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. 39 - September 27, 2012 Inside Awareness, Funds Free ProgramsHops for Health Helps Raise CancerThis Issue Business & Professional.....................11 Calendar...............................3 Classifieds .........................13 Crossword/Sudoku ..........13 Food ..................................8-9 People ..................................3 Pets.......................................2 Police Reports....................6 Politically Speaking...........5 Hops for Health offered a fun-filled evening–with pub food, hole-in-one putting contest and a tour of the brewery. Proceeds benefit the free programs offered by the Cancer Support Community – Redondo Beach (CSC-RB). Seen here are from left to right: Torrance Police Chief John Neu, Clayton Kazan, Jon Walls, Kevin Kazan, and CSC-RB Sr. Vice President of the Board—Kyle Kazan enjoying refreshments Real Estate........................16 and male bonding time. Photo courtesy of CSC-RB. Read more below. Smile Awhile.......................3 Christmas Tree Sales Starting Date Moved to Day After Thanksgiving Sports...................................4 By Dylan Little We can’t control that, however. But the day had a December 1 restriction like Torrance TerriAnn ...............................7 earlier this year. Well at least Christmas tree traditionally the first day of the holidays. either by starting sales after Thanksgiving likeformerly had. Other cities allowed sales earlier,after Thanksgiving when I was a child wasChristmas will be coming to Torrance a little lots will be. On Tuesday night, the Torrance I’m all in favor of this, but I would never Torrance is planning to do, or by having no City Council approved an amendment to the go before the first day of Thanksgiving.” code section regulating the start date. City municipal code changing the date that Other South Bay cities have allowed Christmas Changing the starting date for Christmas Christmas tree lots can begin operations from tree sales before December 1. In a survey of tree lot sales is the only change to the City December 1 to the day after Thanksgiving- neighboring cities conducted by the Community code. The amendment would have no effect Weekend the changes to the code were made to Development Department, only one other city See Christmas, page 5The Council’s staff report explained that-which this year would be November 23. Forecast of the holiday season” while allowing Cancer Awareness Annual Eventsimultaneously maintain the “characteristic vendors to start sales earlier. By moving More than Doubles in Size the date Christmas tree lots can begin sales Friday to November, the Community Development By Cristian Vasquez CSC-RB’s support programs, which total AM Clouds/ to be more competitive with those in other contest were all part of the Cancer Support CSC-RB helps cancer patients along withmore than 100 free programs per month.Food, drinks, auctions and even a puttingDepartment hopes to allow lots in Torrance PM Sun cities. Additionally, Christmas tree sellers Community-Redondo Beach’s third annual their families and loved ones to recover 74˚/65˚ days in which to make sales. Community raising awareness about prostate cancer. The effects of cancer through a wide rangefrom both the physical and emotionalHops for Health fundraiser dedicated towill benefit just from having a few extra Development Department representative Gregg event was hosted at the Red Car Brewery of free programs. These include support Lodan said that the City has been receptive to & Restaurant in Torrance for a second groups and educational programs designed the concerns of Christmas tree lot operators straight year and drew in more than 120 to address the loss of control, hopelessness Saturday town who have been negatively impacted attendees who helped raise nearly $10,000. and social isolation that cancer patients Partly concerns,” said Lodan. “If we stuck to this with how much they have helped--they and their families can often experience.“Since all of our programs are free, we“We can’t express our gratitude enoughby the current code. “We understand their Cloudy the unamended code this year, they would opened their doors to us and have allowed really depend on fundraisers, grants and 76˚/67˚ have one whole week less of sales time.” us to take over their restaurant for a foundations which are getting smaller as timeThe Council voted in favor of thegoes on, but we also rely a lot on individual Public Relations Outreach Managernight,” amendment. Councilmember Bill Sutherland CSC-RB Theresa Plakos said. “It was donations, so fundraising events are really voiced his support of the new code provisions, very successful and we were extremely a big deal for us,” Program Director and Sunday season earlier in the year than the day after people that we had last year, so the event Tom May said. “The ‘Hops for Health’Licensed Clinical Social Worker CSC-RBhappy with the turnout. We had double thebut was wary of moving the Christmas Partly Thanksgiving. “I realize the reason we’re is definitely growing and we had a terrific event evolved from the ‘Girls Night Out’ doing this is so business can make more time. The focus of it is to raise awareness event which has been going on for the Cloudy money,” said Sutherland. “I don’t really for prostate cancer and it is something that past 10 years every October. ‘Girls Night 80˚/68˚ have a problem with going to the day after people are becoming more aware of--and Out’ started out as a one-night event at Thanksgiving. I was in some stores today this event hits the core of that.” the Comedy Magic Club. Then it evolved and they already had Christmas decorations All of the proceeds will be go directly to See Cancer, page 11 up and I have a serious problem with that.
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