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First, the words of President Obama: “There's only one thing we can be sure of, and that is the love that we have for our children, for our families, for each other. The warmth of a small child's embrace, that is true. The memories we have of them, the joy that they bring, the wonder we see through their eyes, that fierce and boundless love we feel for them, a love that takes us out of ourselves and binds us to something larger, we know that's what matters. We know we're always doing right when we're taking care of them, when we're teaching t...
CCUSD Shares Ways to Help in Wake of Connecticut Shooting Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those touched by Friday morning’s devastating shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and while this senseless act has left many of us distraught, there are ways for all of us to help. Talking to Your Children: The biggest question children are likely to have is whether something similar can happen to them. Parents should reassure them and help them feel safe while also providing age and developmentally appropriate i...
This year marks the 95th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Culver City. To celebrate, Made in Culver City, a free film program presented by the Culver City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, will screen A Night at the Opera, starring The Marx Brothers, on December 29 at 3 pm in Veterans Memorial Auditorium at Veterans Memorial Building. Audiences are encouraged to also visit the Culver City Historical Society’s Archive Resource Center that day from 1 pm to 3. The ARC is located at the back of Veterans Memorial B...
Bandai Foundation Funds 10 New Scholarships for Local Seniors The Culver City Community Scholarship Fund will give 20 new scholarships in 2013, thanks to a $5,000 grant from The Bandai Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by Bandai, the Japanese toy and video game company, as a way to give back to the community that has made its products successful in the United States. The Culver City Community Scholarship Fund, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, seeks out and maintains funds to be given as scholarships to graduating seniors from...
Local Panel Hears Concerns Three thousand miles from Culver City on the morning of December 14, a tragic shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut was having repercussions all over the world. At Veterans’ Auditorium that morning, a group of community members spoke to a panel consisting of Mayor Andrew Weissman, Council member Meghan Sahli-Wells, and Assembly member Holly J. Mitchell, on the subject of hydraulic fracturing (also know as fracking) to obtain oil and gas from rock. B...
Michael Hamill will lead the Culver City Chamber during 2013. The local resident and small businessperson was elected at last week's Board of Directors meeting. Joining Hamill on the Executive Committee are Chair-elect Bill Reider, Vice Chairs Kyle Jones, Geoff Maleman, Elena Sweda Neff, Sue Robins, Scott Wyant, and Goran Eriksson as Immediate Past Chair. Hamill is the Managing Director at Grandview National Inc., a boutique investment bank that provides business buy/sell advisory services as well as business turnaround and restructuring servic...
The Culver City Senior Center and the Ms. Senior California of America pageant program invites senior women age 60 years or more and an American citizen to participate as a contestant in the Ms. Senior Culver City Pageant 2013. On March 10, 2013, at 1:30 pm, at the Culver City Senior Center,. The "Time to Shine" pageant will feature formal attire, interviews and talent. This is the first preliminary pageant in a list of eight throughout California. Preliminary finalists will advance to the Ms. Senior California pageant in July 2013. The goal...
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas has requested the creation of a taskforce made up of law enforcement, public health, mental health officials and the countywide Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee (CCJCC) to develop a comprehensive plan on curbing firearm-related violence in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Coroner, 75 percent of all deaths in Los Angeles County in 2009 were caused by use of a firearm, a trend that is mirrored nationally. In addition, a 2010 report by the Department of...
Hundreds of Los Angeles residents turned out for an informational “Unity in the Community Roundtable” held at USC on December 8 featuring renowned Harvard legal scholar Charles Ogletree as the moderator. Senator Curren D. Price, Jr. , whose district includes Culver City, invited Professor Ogletree and a host of other distinguished experts who assembled to discuss health and education issues related to the minority communities in Los Angeles. The event was hosted by USC Dornsife, Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics. Concerned citizens and com...
At Saint Anastasia Catholic School in Westchester, the concept of helping others is an important part of the curriculum. Every year the students, their families and parishioners extend their hands to help those less fortunate. The school has been participating in multiple charitable activities aimed at helping those less fortunate during the Christmas season. The students each voluntarily fill a gift box intended for a boy or girl their same age which will be distributed at Ascension Parish and Sacred Heart Parish. Additionally, the annual...
Kentwood Players will present the Tony Award winning comedy thriller "The 39 Steps" from Friday, January 11 to Saturday, February 16, 2013 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester . The production is directed by Ben Lupejkis, and produced by Lori A. Marple-Pereslete and Tony Pereslete by special arrangement with Samuel French. Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan and the movie by Alfred Hitchcock, "The39 Steps" is a hilarious, comedic, and faithful...
LACCD Board of Trustees Authorizes Implementation of New Student Information System The Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District, which includes West Los Angeles College in Culver City, has authorized CIBER Inc., a global information technology company, to serve as the implementation vendor for LACCD’s new student information system. Oracle/People Soft Campus Solutions will be the software vendor. “SIS will be a key component in the district’s educational program,” said LACCD board president Steve Veres, “provid...
Christmas is a special time of year, so let the shopping, caroling, tree decorating, kissing under the mistletoe, roasting chestnuts on an open fire, cooking and eating begin. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth on December 25thand has been recognized by a majority of Christians in the western world since AD 354 when the First Feast of the Nativity was celebrated in Rome. With no evidence at all of the exact date of the Nativity, historians and theologians speculate that Jesus...
The Clippers won their 10th straight game Monday night by beating the Detroit Pistons to complete an all-victorious trip. It’s the franchise’s longest winning streak since 1974, when the team was located in Buffalo and Bob McAdoo was the leading scorer As press time the Clippers were hoping to achieve the franchise’s best-ever winning streak by defeating New Orleans Wednesday night and Sacramento Friday night, both at Staples Center....
Culver City High has had some outstanding girl’s basketball teams in recent years. This season, it looks like Coach Julian Anderson has another one. The Centaurs have a 6-2 record and have overwhelming success in some games. After winning the first quarter from Bellflower High, 27-2, Culver went on to a 60-19 victory. In another non-league game Culver routed North Torrance, 62-39. After losing two of their first three teams the Centaurs have won five in a row and appear to be a challenger for s...
When the Angels signed Josh Hamilton to a five-year, $125 million contract last week they acquired quite possibly the best player in baseball. They also took a considerable risk. Hamilton has had drug and alcohol problems in the past. He was once suspended from baseball for three years and admits “I’ve made some mistakes.” But he’s come back to be an American League MVP and last season he had 43 home runs and 128 RBI for the Texas Rangers. He’s also an outstanding outfielder. With Hamilton,...
