Monthly Archives: November 2023

Thanksgiving Pie Day Celebrated at Amalfi Estates

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Anthony Marguleas and the Amalfi Estates staff hosted their seventh annual Thanksgiving Pie Day on November 21. Marguleas had purchased more than 100 apple and pumpkin pies from Homeboy Bakery, and they were stacked on the table at the Amalfi … Continue reading →

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Auxiliary Gives Local Fire Stations Grocery Cards

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The Ronald Reagan Post 283 Auxiliary presented the two local fire stations with grocery gift cards to help pay for this year’s Thanksgiving dinner. Many residents may not realize that firefighters must pay for their own meals while on duty … Continue reading →

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Parents Raising Empowered Athletes: What’s Best for the Kid?

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  By: ALISON BURMEISTER Sports is a major part of your family dynamic. Your sons get recruited for Division I college basketball teams. Your daughter, still in high school, plays for a highly competitive volleyball team and on track to … Continue reading →

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Potrero Vigilance Questioned: NIMBY Alert

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

A resident sent the following letter to CTN: “There are more than a dozen city, country and state parks in Pacific Palisades. (Rustic Canyon, Santa Ynez Canyon, Los Liones, Asilomar View Park, Palisades Overlook Park, Temescal Canyon, Temescal Gateway, Santa … Continue reading →

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Home on Kingman Broken Into and Robbed

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Be on the lookout for this man. Especially if you plan to be out of town this weekend or over the holiday, know there are criminals who are trying to gain access to your home. A Santa Monica Canyon resident … Continue reading →

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Bronze Olympic Medalist Vandenberg Spoke to Canyon Students

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The opening ceremony at Canyon Elementary’s Annual Olympics Day on November 9, included flags from different nations. Seventeen flags, one for each classroom, were carried, as students participated in the parade of athletes.  The fifth-grade classes always have the honor … Continue reading →

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Scammers Call and Want Money for a Family Member in Jail

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  A friend and an Optimist Club member sent me the following note: you may know about this ‘scam and you may want to use it in one of your editions.” He explained that he received a call (his third … Continue reading →

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Pot-Shots to Appear on CTN

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  (Editor’s note: A reader, who is a fan of Ashleigh Brilliant (creator of Pot-Shots), has worked out an agreement with CTN that gives this newsletter the permission to use copyrighted Pot-Shots. Potshots remain the property of Ashleigh Brilliant. To … Continue reading →

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The Passing of Rosalynn Carter

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Local author Bob Vickrey wrote about Rosalynn Carter: I enjoyed my couple of days with Rosalynn back in the mid-80s when I escorted her around LA to media engagements and bookstore signings for her book First Lady from Plains. She was … Continue reading →

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What is it? #4

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

It’s a laundry paddle that belonged to Daniele’s paternal grandmother and was used from around 1900 to 1920 in their home in the town of Domevre in the Lorraine province of France. The grandmother had a wash basin in an … Continue reading →

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