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Category Archives: Holidays
Theme Needed for 2023 Fourth of July Parade
Palisades residents are asked to put on their thinking caps and come up with ideas for a theme for the 2023 Fourth of July Parade. This will be the 75th Anniversary of the parade. Remember, themes are short, pithy and...
Big Bunny Comes to Town; Palisades Holds Annual Egg Hunt
By CHAZ PLAGER The Palisades Recreation Center held its annual egg hunt on April 7. The event began at 11 a.m. when the fire truck from Fire Station 69 arrived with the Easter Bunny. Children were allowed to climb on...
Preparations Begin for Palisades Fourth of July
By CHAZ PLAGER More than thirty volunteers met at the Ronald Reagan Palisades American Legion to discuss efforts for this summer’s Fourth of July parade on March 29. This year marks the 75th anniversary of “the happiest day in...
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Ann Guttenberg’s Noodle Pudding
When Marilyn Crawford was Arnie Wishnick’s administrative assistant at the Palisades Chamber of Commerce, she was responsible for helping to organize the annual Chamber installation dinners. One year she sought recipes from celebs and other dignitaries. She told Circling the...
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Get Ready, Get Set, Volunteer for July Fourth
Matthew Rodman, President of the Palisades Americanism Parade Association, announced that plans are now underway for the town’s annual Fourth of July festivities. The first meeting for volunteers will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, at the...
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Village Green Supports Red Cross Giving Day
Each year, the President of the United States proclaims March as “Red Cross Month” and March 22 as the national Red Cross Giving Day. On February 28, President Joe Biden kept the 80-year tradition intact with a proclamation. “In the...
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Have Your Loved One Serenaded for Valentine’s Day
Your special loved one doesn’t want jewels or more material possessions. Your special loved one doesn’t want chocolates, because they are on a diet. Your special loved one doesn’t want flowers, because they grow year-round in the Pacific Palisades. What...
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Forget 2022. CTN Looks to 2023.
A journalist friend suggested that instead of looking back at 2022, CTN look to the future. This editor thought it was a brilliant suggestion and dragged out her crystal ball, dusted it off, put on her blue-light blocking glasses and...
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Councilwoman Park Joins Toy Drive
Prior to Christmas, L.A. Councilwoman Traci Park joined Los Angeles Police Department Pacific Division officers for a toy drive giveaway for families in need on the Westside. More than 2,000 toys were distributed. “It was an honor and a privilege to support...
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The Ill-Fated Blooming Grove Christmas Pageant
This story was written by Waco Tribune staff writer Jules Loh in the mid-1950s about the Christmas pageant that was held in the Central Texas town of Blooming Grove, population 730. Bob Vickrey received the story from a former Baylor...
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