The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 4, No. 23 - June 5, 2014 Inside This Issue Calendar...............................3 Certified & Licensed Professionals.....................10 Classifieds............................4 Crossword/Sudoku.............4 Food.......................................5 Legals....................................9 Looking Up...........................9 Pets......................................11 Politically Speaking............7 Real Estate.........................12 Sports....................................6 TerriAnn in Torrance..........8 Weekend Forecast Torrance Police & Fire Personnel Awarded 2014 Valor Medals Officer Ian Maier of the Torrance Police Department was the recipient of the 2014 Medal of Valor Award which is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated bravery, heroism or other outstanding meritorious actions beyond the normal demands of protective services. He is pictured with his family including (L to R) Kasey Sirody, Allison Seghetti-Kehoe, Kate Dunitz, Rae Dunitz and Mike Dunitz. Photo by Charlene Nishimura. District Recognizes High Achievers By Dylan Little The Torrance Unified School District’s Board honored students from all over the district in a special recognition meeting held on June 2. Torrance students were congratulated on achievements as diverse as receiving science camp scholarships and winning their league in basketball. Election 2014 Many of the students were being recognized See Election Coverage, page 3 UNOFFICIAL SEMI-FINAL COUNT For CITY COUNCIL* FOR CITY COUNCIL VOTES PERCENT Heidi Ashcraft 7,038 13.41 Tim Goodrich 6,298 12 Kurt Weideman 5,902 11.25 Geoff Rizzo 5,184 9.88 Leilani Kimmel-Dagostino 4,383 8.35 Alex See 3,732 7.11 Milton Herring 3,679 7.01 Mike Griffiths 3,576 6.81 Aurelio Mattuci 2,935 5.59 Clint Paulson 2,275 4.34 Charlotte Savos 2,217 4.22 Rahmat Khan 1,658 3.16 John Paul Tabakian 1,478 2.82 Ryan Mand 984 1.88 Norm Segel 638 1.22 Omar Navarro 501 0.95 Number of Votes Cast = 52,478 Registered Voters (Active) = 83,037 *Results Do not include totals from provisional ballots for their achievements in the Academic Decathlon. Chief Academic Officer Tim Stowe said that Torrance is one of a select group of districts that sends multiple teams to compete and also boasts a hugely successful legacy in the quiz, which continued this year with West High taking fifth place, South High taking sixth, Torrance High taking ninth and North High coming in nineteenth in Los Angeles County. “It’s a real testament to the commitment of the district as well as the school and the coaches,” said Stowe. “It’s not easy to do, to be able to find a coach willing to dedicate their lives, essentially, to help these students achieve in these 10 subject areas.” The decathlon covers subjects ranging from the arts, to science, to economics, and consists of multiple choice tests, essay questions, interviews and both prepared and improvised speeches. North High Academic Decathlon coach Dylan Barth said it shows not only these competitors’ determination, but their passion for knowledge. “It’s very rigorous,” said Barth. “It’s a very enjoyable program. You are not only getting the benefit of seeing students who are dedicated to education, regardless of GPA, and they also are driven. While it seems ridiculous, I could see myself doing it for another 13 years.” Torrance High’s team showed, in the words of coach Steve Love, “remarkable determination” this year after facing the death of former coach Jeff Jones just days before the competition. Despite the loss, students performed their best in his honor. “For the team . . . he was our guiding star,” said Love. “Even in his absence he was our coach. We watched his power points, we played his games to learn art and literary terms and when self-doubt crept in he reminded us to dream big. We dedicated our season to Mr. Jones.” While West High had another strong showing in the decathlon, the team was also successful in coordinating an elementary school level version of See School Board, page 2 Furey Elected Mayor; Ashcraft, Weideman Retain City Council Seats By Laura Sorensen Former City Councilmember Pat Furey captured 41 percent of Torrance votes and will be serving a term as Mayor. His competitors, Tom Brewer and Bill Sutherland, received 35 and 24 percent of the vote, respectively. As he will be Friday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 72˚/62˚ Saturday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 73˚/64˚ Sunday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 76˚/64˚
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