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With three storms approaching this week the Culver City Fire Department is urging residents to be prepared. Free sandbags are available to Culver City residents at Fire Station 1 located at 9600 Culver Blvd. for emergency flooding and erosion control. The sand and sandbags are stored next to the driveway/gate located on the north side of Irving Place. Residents may use the shovel, sand and sandbags provided to fill up to 25 bags. For additional information, please visit www.c...
The Pacific Art Guild will meet on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 7 pm in the Community Room, Westchester Civic Center, 7166 W. Manchester Avenue . Guests are welcome. The guest demonstrator for January will be Rafael Maniago, A renowned painter and poet who was born in the Philippines and who has been drawing since childhood. He attended the University of the East in Manila, where he studied fine and commercial art. He has painted leaders of industry and politicians in the Philippines. He captures more than photographic realism; he captures...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist I just bet students who read the rankings of colleges and universities would be pleasantly surprised how well the military academies stack up – and for graduates, it’s free!!! In most institutions of higher learning grads take the diploma with their right hand and their loan repayment schedule envelopes and stickers with their left. Don’t sell yourself short. Contact Mrs. Hamilton at the office of Congresswoman Bass, 4929 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 650, Los Angel...
“Helping Mother Nature Thrive,” Kaiser Permanente’s 2016 Rose Parade® float, celebrates the work and dedication of those building healthier communities and helps promote the importance of taking everyday steps to protect and enrich the environment. Creating healthy communities is central to Kaiser Permanente’s mission and, by supporting numerous partners and programs, is able to transform and improve the neighborhoods where people live, work, learn and play. “We know that good health is easier to achieve when people are surrounded by a healt...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor This could be it. Or maybe not. Well, they’re saying it is going to happen. So perhaps. I’m writing about the possibility that on January 12 we’re going to find out if there’ll be a National Football League team or two in Los Angeles next season. That’s the day a meeting of NFL owners is planned and various sources say a vote will be taken on the Los Angeles matter. If we’re to believe what’s being speculated a team receiving the proper number of votes will have...
By Carole Bell Observer Columnist My friend Ben Abramovice, a beloved California character, knew how to keep New Year's Resolutions. He always made them and always kept them. His secret? It's below...don't peek! 40% of Americans make New Year's Resolutions, according to Forbes. Top resolutions? The number one New Year's resolution? Losing weight. (not a surprise). Number 2: Getting organized. Number 3: Spending less and saving more. A surprise was that falling in love was number 9 (according to...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The 2016 Rose bowl game will showcase two physical teams that are almost identical. Stanford and Iowa rely on their running games and efficient play from their quarterbacks and both teams look to capitalize on their opponents’ mistakes. What sets No. 5 Iowa (12-1) and No. 6 Stanford (11-2) apart is Christian McCaffrey of the Stanford Cardinal. On Friday January 1 at 2 p.m. in the Rose Bowl the nation will get the opportunity to see what the west coast has witnessed this year. They will see why he was the H...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The 2015 season was supposed to be the year UCLA stepped up to the head of the class. After their 37-29 loss to Nebraska in the Foster Farms Bowl last Saturday in Santa Clara the 8-5 Bruins are stuck in the middle of the line. Losing to a good Nebraska team is not the problem. That loss just exposed their lack of depth on defense. After a series of injuries on defense to key players at the beginning of the season the Bruins were beaten in five of their last nine...
Dennis Gilbert will be honored with the Dave Winfield Humanitarian Award at the event he founded, when the 13th annual Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation’s “In the Spirit of the Game” Fundraiser is held Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In addition to Gilbert, popular television talk show host Larry King will receive special recognition for all he has done for the game and the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation, former Dodgers base-stealing wizard Maury Wills will receive the Player Lifetime Achievement Award, New Y...
James (Jim) McAnany passed away December 16, 2015 at the age of 79. Dearest husband of Rosemary (56 years); Beloved father to Michele & Jim E.; Devoted “Bupah” to Timothy, Tyler, Elisabeth, Shaun and Megan; Loving brother to Patricia Forsythe, Joan Rohe (John) and Tim McAnany (Nancy); dear brother-in-law to many, caring uncle & friend to all. Memorial Mass Saturday, January 9, 2016 11 am, Saint Peter Cleaver Catholic Church, 2380 Stow St., Simi Valley, CA 93063...
Christmas Day. Winter Break. After all the office parties, the opening of presents and enduring relatives, the holidays scream for one thing - movies! And this holiday week has no shortage of some amazing movies that celebrate cinema, the art of moviemaking, never before seen stunts, practical sets as opposed to CGI and a return to film in the grandest of fashion. Obviously, for those who still haven’t experienced “the Force” of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, that should be at the top of your...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter January: The City Council approved a budget not to exceed $39,662 for producing the summer concert series and approved Gary Mandell as the producer of the series. Culver CityBus began its Line 7 extension service to the Hayden Tract on January 12. A Culver City High student filed a lawsuit on January 14 in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that she had experienced sexual abuse with members of the school’s football team in December 2013. A fire at S...
By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer Dedication, determination and discipline will all factor into destiny for middle-schooler Samir Mallya, who will be competing at the U.S. Figure Skating Nationals in St. Paul, Minnesota in January. As background, the 50 states are divided into nine regions. The regional-level competitions were in October. Customarily, the top four skaters of each gender in each of five competitive skating levels then advance to the Sectionals in November. The country has thr...
Work Readiness Workshop is now enrolling for a new Saturday afternoon session beginning January 9, 2016 in partnership with Culver City Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department. The program is tailored specifically for young adults on the autism spectrum ages 17 years or older who want to learn the skills necessary to get and keep a job. Career options, effective email communication, time management, appropriate workplace attire, interview essentials, connecting to co-workers & supervisors, and self-advocating in the workplace are...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Basketball fans admired Jerry West when he was in his 20s and 30s. First, he and Elgin Baylor were superstars who introduced the NBA to Los Angeles. Then in 1972 he and Wilt Chamberlain led Coach Bill Sharman's Lakers on a 33-game winning streak, which has never been equaled, and then the NBA championship. Finally, West became the Lakers' general manager and presided over six more championship years. He made the most spectacular front office decision in Laker...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor It was 1996 and I was in Honolulu covering the Lakers' training camp. It was an especially important one because General Manager Jerry West had made a spectacular move which resulted in the acquisition of rookie guard Kobe Bryant and center Shaquille O'Neal. In the first few days of the camp I found O'Neal to be outgoing, easy to interview, establishing the foundation for a friendship we have to this day. Bryant, who had been a high school phenom with no college...
Dust off the cobwebs boys and girls! We're going back to school for a refresher course in literature along with some actual history which many may or may not know. Over the decades, Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" has proven to be either a life changing piece of literature or the bane of one's existence when given the title as a reading assignment in school. But no matter what, it stays with you. Maybe not all of the words ("Call me Ishmael"), but the themes, the emotions, the life lessons, all...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Grant Gershon, esteemed Artistic Director/Conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC), filled the Walt Disney Concert Hall with his passion and joy as they presented their annual holiday concerts. He channeled his enthusiasm during the LAMC’s presentation of “Festival of Carols” on December 12 and Handel’s Messiah on December 20. The LAMC rung in the holiday season with a concert of favorite carols sung by one of the greatest chorales in the world....
Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday, January 3, 2016. Celebrate the beauty of Viennese music at The Music Center's 14th annual New Year's Concert. Romantic Strauss waltzes will be performed – including the Blue Danube, and melodies from operettas. Enjoy an internationally-renowned European cast of singers, dancers in period costumes and the Strauss Symphony of America, conducted by Viennese conductor Bernhard Schneider. Also returning is fan-favorite...
