The Weekly Newspaper of Manhattan Beach Herald Publications - El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 Vol. 10, No. 7 July 7, 2016 Inside This Issue Certified and Licensed Professionals...................6 Classifieds............................3 Finance..................................4 Food.......................................5 Looking Up...........................4 Pets........................................7 Real Estate....................... 8-9 Seniors..................................3 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast Cloudy? No Bad Days on Strand Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix Celebrates 55 Years of Racing Sunday, August 7 You’re Traveling Where this Summer? Oh, No! See Summer Travel, page 6 Cloudy or not, there are no bad days on The Strand. An unusual view from the ocean to the beach. Photo by Peter Thornton. Celebrating five and a half decades of elite cycling competition, bike racers are gearing up for the Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix on Sunday, August 7. This marks Chevron’s 26th consecutive year as the title sponsor of this event, which was founded in 1962 by local racing legend Ted Ernst. With Chevron’s support and that of the South Bay Wheelmen Foundation, the Grand Prix has grown to attract over 700 contestants, including the world’s top cyclists, from six continents, and over 7,500 spectators. The first race begins at 7 a.m. at Live Oak Park in Manhattan Beach, Calif. The Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix features nine races catering to all levels of cyclists, as well as a wide range of community racers. New this year will be a 50 minute Junior race for 15 -1 8 year olds at 10:15 a.m., with a $1,500 purse paying 10 deep. The fan favorite kids’ races for children between the ages of two and 12, will be held at 12 noon, followed by the Women’s Pro 1-3 race at 1 p.m., which will be started by local Assemblyman David Hadley. The last race of the day will be the Men’s Pro 1-2 race at 2 p.m. Riding either a bicycle or a tricycle, kids compete for various medals and each participant receives an official race number, t-shirt, medal and goodie bag. Adult cyclists take on the challenging course in an effort to win a portion of the $21,500 in prize money being awarded that day and one of the coveted Grand Prix winners’ jerseys. Also new this year, in hopes of bringing Nation’s second-oldest, one day bicycle race exciting day more families to the race, will be the Chevron Kids’ Zone for children two through 12 years. This area will be featured at the Start/Finish line and include free face painting, color hair spray, temporary tattoos, hot dogs, cookies, a photo booth, balloon animals and prizes. “We are very excited about the Chevron Kids’ Zone,” said Rod Spackman, Chevron’s Manager of Policy, Government and for both racing fans and families Public Affairs. “We have always viewed the Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix as a fun event for families. With this new area for kids, we hope to attract more racing fans and their children to come spend the day at the Grand Prix.” In addition to the nine races and the Chevron Kids’ Zone, the event will include food vendors, local exhibits, and antique road and cruiser bike shows. For more information on the 55th Annual Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix, visit www.MBGP.com. Provided by Chevron. • By Rob McCarthy It’s looking like a bummer summer for overseas travelers because of renewed threats from terrorists, criminal gangs and a tiny flying insect in the Olympic host city of Rio de Janeiro. The mosquito-born zika virus in Brazil is scaring U.S. fans from making the 13- hour flight to the host city for the Summer Olympic Games. The world comes together every four years for the Games, however, turmoil within Brazil’s government and an outbreak of zika have created doubts that the host can complete construction of the venues in time for the competition. The opening ceremonies are scheduled for Aug. 5, with the games running through Aug. 21. The U.S. Olympic Committee said two weeks ago it’s ready for the Games to begin, while acknowledging Rio’s “unique challenges” created by a zika epidemic and political scandal. “The bottom line is that our athletes are ready to go and we are committed to supporting them 100 percent this summer,” USOC chief executive Scott Blackmun wrote last month. U.S. health officials are advising pregnant women not to visit Brazil this summer because of zika virus, which can be spread from mosquito to human, as well as from a pregnant woman to her unborn baby. There have been confirmed cases of transmission through sexual contact and blood transfusion, notes the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. “Because infection in a pregnant woman is linked to a serious birth defect of the brain called microcephaly and other poor pregnancy outcomes, CDC recommends that women who are pregnant should not go to the Olympics,” the health agency said in a recent alert. The zika virus is active throughout South America, according to the CDC. It issued an updated travel alert “2016 Summer Olympics” last week. The CDC recommends that travelers take simple precautions, including wearing long-sleeved Friday, July 8 Partly Cloudy 76˚/64˚ Saturday, July 9 Partly Cloudy 77˚/65˚ Sunday, July 10 Partly Cloudy 77˚/64˚
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