by various and that is easy to understand,” Siess said. historical factors and in some instances the “In some cases, it’s just completely altogether lack of information or difficulty in obtaining different because everyone wanted to hide All six of our papers information that is readily available. On April their pasts. Prejudice takes an awful lot of 1, United States Census data and information forms. The Irish have experienced it. I think are online @ from 1940 was released. It is currently in that Hispanics currently are experiencing it. In the process of being indexed and is a fresh terms of surnames, the black community has www.heraldpublications.com source of information not just about the era, not made much in name changes--but this is but about the people who endured events See Genealogy, page 13 Looking for the Torrance Tribune? You can find us at all the following locations as well as our Web site: www.heraldpublications.com Want a subscription? For $95 a year, we will mail a newspaper to your home. Just mail us a check. We will use the address on the check for your subscription address, unless instructions state otherwise. Mail the check to Herald Publications, 312 E. Imperial Ave., El Segundo, 90245. Please add “Torrance Subscription” in the memo line. 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Sepulveda Blvd. Dino’s Burgers 1975 Torrance Blvd. RE-MAX Exec South Bay 23740 Hawthorne Blvd. Walgreens 2321 Hawthorne Blvd, Redondo Beach Eddie’s Barber Shop 2455 Sepulveda Blvd. Residence Inn 3701 Torrance Blvd. Walgreens 22930 S. Western Ave. El Camino College MB Blvd. & Crenshaw Sea Shore Chinese 5137 Calle Mayor Walser’s Art Supplies 23145 Kashiwa Court El Pollo Inka 23705 Hawthorne Blvd. Seafood Town Resturant 22922 Hawthorne Blvd. West End Raquet & Health 4343 Spencer St. Enhanced Chiropractic 23823 Hawthorne Blvd. Shakey’s Pizza 5105 Torrance Blvd., Torrance Western Museum of Flight 3315 Airport Drive Express Auto Service 20505 Hawthorne Blvd. Shoe Dog 25359 Crenshaw Blvd. Yamabuki Restaurant 23863 Hawthorne Blvd. Frank’s Liquor 1601 Cabrillo Ave. Shorewood Realty 1009 Torrance Blvd. YMCA Torrance-South Bay 2900 E. Sepulveda Blvd. Froots 21219 Hawthorne Blvd. Snax - Wood Rack 4539 Sepulveda Blvd. Zina’s Restaurant 4125 Calle Mayor Page 4 July 26, 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE A Student’s Perspective Crime Reports The crimes listed are crimes where a re- Back to Reality port was taken by law enforcement agency By Glen Abalayan, much as possible. By hiding their advisory and submitted for investigation. The out- Torrance High School Student as much as legally possible, the companies come of the investigation or any criminal It is a shame how often people want to continue to make more money because they court proceeding are not considered when escape from reality. Compared to life decades know that blatantly telling customers to reporting crimes. The crimes are listed as ago, I do not understand some individuals’ drink responsibly would reduce their sales follows: arson, simple assault, aggravated complaints of having such a hard life. It seems and income. assault-weapon, auto theft, auto burglary, that there are more people complaining about Tobacco and narcotics follow the same commercial burglary, residential burglary, Burglary-Auto: 3600 BLOCK SPENCER their broken nails than their broken lives. It’s principles to persuade potential customers, homicide, strong-arm robbery, robbery with ST Suspect(s) enters vehicle by unknown ironic how as life gets easier, the complaints but are more potent and dangerous. In the a weapon, theft and vandalism. The City means and takes property/stereo, laptop. get louder. Naturally, when encountered with mid-20th Century, it was not uncommon of Torrance, or its employees or agents, Burglary-Auto: 21300 BLOCK HAW- a difficulty, people attempt to fix what is to see someone break out a cigarette to shall assume no liability for: 1. Any errors, THORNE BLVD Suspect(s) pries door lock wrong. For centuries, people have decided to relieve themselves of their problems for a omissions, or inaccuracies in the information for entry and takes property/stereo/GPS unit. act responsibly when problems arise. There brief moment. Today, people have moved provided regardless of how caused; or 2. Any July 11 is even a common proverb that says, “When from simple cigarettes to marijuana and decision made or action taken or not taken Theft: 20700 BLOCK ANZA AVE the going gets tough, the tough get going.” other drugs to provide a stronger and longer by reader in reliance upon any information Suspect(s) takes property from victim’s But with the emergence and accessibility of escape from reality. This predicament is a or data furnished hereunder. residence without permission while there alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs, people very close prediction made 80 years ago in July 8-14, 2012 with permission/laptop. are irresponsibly choosing to instead mask Aldous Huxley’s book Brave New World, Compiled by Cristian Vasquez Burglary-Auto: 21000 BLOCK LADEENE their troubles for a brief moment instead of where citizens are sedated and are always July 14 AVE Suspect(s) enters vehicle by unknown actually doing something to fix it. in a euphoric state due to the extremely Auto Theft-All: 18500 BLOCK TAYLOR means, ransacks and takes property/purses, One does not need to look very far to see strong narcotics they religiously consume. CT Stolen vehicle: ‘11 Ford van. wallet. the irresponsibility of certain individuals. The At the rapid pace in which new and stronger Vandalism: CARSON ST & FLOWER Theft: 17300 BLOCK HAAS AVE media is mainly responsible for this issue forms of illegal substances are made, the AVE Suspect(s) tags signs and trash cans. Suspect(s) takes property by unknown because of its unbridled proliferation of im- illegal manufacturers may one day produce Burglary-Auto: 3600 BLOCK GARNET means/jewelry. ages and videos depicting drug and alcohol a product so potent that those who take it ST Suspect(s) enters possibly unlocked vehicle Vandalism: 20500 BLOCK HAWTHORNE abuse. Instead of depicting how much these will remain in their own personal utopia and and takes property/tablet, iPod, GPS, stroller. BLVD Suspect(s) smashes glass door and substances ruin lives, the media shows those never wake up. Robbery-Strong Arm: 1700 BLOCK window at location. taking the substances unusually merry. This A major but unlisted consequence to an CARSON ST Suspect enters location, presents Theft: 2200 BLOCK CRENSHAW BLVD common form of advertising subliminally individual’s constant flights in and out of a demand note and flees with property/cash. Suspect(s) takes property from unattended tells the viewer that they can’t be as happy this world is the loss of the individual’s own Burglary-Auto: 2700 BLOCK SKYPARK backpack on basketball court/ cell phone, iPod. unless they use their product. humanity. Not a day goes by when someone DR Suspect(s) smashes window for entry Burglary-Auto: 3500 BLOCK CARSON Any commercial made by the liquor gi- is not on the news for a despicable act due and takes property/purse. ST Suspect(s) forces door lock for entry and ants Budweiser or Heineken supports this to alcohol, smoking or drugs. As their ability Burglary-Residential: 1700 BLOCK takes property/stereo/GPS unit. idea. Their commercials effectively persuade to reason diminishes, so do the things that SANTA FE AVE Suspect(s) enters partially Theft: 4200 BLOCK TORRANCE BLVD customers into buying their product because make them human. By taking substances to open window and takes property/laptop. Suspect(s) punches door lock for entry and of how they claim to give people happiness suspend reality, individuals do unspeakable Robbery-Strong Arm: 21000 BLOCK takes property/stereo/ GPS unit, wallet. upon using it. Most of their commercials are things that cannot possibly happen inside a HAWTHORNE BLVD Suspect asks victim Burglary-Auto: 21200 BLOCK HAW- in a party setting where everyone using their sane mind. for money then grabs, pushes, bites and THORNE BLVD Suspect(s) pries door lock product has a large smile on their face and Suffering will always be a part of life. In punches her when she declines. for entry and takes property/third row seat. everything is happy and joyous. Some com- its simplest form, there are only two ways Battery-Simple: 4800 BLOCK ASTERIA Burglary-Auto: VAN NESS AVE & 176TH mercials even include a catchphrase such as, to react to it: by accepting its presence and ST Suspect hits victim in the face. ST Suspect(s) forces open window for entry “Here we go.” as if drinking their product doing what is necessary to fix it, or to run July 13 and takes property/stereo, tablet, GPS. will somehow take them into a “members away from it and merely delay its impending Theft: 3500 BLOCK CHALLENGER ST Burglary-Auto: 21600 BLOCK HAW- only” utopia where problems cease to exist. consequences. There is no way around it. Suspect(s) takes property from exterior of THORNE BLVD Suspect(s) reaches in open But the problem is that there isn’t anything People need to face their problems head on to building/main water valve. window to unlock door, ransacks and takes at the end of the bottle other than glass and finally move on. Regrettably, some cowardly Burglary-Auto: 3900 BLOCK 238TH ST property/CDs, purse.\ irresponsibility. The happiness shown in the people look for ways around this time-tested Suspect(s) enters possibly unlocked vehicle Theft: 2600 BLOCK 182ND ST Suspect(s) commercials hardly depict real life as the method and bury their problems in a sea of and takes property/ handicap placard. cuts lock and takes property from rack/bicycle. continued use and abuse of liquor result liquor, smoke and pills. Unfortunately, those Burglary-Auto: 3500 BLOCK CARSON July 10 in fights, car crashes and broken families. who bury their problems become attached ST Suspect(s) punches door lock for entry and Theft: 2000 BLOCK 166TH ST Suspect(s) Although they advise customers to drink to their own utopia but pay the price by takes property/third row seat, bag of shoes. takes property from victim’s mailbox/outgo- responsibly, the message is sometimes difficult gradually losing their sanity. Life may be Burglary-Auto: 2500 BLOCK AIRPORT ing mail. to find and speedily delivered to conceal it as tough, but having to live a lie is tougher. • DR Suspect(s) enters vehicle by unknown Theft: 17600 BLOCK YUKON AVE means and takes property/third row seat, Suspect(s) pries property off of victim’s laptop. vehicle/wheel caps. Burglary-Auto: 3500 BLOCK CARSON Battery-Simple: 4800 BLOCK 190TH Mortgage rates are ST Suspect(s) punches door lock for entry ST Suspect punches victim in the throat and and takes property/third row seat, child mouth and bites her arm. still historically low seat, shoes, gym clothes, backpack, iTouch, Auto Theft-All: 4100 BLOCK 177TH ST Mortgage rates are watch, jewelry. Stolen vehicle: ‘03 Ford van. stillAct historically now low Burglary-Auto: 2500 BLOCK AIRPORT Auto Theft-All: 23700 BLOCK WEST- DR Suspect(s) forces door lock for entry ERN AVE Stolen vehicle: ‘94 Honda Accord. 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One Man’s Opinion Political Penguin

By Gerry Chong By a 5:1 margin, the Senate had passed the By Duane Plank his Tweets and communications with oth- In 1962, the brilliant Ray Bradbury Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defining Sometimes I tend to get a little personal in ers, randy as they may have been, would penned the gothic novel and poem Some- marriage as between a man and a woman, these columns. Maybe too much for some. not somehow be discovered by the intrepid thing Wicked This Way Comes, the story and the House overwhelmingly passed the And maybe I stray off the dotted line occa- media-ites and make national news. of a strange circus headed by the sinister law by a vote of 342-67. Democrat Clinton sionally. Sorry. Do my best to keep the prose Now, and let’s be honest here, gotta believe Mr. Dark arriving in a small town. It is he signed it into law. In 2009, the Obama breezy, readable and interesting, especially that more than a few of you out there in who tattoos onto his body the picture of Department of Justice declared the law with the deadlines that make some of my readerland have sent an ill-advised text, e-mail every victim he has conned into joining his constitutional, but 18 months later Obama musings possibly a bit dated. or Tweet. Or maybe even left a somewhat circus, preying upon their hopes and bring- issued an executive order saying the DOJ But off the top, I want to ask for your stupid voicemail on someone’s tele? Anyway, ing change from which they never recover. would cease defending the law. In essence, thoughts and prayers to be sent to Nick the story goes that Weiner, who has always A presence dark invades the fair Obama superimposed his view over that of Ekbatani, who was severely injured in a coveted the Mayor’s chair in Gotham City, And gives the horses ample scare both houses of Congress in clear violation motorcycle mishap two weekends ago. which is New York City, for some of you Chaos rains and panic fills the air of the Constitution. So severely injured that Ekbatani, who not up to speed, is chomping at the bit. When something wicked this way Said Jonathan Turley, a liberal graduated from UCLA with a degree in And that the Weiner man is contemplating comes constitutional law scholar at political science a few years back, a run for Mayor in 2013. NEWS FLASH: The Hill Pulse George Washington University, had to have part of his left leg Now, Weiner denies that he is Opinion Research poll found that “The President is using executive amputated. plotting a comeback. But sometimes 68 percent of Americans believe power to do things Congress Met Nick a few times--attended politicos may fib, right? And we all Barack Obama has substantially has refused to do. That fits a a Trojan (before he was a Bruin) football know the American public’s proclivity changed the country--56 percent disturbing pattern of expansion game with him. He is the nephew of my to forgive and forget, right? Reference negatively and only 35 percent posi- of executive power. He is negating high school buddy and still good friend the Limo Liberal pin-up boy Slick Willie tively. Something Wicked This Way Comes. part of the criminal code because he Andy. Who waxes big-time political on some and his dalliance with the chubby, beret- In 1996, under President Clinton, Congress disagrees with them. That goes beyond of the texts that he sends me, excoriating wearing cow Monica Lewinsky. passed the Temporary Relief for Needy the pale.” some of the policies and decisions made by So the current POTUS has been out and Families Act (TANF). The act modified the ‘Cross this evil land ill winds blow the POTUS as he, according to Andy, and I about, beating the bushes, looking for every welfare program by requiring applicants work For something wicked this way grows. paraphrase, continues to give away the farm. shekel as he lines his overflowing war chest 20 to 30 hours per week or make material To close budgetary deficits exceeding Anyway, was dealing with my oh-so-non- for the battle with Mitt “The Glove” Rom- efforts towards work. Clinton said this act $1 trillion every year, Obama proposes to important day-to-day troubles, heading to ney this fall. The President’s operatives are “ends welfare as we know it” and TANF raise taxes on 950,000 small businesses, work one morning in the early gloaming, doing their best to paint the seemingly at did in fact reduce the number of welfare but the Democratic Senate refuses to bring when I found out about Nick’s life-threatening times befuddled and backpedaling Romney applicants by millions. While the law pro- the President’s proposal to a vote. The accident. Which kind of puts, at least for with a nasty broad brush, saying that when hibited its alteration by executive order, on Heritage Foundation calculated that if these me, some stuff in perspective. Sent an e- the Elephant Party nominee was the chief July 12 President Obama eliminated the businesses earned an average of $250,000, mail to a friend that very morning, noting executive at a profiteering Boston-based work component of the law by executive their federal tax increase would be $24,888. the terrible accident and the sadness I felt. private equity that he made a load of money. order, thus violating the law itself. On July 13, Americans for Tax Reform Part of the friend’s response was, “Life is Which, as far as I understood, was the main And boiling currents pound like drums disclosed that income taxes have reached so tenuous, no?” reason to have a big business in America? When something wicked this way comes. 54 percent of the nation’s GDP and the Amen. To make a boatload of money for you, for On July 12, the New York Times reported average worker must work until July 15 to Okay, so had to guffaw a little bit when a your investors--and if the trickle-down thing that from 2008 to 2012, food stamp recipients pay for this year’s tax burden. Something story crossed the wires recently noting that worked out, for other folks way down on the rose by over 50 percent from 30 million to wicked this way comes. the somewhat disgraced ex-Congressman bottom level of the food chain. 46 million. Some of that increase was due On July 12, the Doctor Patient Medi- from the Empire State, Anthony Weiner, was Romney, who doesn’t do well when quizzed to the recession, but according to The Times, cal Association polled 699 doctors, who contemplating a return to the political scene by the smart-aleck, left-leaning media-ites, much was due to policy changes. First, there revealed that 83 percent had considered a scant 14 months after his embarrassing mea finally had to stand up for a second and an- are categorical eligibility rules declaring quitting medicine because of the burdens culpa and exit from public service when he swer a few of the left-leaning queries. Maybe anyone receiving benefits from any other of Obamacare. By the year 2020, the nation was outed, or he outed himself, after being he will even release his tax returns soon? entitlement program automatically became will face a shortage of 90,000 doctors, and caught sending suggestive Tweets and other Hey, my tax returns are out there in the eligible for food stamps. Even if a person of those continuing to practice 49 percent modes of communication to women friends. public domain somewhere. Shouldn’t the received a flier describing the program, he will cease accepting Medicaid patients Weiner became a laughingstock for awhile, presumptive Republican nominee have to became eligible. Second, any work require- because of excessive regulations, low-ball with the non-funnies like the non-watched come clean? And maybe when “The Glove” ment was suspended. Third, there is no payments and excessive hoops required to Conan O’Brien show on some cable network releases his tax returns, we can all get some maximum asset limit requirement. Fourth, obtain payment. that no one pays attention to, who made tawdry clarification on the somewhat murky birth the federal government offered states $50 To date, Health and Human Services jokes at Weiner’s expense for a few weeks. certificate issue that is still, somewhat, million in bonuses to sign up applicants. (HHS) had spent $1 billion to implement But like most media engendered maelstroms, plaguing the POTUS as he skates around So the program exploded. Obamacare and has drawn 13,000 pages the shelf life of the Weiner peccadilloes soon the country with his palms out, grabbing as When the House proposed a two percent of regulations. Yet the law allows HHS to subsided and the political pundits were on much dough as he can from the Limousine reduction in the program, equal to $16.5 spend another three years to finish drawing to the next big thing. Liberals. billion over 10 years, the Democratic Senate its regulations and procedures. One can Well, Weiner has stayed off of the front Out of space, but I promise that there will rejected that proposal. only guess at the end result. and back pages for the last year or so, stay- be a Princess Palin update next week. Seems The landscape turns to ashen crumbs Mr. Dark smiles ing out of the limelight. And remember, the the lass hasn’t yet been invited to make an When something wicked this way comes. As something wicked this way comes. • guy committed no crime other than that of appearance at the GOP convention. Persona being so stupid and arrogant that he thought non grata? •

City Council from front page they would escort on bombing runs because forces are where we are in the war on terror,” butions during the war and instead thanked Scotto and Torrance Police Lieutenant Stephen of their high success rate. “The white bomber said Ferrell. “And were fighting side by side. God and his wife of 74 years for supporting D’Anjou worked to make sure Crenshaw pilots called these Tuskegee Airmen angels, Color does not matter, race does not matter, him and helping to see him through not just would have a chance to be honored for his because when they provided the escort ser- sex does not matter. In the years past it did, war, but all of his 102 years. “I didn’t do service by the community in his hometown vice for those bombers, the success of those but we had to break down those barriers and this all alone,” said Crenshaw. “God gave of Torrance. Scotto and D’Anjou had to talk bombers coming back was greatly improved,” sir, [Crenshaw], you are part of that.” me strength. He gave me a little lady…my to the office of the President and make sure said Pawlikowski. After the speeches from Pawlikowski and wife, who has stuck with me through thick they weren’t violating Congressional decorum When Crenshaw served, the Air Force Ferrell, Crenshaw finally was presented with and thin.” by awarding him a replica of the medal (as wasn’t yet its own branch of service and his replica medal by Torrance Mayor Frank Arranging this ceremony was no simple task. typically only a member of Congress or the instead was a part of the Army. To represent Scotto and the two generals. Crenshaw said Scotto first met Crenshaw to present him a President can award the Congressional Gold the branch Crenshaw served under, Brigadier he was amazed that so many people came to proclamation on the latter’s 102nd birthday. Medal). On top of that Scotto and D’Anjou General Terry Ferrell, Commanding Officer thank him for his service to the country. “I The Mayor didn’t realize that Crenshaw was had to coordinate the schedules of the two of the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, am overwhelmed at this show of love and a member of the Tuskegee Airmen until military representatives who would be at the also recognized him and the other Tuskegee admiration,” said Crenshaw. “For a moment, I speaking with Crenshaw’s son. Scotto also ceremony. However, D’Anjou said that all Airmen for their contributions not only in thought I was dreaming. But all these camera learned that Crenshaw hadn’t been recognized the work was more than worth it. “I couldn’t combat but in ridding the armed forces of the flashes brought me back to reality. I want for his service, as he was unable to attend be happier,” he said. “When Mr. Crenshaw racism and sexism that used to be ubiquitous. to thank you all for showing me how much the ceremony where the Tuskegee Airmen got the microphone and thanked everyone “Because of that organization and because you care. I love you all.” were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their outpouring of support, I could see of men like Mr. Crenshaw, today our armed Crenshaw was humble about his contri- by George W. Bush in 2007. From then on, it meant so much to him.” • Page 6 July 26, 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Up and Adam Clippers or Lakers? Warriors Ready for Battle By Adam Serrao with the Phoenix Suns to capitalize on By Adam Serrao against Dominguez. The Warriors were able It seems kind of silly to be continuously what might have been the biggest deal of The West High Warriors football team is to make it back to the playoffs the very next talking about basketball even though we’re the summer thus far. The Lakers also added ready to start the season and this year, hop- year and again in ‘09-‘10, exiting both times in the midst of what is turning out to be a free agent forward Antawn Jamison to the ing to take the Bay League by surprise. In a with losses in the first round. This year, Holt great baseball season for the West Coast of mix to bolster their bench and rounded out traditionally tough league, head coach Greg is hoping to recapture some of the magic the United States. Both the Dodgers and the their starting five by deciding not to use the Holt has been working hard all summer to from earlier in his career and carry his team Angels are looking like they will at very least amnesty clause on Metta World Peace. As this prepare his team to go up against the likes of back to the playoffs and maybe even attain get one of the two wild card spots available article is currently being written, there is no Mira Costa, Redondo and even last year’s Bay the ever elusive CIF championship trophy. for this year’s playoffs if they don’t both end new news with Dwight Howard. The Lakers League champs, the Palos Verdes Sea Kings. If the Warriors are going to get themselves up making runs at first place spots. So why have been leading the charge to acquire the With enough preparation and hard work put back on the right track this season, they are does the center of attention seem to stay on big man from Orlando, but as everyone now in over the summer, the Warriors have the going to have to do it against another tough basketball even though the season is over knows, the process has become entirely too opportunity to not only take the Bay League schedule of opponents. Three of the Warriors’ and the Miami Heat have already been complicated to even talk about anymore. by surprise, but to also make a deep run in the first five games will be against cross-town crowned champions? Well, besides So from this point forward, let’s make playoffs this year. A team that is showing signs rivals Torrance, South and North. After their the fact that the baseball season believe Dwight stays in Orlando of consistently getting better, that is exactly attempt to maintain city bragging rights, West is an excruciating 162 games at least to start off the season. what Holt and the Warriors are looking to do. will jump right into league play where they long and it is only just about So with all of the moves made, After a disappointing 2010-‘11 season in will take on Mira Costa, Redondo and Palos halfway done, the moves be- which team will be better this which the Warriors won only three games all Verdes in consecutive weeks. The Warriors ing made in basketball right season? Well, with the addition year long, Holt saw his team successfully are 1-6-1 in their last eight games against now will shape the entirety of of Steve Nash, the combination rebound to a 6-4 record in order to ascend Mira Costa, while they have compiled only next season. In other years, that of Nash and Bryant will give the out of the cellar of the Bay League standings a 2-6 record against Redondo in that same still may not be enough to take Lakers a superior backcourt over and finish the year right in the middle of the amount of time. They are a little bit better, baseball off of the front pages during Chris Paul and Jamal Crawford. Craw- pack. This year, the middle of the pack will but still not even with Palos Verdes at 3-5 summertime, but the difference this year has ford can score points, but he shoots a poor not suffice for West High. The way that the in the last eight. The Warriors do, however, been that both L.A. teams have been the center average and is certainly no Kobe Bryant. team finished off last season may even give it have winning records against the Torrance of attention in the offseason. Both the Lakers With Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum, the momentum coming into this new year. With teams from the Pioneer League, so Holt and and the Clippers have made moves to bolster Lakers have more skill and athleticism in back-to-back wins against league opponents, company will look to put together as many their respective rosters, with maybe even their front court than the Clippers’ duo of the Warriors didn’t just beat Palos Verdes wins as they possibly can before the most more moves to come before play gets back Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. Sure, Peninsula and Leuzinger; they embarrassed traditionally difficult challenge of league underway. Up to this point, though, which Griffin is explosive and a human highlight them. With a 45-19 win against Peninsula play rolls around. team has had the more impressive offseason? reel, but he has virtually no outside shot. followed by a 46-0 win against Leuzinger, One main advantage that the Warriors will The Lakers have been the center of attention The one area where the Clippers may outdo the Warriors pieced together their offense and have coming into this season is that they in Los Angeles for so long that it becomes the Lakers is in bench depth. Even there, defense a little late in the year to outscore will get last year’s starting quarterback, Joey easy to forget just how well the Clippers however, the Lakers have improved over last their final two opponents 91-19. As they say Notch, back for his final year as a senior did last year. Not only did the team make year by adding Antawn Jamison. Jamison’s though, “Better late than never,” and Holt captain of the team. Notch will unfortunately the playoffs for the first time since the 2006 career averages of 19.5 points and 7.9 re- and the Warriors hope that the same senti- have lost his favorite target on the team, Nick season, but they also finished only one game bounds per game will do much to improve ment rings true to give the team momentum Roos, but with the experience that Notch has back of the Lakers in the Pacific Division a toxic bench of a year ago. coming into the 2012-‘13 season. gained throughout his seasons under Holt as standings. Seems Chris Paul really can make The Lakers won’t be the better team just Holt is coming up on his ninth season as the starting quarterback, it shouldn’t be hard a difference to a ball club. Maybe that’s why because they have the better players. The the Warriors’ head football coach. Overall, to find a new go-to player. The quarterback David Stern did all that he could to keep him team is constructed in a way that it has not his tenure at West has been successful as he is the focal point of every football team, from going to the Lakers in order to even out been in previous years and that alone will has compiled a 40-35-2 record. Holt’s most so with another year under his belt, Notch the amount of “power teams” in the NBA. benefit them down the stretch and into the successful year may have come during the should have no problem leading the Warriors Either way, it worked and Paul teamed up playoffs. Nash will become the new floor ‘06-‘07 season when he led the Warriors to past the traditional powerhouses of the Bay with Blake Griffin, Chauncey Billups and general and in the process lessen the load an undefeated (5-0) record in league play League this season. company to make a run at the playoffs. for Kobe offensively, giving the Lakers a while attaining a 12-1-1 record overall. That Whatever the outcome of this season may The Clippers’ problem was that Billups got fresher Kobe late into games and late into same season, the Warriors finished on top of be, the Warriors have certainly set themselves injured early in the season and took away the season. Chris Paul is a good opposite to Leuzinger in the standings to capture the Bay up to start off with a bang. This year should a scoring starter and bench depth from the Nash, but the Clippers don’t have an elite League crown and move into the playoffs most certainly be an interesting one that Notch, team. So in the offseason the Clippers have shooting guard like Kobe and they don’t have for the first time in Holt’s tenure. The head Holt and the entire Warriors’ ball club hope made some moves to bolster not only their an inside presence like the Lakers. Maybe if coach was able to move his team past the to begin with a number in the win column. starting rotation, but also their bench. Odom returns to his Sixth Man of the Year first two rounds of the playoffs against Culver Opening day for the West High Warriors will First on the list of things to do for the form, the Clippers will be able to challenge City and St. Paul only to later take a nail- come on August 31 as they get set to take Clippers was to re-sign Billups--a good the Lakers for supremacy. Grant Hill has biting 28-21 loss in the championship game on the Culver City Centaurs. • move, as he acts not only as a good veteran traditionally been an excellent defender, but at presence in the locker room, but also as a age 39 he just doesn’t have the knees to keep clutch scorer and a pseudo-coach on the up with a player of Kobe’s caliber anymore. El Segundo Herald* floor. In addition to Billups, the Clippers Nash’s ability to space the floor will turn Manhattan Beach Sun also picked up 39-year-old veteran Grant the Lakers into a team that fans throughout Hill, Lamar Odom and Jamal Crawford to Los Angeles have not seen before. His skill Hawthorne Press Tribune* round out their efforts to revamp a bench set perfectly complements the Lakers roster Inglewood News* that was probably the reason that they were and adds offensive potency to a defensively Lawndale News* ousted from the playoffs in the second round. capable team--in turn widening the talent gap Torrance Tribune From the outside, it looks like the moves that between the two clubs. This year, the Clip- the Clippers made may not only get them pers will be good. They may even compile EL SEGUNDO OFFICE • 312 E. Imperial Ave • El Segundo • CA • 90245 further in the playoffs next season, but may a better record than they did last year. 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Sesame-Ginger Pork Patty with Grilled Pineapple

Ditch the bun and serve this Asian- vinegar to the remaining sauce mixture inspired pork burger with sweet grilled and set aside. pineapple on top of a zesty watercress- 3: Oil the grill rack (see Tip). Grill the and-carrot salad. We like the taste and burgers, turning once, until an instant-read texture of fresh pineapple for this recipe, thermometer inserted in the center registers but canned pineapple rings work well 155°F, 4 to 5 minutes per side. During the too. Serve with short-grain brown rice. last 3 minutes of cooking, add the pineapple Servings: 4 servings rings to the grill and cook, turning once, Total Time: 35 minutes until dark grill marks appear. Ease of Preparation: Easy 4: Combine watercress and carrot in a Health: Low Calorie, Low Carb, Low Sat large bowl. Toss with 2 tablespoons of the Fat, High Potassium, Heart Healthy, Healthy reserved sauce. Divide the salad among 4 Weight, Diabetes Appropriate plates. Top each portion with a pineapple Ingredients: ring and a burger. Drizzle any remaining 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce sauce on top. 2 scallions, chopped Nutrition: (Per serving) Calories - 2 cloves garlic, minced 217 Carbohydrates - 13 Fat - 9 Saturated 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger Fat - 3 Monounsaturated Fat - 1 Protein 2 teaspoons sesame oil, divided - 25 Cholesterol - 66 Dietary Fiber - 2 Potas- 1 pound ground pork sium - 540 Sodium - 531 Nutrition Bonus 1 tablespoon rice vinegar - Vitamin A (116% daily value), Vitamin C 4 pineapple rings, 1/4 inch thick (75% dv), Potassium (15% dv). 4 cups watercress (about 1 large bunch), Tip: To oil a grill rack, oil a folded paper tough stems removed towel, hold it with tongs and rub it over 1 cup shredded carrot the rack. (Do not use cooking spray on a Steps: hot grill.) 1: Preheat grill to medium-high (or see Stovetop Variation: Coat a nonstick pan, Stovetop Variation). preferably cast-iron (or a grill pan), with 2: Combine soy sauce, scallions, garlic, cooking spray and heat over medium-high ginger and 1 teaspoon sesame oil in a small heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Add burgers, bowl. Place pork in a medium bowl. Add reduce heat to medium and cook, turning half of the sauce mixture to the pork and once, until an instant-read thermometer gently combine without overmixing. Form registers 155°F (for pork and bison) or into 4 patties, about 3/4 inch thick. Add 165° (for beef or chicken), 4 to 5 minutes the remaining 1 teaspoon sesame oil and per side. • A Taste of Summer

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Torrance Welcomes New Scott Robinson Car Dealer s DarrenTass, Don Robinson, and Jeff Robinson.

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By TerriAnn Ferren ceremonies in Los Angeles at the Coliseum running the 50-yard dash in 6.2 seconds, I The Olympic Summer Games or The were nothing short of spectacular with David thought I was headed toward the Olympics. Games of the XXX Olympiad will be held L. Wolper at the helm. I remember people were Of course, I was just 12 years old and I this year in London from July 27 to Au- saying after the ceremonies, “Wow!” Other guess all 12-year-olds have Olympic dreams. gust 12. The city of London has hosted exceptionally One Saturday, the Olympic Games twice before, once in t a l e n t e d my eighth 1908 and again in 1948. The 2012 Summer musicians g r a d e Games give London the honor as being the and com- g y m first city to host the games three times. The p o s e r s teacher news on television is filled with information j o i n e d d r o v e and tidbits on athletes in final preparation the ef- our track for the games. Londoners are polishing fort and t e a m t o and sprucing up their city to welcome mil- o f f e r e d Exposition lions of visitors from all over the world. their talents. Park where we Synchronized swimming, taekwondo, judo, Etta James sang the had a training session Bill Stetson M.D. now specializes in sports medi- modern pentathlon, canoe slalom, badminton National Anthem at the with a real Olympic cine and has been honored to be the team doctor for the USA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Volleyball and beach volleyball are among the many opening ceremonies and coach. We participated in Teams for the 2012 London Summer Olympics. events of the Summer Games. Sergio Mendes created an original song for exercises and learned how to rest our muscles Photo courtesy of SportsMedicineDr.com the Olympics. And I remember Rafer John- and take care of our feet. I was convinced son, decathlon winner at the 1960 Summer if I trained hard enough, I could be an Romans conquered the world. Olympics, running up the final staircase with Olympian. Then I went to a track meet at In the 1890s, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, torch in hand to light up the Olympic rings El Camino College. Up against other run- a Frenchman, inspired the resurrection of that lit up the sky at the Coliseum. I’ll never ners of the day, I didn’t win a single heat. the games in an effort to encourage physi- forget gazing out the window of our car while Second is all I could muster. I do remember cal exercise in his country. His efforts led driving along the Harbor Freeway, seeing my coach telling me not to look to my left to the organizing of the first International the Olympic flame blazing at the Coliseum or right while I was running. But it was so Olympic Committee. It was decided that during those magical two weeks. I knew that hard to do that when I saw the competition Athens, Greece would be the site of the was a special sight. in my peripheral vision overtaking my lead. first modern Olympics out of respect for Torrance’s own Louis Zamperini was an After several track meets, I realized I wasn’t the original site of the games long ago. A Olympic runner who attended Torrance High headed toward Olympic gold anytime soon and date was set for 1896. It is interesting to School and participated in the 1936 Olym- decided to concentrate on my ballet classes. note that the Greeks’ only success during pics in Berlin, Germany. Zamperini ran the Long ago, the Ancient Olympics in Greece the first Olympics was by Spiridon Loues, 5,000-meter race that caught the attention were a national festival and partly held to a shepherd who won the 25-mile marathon of Adolf Hitler. Zamperini ran the last lap honor the Greek god Zeus. The first recorded race covering the route of the legendary exceptionally fast. Zamperini also carried Olympics took place in 776 BC and there Greek couriers’ who died after reporting to the Olympic torch on his 81st birthday in was only one event--a footrace that was 192 Athens the victory at Marathon. I remember the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan in meters long (210 yards) won by Coroebus, this story being told by my eighth grade 1998. But it wasn’t until 2005 when Zam- a cook. This race made him the very first teacher, Sr. Mary Marcellina. The second perini would once again visit the Olympic Olympic champion. I remember being told Torrance’s own Louis Zamperini was an Olympic runner who Olympics were held in Paris in 1900. In Stadium in Berlin, Germany where he ran in that the athletes competed naked. For a time, attended Torrance High School and participated in the 1936 1924, a separate Olympic program began Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Seen here is Zamperini running his first Olympics. And I am sure I am not only Greeks of pure descent were permitted for winter sports. Today, the winter and for USC. Photo courtesy of USC Sports. the only one who remembers the Olympic to participate and women could not participate summer Olympic Games alternate. World torch of 1984 being carried down Torrance or even watch the games. That I find very wars prevented a few Olympic Games from Boulevard by our hometown athletes. Today, amusing! The winners of the games received In 1984, we were fortunate to have Los being held. nearly 8,000 people will carry the Olympic a garland of wild olive branches, but their Angeles host the Summer Olympics (The I spoke with orthopedic surgeon Dr. William flame to the 2012 games. Carrying the torch real prize was the honor and esteem they Games of the XXIII Olympiad). I remember B. Stetson M.D., who took time from his is an honor that I am sure stays with the received. The games were played every four how the artists of the city of Los Angeles practice at Stetson Powell Orthopedics Sports honorees for the rest of their lives. years for 1,200 years until 393 when they painted brightly-colored murals on the Medicine in Burbank to fill me in on his All of us, I imagine, had Olympic fantasies were banned by Emperor Theodosius I of concrete walls along the Harbor Freeway, participation with the Olympic indoor men’s when we were young. In eighth grade after Rome. This is during the time when the as workers got busy building a large ve- and women’s volleyball teams. “Billy” is one lodrome and a beautiful swim stadium. of eight children who grew up in downtown Volunteers from all over Southern California Torrance. His dad, Dr. Rodney A. Stetson became involved in the planning process. (who was team doctor to nearly all Torrance I had girlfriends who volunteered to drive High Schools), is a legend in Torrance. Billy vans shuttling athletes from the Olympic graduated from Torrance High in 1982 and village to the venues. There was a spirit loved to play volleyball. He played so well of camaraderie, excitement and unity that in high school that he won a full medical permeated the entire Southern California scholarship to USC. He played volleyball area and Torrance was no exception. Local at USC and was a member of the NCAA South Bay resident Dr. Kay Teer Crawford National Championship Volleyball Team in (1914 – 2001)--pioneer, founder and dean of 1980 and named All American Captain in dance drill teams who brought drill teams to 1982. Bill Stetson M.D. now specializes in the high schools of America and the world- sports medicine and has been honored to -was in charge of directing 1,268 members be the team doctor for the USA Men’s and of a special drill team that was part of the Women’s Indoor Volleyball Teams for the opening ceremonies at the Coliseum. As I 2012 London Summer Olympics. What an recall, lots of people left town in 1984 for honor! He told me, “I love what I do. I love two weeks to avoid the crowds of people sports medicine and orthopedic surgery.” I descending upon our city and I wonder if was lucky to be able to catch up with this that will be the case in London as well. active doctor who still loves sports. He Frankly, those people who left town for a told me he would love to talk longer but vacation to get away from it all missed a said, “I have to leave to get to USC where magical time in our city… the USA Women’s Volleyball Team has a Peter Ueberroth, organizer of the 1984 game with Bulgaria tonight.” All this made Summer Olympics, was a genius organizer. me even more excited about the upcoming Because of his leadership in steering the first Olympic Games. privately financed Olympic Games, we--the The Olympics are a special time when City of Los Angeles--ended up with a $250 countries gather together not only to compete million surplus. I find it interesting to note against each other, but to share the joy of that Los Angeles is the only city to host the sports and camaraderie. Torrance is a very Olympics that ever made money. This money sports-minded town filled with exceptional still helps support youth sports and activities athletes who I am sure will watch with hope throughout the United States. Ueberroth was and excitement as the Summer Games un- named Time Magazine’s Man of the Year in fold. And maybe, just maybe in the future, 1984. Composer John Williams created the the City of the Angels will once again host Grammy-winning music for the opening our third Olympic Summer Games. Let the ceremonies. And the opening and closing Louis Zamperini speaking at the Toberman Fundraising Gala. See Torrance Tribune March 7, 2012. games begin! • TORRANCE TRIBUNE July 26, 2012 Page 11 Page 12 July 26, 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Looking Up Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto

By Bob Eklund flyby of the distant world. The team is using 1, the latest moon was detected A team of astronomers using the Hubble Hubble’s powerful vision to scour the Pluto in nine separate sets of images Space Telescope is reporting the discovery system to uncover potential hazards to the taken by Hubble’s Wide Field of another moon orbiting the icy dwarf New Horizons spacecraft. Moving past the Camera 3 on June 26, 27, 29, planet Pluto. dwarf planet at a speed of 30,000 miles per and July 3 and 9. The moon is estimated to be irregular in hour, New Horizons could be destroyed in In the years following the New shape and six to 15 miles across. It is in a a collision with even a BB-shot-size piece Horizons Pluto flyby, astronomers 58,000-mile-diameter circular orbit around of orbital debris. plan to use the infrared vision Pluto that is assumed to be co-planar with “The discovery of so many small moons of Hubble’s planned successor, the other satellites in the system. “The indirectly tells us that there must be lots of NASA’s James Webb Space Tele- moons form a series of neatly nested orbits, small particles lurking unseen in the Pluto scope, for follow-up observations. a bit like Russian dolls,” said team lead system,” said Harold Weaver of the Johns The Webb telescope will be able to Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute in Hopkins University Applied Physics Labora- measure the surface chemistry of Mountain View, California. The discovery tory in Laurel, Maryland. Pluto, its moons and many other increases the number of known moons “The inventory of the Pluto system we’re bodies that lie beyond Pluto in orbiting Pluto to five. taking now with Hubble will help the New the distant Kuiper Belt. The Pluto team is intrigued that such Horizons team design a safer trajectory for Images: http://en.wikipedia. a small planet can have such a complex the spacecraft,” added Alan Stern of the org/wiki/File:ESO-L._ collection of satellites. The new discovery Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Cal%C3%A7ada_-_Pluto_(by).jpg provides additional clues for unraveling how Colorado, the mission’s principal investi- http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/ the Pluto system formed and evolved. The gator. Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, was archive/releases/2012/32/full/ Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Showalter (SETI Institute) favored theory is that all the moons are rel- discovered in 1978 in observations made ics of a collision between Pluto and another at the United States Naval Observatory in Should Pluto Be a Planet? conducted by Web-based magazine Space. large Kuiper belt object billions of years ago. Washington, D.C. Hubble observations in The controversy about whether Pluto com, and you can cast your vote if you like: The new detection will help scientists 2006 uncovered two additional small moons, should be classified as a dwarf planet or a http://www.space.com/16534- navigate NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft Nix and Hydra. In 2011 another moon, P4, full-fledged planet is nowhere near over—at poll-pluto-dwarf-planet-status. through the Pluto system in 2015 when it was found in Hubble data. least as far as the public is concerned. Where html?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium= makes an historic and long-awaited high-speed Provisionally designated S/2012 (134340) do you stand? Here’s an opinion poll being Email&utm_campaign=SP_0711202 • business & professional directory alarms flooring handyman painting plumbing

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For members of the genealogical society, can go and that’s usually the first question in many poorer countries often spend consid- • In over half the countries, a majority believe the challenges are many but they define the people ask,” Taffy Rath said. “We try to erably more time talking with their children that teens and young adults do not understand experience of having to go back in time to discourage that because we can both [she about money management than in wealthier financial basics, such as budgeting, savings, discover and learn about those relatives they and her husband] go back to the 1500s, but countries like the United States? I was. debt and spending responsibly. never met. “This was something that we it’s not about how far back you go. It’s about That’s just one interesting nugget revealed Bodner noted that these results add to our used as a roadmap to direct us and keep us how much do you know about each of those at the sixth annual Financial Literacy and body of knowledge about financial literacy. active--it gave us the map to be able to do ancestors on your way back.” Education Summit recently hosted by the “You first have to identify what the problems this while having a lot of fun,” Rath said. Siess added, “Understanding what was Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Visa are in your particular country, city or school, “We have been able to see the country one going on at a specific point in time can be Inc. Renowned U.S. and international financial and then determine what is effective in handling mile at a time instead of just flying over it. the key to understanding your ancestors and experts tackled the theme, “International Solu- those situations,” she said. A more detailed We have been able to visit all these different in identifying that particular spot from where tions to Improving Financial Literacy,” sharing summary of the Barometer’s key findings areas and to look at our ancestry. You can they came from. If you know of the events successes and challenges faced in their own can be found at www.practicalmoneyskills. know where they lived, but it doesn’t mean that were going on in that particular village countries, as well as presenting new research com/barometer. much until you get to go there and get the or particular small region of the world at that explores ways that financial knowledge William Walstad, an Economics profes- lay of the land. You’ll see mountains out the time, there is a good chance that you and behavior can be improved. sor at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, here, or rivers over there. We went to many can tie your ancestor to that and say, ‘It’s Janet Bodner, editor of Kiplinger’s Personal presented another interesting study which other places searching, and we ended up in possible that my ancestor was leaving that Finance, shared findings from the 2012 Global showed that people who scored poorly on the back hills of Tennessee. We would get section because a war had just broken out,’ Financial Barometer, a new study cosponsored a financial literacy test but were confident into town and the next morning everybody for example.” • by Kiplinger’s and Visa. Some global 25,500 in their money-management abilities exhib- participants were asked about their personal ited similar abilities to manage credit cards from front page financial habits and opinions. Assessing that as did those with stronger test skills; while Realignment data, the Barometer ranked the financial literacy those who had high test scores but lacked prison. Over 500 crimes have been reclassified them the world but if they don’t want to take levels of people in 28 countries. Among the confidence displayed much more negative as “non-serious, non-violent and non-sexual” our offer, they will continue to commit crimes more interesting findings: credit behavior. Walstad said these findings and therefore would allow the State to house that affect all of us.” • Brazil topped the list as having the most suggest that building confidence has a strong the perpetrators of these crimes in county jails While managing the influx of PRCS financially literate people, followed by Mexico, role to play in financial education. instead of the state prison system. However, probationers in Los Angeles County won’t Australia, the U.S. and Canada. Bottom line: The panelists agreed that all of as Los Angeles County jails are also facing be a trivial task, Torrance Police and other • 68 percent of survey respondents had the countries represented share many of the overcrowding issues, many of these prisoners local law enforcement agencies are finding fewer than three months’ worth of emergency same challenges for boosting financial literacy are put into the Post Release Community Su- new ways to keep citizens safe. Torrance is reserves to fund basic needs during an unex- including gaining wide access for programs pervision (PRCS) program instead of serving in the process of adding at least two more pected financial event like job loss. to be tested, evaluating their results, and the their full sentence. Further complicating the officers to its force, specifically to help man- • 25 percent of high-income respondents had fact that each has very diverse populations matter is that many of the prisoners released age any increase in incidents resulting from less than three months of living expenses in with different needs at different periods in into the PRCS program have a high risk of AB 109. It is also working with the Los savings. In the U.S., for example, the average their lives. committing more crimes. Angeles County Probation Department to person had only 2.9 months of expenses saved. To watch a free webcast of the Summit, “The reality is the majority of the folks who help monitor released prisoners in the city. In • When asked at what age governments visit www.practicalmoneyskills.com. have been released, particularly the 9,200 that addition to these efforts, Lt. Martin Vukotic should require schools to teach financial Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial edu- have been released under PRCS as I speak right outlined how the Torrance Police Department literacy, U.S. respondents ranked near the cation programs. To Follow Jason Alderman now, have been through this system before,” has been successful using anti-gang laws to bottom at 11.9 years. By comparison, more on Twitter: www.twitter.com/PracticalMoney. • said Neu. “They have had an opportunity to add some serious penalties to the sentences either accept or deny the best practices that of probationers that would otherwise face the County probation department has to offer. abbreviated jail terms. Even though Torrance Visit our website They have made the conscious decision to isn’t receiving any additional funding, the City for coupons & flyers at continue there criminal wrongdoing. That’s and its police force are taking steps to keep www.matteltoystore.com another gap that we’ve identified.” Torrance among the safest communities in According to Neu, of the 9,200 prisoners the nation. “We, the local law enforcement, who have been released as part of PRCS, are going to be monitoring these people on about 3,000 of them have re-offended and the a local level,” said Neu. “We can’t just wash options for local police to handle re-offenders our hands of this and say we didn’t receive Family & Friends Day are extremely limited. Under AB 109, these any money to do this.” offenders do not go to state prison. Instead Ultimately, Neu wants to let the community Be our guest they either go to a county jail for up to 180 know that the Torrance Police Department is days, are “flash incarcerated” for up to 10 well aware of the challenges realignment is for a day of fun & savings! days or merely continue with probation under placing before it and is already addressing new conditions. Because of the lack of teeth, any shortcomings. By working with other recidivism is a major concern. local law enforcement agencies and the City Saturday “Unfortunately, when the State legislators Council to add more officers to the street and 30% FF put this together, they built this on the as- maintaining records of gang affiliations that regular priced sumption that they will adhere to the PRCS allow them to push for tougher sentences for items July 28th program and they would welcome the reha- criminals caught in Torrance, the department bilitation efforts with open arms,” said Neu. is prepared for realignment. “The sky is not “And that’s not reality. I wish it was, but it’s falling,” said Neu. “The responsibility I have, 10am to 4pm not. The problem is recidivism. We can offer that all our officers have, is to fill the gap.” •

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No credit will be issued for an amount greater than the cost of the advertisement. 17 18 19 Beware: Employment offers that suggest guaranteed out-of-state or overseas positions may be deceptive or unethical in nature. If you have any doubts about the nature of a company, contact the local office of the Better Business Bureau, (213) 251-9696. The Torrance 20 21 22 Tribune does not guarantee that the advertiser’s claims are true nor does it take responsibility for those claims. 23 24 25 Apartment For Rent Part-Time Graphic Artists n e e d e d Beautiful, 1 bedroom unit w/private patio, gas bbq Herald Publications is looking for part-time graphic 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 hook-up, double-paned windows, blinds, private 1 car artists. Applicants must be available approximately garage & storage, front-loading w & d, full-sized kitchen 20-30 hours a week and be able to work with Adobe 33 34 35 with granite counters, chrome hardware, custom wood InDesign CS4, Photoshop, Suitcase Fusion and similar software. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, cabinets, gas oven, microwave, refrigerator, hardwood 36 37 38 39 flooring & Italian tile, recessed “can” lighting with dimmer interacting with advertisers. Interacting with employees switches, crown molding, cable ready for flat screen TV, and sales representatives, creating ads, ad changes and more! Pets okay upon. $2,150 w/ 1-year lease and newspaper layout. Interested parties please 40 41 42 minimum. Virtual tour @ www.205Standard.com. Avail. email your resume and hourly rate to management@ 8/1/12. Call 310-721-3625 for appointment. heraldpublications.com. No calls please. 43 44 45 46 1BD. Extra Large Bungalow Apt. ES. Installed Office Asst., P/T Mon-Thurs. 3 hrs. a day. Answer W/D, D/W, Refrigerator, stove. New carpet, one car phones, filing, order entry - will train. Call (310) 640-1142. 47 48 garage. Avail. Sept. $1450/mo. 604 Illinois Crt. Call For Sale By Owner (310) 545- 2845. 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 2008 Vanilla Creme PT Cruiser. Leather interior, Triplex 1BD/1BA. ES. Stove, Fridge, New Paint, Garage. non-smoker, garaged. 18+K miles. $12,000, Original 56 57 58 59 No Pets, No Smoking. $1250/mo. (310) 766-4523. owner/Excellent condition. (310) 640-9303. 2BD/1BA. ES. In 4-unit building, no pets, newly Garage Sale 60 61 62 refurbish, fridge, stove, laundry room. $1685/mo., + Sec. deposit. Call 310-540-3605.p 640 Maryland St., ES. Sat., 7/28, 7 a.m. to noon. Huge Sale - Furniture, toys, clothes, building materials, 63 64 65 2BD/1BA. ES. W/D in unit, garage. No pets. One year You name it! min. lease. $1,600/mo. (310) 545-3153. 826 Bungalow Dr. ES. Sat. 7/28, 8:00 am - 12:00 ACROSS 48. 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English race place Territories include Torrance, El Segundo and Hawthorne. 3BD/2BA. ES. 2 Story house, 1,633 sq. ft. office, pool. Festivals”10? . "Love Will Find ___62. "American record label 31. ___ draf3t . Common contraction Full or part-time positions are available. 20% commission Open to view 7/29, 11-12 noon & 8/01 6:30 p.m. to 20. Demagogue, for short 63. Snoop Dogg song 32. Student getting one-on-one help on all sales. If interested please email your resume 7:30 p.m. $2,950/mo. 213 E. Sycamore. 21. Plays14 mi.ndP gameuentes ___ 64. Sock fabric 34. Kin 4. Down and dirty to [email protected]. No phone 22. Exigencies 65. Kid brother, e.g. 37. Dig calls please. 23. Aces15, so.meWintertimes wear 38. Powerful5 ca. rtelWorks 24. ___ lox DOWN 39. Romantic interlude (var.) 26. Som16e ar.e secreRadial,t e.g. 1. Pack (down) 45. Shiny fa6br.ic Libertines 2. Medley 46. Attack with nails 29. Dim17inish. Con escapes from the "City of Festivals"? 7. Chafes CLASSIFIED AD FORM 30. Carney, to pals 3. Common contraction 47. Dickey 33. Medi20cin.al bDalesamm agogue, for 4s.ho Dowrtn and dirty 48. Bananas8. Squeeze out The deadline for Classified Ad copy and payment is atNoon on Tuesday. We reserve the 34. Daring Sufi 5. Works 49. Dole’s running mate, 1996 right to reject, edit, and determine proper classification of classified ads.E-mail ad copy to: 35. Former French coin 6. Libertines 50. Shag rugs 21. Plays mind games7. Chafes 51. Bribes 9. Police, with "the" [email protected] Visa or M/C number along with billing address 36. Con escapes from the home of ESPN? 22. Exigencies 8. Squeeze out 52. Murti 10. Addled and phone number. You may also pay by cash or check. 40. Before now 9. Police, with “the” 53. Corn ___ PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE AD IS PUBLISHED! 41. Defea23t . Aces, sometimes10. Addled 54. Song and1 1dance. Ow, e.gli. sh? 42. Italian magistrate 11. Owlish? 55. “Laugh-In” segment 43. Never24the.les___s lox 12. 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June Sales data June 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012. Property types include single family homes, condos and townhomes as reported in the MLS.

16 11 4 1 3 10 42 33 77 97 34 44 $2,077,344 $1,712,455 $2,366,250 $825,000 $987,667 $1,907,400 Caskey & Caskey Note: The market is very active. We have completed 7 off market sales in the last 30 days. Page 16 July 26, 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE

Open House Directory Why

• Sat 2-4 828 McCarthy Ct., ES 4bd/4ba $975,000 Advertise? Karen Sellers Shorewood Realtors 310-968-6375 Community newspapers connect your • Sun 1-4 525 Virginia St., ES 4bd/3.5ba $1,850,000 business to your community Jim Van Zanten South Bay Brokers 310-466-1004  • Sun 2-4 1225 E. Acacia Ave., ES 2bd/1ba  $635,000 Travis Siegel RE/MAX Beach Cities Realty 310-597-3672  Why • Sun 2-4 941 Sheldon Street, ES 3bd/2ba, 1,419 sq. ft. $699,000 Advertise Bill Ruane26th Annual GourmetRE/MAX Food Beach & Cities Wine Realty Festival 310-877-2374 • Sun 2-4 901 Loma Vista St., ES 3bd/3ba, 2,762 sq. ft. $929,000 Here? Bill Ruane RE/MAX Beach Cities Realty 310-877-2374 We put your business • Sun 2-4 1526 E. Elm St., ES 5bd/3ba, 3,328 sq. ft. $999,000 Aurelio Mattucci in the hands of over Bill Ruane RE/MAX Beach Cities Realty 310-877-2374 30,000 residents and businesses (310)920-9233 • Sun 2-4 1322 E. Pine Ave., ES 3bd/2ba + Mother-in-law Quarters $1,399,000 EVERY WEEK!  Bill Ruane RE/MAX Beach Cities Realty 310-877-2374 Residential & Commercial  Sales & Leasing  Contact Us for Rates and Information: Saturday, July 28, 2012 th [email protected] www.MATTUCCI.com 26th Annual Gourmet6:00 – 9:30 Food p.m. & Wine Festival

On the grounds of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. 700 Van Ness Avenue, Torrance Don’t Let Summertime

Festival to Benefit Torrance Memorial Medical Center Equal More Crime

Highlights include Saturday,Premier Restaurants July and 28, Wineries 2012 6:00Entertainment – 9:30 p.m. 6:00Silent – 9:30 Auction p.m.

Tickets: $125On each the grounds or $200 of per pair AmericanOn Honda the grounds Motor of Co., Inc. American700Table Van Ness SponsorHonda Avenue, Motor $4000 Torrance Co., Inc. All can700 be Van purchased Ness Avenue, by Torrance calling the Festival to Benefit Torrance Memorial Medical Center TorranceFestival Area to BenefitChamber Torrance of Commerce Memorial Medicalat (310) Center540-5858 .

Highlights include DressHighlights code strictly include enforced: PremierCoat & TieRestaurants or Cocktail attire and required. Wineries Premier Restaurants and Wineries Absolutely NO admittanceEntertainment with jeans, shorts or beachwear Out OfNo oneEntertainmentInventory, under 21 admitted Silent Auction Silent Auction Tickets: $125 each or $200 per pair andTickets: Still $125 each or $200Have per pair Table Sponsor $4000 Table Sponsor $4000 All can be purchased by calling the QualifiedAll can be purchased by callingBuyers the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce at (310) 540-5858. Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce at (310) 540-5858. Looking in the Dress code strictly enforced: Coat Dress& Tie codeor Cocktail strictly attire enforced: required. Quick tips on keeping your family safe Old TorranceAbsolutelyCoat NO admittance& Tie or Cocktail with jeans, attire shorts required. or beach Area!wear Absolutely NO admittanceNo one under with 21 jeans, admitted shorts or beachwear (ARA) - You may be wishing for sandy signs of activity. Installing a system that No one under 21 admitted beaches or a mountain getaway about now. allows you to control lighting while you’re As Americans make plans to escape for a traveling is a great way to deter a break-in. few days this summer, criminals view these Nexia Home Intelligence helps homeowners vacations as a season of opportunity. control not only their lights but also locks, Crime doesn’t take a vacation. In fact, it video cameras, Trane ComfortLink II ther- surges during the summer. The Federal Bureau mostat control, shades and more, all from a of Investigation reports an overwhelming Web-enabled laptop, smartphone or tablet. 10 percent increase in crime overall, with 3. Get to know your neighbors an 18 percent increase of home break-ins Neighbors can be your eyes and ears during the summer. So what can you do to when you’re not around. Agree to keep an protect your home? Here are a few quick and eye on each others’ homes. While on vaca- I have sold 5 Torrance homes in the past few weeks inexpensive tips to keep your family safe. tion, have them pick up mail, newspapers, 1. Install a first line of defense for your packages and trash. Communicating with and need more properties to show my buyers! home your neighbors is a simple way to prevent a Most homes are targeted by a simple selec- burglar targeting your home due to inactivity. Buyers who are qualified for up to $700,000. tion process. A burglar chooses a home with So don’t be shy - they will appreciate the easy access, excellent cover and good escape extra safety, too. Could your home be one of them??? routes. But they will usually bypass a home if 4. Get involved in anti-crime efforts it requires too much effort or poses too much Beyond just getting to know your next-door If your answer is YES, my 35 years of real estate risk, such as a home security system with neighbor, you can actually band together to experience can help you achieve your audible siren or horn. Security systems can protect the entire neighborhood in a more be pricey and invasive. However, Schlage’s active way. real estate goals in a short amount of time. Alarmed Lock is an affordable first line of 5. Do not leave behind keys defense for your home. An alarm sounds It’s tempting to leave keys behind for Call me at your convenience. the moment there is activity at the door. relatives or friends while you’re out of town Specifically engineered to detect vibration but that fake rock you bought doesn’t fool “My clients benefit from my 35 years and motion at first contact, this alarmed lock anyone, especially the burglar. Leaving a of knowledge, integrity, a wealth of gives homeowners peace of mind right at hidden key is essentially extending an in- experience and thorough under- the front or back door. For more information vitation to burglars. Don’t be so hospitable. standing of the Real Estate market.” on Alarmed Lock, visit alarm.schlage.com. Following these easy and affordable steps Roger Hart 2. Don’t let your home be an easy target will give you peace of mind for you and your 310-781-2000 Burglars are most likely to break in when family during the warm summer months and Real Estate Broker/Owner 2420 W. Carson St. #120 it is clear a homeowner is away. Interior allow you to truly leave your worries at the [email protected] Torrance, CA 90501 and exterior lighting is necessary to show door while you are gone. •