Category Archives: Education
Remembering Mike, My Scoutmaster
By KEVIN HEADRICK Last September, I was eating lunch with some friends on my birthday when I got a phone call from Mike Lanning. I got excited and told my friends that I had to take the call because it...
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Support the Marquez Halloween Carnival Tradition
Marquez Charter Elementary will continue a long-standing tradition with its annual Halloween Carnival on October 22. This year’s Marquez Boo Bash! will take place from noon to 2:30 p.m.at 1950 Palisades Drive Even though its at different location than the...
Saved by a Story Will Hold a Salon November 1
Palisades resident Kathy Katims has hosted free writing workshops since 2020. She invited residents to come write to prompts, share or not share, while building community and letting unique voices be heard. Although her home also burned in the Palisades...
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Summer Writing Contest: Grade 3 & 4 Winner: Phoebe Hanelin
The annual summer youth writing contest winners were announced at a ceremony at the Palisades Library on October 9. The contest, with the theme “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to . .. ” opened in June and closed...
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Habenaria Orchids and Their Relatives
It is time to take a break from politics and the numerous propositions that are going to be on the California ballot and enjoy beauty. The Malibu Orchid Society, a volunteer, nonprofit formed in 1963, monthly hosts speakers. Carlos Lopez...
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Take a Winning Photograph: Photography Camp Available
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 starting on Monday, June 17. He will teach beginners and...
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Self-Defense Class for Women Will Be Offered
The Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283, through Model Mugging, will host self-defense classes for women on Saturday, March 30. Registration is open now. Attendees will be taught how to protect themselves, gain situational awareness, learn boundary setting skills, and...
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Stopping Fireworks Will Take More than Enforcement
By CHAZ PLAGER Let’s be frank— teenagers do stupid things. It’s a fact of life. Usually these things are relatively harmless, like asking out the cashier at Taco Bell, trying to finish an essay four hours before the deadline, or...
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Diseases Can Be Traced to Sugar Consumption
Mitochondrial damage is a major contributor to ischemic heart disease and stroke; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias; trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers, and type 2 diabetes. What causes the damage to the mitochondria, which is responsible...
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Canyon and Kenter Canyon Schools Were in Lockdown November 15
Canyon Elementary School went into lockdown on November 15 around 2:30 p.m. and then later the same day Kenter Canyon Elementary School also went into lockdown, according to Gates Security CEO Scott Wagenseller. Both schools had received shooting threats. Again,...
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