Monthly Archives: November 2019

Two Outstanding Speakers Set for Temescal Canyon Association  Annual Meeting on December 3

  The Temescal Canyon Association will hold its annual meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, in the historic Dining Hall at Temescal Gateway Park, 15601 Sunset Blvd. The public is welcome to attend, membership is not … Continue reading

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‘Managing Caregiving’ Will Be Discussed at Senior Alliance Meeting

Pamela Nye, assistant professor at the UCLA School of Nursing, will speak on “When Help Is Needed: Managing Caregiving” at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 2, at the Palisades Library community room, 861 Alma Real Dr. The program is free … Continue reading

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Giving Tuesday Is Approaching: Consider Ways to Volunteer or Give

December 3 is called Giving Tuesday and was created in 2012 with the simple idea to encourage people to do good, and thereby help transform communities (particularly as we move into the “giving” season). Former Pacific Palisades Citizen of the … Continue reading

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Garden Club Talk Will Focus on Wreath Making

The Palisades Garden Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, December 2, to watch floral designer Connie Mercurio craft two different holiday wreaths and show how to decorate holiday topiaries. The meeting at the Woman’s Club on Haverford is … Continue reading

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Seventh Annual Turkey Trot Produces Good Times on Thanksgiving

“I was up at 4 a.m., setting up the 5K course and there were torrential rains,” said Turkey Trot race organizer David O’Connell. He and his fellow organizers worried that there would be a light turnout for this seventh annual … Continue reading

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Two Different Structure Fires Cause Damage to a Residence and a Restaurant in the Palisades

Firefighters from Stations 69 and 23 were kept busy the day before Thanksgiving (November 27) with two fires: an early morning house fire on Asilomar and a night fire at a restaurant on Sunset. Around 8:47 a.m., a one-story, single-family … Continue reading

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The Day I Saved Thanksgiving with My Piggy Bank: Bill Bruns Remembers a Family Thanksgiving

    When my dad had a truck farm near San Diego in the 1950s, we all worked to pack tomatoes one Thanksgiving Day: my parents, my two younger sisters, and I, about age 11. There had been a hot … Continue reading

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Thank a Woman for Thanksgiving in the United States

Many of us were taught in elementary school that the first Thanksgiving took place between the Pilgrims and Native Americans. The holiday was recognized in 1789 by the newly inaugurated President George Washington, who called for a national day of … Continue reading

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Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Celebrates Unity and Local Firefighters at Corpus Christi Church

If a Pacific Palisades resident ever doubted that he/she lived in a unique environment, only one question needs to be asked: “In what other community in the United States would all the clergy gather to celebrate an interfaith Thanksgiving service?” Annually … Continue reading

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Longtime Commercial Owner Elliott Zorensky Puts La Cruz/Sunset Property Up for Sale

Longtime resident and commercial property owner Elliott Zorensky of UDO Realty has listed his Sunset (15220-15240) and La Cruz properties (15230-15234) with CBRE realty. Zorensky, who was president of the Palisades Business Improvement District until his resignation in July, announced … Continue reading

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