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October 13, 1930 - August 30, 2014 Husband of Alma . . . Father of Ronald Dean, James Albert, and Tony Patrick . . . Grandfather of Ron Ryan, Matthew, Nathan, and Ariella. Ronald's father Jim was born in Culver City in 1909 before the city was even established. He attended Culver Grammar School in 1916 and worked at MGM Studios as a light man from 1929 to 1959. Ronald's mother, Kathy, was a waitress at Petrelli's in the 1930's. Ronald attended Culver Grammar School in 1937 and was a Hamilton...
“I don’t think we’ve ever had a ‘double whammy’ before,” said Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells, as she took to the “well” in the Mike Balkman City Council Chambers on September 8, to swear in both the new police and fire chiefs of Culver City. Lines of police officers and fire fighters stood in the back and on the sides of the auditorium as a full house lauded the new Police Chief, Scott Bixby and the new Fire Chief David Lawrence White. Sahli-Wells, before administering the oaths of office, describ...
By Fred Altieri Observer Reporter The Culver City High 2014 varsity football team customarily began another year with a very tough pre-league season schedule. Last year was a prime example of this forging process that has served the Centaurs well during the past five years culminating with a 5-0 record and the 2013 Ocean League Championship. Last Friday the Centaurs took a short excursion south to the ‘friendly’ confines of West High School in Torrance to take on the CIF Southern Section div...
The Culver City Sister City Committee invites the public to attend its annual quarterly membership meeting and picnic, honoring the students and families who participated in this summer's youth exchange programs. It will be at Lindberg Park on Sunday, Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 pm. The picnic will feature an El Pollo Loco Lunch & beverages for $10 a person, $5 for 16 and under (no charge for the program participants). Students and adults will share their experiences related to visiting Kaizuka,...
Dale Jones, born Harry Dowe Jones, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2014 at the age of 82 at his home in Maricopa, Arizona. Born on September 7, 1931 in Litchfield, Arizona to Charles and Audrey Jones, Dale's father died before he was born and his mother when he was just two years old. He and his brother Charles were sent by train to Los Angeles where they lived in several foster homes, sometimes together and others times separately. During this time Dale took refuge with the Cox Family, whe...
Special to the Observer Part 2 of 2 Last week the offense was featured in our Culver City High football preview. Now we’ll focus on the defense Defensive line: Since the Tom Salter era began in 1999, Culver City switched from an even (40) defense to a 3-4 defensive odd front. This has been the basis of their front three which contains several reads. Coaches are excited about the leaders on the defensive line. “Although not big in stature, they make up for it in quickness and ferocity. “The first one is Fred Wadibia (6’-0”, 215 lbs.) who is a...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Can anyone help me understand what is going on with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the deputies who man the central jail? I know some deputies who are truly good people with ethics and a caring personality, and yet we hear of alleged violent beatings, “gladiator” type fights – and sometimes the deputies film them. Six deputies and a sergeant went on trial at the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. I have been told the first job dep...
Part 1 of 2 By Greg Goodyear Special to the Observer Last year Culver City High School football was the Ocean League champs when they beat Santa Monica in overtime and went 5-0 in league play. This was their first league championship since 2009, but they were frustratingly close in 2010, 11, and 12. The Centaurs have a good nucleus of returning starters on both offense and defense, but several of their top players transferred to other schools. Although this will make it tougher the coaches feel...
• Passing of Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission Chair Rick Hudson - On August 9, PRCS Commission Chair Rick Hudson passed away unexpectedly at the age of 61 while at his family’s ranch in New Mexico. In addition to being the successful owner of Culver Glass, Chair Hudson was a tireless advocate for the young people of Culver City. He was a volunteer high school athletics coach and an active member of the Culver City Exchange Club. He also served the Culver City Com...
Culver City has a new chief of police, Scott Bixby, and a new fire chief, Dave White. The double appointments of Bixby and White, both of whom had been serving as interim heads of their departments, was announced at last week's City Council meeting and drew enthusiastic applause. New Police Chief Scott Bixby was born in Culver City, attending El Rincon Elementary School, Culver Junior (middle) School and Culver High School. His first involvement with the Culver City Police Department was as an...
Everett Hale Van Tassel was born on December 5, 1921, in Kasson, Minnesota and graduated from Amboy High School where he was active in sports and lettered in basketball. After graduation, he drove west to job search. He landed in West Hollywood and worked in different machine shops. The rest of his family joined him and he lived with his parents, sharing a room with his Grandma. His brother's family shared their duplex. He lived in Culver City since 1959. Everett enlisted in the United States...
The family of former Culver City Council member Ed Little announced his passing this past weekend. Little, who was 87, died of natural causes at his home in Mechanicsville, Virginia, where he and his wife Helen had recently relocated. Until May of this year, Little had served as director of the West Basin Municipal Water District, a post he resigned due to health reasons. He also owned and operated Ed Little Auto Service from the early 1950s until his retirement a few years ago. Born in Los...
By Fred Altieri Observer Sports Reporter One thing is for certain, this fall edition of the Culver City High girls tennis team will be swinging into the unknown as it takes on not only two perennial Ocean League powerhouses but also opens the season against very tough competition from familiar South Bay tennis programs. This past week, led by head coach Phil Rothenberg and assistant coach Seth Lewkow conducting drills and instruction, the girls were practicing as they have been for practically...
A memorial service and a Celebration of Life will be held Saturday August 16, at the Little League field located in Culver City's Bill Botts, honoring Rick Hudson. Hudson passed away unexpectedly on August 9 while at his family ranch in New Mexico. The salutation to Mr. Hudson starts at 6:30 pm, followed directly afterward by refreshments and further remembrances at Garden Room at Culver City's Veteran's Auditorium located at the corner of Culver Boulevard and Overland Avenue. In addition to...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Douglas Lydic, 29, escaped from a police car in December 2013 in Commodore, Pennsylvania while handcuffed. Prosecutors declined to charge him with fleeing since he was merely being “detained” at the time. However, they did charge Lydic with the theft of the handcuffs. This fall for the first time the freshman class at the University of California’s nine undergraduate campuses will have more Latino (17,589) than white (16,378) students admitted. Thanks to a f...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Tyler Skaggs, the Angels’ 23-year-old starting pitcher, will undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss the rest of this season and most likely all of next season. Skaggs has a 5-5 record and 4.30 earned run average. He was injured in a July 31 game and given the choice of surgery or a long rehabilitation process. “I want to get this taken care of so I’ll be ready for the 2016 season,” he said. Skaggs was a star at Santa Monica High and was the 40th selecti...
You know them. You love them. You have a kick-ass time with them. And they're back! Bigger and badder than ever, THE EXPENDABLES 3 has you breathless within the first 10 minutes, setting the stage for the most explosive film of the year; after all, who else but Sylvester Stallone along with director Patrick Hughes and second unit directing guru Dan Bradley, would buy an entire train and blow it up "just to get it right and real". The third installment in this highly successful franchise finds th...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Beginning in 2016 students at California community colleges must maintain a 2.0 or C average to be eligible for a waiver to exempt them from paying tuition. Now that we are in a super duper drought, can we return to an ancient garden practice? Try burying a narrow-neck unglazed pot up to the neck, place plants close by, fill the pot with water, cover the pot hole with a stone and the pot (called an olla) will seep water to the plants’ roots without losing a...
The newly elected Board of Directors of the Culver City Woman’s Club met recently to discuss plans for the upcoming year which include events to fund the club’s philanthropies. The club awards scholarships to Culver City High School students annually. Other recipients include the Culver Palms YMCA, Meals on Wheels and the Bob Hope USO at LAX. Among the fund raisers will be the popular Ice Cream Social and the traditional Christmas Wrapping Booth at the Westside Pavilion. The club also sponsors a number of social events throughout the year. Of...
By fred Altieri Observer reporter The time tested beaten paths coming and going through Culver City have become a bit more beaten during these dog days of summer 2014. There are more teenagers running the streets, parks and hills... and that's a good thing. Cross country running at Culver City High is enjoying a renaissance as the girls and boys teams prepare for the upcoming 2014 fall season. Head coach Tom Fritzius touched on the training and potential of his current teams and the renewed...
B City Manager City Clerk’s Office • Baldwin Hills Conservancy Board of Directors Position Announcement - The City Clerk’s Office announces the application period for the City Council’s three nominees for the Governor’s appointment of one voting member to the Baldwin Hills Conservancy (BHC) Board of Directors. The Board consists of 13 voting members and seven nonvoting members. This BHC appointment will serve a two year term, which will begin as early as September 2014. Please visit the City’s w...
The Venice Japanese Community Center presented scholarship winner at the 2014 Nisei Week Court during the annual VJCC Summer Festival on June 21. VJCC President Hiro Harada presented $600 scholarships to four outstanding high school graduates including three from Culver City High School Logan Kim plans to attend UCLA. Her parents are Vickie and Nobbie Kim. Kelli Tademaru plans to attend USC. Her parents are Arlene and Dave Tademaru. Kelsey Ueda plans to attend UCLA. She is the daughter of Julia and Dean Ueda....
By Fred Altieri Observer Sports Reporter Culver City High will have two new Ocean League opponents to contend with for the approaching athletic school year due to league realignments within the South Bay Athletic Association: El Segundo High and Lawndale High. And that means only one thing... across the board the competition just got tougher. Opportunely, it's the shot in arm the Ocean League needed as it seeks to improve upon its recent resurgent athletic success within the CIF Southern...
By Beth Lindly Special to the Observer Local theatre troupe Kentwood Players' production of "Sordid Lives," a dark comedy penned by Del Shores, is a familiar, enjoyable piece of theatre. It unfolds like something I might have performed in high school, albeit more swear-filled. The acting was good in some parts. But this play's strengths don't lie in its artistry. "Lives" is ultimately a work revolving around themes of family and community, and every aspect of the production contributes to them....
By Fred Altieri Observer Sports Reporter Part 2 of 2. Part 1 appeared in last week's Culver City Observer. Both Part 1 and Part 2 are available for viewing online at www.culvercityobserver.com The school's student sports medicine trainers won the CIF competition for the second year in a row at the Southern Section Championships at St. Francis High School. Marcos White does an unbelievable job. He's our head trainer in charge of all of our teams. He runs the student training program during the...
