Archive for June 15th, 2010
Just A Thought – Red Tailed Hawk
We have had, for the past month, a red tailed hawk nesting in a ficus tree at El Marino Elementary School. It's kind of an extraordinary situation. We have an endangered species making a nest above the kindergarten playground. When I first saw Corolla Fleeger, the Culver City Animal Services officer, in front of the school talking into her cell phone, I waited to ask why she was at the school. [...]
AVPA Java Gala Finishes the Year with Flourish
Saturday June 12, the Kirk Douglas Theater was the scene of the annual "Java Gala" a benefit and performance of the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts. The lobby was filled with friends and parents, silent auction baskets and the eye-pulling art works of many of the students in the program. The year end celebration was feast, not just of all the delicious food donated by all the local [...]
Heroes’ Way at the Kirk Douglas- June 19
Gifted comedienne, award-winning actress, accomplished author, and renowned inspirational speaker Kathy Buckley originally gained fame as "America's First Hearing Impaired Comedienne," and as a five-time American Comedy Award Nominee. “Heroes’ Way” features Kathy and the No Limits Children’s Performing Ensemble for one night only as they learn the true meaning of a hero. Saturday, [...]
Fresh From the Farm by Katie Malich
The peach is the state fruit of Georgia, but those Georgia peaches have nothing on the fresh peaches available at the Tuesday Culver City Farmers Market. California produces 65% of the fruit crop in our country, and its peach harvest starts in mid to late May and can continue on until October. There is nothing more delicious than eating a perfectly fresh peach out of hand. Sweet white peaches [...]
Booster Club Bowling Raises Skills, Scores and Money
Culver City Police Chief Don Pedersen had the magic touch Saturday night as his teams finished first and second in the 15-team CCHS Booster Club Bowling Tournament Saturday night at Gardena Bowl. Bowling with the CCHS Maintenance, Operations and Transportation team, Chief Pedersen’s 116 game, along with Vice Mayor Mehaul O’Leary’s 103 effort, helped Kevin Tucker, Alison, and Robert Gray [...]
