The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance
Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 7, No. 33 - August 17, 2017
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This Issue
Weekend
Forecast
“Women of Distinction 2017”
Honors Torrance Recipients
Iffy Weather Expected for
Monday’s Solar Eclipse
By Rob McCarthy
South Bay residents should get the first
peek of a solar eclipse that hasn’t been
seen in North America in nearly a century,
though they may need to head inland to
catch it. The National Weather Service has
forecast partly sunny skies and patchy fog
along the coast for The Great American
Eclipse of 2017, which starts at 9 a.m.
Monday and will last about three hours.
Solar eclipses aren’t rare. However, this
celestial event is different.
Solar eclipses happen every 12 to 18
months, but Monday will mark the first
time since 1979 that an eclipse will be
visible across the entire country. It is a
total eclipse, but only along a 70-mile band
running from Oregon to South Carolina,
according to published reports. Here in the
South Bay, the eclipse will be noticeable
at 9:05 a.m. and be fullest at 10:21 a.m.
when the moon passes between the earth
and sun. At its peak, the eclipse will block
70 percent of the sun and create a halo
effect across the region. The visible band
of sunlight is considered dangerous to look
at without protective eyewear. Special
solar-viewing glasses are recommended
and available at retail stores. Sunglasses
do not provide enough eye protection from
the eclipse’s damaging rays.
See Iffy Weather, page 2
Friday
Sunny
70˚/64˚
Saturday
Sunny
71˚/64˚
Sunday
Partly
Cloudy
71˚/63˚
On Friday, August 11, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi presented the “Women of Distinction 2017” (including “Woman of the Year 2017”) awards for District 66 as well as August’s Environmental Stewardship
recognition. Of the eight women honored, two represent the Torrance community: President of Torrance Refinery Action Alliance Dr. Sally Hayati (pictured above with Assemblymember Muratsuchi
at the event that took place at Torrance’s Chado Tea Room); and Torrance Unified School District Board of Education Member Martha Deutsch. Photo Provided by Assemblymember Muratsuchi’s Office.
Torrance Youth Council Members
Appointed for 2017-2018
By Cristian Vasquez
Sworn in by City Clerk Rebecca Poirier
during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting
were 18 local high school students who will
serve in the Torrance Youth Council for the
2017-2018 academic year. Youth Council
members for the 2017-2018 year will be as
follows: From Torrance High--Junior and
Member at Large Aspara Chopra, Freshman
Eugene Joo, Senior Nancy Mendoza
and Sophomore Sara Takigawa; from South
High--Junior and Member at Large Ankesh
Jhangiani, Junior Tyler Lum, Junior and Member
at Large Sydney Matsubara and Junior
Saaketh Tirumala; from West High--Senior
and Member at Large Venkat Karnam, Senior
Karen Kim, Senior Richard Ruan and Junior
Sarah Wu; from North High--Junior Lorriane
Munoz; from the California Academy of
Math & Science--Seniors Ikenna Maduno
and Sangeetha Ramachandran, Sophomores
Vani Sachder and Anika Rehan, Member at
Large; and from Bishop Montgomery High-
-Senior Ryan Simone.
“Their mission is to identify youth issues
and concerns and make recommendations
and suggestions to the City Council, City
commissions, committees and staff on related
matters,” Torrance Mayor Patrick J. Furey
said. “In addition, they will officially represent
the City in youth affairs and provide support
to The ATTIC, the Torrance Teen Center.”
Torrance Youth Council (TYC) members will
be tasked with working on several projects,
such as the Youth Forum, Christmas and Spring
Boutiques, the ATTIC Pancake Breakfast, Prom
Fashion Show, and Service Fair, among other
events. TYC members will also engage in a
series of community events, in a volunteer
capacity, and a member of the Youth Council
will be required to sit in on a City Council
meeting and different commission meetings.
For South High Junior Tyler Lum, who
at the beginning of his first term last year
didn’t know what to expect, believes that
because of his time with TYC he has gained
a better understanding on what it means to
See City Council, page 6
Certified & Licensed
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Classifieds............................6
Community Briefs...............3
Crossword/Sudoku.............6
Legals....................................7
Politically Speaking............5
Real Estate...........................8
Sports....................................3
TerriAnn in Torrance..........5