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About Town: Manhattan Beach
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The Christmas tree in the Lind Home at 748 11th St. in Manhattan Beach was decked out for last weekend’s Sandpipers ninth annual holiday tour. Proceeds from the tour benefited families in the South Bay. Photo by Mary Pat Dorr. |
Breakfast salutes Mira Costa
Mira Costa High School is holding a breakfast before school on Wednesday to honor its students' performances in the 200l Golden State Examinations, which test students' aptitudes in a wide range of subjects. The exams, which are issued twice during the year, revealed 376 cases of high honors at the school, 591 with honors and 758 recognition earners.
Luncheon for 55-plus folks
The Manhattan Beach Parks & Recreation Department presents a holiday luncheon for those 55 or older from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the Joslyn Center, 1601 Valley Drive. The activities, which cost $10, include a meal, gifts and entertainment. ER
Police Beat
Another bad Internet date
A woman was left with abrasions and bruises after a maniacal cab ride back to her Manhattan Beach home after a date with a man she met on the Internet, police said. During the ride from Patrick Molloy's tavern in Hermosa Beach around 2 a.m. Sunday, she was attacked, verbally abused and finally shoved out of the taxi onto the pavement by a push to her face that banged the back of her head on the asphalt, according to a police report. She reported to Manhattan Beach police that a North Hollywood man grabbed her hand and hailed a cab after she had sat down a short distance from where he was talking to other women. He became enraged in the car, cursing her for being jealous, and put both of his hands around her neck and squeezed, she told police. She began crying and pleaded with the driver to stop and let her out, which the driver did not do until he got to her residence, she told police. She suffered abrasions or bruises on her eyelid, neck, back and left leg and ankle. The two had met through the dating service www.la.matchmaker.com, according to the police report.
Smorgasbord of burglaries
The high-end action of seven residential and commercial burglaries that have been reported to Manhattan Beach police since the last week of November was the pilfering of a $10,000 watch along with $15,010 in other jewelry during an open house Nov. 27 in the 1300 block of Eighth Street. Moon's Market on Highland Avenue was hit after hours last Thursday when thieves made off with $1,500 in lottery tickets and seven cartons of Camel cigarettes. ER