TORRANCE TRIBUNE December 1, 2016 Page 3 Historical Society & Museum (1345 Post Avenue, Old Torrance). Torrance Holiday Traditions is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required, but seating is limited and will be available on a first come/first served basis. Light refreshments will be served. For additional info, please contact the Museum at 310-328-5392 or visit www.torrancehistoricalsociety.org The Torrance Historical Society & Museum is located at 1345 Post Avenue, and is open free to the public Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday, from 1-4 p.m. Special hours can be arranged for private tours or research. The Society has an ever-growing collection of photos, documents, books, artifacts and other material relevant to the City’s past. • 17-1089ps_sby-ie-17-005 ©2016 lacmta Community Briefs Sleepy Hollow was not the only holiday tradition in Torrance. From the start, the City saw holiday celebrations as a way to bring people together. Explore some of the old traditions that were popular from the roaring ‘20s, through the Great Depression to the boom of the post war years. We will learn about Santa’s Village on El Prado, the decorating of Old Torrance shops for the season and the community Christmas tree. Reference Librarian and local historian, Michael George combs the old records to see how folks celebrated the season “back in the day.” This event is hosted by the Torrance Historical Society, and will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, December 4 at the Torrance Measure M Passes On November 8, 2016, LA County voters authorized The Los Angeles County Tra;c Improvement Plan called Measure M. Funding raised through the measure will help us tackle the tra;c, congestion and air pollution that are expected to get worse with more growth. With your support, we will create a brighter future for us all. Learn more about Metro’s Plan at metro.net/theplan. Go Metro to LA Football Metro is the smart choice for fans attending football games at the LA Memorial Coliseum. Metro provides frequent bus and rail service to the stadium, so you won’t get caught in tra;c or miss a minute of the action. To plan your trip and >nd the route that’s best for you, visit metro.net/gameday. Airport Metro Connector Final EIR Complete Another signi>cant milestone has been reached toward connecting the regional transit system to LAX. The >nal Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for this project is now complete. Please visit metro.net/laxconnector for more information. Metro Launches O= Peak Podcast O= Peak celebrates the true tales and secret stories that happen between Point A and Point B in Southern California and beyond. Challenging the traditional car-centric narrative of Los Angeles, O= Peak explores the rich history and future of rail, bus, cycling, walking and all modes of getting around in LA. Listen to episodes of the podcast at metro.net/o=peak. metro.net @metrolosangeles losangelesmetro Torrance, West to Start New Basketball Seasons By Adam Serrao The Torrance Tartars and the West High Warriors are both eager to begin new basketball seasons this year, but maybe both for different reasons. Coming off of two distinctly different seasons, the Tartars were able to experience success while the Warriors finished near the bottom of the Pioneer League standings. Both teams will have entered into their first games of the season this week and as two divisional and inner-city rivals, figure to be at each other’s throats until the bitter end. When speaking of the Torrance Tartars, it’s important to note that they come into the year as the reigning Pioneer League champions. Under head coach Paul Nitake, the Tartars experienced their first overly successful season in 10 years and certainly their most successful one under Nitake, who is now entering his fourth campaign at the helm of the team. With a 17-10 overall record, the Tartars went 8-2 in league play, which was good enough for a first place finish in the Pioneer League standings--one game in front of their rivals from North High. Torrance’s only two losses in league came to those same Saxons and once to the Leuzinger Olympians in back-to-back games. Those two losses are a stat that the Tartars and Nitake will certainly be looking to improve upon as they look to run the board and capture yet another division title. Some of Torrance’s highlights last year included a five-game winning streak that began in the El Segundo tournament and ended with a close 62-60 victory over Gig Harbor at the beginning of the Under Armour Holiday Classic Tournament. The Tartars went on to experience another long winning streak when they took six games in a row at the most opportune time to start league play. West, South (twice), Leuzinger, North and Centennial were all victims as Torrance made its way into the playoffs. Unfortunately, the run would end there with a first round loss to Lawndale. The Tartars will open their year with a pair of challenges at the Pacific Shore and the Fairmont Prep tournaments. From there, they’ll get a couple of matchups with some Bay League teams including Mira Costa and Peninsula before league play finally begins and Torrance looks to repeat as champs. Coach Nitake will look forward to regaining the services of forward Jerome Duhon and newly appointed team captain Winston Jones. He’ll also get back his center, Thomas Welsome, while looking for big contributions from senior Quintin Gilchrest and junior Shane Sato. Nitake and Torrance will be without the services of a number of seniors from last season, including all four of their captains in Evan Mejia, Justin Hino, Kousha Modaniou and their standout player from a year ago, Giovonni Jackson. While Torrance was making its way toward the top of the standings, West was trying to keep from finishing at the bottom. Under first-year head coach Neal Perlmutter, the Warriors embarked on a rollercoaster season that began at the bottom of that rollercoaster. Two straight losses to open the year in the Cerritos/Gahr Tipoff had everyone questioning what type of season West might deliver. Things got a bit better toward the end of December for Perlmutter and his squad as they experienced a stretch when the team won three of four games. A sweep over South High in divisional play in addition to victories over Leuzinger and North capped the highlights of the season for the Warriors. Though the team finished with a record of 10-17 on the season, a 4-6 record within the division was good enough to get the team into the playoffs despite a fifth place standing in the Pioneer League. A first round matchup with Pasadena was on the table, but West ultimately took a 75-49 loss to officially put the Warriors’ year in the books. Perlmutter will now step into his second season with a team that is another year older. The head coach can expect the return of all of his forwards in Noah Carroll, Vishal Baht and Justin Hight. He’ll also be getting back sophomore guard Alex Mishaw and seniors Brandhon Thomas and Daman Hollan-Sanchez, among others, in what should be a team that is now another year older and ready to compete in a perennially competitive Pioneer League. Both the Torrance Tartars and the West High Warriors will make their final preparations to head into what will be a long, but rewarding season. The Tartars will look to repeat as champs while overcoming the loss of many key players, while the Warriors will enjoy the return of many of their stars from a year ago. The two teams should be a lot more evenly matched in a season that is sure to be full of epic inner city rivalry battles, with three games scheduled with each other during the year. Stay tuned for a preview of the other two Torrance rivals next week when we take a look at what to expect from the North High Saxons and the South High Spartans. – Asixlion@earthlink.net Torrance Holiday Traditions Torrance PD DUI Checkpoint Nets Three Arrests The Police Department Traffic Unit conducted a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on November 18 in the E/B lanes of the 4300 block of Pacific Coast Highway between 8 p.m. and 2:15 a.m. Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public. High Visibility Enforcements, which include DUI/Drivers License checkpoints, have been shown to lower DUI deaths and injuries. A major component of these checkpoints are deterrent effects on those who might drive alcohol or drug impaired, bringing more awareness and encouraging everyone to use sober designated drivers. That evening, 964 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, with the following results: • 964 Vehicles Screened • 3 DUI-Alcohol suspects arrested • 10 Drivers cited/arrested for operating a vehicle unlicensed or while suspended/ revoked • 1 Citation issued Drivers are encouraged to download the Designated Driver VIP, or “DDVIP,” free mobile app for Android or iPhone. The app finds nearby bars and restaurants with free incentives for designated sober drivers, from free non-alcoholic drinks to free appetizers. The app includes social media tie-ins and a tab for the non-DD to call Uber, Lyft or Curb. Studies show 30 percent of California drivers in fatal crashes had one or more drugs in their systems. A study of active drivers showed more tested positive for drugs that may impair driving (14 percent) than did for alcohol (7.3 percent). Of the drugs, marijuana was most prevalent, at 7.4 percent. • Up and Adam Visit us online: www.heraldpublications.com
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