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2011 Q4
STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN
INTERIM WEB REPORT
AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW
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CENTENNIAL PARADE APPLICATIONS
Parade Date: September 16, 2012 Applications Due: August 16, 2012
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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. Find out more!
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WHERE'S JARED?
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Enter your chance to win a prize by guessing Where's Jared? Each Monday, by 9 a.m. a new photo will be posted here. All you will need to do is figure out where the picture was taken, and then send an email to Centennial@TorranceCA.Gov with your best guess. We will accept responses until Sunday, at 5 p.m. Winner(s) will be notified via email on Monday at noon. For contest rules, click here. Prizes include your choice of either a Centennial T-Shirt, a Women's Visor, or (2) Tote Bags. There's still time to enter this week!
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SHARE YOUR PHOTOS & WIN PRIZES !
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 Leadership Torrance 2012 Project - Seeking images depicting the various transformations of; community, businesses, schools, recreation, and commerce that Torrance has experienced over the past 100 years. Find out more...
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E-mail questions, comments,
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and suggestions to
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eNEWSLETTER@TorranceCA.Gov
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VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 21
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JUNE 21 - JUNE 27 , 2012
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WALKING TOUR OF OLD TORRANCE
SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012 | 1:30 - 3 PM
MEET AT THE TORRANCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM
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The Torrance Historical Society invites you to join them this Sunday, June 26, for a Walking Tour of historic Old Torrance. It's FREE, FUN, and FULL of history! And . . . with 2012 being the City's Centennial year, there is no time like the present to learn about the past - especially in Torrance.
This docent-led tour begins at the Torrance Historical Museum (1345 Post Avenue) at 1:30 PM, and will point out the historic landmarks of Downtown Torrance including:
- Torrance Public Library, 1936-1978
- Nativity Church, 1939
- Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., 1928 -1953 (now the Red Car Brewery & Restaurant)
- Torrance City Hall, 1936 -1956
- Torrance High School - this was the first property in Torrance to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1983.
Many more historic sites will be seen along the way. For additional info, visit www.TorranceHistoricalSociety.Org
or contact the Museum at 310.328.5392.
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FUN IN THE SUN
TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012 | 12:30 -2:30 PM
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The City of Torrance Community Services Department invites the public to stop in for Fun In The Sun at Alta Loma Park from 12:30-2:30 p.m. where staff will offer a variety of innovative group based outdoor games designed to stimulate and challenge participants. The Fun In The Sun program is free. This program is non-custodial, where children can come and go as they please. For more information on upcoming dates and locations, phone (310) 618-2930 or visit www.TorranceCA.Gov/Parks/6616.htm
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OWN THE NIGHT
NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012 | 3:30 PM
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Teens are invited to enjoy all the creepiness that night has to offer with movies especially for them at the Polly Watts Story Theater in the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library! June 20 - Mogwai Madness -- June 27 - Knight of the Night -- July 11 - Vampires and Valley Girls -- July 18 - ... Never Say Die -- July 25 - ...Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts! Part of Own the Night! the Torrance Public Library Teen Summer Reading Program. This movie is free, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time. Sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. Please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964 for more information. Read more...
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WORKS IN PROGRESS: L. FRANK BAUM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012 | 7 PM
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Come to the George Nakano Theatre and learn how the creator of the Oz stories claimed that he 'only wrote to please children and to generate an income for his family'. But in 1912, Baum published a new fantasy work that vividly explored a world torn between two visions, one negative and violent and the other bright and hopeful. While Baum may have been writing about contemporary conditions in America, he may also have been envisioning the kind of world future generations would have to choose. Read more . . .
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HOMETOWN HEROES MILITARY BANNER
RECOGNITION PROGRAM
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The City of Torrance is proud to announce the Hometown Heroes Military Banner Recognition Program. Applications are now being accepted. There is still an opportunity to include your hero in the first 20 banners to be installed. Visit
www.TorranceCA.Gov/7491.htm for more information and application.
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