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. 37 - September 13, 2012 Inside State Hosts Largest Volunteer This Issue Event with Coastal Cleanup Day A Student’s Perspective...11 Business & Professional.....................12 Calendar...............................3 Classifieds .........................13 Crossword/Sudoku ..........13 Food ......................................7 Pets.......................................2 Police Reports....................3 The California Coastal Commission will host the 28th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, the state’s largest volunteer event, on Saturday, September 15, 2012. The event will take place at more than 850 locations around the state, comprising the largest single effort to remove the debris that has accumulated on California’s beaches and inland shorelines over the past year. This year’s event will also provide one of the first opportunities for Cleanup organizers to measure a baseline of debris on our shores that may have washed up as a result of last year’s devastating Politically Speaking...........6 tsunami in Japan. For more information, visit www.coastalcleanupday.org. Photo by TerriAnn Ferren. Real Estate........................15 City Council Awards Key to the City to 2012 Sports...................................5 Olympic Gold Medalist Carmelita Jeter By Dylan Little a great feeling to know that I can come back award. He said that the Key to the City is TerriAnn .............................10 On Tuesday, the Torrance City Council to Torrance to get the love and support that the Council’s – and all of Torrance’s – way honored three-time Olympic medalist Carmelita I’ve received today. I’m so grateful to receive of saying she will always be a welcomed Jeter with the Key to the City for her athletic the Key to the City.” and respected part of the community. “This The Wheel Deal.............8-9 prowess and for positively representing her As Scotto presented Jeter with the key, he key is a symbol to remind her that she will former hometown on the international stage. explained the significance of the symbolic See City, page 11 At the 2012 London Olympics, Jeter won a bronze medal in the 200-meter, a silver in the 100-meter, and a gold as part of the 4 x 100-meter relay team. In addition, her relay team’s gold Weekend excitement about the former Torrance resident’smedal finish also set a new world record forthe event. Mayor Frank Scotto expressed his Forecast honored to have a chance to recognize her.accomplishments in London and that he was “Tonight it is with great pride that we have an opportunity to honor the ongoing achievement of one of Torrance’s very own,” said Scotto. Friday “Everyone here knows who I am speaking of- -Carmelita Jeter, we are so proud to have you Sunny here today. With your achievements, you’ve 83˚/69˚ put Torrance on the map. We are so pleased. Photo courtesy of Ed Ahrens.# 17 Jim Drennan catching ball with # 15 Ed Ahrens (back to the camera) in February, 1972 against Occidental College.Not only did you do it for your school, Bishop Montgomery, but also the city of Torrance. We are very honored to have you here.” Dominguez Hills Baseball Team Turns 40 Mayor Scotto also complemented Jeter’s character and thanked her for being an By Cristian Vasquez many instances players knew each other Saturday outstanding representative for the city and Ed Ahrens joined the first baseball in advance or had at least played with or Sunny deserve praise, but she also demonstrated Hills back in 1972 with high hopes for a season in 1972 the team relied on players likethe nation. “Her athletic achievements aloneagainst each other previously. For that firstteam to represent Cal State Dominguez 82˚/69˚ honor, grace and good sportsmanship as a program being built from the bottom up. Ahrens and Nick Medrano, who recorded the representative of not only our community but “It was a different experience. I was most triples and stolen bases for East L.A. of our nation that made her deserving of great hoping that I was capable of playing at a during the 1970 season respectively. Still, honors,” said Scotto. four-year school, which I thought I would the team lacked the cohesiveness necessary Jeter was thankful for the warm reception be after playing at East L.A. College,” for success. They were also restrained by Sunday Torrance started with a pep rally in her honor would do better than we did. I have no just establishing its roots.from her former hometown. Her day back inlimited resources from a program that wasAhrens said. “I actually thought that we Sunny at her alma mater and continued to the Council and that was part of the uncertainty.” but I don’t remember. I did recall that“We might have played at Alondra Park,memory that I knew who would be theremeeting were she was given the Key to the 78˚/66˚ City, the Mayor’s Coin and a special centennial While playing at East L.A. College, we played all the road games, including pin. She was grateful to have so many kind Ahrens realized that most players were doubleheaders, and it was always on the words and awards waiting for her. “Thank you from the surrounding area and that in See Dominguez, page 11 for acknowledging me today,” said Jeter. “It’s
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