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The Buzz this Month!
It's May and welcome to the seventh edition of the Torrance Centennial eNewsletter! Do you know how hard the Committee has been working to bring you wonderful family events and activities to enjoy? Of course you do! That's because you've been very supportive of their efforts beginning with Lights, Camera, Action! In fact, I know each and everyone of you, along with family and friends, purchased a Commemorative Personalized Brick to help build the Centennial Plaza and El Prado Park. So on behalf of the Committee, thank you for your support!
_rdax_75x105.jpg) April was an exciting time as our great city was beautified by volunteers throughout the community. Residents and friends alike took to the streets and helped to restore the brilliant
shine of Jared Sidney Torrance's dream. Thanks for keeping Torrance a City with a hometown feel! This month, the fun continues with
Re-dedication.
And you know I have to remind you, we've got Centennial programs on-demand produced by our very own CitiCABLE.  May features: Planting of the Delphiniums, the Torrance Advantage Awards Ceremony, Jared Sidney Torrance Award Recipients LookBack: Al Isen & Sam Levy, Torrance High School - Landmark & Beaux Arts Masterpiece, TPAC Celebrating 100 Years of the Art, History of the Armed Forces Day Parade, The Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge, Tour of Old  Torrance Historic Homes - The Kelsey House, Palos Verdes Bowl - A Blast From The Past, and much more! See the debut of each new program on Thursday's at 7 p.m.
Donna Duperron
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LOOKING BACK
 | 1963 Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade
Photo from the Torrance Herald |
It's our centennial year and also a great time to reminisce and reflect on our City's rich traditions. Our 53rd Annual Armed Forces Day Celebration & Parade is right around the corner (May 18-20, Parade on May 19), this year, we honore the United States Air Force led by Grand Marshal, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, Michael B. Donley. Now, take a look back at our past Grand Marshals , or click on the photo to check out the Torrance Herald from May 19, 1963.
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By Torrance Youth Council/Torrance Centennial Committee
Ione Strum Rice (102) was born on August 23, 1909 in Los Angeles. After graduating from USC she became a high school foreign language teacher. Most of her teaching career was in the South Bay.
While teaching at Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, Ione met and later married Vernon Rice, the principal at the school. After they wed, Vernon stayed at Leuzinger High and Ione moved to Inglewood High to continue her teaching career. They raised 2 sons. Mrs. Rice is very proud that the auditorium at Leuzinger High is named after her husband.
After her husband passed away in 1980, Ione moved to New Horizons where she has been a resident for the past 32 years. For many years, she was a member of the Torrance Adult School's Writing Class, "Life Story."
Ione enjoys Torrance because she is able to live in her own home and is surrounded by many good friends. She believes she has lived to be 102 because she stayed physically active for many years. She took pleasure in playing tennis and especially enjoyed swimming in the ocean. "It was fun swimming way out and catching a ride back on a wave," said Ione.
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SEPTEMBER 16TH CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY PARADE
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE!
The City of Torrance invites you to participate in the Downtown Torrance Centennial Parade! This community event is an exciting way to celebrate the past, present, and future of Torrance, California.
The parade will be a walking event, and it open to the public. For the safety of participants and the public, no skateboards, scooters, bicycles, animals or motorized vehicles will be allowed on the parade route.
Fill out an application and find out more!
DEADLINE TO PURCHASE IS TODAY!
Centennial Commemorative Brick
For just $150, you'll be able to assist with the Torrance Centennial Plaza at El Prado Park construction and get to personalize your brick by engraving up to 3 lines with 16 characters per line. The commemorative bricks will be an integral part of the Plaza where a 100-year time capsule will be housed. The 3 5/8" x 7 3/4" bricks will be laid in walkways and the goal is to complete construction no later than August 2012. Order today!
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We are very excited to offer you new information each month on activities and events related to the rich history of our great City of Torrance.
Each edition will feature not only little known factoids about Torrance, but what's happening next in the year-long activities planned to celebrate the first 100 years.
Finally, I want to encourage you, your family, friends and neighbors to join us in our year-long celebration. This is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity. To learn more about the Torrance Centennial celebration, visit our website at www.TorranceCentennial.Org where you can discover our events and activities as well as purchase Centennial merchandise.
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