The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 7, No. 32 - August 10, 2017 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................2 Classifieds............................6 Community Briefs...............2 Crossword/Sudoku.............6 Legals....................................7 Politically Speaking............5 Real Estate...........................8 Sports....................................3 TerriAnn in Torrance..........4 Weekend Forecast Torrance Police Department Visits with Residents on National Night Out On August 1, over 70 officers from the Torrance Police Department participated in “National Night Out.” Department personnel visited 25 different locations throughout the city to interact with the community. Torrance PD has promoted this event for over 16 years. This year’s theme focused on the expansion of social media, and its use in law enforcement. The photo shows Officers Conner, Besse and Wessels at the block party in the 5200 block of Vanderhill Road. Photo Provided by Torrance PD. • School Board Approves New Courses For Torrance Adult School’s Fall Term By Cristian Vasquez Members of the Torrance School Board this week approved a list of new courses for the Torrance Adult School (TAS) for the 2017 fall term. The school board must approve TAS courses, but those come at no cost to the Torrance Unified School District. “Staff members continually revise the curriculum and develop new courses to meet the needs and interests of the community,” states the staff report. “Prior to seeking Board of Education approval for addition of new courses to the curriculum, administrators have established course content and recruited instructors.” Two of the approved courses are part of the Adult Secondary Education Programs and include the High School Equivalency English Language Arts Preparation Course and a College Math Preparation Course. Both courses are electives worth five credits and are tailored to help students better prepare to pursue and complete higher education goals. The High School Equivalency English Language Arts Preparation Course emphasizes “the development of critical thinking, comprehensive reading skills, test taking strategies, and the development of written full-length essay responses,” states the staff report. Through course completion students will be able to develop and enhance their reading competency, while developing more advanced critical thinking skills as well Friday Sunny 75˚/67˚ Saturday Sunny 78˚/67˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 79˚/67˚ Local South High Heroes Recognized During City Council Meeting By Cristian Vasquez For Sebastian Gutierrez, Sean Hamilton and Ryan McLernon, saving people from drowning wasn’t about heroics--it was about doing the right thing. On Memorial Day Weekend, the three South High students were enjoying their three-day weekend in Kernville when the fun took turned into a life or death situation. The teens noticed a group of five people who were river rafting had been thrown off their raft and were now struggling to stay above water. “Now that I look back at it, it was dangerous… but if I had to, I would do it again and still think it wasn’t that big of a deal,” Gutierrez said. “I think it was completely worth it.” The Torrance teens immediately called 911, but were told that emergency services would take a while to arrive. It was then that the trio decided that the people in the river didn’t have the luxury of waiting. “At that point one person started drowning and they went under, so we immediately ran over to the other side and caught up to them- -That’s when we knew we had to help,” said Hamilton, who is also a Boy Scout and had his emergency supplies equipment with him. “I bring it everywhere with me if I am going camping because it’s always good to have. We just lucked out that we had it with us.” With the warm weather and flowing river, the area was filled with vacationers. During the summer kick-off weekend, three people were reported dead and 24 had to be rescued along the Kern River. “People should really pay attention to the local advisories because they were saying that the water was the highest that it has been in 20 years,” McLernon said. “People just need to really pay attention to what the professionals say, especially if they give you a tip as to what to do if you fall in the water.” During the City Council meeting, Mayor Patrick J. Furey and his colleagues recognized the South High sophomores with a certificate and City pin, and thanked them for their selfless act. “You guys are a reflection of the youth in our community, members of the Torrance family and students of South High School,” said Furey. City Moving Forward With Project to Replace Downtown Street Light System The Mayor and City Council voted in favor of awarding a consulting services agreement for design services to replace the Downtown street light system. The agreement with Albert Grover & Associates is not to surpass $118,726 in cost, and will fund the replacement project for a two-year period, See City Council, page 6 See School Board, page 3
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