TORRANCE TRIBUNE October 23, 2014 Page 3 Calendar Business Briefs There is a limited word count of 20 words and fees will apply. Email to calendar@ heraldpublications.com. Deadline for submissions is Thursday at 9 a.m. Saturday, October 25 • Del Amo Fashion Center?s Kidgits Halloween Spooktacular, from 10 a.m. to noon in JoAnn?s Court, will feature a magician, as well as several activity stations and games for children to enjoy, including mini pumpkin decorating, Halloween coloring fun, and seasonal crafts like creating scary spider plates, a Halloween magnet and a Halloween mask. Friday, October 31 • Torrance Halloween Carnival! The City of Torrance Community Services Department invites the public to enjoy the annual Halloween Carnival from 4 to 8 p.m. at Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Blvd. The costume parade will take place at 6:30 p.m.For more information, please call (310) 618-2930 or visit www.TorranceCA.Gov/Halloween Ongoing • Downtown Torrance Marketplace. Every Thursday, 3-8 p.m., on El Prado Street, from Sartori to the Buffalo Fire Department. • “Happy Hats for Kids In Hospitals” hosts workshops to decorate or sew hats for hospitalized children every Tuesday, 12:30- 2:30 p.m., 923 Van Ness Avenue. For more information call (310) 787-0970. • Letters Alternate Opinion on “Another Opinion” Listened to tape of the Bill Maher debate with Ben Affleck again after reading your article. It’s too bad you wrote the article on a fact that was not true. Time and again Bill Maher stated he was not talking about the entire group of Moslens [sic] but a significant number. Note: 10 % is approximately 100,000,000. There must have been at least 3 or 4 times on the tape that Mr. Maher stated he was only talking about some and not all. Yet, some is still a very large number. – Richard Reynolds Tech Trek Smiles! AAUW Torrance Tech Trek Celebration and reported on their experiences at the weeklong summer science camps organized by California AAUW (American Association of University Women). The girls stayed in dorms at one of eight university campuses throughout California and learned about subjects as diverse as marine biology, criminalistics, computer science and robotics through hands-on experiments. AAUW Torrance branch was able to send the middle school girls to camp thanks to the generous sponsorship of local businesses and foundations, by generous individual donors, the Torrance Women’s Club, and through AAUW Torrance fundraisers. (AAUW Torrance Tech Trek volunteers are pictured in the back.) Photo by Jessica Hassen. SKECHERS Pier-to-Pier Walk We’re just 10 days from kicking off our 6th annual SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk in Manhattan Beach! So far we’ve raised $852,246.01 for children with special needs and we hope to surpass our $1 million goal by Sunday, October 26th. This year we’ve teamed up with Walk sponsor Steel Sports to launch the new #P2PSteelSports Selfie Challenge. Walkers will be encouraged to take a selfie photo at the event, upload to their Instagram, Facebook or Twitter account with the #P2PSteelSports hashtag, and for each photo posted Steel Sports will make an additional $5 donation towards the Walk. The challenge begins at 8 AM on the morning of the Walk and participants will have 24 hours to post their photos to receive a donation credit. Visit the SKECHERS Friendship Walk website at http://www.skechersfriendshipwalk.com. L.A. County Get Out the Vote The Los Angeles County Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) is collaborating with local media outlets and the Orange County Registrar of Voters to engage and inform voters through online, social media and mobile media technologies. New and existing voters cant ext the word “VOTE” to 69520 find out where to vote, request a vote by mail ballot by Oct. 28 to vote early: http://bit.ly/1xLzk8u, or visit www.SOCALvotes.com to register to vote and find helpful voter information. Find election information at http://lavote.net/home/ voting-elections/current-elections. The mission of the Registrar-Recorder/ County Clerk is to serve Los Angeles County by providing essential records management and election services in a fair, accessible and transparent manner. For more information, visit www.lavote.net. McCormick & Schmick’s Honors Veterans With Free Entree McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants is proud to thank U.S. military veterans by offering a complimentary lunch or dinner entrée to those who have served our country on Sunday, November 9 in recognition of Veteran’s Day. McCormick & Schmick’s will treat veterans for the 15th consecutive year to a special menu at participating locations across the country. McCormick & Schmick’s has recognized military veterans with a special event every year since 1999. The special menu will be available to those who have been honorably discharged from the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy or Coast Guard. Verification of service is required. Reservations are highly encouraged, as tables fill up quickly. Guests can visit www.McCormickandSchmicks.com to find a location near them and to book their reservations today. Waters Kicks Off United Small Business Alliance Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) joined with small business owners, community leaders and elected officials at the kickoff of the United Small Business Alliance, a newly-formed alliance of small businesses that work together to create, restore and maintain a healthy business environment. The event was held from 6:00pm-9:00pm at the USBA’s new headquarters on West 237th Street in Torrance. Speakers included Waters, USBA cofounders Aurelio Mattucci and John Paul Tabakian, USBA Officer John Goya, Torrance Mayor Patrick Furey, and a host of additional community leaders. Waters’ remarks focused on the importance of small businesses, and discussed her efforts to ensure they are top of mind for lawmakers in Washington, DC. Al Muratsuchi 2014 Legislator of The Year The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is pleased to name California Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) as its 2014 “California Legislator of the Year,” and recognizes his bipartisan leadership to promote clean vehicle technology, incentivize California consumers to choose alternative fuel vehicles, and support jobs in the automobile manufacturing industry. Assemblymember Muratsuchi introduced legislation that was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown this year that focused on incentivizing alternative fuel vehicle ownership in California. As a result of AB 2013, the number of Green Clean Air Vehicle stickers was Traveling Tribune in Cambodia Terry Ragins, Torrance School Board member, shows off the Tribune at Angkor Wat, a famous (formerly Hindu, now Buddhist) temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Photo by Mark Ragins. See Business Briefs, page 14
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