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THURSDAY, FEB. 15
• Smoke and Mirrors – 11:00 AM. – 5:00 PM.,
Torrance Art Museum, 3320 Civic Center
Drive (Exhibit Runs 11:00 AM. – 5:00 PM.
Tues-Sat, Jan 21th – March 10th)
• Teen Zone – Ribbon Fish, 3:30 PM., Katy
Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance
Blvd., Call: 310-618-5964.
• Fire Breathing Dragons, 4:00 PM., Henderson
Library, 4805 Emerald Street, Call:
310-371-2075.
• Chinese New Year Story and Craft, 4:00 PM.,
free, Walteria Library, 3815 242nd Street,
Call: 310-375-8418.
FRIDAY, FEB. 16
• Toddlertime, 10:15 AM. & 11:00 AM.,
children 18 months to 3 years, free, Katy
Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance
Blvd., Call: 310-618-5964.
• City Hall – CLOSED (All Day)
• Torrance KofC Lent Fish Fry, 5:00 PM.
– 7:00 PM., Nativity Parish Annex, 1415
Engracia Ave., Tickets $9 Adults, $8 Seniors,
$5 Children under 12.
• Computer Love, 8:00 PM. – 10:30 PM.,
Tickets: $35, James Armstrong Theatre, 3330
Civic Center Drive, Call: 310-781-7171.
SATURDAY, FEB. 17
• Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market at Wilson
Park, 8:00 AM. – 1:00 PM., 2200 Crenshaw
Blvd., Between Carson St. & Sepulveda,
Call: 310-781-7520.
• 38th South Bay Quilters Guild 2018 Quilt
Show, 10:00 AM. – 4:00 PM., Tickets:
$10/$9, Ken Miller Recreation Center, 3341
Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-413-4316.
• Computer Love, 8:00 PM. – 10:30 PM.,
Tickets: $35, James Armstrong Theatre, 3330
Civic Center Drive, Call: 310-781-7171.
• Lady Patriot, 7:30 PM. – 10:30 PM., Tickets:
$20, George Nakano Theatre, 3330
Civic Center Drive, Call: 310-781-7171.
Drivers Need to Wake Up
and Sleep Better
By Rob McCarthy
The Automobile Club has a few words for
area drivers about sleep: You’re not getting
enough.
That recommendation follows the AAA’s
startling discovery that as many as 10 percent
of injury crashes are being caused by
drowsy drivers who can’t stay awake. A
Southern California official with the group
says no matter what tricks they try, drivers
can’t fool their bodies into feeling rested.
Drowsiness is as bad as the other D-words
-- like drinking alcohol and distraction -- that
are associated with injury crashes involving
drivers and passengers.
Jake Nelson, the director of Traffic Safety
Advocacy and Research for AAA said that
“missing just two to three hours of sleep can
more than quadruple your risk for a crash,
which is the equivalent of driving drunk.”
Traffic safety researchers with the AAA
looked at dashboard-mounted video of 700
injury crashes and they detected obvious
See Drivers, page 4
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SUNDAY, FEB. 18
• 38th South Bay Quilters Guild 2018 Quilt
Show, 10:00 AM. – 4:00 PM., Tickets:
$10/$9, Ken Miller Recreation Center,
3341 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-413-4316.
MONDAY, FEB. 19
• All Torrance Libraries Closed for Presidents’
Day – ALL DAY
• City Hall CLOSED for Presidents’ Day
– ALL DAY
TUESDAY, FEB. 20
• Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market at
Wilson Park, 8:00 AM. – 1:00 PM., 2200
Crenshaw Blvd., Between Carson St. &
Sepulveda, Call: 310-781-7520.
• City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM. – 9:00
PM., City Hall, 3031 Torrance Blvd.
• Family Storytime, 10:30 AM., free, Henderson
Library, 4805 Emerald Street, Call:
310-371-2075.
• Family Storytime, 11:00 AM., free, Southeast
Library, 23115 Arlington Ave., Call:
310-530-5044.
• Family Storytime, 10:30 AM., free, North
Torrance Library, 3604 Artesia Blvd., Call:
310-323-7200.
• Pajama- Rama, 6:30 PM., free, for ages 2
years and up –wear pajamas, Katy Geissert
Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd.,
Call: 310-618-5964.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21
• Coloring and Conversation, 12:00 PM. –
2:00 PM., free, Southeast Library, 23115
Arlington Ave., Call: 310-530-5044.
• The 19th Annual TUSD’s Dance Collaboration
Effort, (West High School Dance
Dept.), 7:00 PM. – 10:00 PM., Tickets:
$12/$10, James Armstrong Theatre, 3330
Civic Center Drive, Call: 310-781-7171.
• Craft Delight, 12:00 PM. – 2:00 PM., free,
Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald Street,
Call: 310-371-2075.
• Pajama Rama: Evening Storytime, 6:30
PM., children ages 2 and up can wear
pajamas, free, Henderson Library, 4805
Emerald Street, 310-371-2075. •
Paintball Shooters Identified
and Apprehended
On Sunday, Feb. 4 at about 9 p.m., a
65-year-old Torrance resident was assaulted
when he was struck by numerous paintballs
-- some of which struck and injured his eye.
The crime occurred in the area of Hickory
Park. Officials later learned that two other
victims were assaulted within the same vicinity
and time frame resulting in a minor injury.
Within 48 hours, Torrance police investigators
identified and apprehended three
individuals suspected of the offenses. Detectives
spent numerous hours searching for
possible surveillance video and following
up on investigative leads. Some of the tips
were provided by the public. On Feb. 6 at
signs of driver fatigue and sleepiness right
before impact. Their observations led the
AAA to conclude that drowsiness is hugely
underreported as a cause of injury crashes
on streets and highways.
“There is not a test that clearly shows
when someone is too sleepy,” says the UCLA
Sleep Disorders Center on its website. In the
aftermath of a sleep-associated wreck, the
driver who caused it can appear wide awake.
That’s because their body is pulsing with
adrenaline, the sleep experts at UCLA say.
The logical, but often mistaken conclusion
by observers and law enforcement officers is
that the driver also was alert before the crash.
Seven hours of sleep per night goes a
long way in keeping drivers from nodding
off at the wheel. The body can’t be fooled
into feeling refreshed with caffeine, which
only masks the fatigue and slower reaction
times, according to a Southern Californiabased
club official.
Police Briefs
about 3:45 p.m., patrol officers along with
investigators located the three suspects
and their vehicle in the area of Cabrillo
Boulevard and 233nd Street. Their lengthy
investigation ultimately led to the recovery
of several paintballs as well as the paintball
gun. The suspects are Tyler Walters, 20, of
Torrance; Lynn Johnson, 20, of Hawthorne;
and Gabriella Semana, 18, of Lomita.
The Torrance Police Department thanks
the community for all of the tips received.
“See Something Say Something.” This case
is being investigated by the Torrance Police
Department’s Detective Division under the
command of Captain Martin Vukotic, Commander
of the Special Operations Bureau.
– Source: Torrance PD •