Monthly Archives: June 2024
Pot Shots #17
(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...
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What Is It! #29
I think this is an old bread cutting board from Europe probably France or Germany. The reason I believe that it was used exclusively for bread is because of the diagonal grooves on the surface, which are there to catch...
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June 13, 2024, Musings
Musings ROOKIE TEACHER OF THE YEAR By Sue Pascoe · June 13, 2024 If your Paul Revere Middle student had Mr. Thomas Kato for band or choir, you were lucky. Kate has just been named 2023-2024 Rookie Teacher of the...
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Motorcyclists Make Sunset Scary
A motorist traveling on Sunset Boulevard was forced off the road in the Palisades Village on Sunday afternoon by a pack of motorcyclists. The person called 911 and said, “someone could easily be injured or killed.” A video was captured...
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PaliHi Graduates a Record 753 in the Class of 2024
It was overcast with “June Gloom” during the Palisades High School graduation on June 6 at 3 p.m. The ceremony started with the processional “Pomp and Circumstance” played by the school orchestra and concert band. The Class of 2024 was...
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An Expert Speaks on My 10 Favorite Oncidiums
Doug Overstreet, experienced orchidist and Orchid Specialist of the Thornton Conservatory at the Huntington Botanical Garden, will speak at the Malibu Orchid Society monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18 at the Hart Lounge at the Community Methodist...
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June 12, 2024, Musings
Musings PHOTOGRAPHY CAMP By Sue Pascoe · June 12, 2024 There is a big difference between the photographs someone snaps on their phone and a prize-winning photograph. Palisades High School photography instructor Rick Steil will hold a five-day photography camp...
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Ordinance 41.18 Misunderstood by Some Councilmembers
City Ordinance 41.18, which was passed in 2021 by the City Council is now coming under fire from Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky and incoming Council President Marqueece Harris Dawson, who do not understand its purpose. This ordinance is not meant to...
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Rich Wilken Will Ride as Parade Marshal
For more than four decades, Rich Wilken has volunteered for almost every job needed on the Fourth of July in Pacific Palisades: the morning 5/10 Run, the afternoon parade, and the evening fireworks program. The only position he hadn’t held was...
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Incident of Girl Beating Another on a Bus
The video of a girl beating another on a #9 Big Blue Bus (BBB), and then the fighting that continued on the street by the bus stop at the corner of Carey Street and Sunset Boulevard, was shocking. Circling...
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