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Say ‘Culver City Sister City’ 6 Times. Fast

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Sister City Committee Picnic. Vice Mayor Jeff Cooper, left, with former mayors Paul Jacobs and Jozelle Smith, and Mayor Jim Clarke.

Trying to say “Sister City” and Culver City” in the same sentence, without lisping or mis-pronouncing, has been a verbal challenge for 54 years ever since the Culver City Sister City Committee was organized.

Lower right, Colleen Jones, choreographer of the picnic day
Lower right, Colleen Jones, choreographer of the picnic day

Networking with four widely scattered communities, Culver City was among the earlier members when it joined the international movement in 1962.

Mr. Culver City, Mike Cohen, and wife Denise
Mr. Culver City, Mike Cohen, and wife Denise

When the Sister City Committee picnicked last Saturday at Lindberg Park, said Sister City President Sonia Karroum, it was Culver City All-Star Day.

Many of the city’s most important personalities came by to salute Sister City’s success.

At the outing catered by Santa Maria Barbecue, they talked about Lethbridge in Canada, Uruapan in Mexico, Kaizuka in Japan and Iksan City in South Korea.

The Sister City concept started in 1956, a decade after World War II, when Gen, Eisenhower was president. A worldwide network of sister city relations was established, historians say, to help rebuild nation to nation connections and to foster global harmony. Efforts were made to create citizen diplomats by opening communication between peoples of the world. Out of this effort came the Sister Cities International organization.

Grace Reitzfeld, left, and Joyce Perlick staff the Sister City Registration Table.
Grace Reitzfeld, left, and Joyce Perlick staff the Sister City Registration Table.

On Dec.10, 1962, the City Council established the Culver City Sister City Committee for the cultural betterment of the City and its people.

The Culver City Sister City Committee’s mission: To cultivate and maintain relationships with four sister cities. Their objective is to undertake community based programs that foster international and intercultural understanding with its four sister cities.

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