The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 2, No. 43 - October 25, 2012 Inside Family Fun for HalloweenLocal Pumpkin Patch Provides This Issue Business & Professional.....................11 Calendar...............................3 Classifieds .........................13 Crossword/Sudoku ..........13 Food ......................................8 Pets.....................................14 Police Reports....................3 Politically Speaking...........5 Dressed as Superman Carter Weaver, 19 months, fed the lambs with the help of his dad while his brother Max Weaver, dressed as Spiderman, looked on. Their mom, Leanne Weaver, shared, “we will carve them the pumpkins and they will watch.” Read more on page 12. Photo by TerriAnn Ferren. Real Estate........................16 Torrance to Phase Out Senior Mobile Sports ...................................4 Home Rent Assistance Program TerriAnn in Torrance.........7 By Dylan Little On Tuesday, the Torrance City Council Mayor Frank Scotto commented that he was Mayor and I’m disappointed that we have voted to begin phasing out the Senior saddened to see the program end. In the past to go down this path,” Scotto said. “I truly Mobile Home Space Rent Subsidy Program he has stood up for senior programs, such as recognize the fact that we use money and the due to funding problems. The program will the taxi subsidy, but in this instance he said City of Torrance won’t be able to continue continue until December and then provide that the City couldn’t afford the cost. “This doing this. Having said that, I do appreciate Weekend Torrance’s mobile home parks with $100 a is a program we started when I first became See Mobile Home, page 2Torrance Educationless funding until the end of March. Theprogram has provided seniors living inmonth in rent assistance. It started in MayForecastFoundation Updatesof 2009 with one-time funding that will run out in December. Deputy Community Development Director Linda Cessna said Pier-to-Pier FriendshiP Presents $153k CheCk to the department had intended to pay for the Walk torranCe UniFied sChool Friday program using money from the Torrance The SKECHERS Pier-to-Pier Friendship distriCt Redevelopment Agency’s Low/Moderate Walk on Sunday, October 28th. The annual At a recent School District Board meeting, Sunny Housing fund. However when the State SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk is Torrance Education Foundation President, 82˚/59˚ shut down city redevelopment agencies and an awe-inspiring event that brings together Tom Brewer, and Executive Director Trish claimed the agencies’ funds, any money for all walks of life for one common purpose; Pietrzak presented the Board with a giant this program was also taken. to support children with special needs and check for $153,000.00 to support the “We had hoped to be funding it with education. Last year TEF received $20,000 CMAST program in schools District wide. housing funds from our redevelopment from SKECHERS for our participation of CMAST supports a teacher residency low/mod housing program,” said Cessna. this event! If you cannot walk on October program that prepares a new kind of teacher Saturday “Due to the actions of the State, with all 28, become a virtual walker with your $25 inside the urban classroom – providing the Sunny longer have that funding available to us.” hoping to DOUBLE that this year with your and the support network needed to bepractical learning, the hands-on experiencedonation going to you school team – we’rethe redevelopment agencies closed, we no 82˚/62˚ In order to give seniors relying on this help! When you register, 100% of your effective right away. program more time to adjust to its ending, registration fee, if designated to Torrance The ultimate beneficiaries of TEF’s grant Cessna proposed phasing out the program Education Foundation, will go directly to programs are the students of Torrance over three months. Seniors in the program OUR schools! And remember, the school that schools by virtue of the enriched curriculum will receive $100 until December and then raises the most money will get an additional and improved quality of instruction that Sunday do this, an additional $8,700 is required to up at http://www.skechersfriendshipwalk. growth opportunities for teachers.are the consistent products of professional$5,000 from TEF for their school. Sign$50 each month until March. In order to Sunny fund the program until its final end date, com/site/TR/FriendshipWalk/General?fr_ For more information on schools but Cessna believes this will help ease the id=1040&pg=pfind and sign up today! Or currently enrolled in the CMAST program, 79˚/61˚ transition as the program ends. “We wanted from www.skechersfriendshipwalk.com, please contact Trish Pietrzak, Executive to phase this program out and make it a little click on the “Donate” button, the “A TEAM” Director, 310-995-9800. easier for those folks who rely on this $100 button and search for your school/team. See Education, page 6 a month,” said Cessna.
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