Articles from the October 14, 2009 edition
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El Marino's High Test Scores Are Highlighted
El Marino Language School received the spotlight at Tuesday night’s School Board meeting, as principal Tracy Pumilia gave a presentation on student achievement for the 2008-2009 school year. O...
The New Westfield Creates 700 Jobs
The long awaited remodel and redevelopment of Westfield Culver City was held last Thursday to the delight of residents, city officials and Westfield staff and executives. Nineteen months after breakin...
School Board Candidates Seek Support - All Six Participate In City Hall Forum
All six candidates for the Culver City School Board were on hand for the candidates’ forum at City Hall October 8. Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Culver City PTA, the two-hour f...
Exchange Club Boosts Upward Bound
Upward Bound, a nonprofit organization, assists families with minor children and seniors who are experiencing housing crisis. An emergency shelter for families is planned to open in Culver City in the near future. Culver City Exchange Club is...
Ice Cream Social At Library Saturday October 17 2009
The Culver City Friends of the Library will show their appreciation for members by holding an Ice Cream Social this Saturday from 3 p.m.to 4. at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Avenue, Entertainment will be provided by the...
Agape Services Are Phenomenal
At the risk of having an even harder time finding a parking space, we’d like to talk about the great Sunday morning services held at Agape International Spiritual Center under the leadership of Reverend Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith. Services begin at...
Measure EE Fundraiser Scheduled Saturday
A Measure EE fundraiser will be held Saturday October 17 2009 from 6 p.m. to 9 at P.J.’s Pinball Museum, 4350 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. A donation of $20 gives attendees the chance to play for up to three hours, no need to bring quarters. . T...
Local Musician To Speak at Historical Society Meeting
“Not so Looney Tunes: A Century of Live Musical Entertainment in Culver City” will be presented by guest speaker Stephen M. Fry at the Culver City Historical Society’s fall general meeting on Wednesday, October 21, at 7 p.m. Fry will offer a descr...
Siever To Have Event Sunday October 18 2009
Culver City Board of Education candidate Professor Patricia G. Siever is holding the second in a series of “Meet, Greet and Share Ideas” events on Sunday from 3 p.m. to 6 in Blair Hills – 5814 Vicstone Court, Culver City. Refreshments will be serve...
Seniors Can Vote Yes on EE, Yet be Exempt from Paying Parcel Tax
Senior citizens 65 years old and older can vote YES on Measure EE without being taxed. Measure EE is the parcel tax measure on the ballot this November 3. It will raise an estimated $1.2 million per year for Culver City public schools over the next f...
Kumon Culver City North Opens
Ku mon Math & Reading Center of Culver City-North held its Grand Opening last week at 10401 Venice Blvd. Suite #107 (at Motor Ave. Kumon has over 50 years of expertise in teaching children the fundamentals of learning. Steve and Rachel Kim (2nd and...
Zirgulis Attends Anti-Drilling Event
By Robert Zirgulis Last Friday I decided to visit the “ anti-oil drilling” camp to gain some perspective and hear their point of view on the oil drilling issue. The Citizen’s Coalition for a Safe Community was showing “Split Estate” a boring propagan...
CCUSD Will Offer Flu Vaccinations
CCUSD has 6,000 doses of H1N1 nasal mist vaccines, which should be enough to vaccinate CCUSD students, staff and some families. According to school nurse Dianna Castro, "Our goal is to offer the vaccines first to students and staff and then offer...
Best Buy Benefits Culver-Palms YMCA
On October 2, Best Buy celebrated the grand opening of its 45,000 square foot flagship store in the Westfield Culver City Shopping Mall by giving back to the community. In July members of the Best Buy staff delighted Culver-Palms Family YMCA...
Adult School Offers Sewing Class
Students can learn how to sew their own clothes in a Culver City Adult School beginning class that begins October 26 at 6:30 p.m. for five sessions. An intermediate class is also offered. It begins October 27 for five sessions. For information call...
Tenacious D Kicks Off Actors' Gang Festival Saturday
TENACIOUS D LIVE w/ Special Guests- Jack Black and Kyle Gass display the gifts bestowed upon them by Beelzebub as they kick off the WTF?! Arts Festival Saturday Night Benefit Concert Series, curated by Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins. The...
Clergy from Culver Sign Letter to Obama
On October 2 representatives from faith communities nationwide met with Reverend Joshua DuBois, director of the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, to voice concern about the conflict in Sudan. Members of the Interfaith...
Pac 10 Has Quality Beyond USC
There’s a perception nationally that the Pac 10 is a weak football conference beyond USC. \But I don’t think that’s right. Sure USC has won the championship the last seven years, I can under...
Carter Rescues Culver With Record Performance - Centaurs Rally In Fourth Quarter
With the Culver City High football team facing its second straight loss last Friday, Marquel Carter stepped up to save the day. The Centaurs’ senior quarterback had a record performance, completing 33 of 51 passes for 532 yards and three t...
Dodgers, Phils Again But Different Players
It’s the Dodgers and Phils again in the National League Championship series, but some of the main players have changed from a year ago. The Dodgers lost that best-of-seven series, 4-1. They started a...
