Category Archives: Holidays

Palisades Will Celebrate the 4th on Home Turf

  “We’ll celebrate raising up Pacific Palisades and returning stronger than ever with our 78th Annual Pacific Palisades July 4 Celebration,” said Palisades Americanism Parade Association President Matt Rodman and Secretary Daphne Gronich. In a message to the community, Rodman … Continue reading

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Good Friday and Easter Sunday at Palisades Methodist

Pastor John Shaver of the Community United Methodist Church in Pacific Palisades, not only lost a home, the parish, where he lived with his family, but the church at 801 Via de la Paz was also destroyed. He wrote to … Continue reading

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What Santa Promised Last December in Simon Meadow

  By LOU KAMER This is an absolutely true story. Just a couple of months ago, Santa and his entourage once again arrived in Pacific Palisades, riding through town on LA Fire Station 69’s truck to the YMCA Christmas Lot, where hundreds … Continue reading

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Christmas Tree Curbside Collections Underway

Christmas is over and it’s time to recycle your tree. To schedule a collection: Call the 24-hour customer care Center at L.A. Sanitation (800)-773-2489 Visit MYLA311 website and create a “Bulky Items” ticket and select “Christmas Tree” in the drop-down … Continue reading

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The Army Float Slighted by NBC Television

After spending three hours putting lettuce seed on the Army Float, this editor was curious to see the completely decorated float. I had trouble seeing it on television. My float decorating companion, Margot Mandell, wrote “none of the main channels … Continue reading

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Rose Bowl Parade an Iconic Southern California Event: Try Decorating

The 136th Rose Parade, with the theme “Best Day Ever,” will start at Green Street and Orange Boulevard on January 1, 2025. Bill Jean King will serve as grand Marshal. Three judges decide the 24 float awards presented each year, … Continue reading

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Pearl Buck’s “The Christmas Book” Speaks about Memories

For many Christmases it was one family member’s responsibility to pick out a Christmas book, which we read on Christmas night by the tree. The person selecting a book rotated between my three young children, my husband and me. Early … Continue reading

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December 1944: General George S. Patton and the Power of Prayer

(Editor’s note: The following information was taken from a story in the Friends of the National WWII Memorial https://www.wwiimemorialfriends.org/blog/pattons-prayer) George Patton was in a foul mood. His Third Army was stalled in Lorraine, worn out after a fall of depressing … Continue reading

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The Menorah Is Lit at Palisades Village

By CHAZ PLAGER It was a cold, foggy night on December 19 in the Palisades Village. However, the hundreds of people crowded around the street just outside the Bay Theater would make you second guess your thoughts on the weather, … Continue reading

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The Brownstone Christmas Tree

When I lived in New York and took acting classes, I was assigned to work on a scene with a woman who was in her early fifties.  She had always seemed bemused and quietly removed from interactions with most of … Continue reading

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