Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

“Happy Days” For Parade Theme Winner

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

By LAURA ABRUSCATO A family project to come up with themes for the Palisades Fourth of July Parade has paid off for longtime Palisadians Dean Grinsfelder and Vicky Collison. Dean’s winning theme for the 2024 parade is “Happy Days in … Continue reading →

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Neal and Johnson’s Murderer Convicted of First-Degree

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current on June 5 and is reprinted with permission.) After a full day of deliberations, a 15-member jury reached a unanimous verdict on Wednesday, June 5, convicting Abelardo Bon of first-degree … Continue reading →

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What Is It! #28

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

This handmade hardwood, heavy container with flat bottom was made in England, where I bought it. Or possibly made in India where the wood came from. I’ve owned it for a couple of years, and it’s on our dinette table … Continue reading →

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Pot Shots #16

Posted on June 6, 2024 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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Theatre Palisades’ “Musical Comedy Murders” Delightful Evening

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor All the elements are present: Ten strangers invited to spend the weekend at a wealthy dowager’s country estate rumored to have secret tunnels throughout; a raging storm outside, and an air of … Continue reading →

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The Annual Youth Writing Contest Underway

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  Annually, since the early 1990s the Friends of the Palisades Library have held a summer writing contest for youth. Now that schools are coming to a close, this might be a perfect summer project. All entries, which can be … Continue reading →

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Howling Heroes Winners Announced

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation in 2021 launched a Howling Heroes contest to find an official K-9 Mascot. The contest annually is held in the spring and in April the top three canines for 2024 were announced: Blue Nystrom, … Continue reading →

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Start Thinking about Bike Decorations

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Kids are encouraged to decorate bikes/scooters in their best patriotic tradition and enter them in the “Kids on Bikes.” The Yogurt Shoppe, located at 873 Swarthmore, will continue its decade-long tradition of sponsoring the bike unit in the July 4th parade and … Continue reading →

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Youth Fight on Antioch Today

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  CTN received the video of high school youths fighting on Antioch around 2:30 p.m. today in front of Elyse Walker’s store. Guards at the store tried to break it up. A bystander told CTN that it took 30 minutes … Continue reading →

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Clearing of Vegetation at 425 Holyoke Questioned

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Neighbors through the Cannel Law Group sent an October 2023 notice to the California Coastal Commission alleging that the drilling and the removal of vegetation was unlawful at 425 Holyoke under the Coastal Act. The Mt. Holyoke View Preservation, a … Continue reading →

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