Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

HO!HO!HO! Celebrated 75th Anniversary December 7

By HENRY KAMER The town’s 75th annual HO!HO!HO! holiday event took place at the Palisades-Malibu YMCA Simon Meadow on December 7. The event kicked off as Mr. and Mrs. Claus traveled by a Station 69 firetruck to the lot, giving...

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Cameras Unveiled to Spot Criminals in Neighborhoods

Councilmember Traci Park held a press conference at 8:30 a.m. on December 9 at the Westchester Council Office to announce another tool for dealing with crime in her district. She was joined by LAPD Police Chief Jim McDonnell and L.A....

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Canyon Students Visit Pascual Marquez Cemetery

Canyon Elementary School fourth graders learned about local history by visiting the Pascual Marquez Cemetery on December 11. The cemetery, which is calm and restful, has handmade crosses. It almost seems out of place in the upscale Santa Monica Canyon...

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Holiday Book Sale Planned for December 14

Buy an interesting gift for yourself, for a friend or even for a White Elephant gift exchange and support the library in the process. The Friends of the Palisades Library will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 3...

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Palisades Bocce Players Celebrate at Holiday Party

The venue, the Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283, was festively decorated for the Palisades Bocce Holiday party. About 180 people attended the December 7 event. Bocce Ball commissioner Jimmy Dunne led the festivities. “What a mix of ages, from...

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CONCERT UPDATE: One Cancelled, “Very Kosher Chrismukkah” Slated for Dec.14

  MATTHEW’S CONCERT WAS CANCELLED: One reader sent an email on December 6 at 7:58 p.m. “I’m writing this as I stand outside St. Matthew’s in the dark with many others who were expecting to attend tonight’s Music Guild Concert.”...

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Palisades Garden Club/Party December 9

  The Pacific Palisades Garden Club will host its December meeting and holiday party at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, December 9, at the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club, 901 Harverford Avenue. There will be door prizes donated by the speaker David...

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Donations Sought for “Santa Claus Saturday”

Corpus Christi Parish will conduct its annual donation drive-thru this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church parking lot, at the corner of Carey and Sunset. For years, Corpus has conducted a collection for the St. Joseph...

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No PLUM Decision on Tramonto Development

At the City Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee meeting on December 3, the four homes proposed to be built on the Tramonto landslide were not discussed. The Pacific Palisades Residents Association’s (PPRA) lawyer told President Jessica Rogers the...

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What Is It? #50

One cold November afternoon Daniele and I were traveling on a country road west of London when an old car with this piece of furniture on its roof passed us going in the opposite direction. On an impulse, I made...

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