TORRANCE TRIBUNE July 25, 2013 Page 3 Grand Reopening Gives Center Up- Calendar To-Date Facility to Provide Services Thursday, July 25 Auditorium, 19600 Van Ness Avenue, For By Cristian Vasquez Supervisor Don Knabe, 4th District; $70,000 • South Bay Ostomy Support Group meet- more information call (310) 372 -1380. Nothing but smiles could be seen during the from The Ahmanson Foundation; $70,000 ing, 7:30 p.m., Torrance Memorial Medical Tuesday, July 30 South Bay Children’s Health Center Guidance from The Rose Hills Foundation; and $60,000 Center off Lomita Blvd. West Tower, 2nd • City Council Meeting, 7- 10 p.m., City Clinic’s Grand Reopening. The ribbon-cutting from The Weingart Foundation. Along with floor in #”B”. Hall, Council Chamber, 3031 Torrance Blvd. ceremony hosted community leaders such as personal financial donations from the SBCHC • LEGO Architecture Studio Event for For more information call (310) 618-2870. Torrance Mayor Frank Scotto, Assemblyman Board of Directors, the facility is up to code teens and adults, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble • Artful Days: Goya-From Joy to Sorrow, Al Muratsuchi and Steve Napolitano from and can continue helping its current families Del Amo, 21500 Hawthorne Blvd. For more 12:10-1 p.m., George Nakano Theatre, 3330 Supervisor Don Knabe’s office during the and possibly expand its services. The SBCHC information call (310) 370-5552. Civic Center Drive. For more information call Friday, July 26 (310) 818-2326. • Shakespeare by the Sea’s admission-free saTurday, augusT 3 Shakespeare- King John, 8-10 p.m., Wilson • YMCA Low Cost Vet Clinic, 9:30-11am. Park Gazebo. For more information call (310) Torrance-South Bay YMCA, 2900 W. Sepul- 217-7596. veda Blvd. For more information call (310) saTurday, July 27 325-5885. • Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market, 8 • Torrance Theatre Co. presents Willy a.m.-1 p.m., parking lot of Wilson Park, 2200 Wonka, 7:30-10 p.m., James Armstrong Crenshaw Blvd. For more information call Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive. For more (310) 618-2930. information call (310) 781-7171. • Summer Series 2013- Guantanamo and Tuesday, August 6 the Constitution, 2-4 p.m. Torrance Art Mu- • Seniors Don’t Be Scammed, 10 a.m.- seum, 3320 Civic Center Drive. Free copies Noon, Katy Geissert Library, 3301 Torrance of the constitution will be provided. No RSVP Blvd. For more information call the Torrance is required. Police Department Community Affairs Divi- • Summertime Recipe Exchange, 2 p.m., sion at (310) 618-5735. Walteria Library, 3815 W 242nd St. For more ongoing warm and sunny summer day and marked Guidance Clinic has been providing outpatient information call (310) 375-8418. • Downtown Torrance Marketplace, Every the beginning of a new era for the SBCHC. mental health services for families throughout the sunday, July 28 Thursday, 3 p.m.-8 p.m., on El Prado Street, “It was a medical building that we bought community. These services include diagnostic • Palos Verdes Symphonic Band Outdoor from Sartori to the Buffalo Fire Department. and we had not done any remodeling aside from assessment services, individual and family Concert, 6 p.m., South Coast Botanic Garden • Library Centennial Film Contest: Why occasionally doing some painting or carpeting,” therapy, parenting support, psychiatric services meadow, 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard. For the Torrance Library is important for edu- SBCHC Executive Director Tina Harris said. and psychological testing services to children more information call (310) 792-8286. cational, recreational, business, and cultural “It is something that we have wanted to do for and families. The families are lower income Monday, July 29 needs. Prizes awarded for Youth, Teen, and many years and the need became more apparent and often uninsured or underinsured and would • Free Fun Summer Singing Concert, Adult. Submissions are due by July 31. http:// in the last couple of years because we needed not be able to otherwise afford these health 7:30 p.m., Toyota Automotive Museum www.torranceca.gov/Library/videocontest/ • more room to serve our community. With the services. The SBCHC works with families and remodel we added two therapeutic rooms, but children as young as three and as old as 21, American with Disabilities Act compliant facilities if additional treatment is needed. Follow Usbut will refer people 21 and over to separate the number one thing was to make it ADA with ADA bathrooms, ramps, wider hallways, “We deal with young adults and kids who on Twitter bigger doorways and the door handles.” are having emotional difficulties, behavioral The building was purchased in 1977 thanks to difficulties, problems at school, or things like @heraldpub a $100,000 grant from County of Los Angeles See Grand Reopening, page 10 School Board from front page get new bodies and everything else,” said line--smaller classrooms,” said Lee. “Thanks Wermers. “It’s kind of thrilling.” for hanging with us through that process. I The Board also approved salary and know it wasn’t easy.” benefit increases for District employees. The Likewise, Board member Mark Steffen District has been under a salary freeze since wanted to thank the District employees who the economic downturn in 2007. However, now provides the District with the resources something other than cut from the budget, M troBriefse“suffered through the indignity of the wholething.” He was pleased to be able to do the State’s renewed investment in education to end furloughs and cuts and make some which has been nearly the only action the improvements to employee compensation. The Board has been able to take for the last five salary increases entail about a five percent years. “It’s really nice after five years of cutting raise along with additional spending for health and decimating we can start rebuilding,” Metro O=ers Free Bike Safety Workshops coverage. Board member Don Lee described said Steffen. “I want to thank everyone for why Metro is o=ering free tra;c safety classes throughout Los Angeles County. TheseAll cyclists can benefit from a working knowledge of the rules of the road – which is the raise as reasonable and mentioned that hanging in there with the District and being workshops are open to anyone who wants to learn or fine tune skills for riding in other improvements to teaching conditions good partners when the District was having tra;c. Class dates, locations and sign-up information is available at metro.net/bikes. in Torrance were on the way--most notably rough times.” class size reductions. Wermers also thanked the employees as well Crenshaw/LAX Rail Line Construction on Track “It’s nice to get a reasonable raise for the as congratulating both them and the Board The 8.5-mile Metro Crenshaw/LAX light rail line took a big step forward with the award teachers and a little more for health insurance for helping keep the District fiscally solvent. of a $1.27 billion contract to Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors for final design and and some other stuff that’s coming down the See School Board, page 10 Metro Green Line with eight new stations, including stations at Leimert Park andconstruction of the project. The line will run between the Metro Expo Line and the Hindry Avenue, and is scheduled to open in late 2019. City Council from front page Free Service for Passengers in Wheelchairs applicants, Scotto said that the decision the Promote Self-Esteem and Personal and Social Metro o=ers a free service to help bus riders in wheelchairs board more easily and ride Council faced was more difficult than the Responsibility, and currently chairing the more safely. As part of ongoing e=orts to serve riders with disabilities, Metro will help typical appointment processes. “I wish we Library Commission. attach a free safety strap. To find out more about this free service and make yournd and mark the best spot on each wheelchair for securement and in some casesfi could nominate all of you and rotate you Scotto admitted that even the lengthy recap of appointment for a wheelchair strap marking, call 213.922.8800. all for this seat,” said Scotto. “This is much the couple’s volunteer history wasn’t complete, more difficult than in years past.” but still shows how important the Sargents Get free credit for Metro ExpressLanes During the meeting, the Council also have been to the community. “We had to Help your friends and family get through tra;c faster using Metro ExpressLanes. Right awarded David and Toni Sargent with the edit that--it was 15 pages long,” said Scotto. now, receive $10 in toll credit for every new sign-up you refer. The lanes are toll-free Jared Sidney Torrance Award. Both have a long “If anyone had done just a fraction of what All you need is a FasTrak® transponder. Open a FasTrak® account today atfor carpools, vanpools and motorcycles, and available for a toll to single drivers. history of volunteerism, with David starting we’ve listed, they would be a hero of the metroexpresslanes.net. with the YMCA’s Indian Guides Program in community and the Sargents have done so the mid-seventies and Toni touting a 30-year much more.” Ramp Closures Coming Soon to the Sepulveda Pass relationship with Torrance’s PTA. From there The Sargents received the Mayor’s Coin Continued construction on the I-405 requires two freeway ramp closures in August. David went on to be elected to the Torrance and will be listed in City Hall as recipients Beginning in August, northbound o=-ramps to Sunset Boulevard and Wilshire School Board, became a founding member of the award. Toni Sargent was stunned by recommended detours at metro.net/405.Boulevard are scheduled to close for several months. Find complete details and of the Torrance Education Foundation, and the honor and said that volunteering has a wide breadth of other contributions to the know what to say,” she said. “Working in 2013 lacmtaimproved her life as well. “I’m awed. I don’t served on the Traffic Commission, among Angeles area in a variety of ways, including ways. I’ve made so many friends.” If you’d like to know 14-0078ssby-ie_jkthe organizations has helped me in so many© community. Likewise, Toni served the Los setting up a fund to prevent suicides, being Similarly, David Sargent was honored to be more, visit metro.net. appointed by County Supervisor Deane Dana recognized. “I’m humbled and truly honored to the Los Angeles County Task Force to to be given this great honor,” he said. •
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