Articles from the October 29, 2009 edition
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Boondock Saints Ii: All Saints Day
Ten years ago a cult phenomena was borne from the fertile imagination of Troy Duffy. Essentially an ode to vigilante justice, a topic on which Duffy speaks quite passionately (as he does about...
Saint John's Appoints Renowned Neurosurgeon
Saint John’s Health Center announces the appointment of world-renowned neurosurgeon Amin Kassam, MD, as Director of the new Saint John’s Neuroscience Institute and faculty member of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s. Dr. Kassam...
Council Greenlights Rapid Service for Line 6 - Service To Begin In January
Culver City’s very busy Line 6 bus will be getting Rapid Bus service beginning in January 2010, thanks to City Council approval of service changes at Monday’s meeting. Transportation Director Art...
La Ballona Makes Academic Improvement
The progress of La Ballona Elementary School, and an energy analysis update were major topics at the Culver City School Board meeting Tuesday night. It was a very crowded Board room, as this was the...
Upward Bound Plans Fundraiser at Sony
The Upward Bound House will hold its largest fundraiser of the year on November 5 at Sony Picture Studios, Culver City. There will be a reception and silent auction 6:30 p.m. followed by the celebration 8. It will be a celebration of the opening of...
Education, Safety Leaders Visit CCHS to Promote Safe Teen Driving
Top education, law enforcement, traffic safety leaders and others joined each other at Culver City High last week to announce steps to reduce teen deaths from distracted and reckless driving through the Impact Teen Drivers awareness and education...
Education Foundation Benefits El Rincon
Through the efforts of the Culver City Education Foundation, the El Rincon Science Discovery Lab was the setting for the first of six science professional development sessions organized by UCLA graduate students and Dr. Jeroen Molemaker. Third and fi...
Culver Boy Scout Leads 'Reforesting' Effort
Drake Myers of Culver City Boy Scout Troop 113 led a group of 20 fellow scouts and 40 more volunteers on Saturday to plant several dozen trees in the Stinson Ranch area of Sylmar, a semi-rural community about 35 miles northwest of downtown that was...
Susan Deen Becomes Chair Of Fiesta 2010
The 2010 Fiesta La Ballona Committee met for the first time on October 24 to discuss plans for next year’s Fiesta. First on the agenda was election of officers, with Susan Deen moving into the Chair position. Tom Camarella is Vice-Chair, Shauna...
Gordon Completes Basic Training
has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and...
Former Stars Highlight Lakers' Celebration
The Lakers have had so many championship celebrations they’ve gotten very good at putting them on. On Tuesday night they brought back key players from past championship teams before raising the...
It's Culver, Santa Monica For League Lead - Leaders To Collide Friday Night
Many of the Culver City High football players have become sick from the flu the past few days – even head coach Jahmal Wright unfortunately caught the bug – but the Centaurs looked plenty healthy last Friday against Morningside. Senior...
Dodgers, Angels: No Reason For Regrets
It’s not unexpected that Dodger and Angel fans are expressing regret about their teams failing to reach the World Series. Coming close makes the disappointment even greater, but in time, like a few...
Kentwood Announces Auditions for "SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION"
Kentwood Announces Auditions for “SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION” Kentwood Players announces auditions for "Six Degrees of Separation" by John Guare on Saturday, November 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m, and Sunday, November 8 from 7 p.m. to 10 at the...
Robbins, Browne, Sons Wow Culver Audience
Tim Robbins nonchalantly sauntered on stage at the Actor’s Gang Theatre last Saturday night and welcomed the packed house as if he were inviting them into his living room. The crowd loved it and...