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The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance
Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 4, No. 50 - December 11, 2014
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ExxonMobil Awards Classroom
Grants for STEM Projects
Certified & Licensed
Professionals.....................10
Classifieds............................4
Crossword/Sudoku.............4
Finance..................................9
Food.......................................5
Legals....................................9
Police Reports.....................3
Politically Speaking............7
Real Estate.........................12
Sports........................... 2,6,12
TerriAnn in Torrance..........8
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ExxonMobil STEM Awards recipients from Victor Elementary School (from left) Lucy Doty, Principal William Baker, Paula Paulson and Tara Fink share a moment together during the ExxonMobil Torrance
Refinery’s Annual ExxonMobil STEM Awards Program on Dec. 4. The Torrance Refinery and the ExxonMobil Foundation began the awards program in 1997 and in 2010 the program was restructured to put
a stronger emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. To date ExxonMobil has awarded more than $1.4 million in classroom grants through this program. See story, below. Photo by Tim Long.
Interfaith Holiday Ceremony
Hosted in Front of City Hall
By Cristian Vasquez
City leaders, local residents and spiritual
leaders gathered outside of Torrance City Hall
on Dec. 9 for an interfaith holiday ceremony.
The ceremony, which took place prior to
that evening’s city council meeting, focused on
the meaning of light in the various faiths that
have found a home in the City of Torrance.
Present at the event were Dr. Rini Ghosh to
discuss light in Hindu tradition, Athia Carrim
to share knowledge about light in Islamic
tradition and Rev. Patricia Weisman to speak
about light in Christian tradition.
“Every year the city has number of events
recognizing different faith traditions. In the
past I have been honored to do a candle
lighting for the Jewish Festival of Lights
Hanukkah (Chanukah),” Rabbi Gary Spero
said. “Generally it has been members of my
congregation as well as some employees and
local residents that have attended. This year,
however, is has been thirteen years that I have
been involved in doing the candle-lighting
ceremony so I though that it would perhaps
be even more meaningful to invite clergy
from a number of world-faith traditions to
speak about the role of light in their faith.”
Present at the ceremony were spiritual leaders and followers from the Hindu, Catholic,
Islamic and Christian faiths.
“There is such a beautiful meaning of
messages in all of the various faiths that we
are quite fortunate here in Torrance that we
have such a diverse community of faith,”
Rabbi Spero said. “It was nice to hear from
scholars in Hinduism, scholars in Islam, in
Catholicism and my input on Judaism and
to see the similarities and differences in our
beliefs.”
Rabbi Spero is a Torrance resident and
was rabbi of Congregation Beth Torah of
Torrance for nine years (2003-2012). While
in high school Rabbi Spero won the National
Bible Contest and was part of the U.S. team
in the International Bible Contest, which is
hosted in Israel.
“We have had other interfaith events in the
city and I am always very pleased to participate in those,” Rabbi Spero said. “Torrance
See City Council, page 10
Local Teachers Receive $100,000 in Grants
during ExxonMobil STEM Awards Program
By Cristian Vasquez
ExxonMobil celebrated the 18th edition
of its STEM award program by presenting
39 teachers with grant money for their
submitted grant proposals aimed at promoting Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics education. ExxonMobil
executives, city leaders and district officials and most of the teachers who were
recognized by the local refinery attended
the award ceremony, which was hosted on
Dec. 4 at the Ken Miller Recreation Center.
“ExxonMobil as a company, one of
its core values is technology: we are a
technology company and the key to our
success is technology in finding, producing
and refining oil and being more creative
about how to do that,” ExxonMobil Torrance Refinery Manager Brian Ablett said.
“In order to accomplish that we employ
the best technologist and engineers so
technology, science and engineering is at
the core of our business. It is in our DNA.”
The recent push to emphasize STEM
education in K-12 schools has prompted
companies like ExxonMobil to become
more engaged in local schools by working
with administrators and teachers in order
to enhance the learning experience for students. Teachers from the Torrance Unified
School District submitted grant proposals
to a 20-person, grant-selection committee
comprised of employees and community
volunteers select the winning proposals.
A total of 44 teachers submitted 38 grant
proposals. The selected proposals were
awarded a grant by ExxonMobil, which
is to be used to fund innovative STEM
curriculum in the classroom.
Teacher Greg Wheeler from North
High submitted one of the winning grant
See STEM Awards, page 3
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December 11, 2014
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December 11, 2014
Police Reports
Burglary-Auto 11/30/2014 1:00:00 PM
18300 BLOCK HAWTHORNE BLVD
Suspect(s) enters unlocked vehicle and takes
property/wallet, backpack, newly purchased
children’s clothes
Vandalism 11/29/2014 5:10:00 PM 4000
BLOCK 226TH ST
Suspect(s) intentionally activates interior
fire sprinkler, flooding the room
Theft 11/29/2014 1:39 PM 22800 BLOCK
NADINE CIR
Suspect convinces victims they have won
a foreign lottery and to mail a large quantity
of cash via Western Union and FedEx in
order to collect their winnings
Theft 11/30/2014 9:00:00 PM 2200
BLOCK GRAMERCY AVE
Suspect(s) defeats lock and takes property
from driveway/bicycle
2200 BLOCK REDONDO BEACH BLVD
Suspect(s) punches door lock for entry and
takes property/stereo
Burglary-Commercial 11/29/2014 5:55:00
AM 2300 BLOCK CRENSHAW BLVD
Suspect(s) smashes window for entry and
takes property/laptops, documents
Burglary-Residential 11/29/2014 3:29:26
AM 3100 BLOCK 186TH ST
Suspect(s) pries off window screen/ no
entry, no loss
AM 22600 BLOCK FONTHILL AVE
Suspect(s) partially removes one screen
and pries a second/ no entry, no loss
Auto Theft 11/29/2014 8:30:00 AM 3900
BLOCK 176TH ST
Stolen vehicle: ‘05 Cadillac Escalade
Burglary-Auto 11/29/2014 10:50:00 AM
1900 BLOCK ANDREO AVE
Suspect(s) enters vehicle by unknown
means, ransacks and takes property/ stereo,
backpack
Theft 11/28/2014 8:00:00 PM 3500
BLOCK CARSON ST
Suspect(s) defeats locks and takes property
from lockers/purses, cell phone, keys
Auto Theft 11/29/2014 9:57:41 AM
17500 BLOCK YUKON AVE
Stolen vehicle: ‘96 Honda Accord
Theft 11/28/2014 6:39:58 PM 2500
BLOCK PACIFIC COAST HWY
Suspect(s) enters open business and takes
employee’s property/ purse
Auto Theft 11/29/2014 9:30:45 AM 1700
BLOCK LINCOLN AVE
Stolen vehicle: ‘00 Nissan Sentra
PM 2300 BLOCK 171ST ST
Suspect(s) removes rear window, heavily
ransacks/unknown property loss at time of
report
PM 3300 BLOCK 189TH ST
Suspect(s) enters unlocked window, ransacks
and takes property/ TVs, jewelry
Theft 11/28/2014 11:30:00 AM 3300
BLOCK CIVIC CENTER DR
Suspect(s) takes property from unattended
purse/ cell phone
Theft 11/27/2014 11:35:00 PM 3400
BLOCK SEPULVEDA BLVD
Suspect(s) takes property left behind in
restroom by victim/satchel
Theft 11/27/2014 6:03 PM 3400 BLOCK
EMERALD ST
Suspect(s) takes property from vehicle’s
engine compartment/ battery
Vandalism 11/27/2014 2:35 PM 25400
BLOCK CRENSHAW BLVD
Suspect(s) smashes glass door/ no entry,
no loss
Burglary-Auto 11/27/2014 1:03 PM
20400 BLOCK VICTOR ST
Suspect(s) defeats door handle for entry
and takes property/ wallets
Auto Theft 11/27/2014 12:54 PM 2300
BLOCK 180TH ST
Stolen vehicle: ‘03 Ford van
Auto Theft 11/28/2014 5:06:00 PM 2200
BLOCK CARSON ST
Stolen vehicle: ‘90 Dodge van
Burglary-Commercial 11/27/2014 4:09:00
AM 17400 BLOCK CRENSHAW BLVD
Suspect(s) smashes glass door for entry,
ransacks and takes property/ sunglasses,
eyeglass frames
Battery-Simple 11/27/2014 2:56:46 AM
PENNSYLVANIA AVE & SEPULVEDA
BLVD
Suspects take taxi ride, assault driver and
flee without paying
Theft 11/27/2014 10:00:00 AM 2700
BLOCK LOFTYVIEW DR
Suspect takes property without permission while at location with permission/cash,
baseball cap, backpack
2200 BLOCK CRENSHAW BLVD
Suspect(s) enters possibly unlocked vehicle
and takes property/ cell phone, bank cards
See Police Reports, page 10
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STEM Awards
proposals for “The Great Truss Challenge.”
“We wanted to do something that the kids
would learn from, obviously, but we also
wanted to make it exciting so they could have
with it,” Wheeler said. “So my idea was to
have them build a truss out of wood and then
we had a tester, which would crush them to
measure the force. So the kids who made the
strongest one would win the contest.”
Developing an idea, putting the grant proposal together and working with the students
to create and develop their idea was as much
of a learning experience for Wheeler as it was
for his students.
“As a teacher you are always looking for
new ideas but when the kids are doing projects
rather than just being lectured at, they learn
so much more,” Wheeler said. “The trick is
to find projects that the kids are interested in
and don’t mind doing but that at the same
time will allow them to learn things. That
is where I learned a lot, especially from the
other teachers in Torrance.”
For Ablett it is as important to excite
and engage students in STEM outside of
the classroom as well as inside. Part of the
challenge has been developing methods that
allow kids to engage STEM activities and the
ExxonMobil STEM Awards recognizes the
efforts of teachers and school administrators
working to accomplish said goal.
“Due to the way that we may have taught
some of these subjects in the past, people
might have thought that math wasn’t for them,
or that they couldn’t do it or that it was too
difficult,” Ablett said. “My experience with
kids and young people is that whatever it is
that they are interested in or excited about,
they are good at. Kids are naturally curious
and if you give them enough to bite on,
they will start chewing. We just need to give
them enough of a reason to get involved and
engaged.”
In 1997, the Torrance Refinery and the
from front page
ExxonMobil Foundation began the awards
program to aid the development of innovative
educational projects and provide teachers the
opportunity to enhance their classroom with
creative and exciting curriculum. By 2010 the
program was restructured to emphasize a stronger focus on STEM and to date ExxonMobil
has awarded more than $1.4 million dollars
in classroom grants through this program.
“We strongly support education since
education makes people much more aware
of what is going on around them, so it is a
very natural thing to support something that
represents the core values of our company,”
Ablett said. “We do a lot through STEM
education, we support university education
and we try to get out there with our people
by encouraging our young managers to get
involved with the community as well. At
the end of the day if we are better educated
and better aware and it is better for society.”
The winners of the 18th Annual ExxonMobil
STEM Awards Program were:
For Elementary schools: Allen Chin, Judi
Brewer, Judy van Wie, and Maureen Arevalo
(Adams); Theresa Levell (Anza); Rubi Ahmed
and Carol Hankey (Arnold); Teri Shimizu
(Carr); Gayle Bond, Kelly Colliuns, and Lori
Nagaoka (Hickory); Ryaoko Higashi (Lincoln);
Beth Pachal (Riviera); Lucy Doty, Paula Paulson, Tara Fink, and Steve Jennewein (Victor).
For middle schools: Kevin Tambara (Bert
Lynn); Michelle Litton and Ahbra Sargent
(Calle Mayor); Ron Ambro and Robert A.
Nelson, Jr. (Hull); Denise Chang (Jefferson);
Heather Rocha (Madrona); Robert Medrano
(Richardson).
For high schools: Katie Doupe, Stanley Masaoka, Michael Okazaki, and Gregg Wheeler
(North); Kristen Zuckley-Morgan (Shery);
Sara Aloteibi, Melody Chuang, Susan Saddler,
and Lumi Denisiu (South); Dana Hagen and
Nazia Rashid (Torrance); Betty Burkhard and
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Butternut Squash Tart with
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Serves 4 or 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
• 3 slices prosciutto, thinly sliced
• 1 butternut squash (1 1/2 to 2 pounds)
• 1 sheet puff pastry
• 1 egg + 1 tablespoon water, beaten
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 10 sage leaves
• Shaved pecorino cheese
Preparation
Preheat oven to 425 F and cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place prosciutto onto baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes until crispy.
Set aside until needed. Reduce oven temperature to 375 F.
Microwave the whole butternut squash for 3 minutes. This will not
only make the squash easier to peel and slice but aids in pre-cooking.
Using a vegetable peeler, peel the squash. With a knife, slice the neck
of the squash into 1/8-inch thick rounds. You will need 18 slices.
Roll the thawed but cold puff pastry into a 12-inch square and transfer
to a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Using a pastry brush,
brush the puff pastry with the egg wash. Arrange butternut squash
slices in an overlapping pattern on top of the pastry leaving a 1-inch
border on all sides; season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Bake for
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December 11, 2014
Focus Turns
to Basketball
Adam Serrao
Now that the football season has come and
gone, schools from all around Torrance are
ready to begin anew in a different sport and
prove that they are the best team in the city
and the best team in the Pioneer League. It
was the West High Warriors who lasted the
longest in the recently concluded football
season, so now Torrance, South and North
High have some ammunition coming into
what will be longer than a two-month regular
season in the game of basketball. The High
score of 69-63. This year, the Tartars will
return six varsity players with the hope that
experience will pay off for the club. Kalthoff
joins Kyle Polk and Kevin Gonzalez as the
starters for the ball club that will look to
improve on their final standing from last year
and make some noise in this year’s playoffs.
The South High Spartans perhaps had the
roughest go of things last season, finishing
the year off with a 6-20 record and in last
place in the Pioneer League. The Spartans
went 1-9 in divisional play while losing their
“What better team to start with than the team that finished
in second place in the Pioneer League standings last year.”
School sporting world will now leave the
open air of the football field and take on a
different tone, in a different atmosphere, as
our schools from around Torrance will now
battle it out in the gymnasium. Though the
regular season is already underway for most
high school basketball teams across the
nation, it has finally become time to take a
closer look at the four school’s teams that
call Torrance home.
What better team to start with than the
team that finished in second place in the
Pioneer League standings last year. Led by
head coach Luke Dupperon, the North High
Saxons are back to avenge their loss in the
second round of the playoffs last season and
attempt to finish above Lawndale, who beat
them out in the standings last season. Seniors
Ryan Burnett and Aaron Ogata will both be
returning to the team for their final season this
year. Both players averaged double figures
in scoring for the Saxons last year and will
look to continue that trend this season. The
Saxons started the year with a 75-62 win on
the road at Carson, but then dropped two and
won two at the inaugural Trevor Ariza TipOff Classic tournament last week. Look for
North High to be in the mix atop the Pioneer
League all season long and in the hunt for
the much coveted league championship once
again this year.
Torrance High recently tried their best
to follow in the footsteps of North High
by beating the Carson Colts in a game last
Saturday night. Senior Devin Kalthoff was
the player of the game coming away with
15 points, two steals and one block to lead
his team to the two point, 47-45 victory. In a
tough Pioneer League this season, the Tartars
will look to rebound from an average year
last year where they finished in fourth place
within their division, going 3-7 in league play.
Torrance received a bid into the playoffs, but
lost in the first round to Savanna by a final
last three games of the season and missing
the playoffs. Head coach Leo Klemm will
certainly not accept anything worse than
last season and will use it as motivation to
be better this year. Klemm and his Spartans
have begun the season with two straight
losses this year but will look to pick things
up before league play gets started in early
January. Senior guard Ajeya Kukreja and
Sophomore Jordan Tang are among returning
players to the team who will be looking to
make a difference and get South High on
the map this season.
Last but not least, the Pioneer League’s
newly inducted West High Warriors will
be looking to step forward and make an
immediate impact on their division like they
did this past football season. The Warriors
will be more than happy to leave behind a
Bay League division that they went 0-10 in
last year before finishing in last place and
winning only six games all season long.
This year the team will be looking to turn
things around for good behind coach Andrew
Furuto and a squad that should have plenty
of experience, loaded with seven seniors
this year. The Warriors started things off in
impressive fashion so far this year, beating
Port of Los Angeles in the season opener
81-40 and taking down Hawthorne the next
day by a 63-50 final. Seniors Christian
Jackson and Joshua Staffieri figure to lead
the team on the court this season and did so
in the opener putting up 25 and 21 points
respectively.
With a new addition to the league in West
High and new additions to each individual
team, there is no telling what will happen
in the Pioneer League this season. It will
definitely be an adventure so follow the ride
all season long right here. Next week, we’ll
take a look at the girls’ basketball teams from
around Torrance and see how they should
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Lakers More of
A One-Man Show
By Adam Serrao
It’s no longer the “Lake Show.” Now the
Lakers have become what is most comparable
to a “one-man show.” Perhaps something out
of a carnival or Ripley’s Believe it or Not,
the traveling circus that has become the Los
Angeles Lakers is headed by their ringleader
Kobe Bryant. Gather ‘round and watch as he
tosses the ball through the air with such incredible frequency that more than a quarter of
his shots are destined to fall through the hoop.
One quarter of the way through the season,
the Lakers have done exactly what they have
been expected to do this season. With no real
talent on the team and a hungry superstar at
the helm, Los Angeles should be poised for
what will be one long basketball season.
Last Friday night’s game against the Boston
Celtics was quite possibly a microcosm of the
entire Lakers season in general. The team,
coming off of two straight encouraging wins
over the first place (Atlantic Division) Toronto
Raptors and the Detroit Pistons had reason
to begin to be optimistic about the season.
Maybe the team just needed a little time to
gel. Maybe Kobe needed a little regular season
time to recover from his injury and learn the
tendencies of all of his new players in order
to be the player that he could possibly be. A
triple-double with 31 points, 12 assists and
11 rebounds against the first place Raptors
for Kobe certainly looked encouraging. Fastforward to three days later and those same
Lakers wound up losing to the 6-11 Boston
Celtics by 17 points on the road. Kobe still
led the team in scoring. Of course he did.
He’s the one-man show. But his 22 points
on the night came at a cost. Not only did he
have as many assists as turnovers (three) in
the game, but Bryant shot an abysmal 9-21
from the floor, all but negating the rest of his
teammates except for the infamous “Swaggy
P,” who is going to throw up his fair amount
of shots no matter where he is standing on
the floor. Nick Young finished with 16 points
on 5-14 from the field.
Sure, Kobe leads the league in scoring right
now, which in itself is always a hard task to
accomplish, but I’ve recently discovered a
fun game to play at Kobe’s expense. First,
go on to Google, type in NBA season leaders, hit the field goal percentage tab and see
how many pages you have to scroll through
before you get to Bryant’s name. He’s not on
the first page. Nope, not the second either.
Yes! Finally, there he is, barely making it
onto the third page of results at No. 115 out
of the 124 ranked players. That’s just below
USC’s own O.J. Mayo and right above Brandon Jennings. Bryant has a .391 field goal
percentage, meaning that he’s making well
below half of the amount of shots that he throws
up. Dating back to before last Sunday’s game
against the New Orleans Pelicans, Bryant
had attempted 447 shots while making 175
of them. To put that in perspective, the next
most shots attempted in the league belonged to
Monta Ellis of the Dallas Mavericks who put
up only 374 shots while making 176 (still one
more than Kobe) to give him a .471 percentage from the field. The field goal percentage
leader in the league is Brandan Wright, also
on Dallas, who comes in at .741 (compared
to Kobe’s .391).
Fans of the Los Angeles Lakers are getting used to losing. After the worst season in
franchise history last year, it took five games
to get a win for the Lakers this year. “It’s not
easy after the games,” first-year Lakers head
coach Byron Scott stated. “I think people in
L.A. can tell you. They know it’s not easy
after a loss.” Well, it’s getting easier and
easier as the losing is becoming more and
more frequent. While the Lakers are losing,
however, Bryant is attempting to prove that
he can still dominate the NBA in the twilight
of his career. “I’m a true competitor,” Bryant
said. “When I say that, I mean, when things
are difficult, I compete even harder.” The
harder Kobe tries, the more it isolates his own
team. Sure, he’s racking up the numbers and
will soon pass Michael Jordan on the all-time
scoring list, but the legacy he is leaving behind
is one that is traveling in the exact opposite
direct of Jordan’s.
Kobe’s triple double made him the fastest
player in league history with 30,000 points and
6,000 assists. An incredible accomplishment in
its own right, but the individual statistics fail
to help the team. He can find shots anywhere
on the court and he is one of the greatest
players in league history, but what was once
a championship Lakers basketball team in the
not so distant past has no become a one-man
traveling sideshow. Before this year, the Lakers
hadn’t started a season with five straight losses
since they moved to Los Angeles 54 years
ago. The only time it had ever happened, as a
matter of fact, was during the 1957-58 season
when the team was still based in Minneapolis.
The championships have come and gone since
then: 11 of them, to be exact. The playoff
appearances were many: 51, to be exact. It
is becoming increasingly obvious, however,
that those days have been left well-behind in
the rearview mirror. Kobe being good is good
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December 11, 2014
One Man’s Opinion
A Government of Laws
By Gerry Chong
“We are a government of laws, not of
men” – President John Adams
How many times have we collapsed back
into our plushy seats in our favorite movie
theater, licked our popcorn buttered fingers,
slurped a Big Gulp, and watched the latest
western morality play? The plot is familiar
because it contains an expectation that we
have always believed; that we are a nation of
laws passed by our elected representatives,
and that at the end of the movie, those laws
will define our civilization, protecting us
against insurrection and mayhem.
The theater darkens, the credits have rolled,
and the movie begins: There is a killing on
the streets of a small Midwestern town. The
killer is a deputy sheriff who claims selfdefense. Immediately, outside rabble-rousers
invade the town to incite a vigilante mob to
insurrection, destroying businesses, many of
which are owned by the individual vigilantes
themselves.
Correctly, the law focuses on the legal
culpability of the deputy sheriff rather than
any extraneous grievances of the vigilantes,
and finds there is little reason to indict him;
but with support from outside agitators the
vigilantes sustain their rampage. As the
movie ends the rule of law has prevailed
but the audience leaves with the very uneasy
prediction that there will be another fire in
an unknown location at an unknown date,
and this one will be bigger than the last.
The vigilantes have a new martyr to stoke
their next act of violence. They have a cause
and an agenda requiring a government of
men, and not of laws. President Adams’
claim be damned.
Rationally, the question must be asked
of the vigilantes, “cui bono”? Who benefits
from the insurrections? Certainly it is
not the people injured or killed; not the
businesses damaged or destroyed; not the
local consumers who have lost accesses to
goods and services; not government budgets
that have been decimated; and not the cause
of the vigilantes because civil rights are not
advanced by looting and killing.
But it is not senseless violence. There are, in
fact many who benefit. Some like Al Sharpton
exploit anger to gain elective office. There
are others like Jesse Jackson who become
wealthy by exploiting minority grievances
against major corporations. There is the
president, presuming White law enforcement
culpability, who sent his Attorney General
to the site of the shooting to broadly indict
the city and local law enforcement for civil
rights violations, even in advance of the city’s
Grand Jury decision.
The greatest beneficiary of civil unrest,
however, is the political Left. It prospers as
long as there are divides that can be exploited
between Blacks and Whites; rich and poor;
women and men; citizen and illegal immigrant;
Christian and Godless; and public sector and
private sector dominance. A unified country
is the Left’s greatest nightmare.
As this movie ends, ask yourself, “Will there
be a sequel?” Did this violence advance the
cause of civil rights? Will the next violence
bring a positive result? Importantly, who
benefits from civil unrest? •
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Athletes Should Make More Political
Statements, Even if Only Symbolic
By Cristian Vasquez
There has been no lack of commentary about
the incidents in Ferguson, Missouri. Regardless
of where one falls on the opinion spectrum,
I do fully appreciate people exercising their
First Amendment right to voice their opinions.
Which is why today I want to applaud Stedman
Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens
and Kenny Britt of the St. Louis Rams for
their symbolic, yet important, gesture a few
weeks ago. These five men walked onto the
field before their game against the Oakland
Raiders with their hands in the air replicating
the “Hand Up, Don’t Shoot” pose being used
by protestors in Ferguson.
I applaud the actions of these five NFL players
not just because they spoke out against what
they consider an injustice, but also because they
used their platform as athletes in the biggest,
most important league in the world to make
a political statement. These five athletes used
their position of comfort and to a certain extent
privilege [which they earned] to tell a grieving
family that their tragedy isn’t going unnoticed;
that they stand in solidarity with the victim.
As emotional and sensitive as the incident in
Ferguson has been on a national scale, to these
St. Louis players it was also a local issue.
We don’t have to agree with their opinion
but the fact that we live in a culture of mindnumbing social media supported by idiotic
reality television, it was refreshing and inspiring
to see five athletes make a political statement.
The athletes are somebody’s cousin, brother,
son and possibly father so none of us have the
right to say they should keep their thoughts to
themselves. For anyone that argues that the
football field isn’t the place for these types of
statements, then what is “proper” the place?
And why should there be a proper place? We
are blessed with free speech and these men used
it through the best medium available to them.
In 2003, did the Dixie Chicks criticize
President Bush at the wrong place and time? If
they had they waited until 2014 and made their
comments at a local radio station, would there
not have been backlash? Would it have mattered
at that point? The Dixie Chicks much like the
five athletes in St. Louis, made comments that
a group of people considered wrong and were
criticized. Sadly this has happened before in
America. Just think about Muhammad Ali, John
Carlos and Tommie Smith back in the 1960s.
All three athletes were barred from their sport
for speaking up for what they believed in but it
did not destroy them; it made them stronger and
in the end it made our country a better place.
In a world where we are quick to criticize
athletes, idolize talentless celebrities being
chased by cameras all day and where people
are brainwashed by consumer culture, it is
inspiring to see people in a position of comfort
making a bold political statement. Thank you to
the Rams and Rams’ Coach Jeff Fisher for not
taking disciplinary action against his players and
respecting their right to free speech. More than
anything thanks to Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin,
Jared Cook, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt of
the St. Louis Rams. May their action inspire
others in a similar position to do the same. •
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TerriAnn in Torrance
Torrance YMCA Christmas Trees – A Tradition
By TerriAnn Ferren
Photos by TerriAnn Ferren
On the southeast corner of Madrona
Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard sits the
YMCA Christmas tree lot. After parking in
the lot, I met with YMCA volunteer, Gene
Koester, who toured me around the spacious
100 percent, all-volunteer lot. As we headed
toward the large red and white striped tent,
the scent of pine was strong and memories
of hunting for Christmas trees flooded my
mind. The lot had opened just five minutes
prior and already people were walking the
rows searching for that perfect tree.
West of the tent, hundreds of trees were
resting, piled up according to height. A load
of 750 trees had been delivered days earlier
and unloaded by 70 – 80 YMCA volunteers,
which included the West High School
Soccer team and the Youth in Government
participants. As the trees were unloaded
from the truck, they were measured, taken
to one of 3 drill stations, where a hole was
drilled in the bottom of the trunk for the
tree stand, then carefully stacked in piles by
height. By storing the trees on the ground,
they have less chance of drying out. “You go
down to Home Depot and they are standing
on asphalt and they dry out fast that way,
but once we stand them up for display, they
are in the tent,” shared Gene.
The YMCA has been selling Christmas trees
in Torrance for about 60 years. “I’ve been
involved probably going on 35 years. The Y’s
an organization supporting the YMCA and so
he founded the Y’s Men Club, moved into
Canada, and then just blossomed around the
world. We are fastest growing in Korea and
India today,” said Gene. The club is co-ed
in spite of the name and they welcome men,
women, and youth into their membership.
Tree Lot Manager Dave Coggin.
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Contact club President Dave Ouwerkerk at
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Every year, YMCA trees are purchased from
a tree farm in Aumsville, Oregon, southeast
Retired Torrance Police Officer Mark Sims and Karl Walther, both Y’s Men volunteering at the lot.
Men have been selling Christmas trees since
1938. They started selling Christmas trees
in Minneapolis, Minnesota and it became a
tradition and the Y’s Men here in Torrance
are keeping that tradition,” said Gene. They
have never missed a year. Gene shared with
me that the YMCA lot has been open for
business on this site for 23 years. Exxon
Mobil allows the YMCA to ‘rent’ the lot for
$1 a year. “Being here 23 years, we have a
lot of water and power underground, so it is
very fast setting up,” shared Gene.
“The Y’s Men’s Club is affiliated with the
International Association of Y’s Men’s Clubs.
We are in 72 countries, probably 73,000
members around the world - founded here
in the United States 92 years ago by a man
in Toledo, Ohio who decided there should be
As I looked at the fragrant, stacked trees,
Gene pointed to a note by a kindergarten
class stapled to one tree. The note said that
the tree was from Aumsville, Oregon and
the kindergartners would like to hear where
this tree’s journey ended. The note contained
an address so the buyers of the tree could
of Salem near Silver Falls State Park. As
we entered the big tent, Gene pointed to a
tiny tree near the entrance and said, “The
smallest one is called a ‘table top’ and we
put a little red bow and a wooden stand on
it for our customers.” The largest trees this
year are 8-9 feet.
I learned that any tree placed in a public
place must have flame retardant applied,
and the Y’s Men are qualified, trained, and
licensed by the state Fire Marshal to do the
job. The Y’s Men also do tree flocking for any
customer who would like it applied to their
tree. As Gene proudly told me, “We’re pros!”
I asked Gene if they water the trees and
he told me that on strong ‘Santa Ana’ days
they sprinkle them a little bit to keep the
humidity up, but they don’t water them.
Yoshi Kawano with his family Christian, age 6 , Luke, age 8, and his wife Ikuyo.
share where the tree ended its travels. The
youngsters asked for a short note or even a
photograph of the tree. Can you imagine what
fun it would be for children to receive a note
or photograph from the buyers of the tree?
The tree lot manager for the day was
Dave Coggin. Dave told me he has been
helping with the tree lot for three years. I
asked Dave how he became involved with
the Y’s Men and he told me, “We came to
buy a tree and Henry and I started talking
and I was curious who did this – and how
and why and all that kind of thing, and the
rest, as they say is history. He invited me to
attend a Y’s Men Wednesday night meeting
and here I am. I love working here.”
Also volunteering in the pine scented tent
were two young women from the Youth in
Government program: Sindy Lim, age 17,
who attends South High School, and Gloria
Kim, age 16, who also attends South High.
These energetic young women donate their
time and exuberance to the YMCA lot. “I
Las Hermanas volunteers Leanna Fox (Las Hermenanas President)
and Carol Smith.
especially like the smell,” said Gloria.
Yoshi and Ikuko Kawano and their two
sons Christian, age 6, and Luke, age 8, had
just picked out their Christmas tree from
the lot. First, John Frank, who has worked
on the lot 18 years, made a ‘fresh cut’ from
the trunk to allow the tree to absorb water
easier. The next step was a trip to the ‘netter’
where the tree was wrapped in a candy cane
colored netting to hold it together, and then
volunteers Nathan and Paul Kim, both 16
years old, carried the tree and then secured
it in the Kawanos’ car. The Kawanos told
me they intend to decorate their tree later
that night. How exciting! Sometimes, patrons
give tips to the young volunteers who help
carry and secure the trees to the cars. If that
occurs, the Y has a plan. This particular
year, all donations will be given to Save the
Children Fund to fight ebola.
Where does all the money collected from
the trees go? All of the money is donated.
Proudly attached to one side of the trailer at
the lot, is a long list of organizations who
receive the money collected.
Karl Walther has been involved in the lot
since 1969 and a member of the Y’s Men
since 1972. “It makes it smell like Christmas
in California with the trees. I just like the
feeling I get dealing with the people that come.
We see a lot of them year after year. I also
like seeing the young kids running through
the Christmas trees. It gets you in the mood.
The other aspect is doing something for the
community. We also treat it as an event –
there is more to it than that. We get young
volunteers to help out. It is more than selling
Christmas trees,” said Karl. Later Karl told
me, “We work at keeping the trees fresh.”
After serving 30 years with the Torrance
Police Department, retired Mark Sims
volunteers and is the Tree Lot Chairman 2014.
He has been with the Y’s Men 11 years and
said, “I started at 8 years old as a kid. It is a
wonderful organization and I believe deeply
what the Y does. My position as chairman is
to put things together. We are all volunteers.
I did YMCA with both my sons - back then
they called it Indian Guides and then Trail
Blazers. One of the guys when I joined this
club was my YMCA leader when I was a
kid. He has since passed away but we got to
work together as Y’s Men as well. His name
was Ralph Marzullo and his son, Andrew and
I were both in the club together and as Y’s
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men, we worked together at the lot - lot of
wonderful memories as a kid, and as an adult.”
Las Hermanas, the Y’s women’s club,
work the Christmas tree lot cashier station.
“We can have a tree leaving this lot every
2 to 3 minutes on a busy day. It gets hectic
around here,” said Gene. Leanna Fox has
been working the tree lot since 1976 and is
currently President of the Women’s Club. “The
women’s club is in charge of the cashiers,”
said Leanna. Carol Smith was working along
with Leanna. “I have been working three
years and I love the customers. That is the
best part, they keep returning every year.
They are very loyal and they bring their
children. It is very heartwarming. I love the
people,” added Carol.
Gene Koester told me, “Our supplier, Bill
Brawley from Aumsville, Oregon, will come
down here after he’s through shipping all his
trees – usually around the 20th and he takes
pride in seeing his trees on our lot. And we
are just a small portion of his operation.
He sells 400,000 trees each year. We buy
1450 trees from him. We’ll have one more
truckload coming in next Thursday. We hope
to sell out – 1, 456 trees this year.”
Most of the repeat customers have been
frequenting the same lot for many years. The
YMCA sells their Noble Fir and Cultured
Douglas Fir (CDF) trees Monday through
Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 8
p.m. on Sunday.
Leaving the lot, I was inspired to begin
decorating my house for Christmas. Although I
haven’t selected a tree as yet I have a renewed
appreciation for all the work involved getting
the fragrant trees to Southern California.
Happy tree hunting! •
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December 11, 2014
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Choosing Your First Credit Card
(BPT) - Whether you are headed to college,
joining the armed forces, or simply looking
to take greater control of your finances, you
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first credit card.
Although credit cards are not for everyone,
they have some important benefits you should
consider. First, responsible credit card use is
a great way to start building a strong credit
history, which can be key in qualifying for
a car or the home you dream of owning one
day. A credit card with rewards enables you
to make the most of everyday purchases by
earning points on your expenses. And for
those who live life on the go, credit cards
will help you take advantage of emerging
payment technologies that offer more secure
and faster ways to pay.
Of course, these benefits of owning a credit
card are quickly offset if you are unable
to make on-time monthly payments. Navy
Federal Credit Union, among other financial
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their balance in full each statement period. If
you feel confident about your ability to use
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to begin your search, consider these tips:
1. Go with an issuer you trust. “You may
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and that’s okay,” says Randy Hopper, vice
president of credit cards at Navy Federal. “You
should choose a financial institution you feel
has your interests at heart. They should be
willing to walk you through your questions
over the phone or in-person, any time.”
2. Limited credit history? You still have
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still have plenty of options. Look for a credit
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based on their overall relationship with you.
Some financial institutions like Navy Federal
offer what is called a secured card, created
in large part for consumers who have not
had the opportunity to develop credit history.
3. Find a straightforward offer. By reading
the fine print of an offer carefully you can
determine whether the credit card offer is
straightforward and excludes certain “gotchas.”
Be mindful of the fees associated with the
offer and whether your rate could potentially
increase after an “introductory period,” a
specified period of time on some offers,
usually lasting a few months.
4. Find a product you can be proud of. “Do
your homework and make sure you find a
credit card with a low rate,” says Hopper.
“Although some great cards do carry an annual
fee, try to find a credit card that requires
only a low fee or no fee at all.”
Rewards are also a big part of this equation.
Make sure your rewards program is both
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The Galaxy NGC 4151, called the, ‘Eye of Sauron’ due to its similarity to the eye in the film Lord of the Rings. The image shows the supermassive black hole, which engulfs gas and dust clouds from its surroundings. In this process, it emits ultraviolet radiation, which heats the
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away with 90 percent precision. The technique
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of known dimensions.
Previous reported distances to NGC 4151,
which contains a supermassive black hole, were
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accurate method, the researchers calculated
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Galaxy NGC 4151 is dubbed the “Eye of
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in about 10 percent of all galaxies, these black
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of gas and dust from their surrounding environments. In this process, the material heats up
and becomes very bright—resulting in the most
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has been a great and very welcoming community to all different faiths. They have been
very supportive of churches, synagogues and
mosques and other houses of worship in the
city so it is kind of a natural thing that we
would get together this time of year. It is
nice to be able to focus on the spiritual and
especially the celebrations involving lights.”
The evening’s interfaith event might have
been hosted at city hall but it was Rabbi Spero
who brought together all the participants in
the evening’s gathering.
“Not a problem at all: when I reached out
to the other clergy members, they were very
happy to participate,” Rabbi Spero said. “So
as a group event it worked out very well.”
With his experience participating in other
interfaith event, Rabbi Spero had a good idea
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“It was something that I have been wanting to do for some years now,” Rabbi Spero
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Still, the Rabbi was very grateful toward the
city, fellow spiritual leaders and the residents
who took the time to attend. Furthermore,
he considers these events as much a learning
experience for himself as for anyone curious
enough to attend.
“I am very grateful to Eleanor [Jones: Management Associate for the City of Torrance]
and the City Council members for giving use
this opportunity to have this experience,”
Rabbi Spero said. “I contacted some clergy,
we exchanged emails and worked together
to bring this about.”
“I look for things like this and find that
these are great to do because I learn a whole
lot more,” Rabbi Spero said. “Hopefully
[people leave with] a little bit of a deeper
understating of what the various faith traditions have to say about the world of light
versus darkness and that we could all take
some inspiration from it.”
After the interfaith event, the regularly
scheduled Torrance City Council Meeting
opened with a performance by the Torrance
Civic Chorale. •
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178TH ST
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December 11, 2014
Pets Without Partners
family who has enough time on their hands
to train her properly as she is not currently
housebroken. Lizzie is spayed, current on
vaccinations, dewormed, and microchipped.
Captain is a gorgeous 4-month-old German
Shepherd. He was originally bought from
a breeder and the family soon realized that
they had no extra time to train him. Captain
is a very smart pup who is a good boy, an
excellent listener and a quick learner. With
his fabulous disposition, he is playful with the
other dogs at our rescue, good with children
and will make an excellent addition into
any family. Captain is neutered, current on
vaccinations, dewormed, and microchipped.
To learn more about these and other
wonderful dogs, visit our website at www.
Hannah is a sweet puppy who is fine with other dogs.
Jump into the holiday spirit and adopt a
“pet without a partner” to give a homeless
pet a second chance in life.
Hannah is a sweet “Puggle” who loves
everyone she meets. This little cutie pie is
darling to say the least. She is estimated to
be around 2 years old and has lots of puppylike energy and playfulness. At her foster
home, Hannah is learning to use the doggie
door. She does not like to share her chew
bones and rawhides, so she will gather them
up for herself. Hannah is spayed, current on
vaccinations, dewormed, microchipped, and
fine with other dogs.
Little Lizzie is an adorable 4-month-old
female terrier mix who was found as a stray. Another sad case of having no collar or tags,
was not microchipped and unable to locate
her owners. Lizzy is a spectacular little pup
with very polite play manners. She loves
everyone she meets and plays well with all
the other dogs at the rescue. Lizzy loves
toys and is becoming a great little walker
on leash. She is all puppy and will need a
Captain is a German Shepherd who would make a great family pet.
animalsrule.org. If a dog is on our website,
it’s available. Come to our Saturday adoption
events from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at 305 North
Harbor Blvd., San Pedro (just off the 110 near
the cruise port). We are always in need of
donations for veterinarian bills and our senior
dogs. Donations can be made through our
website or by sending a check payable to:
Animals Rule Placement Foundation at 305
North Harbor Blvd., San Pedro, CA 90731. All donations are tax-deductible; we are a
registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
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Purrrfect Companions
Kiki loves to be spoiled and admired.
Maid Marian has a sweet, outgoing personality.
To help more loving kitties get “Home for
the Holidays”, Kitten Rescue is offering 50%
off adoption fees in December for all cats 2
years and older.
Kiki is a gentle and sweet cat with looks
that just won’t quit. Like a glamorous
Hollywood starlet, Kiki enjoys being showered
with attention and admiration. She is cuddly,
affectionate and she loves people. As an
easygoing, low maintenance cat, she would be
ideal for somebody looking for a companion
to spoil. Kiki would be happy as an only cat
to enjoy the love and affection she gives to
and receives from her humans.
Neeko is a sweet boy who is equal parts
goofy energy and adorable cuteness. Everyone
who meets Neeko falls in love with his
gorgeous blue eyes and equally spectacular
personality. He doesn’t seem very reactive
to dogs, so he likely would adapt to a home
with a cat friendly dog. Neeko can often
be found upside down taking a nap. He
definitely needs another cat in the home, as
he would be pretty lonely without someone
to wrestle and nap with.
Maid Marian is an adorable little princess
who was born with big green eyes and a
unique peach-beige coat. She loves attention
and is happiest on your lap or being held by
your heart. Along with her outgoing, playful
nature, Maid Marian has a big endearing
personality in a tiny package. She gets along
very well with other adult cats and kittens.
If you don’t already have a kitty, she would
love to be adopted with her brother, Barry,
or her best friend, Magique.
Magique is a magical kitten who brings
lucky change into people’s lives, granting
wishes and giving kisses. With her black
obsidian coat and twinkling golden green
eyes, she is a tiny package of warm cuddles.
She loves to sit you or on the back of the
couch, wrapping her body around your neck
and shoulders, nuzzling into your hair. At her
young age, she needs a kitty companion in
her new home. If you don’t already have a
cat, Magique would love to be adopted with
one of her brothers or with her best friend,
Maid Marian.
These kittens are available for adoption
through Kitten Rescue, one of the largest cat
rescue groups in Southern California. All of
our kitties are spayed/neutered, microchipped,
tested for FeLV and FIV, dewormed and
current on their vaccinations. For additional
information and to see these or our other kitties,
please check our website www.kittenrescue.
org or email us at [email protected]. Your
tax deductible donations for the rescue and
Magique is a magical cat who loves cuddling.
Neeko needs lots of company (but not a dog!).
care of our cats and kittens can be made
through our website or by sending a check
payable to Kitten Rescue, 914 Westwood
Blvd. #583, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
On Saturdays, we have adoptions from
noon to 3:30 p.m. in Westchester at 8655
Lincoln Blvd. just south of Manchester Ave.
and also in Mar Vista at 3860 Centinela
Ave, just south of Venice Boulevard. Our
website lists additional adoption sites and
directions to each location.
It was her lucky day when Beautiful Bella
and her new family met at the Manhattan
Beach Hometown Fair.
“Bella has been with us a week now and
we just love her! She is doing great with the
crate and is so good we took her to Palm
Springs overnight. She has also been out to
lunch twice and is perfectly behaved. She
is still pretty quiet, but every once in a while
has these puppy bursts of energy and runs in
circles around the house. We are just thrilled
with her. -- Karen”
When you adopt a “pet without a partner,”
you will forever make a difference in their
life and they are sure to make a difference
in yours. •
Pets can get loose
or lost through mishaps
and travel quickly.
Microchip: it works!
Lizzie is a terrier mix with polite manners.
Happy Tails
Saving one animal won’t change the world,
but the world will surely change for that animal.
Bella loves her new Palm Springs home.
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December 11, 2014
TORRANCE TRIBUNE
Create a Happy Homemade Holiday
(BPT) - One of the best ways to kick off
the holiday season is to decorate. And while
it’s easy to load your cart with beautiful decor
from your favorite store, Christmas is more
personal when decorations are homemade.
No time you say? Between planning dinners
for the family and throwing cocktail parties
for friends, it can be overwhelming. But it is
possible to survive it (and enjoy it) by keeping everything simple. This season, let your
creative instincts shine through as you watch
your mantels, stairwells, and tables come to
holiday life, with ideas like these:
Create a magical mantle
For most families, the living room is where
gifts are exchanged, holiday movies are enjoyed and stories are shared gathered by the
fireplace - a major focal point in the room.
Give this cozy centerpiece a warm new look by
creating a decorative display for your mantel.
Draping a festive garland is one way to
achieve a distinctive display. Do-it-yourself
banners and garland have become increasingly popular as a great way to personalize
your decor.
To make your own, start with a heavy fabric,
like burlap or the kind used for upholstery,
and cut enough pennants for your favorite
holiday saying, like “Let it Snow.” Then using
a snowflake stencil, spray paint the pattern with
a silver color. Spray paint chipboard letters in
a bright white. Once everything dries, spell
out your message, one letter per pennant,
and adhere the letters. Adorn the banner with
plastic snowflakes and holly sprigs to finalize
the festive look.
Trim a tree like a pro
The Christmas tree is another major focal
point in your living room during the holidays.
If you’re tired of the same old display year
after year, give the tree a fresh look by changing up the ornaments and adding a theme.
Start by choosing a specific color scheme,
such as red and gold. Don’t have enough
decorations to match your new theme? It’s
easy and affordable to create your own by
using items already around the house. For
example, use bulbs from an old string of lights
to create a whimsical decoration. Remove bulbs
from the strand and spritz the inside of the
bulb in cherry red, emerald green and global
blue. Roll the bulb around to distribute the
paint for a beautiful translucent look. Add a
little glitz in resplendent red, glamorous green
and magical multicolor to the outside of the
bulb for a festive look, and top off with your
favorite embellishments like ribbon or bells.
You can even spray paint old ornaments so
they fit into your new color scheme.
Once your new decor is complete, hang
ornaments and lights on your tree before
displaying it for the whole family to enjoy.
Add elegant table toppers
If you are hosting get-togethers for family
and friends, add a sparkle to your table. Not
sure where to start? First, choose two or three
colors. Select a table cloth, table runner or
placemats in your color palette and consider
the arrangement for the middle of the table.
Try replacing the traditional red and green
with gold and silver accessories - candles,
napkin rings, small figures in the plates and
other decorative accents. Include candles so
the flickering flames can create a warm atmosphere. Even casually scattered pine cones, fir
branches, red roses or poinsettias will add a
special touch on the table.
It’s easy to make your fine china the highlight of the dinner; but this year, try making
your placemats the conversation starter by
utilizing antique sheet music - which can be
found at old book stores or simply printed at
home. These sheets will make for a chic and
unconventional base for any place setting. •
JUST SOLD IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Roger Hart
310-781-2000
BRE# 00625505
1611 Post Ave.
2420 W. Carson St. #120
Torrance, CA 90501
1423 & 1425 Amapola Ave.
Lots of upgrades! 2 bed, 1 bath, 1,048 sq.ft.
Listed and Sold by Roger Hart
Gorgeous Spanish 2 on a lot. Front home 3 bed, 2 bath 1,797 sq.ft.
Back home 2 bed, 2 bath 925 sq.ft.
Sold By Roger Hart
Sold at $610,000
Sold at $ 949,000
West High
The West High Warriors led the game against Torrance from the start eventually ending at a score of 63-50, beating the Hawthorne Cougars.
A West High Warrior driving past several Hawthorne Cougars to catch a rebound.
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