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. 50 - December 13, 2012 Inside Prepares for Christmas Eve EventSouth Bay Children’s Choir This Issue Business & Professional.......................9 Calendar...............................3 Classifieds .........................10 Crossword/Sudoku ..........10 Food ......................................7 Police Reports....................3 Real Estate........................12 During the Dec. 2 holiday performance at Marsee Auditorium, members of the South Bay Children’s Choir (SBCC) entertained parents and other guests with Christmas musical compositions from Norway, Spain and more traditional American numbers. The SBCC now prepares for its scheduled performance at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 24 at exactly 3:25 p.m. Smile Awhile.......................3 Council Holds Outreach Meeting Sports...................................5 for Central Torrance Residents TerriAnn in Torrance.........2 By Dylan Little the near future the department will be adding commend the Council for taking the time to The Torrance City Council held the second more features to the small body of water. “We meet in Old Torrance. On behalf of the Old of this year’s community outreach meetings at will be coming back and adding the fountains Torrance Neighborhood Association (OTNA), the Dee Hardison Sports Center at Wilson Park and a chemical distribution system…in March,” Janet Paine thanked the Council for focusing on Tuesday. During the meeting the Council said Jones. “Right now, it’s up and running, on the downtown area of the city. “Thank you highlighted current projects that might be of but it will be in better condition in the spring.” for having this meeting in our neighborhood,” special interest to residents of the area, like The meeting also contained informative she said. the restoration of the city’s iconic railroad presentations from City Librarian Hilary Paine also noted that the OTNA has been bridge, improvements at local parks and the Theyer and some crime prevention tips from active in the community with clean-up efforts. rehabilitation of Wilson Park’s duck pond. the Torrance Police Department. After hearing The group has donated 900 hours of volunteer Public Works gave an update on the restoration all the information about what the City is doing work (or about $18,000 worth of volunteer of the Irving Gil Railroad Bridge, which for central Torrance, no one came forward labor) cleaning up the Torrance Rail Bridge Weekend City hoped to have the bridge cleaned, repaired with additional questions, but one woman did See Council, page 10is located near the intersection of TorranceBoulevard and Western Avenue. Originally, the Forecast Works representative Beth Overstreet said that South Bay Children’s Choirand lit by the end of the Centennial year. Public the project has encountered some delays, but Starts off Holiday Season should be ready to start by January of next year, which would lead to it being finished by the Friday 100th anniversary of the bridge’s construction. By Cristian Vasquez Children’s Choir Diane Simmons said.Artistic Director for the South BayChristmas trees, presents and poinsettias“We did run into a couple roadblocks,” Partly said Overstreet. “No one decided to bid--five Children’s Choir (SBCC) performance Christmas’ was the grand finale, with“’It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Likedecorated the stage at the South Baycompanies picked up the plans, but they all Cloudy backed away. We made some changes to the during “Songs of Snow and Caroling,” the choreography.” 58˚/47˚ request and now we will be awarding a contract The show included a variety of songs, in stage during the performance were actualAll the presents used to decorate theholiday celebration at Marsee Auditorium.at the next Council meeting. It has taken us longer than we anticipated, but we are going different languages, including medieval gifts donated by parents. The gifts were Saturday to make it look good for its birthday.” by Latin, as well as French and Spanish of the Giving Heart Foundation, whichpicked up by Janet Read with the SpiritCatalan, which was much more influencedNext, Community Services Director John Partly Jones announced that three parks--Delthorne, (“El Desembre Congelat”). The choir also donated the items to children on a Native Cloudy Hickory, and Greenwood—will get their sport song of the Sami People of northern performance also included the debut ofAmerican Reservation in Arizona. Theperformed “Winter’s Night,” a hauntingcourts resurfaced in 2013. Jones was also 58˚/50˚ excited to announce a slew of improvements to Norway. “Korobushka” was a delightful The Troubadours, the new boys’ chorus, Pueblo Park, including plans to install new play song sung in Russian and “Fuyu No Uta” and their new director Associate Conductor Sunday restroom to replace the current port-a-potty; and anyone raised in Japan. “The concert went very well--it wasequipment; erect a permanent, pre-fabricatedMaza Zimmerman.was a folk song about snow familiar to Few turn an adjacent dirt lot into a grass play area. “I think for people who really like fantastic and we had a great turnout,” Showers on the pond. The City has been having issues have been their favorite piece, whereas the conductors and other musicians wereAt Wilson Park, his department is still workingZimmerman said. “The kids loved it. Allclassical music, ‘Winter’s Night’ might 57˚/50˚ with the pond and had drained it until shortly be the popular ‘White Christmas’ by have been working on since September.very excited. It was something that wesome people, their favorite piece mightbefore the Centennial Birthday Bash event after finding a temporary solution for some Irving Berlin, featuring eight-year-old We have been preparing ourselves for of the problems. Jones said that right now the Maggie Shepphird in a charming solo,” See Children’s Choir, page 9 water clarity in the pond is “amazing” and in
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