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That Culver City knows how to put on a heartfelt, fun, and productive celebration in honor of Disability Awareness Month was evident to those attending its 16th annual free Abilities Carnival and Resource Fair Sunday afternoon, Oct. 20 at the Culver City Senior Center, an event sponsored by the Culver City Exchange Club, Culver City Senior Citizens Association, Inc., and Culver City Neighborhood Girl Scouts. Acceptance, assistance and inclusion were the order of the day. "The purpose of the...
Here come the Sounders! In the aftermath of Los Angeles Football Club's historic playoff win over crosstown rival L.A. Galaxy, the Black and Gold will entertain the Seattle Sounders for the MLS Western Conference Finals tomorrow night, October 29, 7:00 p.m. at the Banc of California Stadium. The rewarding and emotional 5-3 victory over the Galaxy last Thursday was billed as the most anticipated match in MLS history. It lived up to the hype and more as LAFC finally beat the Galaxy for the very...
The seemingly unstoppable Culver City Centaur Football team now hold a record of 9-0 this season with the win over Hawthorne High Friday night.The beat Hawthorne by a score of 55-8. Read the full story by Sports Reporter Fred Altieri in this week's Culver City Observer or here online at www.culvercityobserver.com...
The Culver City Police Department issued a crime report for September. The following crimes were reported in Culver City: 1 Homicide 12 Robberies 7 Assaults with Deadly Weapons 8 Residential/Commercial Burglaries 21 Thefts from Vehicles 1 Stolen Vehicles 5 Bicycle Thefts CCPD has reported a significant decrease in bike thefts in September and they remind residents it is important to keep locking your bikes inside of your garage or home when possible. They report a increase in thefts from motor...
A fire that scorched 40 acres started Monday and was completely controlled as of late Tuesday. More than 600 homes were evacuated Monday, but residents were allowed to return to their houses that same day. Two people were injured, a first responder and a civilian. About 295 firefighters from multiple agencies were assigned fight the fire as of Tuesday night, according to LAFD. The Palisades Fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Palisades Drive, officials said. Soon after, the...
A study in the Journal of Medicinal Food found lighter coffee roasts had higher levels of chlorogenic acid= what acts as an antioxidant than darker coffee roasts and light roast extract was better at protecting human cells against inflammation and damage. More problems for our Navy. China’s first overseas naval base will be in Djibouti, located on the eastern horn of Africa. China says the logistics base will be used to resupply Chinese navy ships taking part in peacekeeping and humanitarian m...
In one of the most exciting open night games in recent memory the Clippers beat the Lakers 112-102 before a sellout crowd of over 19,000 fans last Tuesday night at the Staples Center. The game proved to have the makings of an Ali/Frazier heavy weight fight. The Lakers jumped out with an early lead in the first quarter but the Clippers bounced back to take a half time lead. By the end of the third quarter the game was tied at 85. "It was unusual to have a game like that for the first game of the...
The Chargers were less than a yard away from turning their season around. They just needed 18 inches to win a football game. As head coach Anthony Lynn would later state: "I've never been in a ballgame like that before." Maybe not, but the Chargers have had some bad losses over the years and this one ranks among the worst. In a stunning array of events, the Chargers managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in a 23-20 loss in Nashville to the Tennessee Titans. Trailing 23-20 late in the...
Just what the doctor ordered for the ailing Los Angeles Rams... a week on the road to the East Coast followed by a romp across the Atlantic Ocean for good measure. The Rams much-needed 37-10 victory over the maligned 1-6 Falcons last Sunday in Atlanta was likely a precursor to this weekend's "home" clash against the winless 0-7 Cincinnati Bengals at Wembley Stadium, located in north west London, England. The rather comfortable win over the Falcons was welcome relief after the Rams recent...
Laura Lee Frakes passed away in Los Angeles. Born in 1959 to George and Catherine Frakes in Santa Barbara, Laura was active in sailing, swimming, and tennis in her school years, but especially enjoyed art, music, horseback riding, and spending time with close friends. Laura graduated from Scripps College (Claremont) with a degree in History (and also played on the tennis team). While an undergraduate at Scripps, she studied for a semester at Oxford University. She then earned a master's degree i...
One season after winning the CIF Division 7 Football Championship, Culver City High is enjoying its best start since 2007, when that team reeled off 11 consecutive wins to begin the season. In Jahmal Wright's 11th season as the head coach, the Centaurs are 8-0 with two games remaining in the 2019 season regular schedule. The Centaurs took care of business last Friday at El Segundo High, 42-9, to run their Ocean League mark to 3-0. They have a Homecoming Game against Hawthorne High this Friday...
Carmen Lucero was born Maria Del Carmel Lucero to Jose Domingo and Ignacia Lucero nee Baca on Saturday Oct. 18, 1919 in Crowley, Colorado. Jose Domingo had moved his family to Crowley on the idea of making a killing in the watermelon market. Carmen became the 9th child and 3rd daughter to Agnes and Jose Domingo. The watermelon market dried up that year and the family moved to Lovell, Wyoming where the Great Western Sugar Beet Company had set up a refinery. The Luceros' became sugar beet farmers...
